Series synopsis
Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse is an American animation family television series that premiered on YouTube on May 11, 2012. It ended on October 16, 2015. It was created by David Wiebe. It stars Kate Higgins, Sean Hankinson, Charlie Bodin and Tara Sands.
The series is set as a reality TV-esque show following Barbie, her sisters and her friends in the day-to-day activities that take place in the Dreamhouse and surrounding areas. Much of the humor in the show derives from parodying and lampooning both the traditional reality TV format and the Barbie franchise itself.
Premise
The series is set as a reality TV-esque show following Barbie, her sisters and her friends in the day-to-day activities that take place in the Dreamhouse and surrounding areas. Much of the humor in the show derives from parodying and lampooning both the traditional reality TV format and the Barbie franchise itself.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kate Higgins as Barbie (voice)
- Sean Hankinson as Ken (voice)
- Charlie Bodin as Ryan (voice)
- Tara Sands as Summer
Guest cast
- Ashlyn Madden as Midge
- Haviland Stillwell as Raquelle
- Nakia Burrise as Nikki (voice)
- Katie Crown as Teresa (voice)
- Laura Gerow as Chelsea (voice)
- Paula Rhodes as Skipper (voice)
- Grant George as Randy Bravo (voice)
- David Wiebe as Reporter (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 123 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 13 | June 15, 2012 | May 14, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 23 | May 11, 2012 | December 7, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 20 | February 2, 2013 | October 16, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 16 | February 5, 2014 | December 10, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 13 | April 17, 2015 | September 25, 2015 |
| Season 5 | 5 | October 2, 2013 | October 30, 2013 |
| Season 6 | 16 | February 5, 2014 | December 10, 2014 |
| Season 7 | 17 | April 17, 2015 | October 16, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fan Mail Stacie and Chelsea answer fan mail from the Barbie blog. |
June 15, 2012 |
| 2 |
Barbie Technical Institute Enroll in the Barbie Technical Institute and have a resume like Barbie. |
June 15, 2012 |
| 3 |
Sand Away Ouch! Sand in your joints. Use Sand Away today! |
September 19, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Closet Princess Barbie has the perfect accessory in mind for her date with Ken. |
May 11, 2012 |
| 2 |
Happy Birthday Chelsea Stacie has an airtight plan to ensure Chelsea's sixth birthday is the best one yet. |
May 11, 2012 |
| 3 |
Pet Peeve Barbie asks Ken and Ryan to pet sit. |
May 18, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Playing Heart to Get Ken makes a grand gesture to get the perfect gift for Barbie. |
February 2, 2013 |
| 2 |
Catty on the Catwalk Raquelle begs Barbie to mentor her in the ways of super model stardom. |
February 9, 2013 |
| 3 |
Help Wanted It’s the first day of work at the Barbie Boutique for Skipper and she’s got some ideas on how to Skipperize the place. |
February 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Style Super Squad (1) Barbie and her friends spring into super hero action to take on a world in need of style direction, but who will fill the silohead-shaped hole left in Malibu? |
February 5, 2014 |
| 2 |
Style Super Squad (2) Barbie works with her friends to deputize girls of the world in their own style! |
February 19, 2014 |
| 3 | Little Bad Dress | March 19, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Malibu's Empirical Emporium Grace tries to open her own business, but is Malibu ready for a store dedicated solely to Science? |
April 17, 2015 |
| 2 |
Red Carpet Caper Barbie needs help throwing a fabulous red carpet event! So naturally, who else would she ask but…um… Raquelle? |
April 24, 2015 |
| 3 |
Mission Impawsible Blissa, Tawny, and Taffy venture out of the Dreamhouse into Malibu, but uh-oh! They better not let Ken and Barbie catch them! |
May 1, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Doctor Barbie In this episode, Chelsea comes down with a mystery illness and it is up to Barbie to diagnose the problem. |
October 2, 2013 |
| 2 |
Stuck With You Game night goes awry when Barbie and Ryan get stuck in the Dreamhouse elevator. |
October 9, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Only Way to Fly When Barbie is banned from the Malibu Airport, she and her sisters build a jet. |
October 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Style Super Squad - Part 1 Barbie wants to be able to help everyone in the world with fashion emergencies, but has a hard time keeping up, so Ken invents the Fashion Emergency Targeting System (FEATS). Barbie and her friends form a fashion super hero team. While the Style Super Squad is saving the world from potential fashion disasters, the celebrity world suffers from Barbie's absence. |
February 5, 2014 |
| 2 |
Style Super Squad - Part 2 Barbie works with her friends to deputize girls of the world in their own style! |
February 19, 2014 |
| 3 |
Little Bad Dress During Raquelle's half-birthday party, Teresa gets her dress stained! Raquelle gives her one of her dresses, and Teresa begins to start acting like Raquelle, stealing all of the spotlight. Barbie ends up giving her own of her own dresses so that Teresa starts acting like herself again. |
March 19, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Malibu's Empirical Emporium Grace tries to open her own business but is Malibu ready for a store dedicated solely to Science? |
April 17, 2015 |
| 2 |
Red Carpet Caper Barbie needs help throwing a fabulous red carpet event! So naturally, who else would she ask but…um…Raquelle? |
April 24, 2015 |
| 3 |
Mission Impawsible Blissa, Tawny, and Taffy venture out of the Dreamhouse into Malibu, but uh-oh! They better not let Ken and Barbie catch them! |
May 1, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 11, 2012 |
| Last aired | October 16, 2015 |
| Runtime | 3 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |