Editing Barbie (section)

==Appearances in media==
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[[File:Margot_Robbie_(53012385004).jpg|thumb|[[Margot Robbie]] at the 2023 ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]'' premiere in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]]]
Since 1984, in response to a rise of [[digital media|digital]] and [[interactive media]] and a gradual decline in toys and doll sales at that time, Barbie has been featured in an eponymous  [[media franchise]] beginning with the release of two eponymous video games, [[barbie (1984 video game)|one that year]] and [[barbie (1991 video game)|another in 1991]] and two [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[television special]]s released in 1987; ''[[Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World]]'' and [[Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth|its sequel]]. She then began to appear as a [[virtual actor|virtual actress]] in [[list of Barbie films|a series]] of [[direct-to-video]] animated feature films with ''[[Barbie in the Nutcracker]]'' in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barbie Animated Film Series|url=http://www.imdb.com/list/ls063299924/|access-date=19 May 2021|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> which were also broadcast on [[Nickelodeon]] in the United States as promotional specials until 2017.<ref name="Detroit Free Press">{{Cite web |date=18 April 2015 |title=Barbie shows signs of life as Mattel plots comeback |url=https://www.freep.com/story/life/2015/04/18/barbie-makeover-comeback-mattel/25981851/ |access-date=15 January 2017 |website=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref> Since 2017, the film series were revamped as [[streaming television]] films, branded as animated "specials" and released through [[streaming media]] services, primarily on [[Netflix]].<ref name="BPopC">{{Cite web |title=Barbie in pop culture |url=http://www.barbiemedia.com/pop-culture/entertainment.html |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Barbie Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laurie |first=Virginia |date=22 January 2022 |title=The Legacy of the Barbie Cinematic Universe |url=https://studybreaks.com/tvfilm/barbie-cinematic-universe/ |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=Study Breaks |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |date=1 August 2020 |title=Barbie® Makes Music in Mattel Television's New Animated Movie|work=[[Mattel Television]] |publisher=[[Mattel]] |url=https://corporate.mattel.com/news/barbie-makes-music-in-mattel-television-s-new-animated-movie|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907050140/https://corporate.mattel.com/news/barbie-makes-music-in-mattel-television-s-new-animated-movie |archive-date=7 September 2020|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>

At the time of the release of ''[[Barbie in the Pink Shoes]]'' on February 26, 2013, the film series have sold over 110 million units globally.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Strecker|first=Erin|date=26 February 2013|title=Barbie celebrates 25th DVD release today|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/02/26/barbie-25-dvd-release-pink-shoes/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=6 February 2019|quote=...they’ve sold over 110 million Barbie DVDs to date!...}}</ref> Since 2012, she has appeared in several [[television shows|television]] and [[web series]]; including ''[[Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse]]'', ''[[Barbie Dreamtopia|Barbie: Dreamtopia]]'', ''[[Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures|Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures]]'', ''[[Barbie: It Takes Two]]'' and ''[[Barbie: A Touch of Magic]]''. Aside in lead roles, she has appeared as a supporting character in the [[Toy Story (franchise)|''Toy Story'' films]]  between its [[Toy Story 2|second]] and [[Toy Story 3|third sequels]] with a cameo at the [[Toy Story 4|fourth]] and the ''[[My Scene]]'' media franchise.<ref name="BPopC" /> In 2015, Barbie began appearing as a [[vlogger]] on [[YouTube]] called ''Barbie Vlogger'' where she talks about her fictional life, fashion, [[List of Barbie's friends and family|friends and family]], and even charged topics such as [[mental health]] and [[racism]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barbie Vlogger|date=19 June 2015|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9425096/|type=Animation|work=[[Mattel Television]]|publisher=[[Mattel]]|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Scott |first=Ellen|date=30 May 2017|title=Why it's so powerful for Barbie to talk about mental health |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/05/30/why-its-so-powerful-for-barbie-to-talk-about-mental-health-6671475/|access-date=27 March 2022|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Skylar|date=10 October 2020|title=Barbie confronts racism in viral video and shows how to be a White ally|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/10/us/barbie-vlog-teaches-allyship-trnd/index.html|access-date=27 March 2022|website=[[CNN]]|language=en}}</ref> She was portrayed by Australian actress [[Margot Robbie]] in [[Barbie (film)|a live-action film adaptation]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 March 2022|title=Everything to Know About Margot Robbie's Live-Action 'Barbie' Movie |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/barbie-everything-to-know-about-margot-robbies-live-action-movie/|access-date=27 March 2022|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}}</ref> released on July 21, 2023, by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donnelly|first=Matt|date= 26 April 2022|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/margot-robbie-barbie-release-date-1235241864/|title=Margot Robbie's Barbie Sets 2023 Release Date, Unveils First-Look Photo|website=[[variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>