List of Barbie's friends and family explained

Barbie
Country:United States
Company:Mattel
From:1959
To:present
Website:http://www.barbiemedia.com
Slogan:"You Can Be Anything"

This article shows the complete fictional and non-fictional friends and family of Barbie, a fashion doll manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and launched on 9 March 1959.[1]

Main characters

Family members

Barbie's sisters

Barbie has three young sisters: Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea, who made their collective debuts in the 2011 Christmas film, . Chelsea, previously known as Kelly,had a lead role in the 2002 syndicated television series, Kelly’s Dream Club, in which Barbie appeared in a supporting role. Since then, they appeared as main characters in media adaptations of the franchise, including and the Barbie & Her Sisters in... film entries in the film series. Since Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures in 2018, they have become permanent main characters in the overall Barbie franchise makeup.

Kelly is a popular name which is suit for a doll known as Chelsea.

Barbie's parents

Discontinued characters

Extended family members

Barbie's friends

Female best friends

Other friends

The Rockers and the Sensations

Generation Girls

Miscellaneous

Friends of family

Skipper's friends

Stacie's friends

Kelly's/Chelsea's friends

Tutti's and Todd's friends

Francie's friends

Jazzie's friends

Friends of friends

Ken's family and friends

Midge and Allan's family

From Happy Family Playline Series:

The Heart Family (Barbie's neighbors)

Cousins

Friends

Real-world celebrity/film character doll friends

Others

Model of the Moment

A collector series of dolls designed by veteran Mattel designer Robert Best. The series featured three new characters including Daria, Marisa, and Nichelle. The dolls were notable for featuring a new body sculpt known as Model Muse, which is a body designed to stay in one static pose as a display figurine. The series was discontinued after only 5 dolls, but the dolls live on as their face and body sculpts are used for other Barbie dolls ever since. The Model Muse body in particular has become the new standard body for collector dolls in the Barbie line.

Shani and friends

See main article: The Marvelous World of Shani. When first introduced, the Shani line of dolls existed outside of the Barbie character continuity. After a couple of years, the Shani character was introduced into the Barbie line.

Asha - African American Collection

See main article: The Marvelous World of Shani. A short-lived Afrocentric doll line introduced in 1994, retroactively considered Barbie friend dolls. Although the dolls are unrelated to Shani's friend Asha, the dolls still used the Shani face mold and were meant to be a successor to the Shani line.

Harlem Theatre Collection

Three character dolls from Carlyle Nuera's Harlem Theatre Collection.

