History Toys / MapleleaGirls

A series of 18" dolls meant to teach about [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian geography, history, and culture]]. The story goes that a group of four (later seven) girls who met on holidays now share their everyday experiences and the differences between their provinces and their lives.

A series of 18" dolls meant to teach about [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian geography, history, and culture]]. The story goes that a group of four (now seven) girls who met on holidays now share their everyday experiences and the differences between their provinces and their lives.

* CanadaEh: Um, that's kind of the point.

Heavily marketed as the Canadian version of the ''Toys/AmericanGirlsCollection'', even though it doesn't have a historical line (though there are some historical reenactment outfits). The manufacturer relates that many Canadian parents lament that their kids are glorifying the already spotlight-hogging neighbouring country -- a legitimate complaint, what with the need for [=CanCon=] regulations and the fact that a lot of blatantly Canadian media when shown to kids can provoke CulturalCringe. However, a FandomRivalry hasn't exactly picked up, with many AG fans in and out of Canada being perfectly fine with the other line.

Found [[http://www.maplelea.com/en/ here]].

* TheMoralSubstitute: Not from a religious standpoint, but from a national one.

* ButNotTooBlack: Maplelea Friend #11.

* MixedAncestry: Léonie is white but claims some First Nations ancestry.

* FollowTheLeader: There's a reason they trademarked "Canadian Girl".

* TheOtherRainforest: Taryn's worldbuilding definitely knows that people come to Banff for the forest and mountains.

Heavily marketed as the Canadian version of the ''Franchise/AmericanGirlsCollection'', even though it doesn't have a historical line (though there are some historical reenactment outfits). The manufacturer relates that many Canadian parents lament that their kids are glorifying the already spotlight-hogging neighbouring country -- a legitimate complaint, what with the need for [=CanCon=] regulations and the fact that a lot of blatantly Canadian media when shown to kids can provoke CulturalCringe. However, a FandomRivalry hasn't exactly picked up, with many AG fans in and out of Canada being perfectly fine with the other line.

* ColourCodedCharacters: Jenna is blue, Alexi is orange, Taryn is green, Brianne is pink, Léonie is red, and Saila is purple.

A series of 18" dolls meant to teach about [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian geography, history, and culture]]. The story goes that a group of four (now six) girls who met on holidays now share their everyday experiences and the differences between their provinces and their lives.

* ArtifactTitle: The manufacturer, Avonlea Traditions, is named such because they used to make Anne of Green Gables merchandise first; they even used Jenna and her Anne outfit to hawk it in the catalogue. Soon enough, they sold off the Anne merch rights they were built on to focus on Maplelea. Because Maplelea is named after Avonlea, that's an Artifact Title too.

A series of 18" dolls meant to teach about Canadian geography, history, and culture. The story goes that a group of four (now six) girls who met on holidays now share their everyday experiences and the differences between their provinces and their lives.

Heavily marketed as the Canadian version of the Franchise/AmericanGirlsCollection, even though it doesn't have a historical line (though there are some historical reenactment outfits). The manufacturer relates that many Canadian parents lament that their kids are glorifying the already spotlight-hogging neighbouring country -- a legitimate complaint, what with the need for [=CanCon=] regulations and the fact that a lot of blatantly Canadian media when shown to kids can provoke CulturalCringe. However, a FandomRivalry hasn't exactly picked up, with many AG fans in and out of Canada being perfectly fine with the other line.

* ShrugOfGod: The manufacturer comments on theories about Alexi's ancestry and the unspecified girls' religions thus: "We say they are all correct."

This series shows examples of:

* TheArtifact The logo displays only the colours of the original four.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Alexi. The company officially doesn't elaborate on her racial background because, as she was for a long time the only racial minority in the main cast, then every kid could project their own ethnicity onto her.