This doll changed my life forever! I recieved in for Christmas after my parents had trapsed around all the stores for it. Then, one day, I was playing with Cricket and her batteries decided to run out making her cry out this weird, electronic noise that scared the SH*T out of me, I was seven. I have hated dolls ever since, Thank you Cricket!!! ha ha

her eyes didnt open and close but they moved side to side. Her and hyer brother Corky both had sets of clothes and cassette tapes that you could buy. Most of the sets were different proffesions like fireman and astronot if I remember...

Playmates could remake Cricket and her little brother Corky,but insted of making them into tape players they could make them into cd players.

When I had Cricket I loved her so much that I would listen to her during the day and sleep with her during the night.

Yeah, I was given both dolls(corky and cricket) about 5 years ago and over the years i have lost both tapes out of the dolls, and cant seem to find just the tapes. It always seems to be the dolls and tape....but if you may have any info on were i can find the TAPES ONLY i would be very greatful......THANKS

I loved her.. :)

I remember her singing "she'll be comin round the mountain when she comes." overall, she was a little freaky. still in my parent's basement.

dolls like that remind me of chucky...there watching you in your sleep. i wouldnt keep it in my room

Yeah I remember her... she freaked me out... And scared me sh*tless when her batteries were drained and her voice got all slow and spooky...

had a cricket doll for years-changed my life however she broke-would love to get her fixed for my daughter. anyone know where or how we could get her fixed?

I had tons of toys in the 80s and I wanted Cricket badly one Christmas. I didn't get her. She's the only toy I remember ever really wanting and not getting, but my mom couldn't see spending $100 on a doll. Especially for a doll she thought looked hideous. Now that I see her picture as an adult, I agree with Mom. LOL

i just found my doll and ya no tapes she is missing about everything but her skirt. i found 3 tapes 2 books and a vest on ebay got them for a whole 6.46 that was with shipping. so i gave her to my little girl this week i had to take her up to the resale shop for cloths but she loves her she took her golfing today i had to lol and to think most of us did that she is 5 and cricket is half her size and weights a ton for her but she still lugs her around lol

I remember Cricket! I got her back in 1986 when I was two. I LOVED her...but as I got older she scared the crap out of me! My brother and I thought she was Chucky's little sister so we would stuff her into the closet! HAHAHA and I do agree she was freaky when her batteries ran low!

I had Cricket and Corky and a bunch of the tapes and books and clothes. I used to hold up cookies to their mouths when they were talking so they could eat them.

I remember sitting on my aunts steps singing with my baby. I have 4 younger female cousins and a sister, however Cricket was my best friend.lol. No one was allowed to touch her or push her buttons. I think my parents gave her to Toys for Tots one year:(

I remember when my friend had Cricket, but it was a black one. It was fun.

I had a Cricket doll when I was little... She was one of my favourite dolls next to the Waterbabies. One night my parents friend thought he was being funny and was pretending to make out with her and then ounched her face in! :( I couldnt believe it! I had to throw her out after that. Well I finally signed up for ebay and i have bought her, Corky and the african American versions and I just love them! If you are looking for ANYTHING Cricket or Corky, look there, cause it will turn up eventually!

I was given a Cricket doll for Christmas in 1986 and I LOVED her...that is until Child's Play came out. My brother who was 10 yrs older than me thought it would be funny to make a tape recording of his own voice saying, "Chucky, Chucky, Chucky" and "I'll be your friend till the end...Heidee Ho", then place it in Crickets tape player when I was not around. I was absolutely horrified when I heard this coming from my Cricket doll. Needless to say I tried throwing her away and my parents found her and brought her back in the house. So she lived in my closet after that until my parents finally let me sell her in our family garage sale three years later. The were so upset with my brother for doing this to me! Spending $100 on a doll in 1986 was outrageous. To this day she still freaks my $hit out!!!

i had a cricket doll when i was little and i loved her so much.i loved camping iwth cricket!it broke my heart when my little cousin couldnt carry her and dropped her down the stairs. i think they should bring her bak out again id buy one stright away for my daughter, they dont make dolls like that anymore.

My twins got a Cricket doll when they were about 3 yrs. They loved that doll! Her eyes no longer move, but her cassette player still works and her mouth. Does anyone know where I can have her repaired? Her hair is a mess too.

I had a talking doll like this. It wasn't Cricket, but I loved her all the same. Especially because my grandpa and grandma bought her for me despite the steep price. I'll admit, I went through a phase where I thought she was Chucky's girlfriend, but believe it or not I now collect talking dolls. I have 7 talkers: My original doll (love her), A Cricket doll, Pamela, 2 Cabbage patch talking dolls, Teddy Ruxpin, and Chatty Patty.

What Can I say? Cricket was an awesome doll ! They came out when in 1986 when I was 3. Mine still talks, but her eyes and her mouth do not, probably due to age!! My friend still has hers and she couldn,t believe how old that thing is now, she was also amazed that my Cricket was African American(Very hard to find I was told). I do remember it being really heavy. Before her eyes and mouth stopped working, I put her in the Library Center in my preschool classroom, and all the kids just adored her. I remember the commercial like yesterday because Cricket said at the end "I'll be talking to YA"!!!

I remember the first time I saw the commercial, I really thought it was a doll that would talk and walk and play with me :) But I still carried her everywhere once I got her. Her and Teddy.

Hi! I purchased Cricket in 1985 for my daughter. I just refurbished her for my Grand daughter. She loves her. I know how to refurbish Crickets and Corkys. I also have refurbished listed on ebay. Let me know if I can help

It was Christmas season of 1987 and I wanted a Cricket doll more than anything else. My mother and I decided to spend the holiday at my grandparents. My aunt was wrapping my presents in a bedroom and I was told not to look in there, but I did and almost fell over when I saw Cricket! I loved that doll for years...

OMG! I remember my cousin having this doll and my aunt fussing about the $100 bucks she spent on it for xmas. But now that I think back on it I would love to get her for my daughter even though as a child I remember her being heavy as Hell, and after watching Child's Play for the first time, quickly discovered when the battries are low her speech is scary as Hell. So along with our My Buddy dolls they were locked in the closet and we could care less what happened to them afterwards, there was no way our parents was going to throw 100 bucks in the trash especially back then. And to say I want my child to live this exprience P.S. a couple years later my baby sister discovered the same thing when she was given a Teddy Rupkin for xmas. Mann! our parents made sure we remembered the toys they bought us.

i remember having this doll when i was about 5 or 6 and i had to go to the hospital because i had Cancer and this doll was like a shoulder to lean on when i was sick. i loved this doll.

I had a Cricket talking doll I got her about 20 years ago and i loved her. I was aroung 5-7 years old and i thought that was the greatest toy to ever have, I took her every where, my mom even went and found a car seat at a yard sale and bought it for me so i could have her in the car with me and pretend she was my daughter, Now it s funny i still have this doll at my parents house and my two daughters who are 5 and 7 love to play with her she still works can you believe it!!! My grandma got her for me for Christmas and every one laughed because the doll was as big as i was, when i seen your website i couldnt believe it i felt like i was 5 again.

My family never had the money to buy a cricket doll, but they managed an apartment building and someone had left behind one of the cricket cassette tapes, its been so long ago but I think it was the sleepy time one, and I LOVED IT! I listened to it soooo much, it got lost over the years, but I would love to someday have it replaced.

