absolutely and the really niche stuff too. Like for a really short time I played games on everythinggirl with the dolls who had stamps for features and hardly anyone seems to remember them, but I found what they were on reddit again after years
@@thegoldthatglitters Same here haha Growing up I was like, I can't wait to have a friend group like that in my twenties.! Still nothing at almost 27...
@@RR-dg1rj lol i don’t even understand how they all became friends with River after that. But my theory is that River cheats on Barbie and she tries to look past it but it still makes her insecure, which would explain the first webisode and the plot of the first movie
I LOVED Maddison so justice for her. Also interesting they decided to make the only black character a “villain” twice. I’d really love to see a new tv show or movie maybe even with an older audience in mind (not vulgar or anything so kids can still watch).
On the flip side she's the one who does cool stuff like being an actress and a band manager/songwriter while Barbie is just being jealous and other girls apparently don't have personality at all (idk I never saw the movies I'm just judging by this video why am I even here lol)
@@actually_curious4773 I remember Chelsey being little clumsy and being artist/designer and Nolee being sporty,funny tomboy but yeah Barbie is kind of boring
@@actually_curious4773 yes she is cool and an it girl! I think that's why I liked her the most, but I wish she were able to be all of those things without being villainized. Just thought it was interesting they decided to do that twice. But, I think that's a bigger discussion in media in general. I feel like, especially in girl media, the "villain" is cooler or more glamorous, ie Sharpay.
Actually, a lot of people don't realize this but BRATZ is highly influenced by urban culture, specifically in black and brown communities. When those dolls came out, I remember thinking how much they looked like my older sisters and cousins. The full lips, the make-up style, the fashion, etc. If you want to see the inspiration from bratz, simply look up the fashion styles from black/brown girlies in the 90s/00s. In fact, if you look up the fashion lines and styles from the clothing brand BABY PHAT, you'll see how inspired they were (which has inspired by a lot of fashion styles in today's day and age. The nails, the lashes, the "brown girl" make up). Edit: Oh if I have to read a "yeah we all knew this!" growing up lmaooo. Guys if YOU knew, that is AMAZING but not everyone knew and it's fine to share information! The comment was for those who DIDN'T know!
@@zombelladonna OMG YES SAME. Life in the Fab lane, right? I LOVED that show! And I loved how much Kimora championed for women of color. Also, she was one of the first Asian-passing blasians I saw and I'm also an Asian-passing blasian so I was like, "YES FINALLY REPRESENTATION" lmao.
Justice for my girl Madison! She finally gets time to shine and she’s made out to be a villain. Also even as a wee child I thought Barbie and Madison had better Chemistry than Barbie’s boyfriend. I’m glad I still have these dolls (and Lindsey’s doll) to this day lol
Sexualizing friendships has become so common with fangirl culture, but can’t stress how important platonic support is for everyone - including gay women like myself.
The fact that the only black girl in the squad causes most of the plot issues while the asian girl (which was my favourite doll growing up) never gets the spotlight doesn't sit right with me at all...
There was a MyScene computer game that I played constantly growing up. You played as each girl and went around doing tasks that correspond with each of the girl's interests like music, fashion, etc. It was the best
You're not the only one. I feel the same way. I thought I was gonna live in a big city like New York and have a big group of girlfriends and live it up. The opposite happened.
@@sparklingdaisy3169right? Me and my best friend we'd be always saying we'd move together to live in a big city and we'd be successful and pretty and all that fantasy that MyScene used to sell xD
Everybody is (rightfully) calling out My Scene and Mattel for making the only Black character out to be villainized, but I’ll actually take it a step further and say (at least in the Go Hollywood movie) Madison’s “friends” were actually more in the wrong than she was. From the very start of the movie, Barbie and the other girls really spew entitlement with very little regard for other people. They barge onto a film set, LIE about being extras, steal props to make themselves costumes, and see nothing wrong with it. They then proceed to cause total chaos on the set because they are “bored”. They tried on costumes, messed with the equipment, and hijacked a golf cart for funsies. During all of this, Madison is literally the only one to bring up the fact that what they are doing is wrong and that they have to have respect for the rules and boundaries in place. Yeah, she’d eventually cave to the pressure, but at least she’s shown caring about the morality of this. I have a fanfic style theory that the production crew saw her trying to stand her ground and wanting to do the responsible thing and that’s why they decided to cast her for the bit part (a role with 5 lines what involves missing the main guy and being treated as a major antagonist, but I digress). At first, she IS so accommodating and kind to her friends. She lets them come watch her get ready, stay in the trailer, and she even brought them their lunch early and sat with them as opposed to with her new costars. If anything, Barbie is the one encouraging her to pursue a relationship with the other actors. Then, her friends literally CRASH Madison’s DATE and bombard Lindsey and Ryan. Madison was RIGHT to be mad at them. This is the first time she’s doing ANYTHING without those friends of hers and it’s not because she thinks she’s better than them, it’s because she was on a DATE and expected and deserved some privacy and space. Then, when Madison attempts to set up some boundaries and not see her friends every second of every day, they all get so butthurt. There is nothing healthy about the friend relationship these girls are in. Barbie can miss me with the audacity to DEMAND Madison cancel her plans to hang out with them unannounced. I just don’t doubt for a millisecond that if Barbie were in Maddison’s shoes, she would be acting just as aloof (if not MORE) than how Madison’s acting. Also, when Madison genuinely tries talking to her friends on the set again, they all brush her off and just act like giant jerks. Madison is legit trying to right her wrongs but the other girls won’t have it. Then, for the cherry on top, the girls express PLEASURE that their friend got hurt!!! I would cut these girls out of my life so fast it’s not even funny.
