Barbie und der geheimnisvolle Pegasus

Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company Mattel who has appeared in a media franchise of computer-animated films and related media.[3] From 2002 until 2017, the films aired regularly on Nickelodeon in the United States. Since then, they have instead been released on streaming services like Netflix.

The film series began in 2001 with the direct-to-video release of Barbie in the Nutcracker. The next year, the franchise made its American television debut on Nickelodeon with its second film, Barbie as Rapunzel. For the following 15 years, the films were released both on DVD and as TV specials on Nickelodeon.[4] The 35th release, Barbie: Video Game Hero from January 2017, marked the last time a Barbie film aired on American television.[5]

The films feature Barbie as a virtual actress playing the main character, and often frame her as a modern girl telling the story to one of her sisters or a younger friend, often as a parable to present affairs. The films were created in an attempt to revive sales and love for the brand since the 1990s due to the rise of online and digital media. Scholars examining how the Barbie films differ from other princess narratives have concluded that Mattel intentionally attempted to remediate its brand based on feminist criticisms through storytelling in the films.[6][7]