American Girl Fans in a Barbie World

Dolls of Our Lives

Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney

Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In anticipation of the Barbie movie coming out this July, we took a dive into the corporate history of America’s (smaller) doll.

Join us for a review of Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her. Robin Gerber’s dual biography charts the rise of Barbie under the leadership of the ruthless girlboss Ruth Handler. Her book shares fascinating information about the culture of Mattel—and explains how Barbie and Ken got their names. Much like the Barbie movie, whether you have a love or hate the doll, this episode is for you.

Original air date: July 17, 2023

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0:00.0	Okay, Allison, just to jump things off on this up, I really think we need to watch the first
0:17.3	Barbie commercial from 1959 right now.
0:20.8	Hit it.
0:21.8	Barbie, you're beautiful.
0:25.0	You make me feel my barbie is really real.
0:31.0	Is really real.
0:35.0	Barbie small and so teet, her clothes and figure looks so neat,
0:38.0	her dancing off the rain and bell,
0:41.0	a party she will cast a spell.
0:43.0	Person hops and gloves and all the gadgets, gals are dull.
0:48.0	Barbie dressed for swim and fun is only $3.
0:51.0	Her lovely fashions range from one to five dollars.
0:53.7	Look at Barbie wherever dolls are sold.
0:56.5	Someday I'm gonna be exactly like you.
1:01.2	Till then I know just what I'll do
1:05.8	Bobby beautiful Bobby
1:11.4	I'll make believe the eye I'll make believe the I am you.
1:15.0	You can tell it's Michelle.
1:18.0	It's well.
1:19.0	Oh.
1:20.0	I mean, I just put you through that.
1:22.0	How do you feel? You know I received a birthday card last year from my
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