As a white german kid Madison was my fave, but the racial connotations about her being the messy one went right over my head. It just wasnt something within my scope and not a social issue as commonly discussed if at all during that time (black/african people were practically non-existent in my area until a couple years ago, even!) To me, she looked like Beyonce and her hair and skin tone were so pretty, she instantly become my favorite. Now as an adult she still is my favorite! But now I also see the beauty and awesome outfits in the other girls. These outfits aged so well.
My Scene were so aspirational when I got a Madison doll and she came with that illustrated cardboard apartment she immediately became the glamorous older sister who lived in the city to my bratz dolls
The algorithm DELIVERED today. My Scene Goes Hollywood was one of my FAVORITE movies going up and I never knew there were OTHERS! Boutta binge watch tonight. I fully thought I was Madison, having all the Main Character Energy
5:41 on the year that change happened, mga was suing mattel for copyright infringement (my scene a rip off of bratz). mattel's lawyers told the company that it was best to keep the barbie brand away from my scene, because if mga would result winners of the lawsuit then mattel could lose all the rights over the barbie brand. therefore they created kennedy as a replacement for barbie, but she was just barbie but with a different name.
myscene was, and still is THAT girl!! they filled the void of my polly pocket dolls i had in france but didn’t know to bring because i didn’t know i was moving to america
I love Madison so I’m probably bias, but I find it so weird that she’s always made to be the villain. It’s especially weird being as she’s the only darker skinned character, and during the era my scene was popular it was super common to demonize Black and brown women. The Hollywood movie especially felt icky with the way the white characters feel Madison should be acting more humble, and feel entitled to the same opportunity she received. The whole treatment of Madison just feels micro-aggressive as a girl that looks like and always related to Madison.
i totally agree!! i also think its interesting that even in their attempt to diversify the barbie brand, they made madison medium skinned, blue-eyed, and light-brown haired (though she most likely lightened it); meanwhile sasha is most commonly depicted as dark skinned with naturally dark hair. like, MyScenes darkest girlie looks like yasmin but they STILL demonize her 💀
@coatimundi69 ACTUALLY, while Sasha's doll is darker skinned she's often depicted in Bratz media (like artwork or moviez) as being lighter skinned with green eyes and straight hair. Both doll lines weren't the best when it came to being diverse, especially with black women.
The reason you probably thought you were gonna meet Lindsey Lohan was because MyScene had a contest at the time that you could enter to win to meet Lindsey! I think it was framed like "go on a shopping spree with Lindsey Lohan!"
When I was a young girl, I was gifted my scene dolls and I left them out one day - didn’t clean them up after my mom asked me three times to clean them up. SHE MADE ME THROW THEM AWAY IN THE TRASH and she told me to not even dare rescue them behind her back because she would burn them in front of me. Anyway, now being in my thirties trying to heal that inner child in me, I was trying to buy me some my scene dolls and I could never find them. I tried to research more info on them but NADA So I just want to say thank you for uploading this! My inner child is happy 😂
I’m so sorry you had to go through that as a child. It must have been really hurtful. I can imagine how much that affected you because I loved my dolls so much as a child too. I’m really proud of you for working on healing your inner child. Wishing you all the best on your journey! ❤
This reminded me of the time my mom threw away all my Mary Kate and Ashley books because I hadn’t cleaned them up when she asked me to. I was devastated. I feel your pain. 😆😭
omg i remember being super into myscene as a kid and then one day googling it when i got older and there was barely any evidence it even existed. so glad it wasn't a fever dream.
In my humble opinion, Madison and Chelsea are the prettiest ones. Which may be why they villainize them more because pretty girls usually have that plot of being mean girls, messy etc.
LMAO, but didn’t you say in another comment, “Who didn’t recognize this?” when someone pointed it out? This is exactly why it’s important to share information-because not everyone recognizes it.
She literally has official ties with Bratz so I'm not sure why your comment is so accusatory. Many girls were influenced by the dolls we grew up with, so much so that we didn't even realize how much it was ingrained in our subconscious. Saying Kylie was probably influenced by the dolls isn't the least bit insane.
I think it is a disservice to not bring up the influence of Black and Brown girl aesthetics in the design of Bratz. Kylie Jenner aesthetics are very derivative of Black and Brown styles and common physical feature
Madison was and still is my fave, and my theory on why they frame her as the ‘villain’ a few times is because she’s just. that gorgeous, charismatic girl that stands out. almost more than Barbie. so villainizing her i think is to dim a little bit of her spotlight i feel
6:12 when she said I want to say my synonyms exactly not because I seen her as a replacement for Barbie but the fact that I too am a fan of the Winx and I kind resemble each doll as the Winx club characters and somehow since I had Kennedy when I was 17 instead of making her as an original My Scene group I purposely made her as a supporting character like for the winx club and for that I consider as Diaspro’s character of the Winx club. If you have not see it I recommend you do, seasons 1-3 (especially the 4kids versions of all 3 seasons)
I absolutely LOOVED my scenes I was on their website everyday as a kid I still remember it so vividly especially the scandalous webisodes of them dancing at the club in high fashion. I remember the phone you could text with, nail salon, house decorating I especially vividly remember an option for a spiral staircase in the apartment and little me was like OMFG this the most magical thing I want that when I grow up!! I live in an apartment on the second floor now but no spiral staircase 😂 Jammin in Jamaica was such a fav too I had both chelsey and Barbie dolls I rewatched that movie soo many times lmaoo Thank you for the great video on these girlies!! Not enough people talk about them 🤍
Does anyone else remember that you could get a DVD of Masquerade Madness for free? If you went to the My Scene website and put in your address, they would send you a copy! I got one for free and felt like I'd won the lottery because DVDs were expensive back then.
I got mine as a gift and didn't know anything about the show before hand, but gosh I watched the dvd every other day and sometimes back to back. I was obsessed with the outfits but specifically Madison's butterfly costume and the dog costumes. I still have my dvd in storage!
My theory: Barbie and Madison were lovers and river got in the way, all the times we see them fight it’s because of him and the jealousy they both have for each other. They’re even closer friends than the other girls are.
one guy likes them both and they both can see why he would because they like eachother too "you like that in her? yeah me too" kinda deal, but being to blinded by thinking they're hetro
OMG I remember winning the Lindsay Lohan My Scene Doll when they ran a sweepstakes for the movie. I never opened it and I kick myself for giving it away.
Myscene should come back as a better-produced, but just as stylized animated series for an older audience. Retcon them as 21-25 year olds. The theme song the same as the og myscene theme song but like remastered.
7:54 to me, Jammin’ in Jamaica was like an actually interesting reality show. My mom had her “stories” as she liked to call them (E News, the Today Show, etc., while I had Jammin’ in Jamaica.
I had the Madison Jammin in Jamaica doll and was OBSESSED with her and the movie lmao I used to watch it so much my older brother will STILL to this day randomly sing “Spontaneous Combustion” 😭😂
I had only Madison dolls growing up! She was my favourite, and I always played those dress up and make up games on their website. I never watched the movies at the time, didn't even know they existed, so it's brutal to see how they did her so dirty lol
my mom also hated Bratz dolls and wouldn't let me own any until I was 11, she thought they were weird and inappropriate and that they didn't channel "(Christian) good girl" vibes that's probably what Fox News told her 😮💨
@@JustMe-vs1kj where are you from? Maybe if thrifting culture offline isn't big where you live, you could look up local used clothes/stuff websites: like ebay, but the ones that base within your country. We have a big site like that in Russia (I'm from Russia), and it's pretty easy to both thrift and shop for antique stuff there. Especially now that y2k is a trend again, and I tend to see clothes from my teen years appear as "vintage" or even "retro" everywhere, lol.
@Axiniana the netherlands near the coast, probably only the curated stores are okay or the ones in big citys maybe, i do use vinted but often cute pieces are about as expensive as new ones
Fun Fact: Madison was inspired by a friend from Lily Martinez the creator of My Scene which is so cute. Also what’s your top 10 favorite my scene dolls that would be a fun video and then maybe a top 10 video of all the My Scene girlies dolls separately like a top 10 of Barbie dolls, a top 10 of Madison dolls, and a top 10 of Chelsea dolls and others like Nolee, Delancey, and Kenzie (excluding Kennedy but maybe a top 10 worst dolls of her Hee Hee!) but I wished we had more dolls of Jai from Jammin’ in Jamaica the darkest skinned My Scene character at least Bratz Felecia had 2 releases in the original run she deserved better and what was your favorite webisodes
@@bratzscene3131I know but top ten lists are fun plus it would be a crime to not let the My Scene girls shine there is not a lot of videos like that for the brand unfortunately
@@kimberleywilliams7802I know what was wrong moving her to New York and be apart of the gang she could’ve been a movie exclusive doll like for “Masquerade Madness” and “My Scene, Goes Hollywood” let’s hope they make more dolls of her in the revival and have more heels she can wear
Thank you for this cause everytime I think of MyScene I think of River and Madison in Jammin in Jamaica but I remember it as them kissing and still felt pure rage so I’m glad you cleared this up 😂
I loved both Bratz and My Scene and regardless of the competition, I played with both of the dolls until I grew out of them. As a 23 year old in 2020, I decided to start collecting them both new in box… also I do remember the Barbie replacement too!
You have no idea how much I enjoyed every minute of this video. Man it brings me back to when I was a 10 yo kid watching the Goes to Hollywood DVD on repeat
I had the Hollywood movie DVD when i was younger and i used to watch it all the time, it's a fond memory. Thanks for making me remember how iconic they were, awesome video!
the reason there’s my scene dolls on amazon for 40$ is because mattel recently renewed the my scene trademark, and released 3 dolls with brand new designs. this MIGHT mean we’re gonna get a revival/reboot.
At first I thought this was one of those iconic movies I missed as a kid, but as you were explaining the and showing clips, I swear you reached into the deepest parts of my mind because I started to get the most random memories of watching this.
i literally chose playing myscene over longer time in the pool, after a long day of school in the hot florida sun! that’s how REAL it was, to be present 😂
I was a BIG MyScene Fan. I was loyal to Barbie so I typically only get dolls that are named Barbie. Madison was the ONLY Barbie friend doll I ever purchased. I remember the DAY they replaced her with Kennedy and I was PISSED. You summed up exactly how I felt. I remember not caring about My Scene altogether after Kennedy came along. I ended up leaving dolls alone as I got into high school, and didn't purchase one up until I became an adult collector back in 2019. Kennedy ruined my love for Barbie dolls for a WHILE. I felt betrayed lol.
STOP! I’ve been trying to figure out this movie because I remember seeing it as a kid (came with a doll purchase)! The scene of Barbie seeing River and Madison hugging and running away lives RENT FREE in my mind. Thank you for that.
I remember Madison being the only one with something of a career. She manages the band, she appears on a movie, she would have mini episodes about going to work interviews; she was easily the most memorable characyer because she was actually *doing* things If anything it would make sense for this version of Barbie to be jealous that she has no direction in life while Madison seemed to know what she wanted unlike the rest.
My scene 🥹 so much nostalgia, I remember logging in and playing with my best friend! She these dolls were so pretty and I didn’t realize how messy they were 🥲 Thanks for taking us down memory lane! Subscribed to you twin ❤
dont forget theGeneration Girl barbies that released a couple of years before Bratz. they were probably the precursor since most of the characters had that city college/HS vibe but leaned more towards the 'down to earth casual' aesthetic
I only know myScene thru the online website, I never saw the movies, and I spent AGES playing the mini games and watching the mini episodes. One of the episodes had one of the girls sounding very congested or maybe it was vocal (or audio) fry but it’s been stuck in my head to this day 😂
I remember gifting my little cousin the masquerade doll with the butterfly wings, she was over the moon! And the struggle to get that doll out of the package. XD Things sure had changed since I was a kid lol. I didn't get into doll collecting and customizing till much later, but I really want to make over a My Space girl one day, such an interesting face. :D
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They made them fight over a man with a soul patch????? Mattel is despicable for that.
