Almost immediately after Barbie hit toy-store shelves ... her children's partners and their children, including Allan, named for her son-in-law. Both Barbara and Ken told The Los Angeles Times ...

In Barbie Land, there are Barbies, and there are Kens. For every Barbie (in this case Margot Robbie), there must be a Ken ... us as children early and often. Think of the very toy aisles that ...

Aside from many parents' head-scratching over the ... for children and how she was presented. Played by Tom Stourton, Earring Magic Ken appears in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in Barbie ...

Chesnot/Getty When Ruth Handler created Barbie and Ken ... Mattel with their business partner Harold “Matt” Matson in 1945. In addition to serving as the co-founder of the toy manufacturing ...

Cabbage Patch Kids and NERF foam toys, the hall announced Friday. But Barbie’s kind-of boyfriend, Ken? He was left out, despite having a huge year and a hit song due to his portrayal by Ryan ...

Talking of their ... still took Ken seven years to reconcile his romance with Barbie and finally on Valentine’s Day, he was able to win her back after meeting her on the set of Toy Story 3.

Let’s switch to a different Greek analogy for a second — Barbie Land is a bit like the shadows on Plato’s cave, where the toys have existed since ... the power ballad “I’m Just Ken.” They transform ...

The first White Barbie debuted in 1959. The first four Black dolls were not official Barbie dolls but rather Black friends of Barbie and her buddy Ken ... children of color can see dolls in their ...