Barbie in the Nutcracker

Based on The Nutcracker, it stars Barbie as Clara who, along with a living nutcracker, begins a journey to find the Sugarplum Princess.

Released direct-to-video.


 * An Aesop: Believe in yourself.
 * And You Were There: Barbie appears in the story as Clara and, while her sister, Kelly, plays a candy girl and a fairy, and Ken plays the Nutcracker and Prince Eric.
 * Dance of Romance: Clara and the Nutcracker at the end.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses
 * Everything's Better with Spinning: Mattel's Sugarplum Princess doll has a wheeled stand that can spin the doll around to make it look like she's dancing, either alone, or with Prince Eric.
 * Evil Is Hammy: The Mouse King, voiced by Tim Curry.
 * Framing Device: Barbie tells the story to Kelly, who feels too nervous to dance in a ballet.
 * Gender Flip: Uncle Drosselmeyer became an Aunt.
 * I Choose to Stay:
 * :  is really the Sugarplum Princess, as revealed after   This was also foreshadowed when.
 * Magic Wand: What the Rat King uses to shrink people, or turn them into stone.
 * Motion Capture
 * The Power of Love
 * Or Was It a Dream?: Clara wakes up to find.
 * Public Domain Soundtrack: The movie makes liberal use of Tchaikovsky's music.
 * Teleporters and Transporters: Clara's locket, which teleports her back to the real world when opened.
 * Those Two Guys: Major Mint and Captain Candy
 * True Love's Kiss
 * Twice-Told Tale: Of the Nutcracker.
 * Your Princess Is in Another Castle: