The 50th Anniversary Barbie Doll was released. In May 2006, a mint condition original blonde 1959 Barbie doll sold for $27,450 at auction held by Sandi's Doll Attic. As of July 14, 2021, there are over 10 million subscribers and the videos have had over 3-billion views. The Barbie YouTube account was created on October 5, 2005. In 1997, the Aqua song ' Barbie Girl' was released.īarbie made her film debut in 2001, starring in Barbie in the Nutcracker, making her more popular than ever. A Barbie For President doll was released, and it has become a tradition for Barbie to run for president every election year since. In 1992, Totally Hair™ Barbie was released and became the best-selling Barbie doll ever. 1990's īarbie collecting became more popular in the 1990s because of designer dolls and eBay. In 1986, Andy Warhol created a painting of Barbie. In 1985, the 'We Girls Can Do Anything' ad campaign was launched. He created a collection of clothes for Barbie. In 1984, Barbie had her first designer collaboration with Oscar de la Renta. The first National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention took place. In 1980, Mattel released the first Black and Hispanic dolls named Barbie. Barbie's first horse, Dancer, was also released. In 1971, the first Barbie Camper was released. She was the first Black character in the Barbie brand not to be an alternate version of a White character, such as the 'Colored Francie' doll. In 1968, Barbie's friend Christie was introduced. She was the first celebrity to have a doll in her likeness. In 1967, a Black Francie doll named 'Coloured Francie' was released in 1967, and it was the first ever Black doll in the Barbie brand. In 1966, Barbie's cousin Francie was introduced.

In 1967, a Twiggy Barbie doll was released. In 1962, the first Barbie Dreamhouse was released. He was introduced as Barbie's boyfriend, and was the first male character. Ken was named after Ruth Handler's son, Kenneth Handler. However, Barbie went on to become an iconic doll. Some people were skeptical that Barbie would not sell well because baby and toddler dolls were popular then, not fashion dolls. The first commercial aired during an episode of The Mickey Mouse Club. Barbie's hair was in a signature ponytail and she wore a black and white swimsuit. The original Barbie doll was revealed at the New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959.

In contrast, Barbara's toys were limiting and only allowed her to play as a mother or caregiver. She noticed that Kenneth had a variety of toys to play with, with various careers. Barbie's creator, Ruth Handler, had two children named Barbara and Kenneth.

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