Film Theory: We Found Barbie Land!

[@shahidajnur]

I love how Weird Barbie literally stated in the movie ‘don’t think too hard about it’ but Matt went and did the opposite

[@hxnn1.phxm_ver]

I was thinking that Lol

[@digimonlover1632]

I mean his theory videos have ALWAYS been about thinking too hard.

[@itsherobrine2505]

Ikr🤣🤣

[@SonicFanBoy729]

Matpat’s whole identity really is based upon overthinking everything lmao

[@emanuelvasquez3380]

except instead of thinking too hard he's spot on

[@alexramos1536]

As someone who lives in Monterrey, I must say: that explains why Ken is obssessed with horses! Stereotypically, Monterrey people dress like cowboys and are into cowboy culture. We even had a governor we called "Bronco"

[@fernmendiz6349]

Iba a ser presidente 😔😔 y le iba a mochar las manos a los ladrones con ayuda de su Facebook Bronco Investigation ™

[@pajarinpinpin2633]

Mi papá literal lleva esa estética a veces y ama el country, puedo recordar que en la mayoría de eventos formales hasta llegar un sombrero

[@UnicornBySprinkle]

bro delete ur comment u spoiled it

[@Yasuke1998]

Dont remind me 😢 still bummed about that grand final loss to Penrith 😂​@@JustANormalCyanCrewmate

[@jeds_basement1966]

as a fellow northern mexican (sonora) the north of mexico is basically "the frontier" it still sorta feels like the old west sometimes, probably because we arent being barraged by americans like yucatan.

[@lukekenan998]

The amount of research that goes into this is crazy. Gotta respect the dedication

[@zelsiefanaticshorts]

Mat acknowledging the fact that Barbie land is literally shown on the earth then continuing on his rant is the most hilarious thing ever 😂

[@MarVIogs]

Wow nice

[@MarVIogs]

I like thar

[@Miracle12348]

@@MarVIogsthar

[@bigclitenergy]

@@MarVIogs thar

[@Mobius_Finch]

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[@Shenny4everTBBT]

The fact that this city also has the largest Mattel factory in the world is insane

[@MarVIogs]

Wow

[@MarVIogs]

Nice

[@gelidafrumentum3044]

That's probably why they chose it

[@Sebastian.Medina]

Unfortunately we dont have any beaches here... excecpt an artificial one 😮

[@infinityvlogs17]

@@MarVIogsNice

[@soonerproud]

One small problem with the routing. The Desert scene clearly displays a Saguaro Cactus, which is only found in the Sonoran Desert that is located in California, Arizona, and north western Mexico. That means Barbie and Ken had to go around Baja California until they reached the Sonoran Desert in the Mexican state of Sonora and then travel to the Chihuahuan Desert and then on to Monterrey.

[@karmadollie8063]

YES. My thoughts exactly. Although Monterrey was a good guess, I actually was thinking It's Tijuana or something. It's a Coyote escapade to cross the border without being suspected of immigration

[@SolaireIntensifies]

Matt cherry picking details and leaving out contradictions? SAY IT AINT SO!?

[@johna6767]

There's also no beach in Monterey. Didn't Barbieland have a beach? I think somewhere along the coast of the state of Sonora, Mexico would make much more sense.

[@Peaceful3arth]

I'm not gonna lie, BarbieLand being in Mexico is both the most hilarious and on brand theory for Matpat.

[@madpsycho6]

Surprised it hasn't melted the Barbie's, they don't like hot places.

[@penyu1913]

this really took barbie cooking to the next level

[@ZCisCool]

🫠

[@arbol262]

@@madpsycho6Monterrey is not as hot as LA 😭😭 it even gets really cold during autumn and winter season. It’s a misconception that the entirety of Mexico is hot lol.

[@BurningCandlewax]

​@arbol262 blame the ozone in LA for that, we don't have a massive tear in the atmosphere and it still hit 115 outside

[@LukeMaps]

As a mapmaker, I applaud these cartographic quests for fictional lands like Springfield and now Barbie Land.

[@ThatErraticCommenterYouTube]

740 likes but no replies? *Sus*

[@malloryprudhomme]

And neverland!

