The Shocking Evolution of Barbie Dolls : Barbie Extra 

What did you think of todays video?! This probably took the longest to edit since my history of Ever After High video a few months ago! Since this is my first real Barbie video during the ✨ Clawdeena Content Renaissance ✨ I wanted to pack as much information in the most interesting ways possible. Thank you so much for watching!!!

Breaks up with boyfriend and runs for president. A Queen

I literally forgot that Barbie and Ken broke up

I imagine that those throwing a hissy fit over the diverse dolls don’t even buy them and even if they do it’s not like the original Barbie is gone, just buy that one and let the rest of us have fun. I’d say I’m even a little jealous of the kids today when it comes to the range of barbies. I can’t speak for every kid but at least when I was a kid, I loved having a wide range of choice.

The only complaint I have about them is that they have the Asian and black doll in their stereotypical clothing styles I would love to see a darker skinned kawaii girl with afro puffs and a Asian girl with a more dark and edgy Urban look

I remember in the past how Barbie got hate for having a new friend Becky that was the first doll on a wheelchair. LOOK AT HER NOW 😍

I'm happy that barbie has changed from straight hair to curly and afro from not only skin barbies to curvy

i wanna be a collector, but i don't have the money:(

Im Happy mattel is listening to the Fans and stepping in the right direction with Potentially bringing Back mh and barbie extra Love your Look am i the only one who thinks this Line is inspired by birds of prey Harley Quinn

omg that dark skin doll with the red outfits looks just like me. I'm glad barbie is becoming more diverse. I remember the times when I had to go to antique stores or thrift stores just to find dolls that looks like me. the toy industry is finally listening to the consumers.

I mainly collect 1950/60s Barbie🧚🏼‍♀️✨She’s the baddest🦋

‘Curvy Ken and Petite Ken’ Ah yes, Bear Ken and Twink Ken, my favorites.

It was kinda cute how ken so badly wanted to get back with barbie but I honestly would have gotten a restraining order when it was getting on billboards 😬 Luckily I'm boy repellent enough.

Oof, My mind just blocked the fact that Barbie and Ken broke up but the fact that she broke up with him and ran for president is ✨ICONIC✨

"Barbie was inspired by Lily" They literally used the same body and head mold. This is far from inspiration.

You didn’t even mention the history of the doll she was inspired off of. That doll was DEFINITELY not for kids.

Not many things can make me smile now days. This channel always makes me happy. Used to love playing with my Barbie dolls as a child. Used to make them sing and dance to cassettes of Micheal Jackson And Maddona.

"Barbie is like a piece of clay you can mold it into whatever you want to, give it personality, life, thought, and much more with your imagination of course. Barbie is who you want her to be. You can be anything."

Can i just say i need 2000s barbies!!!'''!

Well... Look... to be honest, I don’t care if Barbie is tall, petite, curvy, if she wears make up or not, I’m ok with that, I love the diversity of the dolls, but the only thing than I don’t like... is te quality... when I was a kid... I played with fashion fever, California Girl and other lines from these years, all the details were sublime, the materials were awesome and the accessories very fun, I just can’t accept the terrible quality of these days, the lasts Barbie than I bought, had pixelated faces, bad hair quality with poor quantity, the body very mad made, I can’t accept that... more because i paid the “justice price” I don’t feel de confidence for continue buying Mattel dolls... I gave another chance a few days ago with a new made to move doll... was worse... the quality was worse than before... with the BMR1959 line, I’m ok with the style, I like the different bodies and skins, I like the MTM, but I don’t feel the line as a “collector” line, I see more printed fabrics and bad quality again... I loosing the hopes with Mattel more and more...

4:26 As a person who repaints dolls, this is so satisfying.

Clawdeena9 makes a video, and I'm f*cking there.

I want to put the quote "Positive Attitude Changes Anything" in a photo frame in my bedroom, I find her vlogs such an influence even as a 17 year old

I clicked faster then we could get a monster high leak-

I always love that barbie tried and listen to fans. People can criticize barbie and they're entitled to their opinions but as least barbie tries to show and add diversity unlike other companies who say they will but never do or just ignore the consumers/fans.

