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On [[12 July (releases)|12 July]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], the official ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Official Doctor Who Twitter|Twitter]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230712082144/https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1679038474765099008 ''Come on TARDIS, let's go party'' on @bbcdoctorwho on Twitter via the Wayback Machine]</ref> and [[Official Doctor Who Instagram|Instagram]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CulwK46I3It/ ''Come on TARDIS, let's go party'' on @bbcdoctorwho on Instagram]</ref> accounts released a special photograph as part of a cross-promotion with [[Warner Bros.]] for the live-action {{wi|Barbie (2023 film)|Barbie}} movie, titled ''[[Come on TARDIS, let's go party (illustration)|Come on TARDIS, let's go party]]'', depicting a hot [[pink]] variant of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] parked beside the [[Tower Bridge]] and the [[River Thames]]. Notably, then-current showrunner [[Russell T Davies]] clarified on his Instagram account that the image depicted an [[Tardis:Valid sources|in-universe event]].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CulxGYONsZM @russelltdavies63 on Instagram]</ref> | On [[12 July (releases)|12 July]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], the official ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Official Doctor Who Twitter|Twitter]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230712082144/https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1679038474765099008 ''Come on TARDIS, let's go party'' on @bbcdoctorwho on Twitter via the Wayback Machine]</ref> and [[Official Doctor Who Instagram|Instagram]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CulwK46I3It/ ''Come on TARDIS, let's go party'' on @bbcdoctorwho on Instagram]</ref> accounts released a special photograph as part of a cross-promotion with [[Warner Bros.]] for the live-action {{wi|Barbie (2023 film)|Barbie}} movie, titled ''[[Come on TARDIS, let's go party (illustration)|Come on TARDIS, let's go party]]'', depicting a hot [[pink]] variant of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] parked beside the [[Tower Bridge]] and the [[River Thames]]. Notably, then-current showrunner [[Russell T Davies]] clarified on his Instagram account that the image depicted an [[Tardis:Valid sources|in-universe event]].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CulxGYONsZM @russelltdavies63 on Instagram]</ref> | ||
== References == | |||
[[File:Barbie the Master.jpg|thumb|left|[[DWM 243]] jokingly compares {{Roberts}} to the 1995 ''Midnight Gala'' Barbie doll.]] | |||
In [[1996 (releases)|1996]], ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 243|issue 243]] jokingly compared {{Roberts}}'s costume in [[1996]]'s ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' to the 1995 ''Midnight Gala'' Barbie. | |||
== Connections == | == Connections == | ||
The aforementioned live-action film most notably featured [[Ncuti Gatwa]] among its cast, playing one of my incarnations of Ken. | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | [[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 23 July 2023
- You may be looking for the brand as it exists in-universe.
Barbie is an American multimedia franchise revolving around the children's fashion doll of the same name created by Ruth Handler for Matel, Inc. The titular character is a young American woman who is typically seen taking up a wide array of occupations and hobbies. Other characters in her universe include her on-again-off-again boyfriend Ken, and other relatives and pets.
The Barbie brand is among the most lucrative in the world, expanding beyond its toy line into film and television, among other types of media, including countless collaborations with other brands.
Apart from being referenced on a few occasions in-universe, the brand is also seen two especially notable collaborations with the Doctor Who brand.
Collaborations
Mattel partnered with the BBC in 2018 to release a special, limited edition collector's doll in the likeness of the Thirteenth Doctor. It was originally announced on 2 October of that year, six days before the broadcast of The Woman Who Fell to Earth, with preorders with the doll opening the day after said broadcast.[1]
On 12 July 2023, the official Doctor Who Twitter[1] and Instagram[2] accounts released a special photograph as part of a cross-promotion with Warner Bros. for the live-action Barbie movie, titled Come on TARDIS, let's go party, depicting a hot pink variant of the Doctor's TARDIS parked beside the Tower Bridge and the River Thames. Notably, then-current showrunner Russell T Davies clarified on his Instagram account that the image depicted an in-universe event.[3]
References
In 1996, Doctor Who Magazine issue 243 jokingly compared the Bruce Master's costume in 1996's Doctor Who to the 1995 Midnight Gala Barbie.
Connections
The aforementioned live-action film most notably featured Ncuti Gatwa among its cast, playing one of my incarnations of Ken.
