The Strange World of Barbie Fairytopia
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- Before Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig gave us the Barbie movie, the 2000s were full of nostalgic and whimsical animated Barbie movies that enchanted it's audiences to a new realm. One of these being the iconic Barbie Fairytopia & Barbie Mermaidia series. Today on strawberry sprite, join me on a magical exploration of the world of Fairytopia series dolls, movies, games, website, stage musical, soundtracks, DVDs and more!!
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Chapters 💫
00:00 Intro and History
02:42 Barbie: Fairytopia (2005)
12:36 Fairytopia DVD & dolls
15:14 Cancelled Fairytopia?
18:54 Barbie Live! in Fairytopia
21:30 Barbie: Mermaidia (2006)
26:50 DVD and Flash Games
28:49 Barbie: Fairytopia and the Magic of the Rainbow (2007)
33:04 Magic of the Rainbow Merch + DVD Game
36:00 Conclusion
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This video is not made for kids, but for a mature audience (13+)
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Bibble being an all knowing creature simply choosing to fly around and do random stuff makes too much sense
I have always loved Bibble, I know people said he was annoying but that was precisely what made him endearing to me. Now this makes so much sense to me - I love Bibble because I aspire to become Bibble. A furry, adorable a creature who just flies around commenting in nonsense squeaks on what it sees and just spreading kindness and love... And then goes to sleep in a flower, rinse and repeat. Bibble is my idol 😂
That's how I'd act too tbh
The scrapbook pages in each video are so cute🥺
they are so good
Yeah, they're so cute
my fav part tbh
Ikrrr
Bruh...the Fairytopia trilogy is singlehandedly responsible for my lifelong obsession of petal dresses and gigantic flower houses 🌷
ME
THIS AND PIXIE HOLLOW
YES
i am politely requesting more stawberry sprite barbie videos because this was actually so good
If Bibble has million numbers of fan I am one of them.
If Bibble has ten fans I am one of them.
If Bibble has only one fan then that is me.
If Bibble has no fans, that means I am no longer on the earth.
If the world is against Bibble, I am against the world.
Just absolutely can't get enough how pretty and asthetic each video is, love it so much also Bibble is my source of happiness Bibble is life 🙏
bibble > bible
I would love a second video exploring the Barbie fairyverse! I think the Mariposa films are some of the strongest entries (although I'm more nostalgic for the original trilogy). Of special note I think is the sequel, Mariposa and the Fairy Princess, where Mariposa gets to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she loses her lovely accent, and gets the classic "she's perfect except for her one flaw: clumsiness" treatment, which ruins her ambassador career. I wish we had got a film where there was a true disagreement between her and the king that they had to work through diplomatically. However, Mariposa and Katania also have a strong love story in mine and many other's eyes. And it's gorgeous visually. I hope you enjoy them if you haven't seen them yet :) Love your vids!
I was about to comment about Mariposa!
Mariposa x Catania ftw✨✨
I saw fairytopia live!! It was amazing and magical and everything you could hope for in a stage adaptation of this cinematic masterpiece. The design of it is permanently stuck in my head, Elina flew at the end, at Lavernas defeat was dramatic, sparkly, and camp
aw that’s so wonderful!! it’s amazing to hear from someone who was there 💫
You're so luckyyyy
7:57 Absolutely HATE the fact that this is the ONLY time we see Elina with her hair down - it looks SO Pretty!✨ & all the merchandise & posters showed her with her hair styled like this 🥺 but I guess it was easier for the crew to animate her hair in a bun since it WAS early 2000’s CGI.
I’d love if you deep dived into Thumbalina. When I was younger I was so confused as to if Thumbalina was barbie, or even part of the Barbie-verse because she looked so different.
as a kid, i was so confused why the dolls had their hair down to the point that i thought they were knock offs 😭
Fairytopia is my favorite Barbie trilogy and I had no clue there was a musical- my family and I still quote the "lefting, left-a-roo" to this day. Ive only just started watching but thank you so much for this video, it makes me want to find the dvds and rewatch them all again
Lmao my bestie quotes that all the time with her sisters too X’D
I grew up watching mermaidia every single day... I could basically recite it off by heart! The music and colour scheme are literally everything (as well as nori) 💕
nori my beloved 💕
This is my comfort channel. You’re voice is so soothing and you’re so aesthetic please never change 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Agreed!
