Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World

Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World
Directed by Tim Hill
Produced by Eric S. Rollman
Andy Heyward
Written by Bill Dubay
Martha Moran
Ruth Handler
Starring Sharon Lewis
Music by Haim Saban
Shuki Levy
Edited by John Carnochan
Derek Iversen
Distributed by Hi-Tops Video
DIC Entertainment
Saban Productions
Release dates
 1987[1]
Running time
 30 min[2]
Country United States
Language English

Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World is a 1987 TV special created by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. The story was based upon 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 TV "mini-series" with each installment lasting approximately 25 minutes; part two was entitled "Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth". This miniseries was supposed to have been the pilot for a Monday-Friday Barbie cartoon series. Unfortunately, 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.[3] 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 movie 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 2 ("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

Here's the titles of the songs in order of appearance in "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World":

DVD release status

The miniseries has not been seen since its original broadcast, and the VHS release has been out of print since the 1980s. The film has not been released on DVD, except in Italy. Additionally, of the songs performed by the group, four of the songs are covers: "Do You Believe in Magic", originally recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful, "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", originally recorded by The Beatles, "Here Comes My Baby", originally recorded by Cat Stevens, and "Do You Wanna Dance?", originally recorded by Bobby Freeman. These songs would have to be licensed for a DVD release.

Cast

Additional Voices

References

  1. ↑ "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World". metacafe. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987)". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Barbie and The Rockers AllMovie Guide". Hal Erickson, Rovi. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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