Clueless doll

Object name: Cher doll

Object number: CHWJA:JAH369.1

Category: Objects

Description: ‘Cher’ doll with accessories in original packaging. From ‘Clueless’ TV series, 1996 – 1999. The doll wears a matching blue jacket and mini skirt, with a blue and white crop top and a blue hat. She holds a mobile phone, pink teddy bear backpack and pink feather pen.

Made: 1996-1999

Context: In 1995, Jane Austen’s Emma was reimagined for the modern world by director Amy Heckerling in her much-loved teen movie Clueless. Transported to 1990s Beverly Hills, Emma – now called Cher – is pretty, privileged and the envy of her entire High School.  Her passions include matchmaking and makeovers and she spends her days hanging out with her best friend Dionne and her protĂ©gĂ© Tai (the equivalent of Emma’s friend Harriet). Also like Emma, Cher has a habit of neglecting her own heart, discovering that she is clueless when it comes to her own needs and happiness.

Following the success of the film, Clueless was developed into a television series with an accompanying range of merchandise, amongst which was this Cher doll. The doll came complete with various accessories and, most importantly, a feather pen.

‘It’s like that long book I read in the 9th grade that said, “‘Tis a far, far better thing doing stuff for other people.”’ – Cher (Clueless, 1995)

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