Barbie starred in her first animated feature film in 2001's "Barbie in the Nutcracker." The following year the company released a pregnant doll named Midge, with a baby tucked in her belly.

Barbie in the Nutcracker. On TV, excerpts of The Nutcracker are used frequently. From How I Met Your Mother to Spongebob Squarepants, Waterloo Road to Tom and Jerry. It might surprise you to learn ...