Jail honestly!
I had no idea what a soul patch was until I looked it up, and omg I'm dying lol😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Im weak asf 😂
@@faithd2834what is it
Not me sitting at my big girl job, headphones in watching this as I type away on Excel 💅🏾✨
Literally same
🤣 I’m literally doing the same 🤣
Trying to watch while my husband is having pillow talk with me..like can’t you see my headphones are in and I’m doing something important? 🙄😅
What job do you do? :0
this is exactly what i'm doing lmao
I love how us adult girlies can just discuss this stuff from our shared childhoods! Feels like a community of friends haha
absolutely and the really niche stuff too. Like for a really short time I played games on everythinggirl with the dolls who had stamps for features and hardly anyone seems to remember them, but I found what they were on reddit again after years
I still want to live this life. This & the Bratz life. A tight knit female friend group that all loves dressing up & going out?? MY DREAM!!
Same!!! I've been saying this for years, but I'm 27 now and it still hasn't happened for me, sadly 😔
@@thegoldthatglitters Same here haha Growing up I was like, I can't wait to have a friend group like that in my twenties.! Still nothing at almost 27...
@@Isabel-hq2xeGuys can we have a meetup for the MyScene aspirational girlies where we dress up like them and go out on the town?
Manifesting for these type of friendships FR FR 🤧💕
Lmao im 34 and still waiting for this.
My Scene theme song has been stuck in my head for 23 years
It's a bop!! 🎵
U KNOW WHAT I MEAAN🎶
Sameeeee
YES FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS IT
For me it’s River’s band random song :’ )
spontaneous spontaneous combustion combustion
My Scene had me thinking my friends and I would have money to be travelling the world at 16💀
As a Madison girl myself growing up, I just have to say justice for Madison! They made her look messy but she was still the moment ✨
Exactly!
Thank youuuuu!
Being the "undatable black friend" in my teenage days I NEEDED Madison as a north star.
Wasn’t madison first called Wesley tho?
@@gobig112216that is SO real
River entertained Barbie’s friend and then got with her cousin the SECOND she announced she was moving smh Ken could never
In te webisodes, when Barbie and river first met, it’s implied that he had a gf. Madison tells Barbie that he had a girlfriend
@@Lv-sg4zp so basically how she got him is how she lost him 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@RR-dg1rj lol i don’t even understand how they all became friends with River after that. But my theory is that River cheats on Barbie and she tries to look past it but it still makes her insecure, which would explain the first webisode and the plot of the first movie
WAIT THAT GUY IN THE BEGINNING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RIVER???
@@Brenda-t2o1d it looks exactly like him, if you rewatch the webisodes you’ll notice the resemblance
The commercials, the online games, the movies, the controversies….you just had to be there.
And I was locked in for all of it.😂
It’s the way they’re in Jamaica , and it’s not a Jamaican person in sight 💀💀
Depending on the resort you go to, it’s a pretty real experience cause the only Jamaican people there work there, everyone else is a tourist
😂 how dare locals be at the vacation spot
actually one of the boys has a romantic plotline with a Jamaican girl named Jai
youre right no tainos in sight
@@montyb969 Yes Jai
I LOVED Maddison so justice for her. Also interesting they decided to make the only black character a “villain” twice. I’d really love to see a new tv show or movie maybe even with an older audience in mind (not vulgar or anything so kids can still watch).
I had this same thought about madison. Im glad i wasnt the only one
i had this exact same thought in mind. 😭
On the flip side she's the one who does cool stuff like being an actress and a band manager/songwriter while Barbie is just being jealous and other girls apparently don't have personality at all (idk I never saw the movies I'm just judging by this video why am I even here lol)
@@actually_curious4773 I remember Chelsey being little clumsy and being artist/designer and Nolee being sporty,funny tomboy but yeah Barbie is kind of boring
@@actually_curious4773 yes she is cool and an it girl! I think that's why I liked her the most, but I wish she were able to be all of those things without being villainized. Just thought it was interesting they decided to do that twice. But, I think that's a bigger discussion in media in general. I feel like, especially in girl media, the "villain" is cooler or more glamorous, ie Sharpay.
Actually, a lot of people don't realize this but BRATZ is highly influenced by urban culture, specifically in black and brown communities. When those dolls came out, I remember thinking how much they looked like my older sisters and cousins. The full lips, the make-up style, the fashion, etc. If you want to see the inspiration from bratz, simply look up the fashion styles from black/brown girlies in the 90s/00s. In fact, if you look up the fashion lines and styles from the clothing brand BABY PHAT, you'll see how inspired they were (which has inspired by a lot of fashion styles in today's day and age. The nails, the lashes, the "brown girl" make up).
Edit: Oh if I have to read a "yeah we all knew this!" growing up lmaooo. Guys if YOU knew, that is AMAZING but not everyone knew and it's fine to share information! The comment was for those who DIDN'T know!
This is such a good point, thank you for mentioning this!!
I miss baby phat, do you remember Kimora’s show? I was obsessed as a kid
@@zombelladonna OMG YES SAME. Life in the Fab lane, right? I LOVED that show! And I loved how much Kimora championed for women of color. Also, she was one of the first Asian-passing blasians I saw and I'm also an Asian-passing blasian so I was like, "YES FINALLY REPRESENTATION" lmao.
@@canofbeanie No problem at all! The video was so excellent!
Omg I keep getting ads for Baby Phat on intagram now!! I think Kimora is reinvogorating the brand
Justice for my girl Madison! She finally gets time to shine and she’s made out to be a villain. Also even as a wee child I thought Barbie and Madison had better Chemistry than Barbie’s boyfriend.