Also I would absolutely love to hear you cover Mariposa! The movies were one of my favorites growing up and I have fond memories of them
Good news: I saw Fairytopia live!
Bad news: I was four years old and only remember the gift shop where I got my own fairy wings. Thanks for unlocking a few more memories of the actual show 😂
I was a teenager when all of these movies and toys were coming out, but my little cousin was obsessed, and I remember watching some of these movies with her and playing with the dolls together. I wonder how much she remembers now
YES Fairytopia, in my eyes, is still the best Barbie line to date. The dolls are so detailed and whimsical, the Mermaidia dolls being among my favorites for how beautiful the sculpting on the tails are. I still collect these dolls to this day- so far I've got an original Elina and Shella (the pink and green mermaid) but there's so many more with cool designs!! Aghhhhh I'd get em all of eBay if I could afford it- too bad these dolls are getting rarer and more valuable by the year tho, by the time I save up they'll be out of my price range again 😵
i watched this so much when i was little but i think my brain genuinely repressed the memories of the butterfly man because his design was too much for my feeble mind to handle
I love your voice so much it’s so calming 😊 I was such a Fairytopia and Mermaidia girl growing up so I’m excited you made this!
SAME 💖
Because of Elina telling Mariposa’s story, I definitely consider the two Mariposa movies to be part of the Fairytopia universe.
It’s like this video was made for me. Fairies, Swan Lake, Barbie Fairytopia, Bibble, Animal Crossing New Leaf 1PM music, childlike wonder 💗I had the fairytopia Barbie with Bibble. Soon my mom kept the little Bibble so that we’d never lose him. I still have him 💕
24:20 - you say it like the memory was hidden to begin with. Singing Bibble is iconic ✨
I was a massive tomboy as a kid, but somehow I loved these movies. Sadly I was too deeply closeted even from myself back then to notice the wlw subtext in the second one...
And holy shit, them swimming down this abyss in Mermaidia scared me so much... Such amazing eldritch horror design
The nostalgia was so strong in this video. When you showed the games I got hit with so many memories. The barbie movies were my childhood. Thanks for making this
I had absolutely no idea there was a fairytopia musical and I think I might actually pass away of happiness
You don't know how funny is the "open my shell" scene for Latino ppl. In spanish you have two dubs, the Spain dub and the Latino dub, basically the word for shell in Spain is "concha de mar" or just "concha", however, in many latino countries we use that word to mean pussy. So you can have a good idea of us watching that scene in the Spain dub and the snail saying that and then giving you that look.
The way you edit your videos is really aesthetic. As a creator you have a strong point of view and a style of editing that isn’t really seen in this genre of video.
I love the niche your channel occupies between nostalgic children's media and interesting deep dives and analysis!
I'm very lucky to say that I just purchased the entire fairytopia/mermaia plastic set along with the a Elina doll and the wonder fairies for roughly a $100 and yes multiple tiny little bibbles
had this one on DVD as a kid and the case was so top tier. it had a tiny little velcro closure that i just loved to mess with and bumpy texture on the front. i definitely spent way too long playing boogie with bibble.
ALSO seeing the first picture book you showed UNLOCKED a memory in me
Edit: TOTALLY meant to mention: the fungi are probably all depicted as the same dude as a nod to some species of fungi reproducing asexually. at least that is what I have always thought
Please never stopp. I need more people making videos on niche nostalgia stuff from my childhood.
Bibble singing the queen of the night aria from the magic flute is iconic
Admittedly I don’t think I watched the Fairytopia movie more than once or twice in favor of Mermaidia because I was obsessed with mermaids… and now I kind of need to rewatch it specifically for the sapphic energy. And oh my GOD the DOLLS? Oh man, the dolls take me back. The moving mermaid tail, the rough sparkly glitter tops on the fairies…. Thank you for the blast to the past!! ❤
The Fairytopia trilogy are my favorite Barbie movies ever (and YES that includes that new one with Margot Robbie!) I watched them the other day for the first time in years and I remembered why I loved them. They were corny and some things didn’t make sense but they just had this charm to them that makes you want to rewatch them over and over again. I pretty much owned every Fairytopia toy they made. It’s so heartbreaking that my old Fairytopia toys were stolen by a tenant at one of the apartments my family rents. They had been storing my old toys in the garage there and they let the new renter use the garage and they stole all my toys when they moved away.
As a kid, I remember how much I WANTEDDD The Elina Magic of the Rainbow doll 😂 it looked like literal magic when they show you can use the doll to control her game
you should do a deep dive into the other fairy barbie movies (mariposa!!) great video
I grew up with the Barbie Movies and Fairytopia was so high up in my favorites (diamond castle will forever be my #1 tho haha). I loved watching this video! It's giving me this beautiful nostalgia, thank you for making this lovely video!
Diamond castle was so beautiful I watched it like 100 times with my childhood best friend
I love how Bibble waking Elina up by saying "elina my daddy pee"
I remember going to the Live show!!! I was very young but I loved it. I don't remember the plot but all the girlies got dressed up and had little photo sessions with barbie and bibble. I was too afraid so i don't think i participated. The show was basically the movie with a few extra songs to fill out a full 2-3 hr showtime. The cast and ensemble ate every note. The butterfly flying moment stuck with me because it was Barbie on this HUGE rolling prop with fabric wings that really flapped . I think the show ended with like a glitter and bubble shower so all the kids could jump with glee.
tysm for sharing!! 💗
There's something so painful about the fact that we can't go back
I will never forget dat time alina asked shelly the snail to open her shell,and shelly was like,”open my shell?? But off course😘😘” in dat seductive deep tone voice,gurl,can u guess dat innuendo😂😂😂
And again a beautiful video about a very nostalgic franchise for me ! I was not the biggest barbie doll fan, but i was obsessed with Fairytopia. I had the DVDs and the only two barbie dolls that I ever had were from this franchise. I had the Elina one from the first movie and the Barbie Fairytopia Magical Mermaid. When you mentioned the book that came with it, i was in shock. I had totally forgot about this little folio ... I need to see if I still have it. I remember back then that I would spend so much time on the mini-games in hopes of finding an easter egg or some interractions that I would've missed the first time. I'm sooo happy to see that your channel is getting a little big bigger each time I come across one of your videos ! Keep up the good work ! I will definitely join the discord and maybe share the Barbie or Thinkerbell items that I own if I find them (with the weird french titles for the DVDs of course) !
I love the way you do scrapbooking in these. that's son fun & I bet it'll be super cool to flip through them years later
I swear we had the same childhood all of your videos are hitting so much nostalgia for me
Barbie Fairytopia was always my all time favourite barbie movie, i still remember begging for my parents to get me the dvd of the third rainbow movie.
you just unlocked so many memories deep within me in this video... i'm pretty sure that Elina and Nori where my bi awakening lmao
23:41 “just take a left at this cornerrrrr” “leftingggg leftiroo!” Gets stuck in my head every time I take a left 😅
I literally talked about the movie and how i wanna see it again so badly to my roommate two hours ago wtf thats a perfect coincidence
Am I the only person who thought this movie was really similar to Thumbelina? I mean, it stands on its own as it’s own thing, and I really love it, but especially the ending where her reward is getting wings reminds me so much of Thumbelina.
