I was never a big Samantha fan. I've loved history since I was a kid, but I've never really been into the 1900s... I've preferred the 1800s and earlier. The two historical dolls I have are Kirsten and Josefina. I wish I had gotten Felicity as a girl - I probably never will, I want a pre-mattel to match and they are too expensive for me (plus so much of her stuff is retired). I do have a Samantha doll - it was my older sister's, and she left it here for me years ago, she doesn't want it. But I never played with her, or bought anything for her, I just had no interest in her and still don't. I'm keeping it, it's in perfect condition, and pre-mattel from like... very early 1990s, maybe the year Felicity came out?, so I guess it's nice collectible. She never played with her, just displayed her (she liked display dolls more). I actually did enjoy the Samantha stories, but I just didn't have any interest in collecting doll items from that era.