[Ashley] Previously on Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge,
-week one... -[screaming]
[Ashley] The winning spaces were Jasmine and Antonia's
1960s-inspired kitchen and family room.
Last week's winner was Ty and Alison
with their 1970s Ken's Den.
-[screaming] -[Ashley] And it took their Barbie fans
one step closer to staying in a Barbie Dreamhouse.
-And tonight... -You're gonna be competing outside.
...two of our all-superstar teams battle it out...
We got the party spot!
[Ashley] ...with the front and back exteriors.
See, a handle. We gotta do the handle.
[Mika] I really didn't think they will do something that crazy.
-[Keith] Trashcan. -Hold up, did you just say they're trashcans?
Game on, guys!
It's on!
[both] Welcome to Barbie's pool party!
[screams]
We are sitting inside of a toy.
-Yes. -[mimics explosion]
♪ Keep on dancing ♪
-[Mika] Is this it? -[Brian] Ooh.
-Whoa. -Hey, pretty lady.
Look who's here.
-[Mika] Oh, hello, boys! -Look who it is.
-[Brian] Hello. -Hello!
[Mika laughs]
-You guys wanna check out the backyard? Come on. -[Keith] Let's do it.
-[Brian] Wow! -Oh, man.
Oh, my gosh. This is beautiful.
-[Brian] Holy smokes. -[Mika] Are you kidding?
Oh, my gosh.
[Mika laughs]
-Well, ahoy, there, HGTV stars! -[all cheering]
That was awesome!
Welcome to the Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge.
-Incredible. -We are excited.
This week, you're gonna be competing outside...
-Ooh. -[Ashley] ...our dreamhouse,
designing the front facade and curb appeal,
or this entire back exterior.
The four of you are gonna set the tone
for what people think before they even step inside.
So these pink prints are going to reveal
which space you're gonna be transforming this week.
Keith and Evan, you get to pick first.
-Oh, what? -Yay!
All right.
-I guess we'll take this one. -[Ashley] All right, Brian.
-Go ahead. -[Ashley] Yes, that's what you get.
Okay, you guys can open them.
[mimicking drum roll]
-[both] Yes! -[laughs]
-Wow! We got that backyard. -Hey... Hey...
If we could have handpicked the space, that would have been it.
We're from Florida.
We know that indoor-outdoor living. It was meant to be.
We got the party spot.
I could not be more thrilled to get the front.
First impressions, big, big statement.
[Mika] I am a little intimidated,
-'cause I do feel like they are so creative. -Yeah.
They are gonna do something that nobody else would think of.
We really gotta bring our A-game.
So our spaces kinda have to complement each other.
We just want ours to be a little bit better.
-[Brian] Guess what, guess what-- -No.
[Keith] Brian and Mika are two of the most competitive people I have ever met.
The fun thing about this is,
I know how much it's gonna get under Brian's skin if we win.
-So it's a whole another level of incentive for me. -[laughs]
-I like this. Game on. -[all laugh]
[Ashley] Let me remind you of how the competition works.
You're gonna be tasked with creating a real-life,
fully-functioning fantasy space
inspired by the design trends of the decades assigned to your team.
Remember, you are competing on behalf of your Barbie fans this week.
Two new passionate super-fans
of Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Both teams will have a support staff to help you build and source items
but you have just one week to complete your spaces.
-[exhales] -Oh, my God.
[Ashley] And then our judges are gonna decide
who created the better Barbie-fied space.
-[whispers] It's a lot of pressure. -Let's get to work.
Go, go, go!
-[Brian] Party is gonna be in this backyard. -Oh, yeah.
So, I mean, this is gotta be an entertainment space
for Barbie and all of her friends. That's the goal.
We really have to appeal to all of the senses
and make it memorable.
So we have to make sure we have different moments
in every square foot of this backyard.
What decade do you hope we get?
I mean, I just want it to be a timeframe
where I can remember 'cause I was actually alive.
-All right, drum roll. -Are you ready?
[both shout]
-Are you serious? -Baby.
[Ashley] Y2K fashion is pastel colored velour tracksuits
and interior designs were all about loud color and inflatables.
[Robert Best] There was new innovation, new technology,
new advances that were
really changing the game.
[Ashley] In Barbieland, B appeared
in her first of over 30 animated feature films
and Ken in 2000 can be summed up in three words,
Surf City Ken.
Hi, Barbie!
Hi, Ken.
[Liz Maglione] Surf City Ken's swim trunks are turquoise blue and yellow
with pops of lime green.
There's so much within those color combinations to get excited about.
Hi, Ken.
[Mika] I feel confident that we know what
-not only the design trends were, but like... -Huh.
...the fun factor.
Lucky for us, we got a decade
-where we were alive and we were thriving. -[chuckles]
[Mika] Those were my party years
and we got the spot where the party's gonna be at.
So I'm just gonna, like, tap into those college years.
-Ooh. -And we're gonna relive it.
Keith and Evan, y'all are in trouble
-'cause we're about to deck this out. -[chuckles]
-We will send y'all invites for our party after we win. -[laughs]
-All right, Keith. -This is gonna be something.
