As April 10 is International Siblings Day, I wanted to put together a brief masterpost with previous times I have talked about the Barbie siblings.
The Roberts siblings, in full.
Skipper Roberts, the first and oldest younger sister.
Stacie Roberts, the middle sister.
Tutti Roberts, the discontinued little sister.
Kelly Roberts, now Chelsea Roberts.
Krissy Roberts, the shortlived baby of the family.
I notice now that although I talk about him in the Roberts siblings post, and of course he rates a mention in both the Tutti and Stacie posts, I have never made a post about the forgotten, discontinued, only male sibling of the Roberts family... Todd.
What happened to Todd, Barbie? Why did you forsake your younger brother like this? Did you send him to go live with Ken? Do you not talk about him? Did some tragedy befall him? Was it the same tragedy that would later take baby Krissy?
The people need answers, Mattel.
Anyway, happy International Sibling Day to all those who have siblings, and try not to think too hard about the changing children of the Roberts family.
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Alright
Barbie lore time lol
So I've done the math of Barbie's many siblings (cause I'm bored)
And if some of these characters aren't the same person (Tutti, Kelly number 1 and Anastasia, aka Stacie)
And assuming that Kelly number 2 and Chelsea aren't the same person despite what Mattel says since their ages don't match up
Barbie would canonically be the eldest child of 9 kids
Including a possible set of quadruplets (Tutti, Todd, Kelly number 1, and Stacie since they're all supposed to be the same age)
I was looking through the wiki for Barbie and her family, and it starts with Barbie obviously, then Skipper, Tutti, Todd, Kelly number 1, Stacie, Kelly number 2, Chelsea and Krissy
But the younger siblings' ages also don't match up either of how old they're supposed to be vs. debut orders, as well as where they stand in the family tree
Tutti came after Skipper making her 3rd oldest, then her twin brother Todd but
Kelly number 1 came after Tutti and then came Stacie, who has also been called Todd's twin
Are Stacie and Tutti the same person and just look different as they got older? Is Tutti a nickname and Anastasia aka Stacie her real name? And what about Kelly number 1? Who came after Tutti but before Stacie?
Or did something happen to Tutti and Kelly number 1? Did Tutti get sent away to live else where since she looks like trouble? Was she the trouble maker of the family?
Again: What happened to Kelly 1?
Also, where does Todd stand? Is Todd in the middle if they actually are quadruplets and what number order of middle since he's listed as both Tutti and Stacie's twin brother? Or is it Tutti, Kelly 1, Stacie, then Todd?
Then there's Kelly number 2, the apparent 7th oldest, yet her age range is listed as 3 and in preschool while Chelsea is listed as 6 and in elementary school
Is Chelsea actually the 7th born child and Kelly 2 8th?
And if all these other siblings really are different from each other and not the same people going by different names or nicknames, where are they? Why do people only know of some of Barbie's siblings but not the rest
Do all of Barbie's best friends and Ken know about these siblings? Many have known Barbie for years but only ever see and hear about Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea
Then again, these are also best friends who have never even heard of her siblings and vice-versa
Or is it because these 3 accompany Barbie the most throughout her adventures since apparently these 3 live with her and not their parents
When the heck did Barbie leave home? Why is she allowed to have custody of some of her siblings? Because of her many career moves? Also, isn't Barbie 19 since that's when she apparently stopped aging? Skipper is between 14 and 16 now, and I know Stacie is between the ages of 10 and 13 with about a 4 year age gap between her and Chelsea, who's 6
So modern age time wise: Barbie: 19, Skipper: 14 - 16, Tutti, Kelly 1, Todd and Stacie: 10 - 13, Chelsea: 6, Kelly 2: 3 and Krissy: 1
Meaning Barbie's parents were having kids about every 3 years
Many questions about the Robert's family
Maybe I'll do the extended family since they have some cousins and I wonder where they fit age wise
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if they do end up adding robin to pattinson's batman universe (and they fucking better) the one thing i absolutely NEED to happen is for bruce to refer to dick as "chum" and i want it to be in a completely genuine manner. not only because it's iconic but because it's hilariously outdated, which makes the implications of its creation so much funnier- i can only imagine that bruce is just so goddamn awkward that the only term of endearment he can manage to come up with is something as odd and specific as "chum". like c'mon
dick grayson, 10 years old and in a very bouncy mood: hey bruce
bruce wayne, who already regrets responding: what
dick: i think i need a nickname.
bruce: ...isn't 'dick' technically a nickname?
dick: no. >:( i mean like a NICKNAME nickname. like a term that only refers to me when you say it
*45 seconds pass in complete silence as bruce stares blankly at dick*
dick: are you alright?
bruce, whose brain is actively short-circuiting: chum?
dick: what
bruce: that's good. let's go, chum
dick: WHAT
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I have mentioned Stacie a few times in passing, including on the breakdown of the Roberts family post I made, but I thought I'd do a bit more of a deep dive on her as a character.
Unlike Skipper, who debuted only a few short years after Barbie and is a famous enough part of the line that she got multiple mentions and depictions in the Barbie movie, and Kelly/Chelsea, who has a following as the young child character in the line, Stacie feels like an overlooked character.
Note: not to be confused with Barbie's friend Stacey, who was in production from 1968 - 1971.
Stacie's official debut was in 1992, as the new "littlest sister" of Barbie. She was replacing Tutti, who had been discontinued and whose last appearance was in 1971.
Stacie was marketed largely as being a more tomboyish, sporty member of the Roberts family compared to the more traditionally feminine characters like Skipper and Barbie. Stacie canonically wants to be a professional athlete -typically a soccer player, though she has been depicted playing a wide range of sports or engaging in athletic activities.
When Stacie took Tutti's place in the doll line, she also took Tutti's twin brother, Todd.
And as a part of the "Wee 3 Friends" collection, Stacie branched out into her friendship group, with two besties named Lila and Janet.
(Why are these 10 year olds worried about tan lines? That doesn't feel quite age appropriate.)
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