Barbie Dough-Kitchen Ad

“Now You're Cooking With The Barbie Dough-Kitchen”

The Barbie Dough Kitchen advertisment features a kitchen for your Barbie! The set has many features, including a play pasta maker and kitchen appliances that turn into food molds. The set features heavily the new logo color in its design.

"The surge in household spending on durable goods meant that households wanted to increase their holdings of appliances and automobiles and other such real assets that provide a stream of services over time." (Makin, American Enterprise Institute, 1995). Here, Barbie can be seen reflecting the American ideals of 1994. A growing economy meant more purchasing power with many families purchasing new appliances. This adult interest can be reflected here in kids media.