Front exterior.
[Keith] So the plan for the front is going to be big and bold.
I really wanted to be playful and creative,
but also just really classic Barbie.
Let's figure out this decade, though. I cannot wait.
-[both] '90s! -Nice.
-Yes, let's just check it out. -All right.
[Ashley] In the '90s, grunge and Nirvana ruled,
but so did boy bands and Aqua's "Barbie Girl".
[Nathan Baynard] I sort of think of the '90s as almost
a lot of mini decades [chuckles] happening within it,
with a lot of different influences going on.
You see that reflected with Barbie and fashion during that whole period.
[Ashley] The '90s were about color blocking and neon prints.
But like Calvin Klein's clean, mild looks,
much more muted color palette
of the '98 Deluxe Dreamhouse.
There was also a refined minimalism to the '90s.
And wicker furniture was all the rage.
The '90s had a lot going on.
[Keith] All right, that's easy.
-We grew up with that. -Yes.
-We know exactly all the colors. -I love it.
Barbie's Dreamhouse was what got me into houses so much.
It was fun to do those little projects on that
and it turned into a whole career.
But we have a lot to live up to and we don't want to mess it up.
-No, you do not disrespect Barbie. -[chuckles]
-Ever. -[chuckles]
[Keith] Well, the good thing is, the house is already kinda '90s, so...
It's true, yeah.
-[Keith] But it's not '90s Barbie Dreamhouse. -No, it's not.
Don't want people driving by and be like,
"Maybe that's the Barbie house."
It has to scream Barbie house.
[Evan] So one of the things that we're gonna be judged on
is that we have to add at least one toyetic feature,
some design element that will harken back to actual toys
but it's brought to life.
I love putting in elements of playful things.
I really think the creative elements that we bring into our show
kind of stem from those little change-y things
on the Barbie dreamhouse.
The whole front came off.
Like, we should just be able to peel off the whole front of the house
and see inside to, like, Barbie's dreamhouse.
I don't know about peeling off the whole side,
but, like, toy elements definitely.
-A handle. -Something that harkens... a handle.
-[laughs] -A handle, something like--
[Evan] Big handle for a giant.
We should create a massive handle
to sit on the gable of the house
which will be our statement piece for the whole exterior.
We also need to remove all the existing brickwork
to create a more welcoming entryway.
We should bring in pops of colors for our landscaping, too.
We have to think that it's still a real house, though.
-Ugh. -You know?
-[laughs] -This is Barbie Dreamhouse.
You could be whatever you want.
Think about the 2000s. Think about, like, the trends back then,
-like, vibrant colors, cool patterns. -[Brian] Absolutely.
[Mika] Okay, the size is great,
but it also is, like, so standard.
There in the movie, Barbie has a mega adventurous slide
coming from the second story of the house
and that's the fun factor.
-[Brian] You wanna do another slide? -[Mika] Yeah.
Two slides are better than one.
-That's all I'm saying. -Of course.
-We do agree this roof's gotta go. -[Mika] Yeah.
[Brian] And replace it with an upper-level deck,
which we could run our mega-slide off of.
And then I think we put up a huge topiary right here next to the pool.
You know, something that's gonna let the people know
that this is Barbie's backyard.
I like having an outdoor kitchen.
-[Mika] Yeah. -The problem is, I don't like the placement of this.
-Right, I mean, if Barbie's out here grilling... -Mmm.
...she can't be talking to all her friends that are at the pool.
This needs to be moved almost right here.
This is the perfect spot for it.
-[Mika] Yeah. -'Cause look, you got the view of the mountains
-and a view of the pool. -[Mika] Oh, yeah.
-You know what? I love it. -[Brian] Come on.
With the houses that we're used to building,
they are for our clients.
So, you know, we kinda have to stay within the lines.
In this case, it's what Barbie wants, and that means,
-anything goes. -[laughs]
Here's the thing, the landscape is so beautiful.
-All these palm trees. -[Mika] I know.
But it does need some color pop.
[Mika] I think maybe we use turf.
Like, either green turf or, like pink turf.
You gotta keep in mind, Brian, it's about Barbie-fying it
and making it true to Barbie.
One, two, three.
[Mika] Wow!
We only have a week to get this backyard done.
So we need to, kinda, move forward with demo.
-Repositioning this outdoor kitchen. -Yes.
-I feel like the original location... -Didn't make sense.
[Mika] ...did not make any sense.
We got to demo but we also need to figure out this rooftop deck.
You know Barbie likes to have a lot of friends...
-I know, I know. -...at her party. [laughs]
-Oh! -You good?
-Whoo! -Man, that just made me real nervous.
Okay, don't fall through.
Man, it's already kinda shaky from here
and you're not even really dancing.
-Oh, wow. -Ooh, Mika.
Whoa.
It don't look good.
But why is not look good?
The way this is built,
-it's strong enough... -[tiles cracking]
-Whoa. -I almost went through the roof.
The way this is built, I hate to say,
it's strong enough to support this roof
and me up here, but that's about it.
Mmm, darn.
