Teresa is barbie’s only friend beside Ken that stuck around and never left since debut, truly bestie

As a Brunette myself, Teresa was my favorite Barbie doll. I had so many blonde Barbies, but I was so glad to have had a doll that looks like me. ❤

Totally agree that 90s Teresa face mold is the ultimate Teresa. I hope they bring it back for Barbie Rewind one day.

As a brazilian brunette slightly on the tan side, i've always loved Teresa! I've always had a lot of blonde barbies but the one teresa doll i've owned was really special to me bc she was just like me! miss her

Teresa has always been my favorite of Barbie’s friends. I have been looking into her history recently trying to figure out everything and I’m so glad this video exists!

Teresa is one of the few Barbie characters that I feel should rarely have her facemold changed from the iconic 90s one. Almost anytime they stray from it I'm like "That's not Teresa?", it just fits best for her. It's a shame they didn't go with the face again for the 35th Anniversary doll because I had that same thought when I looked at it. "That's not Teresa."

I'll never be able to put into words how MUCH I appreciate someone (anyone) talking about Teresa. I'd forgotten for so long that she was my absolute favorite. I had the version that came with makeup and a purple skirt. Teresa pulled off purple so flawlessly 😢😍🥹

....somehow i never noticed Teresa was supposed to be latina. Being brazillian myself, "Teresa" just felt like a 'normal' name so i never put any extra thought on it LMAO Also never noticed the fairy queen in swan lake was Teresa ;; I have that doll and love her so dearly! Thanks for the video and for teaching me more about her :D

I can’t believe you actually know we speak portuguese in Brazil, not spanish haha I love Teresa, the 90s face sculpt is so iconic, she is iconic, thanks for the video ❤️

Teresa has always been one of my favorite Barbie friends, I especially loved her role in Diamond Castle, her and Barbs were absolutely iconic in the movie 💖💜

Curiosities: Teresa had a love interest in 1990s comics a guy called Richie Sherman and there was a different guy in some 2000s books but I don't remember his name. Also in 2008, out of the Diamond Castle collection, Teresa had the same face mold as Barbie like the 2008 Fashion Fever Teresa dolls there were a few Teresas with that face in early 2009 as well

I'm 24 and I still can't get over people calling 'Quinceañera' to the celebration itself 😂 I was like 18 when I read some USA people using that word and not referring to the 15 year old girl but the party. Later on I discovered that it is used mostly in the north and rural areas of Mexico, or at least not in my state Puebla lol It still sounds super weird to me because the suffix -ñera/-ñero is used only to indicate a person, so quinceañera is a fifteen year old girl, treintañero a 30 y.o. man, veinteañera a 20 y.o. woman, etc... but to hear someone saying "I'm attending a quinceañera" is like... are you going to a fifteen year old girl? 😂😂😂 however in my state we say "Im going to a party of fifteen years" which often gets comments like "You are gonna be partying for that long!?" Hahahahha sometimes we say "I'm going to the party of a fifteen year old girl" and we understand that it is a quince años celebration. But imagine my friend Bob turning 34 and saying "See you later mom I'm going to a thirty four year old man!" in spanish "Voy a un treinta y cuatroañero" jajajjajajajja 😂😂😂😂

I adore this series 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Would love one highlighting Kira (even though they kept changing her name every five minutes). But a deep dive into the past looks of Barbie’s “Asian-American friend” with the super pretty face and long, shiny hair would be loads of fun ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Teresa during 2008 fashion fever is amazing, despite all the negativity around that face mold (still unnamed) she fits sooo well, the summer face mold is also beautiful

I love Teresa so much. My 2000s holiday Teresa is my pride and joy.

"Hi Barbie!" As a Latina, Teresa is my fav!! I thought you were gonna show Puerto Rican Barbie(1997)!! My all time fav, since I'm 🇵🇷!! I hv one but hope to find another one day...💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

I teared up when I saw some of the cultural dresses. Idk why, guess it just meant a lot to me

Teresa has always been my go-to girl. I always wanted a Barbie who looked like me so naturally I would always receive Teresa dolls for bdays, holidays, etc. My aunt recently found her ORIGINAL totally hair Teresa and she is my greatest treasure.

Teresa is one of my favorites, being as that I am Puerto Rican I love how beautiful she is, I just ordered a Teresa fashion fever doll with sort of a disco vibe and she’s so stunning. I also have both of the Jennifer Lopez Mattel dolls which I one day want to build the courage to play with.

I had a Teresa from Swan Lake! She was by far my favorite! Sooo beautiful. I had no idea she was a Teresa! I just loved everything about her.

I've got to ask, it seems that the 1990's United Colors of Benetton Barbie collection is never mentioned in US Barbie channels, were these dolls ever released in the US? Because I'm an 80's child and I remember the Benetton Barbie line was HUGE in Europe. It was a very different style for Barbie at the time: no princess dresses, no pastels, very fashionable, colorful mix-and-match styling. Also, I think it was one of the first times that Barbie's diverse friends Christie, Marina and Teresa (even if, although it was marketed as Teresa, I think the doll was actually Midge) were released in Europe.

oh my god, my heart skipped a beat when you mentioned Brazil!! love from Brazil

I loved Teresa being an Australian brunette and really dark skinned as a kid. I went really pale as an adult but I was so dark skinned they assumed I was aboriginal at school. I am actually not 😆. Teresa looked just like me! "Tanned" and Brunette so I loved her.

We need summer, raquelle, next 🎉

OMG, the Hispanic Tropical Barbie reminds me of Tropical Miko! She was a mixed-race Asian / American / Pacific Islander doll kind of representative of many gals from my home state, Hawaii. I was so excited when Tropical Miko was released because it was the first time I had a Barbie that kind of looked like me! My mom used to buy me Latina dolls sometimes as they were often the dolls closest to my own appearance. Would love to see a video on Miko and her later iteration, Kira!! Loved hearing the backstory on Teresa!

The Teresa doll I vividly remember having is from the “Diva Chat” line in 2006. If you know about this doll then you know how cursed it is, if you don’t look it up pls. Basically the premise is the doll can “sing” your music when hooked up to her stand and MP3 player is connected.

Diverse dolls like Teresa make me hate the world a bit less, I love that kids get to have dolls that remind them of themselves

I'm a Latina born in 1987 and let me tell you when the Jewel Hair Mermaid Teresa doll came out in 95 I think, she became my favorite doll of all time!! I so wish I still had her. The only other doll that comes close is the Gymnast Barbie that came out in 1994. It was a kindergarten graduation gift from my mom 🥲

I was sooo happy and proud when I saw a doll with my name 😁 I loved playing with Barbies when I was younger and now I love watching videos about them 😁

I had the tropical one growing up and she was one of my favorites because her hair was really nice and she looked the most like me. So she was who I played with as myself. I am not Hispanic though. 😅

I didn't even know Teresa was Latina (In my country most of the special dolls are never released) but she was my favorite as a kid because she looked the most like me (half Latina), happy to finally know why hahaha

¡Amo a Teresa! Fue la primera muñeca que me compré con los ahorros de mi mesada ^-^

Thank you so much for making this video! I really appreciate this tribute to Barbie's Latina friend. It was thoughtfully produced and it highlights Teresa's different eras. My favorite Teresa dolls are the ones with the Steffie face (especially Wet N Wild Teresa *chef's kiss*)and, of course, the iconic Teresa face.

Teresa de los 90 y 2000 tiene ese toque de magia, de la Nostalgia de barbie 💖

Teresa's surname being Rivera originates from the 1999 book "Barbie: High Sea Adventure". However, this book is set in an AU, and I believe Midge had a different surname than usual in that book. But because this is the only time Teresa has been given a surname, a lot of people consider it canon.