Yeah the line isn’t perfect but it’s still a step in the right direction and I’m glad to see Barbie stepping up their game

I really just wanna go back to those days and miss being younger 😭😭😭😭 I remember having a lot of Barbies when I was younger. I’ve been knew that Barbie and Ken broke up because I saw at the end of the Cali Girl commercial and seen a glimpse of Blaine. They did went to school together at International High. I prefer the 2000 Barbies, lol the only way to go back for now. So ready for the time travel to come it’s way.

Something that I want to say is, I love how Barbie is being diverse. That being said, their quality and how they manufacture is terrible. As with many companies, they manufacture in China. This means that thousands of workers, men, women, and children are being overworked and underpaid. This is something I hate: companies trying to be all about 'feminism' when thousands of women aren't getting fair wages. I just want to say, we need to be more mindful about what we consume. (Also, it isn't just Mattel doing this. I'm sure MGA, Moose, Just Play, etc. are doing this too).

I love the fact that they came out with barbies with different body types, and eventually ones like the prosthetic leg, wheelchair, vitiligo! There is so much more diversity then there was when I was a kid. I remember being excited when they came out with the new dolls. Mattel is definitely taking the right steps to being more inclusive, tho there is still a lot more to go for full inclusiveness. I haven't seen the Extra dolls until now, but I think they look rad af and would totally buy them.

I can't understand how having a diverse barbie with a different body type is a bad thing like I get it kids don't really mind playing with the blood skinny barbie but is just so exciting to find a doll that has something in common with you. I don't think Mattel is trying to be a "justice warrior" but rather showing kids that are or have friends that look different "hey, it is normal to be this way" or "look is a doll that looks like you or your friend" and that is a wonderful move we should be giving support to.

ngl i am so focused and bratz and monster high that i forgot barbie existed until this video dont attack me

Ok but why does Curvy Ken look like literally every normal body shape ever

Obviously it’s amazing that Barbie is making more realistic body types, but I can’t stand when people say that thin dolls like Barbie are the reason that girls have body issues. Male toys often have giant muscles yet you don’t see young boys stressing out about having that body. There’s obviously other factors that cause these issues, so people need to stop using Barbie as a scapegoat.

Loved the BMR and now the Barbie Extra line .Once Mattel realizes kids want more fashionable dolls, blind packs,and articulation maybe kids will choose Barbie over LOL and Rainbow High type dolls.

*bursts through door* IM HERE CLAWDEENA TELL ME EVERYTHING😭💕💕

Barbie is literally the Queen of dolls and toys everywhere. 👑

I'm pretty impressed by the quality of the Barbie vlogs, I wasn't expecting a fashion doll brand to have discussions like that. I know more children's media, is blatantly discussing it instead of trying to subtly show it, so it's an overall trend and not something only done by Barbie. But it's nice to see the effort put into content like that. Media is not the end all for children's development, but it does play a role. I am absolutely in love with the Extras line! The fashion that I've seen coming out for modern fashion dolls, in general, is so fantastic. I really wish some of the Fashion dolls brands would release a matching outfit for the dolls, like American Doll. It's probably out of scope, but can you imagine being just able to purchase some of those jackets in an adult size?

Barbie Dolls are so popular😍 BUT I STILL MISS EVER AFTER HIGH!!!😭😭😭

Amazing video. I am a Barbie girl through and through. I am so grateful for other small doll companies who made diverse dolls with different hair textures like Malaville and who made dolls with different body styles like Lammily because they are why Mattel is diverse now. I love your cosplay look. So gorgeous!!! I love MGA but totally get that some parents want a more PG fashion doll and that's what Barbie EXTRA can offer. Also I wonder if MGA found out about the Barbie EXTRA launch then made their EXTRA music video before the release. I mean it is so on the nose! BUT even if Mattel is blatantly ripping off OMG... I'm happy for the healthy competition. Makes Barbie more fun and lets be real MGA has nothing to worry about. They are SO innovative! Thanks for this very detailed video. Props to Mattel for keeping Barbie relevant all these years.

