By now, most people have read how nesting dolls originated and how they are all hand painted by very particular artists using very small brushes to make an entire set come to life. All that is great but I wanted to explore some rather odd ideas for nesting dolls that I am not sure have been created (this could be a great idea for someone with an artistic flare who can bring a couple of these sets to life for us). I have been thinking about this for a while and am now ready to announce these ideas to the world, so here we go.

Famous familes from the television should make for terrific doll sets. These are the nostalgaic familes that we all grew up with and hold near and dear in our hearts. The Brady Bunch would be in the very first set and from smallest to highest featuring each of the 6 kids along with Alice and Mom and Dad. I think these doll sets would be a great way to honor the greatest television family of all time and shoudl naturally be great sellers. The Partridge family would be the next great set of dolls. The manager, Rueben Kincaid, should be included along with our favorite TV mom, Shirley Jones. The Hillbillies of Bevery Hills are also in line to make a great set of dolls, including Miss Hathawy and the banker to offer a complete set.

I would then move to the greatest sports teams of all times. I would include a couple sets of Yankee teams with Babe Ruth, maybe another with the Boston Celtics when they were winning all those championships. Another set would be of the Big Red Machine, since many people in the Midwest would probably love that set and they are my favorite team of all-time. The Pittsburgh Steelers would also make a great doll set, tough guys as dolls kind of catches me off guard, however.

A hall of fame set is sure to be a great seller as any sport could have a set made to celebrate the inductees of that year. A set could be developed for every sport and they would be certain to sell well. Finally, a set could be devoted to people who are not in the hall of fame at this time but should likely be. People could use this as a way to cast a silent vote for their favorite players.

I think small groups would be interested in having a doll set commissioned of themselves. While a little pompous, many corporate executive teams are so full of themselves that a doll set might be right in line with their self rewards, particularly after a great year. For a great keepsake idea, I think that many small organizations such as churches, executive teams and even families would enjoy having a doll set made of all of them in a single set. Having fun with someone else's problems may be more fun and enjoy better sales, however. I am thinking that Enron executives and several Wall Street firms doll sets would sell well at the moment, despite all the trouble those firms are currently in.