1961 Barbie Gets a Boyfriend: Ken’s First Commercial

In the year of 1961 the world was introduced to Barbie's new boyfriend, Ken. And now thanks to the power of the Internet and YouTube, we get to enjoy the very first commercial that Ken was ever featured in today. Go ahead and check out the old 1961 Barbie commercial below now...

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