The Strange World of Barbie Fairytopia

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The Strange World of Barbie Fairytopia

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Before Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig gave us the Barbie movie, the 2000s were full of nostalgic and whimsical animated Barbie movies that enchanted it's audiences to a new realm. One of these being the iconic Barbie Fairytopia & Barbie Mermaidia series. Today on strawberry sprite, join me on a magical exploration of the world of Fairytopia series dolls, movies, games, website, stage musical, soundtracks, DVDs and more!!
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Chapters 💫
00:00 Intro and History
02:42 Barbie: Fairytopia (2005)
12:36 Fairytopia DVD & dolls
15:14 Cancelled Fairytopia?
18:54 Barbie Live! in Fairytopia
21:30 Barbie: Mermaidia (2006)
26:50 DVD and Flash Games
28:49 Barbie: Fairytopia and the Magic of the Rainbow (2007)
33:04 Magic of the Rainbow Merch + DVD Game
36:00 Conclusion
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@koroconnell 11 ай бұрын

Bibble being an all knowing creature simply choosing to fly around and do random stuff makes too much sense

@lilymoon2829 11 ай бұрын

I have always loved Bibble, I know people said he was annoying but that was precisely what made him endearing to me. Now this makes so much sense to me - I love Bibble because I aspire to become Bibble. A furry, adorable a creature who just flies around commenting in nonsense squeaks on what it sees and just spreading kindness and love... And then goes to sleep in a flower, rinse and repeat. Bibble is my idol 😂

@Atlasintokyo 10 ай бұрын

That's how I'd act too tbh

@emerycorner 11 ай бұрын

The scrapbook pages in each video are so cute🥺

@comfort-and-joy 11 ай бұрын

they are so good

@ultimatenighcore6026 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, they're so cute

@crickets994 10 ай бұрын

my fav part tbh

@smecherul141 10 ай бұрын

Ikrrr

@Ravenna.E.Blackbird 11 ай бұрын

Bruh...the Fairytopia trilogy is singlehandedly responsible for my lifelong obsession of petal dresses and gigantic flower houses 🌷

@Atlasintokyo 10 ай бұрын

@jujufernan498 7 ай бұрын

THIS AND PIXIE HOLLOW

@sarahthomas8670 5 ай бұрын

YES

@delaneymikesell 11 ай бұрын

i am politely requesting more stawberry sprite barbie videos because this was actually so good

@mariaberrios9209 11 ай бұрын

Just absolutely can't get enough how pretty and asthetic each video is, love it so much also Bibble is my source of happiness Bibble is life 🙏

@RosesforThorns1 11 ай бұрын

bibble > bible

@jude_illusion 11 ай бұрын

If Bibble has million numbers of fan I am one of them. If Bibble has ten fans I am one of them. If Bibble has only one fan then that is me. If Bibble has no fans, that means I am no longer on the earth. If the world is against Bibble, I am against the world.

@cloverfrost5967 11 ай бұрын

I would love a second video exploring the Barbie fairyverse! I think the Mariposa films are some of the strongest entries (although I'm more nostalgic for the original trilogy). Of special note I think is the sequel, Mariposa and the Fairy Princess, where Mariposa gets to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she loses her lovely accent, and gets the classic "she's perfect except for her one flaw: clumsiness" treatment, which ruins her ambassador career. I wish we had got a film where there was a true disagreement between her and the king that they had to work through diplomatically. However, Mariposa and Katania also have a strong love story in mine and many other's eyes. And it's gorgeous visually. I hope you enjoy them if you haven't seen them yet :) Love your vids!

@memetastic01 11 ай бұрын

I was about to comment about Mariposa!

@swibishdumbhorse 11 ай бұрын

Mariposa x Catania ftw✨✨

@sparxstreak02 11 ай бұрын

7:57 Absolutely HATE the fact that this is the ONLY time we see Elina with her hair down - it looks SO Pretty!✨ & all the merchandise & posters showed her with her hair styled like this 🥺 but I guess it was easier for the crew to animate her hair in a bun since it WAS early 2000’s CGI.

