SNL's Dark Parody Trailer: American Girl Dolls vs. Barbie Movie

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SNL's Dark Parody Trailer: American Girl Dolls vs. Barbie Movie
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"Saturday Night Live" parodied the "Barbie" movie trailer with a dark twist, featuring American Girl dolls with harrowing backstories. The sketch included Chloe Fineman as Samantha, Heidi Gardner as Kirsten, Molly Kearney as Molly, Ana de Armas as Josefina, and Ego Nwodim as Addy. The dolls did not have pink corvettes or boyfriends, but instead did mundane tasks and suffered from vague old-timey diseases. The sketch ended with the dolls traveling to modern times and losing another doll to disease. Ana de Armas made her "SNL" hosting debut during the episode.

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