[@LukeMaps]

@@ThatErraticCommenterKZbin Not anymore.😏

[@mebreevee]

Springfield is in both Missouri and Kansas

[@ArmandoMontalvo]

The only addition that I would make to this theory is that Monterrey is actually a Kendom. We have Cola de caballo (horse tail) cascade and our most emblematic mountain is called Cerro de la Silla (saddle mountain). Most of our grampas houses look like a Mojo Dojo Casa House due to the horse depictions.

[@CharlesAnderson-qv2wi]

what is a kendom? a kingdom of kens?

[@intensivemathematics5943]

​@@CharlesAnderson-qv2wi You haven't watched the movie?

[@sofi7202]

as someone who lives in Monterrey this was a big surprise. can't believe I've lived in Barbie land this whole time, now I can def brag about it. thanks Matpat!

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Kinda funny

[@sage4365]

Well??? Don't leave us in suspense!! Is it covered in pink and plastic?? Are you friends with Skipper?? Is Weird Barbie the Head of Sanitation now?? GIVE US DETAILS!!

[@Lapis_lazuli38]

@@sage4365YEA

[@Ranger-over]

Thank you for your support! I'm so glad you're a fan of my work. I'm happy to finally let people in on the the Monterrey madness.

[@e.nataliareyeshdez.3557]

Creo que Mariana Rodrigez nos había ya dado una pista con sus tenis fosfo fosfo 🤣

[@Alex_From_Florida]

I love how this implies not only that they could’ve just arrived at Venice Beach early on the journey with the speedboat, but that Mattel was literally right there within walking distance at most

[@LordOrion3000]

Can MatPat tell his method of deduction? Like, how does his theories take shape so accurately and are consistent. I would like to take a leaf from his book.

[@tofusuns896]

It’s cuz he doesn’t take contradictions into considerations a lot of times.. there are few details that can be seen in the movies but they don’t point it out in these videos just to make their theories easier to accept.

[@Ro0B0o]

I knew this was gonna be the next video, he always has to find the location of a fictional place and honestly, I’m here for it!

[@MarVIogs]

So I forgot to mention: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mISkn3aDm96Vp9k

[@MarVIogs]

Honestly

[@MarVIogs]

Nice

[@MbitaChizi]

Matpat inspires me my parents said if I get 30k followrs They'd buy me a better camera for recording.. begging u guys, literally begging......

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Matpat’s farts.

[@KOOL-COOKlE]

Matpat is the only grown man that could find a fictional city based on a doll for little girls

[@MbitaChizi]

Matpat inspires me my parents said if I get 30k followrs They'd buy me a better camera for recording.. begging u guys, literally begging......

[@MarVIogs]

Its finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mISkn3aDm96Vp9k

[@MarVIogs]

I like this

[@MarVIogs]

❤

[@ThePurradox]

facts

[@PipHalsey]

Barbieland would be a great idea for a theme park, or at least a section in a theme park. Maybe one day, with the popularity of the movie, Mattel will make a deal with Lego to add a Barbie section to Legoland.

[@thomashaabendal6244]

That’s kinda like suggesting for Burger King to make a deal to sell Big Macs

[@acinareiemekeorb4662]

I believe it’s being built in Dallas Tx

[@BecauseYNotYT]

As some one that lives in Monterrey Mexico, I laughed for like 5 whole minutes for how unexpected that was 🤣I guess we were Kenough after all

[@auravaury]

Monterrey is magical dude, just tell me that the norteños aren't dressed as Kens and Barbies, specially in San Pedro 🤣

[@hectortrujillo4311]

Lmfao same, that could explain why the Drag culture is so big in here 👀

[@jesusflores3459]

Same.

[@hayeLeehyebin15]

I just froze when I found out, but the factory is actually in Escobedo, near, but not quite Monterrey

[@mrwhitesam6917]

@@auravaury so true lol

[@camie2075]

Such a cool theory! I personally would be interested in seeing a theory about the old animated Barbie movies, talking about the popular fan theory about all the early 2000's movies coming from the same universe and all being connected :]

[@p-__]

my farts are better than Matpat’s farts 💨

[@MarVIogs]

Wow

[@MarVIogs]

Nice

[@dafilmqueen556]

Yes, my childhood must return to me!

