After watching this ad, I realized I must have seen it a hundred times as a kid because the insipid theme song was way too familiar.
Notice how the ad says “For you and your kid” at the end there? A tribute to Pee-Wee’s generation-crossing appeal? Or a warning that any kid given this toy should be supervised at all times lest the doll drive the child into madness?
I have a friend that has a mental handicapped brother that is 31. He receives a new one of these every Christmas because after a year the thing is worn out. I have no clue where they keep getting new ones.
Someone–Diamond Select or NECA, maybe?–reproduced the doll a few years back, so maybe they stocked up.
But still, that's a tad odd. But hey, we all got our thing!