Trivia: The first Barbie commercial aired during what show?
Leave it to Beaver
Mickey Mouse Club
Dennis the Menace
Looney Tunes
The correct answer is Mickey Mouse Club
So why is this answer correct? : Walt Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” made its debut on television in 1955. Four years later, in 1959, Mattel aired its first ad for Barbie during an episode of the show. In doing so, it became the first toy company to broadcast commercials directly to children; prior to this, toys were advertised to adults (to buy for children).