Barbie: It Takes Two

On 1 February 2022, Mattel Television unveiled an initial 13-episode CGI-animated television adaptation of the film titled Barbie: It Takes Two.{{cite press release|last1=Karaca|first1=Kristine|last2=Kazakos|first2=Niki|date=1 February 2022|url=https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-television-doubles-down-on-2022-barbie-content-slate|title=Mattel Television Doubles Down On 2022 Barbie® Content Slate|publisher=Mattel Television|access-date=6 February 2022|quote=Building on the massive success of Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams, Mattel Television announces an all-new series, Barbie: It Takes Two, launching on broadcasters and streaming services globally this spring.}}{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=1 February 2022|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mattel-barbie-series-it-takes-two-1235085119/|url-status=live|title=Mattel Sets New 'Barbie' Series 'It Takes Two' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203002707/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mattel-barbie-series-it-takes-two-1235085119/}}{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=5 April 2022|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/drumroll-please-bright-lights-big-city-dreams-await-in-barbie-it-takes-two/|url-status=live|title=Drumroll Please: Bright Lights & Big City Dreams Await in 'Barbie: It Takes Two'|website=Animation Magazine|access-date=8 April 2022|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407235307/https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/drumroll-please-bright-lights-big-city-dreams-await-in-barbie-it-takes-two/}} Executives of Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams as well as Mainframe Studios reprise their roles in the series with the inclusion of Marsha Griffin (who previously wrote scripts for 3 Barbie films between 2015 and 2016 in Barbie in Princess Power, Barbie in Rock 'N Royals and Barbie: Spy Squad) as a creative producer.

Following on from the end of their screen debut in Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams, the Barbie from Malibu and Barbie from Brooklyn have fun, share the spotlight and pursue their music dreams in New York City while also learning about each other's polar opposite families, friends and cultures.

• America Young as Barbie "Malibu" Roberts
• Tatiana Varria as Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts
• Nicolas Roye as Rafael/Rafa

• Gabriel "Gabe" Kunda as Kelvin "Kel" Roberts, father of Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts
• Mela Lee as Simone Roberts, mother of Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts
• Xavier Patterson as Jackson Roberts, godson of Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts
• Taylor Lauren as Jayla Roberts, goddaughter of Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts
• Nicolas Roye as Male Teacher at the Handler Arts Academy
• Ritesh Rajan as Ken Carson
• Kirsten Day as Skipper Roberts
• Cassandra Morris as Stacie Roberts
• Cassidy Naber (episodes 1–13) & Anna McGill (episodes 14–26) as Chelsea Roberts
• Greg Chun as George Roberts, father of Barbie "Malibu" Roberts
• Lisa Fuson as Margaret Roberts, mother of Barbie "Malibu" Roberts, and Poppy Reardon, an antagonistic neighbor.
• Cristina Milizia as Teresa
• Desirae Whitfield as Nicole "Nikki" Watkins
• Stephanie Sheh as Renee
• Emma Galvin as Daisy
• Jason Marsden as Magnifico
• Yuri Lowenthal as Stefan and Wilhelm
• Christopher Niosi as Dash
• Dorian Plague as Epiphany
• Elise Gabriel as Lyla, Meditation Guide
• Aleks Le as James
• Melanie Minichino as Vanessa and Phoebe
• Petey Gibson as Tyler
• Ricky Bricks as Larry Herron
• Max Mitchell as Big Base
• Xavier Patterson as Jackson
• Jason Williams as Emmitt
• Robbie Daymond as Paul
• Cassidy Huff as Emma
• Billy Kametz as Trevelian Finknoddle "Trey" Reardon, Poppy and Whittaker's only son
• Giselle Fernandez as Emmie
• Conor Hall as Bertram
• Nicolas Roye as Mateo
• Sarah H. Fairbrook as Pandora

The series debuted on television in Australia via 9Go! on March 4{{cite web|date=4 March 2022|url=https://www.9now.com.au/barbie-it-takes-two|url-status=live|title=Watch Barbie It Takes Two Season 1, Catch Up TV|website=9NOW|publisher=Nine Network|access-date=6 April 2022|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408002057/https://www.9now.com.au/barbie-it-takes-two}} and on Pop in the UK and Ireland on April 2{{cite web|date=16 March 2022|url=https://toyworldmag.co.uk/barbie-it-takes-two-to-premiere-on-pop-in-april/|url-status=live|title=Barbie: It Takes Two to premiere on Pop in April|website=Toy World Magazine {{!}} The business magazine with a passion for toys|access-date=2 April 2022|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407233448/https://toyworldmag.co.uk/barbie-it-takes-two-to-premiere-on-pop-in-april/}} before launching on April 8 on Netflix in the United States.{{cite web|date=8 April 2022|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81246530|url-status=live|title=Watch Barbie: It Takes Two|website=Netflix|access-date=11 April 2022|archive-date=10 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410091609/https://www.netflix.com/title/81246530}} On April 10, it aired on YTV in Canada{{cite web|date=7 April 2022|url=https://www.ytv.com/shows/barbie-it-takes-two/|url-status=live|title=BARBIE IT TAKES TWO {{!}} Schedule and Full Episodes|website=YTV|access-date=9 April 2022|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408002640/https://www.ytv.com/shows/barbie-it-takes-two/}} and on Canal Panda in Portugal the exact week later.{{cite web|date=10 April 2022|url=https://canalpanda.pt/microsites/barbie-it-takes-two/|url-status=live|title=BARBIE: IT TAKES TWO|website=Canal Panda|location=Lisbon, Portugal|access-date=13 April 2022|language=pt-PT|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518092142/https://canalpanda.pt/microsites/barbie-it-takes-two/}} Mattel later revealed through TheWrap the second half of 13 episodes would be released on 1 October on Netflix.{{Cite web|last=Lash|first=Jolie|date=30 August 2022|title='Barbie Mermaid Power' Trailer Promises Underwater Fun & Friendship in Netflix Movie Musical (Exclusive Video)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/barbie-mermaid-power-trailer-netflix/|access-date=31 August 2022|website=TheWrap|quote=A third project in the works is “Barbie: It Takes Two Part 2,” which TheWrap can reveal will premiere Oct. 1 on Netflix. It will once again follow Brooklyn and Malibu Barbies as they engage in “city hijinks and aspirations of musical stardom.”|archive-date=30 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830170135/https://www.thewrap.com/barbie-mermaid-power-trailer-netflix/|url-status=live}}