@hopeblahusch59 11 ай бұрын

I saw fairytopia live!! It was amazing and magical and everything you could hope for in a stage adaptation of this cinematic masterpiece. The design of it is permanently stuck in my head, Elina flew at the end, at Lavernas defeat was dramatic, sparkly, and camp

@strawberrysprite 11 ай бұрын

aw that’s so wonderful!! it’s amazing to hear from someone who was there 💫

@fizzywhizzyyy 8 ай бұрын

You're so luckyyyy

@vicm8750 11 ай бұрын

I’d love if you deep dived into Thumbalina. When I was younger I was so confused as to if Thumbalina was barbie, or even part of the Barbie-verse because she looked so different.

@mrhubertlouis1 11 ай бұрын

as a kid, i was so confused why the dolls had their hair down to the point that i thought they were knock offs 😭

@sheislostagain 11 ай бұрын

I grew up watching mermaidia every single day... I could basically recite it off by heart! The music and colour scheme are literally everything (as well as nori) 💕

@medea__witchhh 10 ай бұрын

nori my beloved 💕

@The_Mute_Witness 11 ай бұрын

Good news: I saw Fairytopia live! Bad news: I was four years old and only remember the gift shop where I got my own fairy wings. Thanks for unlocking a few more memories of the actual show 😂

@avatarsaya 11 ай бұрын

Fairytopia is my favorite Barbie trilogy and I had no clue there was a musical- my family and I still quote the "lefting, left-a-roo" to this day. Ive only just started watching but thank you so much for this video, it makes me want to find the dvds and rewatch them all again

@georgiagalaxy 11 ай бұрын

Lmao my bestie quotes that all the time with her sisters too X’D

@therapyelf6737 11 ай бұрын

This is my comfort channel. You’re voice is so soothing and you’re so aesthetic please never change 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

@georgiagalaxy 11 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@tart-miano 11 ай бұрын

YES Fairytopia, in my eyes, is still the best Barbie line to date. The dolls are so detailed and whimsical, the Mermaidia dolls being among my favorites for how beautiful the sculpting on the tails are. I still collect these dolls to this day- so far I've got an original Elina and Shella (the pink and green mermaid) but there's so many more with cool designs!! Aghhhhh I'd get em all of eBay if I could afford it- too bad these dolls are getting rarer and more valuable by the year tho, by the time I save up they'll be out of my price range again 😵

@datcurlypal 11 ай бұрын

Also I would absolutely love to hear you cover Mariposa! The movies were one of my favorites growing up and I have fond memories of them

@sunnijo 11 ай бұрын

I was a teenager when all of these movies and toys were coming out, but my little cousin was obsessed, and I remember watching some of these movies with her and playing with the dolls together. I wonder how much she remembers now

@greenstarlover1 11 ай бұрын

24:20 - you say it like the memory was hidden to begin with. Singing Bibble is iconic ✨

@mossyay 11 ай бұрын

i watched this so much when i was little but i think my brain genuinely repressed the memories of the butterfly man because his design was too much for my feeble mind to handle

@imnotmattyhealy 11 ай бұрын

I love the niche your channel occupies between nostalgic children's media and interesting deep dives and analysis!

@Ella16360 11 ай бұрын

The nostalgia was so strong in this video. When you showed the games I got hit with so many memories. The barbie movies were my childhood. Thanks for making this

@avarand9601 11 ай бұрын

I love your voice so much it’s so calming 😊 I was such a Fairytopia and Mermaidia girl growing up so I’m excited you made this!

@georgiagalaxy 11 ай бұрын

SAME 💖

@blazing_orchids 11 ай бұрын

had this one on DVD as a kid and the case was so top tier. it had a tiny little velcro closure that i just loved to mess with and bumpy texture on the front. i definitely spent way too long playing boogie with bibble. ALSO seeing the first picture book you showed UNLOCKED a memory in me Edit: TOTALLY meant to mention: the fungi are probably all depicted as the same dude as a nod to some species of fungi reproducing asexually. at least that is what I have always thought

@vgacoralreef 11 ай бұрын

It’s like this video was made for me. Fairies, Swan Lake, Barbie Fairytopia, Bibble, Animal Crossing New Leaf 1PM music, childlike wonder 💗I had the fairytopia Barbie with Bibble. Soon my mom kept the little Bibble so that we’d never lose him. I still have him 💕

@sakina743 11 ай бұрын

you should do a deep dive into the other fairy barbie movies (mariposa!!) great video

@jonahgladd 11 ай бұрын

The way you edit your videos is really aesthetic. As a creator you have a strong point of view and a style of editing that isn’t really seen in this genre of video.

@itskaylaiguess 11 ай бұрын

I had absolutely no idea there was a fairytopia musical and I think I might actually pass away of happiness

@pink.__.hearts 11 ай бұрын

Please never stopp. I need more people making videos on niche nostalgia stuff from my childhood.

@pa4892 11 ай бұрын

And again a beautiful video about a very nostalgic franchise for me ! I was not the biggest barbie doll fan, but i was obsessed with Fairytopia. I had the DVDs and the only two barbie dolls that I ever had were from this franchise. I had the Elina one from the first movie and the Barbie Fairytopia Magical Mermaid. When you mentioned the book that came with it, i was in shock. I had totally forgot about this little folio ... I need to see if I still have it. I remember back then that I would spend so much time on the mini-games in hopes of finding an easter egg or some interractions that I would've missed the first time. I'm sooo happy to see that your channel is getting a little big bigger each time I come across one of your videos ! Keep up the good work ! I will definitely join the discord and maybe share the Barbie or Thinkerbell items that I own if I find them (with the weird french titles for the DVDs of course) !

@Em-the-Moth 11 ай бұрын

I grew up with the Barbie Movies and Fairytopia was so high up in my favorites (diamond castle will forever be my #1 tho haha). I loved watching this video! It's giving me this beautiful nostalgia, thank you for making this lovely video!

@Kiannka 11 ай бұрын

Diamond castle was so beautiful I watched it like 100 times with my childhood best friend

@delaneymikesell 11 ай бұрын

the way i flip out whenever strawberry sprite posts omg

@cakecrumb095 7 ай бұрын

Because of Elina telling Mariposa’s story, I definitely consider the two Mariposa movies to be part of the Fairytopia universe.

@chloewaldorf4063 11 ай бұрын

Bibble singing the queen of the night aria from the magic flute is iconic

@jenny-fishy7 11 ай бұрын

I swear we had the same childhood all of your videos are hitting so much nostalgia for me

@Victoria-_ 11 ай бұрын

Fairytopia was such a great trilogy! 💕

@Skandranon50 11 ай бұрын

I love the way you do scrapbooking in these. that's son fun & I bet it'll be super cool to flip through them years later

@Hyzentley 10 ай бұрын

I was a massive tomboy as a kid, but somehow I loved these movies. Sadly I was too deeply closeted even from myself back then to notice the wlw subtext in the second one... And holy shit, them swimming down this abyss in Mermaidia scared me so much... Such amazing eldritch horror design

@thomaspham9077 9 ай бұрын

As a kid, I remember how much I WANTEDDD The Elina Magic of the Rainbow doll 😂 it looked like literal magic when they show you can use the doll to control her game

@lilymoon2829 11 ай бұрын

How is it that this channel only has 4 videos yet you are already my go to comfort channel? 🥰 just the topics you chose to talk on, your voice and presence are so lovely and relaxing and the aesthetic is *chef's kiss*. Anyways, please keep making these videos, at least until you leave your boring human life of responsibilities and go a fairy realm as planned, at which point we all want to come along please 😄✨

@isabelmarie2003 7 ай бұрын

I'm very lucky to say that I just purchased the entire fairytopia/mermaia plastic set along with the a Elina doll and the wonder fairies for roughly a $100 and yes multiple tiny little bibbles

@savvasf7136 11 ай бұрын

Barbie Fairytopia was always my all time favourite barbie movie, i still remember begging for my parents to get me the dvd of the third rainbow movie.

