Barbie What Now?

Okay, I have a four year old. You guys know this, right? She’s a girly girl and that means she’s a huge fan of all things Barbie. She also has a little stuffed puppy she carries everywhere. It’s cute, and totally endearing. His name is Puppy Luppy, and we call him Lups for short.

So, when this commercial came on, my daughter went a little freak show.

I look up to the big ‘ol television in the middle of the room to watch a plastic puppy doing…. and I quote:

“Either Number ONE or Number Two.”

They did not just say that…

Then Barbie goes on to ask, “What will it be? Puppy Pee or Puppy Poo.”

I seriously thought it was a joke.

It’s not.

Look Mattel, let me be clear here–I have a dog he takes the occasional dumb in my closet when I like forget to feed him or whatever–I don’t think I’ve ever once said to myself, “Holy crap on a cracker, this would make the coolest toy EVAR.”

But then again, my daughter asked me to rewind the television three times so she could watch it.

Maybe I don’t have a future career as a toy manufacturer…

jamiec Barbie What Now?
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27 Responses to “Barbie What Now?”

Linda G. March 11th, 2010 at 5:12 pm

Geez-Louise. And here I thought I’d seen everything…
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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

@Linda G., I know! I think I have to buy these just on principle alone.
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Christine Holroyd March 11th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

I am always amused that children love anything to do with bodily functions. They get such a kick and a giggle from it.

This is going to be a winner just because it’s associated with Barbie but I sure won’t be purchasing! LOL

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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

@Christine Holroyd, and I’m sure I will… just because it has to do with barbie… sigh :(
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E. Kristin Anderson (Emily) March 11th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

I honestly don’t even know how to react to this.
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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

@E. Kristin Anderson (Emily), haha I think the only proper way is stunned silence…
.-= Jamie Harrington´s last blog ..Barbie What Now? =-.

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Rhonda Cowsert March 11th, 2010 at 10:17 pm

Uh…Okay, I’ve got nothing but am just stunned. Seriously stunned.
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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

@Rhonda Cowsert, that’s really all we can do here…
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Sarah Eliza March 11th, 2010 at 10:57 pm

Omg, the song was too funny. And now I’m thinking of the Betsy Wetsy I had as a child, who never wet no matter how much water I fed her… lord knows where it was actually going lol
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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

@Sarah Eliza, MY betsy Wetsy NEVER wet either!! What the heck was UP with that?!?
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Mendi March 12th, 2010 at 3:46 am

Seriously, there’s a problem with a toy that allows your child to PLAY WITH POOP!

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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:44 pm

@Mendi, haha yes… let’s NOT encourage playing with dog poo, mmmkay?
.-= Jamie Harrington´s last blog ..Barbie What Now? =-.

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The Alliterative Allomorph March 12th, 2010 at 11:16 am

Hahaha! That’s fantastic. It reminds me of a voice recording I did for a toy company not long ago. It was a dolls for little kids to learn about the human body. You’re supposed to press a button and a voice (my voice) says interesting info. I recorded a line that said: “Don’t forget to wash your hands after you pee and you poop.” I tried to get them to change it to: “…after you go to the bathroom,” but they wouldn’t, being the naive Greek’s that they were and had no idea about how to say things politely. Anyway, afterwards, I thought..”Hmmm, I wonder what part of the doll they have to press in order to hear this line? I hope it’s the hands!”
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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:45 pm

@The Alliterative Allomorph, Oh AA, I’m not sure WHO you are… but I feel like we could be great friends some day :)

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Callie Forester March 12th, 2010 at 1:48 pm

This is so bizarre. I do remember loving my Betsy Wetsy though. What is it with little kids and bodily functions? Lol…

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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 2:46 pm

@Callie Forester, haha I think it’s probably that when we are potty training them, that’s like ALL we talk about the whole time–so they start to think it must be REALLY cool.

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The Alliterative Allomorph March 12th, 2010 at 2:48 pm

I left a reply to you on Gatekeeper’s blog :) but it hasn’t been accepted yet. I’m no one special. Just another creative being with a passion for words and who one day really really wants to have her novels published! I think we already are friends! ;)
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Tawna Fenske March 12th, 2010 at 3:00 pm

This is disturbing on so many levels. If I’d known there was a market for dog excrement, I would have been putting my pets to work a long time ago.

Tawna

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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 3:03 pm

@Tawna Fenske, I know, right?!! And here I was yelling at my dog for pooping in the house… Who knew?!?
.-= Jamie Harrington´s last blog ..Barbie What Now? =-.

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Amy Lukavics March 12th, 2010 at 3:41 pm

LMFAO

Omg dude…my daughter is only 2 and a half months but it’s nice to see what the future of Barbie has become…I also literally thought it was a joke.
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Sally H March 12th, 2010 at 4:27 pm

You know, I gotta be honest. Every body poops. We don’t like to talk about it.
But I think some exec somewhere had a kid who wanted a puppy but then the kid would not clean up after the damn thing. So the exec thought “You know… If Barbie likes picking up puppy poop then every little girl will want to do it!”

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Jamie Harrington Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 4:37 pm

@Sally H, haha but I don’t want my kid to touch my dog’s poop!!!

But yeah, everyone does it… I just can’t believe there is a TOY for it!
.-= Jamie Harrington´s last blog ..Barbie What Now? =-.

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Christine Holroyd March 12th, 2010 at 8:41 pm

I read this Steven Wright quote and thought of this post : ‘If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?’
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Jamie Reply:
March 12th, 2010 at 8:45 pm

@Christine Holroyd, haha love that!!!
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Lisa March 12th, 2010 at 8:55 pm

This has got to be a sign of the impending apocalypse, right?
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Ally March 13th, 2010 at 12:07 pm

I just saw this commercial this week, during Spring Break when all things kid rule the house.

Saw it and choked on my coffee.

And isn’t there another toy where the potty flushes from one stickered yellow side to a blue sticker side – a Barbie thing?

*barf* Toys are very, um, interactive these days.

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bruceparks March 15th, 2010 at 12:31 pm

you look so friendly

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