i was about 9when the barbie vlogs came out, and whenever i watched them i always felt better and like some one understood me.

i absolutely adore the look today!!!! that Barbie extra you matched with and the girl with the multicolored hair as well are my two faves so far! I do wish they had ankle joints tho lmao. I love when you do in-depth history vids like this, I know it must be tons of work, but I love it as a long-time follower of these dolls and their evolutions! Barbie Fashionistas and MTM dolls got me back into the Barbie world and honestly, I hope they keep moving the direction they seem to be going!

the pic with the boy that has freckles looks so handsome 😭🤚😖

I do, but In the Barbie Extra dolls, their accessories just seem thrown on, especially on the purple haired one.

My unpopular opinion if I think Barbie is a great role model she keeps healthy and conquers anything she sets her eyes on. Yes, she may be a workaholic but that doesn’t stop her for caring for her sisters, boyfriend and whatever crazy adventure she’s going on. I hate how people hate on her for such shallow reasons as her looks.

OMG your cosplay makeup is PERFECT!!You are so funny and awesome!

This video was amazing! The cuts to old footage, the history (and gossip) of the toy line?! I loved it. I learned tons. So grateful you put this together... Great job!

Barbie is forever an icon. 💖 i just hope the quality on all of her dolls improves with time.

Honestly, I am in love with the Barbie Extra dolls. I so wish that I would have enough courage to ask my mom if I could buy one, but I'm way too scared to ask because at my day and age, it isnt really accepted for me to have one. :(

That's fun to see my coworker Henry, the face painter. He was the face painter for the Sharpay doll on the High School Musical line. I had to explain to him how I needed a 'sideways' glance for Sharpay's eyes to reinforce her shifty personality.

Omg i'm early, finally gosh Clawdeena looks like a doll herself 😍

I VIVIDLY remember Barbie's breakup with Ken. I was swept up in the drama. xD This is SUCH an awesome video. Great job! :D

Ya, I'm not feeling those Pixel eyes lol😅I think that these dolls definitely have inspiration from the LOL OMG Dolls, like the boots of one of them look exactly like Swag's, the one you cosplayed as (Btw you look great🤩🤩🤩) definitely looks like candylicious, so on and so forth...Glad they have representation for the lgbt community and different races, along with disabilities, so kudos to them for that! I'm just waiting for lol omg to do that, like Bratz has but I really want them to confirm that busy and speedster are a couple or something, but baby steps lol. I love that they feature boys in the commercials as well, as I am a boy #representation 😋😋❤

I think barbie is trying to go with what's trendy and not just reliable stuff anymore, because of the competition and nothing else. They are shaking in their boots and know if they don't step it up they might be forgotten. Lol omg and Rainbow hight are giving Barbie a run for her money...

When you already know all these facts

I love the Barbie Extra doll with the colorful french braids. Definitely need that one. 😍

Barbie is all about making a statement these days rather than having actual quality.I get they want to be diverse and inclusive but quality shouldn't have to suffer because of that.The Barbie's these days feel much more cheaper.

Imagine being the kid of the creators of barbie. Bloody epic parents haha

SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! You totally sold me on these dolls babes! Has a long time Barbie collector, fan and support this video made me excited for Barbie’s new era 👱🏾‍♀️ Thank you for this! 💗🌈

i personally love barbie, even though i don't play with them I just want to style them and put them on a shelf so they look pretty. My mom doesn't really like that idea but idrc i like dolls, I actually wana be a doll collector myself

..love or hate????she is the Queen..only LOVE🥰

I love the new line of diverse dolls and honestly wish I was young again to make stories for each doll and play with my sister all over again lol I would totally collect them

I remember seeing the BMR 1959 yellow top doll in my local Barnes & Noble so they were sometimes sold in stores.

I wish they had used the Made to Move bodies like they did for BMR and wheelchair using fashionistas. I think for the price point, the extra line still has some work to do to be comparable to their competition, but I am definitely going to be keeping an eye on the line.

