Happy 21st birthday! Turning 18 is such a special milestone in one's life, especially when you're already 30 by that time. BTW, you look really young, I would have never guessed you are 45.
Your comment about Barbie's vest sewn onto her shirt has me screaming because that was actually a thing that companies did in the 90s lmao I remember my teachers having shirts with the vest sewn onto the front like that. It is still lazy, but it was absolutely something you would find at Walmart or Kmart in the 90s 😂
That vest-sewn-on-shirt look wasn't just Mattel being cheap on details; they *actually* made and sold false-vest tops and people bought them and wore them, in suburban America, in 1996. I know, I saw my *own mother* wear one, a jaunty fall seasonal number with a faux turtleneck and little pumpkins embroidered on it. I can still see the cheap brocade when I close my eyes.
Oh god, that explains why I saw more vest sew on shirt than actual vests when I went thrifting looking for vests. I ended up leaving dissapointed, though I still bought 2 of them.
I think the reason why we don't get puffy dresses anymore is because they fell out of favor of the new generation. When we see formal dresses nowadays it's sleek and simple now. Which isn't bad by any means. It just shows how varied fashion and always changing it is for the human race.
i think its because they use a lot of fabric and Mattel do everything as cheap as possible these days. Some male dolls just have painted legs instead of fabric pants!!! Its terrible. There was a Disney boy that has has a jacket and his shirt is just hanging down coz he has no pants it can be tucked into. Its a travesty
Wow people really missed my fucking point. I only see one person who isn't immediately going "their just being cheap!" Can yall actually fuck off and actually contribute to my post and not just go with that immediately?
i owned blossom beauty barbie and the flowers were not fragile, they were really stuck on there. i was obsessed with this doll, especially with the skirt flipping function and the glitter! and the way you could put the little glitter fairy into a pocket and it would conceal her within the dress! i always thought that was so cool omg. i ALSO had an obsession with the movie free willy!!! that was the same reason my mom bought me ocean friends barbie!! she was my favourite and i loved the colour changing legs and the little orca
i recently saw angel princess barbie in person at an antique mall and just...she is so STUNNING. especially the AA version, she's so gorgeous. it was very difficult to leave the store without her...
@@yuls_minki i left her unfortunately...i love that doll but i have to control myself because i'm so close to running out of space in my collection lmaooo
i am so pleasantly surprised your birth year still falls solidly within my childhood. based on how young you look (in a good way) i would’ve guessed this video would make my 30something ass feel old AF 😭
I feel like this video is going to remind me of the bad years where I wasn't allowed to get Barbies anymore 😬 My mom thought 11 was pretty old for Barbie
1996 was a pretty good year for Barbie. I have several of the ones on this list, and there are several others that I would love to add to my collection!
1996 was right around the time I started my 'adult' Barbie collection (ok I was 16 at the time but 🤷♀ it felt very mature to be buying my own dolls 😅). I was totally drawn to the floofy ballgown Barbies that were reminiscent of the ones I'd had as a kid in the 80s. I remember particularly loving Angel Princess, Blossom Beauty, Songbird, and Children Collectors Series Cinderella, as well as a ridiculously pretty collector Rapunzel that came out around then too (I thiiiiink the year before?). Never had any issues with the flowers on Blossom Beauty's dress, but I only ever had her on display, so I can't speak to how it would have stood up to regular stress from play. This year is also memorable to me for the debut of Teen Skipper (and Nikki, and Courtney), who I was and still am inordinately fond of for having IMO one of the prettiest face sculpts Mattel has ever produced.
oh my god i loved the blossom beauty barbie commercial SO much. i haven't thought of her in two decades, seeing a picture of her now hit me like a nostalgic pink brick lmao
Happy Birthday! That winter fantasy barbie actually made me look her up because I got some real "crimson peak" vibes so I thought it was funny that you got totally different vibes. Also wow there was some good barbies this year. I want that coca cola Edwardian barbie so badly. Edit: oh no there were three of these Edwardian coke bottles? and I want them all? and they're not insanely priced? oh no....
I started excitedly listing which ones I had until I realized my mom just spoiled me rotten. 😂She was really out there giving a toddler collector's editions to play with lol
"All the people who are offended by it are probably in a nursing home and pose no threat to me." Bold words from a man in his nineties, I'm just saying... Happy birthday! I always enjoy your ranking videos :D
Easy chic Barbie is hilarious. And as someone who graduated college in 1996 , some of the fashion definitely brought flashbacks. Neon dressed Barbie reminds me of a very distinctive outfit my mom bought me in that time - bright pink fuzzy sweater over matching pink stirrup pants ( which have not come back in fashion, shockingly).
Workin' out barbie is my all time fave. I got her for my birthday (I think my birthday?) In 1996 when I was 5. I remember bringing her to kindergarten. Her cassette tape was iconic and I still get the song stuck in my head at least once a month. "You! Me! Workin out workin out barbie!" I chewed the heck out of those rubbery shoes, 10/10 barbie, no critiques. Glad you included her.
Oh my gosh, I had the orca barbie, songbird and the shopping one with Kelly. They were all hand me downs from my older cousins, and while some items where already missing (or I ended up losing lol) I still loved them! PS: I'm not a collector myself but I've been enjoying watching your videos for a while now, reminds me a lot of the joy I had playing with Barbie as a child!
happy birthday!!! if you're ever anxious about running out of video ideas, know that i for one wouldn't mind watching ranking videos like this for like every year of barbie releases
I had a few of these! Winter Fantasy Barbie looked SO much better in the brunette version (which I luckily had). The dark hair worked a lot better with the darker lips and dress.
Happy Birthday!! Thank you for celebrating with us with such a great vid! For me, chocolate chip cookie dough and butter pecan are friends, not enemies. Although I will say butter brickle is superior to butter pecan, not to sound completely ancient. 😆 Songbird Barbie took my breath away! I've just met her and she's everything to me! The face, the hair, the dress; she is everything that's good in the world poured into a plastic doll mold. 💖
Happy 68th birthday!! Your ranking vids are so much fun! It's so funny how our tastes are so similar but also extremely different imo cookies and cream and cookie dough are the same so i was so shocked when its revealed lol Also love your shirt! Slay your 22nd💕
96 Holiday Barbie is one of my favorite dolls. I absolutely loved her in 96 and still do. One of the first Barbie’s I bought when I got into collecting.
Omg my birthday is one day before yours (aka the day you uploaded this video). I absolutely adore you videos, all are such a treat to watch and I hope you have a great birthday!
Recommend looking at that so sugary barbie site mentioned in the video, they have Barbie’s categorized by year and it’s so fun looking through your birth year!
@@KingOfGaymesI definitely want to, especially because my mom bought me one the year I was born that I still have in box ❤, i definitely wanna see what else was going on that year in Barbie world Edit: I checked the site and the first two on the list are an anniversary Midge and a NASCAR one and if that doesn't describe my parents I don't know what does 😂 A perfect year for me to be born to them lol
14:04 blossom beauty Barbie the flowers stayed on super well!! I remember having the dress for ages and I would toss it in with my Barbie clothes, it never got messed up.
Hey, that's the year I was born too! Great lineup here. Your comment about Easy Chic Barbie using her hat to smuggle TVs out of Best Buy made me straight up choke on my drink.
Happy (late) birthday! I really enjoy your content; it never feels “click-baity”, and finds that rare balance of snark without being mean-spirited. Keep up the amazing work!
like you with free willy, i was OBSESSED with "oh brother where art thou" at that age. i would take the movie with me to watch at my grandma's when she would babysit me. i would watch it CONSTANTLY at home. do i know what it's about? absolutely not.
This video actually helped me identify some dolls I recently got at a yard sale! I was just picking out anything bright and pretty and I got the hula hair doll, and a doll wearing the workout outfit. Sadly none of the dolls and outfits matched up perfectly but they were only $3 each so who can complain Happy birthday btw!!!
13:55 i had this doll as a hand me down and the flower petals did hold up, though frayed on the edges. They had little spongy rings underneath each flower to help them stand up, which were very fun to pick off. I actually had no idea that was the doll the dress came from, I love watching these ranking videos and discovering the origins of my (now long gone) dolls and their outfits
In 1996, my older sister was 6 and I was 4. So I can attest that the flowers on Blossom Beauty Barbie are very easily pulled off XD. Long after the doll met her demise, I would find the flowers floating around in the toybox.
Honestly a video on poodle skirts would definitely be something I'd watch. I have seen some historical photo references of other designs than poodles, they could definitely be very fun for more thematic outfits, especially on dolls. I'm also curious about what other skirt designs could help signify the 50s.
Maybe next years video can be over your favorite dolls you’ve received on your birthday from friends, family, yourself, or subscribers 🩷 also happy birthday!
This was great. That Holiday Barbie is iconic. I also appreciate that you got to play with dolls as a kid. It makes your videos so much richer and interesting. Thank you for sharing!
I want the Blossom Beauty Barbie SO BAD. Specifically the Christy one. But the Teresa doll with the blue version of the dress is also a standout for me. I have such a soft spot for any fairy dolls and the little fairy that sprinkles glitter, oh my god you have got to be kidding me. Straight to cookie dough for me. Also, happy birthday!! I never leave comments on videos but you’re my favorite doll CZcamsr and I always get so excited when you drop new videos. I hope you have/had an awesome birthday and an awesome year ahead 🥳
I was well past the age of playing/collecting Barbies in '96, but I did have nieces that played with them. I remember most of these. Pink Ice Barbie is beautiful. I've always loved the little plumage puffs on her shoulders. So cute.💞💕
The blooming beauty Barbie flowered dress was actually very sturdy. I remember she went through a lot as a constantly kidnapped princess during my very complex playtime
Happy Birthday!!! Loved the video! '96 was the year I got most of my barbies, this felt so nostalgic😍 The flowers on Blossom Beauty Barbies dress are still all completely intact on my Barbie even though I really played a lot with that dress (it held so many secrets). The flower band that opens the dress, as well as the glitter on the dress are all still intact. The only thing that did not hold up to time was maybe the velcro on the back as usual🥲 but the dress a a whole survived better than the Songbird one (less elastics sure help).
Happy birthday!! I loved my Bubble Mermaid Barbie because her tail would change color under hot or cold water and honestly that was the main feature for her more so than the bubbles. Like the bubbles were cool and all but being able to have a barbie I was able to have in the bath tub and take to the pool and play mermaids with was the real big thing for me.
Happy Birthday Cammy! I can mostly agree with everything but Butter Pecan being the bottom tier concept 😭😭 But I think Babs had a really nice 1996 for sure and a few of these were ones I loved but forgot about because there are just SO many dolls.
Blossom beauty's dress held up pretty well from what I can remember, it was so iconic and beautiful. I also had song bird barbie, and i s2g i remember making her tge blossom beauty's little sister since their dresses had the same vibe. And bubbling mermaid was great for the bath. I had a distinctive memory of loving tiny branded products that came with the shoppinf barbie and kelly.
Happy birthday. I’m 43 and every year for almost a decade I’ve celebrated my 21st bday. I love that you mentioned older barbie dolls. I grew up with super star barbie and the 80s doctor barbie. I’m not finished watching this video yet but I hope you mention rapunzel barbie. I think she’s from 96 because I bought her that year (bought 2) one for me and one for my mother to send for Christmas She lived in a different state (it was my favourite bed time story she used to tell me) she still has hers but I don’t. It lives in a box in the basement. I kinda want to ask her for it to display in my large doll collection since I don’t have mine anymore. Love your videos and your vibe. Happiest of birthdays many months later lol
Many happies! And thanks for an excellent video. The rankings are easily my favourite of your vids, they really allow your wit to shine. Also... man do these mid-90s collector Barbies take me back. I worked for a department store chain that featured a 'Barbie Boutique' in the flagship store, where (literally) poor me used to go regularly to sigh over all of what are now considered the classic collector dolls. Can confirm that their vibe back then was very much 'different and dramatic', hence all the updos, evening gowns and distinct lack of pink. The Mackie dolls were the apotheosis of the era, I think.
About the fragility of the flowers on Blossoming Beauty Barbie…they’re not actually too fragile, IIRC! She’s in storage at the moment so I’d have to get her out to check, though. She was one of my fav Barbies growing up! Her hair was so soft.
I was collecting Barbie's in 1996 so I KNOW there were a bunch that came out. I just am enjoying the walk down memory lane. I had blossom Beauty Barbie and those flowers were sewed on and did not come off. Wish I still had her. I still have the miniature doll with the glitter inside for some inexplicable reason though LOL. Thanks for the video!
I was 6 in 96 so a lot of these are my childhood Barbies and this video gave me flashbacks to dolls I had entirely forgotten about! I had horse lovin’ barbie along with her horse (who walked) and a stable. I entirely forgot that my sister had songbird barbie and honestly the bit I remember most about her was her bird accessory that you could balance on your finger. My sister also had ocean friends barbie, but Keiko the orca belonged to me because I was the biggest orca nerd and loved Free Willy and Keikomore than anything else in the world 😂😂 the fact the toy orca even had Keiko’s three chin spots still amazes me to this day, it’s such a small detail but I remember being obsessed with it. I also had Ginger who was, indeed, an absolute queen. I still have Keiko somewhere, the rest of the barbies moved on, but Keiko is eternal.
This video was such a trip down nostalgia lane! I recognized so many of these dolls and my sister and I had the following: Angel Princess Barbie We both got this doll as a Christmas present and she was a favorite of my sisters. I later took the angel wings off my doll to play with them on other toys lol Beaupeep Barbie I do not remember the doll herself, but I do remember the bloomers and the shepards crook. So either the og doll was lost or those items were taken from a cousins doll. Working Out Barbie A favorite of mine! She was the first bendy Barbie we had. Also my mom worked out to those home VHS tapes allot, so we use to make the dolls do the same poses as her. Blossom Beauty Barbies Another that we had two of, and the dress flowers did fall off. They think they were sewn on, but I pulled off all the loose ones that were on mine. I remember collecting them into a little bag to play with. Also that little glitter fairy bottle got cracked open during a move and Covered all our toys in that box with glitter. Bubbling Mermaid Barbie My all time favorite bath toy! Her color changing tail blew my little mind. Also her tails was not solid plastic! It was actually hollow. That’s how you got it to blow bubbles, you would squeeze the tail to push out the air through her bubble wand crown. You could also squeeze the air out of her underwater to make bubbles in the bath that way. Thank you for making this video! I hope you had a lovely birthday!
