Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World

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Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World
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Genre
Written by
Directed byBernard Deyriès
StarringSharon Lewis
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
Editors
  • John Carnochan
  • Derek Iversen
Running time30 minutes [1]
Production companies
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseSeptember 27, 1987 (1987-09-27) [2]

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. [3] It was later released as a single film by Hi-Tops Video.

Contents

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]

Plot

Barbie's rock band completes a successful world tour and decides to perform one last concert in space to promote world peace.

Songs

This is a list of the songs featured in Barbie & Rockers: Out of This World, in order of appearance:

Cast

Additional voices

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World". Metacafe . Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  3. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 263. ISBN   978-0-8160-6600-1.
  4. Erickson, Hal. "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987)". AllMovie . Retrieved December 13, 2017.