I’m glad I still have these dolls (and Lindsey’s doll) to this day lol
Sexualizing friendships has become so common with fangirl culture, but can’t stress how important platonic support is for everyone - including gay women like myself.
The fact that the only black girl in the squad causes most of the plot issues while the asian girl (which was my favourite doll growing up) never gets the spotlight doesn't sit right with me at all...
@@eykyrashe ain’t black tho
@@eykyra NOLEE DESERVED THE SPOTLIGHT TOO she could have had more positive messages because she was spiritual ✨
@@eykyra no bc why r you right, i felt the same with bratz show
There was a MyScene computer game that I played constantly growing up. You played as each girl and went around doing tasks that correspond with each of the girl's interests like music, fashion, etc. It was the best
My girl Madison NEVER caught a damn break in this franchise 😭
Watching jammin' in Jamaica feels like a reward for watching the online webisodes.
That's so real 😂 thank you for watching!
Where can you watch Jammin in Jamaica? I’ve never seen it and can’t find it anywhere
@@anastasiaedwards8837 it's on internet archive!
@@anastasiaedwards8837I had it on dvd but they probably got it somewhere online
@nueshb4797 fr I lt felt so good to see plot progression.
ok why am i lowkey sad my life didn’t turn out like this lmao
You're not the only one. I feel the same way. I thought I was gonna live in a big city like New York and have a big group of girlfriends and live it up.
The opposite happened.
@@sparklingdaisy3169New York kinda sucks hunnie (I live here) 😭
@@sparklingdaisy3169right? Me and my best friend we'd be always saying we'd move together to live in a big city and we'd be successful and pretty and all that fantasy that MyScene used to sell xD
Same 😭
we all wanted to be fashion girlies that always wore cute outfits and had time to go out and meet up with friends we totally still have
Everybody is (rightfully) calling out My Scene and Mattel for making the only Black character out to be villainized, but I’ll actually take it a step further and say (at least in the Go Hollywood movie) Madison’s “friends” were actually more in the wrong than she was.
From the very start of the movie, Barbie and the other girls really spew entitlement with very little regard for other people. They barge onto a film set, LIE about being extras, steal props to make themselves costumes, and see nothing wrong with it.
They then proceed to cause total chaos on the set because they are “bored”. They tried on costumes, messed with the equipment, and hijacked a golf cart for funsies.
During all of this, Madison is literally the only one to bring up the fact that what they are doing is wrong and that they have to have respect for the rules and boundaries in place.
Yeah, she’d eventually cave to the pressure, but at least she’s shown caring about the morality of this. I have a fanfic style theory that the production crew saw her trying to stand her ground and wanting to do the responsible thing and that’s why they decided to cast her for the bit part (a role with 5 lines what involves missing the main guy and being treated as a major antagonist, but I digress).
At first, she IS so accommodating and kind to her friends. She lets them come watch her get ready, stay in the trailer, and she even brought them their lunch early and sat with them as opposed to with her new costars.
If anything, Barbie is the one encouraging her to pursue a relationship with the other actors. Then, her friends literally CRASH Madison’s DATE and bombard Lindsey and Ryan. Madison was RIGHT to be mad at them. This is the first time she’s doing ANYTHING without those friends of hers and it’s not because she thinks she’s better than them, it’s because she was on a DATE and expected and deserved some privacy and space.
Then, when Madison attempts to set up some boundaries and not see her friends every second of every day, they all get so butthurt. There is nothing healthy about the friend relationship these girls are in.
Barbie can miss me with the audacity to DEMAND Madison cancel her plans to hang out with them unannounced. I just don’t doubt for a millisecond that if Barbie were in Maddison’s shoes, she would be acting just as aloof (if not MORE) than how Madison’s acting.
Also, when Madison genuinely tries talking to her friends on the set again, they all brush her off and just act like giant jerks. Madison is legit trying to right her wrongs but the other girls won’t have it.
Then, for the cherry on top, the girls express PLEASURE that their friend got hurt!!! I would cut these girls out of my life so fast it’s not even funny.
Did we just become best friends
@ if you like!
Madison is black??
Wow, it is like how Americans make British, European and Asian people the villians in their films 😂
@@stuffwithsoph8264this isn’t the funny you think it is it’s a micro aggression
Second Barbie movie: now that Barbie is in the real world, she meets Madison and the group and lives a more adult life
Wait this is such a good idea!
As a white german kid Madison was my fave, but the racial connotations about her being the messy one went right over my head. It just wasnt something within my scope and not a social issue as commonly discussed if at all during that time (black/african people were practically non-existent in my area until a couple years ago, even!)
To me, she looked like Beyonce and her hair and skin tone were so pretty, she instantly become my favorite. Now as an adult she still is my favorite! But now I also see the beauty and awesome outfits in the other girls. These outfits aged so well.
Fellow German here and I totally agree! It was the same for me!
My Scene were so aspirational when I got a Madison doll and she came with that illustrated cardboard apartment she immediately became the glamorous older sister who lived in the city to my bratz dolls
i love this so much, my myscene dolls also served as the older sisters to my bratz dolls 😭
they could have literally just given barbie the nickname kennedy to match with their theme and it would have been okay 😭
Yes! Like make it her middle name or something don’t send her away 😭
I also love that Barbie’s voice actor in My Scene is Kelly Sheridan who voiced Barbie in her original movies
Loved Kelly Sheridan as Diana Lombard in Martin Mystery back in the YTV era too
I always theorized that Masquerade Madness was their attempt at pitching a Myscene TV show (hence why it's less than half an hour long).
I think you’re onto something with this omg
Oh I never thought of that but definitely possible. But then again they did have those short clips episodes on the website
The way my scene had me hooked as a kid! 😭😂 I would spend HOURS on that website.