For your birthday next year, you could do a detailed tier list of every birthday outfit from the American Girl collections, both historical and Girl of Today stuff!
At first when you said you were born in 1996 and turning 21 this year you had me second guessing my own age because I was born in 2002 and did turn 21 this year (or so I thought 🤨) 😭🤣 happy birthday!!! 🥳
I had workin' out barbie as a kid and I still get that song on the cassette she came with stuck in my head ALL the time. As soon as I saw her in this video I started singing it lmao
1996 was the first year I started getting Barbies (as a 4-5 year old) so this list was a fun trip down memory lane for me, a 21 year old! I took weirdly good care of the Barbie and Ginger accessories, I still have the milkbone box and it is like MINT condition.
1995/1996 is that transition period between the early 90’s dolls and their aesthetics, and the late 90’s dolls with theirs. The early 90’s dolls had a more colorblocked and cartoonish aesthetic, with fashions to reflect that. It looked like Saved by the Bell on steroids. But the late 90’s dolls started taking on a more natural, realistic appearance with more muted colors and fashions. It’s very evident with the Superstar face; the earlier dolls will have louder makeup and big blue eyes with blue pupils, and big fluffy blonde hair. The later dolls will have smaller eyes with more intricate details and black pupils, with more contemporary hairstyles.
Happy 21st birthday! Turning 18 is such a special milestone in one's life, especially when you're already 30 by that time. BTW, you look really young, I would have never guessed you are 45.
i cant believe hes turning 89 he looks so good for his age x
I was older when I was DD's age
I hate how hard this made me laugh
I can’t believe he’s turning 20 already, when I started watching he was only 58
This is so funny this community is awesome
Ohh I’d love to see you rank all of the “Bridal Barbies”
Ohh, there's an idea 🤔
@@DarlingDollzooo
Rose Bride Barbie gave me Utena flashbacks 😭
@@ischeele7203well now I have an idea for a customization
@@DarlingDollzyes pls 🔔 🔔
Your comment about Barbie's vest sewn onto her shirt has me screaming because that was actually a thing that companies did in the 90s lmao I remember my teachers having shirts with the vest sewn onto the front like that. It is still lazy, but it was absolutely something you would find at Walmart or Kmart in the 90s 😂
Only the front??
That vest-sewn-on-shirt look wasn't just Mattel being cheap on details; they *actually* made and sold false-vest tops and people bought them and wore them, in suburban America, in 1996. I know, I saw my *own mother* wear one, a jaunty fall seasonal number with a faux turtleneck and little pumpkins embroidered on it. I can still see the cheap brocade when I close my eyes.
Oh god, that explains why I saw more vest sew on shirt than actual vests when I went thrifting looking for vests. I ended up leaving dissapointed, though I still bought 2 of them.
I remember those being all the rage with adults. A few of my teachers wore them.
Can confirm.
Starlight Dance Barbie's dress is actually accurate to how it looks in the picture. But the way it was placed in the box made it look frumpy.
Favorite quote: That’s not a Bob; that’s a Robert. 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Lmao that took me out xD
I think the reason why we don't get puffy dresses anymore is because they fell out of favor of the new generation. When we see formal dresses nowadays it's sleek and simple now. Which isn't bad by any means. It just shows how varied fashion and always changing it is for the human race.
See I’m gen z and don’t know anybody who doesn’t love a big poofy barbie ballgown
I feel the main reason is because big puffy dresses cost more to produce. And Mattel try to keep things as cheap as possible.
i think its because they use a lot of fabric and Mattel do everything as cheap as possible these days. Some male dolls just have painted legs instead of fabric pants!!! Its terrible. There was a Disney boy that has has a jacket and his shirt is just hanging down coz he has no pants it can be tucked into. Its a travesty
@@em84cI couldn't imagine all the amazing the design the designers have but being put aside in favor of more boring dolls because they are cheaper
Wow people really missed my fucking point. I only see one person who isn't immediately going "their just being cheap!" Can yall actually fuck off and actually contribute to my post and not just go with that immediately?
Honestly I’m here for wicked stepmother Barbie
i owned blossom beauty barbie and the flowers were not fragile, they were really stuck on there. i was obsessed with this doll, especially with the skirt flipping function and the glitter! and the way you could put the little glitter fairy into a pocket and it would conceal her within the dress! i always thought that was so cool
omg. i ALSO had an obsession with the movie free willy!!! that was the same reason my mom bought me ocean friends barbie!! she was my favourite and i loved the colour changing legs and the little orca
I also had this Barbie and I can l confirm those flowers stayed put.
Yes, confirming this too. The flower dress was made out of a plastic-like material, very sturdy to be handled by a kid lol
I totally forgot about the little fairy! This is unlocking so many memories for me 😂 I loved her!
I totally thought the flowers were pockets. I forgot about the fairy though.
I’m not in a nursing home and I love butter pecan ! Nothing wrong with that flavor. Only crave it during fall though
i recently saw angel princess barbie in person at an antique mall and just...she is so STUNNING. especially the AA version, she's so gorgeous. it was very difficult to leave the store without her...
Did you get her? I bet you did.
@@yuls_minki i left her unfortunately...i love that doll but i have to control myself because i'm so close to running out of space in my collection lmaooo
You have the fucking turtle pfp lmao
i am so pleasantly surprised your birth year still falls solidly within my childhood. based on how young you look (in a good way) i would’ve guessed this video would make my 30something ass feel old AF 😭
Shhh we're all 21 here 🥰 (lol same)
@@polly_nah can confirm. I've been 21 for 5 years now 🥰
I feel like this video is going to remind me of the bad years where I wasn't allowed to get Barbies anymore 😬 My mom thought 11 was pretty old for Barbie
@@MoonMoonTM lol I guess that makes me 21 for -1 years xD
I can't believe you'd say that about butter pecan, you're lucky it's bingo night or else I'd be going off.
Your humor fits so well with ranking videos. Would love an updated RH/SH ranking video if that is something you would like to make!
1996 was a pretty good year for Barbie. I have several of the ones on this list, and there are several others that I would love to add to my collection!
1996 was right around the time I started my 'adult' Barbie collection (ok I was 16 at the time but 🤷♀ it felt very mature to be buying my own dolls 😅). I was totally drawn to the floofy ballgown Barbies that were reminiscent of the ones I'd had as a kid in the 80s. I remember particularly loving Angel Princess, Blossom Beauty, Songbird, and Children Collectors Series Cinderella, as well as a ridiculously pretty collector Rapunzel that came out around then too (I thiiiiink the year before?). Never had any issues with the flowers on Blossom Beauty's dress, but I only ever had her on display, so I can't speak to how it would have stood up to regular stress from play.
This year is also memorable to me for the debut of Teen Skipper (and Nikki, and Courtney), who I was and still am inordinately fond of for having IMO one of the prettiest face sculpts Mattel has ever produced.
oh my god i loved the blossom beauty barbie commercial SO much. i haven't thought of her in two decades, seeing a picture of her now hit me like a nostalgic pink brick lmao
Oh gosh same! I didn't have her but I remember the commercial vividly and loving her dress 😅
The Angel Princess Barbie is captivating me, with her fluffy platinum hair. 🥰😍
Happy 27th birthday! Thanks for always providing us with awesome content. Seriously I was so bored today and got so excited when I saw the upload :3
Thank you!!
Me to! I just got home from school and I went on CZcams and saw that Darling Dollz posted, I’m so excited!
He's actually turning 17
That inclination to adore every superstar in a big poofy gown is absolutely shared, I LOVE that era of Barbie
This was a real treat as a 90s Barbie girl.
Happy Birthday! That winter fantasy barbie actually made me look her up because I got some real "crimson peak" vibes so I thought it was funny that you got totally different vibes. Also wow there was some good barbies this year. I want that coca cola Edwardian barbie so badly. Edit: oh no there were three of these Edwardian coke bottles? and I want them all? and they're not insanely priced? oh no....
OH MY GOD YEAH SHE IS SO PRETTY
I started excitedly listing which ones I had until I realized my mom just spoiled me rotten. 😂She was really out there giving a toddler collector's editions to play with lol
"All the people who are offended by it are probably in a nursing home and pose no threat to me."
Bold words from a man in his nineties, I'm just saying...
Happy birthday! I always enjoy your ranking videos :D
Happy birthday!
Shoppin' Fun would totally be a T-shirt PRINTED with a vest today. You know I've called it.
Happy birthday! 🎉 Evening pearl barbie is so unhinged that I kinda love it
This is such a fun way to celebrate your birthday!!! I really wanna see what kind of Barbie’s came out the year I was born now…
Easy chic Barbie is hilarious. And as someone who graduated college in 1996 , some of the fashion definitely brought flashbacks. Neon dressed Barbie reminds me of a very distinctive outfit my mom bought me in that time - bright pink fuzzy sweater over matching pink stirrup pants ( which have not come back in fashion, shockingly).
