Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll

by Mattel

Product Features

• Real life doll goes potty!
• Bathroom playset allows girls to help their baby go potty and wash their hands after!
• Girls can brush their baby's teeth too!
• Includes a potty, sink, towel, and more!
• Self contained potty and no water means no mess!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 15 x 8 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0016BRD16
• Item model number: L9144
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 6 years
• Batteries: 6 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,553 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (105 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Packaging: Retail

Amazon.com Review

Young children love to play at being "grown-up" -- in fact, it's a crucial part of their development. With the Fisher-Price Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll, their role playing is taken to a whole new level. Designed for girls ages three and up, the Gotta Go Doll moves, talks, asks for help -- and comes with her own "bathroom," where your child can play "mommy" by helping her use the toilet, brush her teeth, and more.

Brush her teeth to hear realistic sounds. View larger.

Enjoy imaginative play without real water or a real mess. View larger.

What We Think Fun Factor: Durability: (what this means) The Good: Potty-training doll uses her own potty with no real water and no mess. The Bad: Some of the doll's phrases are not always easy to understand. In a Nutshell: Doll with realistic sounds and interactive phrases make exciting role-playing fun for little girls. At a Glance Ages: 8 and older Requires: 6 AAA Batteries

Interactive Doll Makes Roll-Playing More Fun
The adorable toddler doll comes dressed in a cute T-shirt and a pair of "big girl" panties. She has positionable arms and legs, bright friendly eyes, and curly pigtails and bangs that can be combed with the included brush. The doll comes with her own bathroom accessories: a toilet, sink, and two bathroom shelves that hold the included toothbrush, toothpaste tube, hairbrush, cup, soap dispenser, and towel.

The doll can be extracted relatively easily from the box, but it takes an adult with wire cutters or a pair of tough scissors to do it. Once she and her bathroom accessories are out, you'll need to install fresh batteries: the doll takes 3 AA batteries, as does the bathroom unit.

Press the button on her tummy to get the doll started. She will turn her head from side to side, move her arms up and down, and begin "talking." She has a set of randomized phrases, including, "I'm a big girl!" "Hi, Mommy!" and "Mommy, I love you." And she'll ask your child for help. For example, she'll ask for a drink of water, and when you hold the cup to her mouth, and she'll make drinking sounds. Likewise, she'll say "Time to brush my teeth!" If you "brush" her teeth with her toothbrush, she will make realistic tooth-brushing and gargling sounds.

Using the Potty
The Gotta Go Doll's central feature, of course, is using the potty. Sit the doll on the toilet, and it will sound like she is "going" in the toilet -- and she will talk about the process, too, humming a tune before she "goes," and saying "I really have to go!" or singing "Pee pee in the potty!" and other phrases that will be funny and delightful to a young child.

In the meantime, when the doll is positioned on the toilet, the "water" in the toilet disappears, with the expected "potty waste" appearing in its place. Your child can then flush the toilet. The "water" will reappear, while the toilet makes a very realistic flushing sound. Wash the doll's hands at the sink -- turn the right faucet to hear realistic running-water sounds.

Once the fun is finished, your child can simply lay the doll on her back. She'll yawn, say she is "sleepy," and the doll will enter a sleep mode. Move the doll to "wake" her up. She makes a yawning sound and is ready for play again.

Realistic Play with No Mess!
The realistic sounds and randomized, interactive phrases from the doll make a delightful stimulation for role playing. And we personally were relieved to find that, unlike other "pee pee" dolls, this one doesn't require real water -- and real mess -- to provide realistic, interactive fun.

However, we did find it a little bit difficult to understand some of the doll's phrases -- it took a couple of listens to figure out what she was saying. And our particular doll, unfortunately, makes a tooth-brushing sound immediately after her water-drinking sound, whether you're brushing her teeth or not. But these two minor inconveniences won't detract from a child's enjoyment in taking good care of this little doll.

