Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper

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Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper is the fourth in the 2000's Barbie film series and is billed as the first ever Barbie Musical.

It stars Barbie as both Anneliese and Erika, a princess and a peasant. After a chance meeting, the two become quick friends due to their similarities. However, with the kingdom's finances falling, Anneliese is engaged to Dominick, the king of a neighbouring kingdom. When the queen's scheming advisor arranges for Anneliese to be kidnapped so the marriage to King Dominick will not go through, Anneliese's tutor Julian arranges for Erika to replace Anneliese until the real princess is found.

Not to be confused with Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar, which is kinda the same idea.

Tropes used in Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper include:

• Animated Actors: Played straight in the credits.
• Arranged Marriage: Anneliese and Dominick. Anneliese isn't too happy about it, neither is Dominick.
• Big Bad: Preminger.
• Be Yourself: Erika tells her cat to do this (The Cat's Meow)
• Boy Meets Girl: Erika alludes to this trope in the song "If You Love Me For Me" which begins 'Once a lass met a lad...'
• Contrived Coincidence: Anneliese and Erika are born at the exact same second and look exactly alike.
• Cool Crown: Anneliese, but Erika gets a symbolic one made of flowers.
• Damsel in Distress: Anneliese is kidnapped by Preminger and Erika is locked in the dungeon.
• Distant Duet: "Free".
• Held Gaze: Between Dominick and Erika at the end of their "Falling in Love" Montage that uses the beautiful song "If You Love Me For Me."
• Hey, It's That Voice!: Most of the cast.
• "I Am" Song: How Can I Refuse?, I Am A Girl Like You
• "I Want" Song: Free
• Mooks: They're also Those Two Guys.
• The Musical: Of course.
• Name's the Same: Anneliese's mother is called Queen Genevieve. Hmm...
• Non-Singing Voice: Anneliese and Erika, though it is notable that they have different singing voices. Also Dominick. Averted in the case of Julian, as Alessandro Juliani both voices the character and sings as him in the song "To Be a Princess," and Preminger, who is voiced by Martin Short.
• Pimped-Out Dress
• Princesses Prefer Pink: Anneliese
• Rags to Royalty: Erika marries King Dominick
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Erika and Anneliese, respectively.
• True-Blue Femininity: Erika