[@edgar-sama642]

I thought it wasn't a theory. In one movie barbie was an actress, and that's easily a way to connect all of the movies.

[@simplyvickysings]

Fun fact. If you pay close attention in the minute following this time stamp 9:19 you can see the camping route goes through Santa Barbara. Barbara being Barbies full name (;

[@echoplots8058]

Santa Barbara = Holy Barbie

[@Pixi3zDusttt]

@@echoplots8058HELP WAHAT BAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ChickenTrendy]

It’s a theorist channel Barbie-thon! We got a style, and film theory episode! Now all we need is a food theory episode about the Barbie movie? I wonder how Matpat’ll pull that off?!

[@MarVIogs]

Its finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mISkn3aDm96Vp9k

[@MarVIogs]

Nice

[@MbitaChizi]

Matpat inspires me my parents said if I get 30k followrs They'd buy me a better camera for recording.. begging u guys, literally begging......

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Matpat’s farts.

[@GlabbyismFred]

Literally

[@lumpythewookie5815]

How can you ignore that Monterrey is a landlocked area whereas Barbieland is clearly coastal?

[@TheNeon-rh4kk]

But it's not coastal tho, everything was made out of plastic including the sea.

[@grantsummar1742]

@@TheNeon-rh4kk in the rocket clip you can clearly see barbieland is coastal

[@TheNeon-rh4kk]

@@grantsummar1742 well you know how inaccurate Barbies and Kens are with their perception of Earth. 😅

[@niallashton1068]

Literally going to say this he even mentions it being a coastal desert place then skips to show us a landlock city

[@TheChidodido]

​@@niallashton1068 But Tijuana is NOT landlocked, it has coast, Some years ago just before the c0vid there was (not the biggest) but a Mattel factory down in Tijuana, just down the border, and maybe its not the harsh desert we see in the movie... here is no forest, just the drive from tijuana to san diego there is some desertic and mountain highways like the 905, even more if you take in consideration where the actual factory was in the eastern Tijuana near the pretty desertic city of Tecate and its much closer to LA, and we in Tijuana held the record of the most frequently crossed international border and quoting Krusty its the Happiest place on earth, one you could called Magical....

[@clairekelly-uj5wq]

I am a HUGE Barbie nerd and I recognized like all the sets, discontinued dolls (and why they were discontinued..), and all the references to Barbie lore(real world or otherwise). Needless to say I lived this movie….😂

[@im.a.little.dead.inside5522]

You should definitely make a video about the old barbie movies! They're on a different level and og childhood entertainment fr

[@MarVIogs]

Interest

[@MarVIogs]

Good idea

[@MarVIogs]

❤

[@MbitaChizi]

Matpat inspires me my parents said if I get 30k followrs They'd buy me a better camera for recording.. begging u guys, literally begging......

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Matpat’s farts.

[@VictorGonzalez-lx3pe]

I'm actually from Mty, NL and I find it hilarious that Barbiie Land could be there, specially with how neatly every bit of the journey fits. The only real nitpick I have with the theory is that BarbieLand has a beach, which Monterrey desperately needs but wouldn't be able to have, other than that, pretty good theory all things considered.

[@claudiachazarolee1959]

could be la presa de la boca(?) since on the movie isnt actually a beach

[@VictorGonzalez-lx3pe]

@@claudiachazarolee1959 yeh, tho I can't imagine moving that much sand to Presa de la Boca

[@chanzki97]

Imagine Marianita and Samuel Garcia as Barbie and Ken. That would be so awful.

[@JakoOtoniel]

the dry plastic beach is la presa de la boca 😭😭😭😭

[@chavinker]

Es la playa de Apodaca

[@itsnotjason]

7:11 I like how he refrences weird barbie bad geography and then proceeds to call London a town 😭

[@kothen4994]

You really think he meant that literally?

[@ShonicBurn]

I think this is one of mat pats better theories. He didn't have a lot to go off of but connected the pieces into a coherent puzzle.

[@shawnheatherly]

I'm shocked by how well it all actually lines up.

[@chicopridebean368]

Exactly!

[@nicholas6630]

Barbie land has a beach though?

[@Magosspud]

@nicholas6630 I mean if you've seen the movie you'd notice that beach and ocean is not real lol

[@Slappouguy]

Yet another awesome theory! I’d love to see MatPat cover murder drones in the future, in my eyes that would be a good one for MatPat!