My Scene was messy but it was my messy. I’ve memorized the entire plot of Jammin in Jamaica from the constant rewatches as a child
Yes and I memorized all of the songs! Spontaneous Spontaneous Combustion!!!
The algorithm DELIVERED today. My Scene Goes Hollywood was one of my FAVORITE movies going up and I never knew there were OTHERS! Boutta binge watch tonight.
I fully thought I was Madison, having all the Main Character Energy
Can already tell I’m about to binge this entire channel
Thank you so much OMG 😭🩷
5:41 on the year that change happened, mga was suing mattel for copyright infringement (my scene a rip off of bratz). mattel's lawyers told the company that it was best to keep the barbie brand away from my scene, because if mga would result winners of the lawsuit then mattel could lose all the rights over the barbie brand. therefore they created kennedy as a replacement for barbie, but she was just barbie but with a different name.
Childrens toys - grown up games 😅
myscene was, and still is THAT girl!! they filled the void of my polly pocket dolls i had in france but didn’t know to bring because i didn’t know i was moving to america
I love Madison so I’m probably bias, but I find it so weird that she’s always made to be the villain. It’s especially weird being as she’s the only darker skinned character, and during the era my scene was popular it was super common to demonize Black and brown women. The Hollywood movie especially felt icky with the way the white characters feel Madison should be acting more humble, and feel entitled to the same opportunity she received. The whole treatment of Madison just feels micro-aggressive as a girl that looks like and always related to Madison.
i totally agree!!
i also think its interesting that even in their attempt to diversify the barbie brand, they made madison medium skinned, blue-eyed, and light-brown haired (though she most likely lightened it); meanwhile sasha is most commonly depicted as dark skinned with naturally dark hair.
like, MyScenes darkest girlie looks like yasmin but they STILL demonize her 💀
Oh, I agree, especially during the Hollywood movie. In both movies, I saw she was most definitely made the bad guy
@coatimundi69 ACTUALLY, while Sasha's doll is darker skinned she's often depicted in Bratz media (like artwork or moviez) as being lighter skinned with green eyes and straight hair. Both doll lines weren't the best when it came to being diverse, especially with black women.
Yep, the My Scene movies were racist propaganda made for 9 year old little girls.
The reason you probably thought you were gonna meet Lindsey Lohan was because MyScene had a contest at the time that you could enter to win to meet Lindsey! I think it was framed like "go on a shopping spree with Lindsey Lohan!"
Maddison the first victim of situationships😔
When I was a young girl, I was gifted my scene dolls and I left them out one day - didn’t clean them up after my mom asked me three times to clean them up. SHE MADE ME THROW THEM AWAY IN THE TRASH and she told me to not even dare rescue them behind her back because she would burn them in front of me.
Anyway, now being in my thirties trying to heal that inner child in me, I was trying to buy me some my scene dolls and I could never find them. I tried to research more info on them but NADA
So I just want to say thank you for uploading this! My inner child is happy 😂
I’m so sorry you had to go through that as a child. It must have been really hurtful. I can imagine how much that affected you because I loved my dolls so much as a child too. I’m really proud of you for working on healing your inner child. Wishing you all the best on your journey! ❤
This reminded me of the time my mom threw away all my Mary Kate and Ashley books because I hadn’t cleaned them up when she asked me to. I was devastated. I feel your pain. 😆😭
the movie Jammin in Jamaica was drama filled! i always had my dolls going through those scenarios lol ! I miss it and loved it so much!!!!
Jammin in Jamaica is a cinematic marvel with a great score!!!
The music is sooo good!
omg i remember being super into myscene as a kid and then one day googling it when i got older and there was barely any evidence it even existed. so glad it wasn't a fever dream.
delancy was my girl omg
She was so cool! She was just living life, having fun, and didn't care much about the drama.
Delancey is my favourite MyScene gal. Shes just so cool and sporty and have a doesn't-give-a-damn vibe. Love her!
In my humble opinion, Madison and Chelsea are the prettiest ones. Which may be why they villainize them more because pretty girls usually have that plot of being mean girls, messy etc.
The assumption of Kylie being influenced by bratz dolls and not the black women both she and bratz are clearly styled after is insane
You are so right
LMAO, but didn’t you say in another comment, “Who didn’t recognize this?” when someone pointed it out? This is exactly why it’s important to share information-because not everyone recognizes it.
@@anasong2325 Idk how when this has been a conversation since like 2013...
She literally has official ties with Bratz so I'm not sure why your comment is so accusatory. Many girls were influenced by the dolls we grew up with, so much so that we didn't even realize how much it was ingrained in our subconscious.
Saying Kylie was probably influenced by the dolls isn't the least bit insane.
You know they lije to steal and not give credit
I think it is a disservice to not bring up the influence of Black and Brown girl aesthetics in the design of Bratz. Kylie Jenner aesthetics are very derivative of Black and Brown styles and common physical feature
Black culture constantly being stolen and appropriated
Madison was and still is my fave, and my theory on why they frame her as the ‘villain’ a few times is because she’s just. that gorgeous, charismatic girl that stands out. almost more than Barbie. so villainizing her i think is to dim a little bit of her spotlight i feel
I REMEMBER KENNEDY. Idk why but I had convinced myself it was still Barbie just going by her middle name lmao!
😂
But she sounded so different 😭
6:12 when she said I want to say my synonyms exactly not because I seen her as a replacement for Barbie but the fact that I too am a fan of the Winx and I kind resemble each doll as the Winx club characters and somehow since I had Kennedy when I was 17 instead of making her as an original My Scene group I purposely made her as a supporting character like for the winx club and for that I consider as Diaspro’s character of the Winx club. If you have not see it I recommend you do, seasons 1-3 (especially the 4kids versions of all 3 seasons)
You crashing out over kennedy being barbie's replacement was one of my favorite parts 😅❤
I will always remember the Chelsea my-scene doll I got for Christmas one year, they really could have been the it girl dolls!