{{Series overview

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The table below shows only the titles and episode summaries from the American Netflix release

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = It Takes Two

| DirectedBy = Cassandra Mackay (credited as Cassi Simonds)

| WrittenBy = Marsha F. Griffin

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = Malibu and Brooklyn must convince their parents to let them stay together after the girls get accepted to the arts academy of their dreams (The Handler Arts Academy).

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = First Day Frenzy

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Aydrea Walden

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = "Malibu" Barbie is homesick and "Brooklyn" Barbie loses her voice, but the best friends find a way to help each other and embrace their new lives in NYC.

}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Barbies Rising

| DirectedBy = Dominic "Dom" MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Lisa Steele

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = A chance to encounter with a media VIP by name "Auto Phoenix" at a pretzel cart moves Malibu and Brooklyn closer to pop stardom — despite their other plans.

}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Gone to the Dogs

| DirectedBy =Cassandra Mackay (credited as Cassi Simonds)

| WrittenBy = Josh Haber

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = Who let the dogs out and into the fashion show? The besties get busy as dog walkers to help save up for their first professional record demo.

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Delivery Debacle

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Meg Favreau

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = Malibu and Brooklyn help deliver pastries for a cafe. But the job's not so sweet when the duo tries to help customers solve their personal problems.

}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Surprise, Surprise

| DirectedBy = Dominic "Dom" MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Denise Downer

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = "Malibu" Barbie heads back home to throw her mom a surprise birthday party — but she'll have a wild time trying to keep it all a secret!

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Start Small

| DirectedBy = Cassandra Mackay (credited as Cassi Simonds)

| WrittenBy = Michael Carrington

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = "Brooklyn" Barbie helps "Malibu" Barbie learn a valuable lesson after Malibu tries to bring her family's Cleanup Day tradition to her New York neighborhood.

}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = We Are Family

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Crescent Imani Novell

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = Malibu and Brooklyn remix trouble into good tunes when unexpected visitors tag along as the duo records their first song.

}}

{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Turkey Trouble

| DirectedBy = Dominic "Dom" MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Shawnee Gibbs & Shawnelle Gibbs

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 10

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Two Stars Are Born

| DirectedBy = Scott Pleydell-Pearce

| WrittenBy = Kendall Michele Haney

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = Malibu and Brooklyn get a taste of stardom and soon discover life in the spotlight isn't all it's cracked up to be.

}}

{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Triple Threat

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Isabel Galupo

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = While saving up for their next recording session, Malibu and Brooklyn take on a babysitting gig with some trouble-making kids.

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| EpisodeNumber = 12

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = The Great Outdoors: Part 1

| DirectedBy = Dominic "Dom" MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Crescent Imani Novell

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = A camping trip becomes complicated after Malibu and Brooklyn both try to do too much instead of just relaxing.

}}

{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 13

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = The Great Outdoors: Part 2

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Lisa Steele

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}

| ShortSummary = Malibu and Brooklyn work with the squad to solve the mystery of the loud screech in the woods — and finish their latest song.

}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 14

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = We've Got Magic to Do

| DirectedBy = Dom MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Aydrea Walden

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Cut It Out

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Callie C. Miller

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 16

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Studio Sleuths

| DirectedBy = Dom MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Katie Kaniewski

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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| EpisodeNumber = 17

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = For the Record

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Crescent Imani Novell

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 18

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Knock it Off

| DirectedBy = Dom MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Jessica Tsou

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 19

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Costumed Capers

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Dan Salgarolo

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 20

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Cupid Shuffle

| DirectedBy = Dom MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Kendall Michele Haney

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 21

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Team No Screens

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Crescent Imani Novell

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 22

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Festival Fiasco

| DirectedBy = Dom MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Shawnee Gibbs & Shawnelle Gibbs

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 23

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Buddy's Is Booming

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Isabel Galupo

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 24

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = To Dye For

| DirectedBy = Dom MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Lisa Steele

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Game On!

| DirectedBy = Larry Anderson

| WrittenBy = Ahlan Williams

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list | LineColor = FF4FB6

| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Race to the Finish

| DirectedBy = Dom MacKinnon

| WrittenBy = Kendall Michele Haney

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|01}}

| ShortSummary =

}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://mainframe.ca/barbie-it-takes-two Production website]
• [https://www.netflix.com/title/81246530 Barbie: It Takes Two] on Netflix
• {{IMDb title|title={{PAGENAMEBASE}}|id=tt19178656}}
• [https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/barbie-it-takes-two Barbie: It Takes Two] on Common Sense Media

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