Byron Lars - Passport Collection

Three dolls released in the Passport Collection by American fashion designer Byron Lars. Each doll is a multicultural and biracial character from a different part of the world.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Barbie: History. Barbie Media. 24 July 2022.
  2. Book: Lawrence, Cynthia. Bette Lou Maybee. Here's Barbie. Random House. 1962. 15038159.
  3. Web site: 23 April 2013. Original Model Barbie Doll. Wisconsin Historical Society.
  4. Web site: How Old Is Barbie?. July 6, 2023. Caldwell. Sophie. Today.
  5. Web site: About Barbie: Family and friends. Barbie Media. Mattel. Barbie has three sisters: Skipper, Stacie, Chelsea.
  6. Web site: Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures. POP. 24 July 2022.
  7. News: Shynn. Annys. 9 February 2017. That time Ken and Barbie called it quits. The Washington Post. 9 February 2022.
  8. Stransky. Tanner. 14 February 2011. Valentine's Day Surprise! Barbie and Ken are officially back together. Entertainment Weekly. 14 February 2023.
  9. Web site: 26 March 2018. Barbie's Extended Family Is Way Bigger Than You Realized, Chances Are You've Forgotten Half Of Them. Throwbacks. 11 May 2021. en-us.
  10. Book: Sharon Korbeck . 28 February 2011 . Best of Barbie: Four Decades of America's Favorite Doll . Penguin . 97 . 978-1-4402-2514-7 . 1156234942 .
  11. Book: Lawrence, Cynthia. Bette Lou Maybee. Here's Barbie. Random House. 1962. 15038159.
  12. Chin. Elizabeth. June 1999. Ethnically Correct Dolls: Toying with the Race Industry. American Anthropologist. 101. 2. 305–321. 683203. 10.1525/aa.1999.101.2.305.
  13. Okafor. Chinyere G.. June 2007. Global Encounters: 'Barbie' in Nigerian Agbogho-Mmuo Mask Context. Journal of African Cultural Studies. 19. 37–54. 10.1080/13696810701485918. 194098790.
  14. Web site: Mattel . BARBIE DOLL'S FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SINCE 1980 . August 1, 2022 . Mattel Global Consumer Support.
  15. Book: Cottingham . Trina . Skipper: Barbie Doll's Little Sister – Identification & Value Guide . Arend . Scott . Hemingway . Karla . Collector Books, A Division of Schroeder Publishing Co., Inc. . 2010 . 978-1-57432-698-7 . 40–49.
  16. Web site: Larry Carroll . vh1 . Lohan Still A Redhead On Toy-Store Shelves, In Cartoons . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001020110/http://www.vh1.com/movies/news/articles/1507565/08122005/story.jhtml . October 1, 2007 . December 3, 2006.
  17. Roiz . Jessica . November 14, 2023 . RBD Has Their Own Barbie Dolls: Here's Everything We Know . live . June 5, 2024 . Billboard.
  18. Web site: Fields . Jackie . November 29, 2023 . It's Official: You Can Now Buy a Claudia Schiffer Barbie — Now Let's Go Party! (Exclusive) . November 29, 2023 . People.
  19. Web site: Barbie Inspiring Women Series Frida Kahlo Doll FJH65 Barbie Signature . barbie.mattel.com . 24 September 2018 . en.
  20. Ask Barbie About Her Sisters! (ft. CookieSwirlC) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/B5JVl33VRvk. 2021-12-12 . live.
  21. Web site: Huacuz . Fernado . April 5, 2020 . Basquiat x Barbie presents a very artistic collaboration . live . June 27, 2024 . AllCityCanvas.
  22. Web site: Vaccinologist Barbie: Prof Sarah Gilbert honoured with a doll. 4 August 2021. the Guardian.
  23. News: Your Sarah Gilbert doll isn't realistic, Mattel. I want a Pay Gap Barbie. Deborah. Ross. 24 May 2023 . www.thetimes.co.uk.
  24. Web site: Kaufman . Michelle . Aug 25, 2022 . Madam C.J. Walker honored with new Barbie doll . June 5, 2024 . WRTV.
  25. Web site: Bellamy-Walker . Tat . September 2, 2022 . A Barbie doll celebrates Cuban American singer Gloria Estefan . June 5, 2024 . NBC News.
  26. Web site: Tingley . Anna . October 13, 2022 . Tina Turner Gets the Barbie Treatment in Honor of 'What's Love Got to Do With It' 40th Anniversary . June 5, 2024 . Variety.
  27. Web site: Asmelash . Leah . January 25, 2023 . Bessie Coleman, pioneering pilot, now has her own Barbie . June 5, 2024 . CNN.
  28. Web site: Kaur . Brahmjot . May 1, 2023 . Barbie introduces Anna May Wong doll . June 5, 2024 . NBC News.
  29. Web site: . 15 August 2023 . A new Barbie doll inspired by María Félix 'La Doña' . 17 August 2023 . Hola! USA.
  30. Web site: Gonzalez . Daniela . September 15, 2023 . 'Azucar!' Celia Cruz, the 'Queen of Salsa' now has her own Barbie on sale . June 5, 2024 . WTVJ.
  31. Web site: Tafoya . Alexandria . November 7, 2023 . Mattel releases Native American Wilma Mankiller Barbie, Cherokee Nation chief issues statement . November 10, 2023 . KATU.
  32. Bain . Katie . November 9, 2023 . Stand Back, The Stevie Nicks Barbie Is Out Tomorrow. Here's How It Came Together . November 17, 2023 . Billboard.
  33. Muhammad . Latifah . November 17, 2023 . 'A Once-in-a-Lifetime Dream': Mariah Carey Now Has Her Own Barbie Doll — Here's Where You Can Buy It . November 17, 2023 . Billboard.
  34. Web site: Tang . Terry . April 24, 2024 . Mattel debuts Kristi Yamaguchi Barbie doll . June 5, 2024 . KUSA.
  35. Web site: Patterson . Madison . July 16, 2024 . Mattel Unveils WNBA Sue Bird Barbie Doll . July 16, 2024 . The Toy Book.
  36. Web site: 13 July 2021. Watch 'Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams' Teaser Trailer. Animation World Network. 1 September 2021.
  37. Web site: Santoro. Alessia. 18 August 2021. There Are 2 Barbies in Netflix's Upcoming Animated Musical Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams. 1 September 2021. POPSUGAR Family. en-US.
  38. Web site: Keenan. Christopher. 20 July 2021. Mattel Television to Premiere New Barbie Musical Event, "Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720033727/https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-television-to-premiere-new-barbie-musical-event-barbie-big-city-big-dreams. 20 July 2021. Mattel News. 3 August 2023.