Love Teresa! I had Sun Jewel Teresa back then (still do) , and to me she was the prettiest doll ever, liked her even more than Barbie (and gosh, did I love Barbie!) . Teresa and Christie are the best. ❤

I learn so much about Teresa. Thank you for making such an incredible video about a lesser known “friend” of Barbie. I didn’t know she’s more newer compared to Barbie’s other friends and didn’t know she’s a Latina. I remember seeing Teresa in Baywatch collection at the store. It was super fun. ❤❤

for some reason i had several teresa dolls as a kid- some were featured in this video, it was nice to see them again after all these years!- and i always thought she was really pretty. i still have some pieces of her outfits!

A few months back you mentioned a video talking about Barbie as a bride. Is that still coming? Take your time of course, I’m just really excited about that one.

i wonder. Has there ever been a Happy Kwanza Christie doll? Has Christie ever had something of her own that wasn't directly tied to Barbie's theme? It's like they rolled out the red carpet for Teresa in the 90s. Lol This video has made me realize that i never once saw Christie or Kira with their very own stand-alone doll, like Teresa's Quinceañera. Even Ken gets to have his own thing. Decades worth of things. If he wasn't magically shaving, he was playing big brother.😆

the teresa doll with the pink shirt looks so pretty!!

Love all 90’s Barbie’s friends! Hope to see a similar video about Kira/Miko

finally a descriptive video on Latina Barbie. thank you so much!! ❤️🇲🇽

Hoping a Summer video is next. Barbie, Teresa, and Summer were the iconic trio in the 2010s

My favourite face mold - Teresa 90s face mold. I have more than 30 doll on this mold.

I had many Teresa dolls throughout the Barbie line...her color scheme was usually more appealing and she looked like me(then I fell in love with the Belle dolls and played with those more). I remember waiting for her to come out with the California Dream line but we never saw her in stores. This is literally the first time I'm seeing her in your video so...wow!

would love to see Kira's story next if it's not too much to ask for...

All Stars and Hollywood Hair Teresa are my two favourite dolls ever. STUNNERS!

I’ve been waiting for this video for ages! So glad you did it!

Finally, someone sensible said that in Brazil people speak to you in Portuguese

Teresa has always been my favorite. Growing up I had two dolls that were my favorite one was Palm Beach Barbie and Surf City Teresa both of which I still have from my childhood and also purchased new in box versions of the dolls that I have displayed in my doll room/office.

I love the 90's Teresa face mold - one of my favorites in the entire Barbie universe.

I had the sparks roller blades Teresa and she was my favorite doll! It never occured to me that there was a recall of the doll (though the fire hazard totally makes sense)! She was honestly the main character in my Barbie play, I just loved her so much!

Teresa was my first Barbie. She was the WNBA doll. Ah! My childhood revisited.

Teresa 1990 face mold is just as iconic as the Midge 1985 face mold. And together with Superstar and Mackie, these will always be so nostalgic for me as a 90's kid. I don't understand why they have to constantly change it, it feels like it's never for the best... I love this series, please keep making these kinds of videos! I'd love to see one on the Mackie face mold, even though there are many dolls with this sculpt, especially collector, I am curious what you think of the slight change she's had with the fashion fever series, where her head was sort of enlarged and features changed a bit. I always notice it and wonder why they chose to do that...

Teresa is my favorite character as well as Christie

1980s Teresa looked like an upbeat 80s gal, 35th anniversary Teresa with the mermaid dress and low pony looks like a villain from an 80's Telenovela and I'm here for it! Seeing quinceanera Teresa reminds me of all the knockoff barbie dolls with handmade quinceanera dresses sold for decoration

I love you so much for doing this types of videos ❤😂. I can't watch now but I'll watch later can you do more? Maybe Kelley or Stacie? Or whoever ...they are GREAT

Oh my goodness! I love Teresa as much I love Christie and Midge! ( Midge is always my top favorite 😉) I enjoy the video so much! I'd love to you make a video for Kira - Raquelle or Summer!! ❤❤❤

4:53 can we please bring back the “Cali Girl” line

Love these type of videos. Would love to see videos on Kira and Summer! But chill on the Steffie shade 😂😂 the Steffie face mold is one of my favorites - like top 3 of all Barbie face molds.

