When I told my husband that he should watch this new web
series called “Barbie’s Life in the Dream House”, he scoffed. He couldn’t
believe it would be funny. Videos about a DOLL? Yeah right. But I got him to
watch just one, and he laughed. Then he watched another, and another! And he
laughed again, and again!
So then I told my son about them. He of course scoffed as well. I assured him that his father watched numerous episodes and thought they were funny. Mom’s opinion doesn’t hold water, but hearing that DAD liked them was enough to make him change his mind. Oh well, at least he gave them a try, and he, too, chuckled.
The official description for the series talks about how life
in the dreamhouse is “the first name in fashion and fun.”
“Barbie is giving reality TV a makeover,” it says. “It might
seem like Barbie has it all, but even Barbie needs a little help!”
Actually I found out about this series through my
daughter-in-law, who has enjoyed them with her daughter. They are cute for all
ages—fun animation for the kids, with lots of jokes the adults will appreciate
as well. It’s not all hearts and fluff—the whole series, depicted as a reality
show, has an “edge” to it, and they poke fun at themselves what with them being
dolls and all (using a huge plastic brush, referring to their “plastic” skin, having
a gigantic closet filled with Barbie clothes—still in the packages, etc.). You
can even see their neck joints.
It stars Barbie and her sisters Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea,
along with Ryan and Raquel who are kind of the “mean ones”, and the
ever-popular boyfriend Ken, who actually is kind of a doofus in these videos,
but he’s funny!
Here are a few of my favorites, along with a trailer:
