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* CreatorsFavorite:
** Kristy is the favorite character of Creator/AnnMMartin. She stated that Mary Anne is her AuthorAvatar and based on herself, while Kristy is based on her best friend Beth, and admits that the latter is her favorite character.
** The aforementioned best friend of Ann M. Martin, Beth Perkins, has three daughters named Gabbie, Myriah, and Laura like their fictional counterparts in the books. This also explains why the Perkins sisters are the only children in the series who are always described as amazing and never show any flaws.
** Kristy is the favorite character of Creator/AnnMMartin. She stated that Mary Anne is her AuthorAvatar and based on herself, while Kristy is based on her best friend Beth, and admits that the latter is her favorite character.
** The aforementioned best friend of Ann M. Martin, Beth Perkins, has three daughters named Gabbie, Myriah, and Laura like their fictional counterparts in the books. This also explains why the Perkins sisters are the only children in the series who are always described as amazing and never show any flaws.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A good portion of the series is out of print. An attempt was made at a reprint in TheNewTens but stopped at only a few books due to dismal sales. However, with the Netflix series' popularity boost and the graphic novels, the series is being reprinted with newer covers. It’s not just the main series either; the Little Sister, Mysteries, and Super Specials are also being released again.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A good portion of the original series is was out of print.print several times. An attempt was made at a reprint in TheNewTens but stopped at only a few books due to dismal sales. However, with the Netflix series' popularity boost and the graphic novels, the series is being reprinted with newer covers. It’s not just the main series either; the Little Sister, Mysteries, and Super Specials are also being released again. Many of the books are also available as e-books on various platforms.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A good portion of the series is out of print. An attempt was made at a reprint in TheNewTens but stopped at only a few books due to dismal sales.However, with the Netflix series' popularity and the grpahic novels, the series is being reprinted with newer covers. It’s not just the main series either; the Little Sister, Mysteries, and Super Specials are also being released again.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A good portion of the series is out of print. An attempt was made at a reprint in TheNewTens but stopped at only a few books due to dismal sales. However, with the Netflix series' popularity boost and the grpahic graphic novels, the series is being reprinted with newer covers. It’s not just the main series either; the Little Sister, Mysteries, and Super Specials are also being released again.again.
* TheMerch:
** Calendars were released yearly from 1990 until 1994, as well as day planners for three years.
** A music album ''The Baby-Sitters Club: Songs for My Best Friends'' was released in the 90s; it included the ThemeTune from the [[Series/TheBabySittersClub1990 1990 series]].
** In 1991 Remco released two series series of [[Franchise/{{Barbie}} Skipper-sized]] dolls of all the club members, each paired with their "favorite" charge (a well known related baby-sitting charge, e.g. Stacey with Charlotte). Four of them with the charges later came in a deluxe party set, with the characters in party dresses.[[note]]Notably, this included Kristy and Karen, though Kristy is notorious for [[HatesWearingDresses hating dressing up]].[[/note]] A second set of 18" tall vinyl dolls were released by Kenner in 1993; each doll came with a miniature short story, and a second series including SixthRanger Abby was planned but not released. Kenner followed with their own set of Skipper-sized fashion dolls again which only included Kristy, Claudia, Stacey, and Mallory. Determined Productions also released a plush Karen Brewer doll.
* TheMerch:
** Calendars were released yearly from 1990 until 1994, as well as day planners for three years.
** A music album ''The Baby-Sitters Club: Songs for My Best Friends'' was released in the 90s; it included the ThemeTune from the [[Series/TheBabySittersClub1990 1990 series]].
** In 1991 Remco released two series series of [[Franchise/{{Barbie}} Skipper-sized]] dolls of all the club members, each paired with their "favorite" charge (a well known related baby-sitting charge, e.g. Stacey with Charlotte). Four of them with the charges later came in a deluxe party set, with the characters in party dresses.[[note]]Notably, this included Kristy and Karen, though Kristy is notorious for [[HatesWearingDresses hating dressing up]].[[/note]] A second set of 18" tall vinyl dolls were released by Kenner in 1993; each doll came with a miniature short story, and a second series including SixthRanger Abby was planned but not released. Kenner followed with their own set of Skipper-sized fashion dolls again which only included Kristy, Claudia, Stacey, and Mallory. Determined Productions also released a plush Karen Brewer doll.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The earliest books were written in the mid-to-late 80's, and as such a few plot points just don't work well today (particularly in light of several books being adapted into graphic novels in TheNewTens, with almost no alterations to the stories). A big deal is always made of Claudia having her own phone line for them to use as the Babysitters Club number; this really ''would'' have been, if not a "big" deal, at least notable at the time. Nowadays, most (if not all) of the girls would have cell phones.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The earliest books were written in the mid-to-late 80's, and as such a few plot points just don't work well today (particularly in light of several books being adapted into graphic novels in TheNewTens, with almost no alterations to the stories).
** A big deal is always made of Claudia having her own phone line for them to use as the Babysitters Clubnumber; number, which is why she's vice president; this really ''would'' have been, if not a "big" big deal, at least notable at the time. Nowadays, most (if not all) of the girls would have cell phones. (This is averted in the graphic novels, where none of them have them, though their parents might.)
** A big deal is always made of Claudia having her own phone line for them to use as the Babysitters Club
** A 18" Kenner doll was planned for Abby to match the other seven--with her dressed in an outfit similar to the one on the cover of her debut--but was never released.
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** Book 26, ''Claudia and the Sad Good-Bye,'' was originally titled simply ''Claudia and Mimi''.
*** At some point, the title was ''Claudia and the Death of Mimi'', which was probably scrapped for making the book sound particularly dark. (While it does take itself very seriously and is very emotional, the subject matter is treated carefully enough that it is still age-appropriate.)
*** At some point, the title was ''Claudia and the Death of Mimi'', which was probably scrapped for making the book sound particularly dark. (While it does take itself very seriously and is very emotional, the subject matter is treated carefully enough that it is still age-appropriate.)
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** Book 26, ''Claudia and the Sad Good-Bye,'' was originally titled simply ''Claudia and Mimi''.
***Mimi''. At some point, the title was ''Claudia and the Death of Mimi'', which was probably scrapped for making the book sound particularly dark. (While it does take itself very seriously and is very emotional, the subject matter is treated carefully enough that it is still age-appropriate.)
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