Paper Dolls

Welcome to the Paper Dolls guide at TV Tome. During the mid-1980s, prime-time soaps ruled the airwaves and ABC, who already had a hit with "Dynasty," tried again with "Paper Dolls." Unfortunately, this attempt was less successful and "Paper Dolls" was cancelled after three months. The show was based on a 1982 TV movie, which centered around the modeling business and the corruption of two beautiful and innocent teenage models Taryn and Laurie. However, in the transition to a weekly series, the focus was split between the modeling business and the Harper family whose wealthy conglomerate had a small stake in the modeling business. As a result, the show was diluted with too many characters and convoluting plotlines for viewers to get invested. The original two-hour episode aired opposite the 1984 Prime Time Emmy Awards and scored decent ratings, however, subsequent episodes failed t