Barbie Big City, Big Dreams". Behind The Voice Actors. 2 September 2021 . Retrieved 3 September 2021. To complement this new musical event, Mattel will introduce a line of dolls, playsets and accessories, also launching this fall.

When Malibu and Brooklyn help Rafa dye some costumes, their skin accidently turns green from head to toe, right before a huge commercial audition.For all of the brand’s attempts to make Barbies more inclusive, it is disheartening that the first visibly Muslim Barbie released in the west will first arrive in 2018. I mean, Mattel made an astronaut Barbie in 1965, 18 years before the United States sent its first woman to space. That Mattel only saw fit to introduce a Muslim Barbie when the woman she is modeled after is truly exceptional, winning Olympic medals for her country and speaking out against xenophobia and the violence it engenders, reflects the more widespread belief that Muslims must “prove” that they belong by going above and beyond any expectations put on their non-Muslim and white counterparts. Why couldn’t they have made Ordinary Hijab-Wearing Muslim Barbie In Her Cutest Outfit Who, Like, Goes To School and The Mall With Her Friends, or whatever the hell all the white Barbies have been doing all these years? a b c "Watch Barbie Big City Big Dreams | Netflix". Netflix. 1 September 2021 . Retrieved 3 September 2021. Fun games for girls, boys and kids of all ages. Play doll house and dress up games with parents or other family! Santoro, Alessia (18 August 2021). "There Are 2 Barbies in Netflix's Upcoming Animated Musical Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams". POPSUGAR Family . Retrieved 1 September 2021. a b c d Keenan, Christopher (13 July 2021). "Mattel™ Television to Premiere New Barbie® Musical Event, "Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams™" " (Press release). Mattel Television. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021 . Retrieved 3 September 2021.

As the two Barbies compete for the program’s coveted, once-in-a-lifetime Spotlight Solo, the new friends discover that competition isn't only about winning; it's about striving to be your best while bringing out the best in your competitors. Malibu" Barbie feels guilty about the accident, but she and her friends keep a positive attitude and share their struggles. According to a witness, Dean Morrison calls "Malibu" Barbie into a meeting and expels her from the academy for sabotaging "Brooklyn" Barbie, who would later be called by the dean to explain her expulsion. The two "Barbie"-named girls confront each other, break up their friendship and lament over it. Rafa and Emmie discover that Mr. Miller is behind the hullabaloo, leading the latter to confront her father, with Rafa forwarding his recorded class video to "Brooklyn" Barbie, who in turn shows it to Dean Morrison. Lash, Jolie (30 August 2022). " 'Barbie Mermaid Power' Trailer Promises Underwater Fun & Friendship in Netflix Movie Musical (Exclusive Video)". TheWrap . Retrieved 3 October 2022. A third project in the works is "Barbie: It Takes Two Part 2," which TheWrap can reveal will premiere Oct. 1 on Netflix. It will once again follow Brooklyn and Malibu Barbies as they engage in "city hijinks and aspirations of musical stardom." By Christopher Keenan, Co-Writer and Executive Producer, “Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams” (and Senior Vice President, Creative, Mattel Television)This has been a labor of love for all involved with the development and production of this very special film and we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! [10] Milligan, Mercedes (5 April 2022). "Drumroll Please: Bright Lights & Big City Dreams Await in 'Barbie: It Takes Two' ". Animation Magazine . Retrieved 8 April 2022.

Reynolds, Sydney (13 July 2021). "Mattel Reveals First Look at 'Barbie: Big City Big Dreams' • The Toy Book". The Toy Book . Retrieved 1 September 2021.

I never owned many Barbies growing up, but the ones I did own looked nothing like me—a black, visibly Muslim woman in the west.

On the subway, "Malibu" Barbie sees a poster of a popstar named Emmie and is a big fan, but "Brooklyn" Barbie says Emmie is an old childhood friend that she hasn't seen in a long time. The two "Barbie"-named girls then made a pact to not let stardom ruin their friendship. Meanwhile, at the Handler Arts Academy, Emmie appears in disguise so she can be treated like a normal student. Dean Morrison announces that the annual Spotlight Solo will be livestreamed from Times Square. Malibu and Brooklyn meet a costume student named Rafael (who wants to be known simply as Rafa) and his dog Gato. He gives them sequinned dresses that are supposed to sparkle, but the remote control he uses to light up the dresses malfunctions.