History YMMV / SamAndMickey

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: From "Award Show":
** Two of Barbie's movies earn award recognition from the Doll Actor's Guild, even though at the time of the video's release, it seemed unlikely that a real Barbie movie would ever receive an Oscar nomination. However, ''Film/Barbie2023'' now has eight, including Best Picture.
** Barbie laments that she didn't get a Best Song nomination for singing "Touch My Boat" in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo''. Thanks to Music/BillieEilish, a Barbie's musical inner monologue, "What Was I Made For?", earned ''Barbie (2023)'''s only Oscar, as well as a Golden Globe and two Grammy Awards.

** Barbie laments that she didn't get a Best Song nomination for singing "Touch My Boat" in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo''. Thanks to ''Barbie (2023)'' and Music/BillieEilish, a Barbie's musical inner monologue, "What Was I Made For?", earned the movie's only Oscar, as well as a Golden Globe and two Grammy Awards.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: "Award Show" has two of Barbie's movies earn award recognition from the Doll Actor's Guild, even though at the time of the video's release, it seemed unlikely that a real Barbie movie would ever receive an Oscar nomination. However, ''Film/Barbie2023'' now has eight, including Best Picture.

*** Barbie expresses frustration that "Touch My Boat," a song she sang in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo'', didn't receive a DAG Award nomination, and that she wouldn't get to perform it live as a result. Thanks to ''Film/Barbie2023'' and Music/BillieEilish, a Barbie's musical inner monologue, "What Was I Made For?", now has a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and an Oscar. "I'm Just Ken" also received an Oscar nomination, allowing Creator/RyanGosling to fulfill the concept of a Mattel doll singing live at the ceremony.

*** Barbie expresses frustration that "Touch My Boat," a song she sang in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo'', didn't receive a DAG Award nomination, and that she wouldn't get to perform it live as a result. Thanks to ''Film/Barbie2023'' and Music/BillieEilish, a Barbie's musical inner monologue, "What Was I Made For?", has a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and an Oscar. "I'm Just Ken" also received an Oscar nomination, allowing Creator/RyanGosling to fulfill the concept of a Mattel doll singing live at the ceremony.

*** Barbie expresses frustration that "Touch My Boat," a song she sang in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo'', didn't receive a nomination. Thanks to ''Film/Barbie2023'', two songs sung by and/or about Mattel dolls -- "I'm Just Ken" and "What Was I Made For?" -- now have several nominations, including Best Original Song at the Oscars.

* DieForOurShip: The early videos have quite a few comments expressing a hatred of Yasmin, and a desire for Barbie and Ken to officially get back together. In "Stranded", [[spoiler:Yasmin still doesn't die, but Barbie and Ken decide to try becoming a couple again.]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: "Award Show" has one of Barbie's movies earn award recognition from the Doll Actor's Guild, even though at the time of the video's release, it seemed unlikely that a real Barbie movie would ever receive an Oscar nomination. However, ''Film/Barbie2023'' now has eight, including Best Picture.

** "Award Show" has the Doll Actor's Guild disappoint Barbie by [[spoiler:giving the Best Actress award to Elsa instead of her]]. Similarly, ''Film/Barbie2023'' failed to earn Creator/MargotRobbie a Best Actress Oscar nomination.

*** The DAG Awards ceremony has no host, apparently bucking tradition[[note]]Barbie recalls stabbing the previous year's host[[/note]], and a Franchise/{{LEGO}} movie wins Best Screenplay. One year later, the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s had no host, bucking tradition, and ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' screenwriter/directors Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller won their first Oscar (for writing and producing Best Animated Feature winner ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'').
*** Barbie expresses frustration that "Touch My Boat," a song she sang in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo'', didn't receive a nomination. Thanks to ''Film/Barbie2023'', two songs sung by and/or about Mattel dolls -- "I'm Just Ken" and "What Was I Made For?" -- now have several nominations, including for Best Song at the Oscars.

** "Award Show" has the Doll Actors Guild disappoint Barbie by [[spoiler:giving the Best Actress award to Elsa instead of her]]. Similarly, ''Film/Barbie2023'' failed to earn Creator/MargotRobbie a Best Actress Oscar nomination.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: "Award Show" has one of Barbie's movies earn award recognition from the Doll Actors Guild, even though at the time of the video's release, it seemed unlikely that a real Barbie movie would ever receive an Oscar nomination. However, ''Film/Barbie2023'' now has eight, including Best Picture.

*** Barbie expresses frustration that "Touch My Boat," a song she sang in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo'', didn't receive a nomination. Thanks to ''Film/Barbie2023'', another song sung by Mattel dolls -- "I'm Just Ken" -- and one written about Barbie -- "What Was I Made For?" -- now have several nominations, including for Best Song at the Oscars.

*** Barbie expresses frustration that "Touch My Boat," a song she sang in the pornographic ''Grinding Nemo'', didn't receive a nomination. Thanks to ''Film/Barbie2023'', another song sung by Mattel dolls - "I'm Just Ken" - now has several nominations, including for Best Song at the Oscars.

** "Awards Show" has a DAG Awards ceremony with no host, apparently bucking tradition[[note]]Barbie recalls stabbing the previous year's host[[/note]], and a Franchise/{{LEGO}} movie winning Best Screenplay. One year later, the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s had no host, bucking tradition, and ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' screenwriter/directors Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller won their first Oscar (for writing and producing Best Animated Feature winner ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'').