I had a MyScene Barbie doll :D
I remember I asked for Nolee but got Barbie, probably because it was easier to find xD
I absolutely LOOVED my scenes I was on their website everyday as a kid I still remember it so vividly especially the scandalous webisodes of them dancing at the club in high fashion. I remember the phone you could text with, nail salon, house decorating I especially vividly remember an option for a spiral staircase in the apartment and little me was like OMFG this the most magical thing I want that when I grow up!!
I live in an apartment on the second floor now but no spiral staircase 😂
Jammin in Jamaica was such a fav too I had both chelsey and Barbie dolls I rewatched that movie soo many times lmaoo
Thank you for the great video on these girlies!! Not enough people talk about them 🤍
Myscene definitely shaped my view of adulthood. Thank you for doing this video! Reminded me of good memories of my childhood.
True!!! I really wish it was more than movies and webisodes! I wish it was a series!!!
Does anyone else remember that you could get a DVD of Masquerade Madness for free? If you went to the My Scene website and put in your address, they would send you a copy! I got one for free and felt like I'd won the lottery because DVDs were expensive back then.
I got mine as a gift and didn't know anything about the show before hand, but gosh I watched the dvd every other day and sometimes back to back. I was obsessed with the outfits but specifically Madison's butterfly costume and the dog costumes. I still have my dvd in storage!
Didn’t each doll came with a dvd? 😳
I got a dvd it came with the doll ❤
As someone that grew up with novelas every weekday night, I noticed and was collecting My Scene everything
My theory: Barbie and Madison were lovers and river got in the way, all the times we see them fight it’s because of him and the jealousy they both have for each other. They’re even closer friends than the other girls are.
Love this! That would explain the locket 🤔
I didn't believe you until I saw the locket and now I cant unsee them. Not lovers but like very close hidden feelings
one guy likes them both and they both can see why he would because they like eachother too
"you like that in her? yeah me too" kinda deal, but being to blinded by thinking they're hetro
Stop
OMG I remember winning the Lindsay Lohan My Scene Doll when they ran a sweepstakes for the movie. I never opened it and I kick myself for giving it away.
WHY WOULD YOU GIVE IT AWAY 😢
4:21 this came from the soul and I felt that 😂
Myscene should come back as a better-produced, but just as stylized animated series for an older audience. Retcon them as 21-25 year olds. The theme song the same as the og myscene theme song but like remastered.
I would pay so much money to watch this
I got a Madison doll when I was a kid and I WAS OBSESSED!!!! I also loved that she came with a little Yorky!!
They were GENEROUS for how they drew Winestein
This person at 6:23 hates Kennedy so much that they incorporated it into their username. 😂😭😂
I’m howling at this whole scene 😂😂
they were speaking for the people😂
I had some roller skating my scene dolls, and the Nolee one was my FAVORITE. It made me happy to finally have a Barbie with dark hair like mine
From Barbie to KENnedy 😂 4:01
I played all the myscene games and wanted the dolls but i had no idea there were movies that were THIS JUICY
masquerade madness is LITERALLY the greatest movie of all time like robbed at the academy. this video was very validating
7:54 to me, Jammin’ in Jamaica was like an actually interesting reality show. My mom had her “stories” as she liked to call them (E News, the Today Show, etc., while I had Jammin’ in Jamaica.
I had the Madison Jammin in Jamaica doll and was OBSESSED with her and the movie lmao I used to watch it so much my older brother will STILL to this day randomly sing “Spontaneous Combustion” 😭😂
I LOVED MY SCENE DOLLS!!!!!!!!!!! I saw Jammin In Jamaica!!! And the Leslie Mill songs from that movie are still on my playlists!!!
I had only Madison dolls growing up! She was my favourite, and I always played those dress up and make up games on their website. I never watched the movies at the time, didn't even know they existed, so it's brutal to see how they did her so dirty lol
My grandma bought me my first bratz doll, my mom hated it 💀😭
Also you were spot on with the gossip girl comparison, why did I never notice this before
My mom didn't let me have Bratz either, she said they were a "bad influence"!
my mom also hated Bratz dolls and wouldn't let me own any until I was 11, she thought they were weird and inappropriate and that they didn't channel "(Christian) good girl" vibes
that's probably what Fox News told her 😮💨
I have no idea how I came across this video but this was the most iconic thing I have ever watched
You’re like a couple thrift hunts away from their style!! It’s still very possible 😭😭😭 your inner child would love it lmaoooo. Great video though!
You're so right, maybe it's time to hit up Goodwill! 👗 Thank you!! 💕
Girl the thrift stores in my country literally have nothing cute.... its kind of like 40 yo mom style 2010s....
@@JustMe-vs1kj where are you from? Maybe if thrifting culture offline isn't big where you live, you could look up local used clothes/stuff websites: like ebay, but the ones that base within your country. We have a big site like that in Russia (I'm from Russia), and it's pretty easy to both thrift and shop for antique stuff there. Especially now that y2k is a trend again, and I tend to see clothes from my teen years appear as "vintage" or even "retro" everywhere, lol.
@Axiniana the netherlands near the coast, probably only the curated stores are okay or the ones in big citys maybe, i do use vinted but often cute pieces are about as expensive as new ones
girl this was a great analysis!!!! my sister and I loved MyScene Jammin in Jamaica and still watch it from time to time on sketchy websites hahah.
