Your Complete Guide to the Many Friends and Family Members of the Barbie-Verse

Skipper is Barbie’s younger sister and the second oldest sibling in the Roberts family. Mattel introduced her in 1964, and at the time, she was just 8 years old. The company slowly aged her up into a teenager. Most recently, Mattel has portrayed Skipper as very tech-savvy, like on their “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures” YouTube channel.

Skipper is referenced in the “Barbie” movie (which pokes fun at how often she’s portrayed as a babysitter) and seen quickly in her treehouse. The controversial 1975 doll “Growing Up Skipper” also appears in the movie.

Stacie is Barbie’s next youngest sister. Stacie was first introduced in a set for Midge’s wedding day, in 1990, where she was the flower girl, but at the time, she was known as Kelly. Two years later, Mattel relaunched her as Stacie. Stacie, pictured here in a skiing-themed set of Barbie dolls, is Barbie’s most athletically gifted sibling (though, of course, Barbie has many sports-themed iterations herself). Like Skipper, Stacie often appears in “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures.”

Stacie does not appear in “Barbie” and is not referenced.

Depending on your age, you know this Barbie character as either Kelly or Chelsea; Mattel changed her name to the latter in 2011, partially because Europeans called her Shelly and they wanted a universal name. Nowadays, Chelsea is the youngest of Barbie’s siblings. She was introduced in 1995 and was renamed in 2011.

The doll was originally more of a toddler before Mattel began to slowly age her up as well. The most common Chelsea iteration is about 7 years old. Earlier in 2023, Mattel launched a series of disabled Kelly dolls, including one with scoliosis. “We’re proud to launch the first-ever Chelsea doll to continue to be more reflective of the world kids see around them,” Lisa McKnight, executive vice president and global head of Barbie and dolls, said in a press release at the time, per Hype Bae.

Chelsea (and Kelly) do not appear in “Barbie.”

If you’ve never heard of Tutti and Todd, don’t worry. This duo of Barbie siblings is a real throwback. Tutti and Todd were a set of twins who were supposed to be Barbie and Skipper’s youngest siblings. Mattel only made the pair of dolls between 1965 and 1971, per My Vintage Barbies. That year, they discontinued Tutti and kept Todd around until the ’90s. In later iterations, Todd was referred as Stacie’s twin. Poor Tutti!

Neither Tutti nor Todd appear in “Barbie.”

Krissy is Barbie’s youngest sibling, a true baby. Mattel only made Krissy dolls between 1999 and 2003. She usually came packaged with a full-size Barbie doll, like in this “Walking Barbie & New Baby Krissy” set. Krissy also does not appear in “Barbie.”

Allan and Midge both appear in “Barbie.” Allan, described primarily as “Ken’s buddy,” plays a larger role, while Midge’s slightly concerning presence is played off more as a joke. She also appears to live in Skipper’s house.

In real life, Midge was introduced as Barbie’s best friend in 1963. Mattel eventually stopped making her, only to bring her back in 1988. Mattel also sold her in a wedding-day set with Allan and in a controversial “Happy Family” set, pictured, in which she was pregnant. Midge was eventually reintroduced as Barbie’s friend, without Allan or the kids. She also appears in the “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” series.

Tanner is Barbie’s dog. In 2006, Mattel sold a play set where Tanner could eat plastic biscuits and poop them out. Barbie could pick them up with her little scooper. Unfortunately, the set was recalled in 2007 because the magnets used by the set’s poop-and-scoop mechanism could come loose and be swallowed by a child.

Tanner appears in “Barbie,” complete with his little poops. In “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse,” Barbie’s dog has been renamed to Taffy.

Yes, shockingly, Ken has not been the only man in Barbie’s life. Blaine, who is an Australian surfer, made his first appearance in 2000 as part of Mattel’s “Generation Girl” line, but he came back with a vengeance in 2004 when Mattel decided to “break up” Barbie and Ken and set her up with Blaine instead. CNN reported at the time that they had fans vote for Barbie’s new boyfriend on Barbie.com. For two years, Mattel didn’t make any new Ken dolls before reintroducing him in 2006 with a new look. They stopped making Blaine dolls after that.

Christie was the first Black doll in the Barbie line (an actual Black Barbie, pictured, wasn’t released until 1980 and was created by Beulah Mae Mitchell, subject of the documentary “Black Barbie”). Christie was introduced in 1968 and is one of Barbie’s friends. This February, Mattel released a doll celebrating Christie’s 55th anniversary. She does not appear in “Barbie.”

Teresa is another of Barbie’s friends. She is Latine and was introduced in 1988. She’s a frequent character in “Barbie’s Dreamhouse Adventures.” She does not appear in “Barbie.”

Raquelle, pictured here with Barbie in a gymnastics-themed set, is another Barbie friend who was introduced in the 2000s. In “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventure,” she’s portrayed as a villain who has a crush on Ken. She has a twin brother named Ryan, who is friends with Ken. Other characters who appear frequently as Barbie’s friends in both doll form and visual media include Nikki, Grace, and Summer. None of these friends are mentioned in “Barbie,” however.

Becky is another of Barbie’s friends. Becky uses a wheelchair. She was released in 1997 and came in different versions, including “Share a Smile Becky,” “School Photographer Becky,” and a Becky who competed in the Paralympics, per The Mighty. Becky also appeared in the Barbie book “Three Cheers For Becky.” She was ultimately discontinued, though in 2019, Mattel made a new line of disabled Barbies, including some who use wheelchairs. She does not appear in the Barbie movie (though the movie does feature Barbies who use wheelchairs).