Barbie Dreamtopia
Barbie Dreamtopia | |
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Created by | Julia Pistor |
Original work | Barbie Dreamtopiashorts |
Owner | Mattel Television |
Years | 2016 – 2021 |
Films and television | |
Web series |
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Television special(s) | Barbie DreamtopiaTV special |
Television film(s) | Barbie Dreamtopia: Festival of Fun |
Barbie Dreamtopia,[1][2]Barbie: Dreamtopia[3]or simplyDreamtopia,(stylized as Barbie DREAMTOPIA) is a web-basedchildren'smedia franchisecreated by Julia Pistor forMattel Televisionwhich was active from 14 January 2016 to 21 October 2021.
Dreamtopia was originally produced byIsraelianimation studioSnowball Studios[4][5]with support from The Jerusalem Film & Television Fund.[6][7]from 14 January 2016 to 1 April 2018.Toronto-based Relish Studios produced an 8-part mini-serial spin-off of the franchise titledBarbie Return to Dreamtopiaas an part of a broader animated web franchise known asBarbie's Dreamworldwhich was released byMattel Televisionon YouTube Kids and YouTube, the latter via its Barbie user handle, between 21 July and 21 October 2021.[8][9]
Premise
[edit]The series followsChelsea Robertsas she finds herself touring her own make-believe land known asDreamtopiawith her big sister,Barbie.There, they discover a whole new munch-able world; swim through rainbow rivers with small mermaids and fly through cotton candy clouds with fairies.[10]
Broadcast
[edit]Dreamtopiabegan with the release of a teaser promo video on 14 January 2016. The shorts then followed from 5 May to 21 July 2016 and was initially released as aYouTube Kids-exclusive production, but was later made available onYouTube.An animated television special spanning 46 minutes in length was distributed byUniversal Pictures Home Entertainmentand broadcast on television in 5 countries and regions on 26 June 2016. The success of the TV special resulted in thegreenlightingof an eponymous web series, with four episodes released early on YouTube and YouTube Kids on 4 May 2017.[11]The web series episodes began releasing weekly on YouTube and YouTube Kids from 5 November 2017 to 1 April 2018.[12]Barbie Dreamtopia: The Seriespremiered onCartoon NetworkinAustraliaandNew Zealandon 2 March 2018.[13]The series also premiered onKabillionandKidsClickin theUnited Stateson 7 September and 24 September 2018[14],respectively.
Main characters
[edit]- Chelsea(voiced by Meira Bilnkoff):[3]Barbie's little sister and the focus of the franchise.[15]
- Barbie(voiced byErica Lindbeck):[3]Chelsea's older sister.
- Honey (voiced byLucien Dodge):[3]Chelsea's puppy.[15]
- Otto / Notto Prince (voiced by Addie Chandler)[3]is Chelsea's neighbor. In Dreamtopia, his character is Notto Prince.[15]
Shorts
[edit]TheBarbie: Dreamtopiafranchise overall was centered on a series of animated shorts released exclusively on YouTube between 5 May and 21 July 2016.[16][17][18]
No. | Title | Runtime | Release date | Ref | |
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S1 | "Wispy Forest Part 1" | 3:43 | May 5, 2016 | [19] | |
When Chelsea is frustrated that her hair won’t cooperate before the Pink Moon Jubilee, a festival when your hair can be anything you want it to be, her hair takes on a mind of its own and runs away. | |||||
S2 | "Wispy Forest Part 2" | 3:10 | May 13, 2016 | [20] | |
Chelsea and Barbie chase her escaped hair creature through the Fair Hair Forest, discovering it in the hands (or on the head) of the Notto Prince. With the help of Barbie, Chelsea and her hair creature work out their differences, finally reuniting just in time to enjoy the Pink Moon Jubilee. | |||||
S3 | "Rainbow Cove Part 1" | 3:55 | May 19, 2016 | [21] | |
Barbie, the Rainbow Princess, loses a magic stone that provides all of the color to Rainbow World. Worried that she won’t be able to recover the stone before her crowning ceremony, Chelsea and Honey help her look, as they race along the rainbow ramps against the Notto Prince, who wants the stone for himself. | |||||
S4 | "Rainbow Cove Part 2" | 2:59 | May 26, 2016 | [22] | |
