Originally created to complement the Barbie Dreamtopia web-based franchise,[8] the series is rather centered on the activities and adventures of Barbie, her sisters, other family members and friends, and it follows up from the 2017 film, Barbie: Dolphin Magic. The series' 4th and 5th seasons were referred to on-screen as Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts![9] After completion of its Netflix run, the series got adapted into 4 television films which featured a portion of the core family and friends going along with Barbie on certain adventures.
Background
According to Mattel's then-chief content officer, (CCO), Catherine Balsam Schwaber, and senior vice president of content development & production, Christopher Keenan,[10] the series was in response to children wanting to know more about the iconic character, her sisters and her entire family and friends.
Broadcast
The TV show premiered on 3 May 2018 as a Netflix original in episode bundles referred to as "seasons". Each "season" consists of 8 episodes which was released at certain dates and varied in countries and territories worldwide.[11] The series premiered on YTV in Canada on June 22,[7]Pop in the UK and Ireland on October 22, all in 2018, Gulli in France and Super RTL in Germany, the latter two with local-dubbing replacements. The show airs in Pakistan on Pop. The second season of 8 episodes premiered on the streaming service on September 13, 2018, and the third season on February 14, 2019. As Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts!, the fourth season premiered on November 1, 2019 and the fifth and final season premiered on January 19, 2020 and concluded on April 12, 2020.
Cristina Milizia as Teresa Rivera, Barbie's Latina best friend, who is an aspiring singer and songwriter. She is also a straight-A student and gymnast.
Stephanie Sheh as Renee Chao, Barbie's Chinese-American best friend and a main character in the franchise since Barbie: Spy Squad. Her relatives live in China.
Emma Galvin as Daisy Kostopoulos, Barbie's curvy best friend who likes Scratch Djing and has pink hair. Daisy inspired Skipper to be a Scratch DJ.
Ritesh Rajan as Ken Carson, Barbie's best friend and the Roberts' longtime neighbor. He wants to become a marine biologist.
Story by : Nina Bargiel Teleplay by : Daniel Franklin
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
Barbie's "Best Day Ever" starts out great—until the dreamhouse starts acting up. Could their new home be cursed?
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"Clubhouse (Remix)"
Patrice Bérubé & Saul Blinkoff
Nina Bargiel & Grant Moran
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
Barbie and her friends plan a birthday surprise for Chelsea by giving her clubhouse a makeover. However, their missions take a smelly detour.
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"Nobody's Cupcake"
Patrice Bérubé & Conrad Helten
Grant Moran
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
Barbie puts her skills to the test when she competes on an extreme baking show against a reigning champion who loves to win and hates to lose.
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"The Great Pioneer Adventure"
Conrad Helten
Jayne Hamil
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
The Roberts clan gets back to basics when Dad challenges them to a weekend of pioneer living. And the catch? It is all happening in their own backyard.
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"Baby Sister Babysitter"
Patrice Bérubé
Cynthia True
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
When Skipper lands her first babysitting job, an overprotective Barbie goes overboard trying to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Barbie and her friends take a road trip to hear Daisy drop the beat at a major music festival. However, Daisy seems to keep finding reasons to stall along the way.
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"Picture Perfect Cake"
Conrad Helten
Dana Starfield
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
Skipper steps in to handle her parents' 20th anniversary party when Barbie receives a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to attend Robot Con.
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"The Roof Fairy"
Patrice Bérubé
Dianne Dixon
May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
With their parents away for the night, Barbie, Skipper, and Stacie recruit Ken for an elaborate plan to bring Chelsea's imaginary "Roof Fairy" to life.
Season 2 (2018)
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"Balancing Act"
Conrad Helten
Margaret Dunlap
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
Barbie does not really feel like doing her father–daughter tradition, so she passes it down to Chelsea. But is she really ready to let it go?
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"Life Can Be a Dream"
Patrice Bérubé
Dianne Dixon
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
Thinking about the future prompts Barbie to have a dream where anything is possible—and everything is really, really weird.
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"Trey Is for Horses"
Conrad Helten
Robin J. Stein
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
When Barbie discovers Duchess the horse is going to be sold, she and Stacie hatch a plan to keep her around.
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"A Dreamhouse Puppy Tale"
Patrice Bérubé
Andrew Nicholls
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
Instead of reading a book at bedtime, Chelsea tells her family about their puppies' secret—and surprisingly dangerous—lives.