[@nightninja1745]

Man, I haven’t seen Mat make a location video since he found Springfield and Neverland. It’s a pleasure to see this become trilogy. Perhaps now we can expect more?

[@MaKAngribe]

You got it mostly right. I was ahead of what you were saying every step and agreeing with you until you had them take off and return to Vandenberg. You wouldn't do that. If you leave Monterey and head east instead then you can catch a boat in Matamoros. Take the boat to Houston. Space ship to Vandenberg. The rest fits.

[@imaginefun13]

I was thinking Houston as well for the spaceship

[@I_AM_HYDRAA]

Does houston do commercial rocketship flights?

[@writingref]

@@I_AM_HYDRAAno - Houston is mission control. It doesn’t launch rockets. You would have to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida- a much longer boat ride across open water instead of coastline

[@WorBlux]

SpaceX has a launch facility in Brownsville, TX, a little bit south of san padre island along the coast.

[@writingref]

@@WorBlux i did not know that. Interesting.

[@katies_cuties]

We need a deep dive of the looooooore of CheetahBoo

[@bexyPTX]

I wasn’t sure where this could possibly be going but the conclusion actually makes all sorts of sense. Good going MatPat!

[@dermannemaunz]

As a mexican, it's funny because there is a group of Regios (people from Monterrey) that actively want to separate the north from the rest of Mexico, and is where you find men building their masculinity in horses (soccer and barbecue too) hahaha

[@cacovie]

They might be Incestuous hicks but that's a pretty good idea.

[@egg_bun_]

Wow, that's perfect!!

[@kissun.13]

The Barbies having job descriptions but not the Kens reminds me of this documentary about a rural village in China where it's a matriarchal society; the Mosuo. All the women doing manual labor, rearing the kids, and be in positions of power while the men have very little responsibilities.

[@shiufairycrumbs]

Sick, Barbie land is in my city. I knew I was a real life Barbie. Not everyday is Monterrey mentioned in videos so having MatPat of all people talk about it is quite fun 🥰

[@kosmalaanimations2864]

Yay Barbie is a confirmed Mexican and finally they're showing actual representation with blonde Mexicans and Hispanics

[@Darkedor]

I remember when Austin from the "The SCIENCE" videos randomly mentioned he would like to retire and live on the Cerro de la Silla watching over Monterrey. I was like "great, you'd definitely love watching over the city through the gray filter that is the contamination here lol".

[@gregoryabukar-duru8087]

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[@danielmalinen6337]

Officially, according to Barbie lore, Barbie and her friends lives in Malibu (especially in the Life on the Dreamhouse series), which is located in California, United States. And I don't think there's any need to look for Malibu because it's not lost, but still in its own place in Los Angeles County when I last checked on Google Maps. One funny fact, by the way, that Barbie's website once said that Barbie moved to the Malibu beach pad from Willows, Wisconsin.

[@kosmalaanimations2864]

Yeah but I mean she's Mexican like unless you drove all the way from Nevada or Utah or something or Arizona or probably not cuz you don't have beaches there she's clearly Mexican then and especially taking a speed boat and not actually yacht or anything else sounds pretty Mexican I'm Hispanic I know just how the stuff works and probably after she went to California then she moved to Malibu because she probably got so rich off of working with her family members

[@ItsBluBun]

MAT, YOU TELLING ME MY FAMILY ARE LIVING IN BARBIELAND?!?!??! I NEED TO GO VISIT THEM ASAP AND LIVE MY DREAMS (they're like an hour or two away I'm SO SET)

[@Bad-Edits]

Hey MatPat! I got a Film Theory For You: How much time does it have to take to have a successful Legacy sequel, or what is the formula to making the perfect Legacy sequel, that checks all the boxes critically, commercially, and audience wise? I think this could make a really fun episode, especially with all the Legacy sequels that are on the rise.

