Podcasts by The Pink Aisle

Barbie (2023) - Full Spoiler Discussion from 2023-08-04T08:00

At long last, after anticipating this film for multiple years, Emma and Henry have seen the 2023 Barbie film and might have just as many thoughts as tears Henry shed in watching this film. How d...

PART THREE: Behind the Barbie - The Ruth Handler Story from 2023-07-07T10:00

In our final part of this retrospective on Ruth Handler's life, we explore her time at Mattel overseeing Barbie's rise to fame, the disasters that saw her leave Mattel, the cancer diagnosis that...

PART TWO: Behind the Barbie -The Ruth Handler Story from 2023-06-30T10:00

This week, we continue to explore the life of Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie, as we specifically discuss the process she went through in the creation of the doll. A process that included Ja...

PART ONE: Behind the Barbie - the Ruth Handler Story from 2023-06-23T09:52:08

This is part one of three of our retrospective mini-series examining the life and legacy of Barbie's creator, Ruth Handler. In this section, we explore Handler's early life as Henry explains to ...

Introducing: Behind the Barbie - the Ruth Handler Story from 2023-06-22T19:49:01

The Pink Aisle returns for the next three weeks in the leadup to the Margot Robbie Barbie film with Behind the Barbie - the Ruth Handler Story; a three-part mini-series which explores the life a...

Barbie (2023) Teaser Reaction from 2022-12-29T20:35:48

In anticipation of Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie slated to release in July 2023, The Pink Aisle has a short episode discussing different elements to the latest teaser released for the movie; inclu...

Monster High: The Movie (2022) from 2022-11-12T11:00

The Pink Aisle returns to the halls of Monter High to discuss the recent live-action movie that has left certain fans in a beastly mood... How does generation three of these characters stack up ...

Monster High: Friday Night Frights from 2022-07-22T12:00

Strap on those skates and head out to the rink, because the Pink Aisle is rollin' in with Monster High: Friday Night Frights! Listen as we marvel at the chaotic world of Skultimate Roller Maze; ...

Behind the Barbie: the Secret Story of Bild Lilli from 2022-07-07T20:14

This week, the Pink Aisle is going to be doing something a little different, as Henry shares the history of Bild Lilli, the German Pinup Doll that Barbie was inspired by. 

Though how much...

Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores from 2022-06-24T10:44:32

This week, we return to the hallowed halls of Monster High to discuss the upcoming live-action film and the TV movie Escape from Skull Shore. What we thought was going to be a short discussion a...

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl from 2022-06-10T03:00

This week, the Pink Aisle will be taking Emma and Henry back to 1934 with Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, a movie that has so many delightful performances that it almost made us forget some of ...

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front from 2022-04-29T13:58:36

This week, we gather in the Pink Aisle to lay our praise and adulation to the lovely, irreplaceable, iconic Molly. Molly Ringwald that is, who stars in with another Molly in An American Girl on ...

Felicity: An American Girl Adventure from 2022-04-15T13:07:43

We are back with another American Girl Doll movie! This time we are heading back to the times of the American Revolution with Felicity: An American Girl Adventure and BOY HOWDY ARE WE UNCOMFORTA...

Samantha: An American Girl Holiday from 2021-12-24T11:59:48

Happy Holidays from the Pink Aisle!

Going into the new year, we are going to be examining the American Girl movies and the dolls they are based on, starting with Samantha: An American Gir...

Pixie Hollow: The Game (Feat. the Co-Founder of We the Pixies) from 2021-11-19T14:45:04

This week, we are discussing one of the most beloved elements of the Disney Fairies property, the Pixie Hollow MMO. While this game ended in 2013, the fan community for this game remains pervasi...

Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams (Feat. Bex Silberfein) from 2021-10-29T16:52:43

This week, we are joined by Bex Silberfien to discuss the latest Barbie movie, Big City, Big Dreams. Listen as Bex realizes just how much Barbie has changed as we experience new songs, a surpris...