@I-hate-youtube797 9 ай бұрын

The Fairytopia trilogy are my favorite Barbie movies ever (and YES that includes that new one with Margot Robbie!) I watched them the other day for the first time in years and I remembered why I loved them. They were corny and some things didn’t make sense but they just had this charm to them that makes you want to rewatch them over and over again. I pretty much owned every Fairytopia toy they made. It’s so heartbreaking that my old Fairytopia toys were stolen by a tenant at one of the apartments my family rents. They had been storing my old toys in the garage there and they let the new renter use the garage and they stole all my toys when they moved away.

@pillboys 10 ай бұрын

Admittedly I don’t think I watched the Fairytopia movie more than once or twice in favor of Mermaidia because I was obsessed with mermaids… and now I kind of need to rewatch it specifically for the sapphic energy. And oh my GOD the DOLLS? Oh man, the dolls take me back. The moving mermaid tail, the rough sparkly glitter tops on the fairies…. Thank you for the blast to the past!! ❤

@felixkat2044 11 ай бұрын

your channel is growing so fast you deserve every bit of positive attention your getting your videos are amazing

@oneschnuffelampc5733 11 ай бұрын

you just unlocked so many memories deep within me in this video... i'm pretty sure that Elina and Nori where my bi awakening lmao

@MermaidKiley 2 ай бұрын

No joke I would kill for an open world exploration game set in fairytopia's expansive biomes

@beastyyblue 11 ай бұрын

I literally talked about the movie and how i wanna see it again so badly to my roommate two hours ago wtf thats a perfect coincidence

@liallialcroc 11 ай бұрын

barbie fairytopia were my favorite barbie movies as a kid, i really related to them because i myself am physically disabled

@jillianlemons1809 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been trying to figure out for years what this little purple flower girl toy was from and that clip at 9:27 just answered that question! Were you able to find toys of those little flower characters? I love the memories your videos unlock! You’re doing amazing research❤️

@honeydewblue 11 ай бұрын

I recently finished my fairytopia trilogy rewatch, and i am so in love with the world!! This came out at the perfect time, so thank you 💖💖💖

@brynniefresh9746 11 ай бұрын

I was a small child when the fairytopia stuff came out so I have vague memories of the other fairy dolls but it really seems like there was going to be another version of fairytopia and they changed it…now I’m super curious what that story was gonna be

@ScholarofSappho9 10 ай бұрын

I remember going to the Live show!!! I was very young but I loved it. I don't remember the plot but all the girlies got dressed up and had little photo sessions with barbie and bibble. I was too afraid so i don't think i participated. The show was basically the movie with a few extra songs to fill out a full 2-3 hr showtime. The cast and ensemble ate every note. The butterfly flying moment stuck with me because it was Barbie on this HUGE rolling prop with fabric wings that really flapped . I think the show ended with like a glitter and bubble shower so all the kids could jump with glee.

@strawberrysprite 10 ай бұрын

tysm for sharing!! 💗

@lamcb.9476 11 ай бұрын

Oh my god, I already got hit in the guts with the nostalgia at the dvd collection sleeves

@LoneDestiny6 11 ай бұрын

You don't know how funny is the "open my shell" scene for Latino ppl. In spanish you have two dubs, the Spain dub and the Latino dub, basically the word for shell in Spain is "concha de mar" or just "concha", however, in many latino countries we use that word to mean pussy. So you can have a good idea of us watching that scene in the Spain dub and the snail saying that and then giving you that look.

@Fran-vt5xm 11 ай бұрын

That background music is amazing. I listen to it all the time. 7:34

@nokupireleis_np 10 ай бұрын

Please make a video regarding the rise and fall of celebrity dress up games in the 2000s . Major thankies .