I was also obsessed with Free Willy as a kid & also could not name any of the major plot points now. Lol it was SUCH a moment at the time tho
Workin' out barbie is my all time fave. I got her for my birthday (I think my birthday?) In 1996 when I was 5. I remember bringing her to kindergarten. Her cassette tape was iconic and I still get the song stuck in my head at least once a month. "You! Me! Workin out workin out barbie!" I chewed the heck out of those rubbery shoes, 10/10 barbie, no critiques. Glad you included her.
Oh my gosh, I had the orca barbie, songbird and the shopping one with Kelly. They were all hand me downs from my older cousins, and while some items where already missing (or I ended up losing lol) I still loved them!
PS: I'm not a collector myself but I've been enjoying watching your videos for a while now, reminds me a lot of the joy I had playing with Barbie as a child!
happy birthday!!! if you're ever anxious about running out of video ideas, know that i for one wouldn't mind watching ranking videos like this for like every year of barbie releases
I had a few of these! Winter Fantasy Barbie looked SO much better in the brunette version (which I luckily had). The dark hair worked a lot better with the darker lips and dress.
Happy Birthday!! Thank you for celebrating with us with such a great vid! For me, chocolate chip cookie dough and butter pecan are friends, not enemies. Although I will say butter brickle is superior to butter pecan, not to sound completely ancient. 😆
Songbird Barbie took my breath away! I've just met her and she's everything to me! The face, the hair, the dress; she is everything that's good in the world poured into a plastic doll mold. 💖
Happy 68th birthday!! Your ranking vids are so much fun! It's so funny how our tastes are so similar but also extremely different imo cookies and cream and cookie dough are the same so i was so shocked when its revealed lol Also love your shirt! Slay your 22nd💕
96 Holiday Barbie is one of my favorite dolls. I absolutely loved her in 96 and still do. One of the first Barbie’s I bought when I got into collecting.
"That's not a Bob, that's a Robert" you're so funny ahahha
Omg my birthday is one day before yours (aka the day you uploaded this video). I absolutely adore you videos, all are such a treat to watch and I hope you have a great birthday!
omg Happy Birthday!! 🎉
Happy birthday! And thank you for introducing me to so many dolls I would've never known about through all your videos, it's been a delight 😊
Recommend looking at that so sugary barbie site mentioned in the video, they have Barbie’s categorized by year and it’s so fun looking through your birth year!
@@KingOfGaymesI definitely want to, especially because my mom bought me one the year I was born that I still have in box ❤, i definitely wanna see what else was going on that year in Barbie world
Edit: I checked the site and the first two on the list are an anniversary Midge and a NASCAR one and if that doesn't describe my parents I don't know what does 😂
A perfect year for me to be born to them lol
14:04 blossom beauty Barbie the flowers stayed on super well!! I remember having the dress for ages and I would toss it in with my Barbie clothes, it never got messed up.
Happy Birthday!! 🎉
Hi
Hey, that's the year I was born too! Great lineup here. Your comment about Easy Chic Barbie using her hat to smuggle TVs out of Best Buy made me straight up choke on my drink.
Happy (late) birthday! I really enjoy your content; it never feels “click-baity”, and finds that rare balance of snark without being mean-spirited. Keep up the amazing work!
like you with free willy, i was OBSESSED with "oh brother where art thou" at that age. i would take the movie with me to watch at my grandma's when she would babysit me. i would watch it CONSTANTLY at home. do i know what it's about? absolutely not.
Omg I remember having a Barbie and Ginger set! That dog was low-key creepy. When the battery got low, it sounded like a demon dog 😅
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
This video actually helped me identify some dolls I recently got at a yard sale! I was just picking out anything bright and pretty and I got the hula hair doll, and a doll wearing the workout outfit. Sadly none of the dolls and outfits matched up perfectly but they were only $3 each so who can complain
Happy birthday btw!!!
13:55
i had this doll as a hand me down and the flower petals did hold up, though frayed on the edges. They had little spongy rings underneath each flower to help them stand up, which were very fun to pick off. I actually had no idea that was the doll the dress came from, I love watching these ranking videos and discovering the origins of my (now long gone) dolls and their outfits
In 1996, my older sister was 6 and I was 4. So I can attest that the flowers on Blossom Beauty Barbie are very easily pulled off XD. Long after the doll met her demise, I would find the flowers floating around in the toybox.
Honestly a video on poodle skirts would definitely be something I'd watch. I have seen some historical photo references of other designs than poodles, they could definitely be very fun for more thematic outfits, especially on dolls. I'm also curious about what other skirt designs could help signify the 50s.
Maybe next years video can be over your favorite dolls you’ve received on your birthday from friends, family, yourself, or subscribers 🩷 also happy birthday!
Happy birthday!!
