"Maybe it's because the show was originally just a bunch of YouTube shorts from Mattel, but Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse is punchy, smart, and extremely meta in its jokes. Throwaway lines like "How old is Barbie anyway?" and scenes where Barbie's car dies, so Ken has to replace the big C battery in the front - as if it's a real toy - are written for those of us (the adults) who get it."
"In one episode, Barbie is so excited about getting her driver's license. As she squeals, one of her friends says, "Weren't you a race car driver?" as a nod to Barbie's numerous careers through her history. Barbie does a look to camera, and I can't explain how dry and funny it is. In another, her friends run to her and ask, "Barbie! Did you cut your hair? ...you know it doesn't grow back, right?""
A family that once enjoyed Sesame Street now watches Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse with an eleven-year-old who discovered it at a slumber party. The show was originally a series of YouTube shorts from Mattel and delivers punchy, smart, meta humor alongside straightforward kid jokes. Many jokes target adults, using toy logic and self-referential gags, while others appeal directly to children with physical comedy and chaotic scenarios. Episodes reference Barbie's many careers and toy features, and surreal set pieces like a malfunctioning cupcake machine create broad laughs that entertain multiple ages simultaneously.
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