Legend of the Neverbeast from 2021-09-10T14:03:49

After a slight hiatus, we return for a final time to the Disney Fairies franchise with Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast, the first movie to be covered on the podcast to make Henry cry...

The Pirate Fairy (Feat. La Femme Fictionale) from 2021-07-30T10:17:58

This week, we are joined by Sam Marchiony to discuss The Pirate Fairy, a movie that introduced many to the Disney Fairies franchise by the merit of a certain Tom Hiddleston in the cast. Listen t...

Secret of the Wings from 2021-07-16T12:30:32

This week, the world of Pixie Hollow grows bigger as Tinker Bell discovers a mystery about her past in Secret of the Wing. Listen as Henry and Emma discuss the world of the Winter Woods, the cha...

Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Feat. Drawpinion Dump) from 2021-07-02T10:43:45

This week, we are joined by the lovely Drawpinion Dump to discuss her favorite of the Disney Fairy movies, Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue. Join us as we revel in this fun summer-filled jo...

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure from 2021-06-18T11:44:48

This week, we return to the world of Pixie Hollow to discuss Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure. Join us as we discuss the friend dynamics of the Disney Fairies, Tinker Bell's character developme...

Tinkerbell (2008) from 2021-06-04T11:14:11

This week, we are going to be delving into a series that is close to both of our hearts, the Disney Fairies series. Listen as we delve into the world of Pixie Hollow, the perilous journey this f...

Barbie&Chelsea: The Lost Birthday from 2021-05-08T11:13:18

This week, we have experienced the newest Barbie film, Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday. Join us as we experience a movie that is basically The Wizard of Oz with 50% more uncanny animals, 100...

My Scene Goes Hollywood from 2021-04-23T17:56:48

This week we will explore possibly the most retroactively disturbing and controversial Barbie movie to date: My Scene Goes Hollywood: A movie that will awaken the inner Film Twitter douche of an...

My Scene: Jammin' in Jamaica from 2021-04-10T07:50:38

This week, we explore the strange world of the My Scene dolls, which was Mattel's attempt to cash in the success of the Bratz Phenomenon of the early 2000s, as well as their first foray into the...

Bratz: Rock Angelz from 2021-03-26T13:28:30

Episode 42: After some time away, We return to the world of the Bratz on the Pink Aisle with Bratz: Rock Angelz, the film that launched 1000 memes. Witness a movie that broke both of its hosts a...

Monster High Valentines Special (Feat. the Bad Romance Podcast) from 2021-02-12T13:16:09

Episode 41: To commemorate Valentine's day, we are delving back into the hallowed-ween halls of Monster High with their third movie special Why do Ghouls Fall in Love. To help us discuss this ta...

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse (Feat. Laura Crone) from 2021-01-30T10:53:10

Episode 40: After nearly two years of requests to cover it, the Pink Aisle is finally tackling the beloved web series, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse! Joining us on this wacky romp is the lovely...

Bratz: Starrin' n Styln' from 2021-01-15T15:00

Episode 39: Hope you have brought your attitude, listener, because Emma and Henry now have a passion for fashion while we talk about Bratz, the main competitor to Barbie for a majority of the 20...

Barbie: a Perfect Christmas from 2020-12-24T12:00

Episode 38: Happy Holidays from the Pink Aisle! Today we are going to be officially completing our trek through the Barbie Movies, Barbie: a Perfect Christmas. If you ever wanted to know what it...

Barbie: Dolphin Magic from 2020-12-04T14:31:56

Episode 37: Well Folks, we finally did it. We have seen every single Barbie Movie (at least until Barbie's Perfect Christmas) up to date and we are now heading into uncharted territory with the ...

Barbie: Video Game Hero from 2020-11-13T14:44:05

Episode 36: Gamers Rise Up! Because we are going to embark on a digital adventure with Barbie in Barbie: Video Game Hero; a movie filled with Minecraft references, a plot ripped straight from Th...

Monster High Halloween Spooktackular! from 2020-10-31T14:45:20

Episode 35: Happy Halloween from the Pink Aisle!

To celebrate this day, we have started to dip our toes into the Monster High franchise to see what horrors await us. Which monster high gi...

Barbie and Her Sister's in a Puppy Chase from 2020-10-09T15:18:26

Episode 34: Boy howdy, do Barbie and Her Sister's get into some shenanigans in Barbie and Her Sister's in a Puppy Chase. Watch as Henry gets very annoyed while Barbie and her sisters galavant th...

Barbie Princess Adventure from 2020-09-26T13:32:08

Episode 33: As a departure from our usual episodes, Emma and Henry take the time to discuss and review the newly released movie, 2020's Barbie Princess Adventure. Listen as we see this new cast ...

Barbie: Star Light Adventure from 2020-09-11T16:19:52

Episode 32: Space... the final frontier... These are the voyages of Emma and Henry discussing Barbie: Star Light Adventure. Their two hour mission: to discuss underutilized characters and planet...

Barbie: Spy Squad from 2020-08-28T15:39:49

Episode 31: This week, we are locked and loaded to talk Barbie: Spy Squad, a movie where we get to see Barbie act as an unregulated agent of the law. And sure the agency willfully endangers the ...

Barbie and Her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure from 2020-08-14T15:30

Episode 30: For today's episode, we go down a road of many tangents as we discuss Barbie and Her Sister's in the Great Puppy Adventure. Which is... certainly a movie. Two movies, in fact, Goonie...

Barbie in Rock 'N Royals from 2020-07-31T13:48:09

Episode 29: Holy cow, listener, are you in for a buck wild ride as we party with Barbie in Rock 'N Royals, a movie filled with magical forcefields, unicorns, acapella, horny camp owners, and som...

Barbie in Princess Power from 2020-07-17T13:55:47

Episode 28:

In this episode, we see Barbie follow the Superhero trend with Barbie in Princess Power, a film that will awaken Henry's comic book knowledge and get him to talk a lot about s...

Barbie and the Secret Door from 2020-07-03T13:33:09

Episode 27:

Whelp listener, this week in the Pink Aisle, we have now encountered one of the more bizarre entries into the Barbie Series, Barbie and the Secret Door; a film with strange cr...

Barbie: The Pearl Princess from 2020-06-19T15:32:08

Episode 26:

This week, we watch another mermaid movie with Barbie: The Pearl Princess. What makes this movie different from the other mermaid movies? Well! We have a great menagerie of ne...

Barbie and her Sisters in A Pony Tale from 2020-06-05T13:54:28

Episode 25:

Before we get to talking about the latest barbie movie Barbie and her Sisters in a Pony Tale, we want to put a call out to all of our listeners to stand with us in solidarity ...

Barbie: Mariposa&the Fairy Princess from 2020-05-22T16:00

Episode 24:

For one last time, we journey through the rainbow as we arrive in Fairytopia in Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess. While Bibble is nowhere to be seen, what we get instead ...

Barbie in The Pink Shoes from 2020-05-08T17:04:51

Episode 23:

Rejoice and regale, listeners! Today we have a special return to form with Barbie in the Pink Shoes, one of the best modern barbies that we have seen in recent memory, filled ...

Barbie: Princess and the Popstar from 2020-04-24T16:26:35

Episode 22:

This week, we revisit a somewhat controversial retelling of the classic film Barbie: Princess and the Pauper. In Barbie: Princess and the Popstar, we will go into the buck wil...

Barbie in a Mermaid's Tale 2 from 2020-04-10T15:29:37

Episode 21: This week, we revisit the Queen of the Wave, Merliah, as she embarks on her second underwhelming journey to defeat another magic beam lady in Barbie: A Mermaid's Tale 2; a movie with...

Barbie: Princess Charm School from 2020-03-27T19:18:46

Episode 20: 

With our 20th episode of the podcast, it feels appropriate that we discuss by far the most disturbing, thought-provoking, bizarre entry in the Barbie canon, Barbie: Princess ...