I can’t believe your already 21, 30, 18! You’ve grown up so fast ☺️
This was great. That Holiday Barbie is iconic. I also appreciate that you got to play with dolls as a kid. It makes your videos so much richer and interesting. Thank you for sharing!
happy birthday! 🎉 as a fellow 1996 baby this was a special watch. overall seems like a very fun and strong year for Barbie.
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This video has helped figure out which Barbie I got at a charity shop is!
Thanks so much and happy belated birthday
I want the Blossom Beauty Barbie SO BAD. Specifically the Christy one. But the Teresa doll with the blue version of the dress is also a standout for me. I have such a soft spot for any fairy dolls and the little fairy that sprinkles glitter, oh my god you have got to be kidding me. Straight to cookie dough for me.
Also, happy birthday!! I never leave comments on videos but you’re my favorite doll CZcamsr and I always get so excited when you drop new videos. I hope you have/had an awesome birthday and an awesome year ahead 🥳
I didnt think a coca cola collab barbie would be one of my favorites on this list but WOW
I honestly don't even like barbies that much but your commentary at 14:55 is what I live for. happy (late) birthday!
I was well past the age of playing/collecting Barbies in '96, but I did have nieces that played with them. I remember most of these. Pink Ice Barbie is beautiful. I've always loved the little plumage puffs on her shoulders. So cute.💞💕
Ngl I love that trainwreck of a pearl outfit.
Happy birthday darling!
The blooming beauty Barbie flowered dress was actually very sturdy. I remember she went through a lot as a constantly kidnapped princess during my very complex playtime
Happy birthday! Thank you for inspiring me to pick doll collecting back up as an adult!!
Happy Birthday!!! Loved the video! '96 was the year I got most of my barbies, this felt so nostalgic😍 The flowers on Blossom Beauty Barbies dress are still all completely intact on my Barbie even though I really played a lot with that dress (it held so many secrets). The flower band that opens the dress, as well as the glitter on the dress are all still intact. The only thing that did not hold up to time was maybe the velcro on the back as usual🥲 but the dress a a whole survived better than the Songbird one (less elastics sure help).
This was such a fun video! Happy 84th birthday!🩷
First! Omg this is my first time getting first ahhhh
Also happy birthday 🎉
Happy birthday! 🎉🎂 Can't believe you're giving us a present for your birthday
Happy birthday!! I loved my Bubble Mermaid Barbie because her tail would change color under hot or cold water and honestly that was the main feature for her more so than the bubbles. Like the bubbles were cool and all but being able to have a barbie I was able to have in the bath tub and take to the pool and play mermaids with was the real big thing for me.
Happy Birthday Cammy! I can mostly agree with everything but Butter Pecan being the bottom tier concept 😭😭 But I think Babs had a really nice 1996 for sure and a few of these were ones I loved but forgot about because there are just SO many dolls.
Happy Birthday Miss'ter Darling Dolls! 🥳🎉
that 1996 turning 21 thing scared me for half a second. I thought i was losing it
Happy birthday!!! Great ranking. I do agree about the so very elaborate updos of 90s. I had a few of these dolls. I always loved the faces
Happy birthday, best wishes!!! And thank you for the quality of your videos, I love the topics you talk about and the overall aesthetic!💖💕
Me, a millennial who loves butter pecan ice cream: 👵
1996 was such a fun year for Barbie. Paleontologist Barbie was my Holy Grail!
Happy birthday!
Omg I'm obsessed with your Polly Pocket shirt. I'm so jealous. Also happy birthday!
Well, Happy Belated Birthday! 🎉 I remember a lot of these Barbie’s.
Blossom beauty's dress held up pretty well from what I can remember, it was so iconic and beautiful.
I also had song bird barbie, and i s2g i remember making her tge blossom beauty's little sister since their dresses had the same vibe.
And bubbling mermaid was great for the bath.
I had a distinctive memory of loving tiny branded products that came with the shoppinf barbie and kelly.
Im so pumped for this video. I love barbie rankings
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday! 🎂🥰🥳
Happy birthday. I’m 43 and every year for almost a decade I’ve celebrated my 21st bday. I love that you mentioned older barbie dolls. I grew up with super star barbie and the 80s doctor barbie. I’m not finished watching this video yet but I hope you mention rapunzel barbie. I think she’s from 96 because I bought her that year (bought 2) one for me and one for my mother to send for Christmas She lived in a different state (it was my favourite bed time story she used to tell me) she still has hers but I don’t. It lives in a box in the basement. I kinda want to ask her for it to display in my large doll collection since I don’t have mine anymore. Love your videos and your vibe. Happiest of birthdays many months later lol
Many happies! And thanks for an excellent video. The rankings are easily my favourite of your vids, they really allow your wit to shine.
