Teresa (Barbie) and sidekick". In Life in the Dreamhouse Barbie states that all girls Teresa, Nikki, Summer, Midge, Raquelle & Grace are all her 'BFFs'. To counteract the criticisms that Barbie was a sex symbol, Mattel was compelled to issue companions for Barbie. Some of these are her boyfriend Ken, the African American Christie, Barbie's cousin Francie and Barbie's little sister Skipper. Midge 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
S Club 7 7 in Miami" for American audiences. The show eventually celebrated worldwide success and was watched by 90 million viewers in over 100 different countries. The group also filmed two specials between the first two series of their show. The first, "Back to the '50s"—which aired on CITV, instead of CBBC—told the story of how the group found themselves back in 1959. In the second TV special, "Boyfriends & Birthdays", Stevens' boyfriend gave her an ultimatum of staying with him or remaining with S Club. Within the television series, and the parallel branding, each member of S Club 7 had their