Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Barbie film series is an American computer animated and motion capture-based direct-to-video film series featuring Barbie. Since her film debut appearance in 1987's Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World, Barbie has been a computer-animated virtual actress starring in several feature films and short films (including a 1998 video game, Barbie: Riding Club, that contains a short film). After a fourteen-year absence, Mattel commissioned films to feature Barbie as a heroine of several princess or fairy-themed stories to accompany a franchise of related dolls and accessories. Barbie also made an appearance in My Scene and Toy Story films.Many of the Barbie movies are stand alone tales. There are several series within the overall collection. The most notable of these are the Barbie Princesses Collection series, Barbie Fairytopia series, mermaid-themed series, modern day-themed series, as well as musical and ballet series. Some films are based on the story from E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Brothers Grimm, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, and Alexander Dumas. Some also include music from Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Adolphe Adam.The series is produced by Mattel Entertainment. Since 2010 (beginning with Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale), Mattel refers themselves as "Barbie Entertainment" exclusively for the Barbie film production. The films can be seen occasionally on Nickelodeon, usually after the official DVD release as an advertising tool. Mattel is purchasing the time from Nickelodeon to air them usually on Sunday afternoons. In rare cases, they may even "premiere" on Nickelodeon before the DVD release.. }
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- Barbie_(film_series) abstract "The Barbie film series is an American computer animated and motion capture-based direct-to-video film series featuring Barbie. Since her film debut appearance in 1987's Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World, Barbie has been a computer-animated virtual actress starring in several feature films and short films (including a 1998 video game, Barbie: Riding Club, that contains a short film). After a fourteen-year absence, Mattel commissioned films to feature Barbie as a heroine of several princess or fairy-themed stories to accompany a franchise of related dolls and accessories. Barbie also made an appearance in My Scene and Toy Story films.Many of the Barbie movies are stand alone tales. There are several series within the overall collection. The most notable of these are the Barbie Princesses Collection series, Barbie Fairytopia series, mermaid-themed series, modern day-themed series, as well as musical and ballet series. Some films are based on the story from E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Brothers Grimm, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, and Alexander Dumas. Some also include music from Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Adolphe Adam.The series is produced by Mattel Entertainment. Since 2010 (beginning with Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale), Mattel refers themselves as "Barbie Entertainment" exclusively for the Barbie film production. The films can be seen occasionally on Nickelodeon, usually after the official DVD release as an advertising tool. Mattel is purchasing the time from Nickelodeon to air them usually on Sunday afternoons. In rare cases, they may even "premiere" on Nickelodeon before the DVD release.".