After the magic stone goes sliding down a rainbow, Chelsea and the Notto Prince race to retrieve it. With the help of Barbie and the other Rainbow Princesses, Chelsea retrieves the stone just in time for Barbie's ceremony. | |||||
S5 | "Sweetville Part 1" | 2:44 | June 30, 2016 | [23] | |
When the bridge over the lemonade river is destroyed, the creatures of Sweetville are worried that they won’t make it across the river for the Innovation Celebration being held at the Lollipop Gardens. The townspeople work together using the unsuccessful ideas of the mysterious Captain Snickerdoodle, revealed to be the Notto Prince, who destroyed the bridge on purpose. | |||||
S6 | "Sweetville Part 2" | 2:53 | July 7, 2016 | [24] | |
The Notto Prince reveals that he destroyed the bridge because he was afraid everyone would laugh at his ideas. Inspired by Notto and Chelsea, Barbie has an idea and they work together to build a giant cupcake trampoline so they can bounce across the river. | |||||
S7 | "Sparkle Mountain Part 1" | 2:19 | July 14, 2016 | [25] | |
On a class scavenger hunt for magic jewels, Chelsea and Apprentice Queen Barbie engage in a race against the Notto Prince and the Elephant King who want the jewels for themselves. | |||||
S8 | "Sparkle Mountain Part 2" | 2:47 | July 21, 2016 | [26] | |
In the final stretch, with one jewel to go, Barbie and Chelsea abandon their search for jewels to help a kitten in need. When they clean him up, they find that the kitten wears a collar adorned in jewels, and by helping someone in need instead of looking for jewels, Barbie passes her test. --> |
Television film
[edit]An eponymoustelevision filmspanning 46 minutes in length was released on 26 June 2016 byUniversal Pictures Home Entertainmentand broadcast on television in 5 countries and territories includingCartoon NetworkinLatin America,Super RTLin Germany,Popinthe UKandIreland,MiniMini+in Poland,Karuselin Russia andMedia Primain Malaysia.[11]
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No. | Title | Runtime | Release date |
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M1 | "Barbie: Dreamtopia" | 46 minutes | June 26, 2016 |
Barbie Dreamtopia: Festival of Fun
[edit]The web-based special,Festival of Fun,was released on 4 May 2017 on YouTube and its affiliatemobile app.It is a compilation of the first four episodes ofDreamtopia: The Seriesahead of its official debut in November that year.
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No. | Title | Runtime | Release date | Refs |
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M2 | "Barbie Dreamtopia: Festival of Fun" | 39:08 | May 4, 2017 | [27] |
The series
[edit]DuringMIPCOM2016, Mattel Creations announced thegreenlightingof an eponymous web series and afterwards onYouTubevia its Barbie user handle on 12 October 2016, citing the success of the television film special released on 26 June as the reason.[11][28][17]It is, like the franchise overall, created by Julia Pistor with assistance fromSaul Blinkoffand majority-directed by Eran Lazar.[7]This web series, like the earlier web shorts, was first released onYouTube Kidsand to YouTube itself afterwards from 5 November 2017 to 1 April 2018.[2][29]
The series debuted on American television via children'sprogramming blockKidsClickfromSinclair Broadcast Groupon 24 September 2018 and on South African television viaeToonzon 25 March 2019.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Release date (YouTube general) | Ref | |
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1 | "Building a Licorice Barn: A story about Patience" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 9:06 | May 26, 2017 | [30] | |
2 | "The Supersonic Sparkling Lemonator: A story about Teamwork" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 9:25 | May 25, 2017 | [31] | |
3 | "The Gemonstrator: A story about Discovery" | Eran Lazar | Joan Considine Johnson | 10:03 | May 28, 2017 | [32] | |
4 | "Keep On Looking 'til You Find It: A story about Not giving up" | Eran Lazar | Unknown | 9:00 | May 27, 2017 | [33] | |
