Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth is a Barbie TV special that was created in 1987 by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions. It originally aired with Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World as a two part mini-series, with each installment lasting for approximately 25 minutes.
Story[]
Following their concert in outer space, Barbie and The Rockers return to Earth to celebrate their achievement. However, while singing and playing a song together, they inadvertently trigger a time tunnel where not only they return to Earth... they go back in time to 1959!
While there, they meet an inventor named Dr. Merrishaw and his daughter Kim. The doctor works on a way to get the group home, while the gang goes with Kim to explore the city and perform in a malt shop. They become global sensations, eventually invited to perform at Cape Canaveral in Florida at the request of the President.
At the performance, Barbie bids farewell to Kim, giving her a locket as a souvenir of their friendship. Dr. Merrishaw is able to return the group to their own time, and give a welcome back concert for their fans. Barbie is then reunited with Kim, who is now all grown up. Kim introduces Barbie to her daughter Megan, who is surprised that her mother knows her and says Barbie is her favorite. Kim tells Megan that Barbie is everyone's favorite... for all time.
Characters[]
The Band[]
Songs[]
- "Everybody Rock"
- "Rockin' Back"
- "Dressin' Up"
- "Do You Wanna Dance?"
- "Here Comes My Baby"
- "Blue Jean Boy"
- "Barbie & The Rockers (Rock Stars)"
Voice Credits[]
- Sharon Lewis as Barbie
Release[]
The miniseries has only been released on VHS by Hi-Tops Video as a complete movie (though in Italy is was released on DVD). It has been out of print since the 1980s, and cover songs from the two specials would have to be licensed for the series to get any DVD releases.
Trivia[]
- Originally distributed by DIC Enterprises in 1987, this miniseries was supposed to have been a Monday-to-Friday cartoon series, but negotiations between DIC Entertainment and Mattel fell through, and the project eventually emerged with a whole new set of characters, and the sponsorship of Hasbro, as Maxie's World the following year.
- The name "Sensations" was never said in the movie, they only said the "Rockers".
- It is unknown if they redubbed all the times Barbie's bandmates said their original names in the European versions of the movie or not.
- In North America, the dolls used their European names.
- In France, Becky is the name of Diva.
- Barbie and the Rockers travel back in time to 1959, that was the year the very first Barbie doll was released.
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