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Teresa is a
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who is marketed as one of
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's fictional friends. Teresa debuted in the "California Dream Teresa" doll in 1988 and since then, she has been Barbie's most frequently featured female companion in the toy line (next to Christie). As of 2006, Teresa has been one of Barbie's core friends in the Barbie brand along with Summer, Nikki and Raquelle. In a trailer for the 2008 movie ''
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'', the narrator describes Teresa as Barbie's best friend. In the film itself, Barbie states that Teresa is officially her "best friend and sidekick." In
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Barbie states that all girls Teresa, Nikki, Summer, Midge, Raquelle & Grace are all her 'BFFs.'


History

To counteract the criticisms that Barbie was a
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, Mattel was compelled to issue companions for Barbie. Some of these are her boyfriend
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, the
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Christie, Barbie's cousin
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and Barbie's little sister Skipper.
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appeared in 1963 and was marketed as Barbie's first best friend. Midge was discontinued in 1967. Over the years, Barbie's family tree expanded and soon Barbie would have many diverse and multicultural friends. Among these was Teresa, who was depicted as being
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or
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. She appeared in 1988 in the ''California Dream'' line alongside Barbie, Ken, Christie and Midge (who made her comeback in this line as well). Christie has been Barbie's most featured friend at the time, being continuously in the playline since 1968. It wasn't till 2004 when Christie was discontinued (her last appearance was in the ''Really Rosy'' line) then Teresa would become Barbie's most frequent companion to date (aside from Ken). Teresa has been seen in various Barbie-related media such as books, magazines, video games and movies such as ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale'' and '' Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse''. Teresa has also appeared on a toy telephone, voiced by
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.


Personality Traits

According to Barbie, Teresa is a brilliant cook and one of her favorite activities is to make muffins. According to Teresa's B Friends profile, she has made 3,120 cupcakes to date; she has also rescued 36 stray animals. Teresa also likes to spend her free time reading gossip magazines about celebrities. She enjoys shopping at flea markets. Teresa states that her likes are "baking cupcakes, good karma, vintage clothing stores, tall waves at the beach, tall boys at the beach!"


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Residence

Teresa lives in
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in "Casa de Teresa" in the fictional "Barbie World". She is a neighbor of both Barbie and Ryan, as "Casa de Teresa" is located at the left side of "The Barbie Dreamhouse" and the right side of "The Ryan Mansion".
2012


See also

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Notes and references

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