[@muhammadHassan-kj1jy]

The Creed trilogy is the best example of what a legacy sequel should be

[@MarieWingfeather]

I read this as legacy squirrel and was very confused for a second 😅. Sounds like an interesting topic for an episode 🤔

[@James_XXIY_crafts]

As a Danish person, I had to look up the whole tulip thing, because I have never seen a tulip field in Denmark, turns out there's a reason for that, there's only a small handful of tulip farmers in Denmark, who collectively have 40 hectares, where only 4 hectares, are for farming tulips, so I have no idea where that stereotype comes from, plus that village, looks nothing like Denmark, not even old school Denmark, maybe Holland, don't know, I have never been there.

[@James_XXIY_crafts]

@@ooma8 To be fair, he didn't pronounce it too wrong, except for pronouncing the "I" like an English "I", where ours sounds a bit more like the English "E", and "Æ" like an "A", It translates to Apple slices, because back in the day we did traditionally take a slice of Apple and put into them, it's essentially just pancake batter, served with strawberry or raspberry jam and powdered sugar and they are only eaten around Christmas and it's a dessert, that town is so out of touch, that they serve them year round with christmas sausage as a main meal together, it's disgusting to think about. haha

[@James_XXIY_crafts]

@@ooma8 Unless you make them yourself, most stores don't carry them year round, so you would have to go on a bit of a treasure hunt just to find them, it's a christmas dessert and it's incredibly simplistic compared to our other desserts, there are better alternatives for the rest of the year and many of them are traditionally eaten at that particular time of year it fits better with the weather, the mood and the spirit of the season.

[@Spicie95]

I literally thought the same thing. I have heard previously that people get the Netherlands and Denmark confused, but this is whole different level of confusion, than just mistaking Dutch celebrities as being Danish or vice versa.

[@KendylAnn.]

@@Spicie95 what are some stereotypical Danish person attributes, I feel like ppl from the US dont get a lot of info of Europes cultures. My culture is Slovak and I never see it represented here. Just curious

[@thatguymikey4227]

As a former Lompoc, CA resident, nice to to see Solvang and Vandenburg getting some recognition.

[@michaelmyers3912]

My favourite film theory episodes are the ones about finding fictional locations

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Yea these ones are cool

[@hrpang]

I was gonna say "Wait a minute, Barbie Land has a coast" Then I remember that the place is fake and that easily Mattel could have constructed an artifical beach for the Barbies and Kens to enjoy. Sure, the location ain't one to one, but it's plausible.

[@isabelladecunzo3919]

WE NEED TO DEEP DIVE INTO THE CHEETAH BOO LOOOOORE!!

[@ADMusic1999]

I think of it as how Buddy the Elf got from the North Pole to New York through the 7 levels of the Candy Cane forest, past the Sea of Swirly Twirly gum drops, and walked through the Lincoln Tunnel. Maybe that scene in Barbie was an Easter egg since Will Ferrell played Buddy.

[@biancabrooks280]

I love this theory, because one of my personal favorite cultural touchstones. Mexican Pink. That particular shade of pink that you find on everything from pan dulce conchas to folklorica dresses to house paint.

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

That explains it. Barbieland is somewhere in northern Mexico

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

La rosa Mexicana is a dead giveaway.

[@ScyNews]

Imagine at 3 am that town just blasts the barbie girl song at max volume.

[@watc22]

Fun fact: Barbie's first product was released in Japan, along with Oppenheimer's

[@MarVIogs]

Telling me

[@MarVIogs]

Thanks for telling me

[@smki27379]

STOP YOU FID NOT

[@yublockme]

oppenheimer's "product"

[@JohnDlugosz]

You forget "Trinity" was the first.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

In his quest for a theory, Matpat forgot that a literal entire movie set of snowy mountain backdrops and stuff appears out of the sky to send Barbie to the snowmobile WHILE ON THE BEACH, meaning that no, it's not that she had to cross on any borders.

[@Wheeljack214]

Did we all forget that, canonically speaking, Barbie lives in Malibu, California?

[@MojaveMoron]

​@@Wheeljack214THERES A CANON??!!

[@cottonfetti5509]

@@Wheeljack214Depends on which Barbie universe we’re talking about. The Barbie movie is separate from the usual canon.

[@stillgrey.]

Solvang is actually an amazing place. I go there every fall!

[@__lifeline__]

Matpat declaring that the coastal Barbie Land is located in the landlocked Monterrey Mexico has got to be one of the most mentally painful things I've had to wrap my head around

[@lukasmurmann625]

Yes...

