The Rushton dolls are vintage toys that first appeared in the music video for Melanie Martinez's song, "Mad Hatter", taken from her debut studio album, Cry Baby. Throughout the video, they can be seen helping Cry Baby navigate her dream by murdering her enemies. In the "Mad Hatter" music video, they melt two doll people that hinder Cry Baby's journey and later stab a doll family that attempts to eat her.
The cat and the bunny dolls also appear in the official lyric video for "Play Date". They appear to be pen pals and are in a relationship.
Design[]
All four of the Rushton dolls (the duck, cat, bunny, and bear) are replicas of real Rushton vintage dolls. The duck, "Queenie Quack" and the bunny, "Molly Cottontail", both originate from the 1950's. The bear and the cat's names are currently unknown.
- Queenie Quack: She is a yellow duck who wears pink accessories. She is also known as a "narcissistic duck."
- Molly Cottontail: She is a white bunny what wears white accessories and has a lock of blonde hair.
- Bear: He is a pink bear, who wears a bow and has a tuft of blonde hair. He is also known as "Claustrophobic Teddy Bear".
- Cat: He is a light blue cat with tufts of dark blue hair and wears a yellow bow.
Symbolism[]
Martinez described the meaning behind including the Rushton dolls in a caption on an Instagram post announcing the release of the "Mad Hatter" music video: "In this video my stuffed animals represent the few genuine friends in my life and their constant ability time and time again to support me in being myself even when I’m forced to be in environments where I’m told and expected to fit a specific mold."[1]
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Trivia[]
- Melanie mentioned the Rushton "rubber face" dolls as being her favorite vintage toys.[2]
- She also states something similar in the behind the scenes video for "Pity Party".[3]
- The cat and duck Rushton dolls likely inspired two of Melanie's tattoos.
- All four Rushton dolls can be seen on the cover of the Cry Baby's Extra Clutter EP.
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| Featured Tracks | Play Date • Teddy Bear • Cake • Gingerbread Man |
| Characters | Cry Baby • Rushton Dolls |
| Producers | Michael Keenan • Jennifer Decilveo • CJ Baran • Felix Snow • Arthur McArthur |
| Related | Cry Baby • Merchandise • The Trilogy Tour |