Custodian/Big City, Big Dreams

The custodian is a character in Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams. She is voiced by Salli Saffioti.

Story

The custodian works at Handler Arts Academy. Barbie travels from Malibu to attend a summer program at the academy, but gets there a day early, along with a student from Brooklyn. The custodian says that a student shows up early every year, and she tells the girls how to find their dorm rooms. Barbie finds out that she and the other student have the same name, so they nickname themselves based on where they're from. At the end of the summer program, the custodian goes to Times Square and happily watches Malibu and Brooklyn perform.

Personality

The custodian finds it annoying when eager students from out of town show up early for the annual summer program. She blames her age for her lack of patience with such students. The custodian treats the two Barbies in a terse manner when she first meets them, but she enjoys their performance at the end of the summer program.

Quotes

• Custodian: [To Malibu and Brooklyn] Early! A whole day, to be exact.
• Custodian: Every year, one of you overly eager Broadway babies shows up a day early. Ugh...
  • Brooklyn: Do we have to leave?
  • Malibu: And come back tomorrow?
  • Custodian: Nah, you can head up to the dorms. 10th floor. Room assignments are alphabetical. [To herself] I'm too old for these out-of-towners.