[@EggFighterXB-]

The water is actually plastic so... It's landlocked

[@Sebastian.Medina]

​@@EggFighterXB-there's also an artificial beach here

[@kosmalaanimations2864]

What is she actually lives in the outskirts of TJ because that would be a lot more accurate like an outskirted TJ neighborhood and also she wouldn't even have a green card if she went to America from Mexico like no wonder why the police arrested her she doesn't even have a green card or citizenship or any identification papers and trust me blonde and Mexicans do exist

[@JTPlushGame]

9:32 It took so many years but Jason finally is no longer to blame #thankjason

[@idkman011]

Matpat should do a theory on the amazing world of gumball ending because I would love to hear what he has to say

[@SgtSupaman]

It's not so much that the objects themselves are magical, but that the ritual is magical. By taking those different modes of transportation, it doesn't actually matter where you go, you will be transported between the worlds.

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

One thing tho... that is a VERY roundabout way to take. The speedboat takes you to a shore much closer to the destination than the rest of the journey

[@pimpoyopalomo2958]

It makes more sense the speedboat is from the Mexican east coast to the spacex brownsville launch site, just across the border, from where they can go in a rocketship to Vanderbilt.

[@joecoolthatsme3987]

Matt - Please do a video on how Will Ferrell is Mattel CEO and President Business! (I am sure you know why!) - Thank you.

[@darthtequila3741]

film theory idea: how long would the the bad guys ACTUALLY be in jail/what are the fines they would have to pay or any other punishment they'd have to endure?

[@movedtoZackeryFaust]

0:06 "You might want to bring your passport" -Matpat

[@SmileyNoteblock]

The only nitpick I have with this is the mention of the Kens building a wall. If that's supposed to be the US/Mexico border, wouldn't that mean that the road out of barbieland crosses the border?

[@SandDeath]

If i had a nickel for everytime Will Ferrell was the villian in a popular children's toy based movie I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but its weird it has happened twice.

[@unfabgirl]

I wouldn't necessarily call him a villain in The Barbie Movie. He was a corporate figure, but his intentions were good and he even stood up for Barbie over Ken and his Mojo Dojo Casa House that was flying off the shelves

[@aftereando]

Still.. MUGATU is his best villain ever.

[@AlisonOSC]

“She’s everything.” “He’s just Ken.” Savage marketing from WB 😎

[@MbitaChizi]

Matpat inspires me my parents said if I get 30k followrs They'd buy me a better camera for recording.. begging u guys, literally begging......

[@MarVIogs]

Okay

[@MarVIogs]

Nice

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Matpat’s farts 💨

[@TheVengefulSpiritCassidy]

​@@p-__yeah cuz yours is smellier than mattpatts

[@louisnstalley]

Film Theory idea: In Brave we say that Merida and her three brothers have ginger hair which makes sense their father also has ginger hair but their mother has brown hair so genetics say that at least one of their children would have brown hair too but they don’t which makes me think that the queen isn’t actually their mother and Marisa’s father had an affair with someone else(who has ginger hair) to have his children. I’d be very honoured if this turns into a video or even just a short. I’ve been a massive fan of all 4 channels especially this one and food theory so it would mean lot to me. Thanks for the great videos and continue the awesome work

[@AaronShenghao]

Very good theory, I’m surprised that you didn’t mention that when Kens went crazy, toys reflecting that is already made in the real world. And Mattel management able to follow back into Barbie world without any problem like they know the way too.

[@ChairyCrasher]

Kens went crazy? You mean trying to take down the Matriarchy

Why is he calling Barbieland a paradise and saying he would want to visit? Pretty sure the movie says Barbieland is a dystopia. That's why in the end, Barbie decides to live in the real world.

[@artisticblue362]

Please make a theory about what would have happened if Barbie got in the box!!! It was such a weird moment in the movie and they never explained it

[@hannahsargisson7226]

I like the theory that Barbie Land is the real world location of the Mattel factory but to 'pop your bubble' a little, BarbieLand has a beach and Monterry in Mexico is inland, not close to a beach at all. I did like the theory all together though and how its all layed out 😊

[@maromania7]

Given the "sea" was made of plastic, that doesn't change anything.

[@knott2001]

@@maromania7 Well since the sea in the montage isn’t exactly a realistic representation of water either, dismissing somewhere to “beach” as not changing anything just throws the whole theory out the window. If we are gonna be nitpicky we need to be consistent. 😜

[@hannahsargisson7226]

@maromania7 in the movie, the sea surrounding BarbieLand was real and moving so if we are following all the steps like MatPat does, then the location of the desert should be near the sea

[@everardovazquezramos7241]

La playa artificial de apodaca 🤠👌🏼

[@BigFanOfManyThings]

“Barbie would need to roller skate 6 days rather than 11, better but still in the realm of ridiculous.” MatPat saying this about a live action Barbie movie…

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Love this theory, I think the rocket just going up and down is a bit bullshitty but I also understand that it could land literally anywhere else in the world in that case, otherwise I like the theory a lot

[@MrMarkdanner]

As a dane, the “windmills and tulips = denmark” got me by surprise!

[@NoeliHernandez-vc7wp]

The fact that Monterrey is literally an hour drive away from my grandma's house and that I go there every time we have the chance is obsoletely hilarious to me.

[@florenceb1031]

I live near Solvang and Vandenberg, so I got really excited when you got to that part.

[@ttops0680]

It's so uncanny for matpat to talk about locations, cities, and towns I've been to several times or recently

[@JasperVlas]

Bro they're just going through the Netherlands. Dutch movie journalists asked Margot and Ryan in interviews and they confirmed that they were going through the Netherlands. I don't let my Dutch pride getting taken away by that stupid knock-off Europian town, they go on a world travel through my country!

[@sting-animations36]

BRO I live there! I never thought MatPat would ever talk about my city on a video!!!!! I LOVE IT ❤

[@jwr6796]

Fun fact about me, a random Internet person: whenever I hear details about the Barbie movie production, I confuse Greta Gerwig with Greta Thunberg and need to take several seconds to recalibrate.

[@galacticgila219]

8:38 Honestly my first thought hearing “From snow mobiles to roller skates” and we start in a desert, my first thought was taking the snow mobiles from Russia, over the ice bridge, down to somewhere north of California

[@tatianagodoy792]

Matpat should do a video on shorts wars

[@lillyhaslev2135]

As a Dane watching this I knew about Solvang but it’s nothing like Denmark, maybe from like 18 something but it looks more like what I think the Netherlands looks like 😂

[@Descender98]

Caption author, I’m here to offer some assistance with spellcheck. At 9:09 the last two words of “apple skiver” are actually supposed to be one word, “ebelskiver”. It’s a donut-hole like pastry, usually filled with fruit jam. My family has Danish roots, and ebelskivers are a birthday and Christmas breakfast tradition, so I wanted to help with accuracy.

[@Ang1tzu]

AS SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN MONTERREY (before moving to the US), I WAS SHOCKED. I never expected this, and somehow it makes me feel like some kind of recognition.

[@David-du2jk]

The only problem is that Monterrey is landlocked, but Barbieland is clearly next to an ocean.

[@EggFighterXB-]

The ocean is plastic So it's artificial

[@nelloed]

i remember finding a barbie shirt the day before i got to go to the barbie movie with my friend. i wore it with so much pride

[@MbitaChizi]

Matpat inspires me my parents said if I get 30k followrs They'd buy me a better camera for recording.. begging u guys, literally begging......

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Matpat’s farts.

[@tkkk354]

waiting for matpat to do a video on the lore of "you've got to be kidding me!" by bailey cuz the lore there is getting deep

[@drokles2125]

i am mostly curious as to why tulips and windmills remind him of Denmark of all places

[@namikkou]

Surprised to see Solvang mentioned! Visited there once on a road trip with my family, very beautiful place! The main thing I remember is all the nicknack shops, and how there was a shop that sells Christmas stuff year-round lol. Would recommend stopping by if anyone has a chance to visit!