What's in the Box
Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll; bathroom with toilet, sink and 2 shelves; toy toothbrush, toothpaste, cup, hairbrush, soap dispenser, and towel

From the Manufacturer

Moms will love helping their daughter learn the all-important and exciting milestone of becoming potty trained with the “no water” and “no mess” Real Loving Baby Gotta Go Doll. Girls will love the realistic, nurturing play elements of the doll and its accessories, which include a complete bathroom area where girls can help their doll learn to go potty and clean up. Just like a real toddler, the Gotta Go Doll goes both “number 1” (and “number 2!”) on her very own small potty, but, unlike real toddlers, there is no mess and no water – just realistic sights and sounds!. The doll can flush, knows to wash her hands and loves to do all the things a big girl does when she gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night. The bathroom area features potty, sink, towel and more. Available in Caucasian, African American and a Spanish speaking Hispanic version

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This may help you decide if this doll is worth it..., December 25, 2008

By 

B. Desevilla (Montebello, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll (Toy)

My daughter saw the commercial and fell in love with the doll and her cute song. It was the same song I sang to her when she was learning to potty, what a coincidence! I should have had it trademarked, oh well. Anyway, I spent about 10 minutes playing with the doll and noted all of her sayings.

I also noticed that the toilet seat is really a button, and when you place the doll on the toilet it activates the button and there must be a sensor too, as the doll "knows" when to pee and p00p and won't say anything pee or p00p related unless she is on the toilet. She also doesn't always say p00p things, only about half the time she's on, which is like a real kid, they don't p00p every time. She may also fool you, saying she has to go, then you put her on the toilet and she'll say, "Nope, no potty."

There must also be a sensor that tells when she is vertical or horizontal, as she says sleepy things when she is reclining or lying down. I also noticed that if you ignore her request to drink or "go", she might say "Please" or the "Try again later" saying.

Inside the toilet is a disk that spins. When the toilet is flushed the "p00p/pee" side of the disk flips and it changes to clean water. You should then close the lid. When you open the lid to have the doll "go" again the disk will flip to show the pee/p00p again. There is a clear plastic barrier in toilet so the kids can't reach in and touch the rotating disk.

So far after a whole day of play the "bathroom" is still intact, we haven't had a problem with the shelves staying on at all, they seem pretty tight. If you are having problems with the shelves, make sure you look underneath to make sure it's snapped into place.

She raises her hands and turns her head quite often. When she's inactive you can lift her arms up and down, they move in unison. Her legs can be moved 180 degrees, but it's a tight rotation, kids may have trouble adjusting them. She has a speaker on her belly in the shape of a heart with a button in the middle to get her talking.

One thing I would change is I wish they made this doll with brown hair speaking English. My daughter will never be a natural blonde and I always buy her dolls and ask others to buy her dolls with brown hair to encourage her to have a positive self image. The English speaking choices are Caucasian/Blonde Hair or African-American/Black Hair.

My 3 year old daughter absolutely loves playing with this doll. My 5 year old son even played with it for a while doing what the doll requested. I can hardly believe I spent so much time writing this review, but I really like this doll and wanted others to know all of the features before they shelled out the big bucks. Way to go Fisher Price, you make a good doll.