Had a few Teresa Dolls..Jewel hair Mermaid Teresa ,Hula hair Teresa,the glitter hair malibu beach doll you have , miamai beach teresa and very velvet Teresa where very pretty..i did have a lot of Keira dolls aswell.never had a Midge,Kristy or Skipper doll. So yeh growing up for me Barbies besties where Teresa and Kiera.

Thank you so very much for taking the time & energy to do this video! I know an awful lot of work goes into doing this sort of "documentary" & we really appreciate it! Sending you lots of love & hugs from the USA! ☺️💜

It be so cool if you could do a video on all of Barbie's face molds and maybe rank your favs!

Great history lesson! I wonder if there will be a sequel to The Barbie Movie and if so maybe it can really feature some of the iconic friends. Who would you want to star as Teresa?

I love the video ❤ I wish I could be a little more longer like talking about the happy holidays Teresa representations for 2016/2017 etc … but you did it great I love Teresa she is Latin and it’s iconic !! ❤❤❤ thank you!

I always thought that Teresa was Italian. I wish they would do an Italian doll since they've done all these other cultures

I've heard the story before about the girl spraying spraying hair spray on her little brother then rolling the skating doll over him. But, did the mother not think it was strange that her children were playing that way?? 🤔 Great video as always

Great video!!! Good to see you!!

Such a good retrospective! You always put in so much effort into your videos!

Love your content! Thank you, for sharing❤

I remember having the Rollerblade Barbie and playing with her rollerblades. 🤣

Please keep doing these. I love seeing the character history.

Teresa dolls were almost always my favorites as a kid! I vibed with her.

Love your videos. You have really educate me a lot with the Barbie dolls.

Didn't have a lot of Teresa dolls growing up but I did have two: Happenin' Hair Teresa and Perfect Pink Teresa.

Teresa is iconic and I love her

Thank you so much for your fun, wholesome videos

this is the coolest video about Teresa that I've ever seen. Thank you, thank you. It's like I've read a story about her and visited a museum. fantastic. I will probably review it many times with pauses❤

I had no idea Teresa was meant to be a latina! Kind of confused bc I always wanted a barbie with brown hair and eyes, but they kept having blue eyes (and light skin). I'm sure I had a brunette doll with that exact Teresa face, but again she had blue eyes, and I know I've seen Teresa dolls, with her name on the box, with blue eyes. In this video I'm mostly seeing brown eyes though! Is it possible she had different eye colours in different parts of the world maybe?

Ah such a lovely video to watch at the end of the day with some tea❤

Teresa was a Latin barbie?? Deep. My cousin had almost every Teresa doll mattel made. She told me she liked them because they were brunette like her & also her mom's first name is Teresa who is my aunt. I'm also a brunette I liked both the brunette & blonde barbies but just liked the blonde barbies more. Ironically the majority of my doll's are blonde. Never really saw to many brunette doll's except for Teresa doll's (my cousin's "barbie" doll's) & I saw cabbage patch doll's with different hair colors. I remember buying 2 mechanical cabbage patch doll's who one had black hair & the other brunette hair both white girl doll's between 1995 & 1998 & thinking how both cool & rare it was to see doll's with other hair colors other than blonde. The one was cabbage patch snacktime kid doll. Kind of ironic the day I got her from the thrift store with her birth certificate & accessories stapled in a ziplock bag on her. The news on tv saying she was recalled for eating fingers, hair etc. I remember looking for a on & off switch not finding one. After watching the news & figuring out who I had as for cabbage patch doll. She ended up sitting on my dresser just at night because I didn't want her having a midnight snack as in me to chomp on in my sleep. I liked her during the daytime~ 🤷‍♀️😂 The other cabbage patch doll I bought in 1998 she talked & ate food. I named her Chelsea. I don't remember which cabbage patch doll she was specifically but I did buy her new in her box when Dollar General put her on clearance for $20 back then.