5 | "The Sweetest Journey: a story about Patience" | Eran Lazar | Joan Considine Johnson | 10:21 | November 5, 2017 | [34] | |
6 | "A Mopple Mishap: a story about Communication" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:23 | November 12, 2017 | [35] | |
7 | "A Staticky Situation: a story about Being Flexible" | Eran Lazar | Donna Logan | 10:24 | November 19, 2017 | [36] | |
8 | "The Lost Treasure of the Prism Princess: a story about Teamwork" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 10:25 | November 26, 2017 | [37] | |
9 | "Four Times the Chelsea: a story about Different Points Of View" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:23 | December 3, 2017 | [38] | |
10 | "The Wispy Forest Hairathalon: a story about Listening" | Eran Lazar | Joan Considine Johnson | 10:22 | December 10, 2017 | [39] | |
11 | "A Winning Color Combination: a story about Forgiveness" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:21 | December 17, 2017 | [40] | |
12 | "The Damaged Spellbook: a story about Respecting Other People's Things" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 10:27 | December 24, 2017 | [41] | |
13 | "Concert in the Clouds: a story about Confidence" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and Dana Middleton | 10:26 | December 31, 2017 | [42] | |
14 | "Forest Full of Friendship: a story about Friendship" | – | – | 10:10 | January 7, 2018 | [43] | |
After receiving afriendship braceletfrom Zoie, Chelsea goes to Dreamtopia to share the idea with her friends there. | |||||||
15 | "Bearable Barry: a story about Being Different" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:21 | January 13, 2018 | [44] | |
16 | "Glitter Ball Trouble: a story about Responsibility" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 10:20 | January 21, 2018 | [45] | |
17 | "Unicorn in the Cloud: a story about Imagination" | Eran Lazar | Ann Austen | 10:28 | January 28, 2018 | [46] | |
18 | "Sailing on a String: a story about Kindness" | Eran Lazar | Joan Cosidine Johnson | 10:13 | February 4, 2018 | [47] | |
19 | "Rainbow Cove Games: a story about Fair Play" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:32 | February 11, 2018 | [48] | |
20 | "The Magic Seeds: a story about Working Together" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:26 | February 18, 2018 | [49] | |
21 | "A Sound in Sweetville: a story about Being Brave" | Eran Lazar | Joan Cosidine Johnson | 10:15 | February 25, 2018 | [50] | |
22 | "It's Not Easy Being Clean: a story about Responsibility" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:10 | March 4, 2018 | [51] | |
23 | "Magical Gifts of the Forest: a story about Thoughtfulness" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:23 | March 11, 2018 | [52] | |
24 | "The Sweetville Parade: a story about Overcoming Obstacles" | Eran Lazar | Joan Cosidine Johnson | 9:57 | March 18, 2018 | [53] | |
25 | "Fancy Cheese Fiasco: a story about Honesty" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:36 | March 25, 2018 | [54] | |
26 | "The Tumblin' Tangleweed: a story about Being Tidy" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:13 | April 1, 2018 | [55] |
Books
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- Barbie Dreamtopia: Storybook and Cell Phone Projector (Movie Theater) Hardcover
- Barbie Dreamtopia Big Golden Book
- Barbie Dreamtopia: Kocham ten film
- Barbie Dreamtopia: Hayaller Ulkesi Harika Boyama Kitabi
- The Best Birthday (Barbie) (Step into Reading)
- The Birthday Wish (Barbie: Dreamtopia) (Pictureback®)
- Barbie: Dreamtopia Invisible Notes
- Barbie: Dreamtopia - Pinta Y Pega
- Nakley i raskras! "Barbie Dreamtopia
- Barbie: Dreamtopia - Stick Stack
- Barbie: Dreamtopia - The Most Precious Gem
Video games
[edit]Note: These were individually listed on the Barbie website during its run and were all discontinued in 2022.[56]
- Magical Hair
- Coloring Creations Game
- Sparkle Mountain Ride
- Rainbow Cove Cloud Creations
- Wispy Forest Spot The Difference
- Sweetville Sugar Match
- Dreamtopia Adventure Games
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