This was designed to support a roof structure,
trying to add all that additional weight on there,
it's just not gonna work. It's not gonna be safe.
That stinks because that is--
I was hoping to literally just rip the roof off,
put a deck on top and we're done.
But we're gonna have to put support beams all throughout the middle.
There's no way we can get that done in a week.
Uh.
[Brian] We are used to pivoting but, uh,
not usually in this short of a timeframe.
-So, we have to come up with a plan B, very quickly. -Mm-hmm.
If we're gonna sacrifice not doing a party deck,
there's no way we're sacrificing doing, like, a mega slide.
Otherwise it's not really Barbie.
We have that little corner over there
that we can, maybe, play around with.
-[Mika] Yeah. -Build some type of structure
and get the double decker slide coming off of that.
The one thing I do kinda like about that,
is if I'm coming out into the backyard space,
we can make it a huge statement.
So, like, you visually notice it right away.
-Barbie and bigger and better. -I like it.
♪ Time to shine ♪
[Keith] So the inspiration for the paint color
was the 1995 Barbie Dreamhouse.
But we really thought a lot about
making sure that the house wasn't a cartoon of itself.
So we're gonna go with white with accents from that Barbie house.
Suddenly allowed all the beautiful pinks
and turquoises to be a pop.
And I am so excited about it.
-[Mika] Oh, my gosh. -What?
Is that us?
[Mika] This might be a sign
'cause this is kinda like Brian and Mika vibes
-going on right here. -That's totally us. That's totally us.
[Mika] Okay, check this out.
-This-- -[Brian] So this is actually from the movie.
I feel like we can find some inspiration here. Look, look.
I'm already seeing the slide back here.
-Oh, my gosh. -What?
That is a lifeguard tower.
How cool it would be if we did Ken's lifeguard stand
in the back somewhere with the spiral slide coming off of that?
I kinda like that idea, actually.
The lifeguard tower would go perfect
for the theme of our backyard.
It ties into everything.
-It ties into Surf City Ken. -[Brian] Ooh.
-I love it. -[laughs]
So let's find out who our Barbie fan is.
-I'm really excited. -I can't wait.
My name is Marcos Acosta.
Barbie's been in my life my entire life.
As my mother says, I've had a lifelong love affair with the girl.
-[laughs] -[Marcos] I'm a flight attendant
-and I work on this thing called Wings for Autism. -Oh, cool.
We set up a mock PSA situation for children that have autism.
So they can get acclimated to the whole situation
'cause flying is very scary.
Flying is already stressful for the average person.
My grown-ass self is unashamed to, like,
have Barbie wherever I go.
[both] Wow.
He's got a Barbie tattoo?
-Okay. -That is dedication.
-I think it's time we connect with Marcos. -Absolutely.
-What's going on? -Hey, Marcos!
Hey, guys!
-Look at your Barbie collection. -[Brian] So good.
-Thank you. -[Mika] Oh, my gosh.
For our challenge, we got the 2000s, the backyard space.
We do already have a really awesome pool.
So we kinda have a little bit of a head start.
What are your thoughts and what Barbie would want
to, kind of, enhance that pool area?
Being a flight attendant was one of Barbie's first, like, careers.
-Ooh. -[Marcos] And also one of her most iconic ones.
If I remember correctly,
Barbie had inflatable airplane
-that was for, like, the pool. -Yes!
I have to ask you, where is your Barbie tattoo? Can you show us?
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
I got it, maybe, like, a month ago.
-Oh, my gosh. -It's the Barbie logo.
People just ask me about it all the time.
They're like, "Is that Barbie?" I'm like,
-"Heck, yes, it's Barbie. Hello." -[Mika] Oh, my gosh.
-One question for y'all though. -Yes.
Are y'all ready to win this thing?
Yes!
-We're gonna do it, Marcos! -Come on.
-[laughs] -[Brian] Come on!
[Brian] It's still early in the week.
We're making great progress.
Our fence is going up.
It's gonna give Barbie the privacy she needs
for those big parties she's gonna throw.
[Mika] Oh, yeah.
This is perfect.
A buddy back in Florida is making this massive topiary,
"B" for Barbie.
[Mika] We've never done anything like this before
and I think that's why it's unique.
I want people, when they come into this backyard,
to take pictures in front of this.
Barbie needs a good selfie backdrop,
-'cause you know Barbie does selfies. -Yes.
[Keith] Wow. [chuckles]
Oh, her car, I remember that.
The black and white, I love that.
We should try to bring
-the black and white in somewhere, I love that. -Yes, it's very chic.
I'm so happy that there was a resurgence of black and white in the '90s
because we can tie it into our design
and kind of harken both of those elements.
-Oh, see, a handle. -A handle, yeah.
We gotta do the handle.
I'm gonna draw you a sketch of what I was thinking.
If we do, like, kind of, simple and stylized, it'll be perfect.
So we're pulling a little inspiration
from the 1992 Fold N' Fun Barbie house,
for the handle on the roof.
It definitely needs to read Barbie.
So for the shape of the handle we're actually gonna pull
from the Glam Getaway Barbie Dreamhouse.