Loooove your content! Thank you for this video! Enjoyed it very much!

Am I the only one who never, not in the 90s and not later, got a Latina vibe from Teresa?! Lol I never got that. Loved Teresa in my childhood, she always looked cool, although I found her early „smootching lipps“ a bit weird 🥰

You have no idea how excited I am for this video! 🙌🏽💓😍 Teresa is my favorite!!! The 90s face mold is my favorite!! So stunning and brings so much nostalgia!! Thank you for this 💓💓💓💓

Yes the Hollywood hair short bangs look was an alternative haircut from the early nineties. I remember that. Very urban. I wouldn't have minded if they had done that because it was so niche, said a lot about the rebel attitude of any girl with that haircut. But I personally wouldn't buy a Teresa with such short bangs. Glad they did her longer because it's less Doom and Gloom. Longer bangs show a more positive outlook on the world and its potential. Funny how a haircut can say so much.

Much love from South Africa ! love the vids, the princess vids hooked me on your channel

I remember Teresa but never actually had one growing up! I actually just got my first one a few months ago when I found Cool Times Teresa for a few bucks at an antique mall- minus her original outfit! Her hairbands had turns to gunk in her hair that I had to work out, but she looks as good as new now, and I'm excited to have her!

I'm a huge fan of Teresa doll. I collect what I like and I've just bought 35th Anniversary Teresa from eBay immediately after I saw this video. Thanks, Joey for this and your other videos on Barbie and other fashion dolls.

Been waiting for this! Hope Kira gets a video.

I love Teresa! I feel more attached to her than to Barbie herself 😅 I remember getting the Rio de Janeiro Teresa doll on my 6th birthday and she became my favourite barbie doll. I loved her because, just like me, she had brown hair and not blonde. A few years ago my mum found her in a box of old dolls of me and my sister. She had very messy hair and I didn't know how to fix that back then so I let my mum give her away to some kids who lived near us. When I learnt how to fix doll hair I deeply regretted my decision. I hated myself for giving away my favourite childhood doll 🤣 Thankfully last summer I found the exact same Teresa doll on Amazon still in the box, so I got my beloved childhood doll back 😁

aww the fact that you started the video with the commercial in spanish!! Also that was my fav

I had hula hair teresa as a kid and i adored her! Later i got hula hair barbie too, but i never liked her as much as teresa, she's one of my forever favorite dolls

Great video, Joey! I remember a lot of these Teresa dolls. I didn't notice the change in head molds in the late 80s/early 90s. Didn't even notice that Summer's head mold is being used now. 😅 My only complaint with current Teresa is the eye color. Why did Mattel give her green eyes? Growing up she always had brown eyes.

Ohhh I love your videos!! Love from Brazil! My favorite Teresa dolls are Perfect Pjnk Teresa and Wild Style Teresa.

At first: Thanks for making videos about Barbies friends. They are very informative. 😘 Well, my favourite Teresa Doll is the Hollywood Hair Teresa. I love her face, her clothes also the colours which were used for. And, I would like to put it in here, my favourite Midge, is the Ski Fun Midge from 1991. She is soooo 90's. 🥰 I am 37 years old but, they stand on a shelf in my room. 😂

I just subscribed. I'm also a toy collector & I found this video so interesting! 😊

Ha! I got me a couple of Teresa dolls in the early 90s…. One of them was Baywatch Teresa which I didn’t know was a foreign issue only doll…. So she’s expensive to find on EBay…… I actually bought her cause she looked like a Mexican Actress of the time….

As a fan from Brasil I thank you for pointing that we are Latinos but we don't speak Spanish here .💕🇧🇷

OMG the Teresa in the light blue dress with the fluffy trim and the dog with matching hair!!! I had that one and it was one of my favorites