I miss her. got her for xmass. She had an accident one day.

it was my dream to have a cricket doll when she first came out. i remember going through the k's merchandise catalog every year and every sale flyer she was in and cutting out her pictures and circling them in the books just to hint to my parents. needless to say, i abused my barbies and other dolls at that age. cut hair, painted faces, broke heads off, etc. lol... i started ebay shopping about 3 years ago and made my childhood dream come true. i got a cricket doll for $26 and have the directors chair, 5 books and 2 tapes. i love my cricket doll!! i am 29 years old now and am able to appreciate her everyday. i look at her and just smile because she was my biggest dream come true as a child. 20 years later, she's all mine now~

i also wanted to leave my email address, in case someone has an idea. or have a number. verybusymom32@yahoo.com thank you.

I got Cricket the christmas she came out and im 24 now..I love her, and i still have her, her eye needs to be fixed bc my little cousin pushed it into her head, other than that and her hair (which is a mess)...shes great!..if anybody knows where i can get her fixed please let me know..it funny bc i distinctly remember loving her for a long time then being scared of her and keeping her in a closet ( thats when chucky came out), then going back to loving her..lol..

I'm 24 years old. A girl I know gave me Cricket when I was about 6 or 7. I still have her. My sister was so scared of her. She claimed her eyes would follow her around the room and sometimes her mouth would move when she had no batteries. She doesn't work now and her hair is colored with markers, she has painted fingernails and I have no idea where her original clothes are, but I still love her. hah

I LOVED my Cricket doll! She was my best friend! I had so many of her tapes and books. I remember her singing, "The ants went marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah..." Awesome! Mine broke very soon after I got her, and it was covered by warranty. So, we had to ship her off to get fixed. When they sent her back, she came with a hospital gown on and a hospital bracelet. HOW CUTE IS THAT???

Cricket was pretty cool...if not a bit freaky. I mean, it was all about how she moved her eyes, very weird at times! I never had one but the girl down the street who had every toy ever created (you know that kid) had one and we used to play with it.

I was so into Cricket and Corky. I had their outfits, book & tapes, even their silly little chairs. They were a serious highlight to my childhood.

My sister in law just found her cricket doll in the loft and her grand daughter loves her but we only have one tape would anyone that has any of the tapes be willing to copy them for me? I'd be happy to buy copies of any of them. Kindest Regards my email address is lucyfindlay@btinternet.com

I was wondering if playmates received any information abour finding taoes for crickert and jill because I lost my tapes n my daughter is the right age for them

I got a Cricket doll in 1984 and there are some good memories and some scary ones. One time I fell asleep in the living room and awoke to Cricket staring at me with a knife in her hand. Gollie geepers was that scary.She had to have been the funnest doll I ever had though.If anyone knows where to send Cricket to refurbish her I would greatly appreciate it...rrigsby@cfl.rr.com

Yeah, I got a cricket in 1986. My parents and grandparents search endlessly for the African American one. She was my best friend but she had to sleep in the closet-scary silohuette in the dark! By 92 I was scaring my younger sister with Cricket saying "Hi my name is Chucky"! LOL!

Cricket always freaked me out...& still does! I never had 1 because of that reason but my parents got me a Julie doll instead. She was a little scary 2 but didn't erk me quite as bad as cricket.

I was the girl on the back of the Cricket doll and many other accessories. Well after all of that I still never had enough money to ever get one, and my mom had to get the box out of the trash so she could have one

i had Cricket and her little brother Corky, i dont know what happen to it but that was the best doll ever i want to get one so bad on e bay . but i dont have the money . times are so hard in michigan . but may be one day i will again . if any one wants to sell theres let me know .313-908- 2228

I got Cricket for Christmas one year and I still remember how big of a deal it was for my parents to spend $100 on one gift for me when she had 4 kids and not a lot of money. I loved Cricket so much and played with her constantly so the next year I got Corky. When I was 12 I wanted to give my Aunt a present for her baby shower so I gave her Cricket and Corky-I will have to see if she still has them now that her daughter is 17 I don't think she needs them.

I specifically asked everyone to NOT get me Cricket when she came out...my mom had traumatized me as a child by telling me about the Talking Tina episode of Twilight Zone. :-) As much as Cricket and Teddy Ruxpin creeped me out, I don't think I would have ever slept as a child if the furbies had come out back then!

