Parent reviews for Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse

This show is very funny for adults but has no redeeming value for kids, especially tweens. After a few episodes my six year old was emulating the characters, ("oh give it a rest, Dad!") and the show was banned until further notice.

The relational aggression between characters is extremely intense and there are definite body image issues as well.

My 10 year old daughter has seen every episode at least 30x. This show never gets old to her and has her doubled over with laughter every time. She loves Raquel and wants to be her for Halloween. Well as long as she doesn't see anyone she knows (Barbie's for babies she says). She loves to reenact scenes from the show, and they are almost always the ones where something awful happens to Raquel. Makes for some very funny home videos. I love the show too and don't see anything wrong with it.

It is HILARIOUS they’re all really dumb and Ryan dance a like a crab and it’s so funny WATCH THIS SHOW you will love it.

This show is full of drama, materialism and consumerism. The characters value their stuff way too much, and the plot lines are usually centered around materialistic stories or dumb drama between the characters. Rarely is there a moral at the end of the episode.

I really enjoy watching this with my 5 year old. It’s really funny, fast paced and I like how it stays true to the actual toys.

In this show, Barbie is too focused on fashion. And Barbie's friends are too focused on Barbie and on her looks and her fashion instead of thinking about who they are and what they have and how they act. I think Barbie is spoiled and every episode is about a tiny problem she has and she gets help right away from friends instead of being independent and solving her own problems. Barbie is a stereotype of a girl because she's into fashion, clothes, makeup and she loves pink and always wears pink and her whole house is pink. You should also know that the animated characters look just like the dolls and are stiff and not realistic looking at all. Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures is a more realistic show. It's less about fashion and more about adventures and about other characters in the show, not just Barbie.

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse is a mock reality show set in a fictional Malibu. The main characters are, of course, Barbie, her boyfriend Ken, Barbie's multitude of friends, and siblings Raquelle and Ryan, who act as the antagonists. Raquelle is always up to some scheme to gain popularity or steal Ken for herself, while Ryan is out to attract Barbie. The antagonists always get their just desserts (usually demonstrated through physical comedy).

The episodes don't outright teach morals, but good messages can be found. Don't be petty, be yourself, get along with others, things like that. Two episodes in particular revolve around Barbie's friend Grace (an African-American woman) and her love for science, which I could see being a great lesson for young girls to learn.

Unfortunately, the good aspects are often overshadowed by a strange obsession with fashion, fame, and beauty. All the girls are pencil-thin, with Raquelle being the only one who is ever shown as less-than-perfect lookswise. Characters are frequently shown shopping, having fashion shows, and talking about clothes.

The show pokes fun at itself quite often, and is genuinely enjoyable for adults to watch alongside their kids as long as they're willing to overlook the vapidness of its material.

I love this Barbie web series! Don't know why there are so many negative reviews of this show! Yes, there are some superficial characters, and sassiness, but Barbie is always her super positive self. I find the show very amusing, and my daughter absolutely loves it! We both find the show hilarious! If your child is overly impressionable, and doesn't have their own sense of moral values, maybe then, they shouldn't watch it. Parent's complain about this show, but shouldn't you be raising your children to not learn their values from a TV show? Just a thought.

Also, whenever a character acts selfish, self absorbed, or mischievous, things don't go their way, and end in disaster. That's a lesson right there for kids, showing how behavior like that, ends with negative results.