#barbie cats

[barbielore]

Over the years, there have been any number of Barbies released in the likeness of various superheroes, villains and associated characters - Marvel, DC, based on comics, films, TV adaptations, you name it.

Barbie has even been a superhero herself in Barbie in Princess Power. Although the name Princess Power sounds very referential to She-Ra: Princess of Power, apparently the movie contained several veiled references specifically to Superman.

And of course, that got a doll release as well!

Although I can't help but notice that this doll does not have her pet companions. They were released separately.

As well as several other dolls representing characters or concepts from the universe, such as this Chelsea-esque sidekick. I mean, Princess Gabby. Who appears to be played by Chelsea.

[borbi-edits]

Why are Barbie cats so cursed?!?

Seriously someone send Mattel a picture of an actual cat ASAP

I'll be honest tho some of them are derpy cute

[barbielore]

So June 4th is Hug Your Cat Day. It's an extremely important day of the year. I mentioned before that I just got a cat and talked about some Barbie cats. It is crucial for this post to note that my cat actually doesn't like being picked up or hugged and only agrees to it begrudgingly. This does not stop her sitting on my chest and hitting me in the face with her paws until I pay attention to her at 6am.

In addition to the cats I spoke about in the previous post, Barbie has a great many more unsung cats. For example, a recurring cat is Blissa, the cat featured in Dreamhouse Adventures.

In design, she looks very similar to Fluff. They have the same basic design and pink collar. Given that Fluff debuted in 1982 and Blissa much more recently, there could be a reason for this, but that isn't exactly heartwarming.

Blissa has appeared in doll form as well, such as in Potty Trainin' Blissa.

For those times when you want Barbie to have to scoop the litter tray just like you.

Barbie Posh Pets Kitten Style provides another potential explanation for why Fluff and Blissa look so similar while clearly being different cats, featuring another white cat (unnamed this time, or referred to simply as Mama) and 3 kittens.

The official Mattel description here describes the mechanism of birth as "The mommy cat has a secret tummy that opens to reveal the three adorable babies". This is glossed over pretty quick though as the bulk of the design is around pampering and prettifying the cats.