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Before there were influencer houses, there were fully furnished woodland homes in Maple Town. This week, Andrea and Ryan revisit Calico Critters and the animated series that made small-town animal life feel aspirational.
We talk nostalgia, merchandising, the gentle moral lessons, and why those tiny flocked figures still hold a strangely powerful place in our hearts. Turns out, the treehouse was never the only real estate we wanted.
Follow us @grownasskidsclub
By Andrea Shapiro and Ryan Wright4.6
2020 ratings
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Before there were influencer houses, there were fully furnished woodland homes in Maple Town. This week, Andrea and Ryan revisit Calico Critters and the animated series that made small-town animal life feel aspirational.
We talk nostalgia, merchandising, the gentle moral lessons, and why those tiny flocked figures still hold a strangely powerful place in our hearts. Turns out, the treehouse was never the only real estate we wanted.
Follow us @grownasskidsclub