I loved Barbie growing up. I used to play Barbie's all the time! I would play with them at my house, and then go to my grandma's and play with hers, which were like the original and looked evil, with their small eyes, their non-smiling lips and a hair line that looked like it happened because of a birth defect.
Barbie really looked so much better after she had some work done. I remember getting Barbie's Ice Cream Shoppe where not only could the Barbie characters go to hang out... and I think slide into a pool (?), but I could make real ice cream with it! Which of course I did maybe once. I guess I grew out of Barbie before they came out with this one: