Barbara Millicent Roberts, popularly known as Barbie, is a character created by the toy company Mattel in 1959.
Originally designated as a fashion doll in an established line of toys character conquered and captivated a large female audience staying with her success until today. She has starred in numerous animated films doing different roles already being princess, fairy, mermaid or just a human young adult who does volunteer work in many jobs. However she also gets to be incarnated as an anthropomorphic doll like her toy line that occurs in web-cartoon Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse.
History[]
The Rockers: Out of this World/The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth[]
In this TV special, Barbie is portrayed as the lead singer of a rock band making success worldwide. One day Barbie receives an invitation to she and her band do a show in space to promote world peace. Through a space shuttle Barbie and his band travel to a space base and perform their show which is watched by several countries in Earth.
But when they return to Earth the band has just entering a black hole that make traveling in time to the 1950s. When they arrive on Earth, Barbie becomes friends of Kim, a little girl who helps her and her band to adapt to the style of the teenagers of 1950s.
However, Barbie repeats the same success he had in the present with his band and conquer the older generation. After the Kim's father have repaired the space shuttle Barbie and her band do make the last show and say goodbye back to the 1980s. When they returns to present Barbie is reunited with adult Kim and her daughter Megan.
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- She is of French and Swiss descent.
- Her physical appearance was based on a German doll named Lilli.
See also[]