So we've done Tinkerbell and now Barbie... dare i ask if a Bratz video is in the possible future? 🥺 would be SO on brand to explore the messy world of Bratz pixies and genie magic and such
This is just a small detail I wanted to share, the "two" Elina dolls released for Mermadia were in fact one single doll with a detachable tail! the wings would fold down into the fin at the bottom and this plastic piece would hold it together into a tail shape. I had it as a kid and it actually broke really fast because the mechanism that folded the wings down was really flimsy LOL. Thanks for sending me back to more peaceful childhood days, it was fun to remember how much I ADORED this series.
Please make a video regarding the rise and fall of celebrity dress up games in the 2000s . Major thankies .
the way i flip out whenever strawberry sprite posts omg
I was a small child when the fairytopia stuff came out so I have vague memories of the other fairy dolls but it really seems like there was going to be another version of fairytopia and they changed it…now I’m super curious what that story was gonna be
I had the blonde main character Barbie :) most memorably the wings somehow had a fibrous texture in addition to lighting up, reminded me of those old light up toys that were essentially like plastic hair with lights at the ends but compressed into wing shapes.
We only had Mermaidia when I growing up, I still don't think I've seen Fairytopia. Mermaidia will always be the iconic barbie movie for me.
How is it that this channel only has 4 videos yet you are already my go to comfort channel? 🥰 just the topics you chose to talk on, your voice and presence are so lovely and relaxing and the aesthetic is *chef's kiss*. Anyways, please keep making these videos, at least until you leave your boring human life of responsibilities and go a fairy realm as planned, at which point we all want to come along please 😄✨
I just remembered that my dad bought the barbie Elina of the first Fairytopia and I was so done with her wings that I plucked them out and was happy cuz I could make her anything. I never considered that to be a fairy or even an angel you needed wings 😂❤
Another thing! For me hue was some kind of hybrid of fairy and butterfly and now that I'm an adult I'm horrified with the idea hahahahha
10:38 What a classic scene this makes my inner child so happy 🧚♀️🫂💕
24:19 THIS THIS THIS 👏🏻 This is sooo me after eating a food that I like Lmfao
Btw Strawberry, I also agree that the third Fairytopia movie is not as good as the first too.
31:36 That’s because she’s voiced by the same voice actress, Andrea Libman! I love her voice sm.
Also note, I actually made a sketch of Elina and Azura flirting in Azura’s house XD
All the early Barbie movies were my most precious dvds, I have so many amazing memories of watching my favorite Barbie movies and at a time I had my favorite ones completely memorized so I could watch them in my head. (Idk if that’s an autism thing or what but I fr had so many movies memorized & would watch them in my head when I was bored)
Oh my god, I already got hit in the guts with the nostalgia at the dvd collection sleeves
For me the ending feels bad because her not having wings can quickly be seen as a disability in this world so to give her wings will be making her into an Able Body person and I would feel much better if I don't know the enchantress gave her like prosthetic Wings because that wouldn't feel bad because she technically is still disabled in this world only she has an aide to help her live in this world more easily
I still remember the Christmas that I got the Nutcracker and Clara Barbie dolls. Clara’s hair was the most beautiful of any of my Barbie’s and the elbow/knee/joint articulation was SO cool. And Prince Nutcracker Ken had real hair which was neat until his head broke off (I truly don’t remember how). I still remember acting out soap operas where one of my Barbie’s would always end up slapping his head off 😂
9:31 Dahlia’s actually a Dryad (a Wood Nymph 🧚)
Her voice sounds like one of those guided meditation ladies in the best way possible
Fairytopia was such a great trilogy! 💕
YAAAAAY BIBBLE
YASS
ALSO PLEASE MAKE THE MARIPOSA VIDEO
I’ve been trying to figure out for years what this little purple flower girl toy was from and that clip at 9:27 just answered that question! Were you able to find toys of those little flower characters?
I love the memories your videos unlock! You’re doing amazing research❤️
Barely remember anything about this franchise other than having the biggest crush on the butterfly
No joke I would kill for an open world exploration game set in fairytopia's expansive biomes
I’d give anything for a recording of that Fairytopia musical! Or even better, let’s get a Broadway revival! Wonderful video!
