Barbie (film #3 in the Commercials section of Movieflix). [Category: Commercial]

This early Barbie commercial shows the doll to be the original material girl, and encourages little girls to fantasize about growing up to be just like her. So they can’t claim that wasn’t their intention––the evidence is all right here. Of course, that makes this essential for any collector of TV commercials.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****.