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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There are tons of these that went straight to video. Barbie cartoons are nothing new.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I decided to look it up and there have been 44 direct to video or streaming Barbie films since 2001, including one earlier this year.

I suppose the difference here is feature length theater release and will likely have lots of celebrities voicing different characters.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse is the best animated Barbie

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

My buddy worked on a hot wheels version of one of these back in the day. Mattel has definitely been making toy cartoons for decades. Good old direct to video