1. I'm a big girl!
2. Yawn sound.
3. Sigh sound.
4. I'm sleepy.
5. Nite-nite potty, nite-nite toothbrush, nite-nite blankie, nite-nite mama.
6. Mommy, can I have a drink of water?
7. Please?
8. Swallowing sound, made when you put the cup to her tongue, or when you push her tongue with your finger activating the sound.
9. Ahhh! (after drinking)
10. Thank you!
11. Hi Mama.
12. Potty Mama!
13. Mommy!
14. Just in time!
15. Sound of peeing in the potty.
16. Sound of p00p "boing-ploop".
17. Whoa, I had to go.
18. All done!
19. Time to wipe!
20. I wanna flush the potty.
21. Gotta wash my hands!
22. More soap please.
23. All done.
24. Song, "I'm a big girl...do doo doo pa do"...
25. Another song, "Dee-dee...... I'm big".
26. I'm big!
27. I'm gonna brush my teeth
28. Sound of blowing raspberry.
29. Giggle sound.
30. Mommy...I love you.
31. Potty Mommy!
32. Sleepy sigh.
33. I want my blankie.
34. I'm thirsty.
35. Song, "hmm, hmm, hmmm...pee-pee...hmm, hmm, hmm, poo-poo...hmm, hmmm, hmmm, [giggle sound]".
36. Uh-oh, gotta go!
37. Hurry Mama, I gotta go!
38. Nope, no potty.
39. Try again later.
40. Hug me Mommy. (After saying this, she'll raise her arms, making it difficult to hug, go figure.)
41. Song (while sitting on the potty), could be the same as #35, I don't remember.
42. Pee-yew!
43. Time to wipe!
44. You flush it.
45. I did it all by myself!
46. Song:" Pee-pee in the potty, pee-pee in the potty"....yup...I went pee-pee in the potty.
47. I'm stinky.
48. Good-bye pee-pee, good-bye poo-poo.
49. I got big girl pants.
50. Oh, it stinks!
51. Okay.
52. Hooray!
53. Nite-nite Mama.
54. Gotta go, gotta go real bad!
55. Time to brush my teeth.
56. Sound of brushing teeth, she also turns her head back and forth while you hold the toothbrush near her mouth.
57. Sound of gargling.
58. All done.
59. Spit sound, "Pah-towee!".
60. I did it all by myself.
61. Look Mommy, I did it!
62. I'm doing it!

The "Bathroom" sounds:
63. Water running sound when you turn the faucet handle on the right.
64. Flushing sound when you push the lever on the toilet.
65. Children singing "Hooray" after the toilet flushes.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Initially a let down, but it worked!, November 10, 2008

By 

Gertie67 (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] (Toy)

I was initially disappointed with the toy but things worked out for us in the end.

Cons: The shelves never stay on (we glued them) and the whole thing falls over easily (we kept the back drop of the box and rest it in there). The doll goes through its round of phrases, sometimes completely contradicting what my daughter is actually doing with her. The toilet almost never flushes to the clean image the first time, and often not even the second time (my daughter doesn't mind but it drives me crazy). Also, the doll only makes the sounds that she is going potty if you get her on the sit just right.

Pros: No mess. Play includes having the doll go pee and poop (important with our very resistant child). Any doll or toy can be put on the potty and it will trigger the switch so it looks like they went. The doll can be turned off for "free" play (though having her on when brushing her teeth is hilarious).

I gave it 4 stars because, well, it worked! The night it arrived my 2 1/2 year old, who usually screams if you try to change a dirty diaper let alone try to get her to poop on the potty, said "Gotta Go" and did. That was 8 days ago and she has been in underwear, with only two accidents, for the last 5 days. Previously she was willing to pee when we asked her to but wouldn't ask to go and absolutely would not poop on the potty. For her getting this doll seems to have been what she needed to take that final step.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun toy, November 10, 2008

By 

J. Connor (Oregon) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Mommy Gotta Go Doll [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] (Toy)

My daughter, who is almost four, loves this doll. She is not a doll lover and never showed any interest in dolls until this one. She has played with it every day. It makes her laugh, and she talks to it. It is expensive at $50, but since this was her first doll request I caved in. My daughter loves brushing the doll's teeth, giving her a drink (and my daughter has figured out that pushing the dolls tongue triggers the drinking sounds and finds it extremely funny that the doll will "eat" the tooth paste or anything else she puts in her mouth). The pee/poop sounds also make her laugh, especially when the doll says "oh that is stinky". I agree with the other reviewer about the shelves, they don't stay on. I kept the back drop as well and left the toilet and sink attached at the bottom. This adds stablity. Plus it makes it look like a little bathroom. I wasn't interested in this doll because my daughter is already potty trained, but she loves it. My daughter has a little trouble with the flushing of the toy toilet, it is hard to push down all the way. Things I like about the toy is that it says please and thank you. The one thing that I have reservations about is that the doll makes a "rasberry" sound then laughs. My daughter finds this hilarous, but now copies it and blows rasberries all the time. I also wish the doll was programmed to ask to play or look at a book with the child. At least some activity away from the toilet, and then has to stop play to go potty (that would be a good potty training skill reinforcer). Our doll seems to loop into the sleep talk a lot, and rarely talks about washing hands. Overall we are satisfied, everything works and my daughter is having fun roll playing.

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