Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World

Barbie and the Rockers Out of this World is a 1987 TV special created by DIC Entertainment with Saban Productions featuring popular Mattel character Barbie. The story was based upon the Barbie and the Rockers line of dolls, which featured Barbie as the leader of a rock band. The special originally aired in syndication as a twopart TV miniseries with each installment lasting approximatelyminutes part two was entitled Barbie and The Sensations Rockin Back to Earth. This miniseries was supposed to have been the pilot for a MondayFriday Barbie cartoon series. Unfortunately, negotiations between DIC and Mattel fell through, and the project eventually emerged with a whole new set of characters and the sponsorship of Mattel rival Hasbro as Maxies World in 1988. The story was based on the Barbie and the Rockers doll line in which Barbie is the lead singer of a rock band. The twopart special was later released on video as a single movie by HiTops Video.

The miniseries has not been seen since its original broadcast, and the VHS release has been out of print since the 1980s. The film has not been released on DVD, except in Italy. Additionally, of the songs performed by the group, four of the songs are covers Do You Believe in Magic, originally recorded by The Lovin Spoonful, Im Happy Just to Dance With You, originally recorded by The Beatles, Here Comes My Baby, originally recorded by Cat Stevens, and Do You Wanna Dance?, originally recorded by Bobby Freeman. These songs would have to be licensed for a DVD release.

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