A Deep Dive Into Monster High

Today let's take a look at the iconic Monster High! While it may seem like an innocent, if not spooky doll line filled with colorful creatures and cryptids, there's a LOT to cover, from outraged parents to fandom drama to countless reboots and comebacks! I always loved the dolls as a kid, and being one of the first prominent/mainstream alternative fashion dolls, it has a long and rich history, and as tons of fans (and detractors!) So let's dive into the drama-filled and freaky fabulous world of Monster High!

❤︎❤︎ SOCIAL MEDIA ❤︎❤︎

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❤︎❤︎ MUSIC ❤︎❤︎
Petz Catz 2 OST
LuKremBo - Sunset/Tower/Marshmallow/Store
Small Circuits / From Now On [Provided by Epidemic Sound]

❤︎❤︎ TIMESTAMPS ❤︎❤︎
0:00 Introduction
3:44 A His-scary Of Monster High
9:01 Claw-troversies
15:09 Okay Back To The Hisssssstory
21:58 The Five Beast And Worst Dolls
26:58 The Frightful Reboot
38:48 The Instagram AMA Scare-ndal
43:28 Monster High Mediarghhhh
50:17 The Fang-dom
54:52 Conclusion

❤︎❤︎ DISCLAIMER ❤︎❤︎
All credit goes to the musicians and composers! This video is not meant to target or harass any person. This video does not condone or encourage anyone to harass or contact any person or persons discussed in this video. This video is purely for entertainment and informational purposes.

[PhilomathWizard]

Monster High was so important that a girl who had tragically lost her leg who was in my class painted her fake leg to look like copper because of Rebecca Steam, and everyone (girl) called her Steam because of the character. Literally coolest moment, its one of those memories that you never forget and you just... attach it to your brain

[jays.]

Me, a 30 year old man with no interest in dolls: HOW DARE THEY CHANGE HER DESIGN, SHE WAS AN ICON

[midnashadow]

Parents: “skelita is a girl who starved herself to death! Bravo Mattel!”

All of Mexico: “fuck my culture right?”

[Creampuff_Animates_OwO]

Spectra Vondergeist's transparent limbs always fascinated me as a kid, making her become my favorite doll (or should I say GRAVEorite)

[oss]

I’ve literally never wanted my body to look like a dolls, what made me insecure was my parents.

[carolinewheeler]

As a fat girl, I can say that skinny dolls never bothered me as a kid. They just didn’t really register as human to me honestly.

[asleepforeverever]

When i was a child and played with the dolls, i literally never ever thought 'i wish i was skinny like her..' kids don't care about that stuff. They just wanna play with their dolls. Even at 10 i didnt think that.

[flaiirenn]

as a kid, dolls never gave me negative body issues. i knew that they weren't real, and was aware that their unrealistic proportions would be very weird on an actual human body. they just didn't come across as human. dolls look cool, and so i'd obsess over their clothes/hair more.

[rkkwc]

obsessed with the girls in testing who said frankie stein had to be green. these queens did so much for us

[eevaanh]

honestly monster high sent a way better message for kids than more “tame and classic” dolls like barbie, mh had a lot more diversity and was able to have that diversity becuase the ghouls literally weren’t human, they weren’t a particular race. also mh sent the message that you don’t need to fit in, your fashion and looks are fabulous how you are. plus some of the ghouls were definitely my gay awakening as a child

[thosefroggyfolks]

It’s so interesting to hear these parents clutch their pearls at Monster High because my own mother couldn’t have given less of a shit about little me playing with them. In fact, she thought some of the dolls were really cool. She especially liked how Skelita was molded to actually look like a skeleton. Honestly, a lot of her sentiment was probably because when she was younger, she was quite the tomboy and most toys made for girls back then were very stereotypically girly. So I think she was happy that I got the chance to enjoy something that she didn’t get to.

[forkgarbage]

The controversies that happened with monster high regarding their clothing and the parents response, especially the one that said that girls who dress like that want attention, really makes you realize how illy girls are talked about especially with parents teaching their kids, and how the idea that girls are allowed to look nice for themselves or that they dress because it makes them feel comfortable, expressive, confident, etc, is never seemed to be an option

[ariszjimenez]

Is it me or the idea of a buff mermaid guy on a wheelchair is like the coolest thing i ever seen Mattel do

[letsalllovelean]

I never realized how whiny adults were growing up. My mom hated the body types, but she told me to not use my dolls as an expectation of what body type I wanted, and to just have fun. Since monster high had a lot of POC-coded characters such as Lagoona and Clawdeen, she was more than happy to give a little brown girl like me these dolls for Christmas. You can’t expect kids to instantly know self-confidence from birth, you have to teach them. Don’t be like the whiny adults in the monster high reviews.

[meh.]

I actually had a long going war between my Monster High and Ever After High dolls. I'll never forget the time Draculaura sacrificed herself to save Clawdeen (pretty sure I had them marry each other) and Lagoona when they were trapped in a prison camp. I might have been a kinda dark kid lol

[maddiehopp]

My mom actually loved the idea of monster high dolls, and to this day I’m in college and she’ll text me about the limited edition dolls. She fully encouraged these types of dolls because of the creativity and diversity. Personally my favorite doll was Operetta or Venus McFlytrap

[teddy-]

For C.A Cupid’s redesign and how it conflicts with the bone elemental theory, I was personally always under the impression that her Monster High design was what she actually looks like and the Ever After High design was just a glamour she used to blend in a bit more

[gumballemo]

I dont know about Skelita, I remember here in Mexico she was a huge hit among a lot of my female classmates and me. It was my favorite because of the representation and of course because of the themes of day of the dead. Definetly not on the same scale as of the other dolls, maybe in a foreigner's eyes yes but mexican culture being represented in any positive light outside of Mexico for us is an absolute win.

[joeiWRLD]

growing up with parents that were more alternative and a heavy liking for spooky things, monster high became a huge childhood staple for me due to their lean towards alt fashion which I was already drifting towards at a young age. Having dolls that my parents actually liked because of their uniqueness and understanding of my interest in monsters at the time was a huge deal for me, I didn't even know that other parents disproved of it until I became a teenager

[weigongzi]

Being a little girl in the late 2010s with an obsession with Monster High.. I vividly remember telling myself on multiple occasions that “when I am older I’m going to buy all the monster high dolls” and now.. older, there’s absolutely no dolls left I’m grieving on that lmao 💔