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"Time Will Tell"
Patrice Bérubé
Story by : Andrew Nicholls Teleplay by : Katiedid Langrock
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
While trying out a new escape room with their friends, Barbie and Ken get separated from the group and wind up on an adventure of their own.
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"Putts for Pups"
Conrad Helten
Julie Chambers & David Chambers
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
Chelsea's campaign to raise money for puppy literacy continues with a miniature golf tournament that involves the whole neighborhood.
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"Pied Pupper"
Patrice Bérubé
M.J. Offen
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
From dancing to baking, the unstoppable Barbie Roberts can do anything—except ask for help when she needs it most.
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"A Day at the Beach"
Patrice Bérubé
Margaret Dunlap
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
Fate turns the tide on Trey and Barbie when they compete for the best stop on the beach. Back at the Dreamhouse, Stacie tries to set a world record.
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"A Delicate Situation"
Conrad Helten
Julie Chambers & David Chambers
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
Renee is desperate to impress her relatives in China, but Barbie does not have the heart to tell her "talents" need an awful lot of work.
Season 3 (2019)
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"Virtually Famous"
Conrad Helten
Katiedid Langrock
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
Barbie and her friends get swept up in the pursuit of Internet popularity after a goofy vlog post unintentionally goes viral and they find being famous is not as great as it seems.
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"All Dogs Go to the Beach"
Patrice Bérubé
Robin J. Stein
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
When dogs get banned from the beach, Barbie and Nikki decide to complain to City Hall; victory looks certain until Poppy Reardon joins the race and fights anything but fair.
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"The Ballad of Windy Willows"
Patrice Bérubé
Robin J. Stein
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
Barbie and Daisy take a trip to Barbie's Wisconsin hometown, where it is up to Barbie to save her beloved Aunt Adele's struggling inn.
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"Room Swap"
Patrice Bérubé
M.J. Offen
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
When Stacie and Skipper get into a fight, Barbie offers to switch rooms with them; eventually, all of the Roberts sisters learn no roommate is perfect.
Instead of enjoying a relaxing spa weekend with their friends, Barbie and Ken end up trying to keep the owner's grandson out of trouble.
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"Totally Spying"
Conrad Helten
Daniel Bryan Franklin
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
Trey injures himself on the Roberts' property, so the family is extra nice to him. However, Barbie and her sisters fear Trey might be up to something.
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"Barbie Roberts: Undercover Mermaid Part 1"
Michael Dowding
Jayne Hamil
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
Barbie and her friends try to wow Nikki's fashion idol at a mermaid convention, but things take a fishy turn when Barbie's sisters become suspects in a mystery.
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"Barbie Roberts: Undercover Mermaid Part 2"
Michael Dowding
Jayne Hamil
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
With her sisters suspected in a string of thefts due to a misunderstanding, Barbie works to clear their names and find the real thief, as well as help Nikki impress her idol.
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"A Dog's Day in Court"
Patrice Bérubé
Dianne Dixon
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
The Roberts family could be evicted from their Dreamhouse unless Barbie can figure out who is behind Malibu's sudden flea infestation.
Season 4 (2019)
From this season until its end, the series was titled Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts on-screen.
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"Magical Mermaid Mystery Part 1"
Patrice Bérubé & Larry Anderson
Arthur Brown & Douglas Sloan
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
George decides to take the family on holiday to Costa Rica where he will be filming a whale documentary, while Barbie and friends land summer jobs at a water park in Malibu. When Barbie learns of the trip, she tries desperately to take a holiday from work to go with her family. Unfortunately, she is not able to pick up the courage in time to ask her super cool boss, Darcy. Meanwhile, Trey decides to throw a party at the Dreamhouse, while Barbie is at work. Everything goes haywire when the Roberts' pets are left alone at home.
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"Magical Mermaid Mystery Part 2"
Patrice Bérubé & Conrad Helten
Arthur Brown & Douglas Sloan
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
After her boss is fired, Barbie is promoted with new responsibilities. Unfortunately, she learns that one of those responsibilities is that she has to fire Ken. Meanwhile, Skipper and Stacie join Chelsea on a quest to find a missing mermaid, but end up getting lost. Trey digs a tunnel to the Dreamhouse and the Roberts' pets, having found a way out of their house, give Trey and his goons a good scare. Barbie, finding them hard to handle without keeping an eye on them, takes the naughty pups with her to work.
Barbie's friends struggle to adjust to her becoming their boss at Oceans Extreme. In Costa Rica, Stacie, Skipper and Chelsea close in on the missing mermaid.
