#barbie and kelly

[barbielore]

In celebration of @thebreakfastgenie having a birthday, the request ahs come in for "anything from" the early 2000s. This was an exceptional period of time for Barbies, featuring such delights as the controversial Happy Family pregnant Midge, and the pop culture collection featuring Faye Wray in King Kong.

But more than that - there are some great playsets from around this time featuring both Barbie and her younger sister Kelly.

For example, one I find personally very charming is Mother Goose Barbie.

Which in addition to the two dolls, also had a storybook, a goose and a pig. (Are there pigs in the Mother Goose canon? Or perhaps Mother Goose was telling a story about a pig? I don't actually know.)

Barbie & Kelly Art Teacher also featured additional items - paints and rubbing plates (including, yes, the Barbie logo) so the kids playing with Barbie can learn just as Kelly does.

Kids love re-enacting things from their real life as well, so naturally there's also a Barbie and Kelly grocery shopping doll, featuring Kelly sitting in the baby seat of a shopping cart.

And why not relax after a long day of sibling bonding with Sleepover Girls, a playset featuring Barbie and Kelly tucking in with a bottle of generic cola and a bucket of popcorn. (And featuring sleeping bags for them to tuck in together afterwards!)

In particular I love Kelly's pink dressing gown. I think she's adorable.

All these just from 2002 - there's plenty more from the era in surrounding years.

Happy birthday @thebreakfastgenie

[barbie-girlll]

Barbie and Kelly princess sets

[cinderelmo]

1997 Barbie and Kelly GAP Giftset

[robson-gurl]

[jewishrizahawkeye]

the way that margot robbie’s smile and facial expressions were all very… plastic while in barbie land. like they were real but they didn’t look realistic. they were to perfect.

but then when she says “you’re beautiful” to the woman in the bench and she replies “i know it” and margo just smiles… it feels so real. like there’s more laugh lines, you can see more details of her face so she looks human… like she sees the beauty in aging and being human and starts to become human herself in that moment

[frogcabbage]

Barbenheimer...

[rottenpicklelicker]

Four tickets for the Barbie movie please

Mac's definitely just going to see Ryan Gosling

[nashvillethotchicken]

Drake saying he's too famous to be a pedophile/sex trafficker as if being famous doesn't notoriously make it easier to get away with awful heinous crimes, especially against women and girls of color

[barbielore]

It's hard to overstate how much of a phenomenon Spongebob Squarepants was. I have in my mind that it was a latecomer to the golden years of Nickelodeon animation, following highlights like Rugrats, but I can't really argue with the fifteen seasons, three feature films, the Braodway musical, and whatever else Spongebob there is that I don't know about.

And the Barbie.

Barbie Loves Spongebob was a 2002 Barbie featuring the lady herself in a Spongebob shirt and trousers featuring Spongebob jellyfishing.

But sorry, did I say Barbie? I meant Barbies.

Spongebob Squarepants bobble buddy Barbie is a surfing Barbie in a Spongebob-themed swimsuit, with her pal Spongebob and a cardboard cutout of Patrick Star.

Two Barbies was not enough for the sponge though.

Spongebob Squarepants Barbie has a third different Spongebob themed outfit, with a different Spongebob top and plain yellow pants. She also features a Spongebob keychain.

Not to mention the Kelly and Tommy Spongebob and Patrick.

Which are adorable, but really puzzling.

They're more unsettling the more you zoom in.

[invisible-pink-toast]

interactions / relationships that i was waaay too captivated by growing up that i honestly can't believe i ever thought i was straight

+bonus definitely not a ship thing but also i think these awakened something in me

[amazingyoungwomen]

[jewishrizahawkeye]

my favorite thing was when allen started fighting the kens and said stuff like “i’m kens buddy! all his clothes fit me!” and also when he said “allen’s have gone to the human world and no one cared. NSync, all allen’s.”

[writershapeholeonthedoor]

Oppenheimer girlfriend // Barbie girlfriend

Oppenheimer girlfriend // Barbie girlfriend

Oppenheimer girlfriend // Barbie girlfriend

[wekiaam]

This Barbie is having way too much fun with this filter 👍

[barbielore]

The Roberts Siblings

Over the years the family has undergone some changes so just to recap quickly!

First and foremost we have Barbie. As we all know, Barbie debuted in 1959. Barbie was introduced as a "teen fashion model" but in subsequent years has run for President so we have to assume she is at least 35.

Skipper is Barbie's oldest younger sister. Skipper was released in 1963 - 1964 as an elementary school student, though over subsequent releases she aged into a teenager. (see also my post about the Growing Up Skipper.)

Next up was the Bendable! Poseable! Terrifying! Tutti. This sinister little sister debuted in 1965 but was discontinued in 1971.

Then comes Stacie. Stacie was comparable in age to Skipper was at debut, though she didn't debut until 1992.

Kelly, who later changed her name to Chelsea, was next along. She was introduced officially in 1995, though had one random appearance in 1991. She changed her name in 2010. Depending on release she was anything from a toddler to about six or seven years old.

Krissy was the short-lived baby of the family - she was only in production for four years, from 1999 to 2003.

But here's the thing about the Roberts family.

What is the story with Todd?

Todd was Tutti's twin brother on release.

However after Tutti was discontinued for the crime of looking like the most haunted Barbie I've ever seen, Todd hung around.

But now he was paired with Kelly?

This is the mysterious Kelly debut in 1991, before she was officially released as a younger doll a few years later.

But what's this?

Todd and Stacie share a birthday now?

I demand answers, Mattel.

[scooterpengie]

So whenever I see a pink outfit, my first thought is "draw Heed wearing that" and Barbie is full of pink outfits so naturally I had to draw her wearing one. And since Flug shares a name with Ken...

That's how I ended up with this weird thing😂 enjoy

Edit: check the notes for more art