I really want that to be a big part of the whole design.
Okay.
-So it'll be-- -[Evan] It's enormous.
Let's just keep this, like, here, maybe.
[Keith] Then we'll have the awnings.
The black and white stripe.
-Dude, I love the awnings. -And all the flowers.
I am starting to see it.
Okay, you wanna call our fan?
-I'm dying to know. -Yeah, we need to get to know
who this person is.
Hi, my name is Nicky Serrano.
I am from Chile.
Barbie is just my oldest and greatest memory.
My very favorite one is the Chilean Barbie,
that is wearing the Chilean costume.
Barbie represents every race
and people from all over the world
are capable of achieving big things
and it doesn't have color or race.
-Oh. -[both] She's so cute.
-Should we call her? -Yeah, let's do it.
-Hi, Nicky. -Hey, Nicky.
Hi.
I'm very excited to see you and finally meet you.
That Chilean Barbie is absolutely beautiful.
-I love your outfit. -Thank you, that's my favorite.
So we have the front exterior as our space
and our decade is the '90s.
Yes! I'm a '90s kid.
But we wanted to get your input
on what you think we should do for the exterior.
Barbie loves flowers.
Of course, that lots of pink
and I feel like there should be some kind of animal
because that's like Barbie's best friends.
I personally love flamingos
because there is a Chilean flamingo.
[both] Oh.
[laughs] So I would feel represented.
Fun, okay, perfect. So we'll have Chilean flamingos,
lots of flowers, lots of pink. I like it.
Seeing her light up
with the idea of bringing in that Chilean flamingo is really exciting.
All right, Nicky, we've got a lot of work to do.
Thank you so, so much for all the input.
I can't wait to see the final results.
I have a lot of faith in you.
-Aw, thank you, Nicky. -Thank you, Nicky.
[Keith] All right.
-I absolutely love every element of it so far. -Yeah.
But it's going to have to be like more.
We need to figure out what we want to do
-for the entrance though, right? -I know.
So for this entrance, I want you to be
transported into this house.
Like, we can do a lot more,
'cause, like, it's pretty, like, bare bones, you know.
So one of the things I thought would be really fun would be,
to bring some kind of water feature in.
I don't want you to know it's a water feature.
Kinda walk in and then water's shooting everywhere, like.
That's fun.
What if we had flamingos...
as you walked up,
they're like motion-sensored,
-and you're walking through this tunnel of water. -I like it.
[Evan] So we have the flamingo entrance
and then we have... what?
[Keith] Luxurious curtains that part.
[Evan] I feel like we could do something interesting with, like, a doorbell,
because now everyone has like smart doorbells.
But what if we went back to like a '90s phone,
so that when Ken gets here, he has to call Barbie like, "Hey, girl, I'm here."
-[laughs] -Totally radical.
♪ This is how we live This is how we live ♪
♪ Giving it ♪
[Brian] To support the weight of this lifeguard/slide tower,
we set it with concrete,
and this thing is beefy.
It's gonna be like a true experience,
-going down the slide. -I love it.
[Keith] This is exciting.
This handle is gonna be everything.
This handle, it's got to span a very large gable
right on the front of the house.
So it has to be extremely impactful.
-Hey, guys. I'm Bill. -I'm Keith.
-Nice to meet you, Bill. -I'm Evan.
There's a lot at stakes here.
We have to make sure it's well-designed
and we also have to make sure it's structurally sound.
Bill's got all the toys and machines that we need
to actually pull this look off.
And he's exceptionally talented.
[Evan] But we have no idea if he can get this done as quickly as we need it.
What we wanna do
is add a handle to the top of the house
and make it look like the top of a Barbie Dreamhouse.
It's like a handle for a giant.
Probably like, at least, around 12 feet in span.
So you're thinking like a suitcase handle?
-[Evan] Yeah. Yeah. -[Bill] Like that?
-And then you wanted like a "B". -You want a circle?
Yup, a circle.
-And then... and that in? -[Keith] Yup.
-I'm gonna start on the structural side of the wood. -Right.
[Evan] And then we'll let you handle all the steel attachments.
When do you need this?
Uh, yeah, that... We only have a couple of days.
Yeah, like, two days. So, yeah.
-[Evan] Yeah. [chuckles] -Wow.
So you're thinking like a suitcase handle?
Yeah. At least around 12 feet.
When do you need this?
-A couple of days. -Yeah, like two days.
-[Evan] Yeah. [chuckles] -Wow.
I was told you could do anything, Bill.
-[both laugh] -Well...
All right. We better get started.
-[Evan] Yeah. -Let's do it.
[Evan] So we're gonna start on the structural side of the wood.
My gosh, this looks awesome.
And we're gonna use the CNC computer
to give us the perfect Barbie B for this handle.
That looks freaking amazing. [chuckles]
[Keith] That is awesome.
-Okay. I think we have a winner here. -Yeah.
I mean, nobody is doing this.
[Brian] Whoo!
Barbie-cue!
-It really does feel like a life-size toy. -[Brian] Yeah.
And I feel like we can even dress it up
and kinda create, like,
almost like a bar top area.
-Barbie-top. -Everything Barbie.
♪ You can live life so fabulous ♪
♪ All day, all day so fabulous ♪
[Keith] If we can pull these flamingos off
so that they look like couture,
that is what we need to do.
Otherwise, this could go so cheap and so kitschy
and just ruin everything, if we're not careful.
So, using dried florals is a fun way
to kind of bring the whole landscaping vibe together.
Plus, it'll be kind of a natural element
to kind of balance out all the plastic.
♪ Oh, you just so fabulous ♪
Whoo! All right.
So we've got so many different lengths of surfboards here.
We just have to figure out...
-Hmm. -...where we want them all to go.
[Mika] So, I mean, the surfboard colors,
rather than doing one accent color,
we decided to do four really cool pastel colors.
Kind of inspired by the Victorian Barbie Dreamhouse
that was in the year 2000, which is our decade.
But it also ties in to the color of our tower.
And I think it makes it more fun
when you mix and match. The more the better.
Ooh. That's lookin' good.
[Evan] Oh, sweet.
Oh, the fountain is here.
Phase one of our win has arrived.
[worker] Okay, one, two, three.
In the '90s, there was that mini mansion
sort of cheesy fountain,
like a white grand house.
And that's kind of the vibe that we're going for.
Oh, nice.
[Evan] When that's all pink, that's gonna be so fabulous.
It's gonna be the most Barbie fountain you've ever seen.
[Keith doll] I am so excited about this,
but we have a lot more work to get to today.
What kind of flowers are we gonna put in here?
I need something that's like drapey,
like really drapey.
Flower boxes are another fun way
for us to implement some of that beautiful Pantone Pink.
And an inexpensive way to have some curb appeal.
All right. Paint 'er up.
♪ Whack Watch me move... ♪
Plastic is so perfect because it's Barbie.
I can't believe we have to do six of these.
All right, that ain't goin' nowhere.
[Brian] To support the weight of this topiary,
I'm actually having to use post hole diggers
going about 3 feet into the ground...
Think we're deep enough.
Ooh.
...put our 4x4 posts in, set it with concrete.
I mean, this B is massive.
And we wanna make sure this B doesn't go swimming.
-All right. -Nice.
So the B itself is gonna be 7 feet tall.
Is it getting delivered? Or...
This is not really the look I was going for.
If this B does not show up,
we are gonna have two massive 4x4 posts
sticking out of the backyard.
I'm a little bit nervous.
Yes, the space is starting to take shape,
but we are nowhere near ready.
Let's just hope that we hear a delivery coming soon.
It will be here. I promise you.
All right.
What is that?
[truck beeping]
-Is that the handle? -Maybe.
I'm pretty sure this delivery is for us.
-For you? -[Mika] Come on, Brian.
The anticipation is kind of getting to me a little bit.
[Keith] Oh, they're trash cans.
Oh, no you didn't!
We are literally trash-talking right now.
[all laugh]
Hey, Keith and Evan, I'm gonna let that one slide.
[all exclaim]
Oh, nice!
[Brian] Our slide finally arrived.
It's on.
This looks so good.
-Ha-ha! -I can't believe they said, "Are these trash cans?"
Everything's bigger in this project than we're used to,
which definitely is exciting for me
because that means more flowers for our space.
-So pretty. -Mmm-hmm.
So many.
This is gonna take a while.
[Evan] Why is it taking so long?
Barbie gave me her shovel.
[Evan] What? Oh, my God.
The last of the pink turf.
[Mika] Oh! Pink-turf event.
-[grunts] -Catwalk!
-[chuckles] -Time to rock and roll.
Do it!
I'm so glad we decided on the pink turf.
It is perfect.
This is a moment.
Oh, work it, girl!
This is a moment, okay?
It's vibrant. It's got energy.
I really feel like it ties everything together perfectly.
[Brian] And we were so inspired by our fan Marcos' tattoo
that, uh, we're gonna add a little something special to the turf
in his honor.
Ooh!
Don't drop it.
So today is the big handle day.
It's one thing to come up with a fun concept.
It's another thing to execute it.
And if it doesn't go well,
I think the judges are definitely gonna come down hard
if it's a big miss.
This is an iconic moment.
[chuckles]
This thing is massive.
It's 900 pounds.
It's gotta go 30 feet up into the air.
So there's a lot of stress going into this.
Lots of straps goin' on here.
[Evan] We're still not sure if this handle's even gonna work.
So the sooner the better we can get it up there
and make sure it all is gonna fit.
Because if it doesn't, then we're gonna have to send it back
and make some alterations,
and we don't have time for that.
[Keith] Yeah, I'm ready.
Don't hit the roof.
If this doesn't actually work out,
we have wasted all of our time
on something that is just a disaster.
[Evan] Watch your feet, Keith.
[grunting]
[Evan] Almost there.
So that's basically flush. Yup.
Yeah, nice. Nice.
Thank God. I can breathe again.
This is our moment.
What are these boys up to?
Oh, my gosh. Brian.
I see what they're up to.
It's on, Brian!
Game on, guys!
Yeah, I see you!
Y'all can't handle our handle!
[Mika] I have to give it to 'em.
I really didn't think they'd do something that crazy.
It's the quiet ones. They're super-sweet.
Those are the ones you gotta watch out for.
Silent but deadly.
♪ Implying they're never gonna beat me ♪
[truck beeping]
Ah, yeah!
Ha-ha-ha!
-[Keith] What is this? -[Brian] Hey!
How do you like that beepin' now, huh?
Two can play that game.
-Mmm-hmm! -Uh-huh!
Hey, we see your B,
and we're gonna raise you a bigger B.
The B has arrived!
Matthew came through and hand-delivered it.
And I told you he'd get it done.
Oh!
-God. -[gasps]
[Evan] In order to compete with our handle,
Brian and Mika had to have a second item
that they brought in and tried to intimidate us with,
this big Barbie "B",
which is pretty nice.
I liked it. It's cute.
-But it ain't our handle. -No.
Staple gun.
Bedazzle the top a little bit. That's gonna be perfect.
Yeah, Keith and Evan. How you like me now?
So this is just gonna go at the very top.
-Okay. -We're gonna put the curtains on the inside of this
and then they'll swoop and attach to there.
Okay? With those. Yes. Correct.
First up is to mount the wood that'll be holding it up.
We're gonna pleat it perfectly...
so that it all looks nice.
All right, just three more.
I think adding the same black and white strip,
inspired by Barbie's classic bathing suit,
will give our entryway a very chic feel.
Nice.
[Keith doll] If this doesn't impress the judges,
I don't know what is going to.
Oh, my gosh, this look amazing, Keith.
Aah! Thank you!
So I think Nicky is gonna absolutely love these flamingos
that Keith made.
They're huge and they look exactly like the Chilean flamingos
that she was talking about.
And, of course, it's a water fountain.
That is the coolest thing I think I've ever seen.
Aah! I love these!
We're gonna use the leg to run our water hose
actually through the body up to the mouth,
so that, as you pass,
you'll have a beautiful arc of water
out of the flamingos mouth.
It will be just magical.
We'll put our motion sensor there,
so when they walk by...
-It all starts going. -...it starts spraying.
And, hopefully, no one gets squirted in the eye
as they're passing by.
No. Let's make sure that doesn't happen.
[Brian] There are nine pieces over 10 feet tall.
-[Mika] Wow. -But our alignment appears to be off
so, uh, we gotta take all this apart
and, uh, start over.
[Mika] Seriously?
Oh, my gosh. Mika.
Whoo, so we're disassembling the slide now?
[sighs] Unfortunately, yeah.
What?
So, I mean, if the twists and turns aren't perfectly,
you're gonna wind up in the boulders,
not in the pool.
[Mika] Come on, I mean, honestly.
[Brian] Every single tube is not in perfectly,
it doesn't put you out in the right place.
I mean, we're less than a day away
[Brian] I don't know what you wanna do.
We might be in trouble.
[Brian] I don't even know if this is gonna be another time.
I mean, we're less than a day away.
We might be in trouble.
All right, Mika, I think we figured it out.
Now we're emptying into the pool,
not the boulders.
Unfortunately, we couldn't do the slide
attached to the house,
which actually
was a fortunate thing.
But it's gonna kind of give you like somewhat symmetry
'cause you're gonna have a twisty turn-y slide on one side
and a twisty turn-y staircase on the other side.
[Brian] I love it. So you'll have fun going up
and going down.
I mean, that's what it's about.
Win-win.
We want you to do the honors
of being the first one to go down.
You ready?
All right, high five.
Whoo-hoo!
-[Mika] What? -Were you expecting somebody else?
[Brian] Judges are almost here.
[Mika] Final details. Final details.
I have a feeling that we can actually enhance
the already-beautiful pool that we have in our backyard
and make it even more fun.
-These two boulders... -Whoa! Yeah!
-So now we're good. -Just check it out.
So we're gonna span these two.
And just like that...
You've now created a swim-up bar.
[Brian] And it's the perfect fit.
Oh, we got so much to do, Mika.
This is set up to be the doorbell, right?
-[Evan] Is it? -So.
Love it! We've done it. Every detail.
Hurry, hurry, Keith.
They're gonna be here in just a few minutes.
[Evan] We have a lot to do.
There's still a lot of staging to do.
We have to set the whole furniture area up.
Horizontal or vertical?
-Vertical, right? -Match the stripes.
[Keith] Uh, It's just been a lot.
So I'm ready for this judging to happen
so I can breathe again.
I have arrived, baby!
-Splash down! -Ha-ha!
[Brian] That was a good landing.
That's for Marcos, our Barbie fan,
the flight attendant,
and I know he's gonna love this detail.
-Now we need to go change. -Come on, let's go!
[laughing] Let's go! Aah!
-[Mika] I'm a little nervous, but... -[Brian] Feeling good.
-[Evan] Why aren't you nervous? -...I feel like...
this is all about the fun.
Hi!
[Brian] Hello, royalty.
