Life in plastic, it’s fantastic

I know that I’m a little late to the party, but Ken and Barbie are back together after seven long years apart. The perfect couple first got together in 1961, and spent 43 great years together before breaking up on Valentines’ Day, 2004. Since this time, Barbie has been spotted dating Blaine, and Ken has been busy staring in Toy Story 3, and Genuine Ken: The Search for the Great American Boyfriend (which is exclusive to Hulu).


Apparently, being a big movie star gave Ken the confidence he needed to try to win Barbie back. First Ken took to match.com to see if he could find a new match, but he found that he was a perfect match with Barbie. Who would have guessed! In Ken’s first attempt to get Barbie back he designed special Barbie cupcakes at the Magnolia Bakery in NYC and LA. When that didn’t work, he took over the window at Dylan’s Candy Bar. Barbie must have quite a sweet tooth, which is surprising considering she has keep such a nice figure for so long.

Next, Ken turned to Us Weekly, taking out full 2 page ads begging Barbie to come back to him. These ads were coupled with Billboards. Finally, Ken took over the Jumbotron in NYC during Fashion Week. Clearly, he knew Barbie couldn’t pass up Fashion Week. These ads featured copy such as, “Barbie, we may be plastic but our love is real!” “Barbie, I want you back!” “Barbie, You’re the only doll for me!”

Ken used social media to win his love back as well. Ken took to Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare to get Barbie’s attention. Their website, BarbieandKen.com featured a love-o-meter where users could vote on whether Barbie should take Ken back or not. The Love-o-meter ranged from “Don’t even consider it!” to “Ken is your soulmate!” Now that the happy couple is back together their site features a theme song, “Everyone needs a Ken”. Users can also Facebook and Tweet Ken and Barbie congratulations. The Twitter congratulations says, “#BarbieKen are together again! Send you congrats to @BarbieStyle and join the celebration!”


You can keep up with Barbie and Ken’s romance on Twitter by following @BarbieStyle and @OfficialKen their Facebook is facebook.com/officialken and facebook.com/Barbie.

View the video below to see all of Ken’s tactics!