The first and still most recognizable family member Mattel created was Skipper, who arrived in 1964 as Barbie’s 8-year-old younger sister and gets a few mentions in the movie. According to Barbie lore, some vocal members of the public wanted the original Barbie character to have children, and while Mattel thought that would make her feel too old and domestic, they added a child to her life by way of a little sister. Ten years later, the company introduced a truly weird “Growing Up Skipper” doll in an attempt to age the doll up: You could rotate her arm to watch her go through puberty in real time, growing an inch and developing little boobs. (You may or may not see a real-life demo of this at some point in the near future, should you happen to wander into a movie theater.) From then on, Skipper was consistently molded to look like a teenager. In 2009, she got a spunky-purple hair streak (she’s since been manufactured with blue and red streaks, too) and became a “tech-savvy” teen who loves gadgets. Okay!! About Barbie: Family and friends". Barbie Media. Mattel. Barbie has three sisters: Skipper, Stacie, Chelsea Chris (1967–68, 1976–77): A female character doll, with a different face sculpt from Tutti and Todd. Shelly/Kelly/Chelsea Roberts (1995–2010 as Shelly/Kelly, 2011–present as Chelsea): Barbie's youngest sister, approximately 6 years old, then later 7 years old. Chelsea loves the color pink and has blonde hair and blue eyes like her older sister Barbie. Chelsea is the star of her own series, Barbie: Dreamtopia.

Katniss Everdeen (2012–?) A character from the movie based on the Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins. The doll is a likeness of actress Jennifer Lawrence.Skipper Roberts (1964–2003, 2009–present): The teenage younger sister of Barbie and the first character added to Barbie's family. Originally released as an 8-year-old, she was changed to a 14-year-old later on. Mattel temporarily halted production of Skipper dolls between 2003 and 2009. When Skipper returned in 2009, she was redesigned to have brown hair with a purple (or sometimes blue) colored streak. In Life in the Dreamhouse and its follow-ups, Skipper is shown to love technology, music and gadgets.

Buddy (1979) This doll was based on Kristy McNichol's Letitia Lawrence character from the TV show Family. Frida Kahlo (2018) Mexican artist. As of September 2018 [update], the doll is no longer available. [17] Other friends [ edit ] Left: Walk Lively Steffie, from 1972. Right: Free Moving PJ, from 1974. The Steffie face sculpt was used for decades, for several different Barbie-related Mattel dolls. Her eye color, hairstyle and hair color changed as well. Stacie Roberts (1990–present): Originally introduced as Kelly in the 1990 Wedding Day Midge gift set as the flower girl, this doll was renamed and re-introduced as Stacie shortly thereafter in 1992, and the Kelly name was instead used for her younger sister. In Life in the Dreamhouse and Dreamhouse Adventures, Stacie is 11 years old and shown to be a competitive, skilled athlete. She has her own line of sports-themed dolls called "Team Stacie". Chantal Goya (1977) This doll is available only in Europe and featured a unique likeness face sculpt.

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Nicole "Nikki" Watkins (2006–present): This doll appears as one of Barbie's current friends, and is closer to her, Barbie is often seen hanging out with just Teresa and Nikki. She has used multiple different head sculpts through the years. Her last name is O'Neil in the 2010 Random House book, "Barbie: I Can be a Movie Star," but her last name was established as Watkins in Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. She was a frequent character in the web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse and now stars in Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures as one of Barbie's best friends. Midge reemerged in the late ’80s as California Dream Midge, as if she had retreated for a decades-long meditation session and suddenly surfaced on the beach, soul restored and polka-dot knee pads strapped on. Several other iterations followed, including Cool Times Midge (for some reason obsessed with popcorn) and then — guess what! — Wedding Day Midge. Yes, someone proposed to the unsexy Barbie doll! Good for her. That someone was Ken’s friend Allan; we’ll get to him in a minute. Truly Scrumptious (1969) This doll, based on Sally Anne Howes' character from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was made from the Francie face sculpt, but used the Barbie body. There was a Talking Truly Scrumptious doll, as well as a basic version known as Standard Truly Scrumptious to collectors. Whitney (1986-1991): Described on her debut as “Barbie doll’s glamorous best friend” in the Jewel Secrets Barbie line of 1986 (Princess Laura in Europe). This doll uses the Steffie face and always featured brunette hair. Returned in 1987 as Nurse Whitney in the Doctor Barbie line, and Perfume Pretty Whitney the same year. Made a return for 1988 in the Style Magic Barbie line. She made her last appearance as European exclusive Ultra Hair Whitney. They played around with the eye color, makeup and skin tone in 2013-2014. Some of the Raquelle dolls look more South-Asian or even Latina.