Brian and Mika, Keith and Evan,
thank you for meeting us down the street here.
So, you guys know our esteemed judges,
Jonathan Adler and Tiffany Brooks.
Of course.
Two teams have already moved on
to the Pink Carpet Finale.
And, today, one of you two teams is gonna join them.
The last two weeks have been truly epic.
This week might be my favorite challenge of all.
I want it to be fantastic and memorable.
Barbie deserves a totally memorable exterior.
Am I'm looking for you guys to bring it.
[Tiffany] You guys know I'm an expert on Barbie.
So I am definitely gonna be delving into
those classic Barbie Dreamhouse moments.
[Evan] Ooh.
So, the stakes today are very high
for you and for your Barbie fan.
In fact, they're also both watching at home right now.
[Brian] What?
Oh, Marcos, how you doing?
Marcos, what's up, man?
[all cheering]
Hope we make you proud. How do we look?
-Amazing. -You're amazing.
Oh, my God. Mwah!
Nicky, I really am excited
to show you the exterior of this place.
I can't wait to see it.
It is done up to the nines.
I cannot wait to show you.
Our special guest is an actress and entrepreneur.
She starred in Black-ish
and she is a huge Barbie fanatic.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Marsai Martin.
[all cheering]
Hi. Nice to meet you guys.
I am so, so excited to be here.
Listen, I love just renovation and design in general.
But, on top of that,
Barbie is like my number one favorite toy.
So I cannot wait to see what you guys have created.
[Jonathan] No pressure.
[Ashley] Keith and Evan, you guys are up first
with your '90s-inspired front yard.
All right, teams, head down to your spaces
and we'll meet you guys shortly.
♪ Are you ready for the good times, good times? ♪
-[Ashley] Wow! -Look at that!
-[Marsai] It has a handle. -[Ashley] Oh, they've got the handle.
Wow!
[Marsai] It's so pretty!
[Ashley] This is absolutely stunning.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
We have worked our butts off for this.
This is modeled off of the 1995 Barbie Dreamhouse.
We actually pulled all the colors from that dreamhouse
and used it here.
We made it white and not full pink
because we were trying to go a little more chic maybe
than just the all pink.
[Jonathan] It literally looks like a toy house.
Like, it's freaking me out.
-[all laughing] -Where am I?
[Marsai] The handle...
the handle was the first thing that caught my eye.
And I was like, "Oh, yeah, I remember grabbing that thing
and just being like, 'Doo-do-do-doo-do.'"
No, I love it and I adore it.
That Barbie logo.
Yes!
Also, black and white stripes are always the right move.
Are those flowers fake or real?
They're fake so you don't have to water them.
All right, good. I like fake.
-Yeah, me too. -Fake is where it's at.
So tasteful! So tasteful.
So, upon entering this Barbie Dreamhouse,
we want everyone to have a magical entrance.
-[Tiffany] Oh, okay. -So if you could come this way.
[Tiffany] I love it!
-Oh, wow! -Oh, my God!
This is the toy added feature!
-[Ashley] Wow! -[Marsai] How did you do that?
These are so pretty.
And you got the real Barbie front door.
Yes!
Oh, that's dope!
[Keith] And the Barbie phone as her doorbell.
-[doorbell chimes] -[Jonathan] Incredible!
-[Tiffany] Wow. -That's great.
Ooh, and the pink fountain.
[Tiffany] I love this. Very '90s.
You guys, I think you hit a home run.
This water feature, this area over here,
I absolutely love it.
Thank you.
For me, it was always the details.
But the constant surprises that went into everything...
Like, first, you got the fountain,
then you look at those flamingos.
I think the water features are great.
That is a true toy-addict moment.
And could you imagine, if your were a kid,
how exciting that would be?
Like, love the flamingos.
Really nice, nice job.
My one negative about you guys
is that it just could've been a little bit more.
[Ashley] Truly amazing.
But we gotta go check out your competition.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. -Yeah, so we're goin' to the back of the house.
-All right. -All right.
-We'll see you guys later. -Be gentle on 'em.
[chuckles] Bye, guys.
-Nicky, hello! -Hello, Nicky.
[Keith] We brought some Chilean influence in
with the beautiful flamingos.
So I really hope you love it.
Thanks so much for taking me into consideration.
-Mwah! Mwah! Love you! -Hopefully--
Hopefully we made you proud.
[Ashley] Goin' to the back of the house.
[Keith] All right.
Aah!
[Mika and Brian] Welcome to Barbie's pool party!
[Ashley] Goin' to the back of the house.
[Keith] All right.
Aah!
[together] Welcome to Barbie's pool party!
[Brian] Ha-ha!
-[Ashley] This is so crazy! -[Tiffany] Whoa!
[Ashley] Hi, there!
[Marsai] I don't know where to look!
-You guys! -[Ashley] Look at the big B.
And, lookit, you added another slide!
Oh!
Oh, my God!
Love like the color coordination of everything,
the surfboards in the back.
[Brian] Yes!
[Jonathan] For me, it's the pink turf.
Like, obviously, Barbie has pink turf.
I think it's just really fun.
Like, I kind of wanna just chillax here.
We also added a swim-up drink station
That is exactly the type of things that you see in Barbie.
And a little bit later on in the 2000 decade,
the fact that you incorporated that is genius.
[Brian] This backyard already had a slide,
but we had to Barbie-fy this slide.
And if you'll notice,
the tower is actually Ken's lifeguard tower.
-[all exclaiming] -Did you notice that?
[Tiffany] I am dumbfounded right now.
I really am, because...
I can honestly tell you, in the entire house,
this is the first time I felt like
I was engulfed in a play set.
[Jonathan] This is really, really fun, you guys.
You know what I'm missing a little bit, though,
is like pattern in your textiles.
At the front yard, we were just jumped in
with a bunch of surprises.
I would've wanted one more surprise
to see like another pop of something.
There's another surprise coming.
-Are you ready? -Yes.
Let me show you what we've got cooking.
-Are you brave enough to eat Brian's cooking? -Yes.
-Come on. -Yes, I am.
[Brian] Welcome to our Barbie-cue.
[all exclaiming]
You ready to eat?
Who's hungry?
-Moi. -Y'all ready?
[all laughing]
[Marsai] Oh, my God.
[Mika] So, actually, you guys, I want to point this out,
because our Barbie fan, Marcos...
-[all cheering] -[Brian] Marcos, what's up, man?
He is such a Barbie fan, he has this on his forearm for life.
So we wanted to make sure we added a little piece of Marcos
-in our backyard. -[Jonathan] Nice.
-Wow. -[Ashley] Fabulous.
That's really cool. Nice little touches.
It's all about the details.
The judges have some deliberating to do.
-But we will see you later. -All right.
[Mika] Bye, y'all.
Hoo! Marcos, how did we do?
Oh, my God. You guys went above and beyond.
-Hello, teams. -Hello.
[Mika] Hey hey!
I have to say, it has been another unbelievable week
on the Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge.
-Seriously. -Nice job, teams!
[Tiffany] Job well done.
[Ashley] So we've already seen two teams advance to the finals.
And we are about to find out which one of you
is gonna be joining them at our Pink Carpet Finale.
That's where one of our four winning spaces
will be chosen as the dreamiest of them all.
And their fan is gonna win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to stay right here in our real-life Barbie Dreamhouse.
Marcos, we got this.
-[Mika] Come on, Marcos. -We got this, Marcos.
Nicky!
You got this!
Okay, judges, let's start with Keith and Evan.
What did you think of their '90s-inspired front exterior?
It was the front of a house that was worthy of Barbie.
And that ain't easy to do.
You roll up and you're like, "That is Chez Barbie.
I wanna know what's going on inside."
So, nailed it.
It's incredible, incredible, incredible.
However, I wanted a little bit more.
It was almost too restrained and too grown-up.
I'm not even gonna mention the handle
because it looks like a toy.
That was genius.
Great job on the front of that house.
There was constant surprises over and over again,
from the flamingos to the door
to the entrance of the door,
and I feel like you guys did a wonderful job with that.
All right. Up next, Brian and Mika
on their Y2K backyard.
[Jonathan] I gotta say, the thing that I will really remember
and that really, like, that took it to 11 for me
is the pink turf.
Barbie would have pink turf. You did a great job.
Adding this slide was ingenious.
It really needed it.
The only thing that I was a little bit unimpressed with,
especially coming from the front yard,
the backyard, I would've expected a window-box moment,
something attached to the house.
But, overall, yeah, I'd hang out back here.
[Marsai] I love the space, you know.
I'm a California kid, as well, so I'm always in the backyard
chilling by the pool. And it was incredible.
You guys put us in that state,
but Barbie'd it, elevated in even more.
All right. Ready teams?
-It's time. -Yeah.
The winner of week 3...
of the Barbie Dreamhouse Challengeis...
Brian and Mika Y2K backyard.
No way!
Congratulations!
-[Mika] You guys. -[Keith] Congratulations.
Marcos, we are one step closer
to you getting to hang out in this backyard.
I can't believe this.
I'm still-- I'm like shaking right now.
Nicky, sorry we couldn't win it for you.
But I still am so proud of those Chilean flamingos.
Even though we didn't win,
I think it's still beautiful
and it was still an amazing experience.
Okay, guys. Amazing job.
And we'll see you guys with the other winners next week.
-Yes! -All yeah, let's do it.
All right. I'm gonna go play now.
-[all laugh] -[Mika] Okay!
I see you, Ken.
-[Tiffany chuckles] -[Keith] Uh-oh.
[Marsai] He's in there. He's goin' in.
[all cheering]
[Mika] You got it! Splash landing!
Whoo!
[Ashley] Next week on Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge...
We're down to the last two spaces,
Barbie's dream closet and...
-We got the office. -Wow.
Barbie put the pressure on both of us.
-It's a real live Barbie box. -Whoo!
[woman] Oh, my God.
[Ashley] Oh!
This is an epic achievement.
You're speechless?
Here is a very special guest.
And the winner of the Barbie Dreamhouse Challengeis...