Barbie’s younger sister, Skipper Roberts, saves the day with her unique babysitting skills when Barbie: Skipper and The Big Babysitting Adventure debuts on Netflix in the U.S on March 16. The 60-minute movie is the 42nd Barbie film, preceded by the character’s first-ever interactive special, Barbie: Epic Road Trip, also on Netflix.
“In this all-new, animated movie, Skipper explores her passion for babysitting as first seen in the ‘Baby Sister Babysitter’ episode of Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures,” notes executive producer Frederic Soulie (Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), SVP & General Manager, Mattel Television. “We love expanding and continuing the storylines of our beloved characters, and we’re eager for fans to see what Skipper and the rest of her friends have in store in Barbie: Skipper and The Big Babysitting Adventure.”
“Skipper Roberts has been a fan-favorite character amongst our devoted community of fans for decades, which is why we’re especially excited to introduce her as a title character for the first time,” says exec producer Christopher Keenan (Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), SVP of Creative & EP Global Content, Mattel Television. “Not only is Skipper shy and quiet, yet sarcastic and funny in her own unique ways, she’s also a perfect role model for the next generation as she showcases the importance of individuality, confidence and self-growth.”
Synopsis: Barbie’s younger sister Skipper is a babysitting expert, but when her babysitting business hits a snag, she takes a summer job at a water park and tries out different jobs with some new friends. A birthday party at the park goes awry and Skipper’s babysitting skills save the day! The success renews Skipper’s confidence in her babysitting business, and she and her new friends start a babysitting squad. This exciting new movie features new characters and two all-new songs!
The new movie explores themes of self-discovery, confidence, overcoming difficulty, the power of teamwork and the value of support from friends and family.
The Big Babysitting Adventure features the voices of Kirsten Day (Skipper, Tammy), America Young (Barbie), Ogie Banks (Sandwich Board Guy, Driver), Laila Berzins (Captain, Handsome Host), Alex Cazares (Anna, Brian, Helga, Big Kid, Book On Tape), Greg Chun (George, Cooks, Zincenzio Dracula), Julyza Commodore (Cheri, Chantal), Innocent Ekakitie (Deacon), Lisa Fuson (Margaret), Madelyn Kratzer (Erica), Natalie Lashkari (Chelsea), Cristina Milizia (Maria, Lola, Flight Controller), Cassandra Morris (Stacie), Zaela Rae (Joy), Archana Rajan (Navya), Ritesh Rajan (Ken, Mob Guy, Scary Monster, Tough Jock), Bill Rogers (Milton, Trucker Pete, Mr. Moneyclown, Extremely Tall Kid), Stephanie Sheh (Hip Girl, Flight Attendant, Erica & Derek’s Mom), Henry Wu (Derek, New Kid) and Samir Corbin (Additional Voices).
The new movie is directed by Steve Daye (Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse) and written by Daniel Bryan Franklin (Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures). Ann Austen is co-exec producer, Susan Corbin and Jeffrey R. Hawley are senior producers and Shannon Nettleton is executive in charge of production.
Barbie: Skipper and The Big Babysitting Adventure joins Barbie: Epic Road Trip and more Barbielicious content, including Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures, Barbie: Mermaid Power and Barbie: It Takes Two now streaming on Netflix.
