
The 35th release, Barbie: Video Game Hero in 2017, marked the last time a Barbie film both aired on American television and released on home video formats. For the following 1½ decades or 15 years, the films were released both on home video formats and as TV specials on Nickelodeon. The film series made its American television debut on Nickelodeon in 2002 with its second film, Barbie as Rapunzel. It later began the film series in 2001 with the direct-to-video release of its first feature-length film, Barbie in the Nutcracker. The franchise began with the release of two animated TV specials in 1987 Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World and its sequel. Since Barbie's debut on March 9, 1959, the franchise not only produced the flagship components of dolls with their clothes and accessories, but also a large range of branded goods such as books, comic books and video games. The films revamped into streaming television films 3 years later, which are marketed by Mattel as "specials" and picked up for television broadcast in multiple countries and regions/territories. The film series aired regularly on Nickelodeon in the United States from 2002 until 2017 where they moved over to streaming services like Netflix, Google Play and Apple TV+. Referred to among fans as the "Barbie Cinematic Universe", it has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earthīarbie, a fashion doll manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel, has been featured in an eponymous media franchise since the late 1980s, encompassing a CGI/ computer-animated film series that later expanded to other productions and media formats.

Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World.