Also... man do these mid-90s collector Barbies take me back. I worked for a department store chain that featured a 'Barbie Boutique' in the flagship store, where (literally) poor me used to go regularly to sigh over all of what are now considered the classic collector dolls. Can confirm that their vibe back then was very much 'different and dramatic', hence all the updos, evening gowns and distinct lack of pink. The Mackie dolls were the apotheosis of the era, I think.
About the fragility of the flowers on Blossoming Beauty Barbie…they’re not actually too fragile, IIRC! She’s in storage at the moment so I’d have to get her out to check, though. She was one of my fav Barbies growing up! Her hair was so soft.
I was collecting Barbie's in 1996 so I KNOW there were a bunch that came out. I just am enjoying the walk down memory lane. I had blossom Beauty Barbie and those flowers were sewed on and did not come off. Wish I still had her. I still have the miniature doll with the glitter inside for some inexplicable reason though LOL. Thanks for the video!
I was 6 in 96 so a lot of these are my childhood Barbies and this video gave me flashbacks to dolls I had entirely forgotten about! I had horse lovin’ barbie along with her horse (who walked) and a stable. I entirely forgot that my sister had songbird barbie and honestly the bit I remember most about her was her bird accessory that you could balance on your finger. My sister also had ocean friends barbie, but Keiko the orca belonged to me because I was the biggest orca nerd and loved Free Willy and Keikomore than anything else in the world 😂😂 the fact the toy orca even had Keiko’s three chin spots still amazes me to this day, it’s such a small detail but I remember being obsessed with it. I also had Ginger who was, indeed, an absolute queen.
I still have Keiko somewhere, the rest of the barbies moved on, but Keiko is eternal.
Lmao, the birthday jokes at the beginning 😂I was like wait what aren’t you *starts to do math in head* 27? 😅
Happy belated birthday! It’s my own birthday tomorrow and this was the perfect way to set to mood✨appreciate you
Video idea- a ranking of all the dolls from each ranking video that have made it into the top tier.
A true showdown of the best of the best.
"Ice cream is also a kind of a birthday thing to do" - cries in being born in autumn
happy birthday!! wishing you the sweetest year yet 🎉
girl i wasn't paying attention and believed u were 21 happy birthday!
This video was such a trip down nostalgia lane! I recognized so many of these dolls and my sister and I had the following:
Angel Princess Barbie
We both got this doll as a Christmas present and she was a favorite of my sisters. I later took the angel wings off my doll to play with them on other toys lol
Beaupeep Barbie
I do not remember the doll herself, but I do remember the bloomers and the shepards crook. So either the og doll was lost or those items were taken from a cousins doll.
Working Out Barbie
A favorite of mine! She was the first bendy Barbie we had. Also my mom worked out to those home VHS tapes allot, so we use to make the dolls do the same poses as her.
Blossom Beauty Barbies
Another that we had two of, and the dress flowers did fall off. They think they were sewn on, but I pulled off all the loose ones that were on mine. I remember collecting them into a little bag to play with. Also that little glitter fairy bottle got cracked open during a move and Covered all our toys in that box with glitter.
Bubbling Mermaid Barbie
My all time favorite bath toy! Her color changing tail blew my little mind.
Also her tails was not solid plastic! It was actually hollow. That’s how you got it to blow bubbles, you would squeeze the tail to push out the air through her bubble wand crown. You could also squeeze the air out of her underwater to make bubbles in the bath that way.
Thank you for making this video! I hope you had a lovely birthday!
For your birthday next year, you could do a detailed tier list of every birthday outfit from the American Girl collections, both historical and Girl of Today stuff!
At first when you said you were born in 1996 and turning 21 this year you had me second guessing my own age because I was born in 2002 and did turn 21 this year (or so I thought 🤨) 😭🤣 happy birthday!!! 🥳
I had workin' out barbie as a kid and I still get that song on the cassette she came with stuck in my head ALL the time. As soon as I saw her in this video I started singing it lmao
1996 was the first year I started getting Barbies (as a 4-5 year old) so this list was a fun trip down memory lane for me, a 21 year old! I took weirdly good care of the Barbie and Ginger accessories, I still have the milkbone box and it is like MINT condition.
Happy birthday nephew. I love you!!!! 🎉
Happy birthday :D fun video idea, I love 90s barbie
1995/1996 is that transition period between the early 90’s dolls and their aesthetics, and the late 90’s dolls with theirs. The early 90’s dolls had a more colorblocked and cartoonish aesthetic, with fashions to reflect that. It looked like Saved by the Bell on steroids. But the late 90’s dolls started taking on a more natural, realistic appearance with more muted colors and fashions. It’s very evident with the Superstar face; the earlier dolls will have louder makeup and big blue eyes with blue pupils, and big fluffy blonde hair. The later dolls will have smaller eyes with more intricate details and black pupils, with more contemporary hairstyles.