Barbie Dolphin Magic

Barbie Dolphin Magic
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Written by	Jennifer Skelly
Directed by	Conrad Helten
Starring	Erica Lindbeck Shannon Chan-Kent Kazumi Evans Claire Corlett Ciana Swales Adrian Petriw Maryke Hendrikse Paul Dobson Garry Chalk
Music by	Rebecca Kneubuhl
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Sarah Serata
Editor(s)	Cassandra Simonds
Running time	63 minutes
Production company(s)	Rainmaker Studios Mattel Creations
Release
Original network	YTV
Original release	September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17)

Barbie Dolphin Magic^[1][2][3] (also called Barbie: Dolphin Magic^[4][5]) is a 2017 computer-animated friendship family television film directed by Conrad Helten and written by Jennifer Skelly. It is the 36th entry in the Barbie film series and the first film in the Dream House Adventures series (a new film series by Mattel featuring Barbie and her sisters: Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea).^[6] It features the voice of Erica Lindbeck as Barbie and is the first Barbie film to be produced under the new name of Rainmaker Studios (a current division of WOW! Unlimited Media). It is the first Barbie film to be distributed on Netflix^[2] though it aired on YTV a few days earlier. This also marks the first time a Barbie film is not distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plot

The film begins with dolphins swimming happily with a mermaid named Isla. Upon noticing a ship, the dolphins and Isla swim away leaving the green dolphin who had no idea who or what was in that ship. He swam to the surface unaware of the fishermen in the boat who haven't seen one like it before. Having in mind about the wealth they will make should they bring it ashore for people to view/buy, they dipped their nets into the sea. One of the dolphins told the green dolphin to swim along with them, but he was too late did he gain that he got caught in the net. Then the fishermen pulled the net up to the surface and continued their journey. The mark on the gemstone dolphin disappeared from his side and so are the other dolphins. Isla came to the surface in time just before the boat went out of sight, looking dejected and downheartened, to see one of the dolphins out of reach. Isla then vowed to find Emerald no matter what (as the name of the outgoing dolphin was revealed when she saw him off) and told the dolphins to stay at a place where they won't be caught. Though they agreed, their sad and sober faces explain their real feelings.

A little bit far off ashore, Barbie and her sisters, Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea arrive at a tropical resort with their luggages and their puppies: DJ, Rookie, Honey and Taffy to see and experience another dimension of tropical life.

Barbie, with her sister, Skipper, her dogs and her "friend" Ken, go on a boat ride to explore the island so that Skipper can enter her blog into a photo contest. She takes a picture of a weird creature, unsure that it is the mermaid, Isla, swimming to find the green dolphin, Emerald.

Back at the cabana, Chelsea and Stacie are relaxing due to Stacie's broken leg. She finds a solution to explore the island by scooter. Chelsea follows behind, leaving her beloved floatie in the dust.

Unable to get Emerald out of captivity, Isla tries to figure out another way but is scared away by Ken's boat. On the boat, Barbie asks where they are. Ken answers that it is the research facility where he works. On the other side of the research facility, Chelsea and Stacie encounter Emerald, the green dolphin.

As Barbie, Ken, Stacie, and the dogs come upon the other two sisters, asking why they are there. Chelsea ignores the question and instead points to the dolphin.

After Ken tells the Roberts girls of the legend of the Gemstone Dolphins, Barbie asks him if the dolphin is supposed to be there. Ken doesn't know because the pool that the dolphin is in is for sick animals only. Noticing that the dolphin wants to get out, Barbie is about to let him out until Marlo, Ken's boss, yells at her not to. While Barbie and Marlo argue over the wellness of the dolphin, Ken tries to stop them, by asking if it's true that the dolphin is a Gemstone Dolphin. Ken is curious, because it doesn't have one of the Gemstone Dolphin's special markings. Marlo denies that the myth isn't real, that people make it up. Ken compares the myth to mermaids but Chelsea cries, saying that mermaids are real. Barbie calms her sister down by saying "Anything is possible."

Ken, once again, asks Marlo if the dolphin is really sick. Marlo replies that it was caught in a fishing net and a vet is coming to check on him the next day. She demands not only for Ken to go back to work, but for the girls to leave the property.

Meanwhile, Isla watches for a nerby cove, ready to release Emerald. She is about to jump onto the pier but is stopped by DJ, Rookie, Honey and Taffy. Isla shushes them, calling them dolphins of land as she gets on the pier. She holds her shell necklace and transforms into her human self, complete with flip flops and a blue dress. Since it has been awhile since she was on land, Isla struggles to walk but shortly, starts to run with the puppies follwing her.

Isla makes it to the plaform with the security system. As she tries to figure out, the Roberts sisters are walking back but Chelsea notices that the puppies are gone.

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