Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
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Directed by | Bernard Deyriès |
Starring | Sharon Lewis |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 30 minutes[1] |
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Distributor | Hi-Tops Video |
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Original network | Syndication |
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Followed by | Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth |
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World is a 1987 American animated television special created by DIC Animation City with Saban Productions featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. The story was based on the Barbie and the Rockers line of dolls, which featured Barbie as the leader of a rock band. The special originally aired in syndication as a two-part television "miniseries" with each installment lasting approximately 25 minutes; part two was titled Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth.[3]
The miniseries was supposed to have been the pilot for a daily Barbie cartoon series. However, negotiations between DIC and Mattel fell through, and the project eventually emerged with a whole new set of characters—and the sponsorship of Mattel rival Hasbro—as Maxie's World in 1988.[4] The story was based on the Barbie and the Rockers doll line in which Barbie is the lead singer of a rock band. The two-part special was later released on video as a single film by Hi-Tops Video.
Plot[]
Barbie's rock band completes a successful world tour and decides to perform one last concert in space to promote world peace. Then, in Part Two ("Barbie and the Sensations"), when Barbie and her band—whose name has inexplicably been changed to the Sensations—come back to Earth, they travel inadvertently back to 1959.
Songs[]
This is a list of the songs featured in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World, in order of appearance:
- "Barbie and the Rockers Theme" – Sharon Lewis, Mary Adams, Joanne Wilson and Sarah Jayson
- "Catch Us If You Can" (The Dave Clark Five cover) – Sharon Lewis
- "Best Friends" – Sharon Lewis
- "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" (The Beatles cover) – Sharon Lewis
- "Do You Believe in Magic" (The Lovin' Spoonful cover) – Sharon Lewis
- "Reachin' for the Stars" – Sharon Lewis
- "Everybody Rock" – Sharon Lewis
Home video[]
The miniseries was released on VHS in the 1980s.
Cast[]
- Sharon Lewis as Barbie
- as Ken
Additional voices[]
- Garry Chalk
- Doug Parker
- John Payne
- Veena Sood
- John Stocker
- Benedict Campbell
- Lisa Ann Beley
- Alexandra Carter
References[]
- ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World". Metacafe. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
External links[]
- 1987 television films
- 1980s American animated films
- 1980s American television specials
- 1980s musical films
- 1980s science fiction adventure films
- 1980s animated television specials
- 1987 television specials
- American children's animated space adventure films
- American children's animated musical films
- American children's animated science fiction films
- American rock music films
- Barbie films
- DIC Entertainment films
- English-language television shows
- Films about musical groups
- Animated films about time travel
- Films set in 1959
- Films set in 1987
- Films set in the United States
- Musical television specials
- Saban Entertainment films
- Science fiction music
- Science fiction musicals
- Science fiction television specials
- 1987 films
- Films scored by Shuki Levy
- Films scored by Haim Saban