Barbie and her friends create a plan to stop smugglers and save a baby whale. As a reward, Barbie gets a ticket to Costa Rica, where she joins her family to see the whales arrive.
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"Sister Class Act"
Larry Anderson
Arthur Brown & Douglas Sloan
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
On her first day back to school, Barbie learns that Golden Beach High's newest student is none other than Tammy, her opponent from the baking competition show.
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"Basket Case"
Cassandra Mackay (as Cassi Simonds)
Katiedid Langrock
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Barbie offers to help Renee build her school basketball team by trying out, but she soon realizes that she is not as great as she thought she would be.
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"Barbie's Dance Dilemma"
Patrice Bérubé
Daniel Bryan Franklin
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Ken asks Barbie to help him invite Harriet to a school dance. Despite her mixed feelings, Barbie agrees to do it, because what are friends for?
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"Working Mom"
Conrad Helten
Arthur Brown & Douglas Sloan
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
When Margaret hesitates to take a promotion at her job, Barbie and her sisters work together to prove to their mother that they can handle extra responsibilities.
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"Something Borrowed"
Larry Anderson
Daniel Bryan Franklin
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Skipper borrows Barbie's jacket without permission and ends up misplacing it. The two sisters race around town trying to retrieve the jacket, which has their father's 20th anniversary gift to their mother in its pocket, but are always one step behind.
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"The In Crowd"
Cassandra Mackay (as Cassi Simonds)
Robin J. Stein
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Barbie tries to help Skipper adjust to high school by inviting her to join her lunch table. When Skipper bonds with her friends, Barbie unexpectedly feels left out.
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"Family of the Year"
Patrice Bérubé
M.J. Offen
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
The Roberts family are driven to enter Malibu's annual Family of the Year contest, competing against the family that has won every year for the past decade: the Reardons.
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"The Sportathon Part 1"
Conrad Helten
Douglas Sloan
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Barbie and Skipper collaborate on their school community service project at the Water Park, but the two clash when Skipper does not put in an equal amount of effort.
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"The Sportathon Part 2"
Larry Anderson
Douglas Sloan
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
The Roberts host their neighbors at the Dreamhouse when an earthquake causes a power outage. Meanwhile, Barbie and Skipper decide to raise funds for the destroyed library.
Season 5 (2020)
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"Spirit Week"
Cassandra Mackay (as Cassi Simonds)
Daniel Bryan Franklin
January 19, 2020 (2020-01-19)
Barbie, Tammy and all of Golden Beach High team up to defeat their rivals, Empire Coast High—which tests Tammy's loyalties due to them being her former school.
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"Nothing to Fear"
Patrice Bérubé
Margaret Dunlap
January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26)
On Halloween, after watching a scary vampire film, Chelsea and Stacie come to believe that Barbie and her friends are all vampires, when in fact they are trying to set up the Dreamhouse into a haunted house.
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"Barbie, Brownies and Bears, Oh My!"
Conrad Helten
Arthur Brown
February 2, 2020 (2020-02-02)
When the Roberts go on their annual camping trip, Barbie makes brownies that no one can resist, but forbids anyone from eating them until the second night around the campfire, per family tradition. When someone eats the entire batch the night before though, the Roberts clan band together to figure out "whodunit".
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"Family Fun and Games"
Larry Anderson
Story by : Jaya Ramdath Teleplay by : Arthur Brown
February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09)
After the Roberts camper is totaled after rolling down a hill, to raise the money to replace it, Barbie and her sisters sign up to compete in a game show that is infamous for tearing families down.
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"Three Ring Dreamhouse"
Cassandra Mackay (as Cassi Simonds)
Margaret Dunlap
February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16)
Barbie feels horrible when outside commitments keep her from taking Chelsea to her first circus, so Barbie decides to make up for it by putting on a circus at the Dreamhouse.
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"Dude Fight"
Patrice Bérubé & Larry Anderson
Daniel Bryan Franklin
February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)
The Dudes & Trey get into a fight that results in the Dudes befriending Barbie instead. Without the Dudes, Trey finds a friend in Ken when they bond over a video game.
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"The Copy Cat"
Conrad Helten
Robin J. Stein
March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)
To gain more popularity in school, Tammy decides to imitate Barbie. When it goes too far, Barbie begins to feel deprived of her individuality. Meanwhile, Trey struggles to find a birthday gift for his mother, while Stacie and Chelsea agree to babysit a fashionable macaw named Bella, and end up losing her. Their problems intersect when Bella lands up at the Reardons' home, and Trey's mother, mistaking it for Trey's gift, falls in love with her. How will the Roberts sisters retrieve her?