Imagine if we had these dolls when Barbie first launched? Dang I wonder what dolls we would have had now

I never had a Barbie as a Child but I really want the Barbie Extra with the yellow Beanie 🥺

Honestly, I don't get why people have to be so criticizing about the barbie EXTRA line, I think it's a nice, pretty line of dolls that resemble the influencers we have today. They wear popular and trendy fashions, sport cool makeup, and have different types of skin tones and body types. Like seriously, I don't get the hate, it's a doll? I bet people would still criticize barbie if they made a more realistic kind of doll that represents how everyone has been feeling this year. When I was a kid I never remember thinking about the body type or skin color the doll had, I simply wanted to be creative and style the doll in various fashions and come up with stories for them to play out in.

I really like 80s Barbie faces, I used to have some of my moms and they were my favorites

I’m finally early

Idk why ppl get pissed over the diversity. To me, they are more fun to play with lol.

I mean let’s be honest, Love it or hate it Barbie created a foundation for other fashion dolls on the market, she opened a doorway so that companies could have some freedom and diversity in their dolls, she is like the mother of fashion dolls and has most likely influenced a lot of brands designs, that’s why I personally love her because without Barbie we wouldn’t have many other fashion dolls that we love.

Barbie has changed and improved so much, im so proud ♡

This video reminded me of why I loved Barbie in the first place, despite all the heavy criticism it gets. Thank you for reminding of my childhood.

I don’t like the fact that Mattel shamelessly copied the concept of LOL OMG without developing its own unique brand, and still has the nerve to put pixelated dolls in a line that’s supposed to compete with MGA, whose quality is better than all collector Barbies released in the few last years... These don’t even come with stands!! The pets also feel very very out of place, it’s like they’re trying to appeal to everybody but lack cohesion and sense. They should’ve used the pet budget to fix the pixelated face paint that no one likes, add more acessories or a STAND.

ok so imma say this about the whole diversity and body positivity movement - I don't think we should normalize/accept being obese/morbidly obese and underweight/severely underweight. Studies have shown that when you show obese people in modeling gigs people are more likely to think that being obese is ok when in fact it comes with *HUGE* health risks (and it's always gonna be the same thing with underweight models being advertised). Our bodies are just not fit for such extremes so I think what modeling, doll lines, and society in general needs to do is come up with a new idea of diversity. Instead of fat and extremely skinny people advertised there should be different skin tones, cultures, ethnicities (I'm going to be honest I don't really know the difference between ethnicity, race, and skin tones but I'm sure they're different things), ages, face shapes, body types (as in pear, hourglass, upside-down triangle, etc.), acne, cellulite, different heights, hair textures, etc. just not extremes in weight. Also there is a difference between being curvy (like Doja Cat or Nicki Minaj and being overweight). Lets show kids and adults alike that its ok to have acne, or be old, have different hair types, etc. but it's not ok to be obese or underweight. Literally as long as you are a healthy weight and have a healthy lifestyle you are fine. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk lmao

I wish Mattel would make collector dolls of the old Barbie movie characters. As is clearly demonstrated by the popularity of reboots, nostalgia sells! I would buy the heck out of a Barbie Swan Lake or Princess and the Pauper collector doll.

As a life long Barbie collector I think you did a great job ;-) Love your channel and I appreciate how much research and effort you put into your video's. Keep up the good work.

I think Barbie EXTRA is a fantastic step forward with the Barbie brand, but it’s still not QUITE the fashion and quality as we’re seeing from other companies right now for the same price. Especially because of the pixelated facepaint and weird chunky strips of hair, but for Barbie, this is the best we’ve seen in YEARS, and I think all Barbies should come with the standard full articulation + accesories (minus the cheaper 10 dollar ones that can stay the same).

I grew up with the The Barbie movies and I still watch them! There story is just so addicting and when you can play with a doll where you know her/his story by heart is just the best!

