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* The RealDoll.
** A man in England took the Hans Bellmer route with his RealDolls and actually gave them fully fleshed-out personalities, occupations, and histories. A photo of one such doll named "Rebecca" by Bay Area photographer Elena Dorfman was featured in an article in the ''[[wikipedia:Real Doll#RealDolls in popular culture|San Francisco Chronicle.]]''
*** Since RealDoll's invention in the early 90's90s, this obsession has been [[Older Than You Think|more common than you'd think]]. There have been full webrings dedicated to the fictionalized characters the owners have written for their dolls, with extensive bios, journals of their lives, and galleries featuring the dolls in a variety of fashions.
* [http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v355/fujikuro/Smush/ This custom made figure.]
* Furbies - Designed to emulate a plush pet with a personality, they were in fact popular enough to warrant a revival after disappearing from the market. And though they've never threatened to stab anyone (AFAIK) others find them horrifically repulsive, even to the point of reacting to them with violence. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZVUHf8JLzs Like this.]