The Background Clones are cloned versions of the main cast that are used in a number of episodes to fill out the background. Adult female dolls are all clones of Raquelle while adult male dolls are cloned from Ken. Little girl background characters are cloned from Chelsea and Stacie, and teenage girl background characters are cloned from Skipper.
Description[]
The female background characters are the most prevalent in episodes and are all cloned from Raquelle. In the first episode they appeared in, they all featured the same hair color and outfit however since then they have become more varied in their appearance. All female background clones so far have had the same hairstyle as Raquelle in different shades of color. Their clothing is mostly mixed-and-matched recolors of the main cast's outfits.
Male background characters are less common and tend to serve specific roles in episodes rather than to just fill out the background. They are all clones of Ken and usually have the hairstyles featured in the makeover montage of Ken-tastic, Hair-tastic. Beginning in season 4, the male background clones have begun to fulfill the same purpose as the female clones and have similarly begun to have different hair colors. The majority of these new characters have the same hairstyle as the Reporter.
Child background clones are also uncommon. They are all cloned from Chelsea and have different colored hair.
Tween and Teenager background clones are the rarest and have appeared in very few episodes. They are all cloned from Stacie and Skipper respectively. Skipper's Friend are cloned from Raquelle, Summer, Skipper and Stacie. CC cloned from Nikki. Zee cloned from Teresa. Victoria, Serena, Anabella, Elena, Diana, Bella, Sandy, Phatty and Carmyn cloned from Raquelle. DD, Courtney, Silvia, Violet, Olivia and Linda cloned from Summer. Allegra cloned from Skipper. Whitney cloned from Stacie. Sandra and Titi cloned from Chelsea.
Uses in episodes[]
The main function of background clones is to fill out the background of episodes featuring locations where crowds should be expected, such as The Mall. Initially all of the background clones wore the same outfits and had the same hair color, but this was changed in later episodes. This shows in various forms.
| Episode | Use |
|---|---|
| Party Foul | Female adults, all featuring the same outfits and hair color. Used to fill out the background of Raquelle's party. |
| Bad Hair Day | Female adults, featuring different hair colors and different outfits. Used to react to Barbie's new style. |
| Licensed to Drive | Male adults, featuring different hair styles. Used to carry a sky backdrop Barbie drives past. |
| The Barbie Boutique | Female adults, featuring different hair colors and outfits. Used as customers of Barbie's new store. |
| The Reunion Show | Female adults, featuring different hair colors and outfits. Used in a flashback sequence where they trample over Raquelle. |
| Sisters Ahoy | Female adults and children, featuring different hair colors, outfits and skintones. Used as limbo dancers and other competitors in the scavenger hunt. |
| The Shrinkerator | Female adults, featuring different hair colours and outfits. Used at the end of the episode to scream and run away from the biggerator-ed Raquelle. |
| Gone Glitter Gone - Part 1 and Gone Glitter Gone - Part 2 | Female adults, featuring different hair colors and outfits. Used to attack the reporter to take his glitter and cupcake. |
| Ryan's Greatest Hits | Female adults, featuring different hair colours and outfits. Used to walk past the stand where Ryan is trying to sell his latest CD. |
| Playing Heart to Get | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colours, hairstyles and outfits. Used as shop assistants and to fill out the Valentines Day-themed backgrounds. |
| Catty On The Catwalk | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as patrons watching the fashion show at the end of the episode. |
| Help Wanted | Female adults, featuring different hair colors and outfits. Used as customers of the Barbie Boutique. |
| Occupational Hazards | Male adults and female children, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Children were used to fill out the scene at the beach while the adults were watching the television when Ken blows up the satellite. |
| Sour Loser | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as customers of Chelsea's lemonade store. |
| The Ken Den | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Females used as customers in the Barbie Boutique while males are used as their boyfriends who hang out in the Ken Den. |
| Mall Mayhem | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as customers at the mall. |
| The Only Way to Fly | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Featured briefly as a riot of fans in the background. |
| Perf Pool Party | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as guests at Barbie's party. |
| Style Super Squad - Part 1 and Style Super Squad - Part 2 | Female adults and children, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as various citizens with fashion dilemmas. |
| Little Bad Dress | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as guests at Raquelle's half-birthday party. |
| Going to the Dogs | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as spectators at the dog show. |
| Dream A Little Dreamhouse | Two young girls, featuring different hair and outfit colors. Used as Chelsea's friends, who she invited over to see her playhouse. |
| Mayor of Malibu | Female and male adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used to pull down Raquelle's statue and as the character model for Harold Snufflebottom. |
| Bizzaro Barbie | Female adults, featuring different hair colors, hairstyles and outfits. Used as visitors to The Mall. |
| Doll Vs. Dessert | A single male adult, used as a character model for Chef John. |
| Girls Day Out | Female adults featuring different hair and outfit colors. Used as employees and shoppers at The Mall. |
| Business is Barking | Female adults featuring different hair and outfit colors. Used as customers at Barbie's boutique. |
| Ice Ice, Barbie, Pt. 2 | Female adults featuring different hair and outfit colors. Used as actors in the avalanche movies at Hollywood. |
| The Amaze Chase | A female adult, used as the character model for the vendor Ryan buys merchandise from at Mount Barbmore. |
| New Girl in Town | Female and male adults and children clones. Used as visitors to The Mall. |
| Malibu's Empirical Emporium | Female and male adults, children, tween and teenager clones. Used as visitors to The Mall. |
| Red Carpet Caper | Female and male adults, used as attendees to Barbie's movie premiere. |
| Mission Impawsible | Female and male adults, and children clones. Used as visitors to The Mall. |
| Don't Bet On It | A single teenage girl clone. Shown in a video Skipper watches on her glasses. |
| Sidewalk Showdown | Female teenagers and adults. Used as visitors to the mall. |
| Sister's Fun Day | Female adults. Used as visitors to the Malibu Mega Dome and citizens of Malibu. |
| The Ransom | Female teenagers and adults. Used as visitors to Barbie's Dreamhouse. |
| The Fashionistas | Female teenagers. Used as student to Malibu High School. |
| Jam & Roller | Female teenagers and adults. Used as visitors and competitors to Jam & Roller. |
| Phletora of Election | Female teenagers and adults. Used as student and teacher in Malibu High School. |
| Sister's Fun Day 2.0 | Female young, teenagers and adults. Used as visitors to Hotel Indonesia and citizens of Jakarta. |
| Fame or Shame | Female teenagers and adults. Used as visitors and competitors to So in Style hall in Malibu Signature Tower. |