@faeoftheswamp2610 11 ай бұрын

All the early Barbie movies were my most precious dvds, I have so many amazing memories of watching my favorite Barbie movies and at a time I had my favorite ones completely memorized so I could watch them in my head. (Idk if that’s an autism thing or what but I fr had so many movies memorized & would watch them in my head when I was bored)

@datcurlypal 11 ай бұрын

I love your documentaries!! Your voice is so soothing, cant wait for more. I also adore the little book pages you make for each video :]

@crystalmethany1312 11 ай бұрын

YAAAAAY BIBBLE

@pennysanchez7656 11 ай бұрын

YASS

@crystalmethany1312 11 ай бұрын

ALSO PLEASE MAKE THE MARIPOSA VIDEO

@giangeegibb 11 ай бұрын

I’d give anything for a recording of that Fairytopia musical! Or even better, let’s get a Broadway revival! Wonderful video!

@officialbrea 11 ай бұрын

As a barbie movie collector who rewatched this series so often as a child, I love this video so much!!!

@kahristah 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for making these nostalgic videos. They are so comforting and take me to my happy place from when I was a kid. I can tell you put a lot of effort into them :)

@nras6 6 ай бұрын

This is just a small detail I wanted to share, the "two" Elina dolls released for Mermadia were in fact one single doll with a detachable tail! the wings would fold down into the fin at the bottom and this plastic piece would hold it together into a tail shape. I had it as a kid and it actually broke really fast because the mechanism that folded the wings down was really flimsy LOL. Thanks for sending me back to more peaceful childhood days, it was fun to remember how much I ADORED this series.

@emmah1799 9 ай бұрын

I had the blonde main character Barbie :) most memorably the wings somehow had a fibrous texture in addition to lighting up, reminded me of those old light up toys that were essentially like plastic hair with lights at the ends but compressed into wing shapes.

@saylenatsea2149 10 ай бұрын

It is interesting you mention songs being a part of a different version of the movie, because there was meant to be a fourth movie that got cancelled! The Elina doll with the Swan Lake-esque wings, also known as Magic Lights Elina (I think?) is apparently her outfit from the film, and is one of the rarer dolls as it got quickly pulled off shelves when the movie never came out. Maybe the songs were meant to go in it! Lovely video, your scrapbook pages were sooooo cute!!

@kristendavis3846 11 ай бұрын

I love your discussion of the DVD bonus features! Those things were so much fun to get lost in!

@georgiagalaxy 11 ай бұрын

10:38 What a classic scene this makes my inner child so happy 🧚‍♀️🫂💕 24:19 THIS THIS THIS 👏🏻 This is sooo me after eating a food that I like Lmfao Btw Strawberry, I also agree that the third Fairytopia movie is not as good as the first too. 31:36 That’s because she’s voiced by the same voice actress, Andrea Libman! I love her voice sm. Also note, I actually made a sketch of Elina and Azura flirting in Azura’s house XD

@andyg4287 11 ай бұрын

I LOVED these movies as a kid. They hold such a special place in my heart. I remember my mom used to buy me every movie and doll when they came out. I LOVED BIBBLE. He was my homie. Thank you for unlocking these memories that truly made my childhood:)

@kenzieMackdesign 9 ай бұрын

Your music choice’s in your videos are immaculate 🫶🏻

@loverrlee 8 ай бұрын

Am I the only person who thought this movie was really similar to Thumbelina? I mean, it stands on its own as it’s own thing, and I really love it, but especially the ending where her reward is getting wings reminds me so much of Thumbelina.

@Gkvfflowergirl 11 ай бұрын

I'm so happy you had sections on the DVD menus and games which I feel have been a lost art. There have been many nights I would fall asleep to the menu screen after watching the movie and playing the games over and over again, it's one of the most nostolgic things to me.

@joanamarcal502 11 ай бұрын

you are the sweetest and smartest fairy

@proxiepenumbra6185 10 ай бұрын

So we've done Tinkerbell and now Barbie... dare i ask if a Bratz video is in the possible future? 🥺 would be SO on brand to explore the messy world of Bratz pixies and genie magic and such

@lady8303 11 ай бұрын

I just remembered that my dad bought the barbie Elina of the first Fairytopia and I was so done with her wings that I plucked them out and was happy cuz I could make her anything. I never considered that to be a fairy or even an angel you needed wings 😂❤ Another thing! For me hue was some kind of hybrid of fairy and butterfly and now that I'm an adult I'm horrified with the idea hahahahha

@alliefurlong486 4 ай бұрын

23:41 “just take a left at this cornerrrrr” “leftingggg leftiroo!” Gets stuck in my head every time I take a left 😅

@mariajoaovictorino9766 11 ай бұрын

Such a heart-warming video!🌷Love the aesthetics and the scrapbook is amazing! Those dvd menus and games bring back so many memories. Barbie Fairytopia is truly the best fever dream 💜

@AnonymousRiceCrispy 7 ай бұрын

Whoaaa I went to see fairytopia live & it was sooo beautiful!!! I was 7, I think. I dressed in my elina costume and it really sparked an interest in theatre production for me. I was so obsessed with fairies and still am. I def have the cd soundtrack somewhere lol.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@liamvautier944 10 ай бұрын

Please make more parts about the Barbie verse uwu Also, i love the scrapbook pages!! They make your videos feel more personal and unique just bc they are there❤❤❤

@briz3950 11 ай бұрын

I love how Bibble waking Elina up by saying "elina my daddy pee"

@Littlegrnghoul 11 ай бұрын

God I wanted those little flower cups so bad as a kid

@bluebe4201 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been WAITING for your next video impatiently hahaha so I’m really happy about this! (:

@leauxgan 6 ай бұрын

I still remember the Christmas that I got the Nutcracker and Clara Barbie dolls. Clara’s hair was the most beautiful of any of my Barbie’s and the elbow/knee/joint articulation was SO cool. And Prince Nutcracker Ken had real hair which was neat until his head broke off (I truly don’t remember how). I still remember acting out soap operas where one of my Barbie’s would always end up slapping his head off 😂

@madisonheckert5415 11 ай бұрын

loooove your content! exactly what I needed in my life

@sparxstreak02 11 ай бұрын

9:31 Dahlia’s actually a Dryad (a Wood Nymph 🧚)

@bellatrixm98schannel99 11 ай бұрын

I’m loving all of your videos! Keep it up and don’t let anyone get you down! I’ll be sharing your videos to all of my friends as you unlock memories from our childhood!

@whsangel 11 ай бұрын

you came back with yet another pleasant watch, gosh i love your vibe

@laura-lou6713 11 ай бұрын

omg these were my favorite Barbie movies im so so so happy youre making a video about them

@xafsaaxo9396 11 ай бұрын

each video makes me fall more inlove with ur channel !! 🍓

@sofiamielcitas4224 11 ай бұрын

you have such a soothing voice and the video topics are so cozy ! i also love your looks and the scrapbooks ❤ subscribed !!! keep up the good work !

@finnusguinnesworldrecords1955 11 ай бұрын

love your channel,, it feels so cozy and nostalgic,, thank you so much 💞

@swan4113 11 ай бұрын

more!!! ur incredible and ur dedication is not going unseen! from the discord, to the scrapbook to the research to your gorgeous outfits, you are fabulous darling!!

@raininghail4049 11 ай бұрын

I love these videos, so nostalgic and fun and unapologetically girly ❤❤ everyone once in a while you bring up some niche thing I had (the bibble necklace!) and I lose my mind, it’s just awesome!

@rociogigena1637 2 ай бұрын

loved the video!!!! theank you so much for adding visual aid of the films, it felt so nostalgic

@froggiefaerie 11 ай бұрын

i cannot describe how much i adore your content and how personalised your style is! the amount of effort and love you put into your videos is so evident and i cannot wait to see what comes next, i will literally watch anything you put out lol. the barbie movies and especially fairytopia are so nostalgic for me, my sister and i spent so much time watching them and traversing the bonus features hehehe xxx