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The Vintage Poppy Commercial, otherwise known as The Most Incredible Doll, is a VHS Tape recording released on October 8, 2021 and was featured as the opening cutscene for Poppy Playtime. The tape itself plays an archived commercial for the new Poppy Playtime doll along with advertising factory tours before abruptly cutting to the entrance of the Poppy Room. It is seen along with the letter of the package in The Player's Home of the opening of Chapter 1.
Analysis[]
The Player inserts the VHS tape into their VCR from the package which includes the note at their home. The tape opens with a male spokesperson walking from the darkness towards the camera. He proposes the new Poppy Playtime doll, showing an ad entirely dedicated to the doll.
A commercial for the Poppy Playtime doll commences, as the new doll is shown on display. A female narrator can be seen describing Poppy and her entertainment features. Poppy gets her shoes polished, and later her hair brushed by request. As the narrator explains Poppy's realistic nature, Poppy exclaims that she is a "real girl, just like you". The commercial ends with the Playtime Co. slogan before an unknown male narrator advertises factory tours in the Playtime Co. factory for a mere $2.99 a person.
The Poppy Room is the location that The Player must find.
As the tape continues, it abruptly cuts to spliced-in footage of the Poppy Room entrance where a graffiti of a poppy flower is shown, representing the location that The Player must find in the factory. The tape then ends, transitioning into the logo for Poppy Playtime.
Audio[]
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"You are about to see the most incredible doll ever invented. Her name is Poppy, and she is the first truly intelligent doll in the world. A little girl can talk to her, Poppy gives her answers. She is the first doll actually able to have a conversation with a child. Hard to believe? Just watch." "Poppy Playtime!" "Poppy's as lovable as a real girl, and she talks like one, too!" "Hi! My name is Poppy! I love you. Can you help me polish my shoes?" "Why, of course Poppy! Just like a real girl, Poppy always wants to look her best." "Perfect! Thank you." "Her hair is sturdy and won't come out when you brush it, and smells just like a poppy flower! Is there anything else you'd like to say, Poppy?" "I'm a real girl, just like you." "What's the time?" "Playtime!" "And, if you've ever wanted to see how all of the nation's favorite toys were created, Playtime Co. is now offering factory tours at just $2.99 a person. An entire hour in the most magical toy factory on Earth. What are you waiting for? Come visit the factory! We can't-" |
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Theorizing[]
Poppy Playtime stating that she is a real girl can be interpreted literally, meaning that a person may possess the Poppy Playtime doll. Fans have theorized that the family death heard in Elliot Ludwig Biography was his presumed daughter who later went on to possess the Poppy Playtime freed in Chapter 1: "A Tight Squeeze"; however, it is unknown if Elliot and Molly Ludwig did indeed have a child before divorcing.
Trivia[]
- The beginning of the tape is taken from a 1970s commercial for the Smartypants doll, redubbed word-for-word by one of the developers, but replacing "Smartypants" with "Poppy", and tinted purple.[1]
- The XBox Series X/S release of the game recreates these scenes with a new actor, and other versions of the game were updated later with this recreation.
- When reversing said tape, multiple lines heard from Poppy can be scrutinized even though said audio is reversed.
- Lines like "Let me out" and "We all kill people" can be heard, though they may be coincidental due to human error.
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