- "Simone is the supporting and loving mum to 'Brooklyn'. She's honest, direct, with a strong sense of humour. She is a jet setting airline pilot."
- - Official Description[1]
Simone Roberts is a character in Barbie: It Takes Two. She is voiced by Mela Lee.
Story[]
Pre-It Takes Two[]
Simone is an airline pilot from Brooklyn, New York. She lives there with her husband Kelvin and their daughter Barbie. Simone and Kelvin are godparents to their neighbors children, Jacks and Jayla.
In Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams, Barbie goes to New York to do a summer program at Handler Arts Academy. Barbie meets another girl with the same name as her, so they nickname each other based on where they're from: Barbie is nicknamed Brooklyn, and the other Barbie is nicknamed Malibu.
It Takes Two[]
In "It Takes Two", Malibu's parents want her to come home to California, and Brooklyn's parents don't want her to stay at the Handler dorms anymore. Malibu and Brooklyn want to attend Handler while staying at Brooklyn's house, so Malibu tries to be helpful when she has dinner with Brooklyn's family. The next day, before Malibu's parents can take her home, Malibu and Brooklyn sing a song about how strong their friendship is. Simone, Kel, Margaret and George give the girls a standing ovation after and agree to let the girls go to Handler for the fall semester, with the girls staying at Brooklyn's house instead of the dorms.
In "Studio Sleuths", Brooklyn and Malibu go to Blown Speaker Studios to record "Find My Way Home" for their demo. Brooklyn gives her phone to the engineer and asks him to put the song on her phone so she can let Simone and Kelvin hear it.
In "Knock It Off", Simone asks Malibu and Brooklyn to pot some plants for her. They put the plants in a popcorn bowl and get inspired to start a plant-selling business. Simone suggests keeping the plants in popcorn bowls since it shows the girls' personality, but they use plain plant pots instead. They later realize Simone was right and that instead of trying to be taken seriously, they should remain unique. The girls use recycled household objects as planters instead.
In "Costumed Capers", it is Simone and Kel's anniversary so Kel wants to recreate their favorite dessert at their favorite restaurant - mango sticky rice from Rice Patio. Kel can't figure out the secret ingredient. Simone books them a reservation at Rice Patio so they go there to eat dessert. Malibu and Brooklyn get a gig as mascots for a costume company. They have to hand out flyers in Times Square. At the same time, two men wear the same mascot costumes while they prank people. Two people at Rice Patio get pranked. Simone and Kel are accused of being accomplices after taking a selfie with the mascots, who they thought where Brooklyn and Malibu. Everyone chases Malibu, Brooklyn and the pranksters until they catch them.
In "Team No Screens", Epiphany points out that Malibu, Brooklyn, Daisy and Rafa are glued to their phones. They agree to spend 24 hours without their phones and give them to Epiphany. Someone calls Rafa's phone about a festival gig for The Barbies, and he must phone back by 6pm or The Barbies will lose their spot at the festival. Epiphany remembers when Brooklyn worked at Buddy's Cafe and used Simone's number as an emergency contact. Epiphany phones Simone and finds out Brooklyn, Malibu, Daisy and Rafa went camping. Epiphany finds everyone in the woods and she gives Rafa his phone so he can secure the gig.
In "Festival Fiasco", Malibu and Brooklyn are going to perform at the California Music & Food Festival. While packing their bags, Brooklyn makes sure to pack carrots to snack on, as well as a sewing kit. She says she was taught to "pack like a pro" by Simone. When Malibu and Brooklyn are driving to the festival, some goats walk onto the road so the girls are unable to drive forward. Brooklyn uses the sewing kit, carrots and also a wire hanger she found to lure the goats off the road.
In "Game On!", Malibu and Brooklyn compete in a farm-based game show. Kel and Simone watch in the audience with Jayla, Jackson and Rafa. Simone video chats George and Margaret so they can watch too. The girls win the show and receive $1000 worth of potatoes. Simone scolds Jayla and Jackson when she sees them messing around at the game show studio. Malibu and Brooklyn's parents buy the potatoes from the girls to reward them for their hard work in school and on their music. Margaret says she is proud of how the girls made the demo on their own. George says it's their turn to help finish what the girls started. Kel says they've decided to split the cost.
In "Race to the Finish", the West Coast Roberts go to New York to bring Malibu and Brooklyn to California for the summer. The girls try to give their finished demo to Otto Phoenix, but he is out of his office and won't be back until after they've left for California. The girls feel defeated so Simone reminds them they still have time to deliver the demo. Simone and many other people help Malibu and Brooklyn to find Otto, and Simone watches as The Barbies perform for Otto. Otto takes their demo and says he will listen to it and contact the girls. Simone and the rest of the audience cheers and applauds. When Brooklyn leaves for California, Simone asks Brooklyn if she will accept Bertram's offer to go to his highly prestigious acting academy. Brooklyn is unsure. Brooklyn kisses Simone and they say they love each other. Kel and Simone want Brooklyn to call everyday and look forward to seeing her in the fall.
Physical Appearance[]
Simone is an African-American woman with dark hair, brown eyes and brown skin. Her hair is in a high bun. She wears a yellow top with a boat neckline and elbow-length sleeves, dark blue high-waisted jeans, and pink shoes.
Personality[]
Simone is a supportive and loving parent. She is funny, direct, and honest.