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"Barbie's Day Off"
Larry Anderson
Arthur Brown
March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)
Just before a group chemistry project presentation, Barbie falls ill with a cold. However, she does not want to take a day off and tries to figure out some way to attend the presentation without letting her project partners down. Meanwhile, Trey fakes an illness to play hooky, but runs into trouble when the principal catches him out of school.
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"The Curse of the Miner's Ghost"
Cassandra Mackay (as Cassi Simonds) & Larry Anderson
Daniel Bryan Franklin
March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)
Aunt Adele's inn is haunted by a ghost of a miner.
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"Chicken Masked Mystery on Ice"
Patrice Bérubé & Larry Anderson
Julie Chambers and David Chambers
March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)
With a new ice rink in town, Barbie and her friends put on a show to promote it. However, Nikki gets hurt before the show, and their only choice for a replacement is a mysterious yet skillful chicken-masked ice skater.
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"It Snows in Malibu"
Conrad Helten
Katiedid Langrock
March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29)
Barbie and friends take the camper out to spend some quality time together.
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"Dreamhouse Holidays"
Larry Anderson
Story by : Douglas Sloan Teleplay by : Daniel Bryan Franklin
April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05)
It is Christmas time at the Roberts House, but not all is holly jolly—Barbie and Ken cannot find the perfect gift for each other for Christmas, Stacie and Skipper take drastic measures to get a good gift for each other, and the whole family has to prevent Chelsea from finding and opening the presents before Christmas morning.
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"Close-Knit Friendship"
Cassandra Mackay (as Cassi Simonds) & Larry Anderson
Jaya Ramdath
April 12, 2020 (2020-04-12)
When Barbie, Teresa and Nikki are asked to write their school song, they learn a lesson in working out creative differences.
Films
Following its wrap-up on 12 April 2020, Mattel Television expanded the television series into television films, which also premiered on Netflix as "television specials" and were then picked up for television broadcast in certain countries. The first film from 2017, Barbie: Dolphin Magic, not only served as the pilot for the series, but returned Barbie to the streaming service since the 2012–15 web series, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. The second film revived the well-known Barbie film franchise which was put on a hiatus after the release of the first film and permanently made the streaming service the destination for upcoming and newer Barbie content in the United States.
September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18) (U.S. via Netflix)
Barbie and her sisters go to a tropical beach resort to see Ken, who is doing a marine biology internship with the namesake institution's director, Marlo. Unbeknowst to both of them, Marlo has her eyes set on capturing four gemstonedolphins belonging to a mermaid named Isla to make a fortune. With "sister power", Barbie traps her in the act and have them set free.
Barbie plays a blogger who is invited on a 'foreign exchange trip' by Princess Amelia, who realises they look alike after watching one of Barbie's music videos online, and intends for them to switch places. Trey wants to see how being a king of the Amelia's kingdom would feel like.
Story by : Charlotte Fullerton Teleplay by : Ann Austen & Nathaniel "Nate" Federman
April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Chelsea goes on a wild and fantastical adventure to find her lost birthday after a cruise ship she and her family sailed on by one night crossed the International Date Line.
Barbie swaps the familiar sunny shores of Malibu for the bright lights of Broadway to attend an exclusive summer performing arts program and meets... another Barbie! They become fast friends and discover they share more than just a name as they explore New York City and all its splendour. As they compete for a coveted once-in-a-lifetime Spotlight Solo from Times Square, the friends discover that competition isn't all about winning, it's about striving to be your best, bringing the best out of others, overcoming doubts and sharing the spotlight.
^ abHutchins, Robert. "Mattel Creations details Barbie slate ahead of MIPCOM 2016". ToyNews. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2022. Elsewhere, Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures is Barbie series developed for an older audience of 5 to 11-year-olds. The new episodic show will chronicle the adventures of Barbie and her sisters, Chelsea, Stacie and Skipper.
^"Mattel Creations: New Content for MIP, Reups & Deals". Animation Magazine. October 14, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017. Iconic fashion doll Barbie has lots to offer at MIP: Barbie Dreamtopia (52 x 11, preschool), Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures (26 x 22, comedy) and Barbie Dolphin Magic (60 min., adventure).
^ ab"Schedule". YTV.com. June 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. SUN JUN 24 5:00pm to 5:30pm Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures Clubhouse (Remix)
