Not That Anyone Here Keeps Up With This.....
But in the 1/6th-scale toy world, its pretty big:
Barbie and Ken are splitsville in the valley of the dolls.
On Friday the 13th, 2004, one day before Valentines Day, Mattel made the announcement. The AP quoted a Mattel spokeswoman as saying the long-time couple "will remain friends." Barbie Millicent Roberts and Ken met on a commercial shoot in a studio in 1961.
Barbie is probably looking for a guy who is a little more articulate.
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Maybe now she'll get herself a real man. Like Max Steel. They're both Mattel. It could happen. I heard that this break up is only in the "My Scene" Barbie line though.