God I wanted those little flower cups so bad as a kid
That background music is amazing. I listen to it all the time. 7:34
Barbie Fairytopia was my jam like no joke i either watched that or either princess and the pauper or magic of pegasus
I recently finished my fairytopia trilogy rewatch, and i am so in love with the world!! This came out at the perfect time, so thank you 💖💖💖
8:39 These must have horrified me so much as a kid I completely blocked them out. I do not remember them being in the movie. They look so out of place and uncanny 😭
BIBBLE IS LOVE
BIBBLE IS LIFE
this is a bibble fan account
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It is interesting you mention songs being a part of a different version of the movie, because there was meant to be a fourth movie that got cancelled! The Elina doll with the Swan Lake-esque wings, also known as Magic Lights Elina (I think?) is apparently her outfit from the film, and is one of the rarer dolls as it got quickly pulled off shelves when the movie never came out. Maybe the songs were meant to go in it!
Lovely video, your scrapbook pages were sooooo cute!!
your channel is growing so fast you deserve every bit of positive attention your getting your videos are amazing
Whoaaa I went to see fairytopia live & it was sooo beautiful!!! I was 7, I think. I dressed in my elina costume and it really sparked an interest in theatre production for me. I was so obsessed with fairies and still am. I def have the cd soundtrack somewhere lol.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for making these nostalgic videos. They are so comforting and take me to my happy place from when I was a kid. I can tell you put a lot of effort into them :)
15:20 WAIT A MINUTE!!! I THINK I HAVE THAT DOLL! I got her from a yard sale but her wings were gone (I assume they got broken off) and she had light pink glitter skin and an outfit just like that with a pink glitter top! I had no idea it was from the Barbie Fairytopia doll line!
I LOVED these movies as a kid. They hold such a special place in my heart. I remember my mom used to buy me every movie and doll when they came out. I LOVED BIBBLE. He was my homie.
Thank you for unlocking these memories that truly made my childhood:)
I always assumed that Alina would only have her wings if she kept the necklace on
And that if she ever lost it or took it off, she wouldn’t have them
No, I think they are permanent
The necklace only contained the spell to make them appear at the beginning, like a "container"
As a barbie movie collector who rewatched this series so often as a child, I love this video so much!!!
NO BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW PRETTY YOU ARE !?!?!? I WANT TOO LOOK LIKE YOU !!
I'm so happy you had sections on the DVD menus and games which I feel have been a lost art. There have been many nights I would fall asleep to the menu screen after watching the movie and playing the games over and over again, it's one of the most nostolgic things to me.
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barbie fairytopia were my favorite barbie movies as a kid, i really related to them because i myself am physically disabled
I love your discussion of the DVD bonus features! Those things were so much fun to get lost in!
I have a very vague memory of seeing Fairytopia Live.. I mostly remember posing for a picture next to Hue and I still have my Bibble from it!!
14:16 is the music from the animal jam dress up mini game.
I love your documentaries!! Your voice is so soothing, cant wait for more. I also adore the little book pages you make for each video :]
Just the animal crossing wild world background music and noises is just so nostalgic
that bibble plushie is the cutest thing i've ever seen
I only had/watched the first movie as a kid, but this made me remember all the other characters besides Elina and Bibble. I had totally forgotten about Hue before this 😂
(Luckily I didn't lose my Bibble toy!)
I also agree that the environments felt very dreamlike. That's pretty much my memory of the first Fairytopia.
...OMG THE POP UP BOOK
I loved Barbie Mariposa! I loved seeing Bibble and Elina in the movies. They are super sweet! Also, your love and care for these videos is so appreciated. Thanks for your work and energy 🫰
Off topic but if you ever got fairy hair / tinsel hair I think it would suit you so well. Especially for this video lol
I know I'm super late but what I love about these movies is how accessible they still are. I sadly never got to own the dvds when the were made, luckily hasbro is still selling fresh copies of these movies in bundles for a reasonable price