Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World
| Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World |
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| Directed by | Tim Hill |
| Produced by | Eric S. Rollman Andy Heyward |
| Written by | Bill Dubay Martha Moran Ruth Handler |
| Starring | Sharon Lewis |
| Music by |
Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Edited by | John Carnochan Derek Iversen |
| Distributed by |
Hi-Tops Video DIC Entertainment Saban Productions |
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Release date
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September 1987 |
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Running time
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30 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World is a 1987 TV special created by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. The story was based upon the Barbie and the Rockers line of dolls, which featured Barbie as the leader of a rock band. The special originally aired in syndication as a two-part TV "mini-series" with each installment lasting approximately 25 minutes; part two was entitled "Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth". This miniseries was supposed to have been the pilot for a Monday-Friday Barbie cartoon series. Unfortunately, negotiations between DIC and Mattel fell through, and the project eventually emerged with a whole new set of characters — and the sponsorship of Mattel rival Hasbro — as Maxie's World in 1988. The story was based on the Barbie and the Rockers doll line in which Barbie is the lead singer of a rock band. The two-part special was later released on video as a single movie by Hi-Tops Video.
Barbie's rock band completes a successful World Tour and decides to perform one last concert in Space to promote world peace. Then in Part 2 ("Barbie and the Sensations"), when Barbie and her band, whose name has inexplicably been changed to the Sensations, come back to Earth, they travel inadvertently back to 1959.
Here's the titles of the songs in order of appearance in "Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World":
The miniseries has not been seen since its original broadcast, and the VHS release has been out of print since the 1980s. The film has not been released on DVD, except in Italy. Additionally, of the songs performed by the group, four of the songs are covers: "Do You Believe in Magic", originally recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful, "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", originally recorded by The Beatles, "Here Comes My Baby", originally recorded by Cat Stevens, and "Do You Wanna Dance?", originally recorded by Bobby Freeman. These songs would have to be licensed for a DVD release.
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