[@spencebotgaming1449]

wouldnt it be crazy if the writers of the show just created this weird little random scene where barbie and ken would travel through some wacky places to get to the real world without putting too much thought into it and it coincidently aligned with real world places

[@lucye4389]

Honestly, the first mistery that I took from the movie was that the Matel suits were toys themselves. I'm amazed that Matpat didn't take that route, but I'm happy nonetheless

[@icee2329]

Thanks for the Wisconsin shout out. I had no idea until the movie came out that her fictional hometown is in WI. Everything about Barbie doesn't fit here haha. But Monterrey doesn't feel quite right because where is the beach?

[@Rayon13]

I doubt this will be seen by anyone on the Theory Team, but I just want to say that the mention of Solvang at about 9:04 led to my fiance and me taking a vacation there and it's a really wonderful place. So thank you for giving us a new vacation spot!

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

Pretty sure I have family in Solvang. I know there has been relations that moved to the US and if I’m guessing that at least some survived and had families there is certainly a good chance that some might be there. I find it amazing that they’re trying to keep in touch with their Danish roots

[@Dreamy_Swift1313]

The Barbie movie definitely taught a really good lesson! It was more emotional then I thought it would be! 💖💗

[@graceunderwood5691]

I can't lie I would go on this Barbie tour for a holiday

[@furnaceheadgames9001]

3:13 wait.. did he say 'a barbie girl'

[@shannonfatimapaylaga8496]

Yes he…she….they did say yes

[@TracePlusFriends]

@@shannonfatimapaylaga8496Its just a theory, a MatPat Theory

[@rithikagy191]

​@@TracePlusFriendswe need a seperate channel called The Matpat Theriosts with dan being in charge and theorizing on mst

[@rithikagy191]

I meant mat at the end

[@theartistinyellow]

Nice how he tries to find where Barbie World is while it says Barbie should take a rocket ship instead of a jet. Good luck MatPat 4:21 Oh and you say location on Earth, what if it isn’t on Earth?

[@galfinsp7216]

It was a more extreme of finding where the simpsons could live exactly in America.

[@JHarrisJessop]

I think the rocket ship is them traveling from another planet to Earth, because Barbie Land with its big beach couldn’t possibly be in Monterrey

[@Wasker20233]

11:48 ouch matpat your pronunciation hurt me spiritually

[@GamingMaster43210]

MACCAS

[@JasmineDLowe]

I loved watching this and seeing all my favorite hiking spots, past day trips, and favorite cities and towns. Monterey is also beautiful and makes so much sense for Barbieland. ❤

[@sweet_savage_bumble-Bee]

I think Mat-pat's giving me more then my Duolingo classes for Japanese-

[@cyrus05w]

At 12:29 , correct me if I'm wrong but the SpaceX program does not have space shuttles that can re-enter from orbit and land? If there is do you happen to have the name of the shuttle.

[@DavidRichardson153]

Funny enough, if this is indeed where Barbieland is, it would help explain, albeit morbidly, why Will Ferrell wants to keep the two places separated on top of the Kens attempt to build a border wall.

[@ninjamac999]

Love to see the mention of my hometown! Holland, Michigan is beautiful! Man, I miss Tulip Time!

[@snowhunter7536]

I love Barbie as much as Oppenheimer. It was indeed a fun experience, especially for a double feature. I know you don’t have to make a video on Oppenheimer, but I hope you’ll finish your double feature experience. It’s worth it since you’ll get a better perspective of both of their messages regarding existential crisis and individuality.

[@cacti4324]

I could always be wrong but I’m pretty positive he did see oppenheimer. He was just making a joke. He definitely didn’t leave his own group to find Barbie land. He definitely saw both. But I don’t even know what kind of theory you could make about Oppenheimer. Nolan does a great job of putting every theory out there on display by himself. For instance the gloved up hand drowning Florence Pugh’s character. It was a massive conspiracy theory that the government killed her to stop Oppenheimer from being distracted. Nolan already put every theory and question out there! I don’t know what else Matpat could even theorize about the movie! Just goes to show how amazing Nolan is.

[@snowhunter7536]

@@cacti4324 there’s really nothing to theorize about that movie.

[@snowhunter7536]

@@Fuaachaval nobody is asking for a theory on it. Not me. I was just wondering if he ever finished his double feature experience with Barbenheimer.

[@cacti4324]

@@snowhunter7536 That’s basically what I said. What are you a parrot lmao.

[@snowhunter7536]

@@cacti4324 my apologies. I just thought someone misunderstood us.