A new ad campaign, however, finally seems to be making Barbie some new friends and repairing her relationship with old ones who had a falling out. The commercial, which has been gaining millions ...

But for the 7-year-old Mississippi boy, the video was another day at work. "He is just playing a part with this commercial, but he is helping so many people," said his mother, Renee Rodriguez.

Barbie commercials have come a long way since the 1950s, when one ad encouraged girls to want to get married. Today's commercials market the doll to boys and show girls dreaming about their careers.

In the commercial, Taylor, sporting a blond Mohawk, says the clothes are "so fierce!" It debuted Nov. 9, the day the Moschino Barbie went on sale. Rodriguez said the doll sold out in less than an ...

Barbie commercials have come a long way since the 1950s, when one ad encouraged girls to want to get married. Today's commercials market the doll to boys and show girls dreaming about their careers.