In 1963, she got a best friend, Midge, and, in 1964, a little sister, Skipper. In 2021, Mattel shipped more than 86 million dolls from the Barbie universe, which comes to about 164 dolls a minute.

Unsurprisingly, the doll was quickly pulled from shelves. Barbie has had many doll pals over the years, including sister ...

The following year, Barbie's sister Skipper landed on the scene. However, both Midge and Skipper were eventually discontinued, after their own controversy. A pregnant Midge doll was pulled from ...

The film also pokes fun at Growing Up Skipper, a controversial doll of Barbie's sister, Skipper, introduced in 1975 who would develop breasts when her arm was rotated. "When you turn her arm ...