I just want to say a big thank you! I started watching your videos over lockdown and now I'm just finishing my first term at university, I'm focusing my first visual essay (aka just a more boring youtube video haha) on fashion dolls as a collector item! Your videos have been such an inspiration in rekindling my love for fashion dolls and also so helpful in teaching me new things about the dolls I love! Thank you so much!! 💜

Barbie is having an identity crisis rn... I think Mattel needs to make a separate line specifically for younger play-oriented consumers and one for older collectors. Barbie isnt an MGA doll, this Extra line just isn’t BARBIE! I like the general vibe (although it’s not perfect) of the BarbieStyle insta... Chic, simple, fun older, COOL, successful career woman Barbie!

Hi oh I love your videos they’re the best and I hope you can make more every day

i’ve been shitting on mattel for their budget choices recently, but i think this video made me gain some respect. i don’t think i was a kid who cared about diversity (although i am a poc) but i’m happy kids today have so many to choose from :)

I started my Barbie Extra collection with the black girl with the rainbow coat so far, thought it was definitely extra that her puppy has removeable shades! Lol Great video! I love to see the more obscure Barbie collector dolls too, more please!

Your videos are AMAZING!!🥺💗💗💗

I really love the Barbies from 1999 and early 2000’s I feel like they had way more detailed and more unique with that time of fashion but what would have made them better is he they were also more diverse and had different hair textures

Okay the quality of this video is immaculate!!💕💕

Clawdeena, thank you for such an informative and interesting video about Barbie! I've played with Barbie since the early 1970's (yes, I'm old) and it was really nice to see the early Barbie faces again! Plus I learned things I hadn't heard before, such as the story that Barbie and Ken broke up but are back together now. In a way it's kind of creepy that Ken is named after the real Barbie's brother! I do love any Barbie that is articulated, stiff legged and armed dolls have very little playability to me, but I'm not sure the Extra is worth the extra cash. Thank you once again, I am definitely subscribing!

I hope one day a doll company makes a doll with a feeding tube along with other chronic illness and disabiltys. Me and one of my sisters both have a feeding tube and use wheelchair. I have a custom build a bear bunny that has a feeding tube but I'd love to see a doll that was really just like me with a feeding tube, a port o cath and a wheelchair

People who say she projects a negative stereotype are the ones that put that on her. I credit Barbie for a lot. She taught me I could be anything,do anything and do it all in pink pumps.

7:56 it makes the face paint very resistant. I watch hextian, and he says that type of face paint is way harder to remove from the normal type

I love your videos! when i watch them i can really tell how much work and research you had to do! 😊💜

I love this new addition to the barbie line!! Im literally just now finding out about it. I love the attention to detail with the clothes accessories and jewelry. I am already very interested in adding at least two of them to my collection

barbie extra fashion is fashion from like... 5 years ago, its sad mattel hasn't seen the rise on y2k fashion recently

I think it'd be really interesting if you could make a customized barbie using the models and hair from the fashionista line. I hope they keep expanding on the diversity!

Awesome history of Barbie, and cool do see all the different changes that have happened over the years. It's great they have become more inclusive and am looking forward to seeing more dolls released in the Barbie Extra series with more attention to detail on the outfits. Love your video 😍💗

Still waiting for a doll with hip dips🥺

old barbie movies are amazing

Barbies inspo doll was a physical incarnation of an adult comic character

And we’re not gonna talk about how they are literally copying OMG dolls? I hate all modern Barbies not because they have different skin tones or body types but because they’re low quality and cheap copies of other dolls! But I really love 80s Barbies! If Mattel were to remake some of them I would totally buy them! Same with 90s Barbies too! I feel like ever since 2000 Barbie has gone downhill not only in quality gimmicks too! With 80s Barbies there was always something new and glamorous! Now every Barbie their lease is casual and is the same! That’s why I like LOL surprise! there’s always something new they have amazing quality and they put in a ton of 80s references!

im not a fan of bts but i am a fan of barbie and dolls in general, so i was super happy they did a colab with bts do make these dolls cause male dolls need love two and ot was the first time there was attention towrds asian men in there male doll collentions and as a asian this was very heart warming for a play line doll to include this diversity