I wanted a Cricket Doll soooooo bad, but my parents never got me one. My best friend had her and I remember being so jealous of her!

I loved her so much! Once my older cuz took her and put a G&R tape in her....I never took her their agin!!

HELP I'AM LOOKING FOR THE ORG. TAPES FOR THE CRICKET TALKING DOLL. I CANNOT FIND THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE CRICKET DOLL. IF ANY BODY HAS ONE THAT I CAN PURCHASE LET ME KNOW AT E-mail: h.ottenbreit@sasktel.net

I wanted Cricket SOOO bad... my parents could not afford her though!!:( I think she was over $100... and that was back in the early 80's... pretty outrageous price for a doll... especially back then... but to me, it would have been SOOO worth it!!

I received cricket from my grandparents the day I was let out of the hospital after being diagnosed with type I diabetes. I was nine. Now 32 I still have her and am trying to get her together after being in a box for some years. I want to pass her on to my new born niece. I have a few years but want to have the clothes and tapes too. I am biding for the itmes but not able to find clothes really. If anyone knows where to look please let me know. malibujersey@verizon.net Thanks.

my next door neighbor had this doll. she got it for christmas and onlyhad it a few days when her mother decided she wouldnt play with it and she took it back to the toy store. you ask me she barely had it long enough to play with her. i would have been upset if it were my doll that was taken back.

OMG I'm so happy I'm not the only person tramatized by this doll! I remember we had her in our van(I was already terrified of her by this point) and I was alone with my sister waiting on my mom. All of a sudden the frame that held her eyes popped out of place! We screamed and I believe my sister put it back in place but it POPPED out again! My poor mother had to leave it on the bench at the shopping plaza! Hahaha.

hey all im josh i actually repair cricket and corkys as well as othere 80's talking dolls i can fix there hair clean them up and what not and i have tapes if your interested please email me tonnerlover@aol.com

Cricket was my favorite childhood doll. I had an African American one (with ribbons). I am hoping to find one now. If you can help, please email me at TheRobinsons504@gmail.com

IF YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL TAPE THAT CAME WITH CRICKET THE TALKING DOLL, PLEAE E-MAIL ME @ pgbise@charter.net

Cricket. My most treasured Christmas memory. I remember unwrapping her box and just being completely speechless when I saw her. I was so happy!! I remember sitting on our love seat with my mother and two brothers listening to her. My mother had NO money. We were poor so knowing how expensive this doll was, I truly appreciate her now at 30, just as much as I did back then. I bought Cricket on ebay a few years ago and I am not letter her go.

OMG! Barbie and Cricket, were the first dolls, I ever recieved. I still have them both. I too, would cry, when the batteries went out. I loved the fact, that with each tape, came a new outfit. I even have her kitty cat. :)

My daughter got Cricket for her 3rd Xmas, i still have the video's of her opening Cricket, her look was sheer astonishment. I am looking for Cricket again for my granddaughter, would anyone be willing to sell their Cricket & all her tapes & outfits, ours was destroyed a a fire

What did the toy do to peaple.

i really like this site .Juts a little bit BORING!! you need to put more things up there that will make people's eye's pop when they see it. this website is so wack you need to put more neon colors or less dull colors on this put a sound and some fun words up here .C'mon you can dot his . Make this the best website i have ever been on in my life besides myspace. ok im going to leave no becaujse im in schoool .this is a young girl telling people fifty times her age .So get it to gather home dogs. peace out homie g's.lol jk buh-bye.

im haveing to sell my cricket and corky set beacuse i need a new pc mine are near mint working and fully restored youll get both dolls tapes and 3 cricket outfits and 3 corky outfits 400.00 for all or obo contact josh tonnerlover@aol.com there near perfect fully restored and working

its ugly

Can anyone tell me if you could teach her how to talk? If not what doll was that? She could learn words like I am hungry and other things.