I own the dark skin doll that was only mentioned once from that line
Fun Fact: Madison was inspired by a friend from Lily Martinez the creator of My Scene which is so cute. Also what’s your top 10 favorite my scene dolls that would be a fun video and then maybe a top 10 video of all the My Scene girlies dolls separately like a top 10 of Barbie dolls, a top 10 of Madison dolls, and a top 10 of Chelsea dolls and others like Nolee, Delancey, and Kenzie (excluding Kennedy but maybe a top 10 worst dolls of her Hee Hee!) but I wished we had more dolls of Jai from Jammin’ in Jamaica the darkest skinned My Scene character at least Bratz Felecia had 2 releases in the original run she deserved better and what was your favorite webisodes
SAME Jai was so stunning
This is not a doll channel 😂
@@bratzscene3131I know but top ten lists are fun plus it would be a crime to not let the My Scene girls shine there is not a lot of videos like that for the brand unfortunately
@@kimberleywilliams7802I know what was wrong moving her to New York and be apart of the gang she could’ve been a movie exclusive doll like for “Masquerade Madness” and “My Scene, Goes Hollywood” let’s hope they make more dolls of her in the revival and have more heels she can wear
@@jacobpereda214 true but she literally doesn't collect dolls so...
I LOVE THE FACT THAT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT AND NOT OTHER THINGS
Thank you for this cause everytime I think of MyScene I think of River and Madison in Jammin in Jamaica but I remember it as them kissing and still felt pure rage so I’m glad you cleared this up 😂
I loved both Bratz and My Scene and regardless of the competition, I played with both of the dolls until I grew out of them. As a 23 year old in 2020, I decided to start collecting them both new in box… also I do remember the Barbie replacement too!
You have no idea how much I enjoyed every minute of this video. Man it brings me back to when I was a 10 yo kid watching the Goes to Hollywood DVD on repeat
These girls make me want to grow my hair long, I love cutting it but they’re so stylish I need to be one of them
I think Kennedy should comeback but as a villain 😂 it would be fun to watch
I had the Hollywood movie DVD when i was younger and i used to watch it all the time, it's a fond memory. Thanks for making me remember how iconic they were, awesome video!
I loved how their hair moves
the reason there’s my scene dolls on amazon for 40$ is because mattel recently renewed the my scene trademark, and released 3 dolls with brand new designs. this MIGHT mean we’re gonna get a revival/reboot.
Probably only if the dolls sell well
The music in Jammin in Jamaica is SOOOO underrated! I still listen to it”Spontaneous Combustion” all the time
I still sing spontaneous combustion in the shower regularly lmao
Radio waaAAvveee
Ikr! Sponganeous Combustion is such a jam!
At first I thought this was one of those iconic movies I missed as a kid, but as you were explaining the and showing clips, I swear you reached into the deepest parts of my mind because I started to get the most random memories of watching this.
This was fun a fun watch, great video 💜
Omg thank you this means so much to me! 😭💗
I used to watch the MyScene Movie like it was my religionnnnn!
The Songs , the fits, the DRAMA!!!*chefs kiss*
MyScene was my life as a kid!!
I never clicked on a video so fast. Myscene was my EVERYYYYTHING. the movies are probably why I love messy reality tv and media.
i literally chose playing myscene over longer time in the pool, after a long day of school in the hot florida sun! that’s how REAL it was, to be present 😂
Bratz and My Scene dolls were my favorite. Also the show 6teen kind of reminded me of them.
I was a BIG MyScene Fan. I was loyal to Barbie so I typically only get dolls that are named Barbie. Madison was the ONLY Barbie friend doll I ever purchased. I remember the DAY they replaced her with Kennedy and I was PISSED. You summed up exactly how I felt. I remember not caring about My Scene altogether after Kennedy came along. I ended up leaving dolls alone as I got into high school, and didn't purchase one up until I became an adult collector back in 2019. Kennedy ruined my love for Barbie dolls for a WHILE. I felt betrayed lol.
STOP! I’ve been trying to figure out this movie because I remember seeing it as a kid (came with a doll purchase)! The scene of Barbie seeing River and Madison hugging and running away lives RENT FREE in my mind. Thank you for that.
I remember Madison being the only one with something of a career. She manages the band, she appears on a movie, she would have mini episodes about going to work interviews; she was easily the most memorable characyer because she was actually *doing* things
If anything it would make sense for this version of Barbie to be jealous that she has no direction in life while Madison seemed to know what she wanted unlike the rest.
My scene 🥹 so much nostalgia, I remember logging in and playing with my best friend!
She these dolls were so pretty and I didn’t realize how messy they were 🥲
Thanks for taking us down memory lane! Subscribed to you twin ❤
dont forget theGeneration Girl barbies that released a couple of years before Bratz. they were probably the precursor since most of the characters had that city college/HS vibe but leaned more towards the 'down to earth casual' aesthetic
OMG you just unlocked a memory for me. I had to google it. I had one of those books, that Barbie and friends also lived in NY
I had the Nichelle doll from that collection! OMG
Op I'm obsessed w you this video is iconic
The fact I watched all of these back then and was so invested
My heart will always be with Bratz. I had one my scene doll and like seven Bratz dolls. I thought they were so cool. Jade was my favorite ❤️
I only know myScene thru the online website, I never saw the movies, and I spent AGES playing the mini games and watching the mini episodes. One of the episodes had one of the girls sounding very congested or maybe it was vocal (or audio) fry but it’s been stuck in my head to this day 😂
Wow so many memories unlocked. TY!!! Bratz, my scene and Barbie in that order raised me. All the movies were on repeat !!!!
I remember gifting my little cousin the masquerade doll with the butterfly wings, she was over the moon! And the struggle to get that doll out of the package. XD Things sure had changed since I was a kid lol. I didn't get into doll collecting and customizing till much later, but I really want to make over a My Space girl one day, such an interesting face. :D
I remember going to a premiere of My Scene goes Hollywood as a kid. It kind of feels like a fever dream now
I LOVED all these movies so much, the dramaaaa was feeding me so well, this is exactly what i thought teenage and young adulthood was gonna be ngl
Also Maddison is always the queen in all the movies sorry
She was an icon!