Barbie: A Fairy Secret from 2020-03-17T12:04:02

Episode 19:

Hey Guys... I hope we haven't missed anything important, because today we are talking about Barbie: A Fairy Secret, a story where we get to see a wonderous oversaturated fairy...

Barbie In a Fashion Fairytale from 2020-02-17T17:37:55

Episode 18: This week, we take a one way trip to Paris, France as we join Barbie getting her groove back in Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale. You know what that means, right? Sparkle dresses, magical...

Barbie: A Mermaid's Tale (Feat. Sarah Zedig) from 2020-02-01T13:49:39

Episode 17: This week, we will be joined by writer and video creator Sarah Zedig as we dive into the wondrous realm of Oceana in Barbie: A Mermaid's Tale. Oceana, a realm filled with an oppresse...

Barbie and the Three Musketeers from 2020-01-17T14:41:20

Episode 16: Welcome to the next decade, everyone! And what better way to start off by jumping into another point of transition. Namely, Barbie and the Three Musketeers, that moment where we will...

Barbie: A Christmas Carol from 2019-12-25T01:10:33

Episode 15: Happy Holidays from the Pink Aisle! To celebrate the holiday season, we visit the holiday classic 'Barbie in a Christmas Carol', an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic with a p...

Barbie Presents Thumbelina from 2019-12-02T11:37:02

Episode 14: We're back after a nice thanksgiving! And what better way to enjoy the holiday than to watch Barbie presents Thumbelina, a story about a rich family infringing on the sovereign land ...

Barbie and the Diamond Castle from 2019-11-15T15:12:54

Episode 13: After being behind on the last episode, we're back on schedule with 'Barbie and the Diamond Castle,' a surprisingly wholesome and character-driven story filled with girls being frien...

Barbie: Mariposa from 2019-11-11T19:26:37

Episode 12: For today's episode, we Journey through the rainbow once again, but this time with a new hero, Mariposa. Join us as we see one of the better entries into the Fairytopia series and su...

Barbie as the Island Princess from 2019-10-18T16:30

Episode 11:

This week, we watch to our second official Barbie musical, Barbie as the Island Princess, a story with perhaps the worst love interest so far, a side character who deserves so...

Barbie Fairytopia - The Magic of The Rainbow from 2019-10-04T16:07:42

Episode 10:

We are back from our recent hiatus! And what better way to start this new run with another journey through the rainbow as we visit Fairytopia a third time. Witness as we revel...

Barbie and the Twelve Dancing Princesses from 2019-05-24T16:03:53

Episode 9:

This week, We watched Barbie and the Twelve Dancing Princesses, a film with a LOOOOOOOTTTT of dancing. Like a lot. Like a lot a lot. You'll see what we mean.

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Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus in 3D from 2019-04-19T13:23:26

Episode 6: This week we are going to revel in the majesty that is 'Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus" (in 3D), which is perhaps the biggest hit that we have seen with this franchise. Tune in to he...

Barbie Fairytopia from 2019-04-12T16:00

Episode 5:

This week, we explore the magical realm of Fairytopia in this first entry of this subgenre of Barbie movies. Soon we will revel in the beautiful realms of Fairytopia and gaze a...

Barbie in the Princess and the Pauper from 2019-04-05T15:00

Episode 4:

This week, we will be looking into Henry's old favorite film in the Barbie franchise, The Princess and the Pauper. Join us as we deal with elaborately designed plots, the campi...

Barbie of Swan Lake from 2019-03-22T12:00

Episode 3:

This week gave us a surprisingly challenging movie for Henry to watch, as he and Emma see Fairies with uncomfortable chemistry, a  villain most fowl, and extremely long dance s...

Barbie As Rapunzel from 2019-03-15T10:31:13

Episode 2:

This week the two of us were surprised to have watched one of the more thematically deep children's movies that we have seen in a long time. From dragon daddy issues, a missing...

Barbie And the Nutcracker from 2019-03-06T14:58:41

Episode 1:

On this, our first episode of the Pink Aisle, Emma and Henry dive into the one that started it all, 2001's Barbie and the Nutcracker. Join us as we marvel in the beautiful danc...