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There's only one Allan, and all of Ken's clothes

fit him!

BY MEY RUDE
JULY 24 2023 1:23 PM EST

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In a world of Barbies and Kens, some people are

Allans.

When the character posters were released for Greta

Gerwig’s Barbie movie, we were all delighted to see
which of our favorite actors were playing Barbies
and Kens in the movie, and we also found out that
some of the cast are playing other characters,
including Michael Cera in the role of Allan.

But exactly who is Allan?

Well, according to his original packaging, he’s Ken’s

“buddy.” You know, the kind of buddy you hang out
with shirtless. The kind of buddy you share all your
clothes with. That kind of “buddy.”

—
(@)

Back in 2020, a tweet from @byelacy went viral

when they pointed out that Allan was labeled as
Ken’s “buddy” with a trademark sign a!er it, as
though “buddy” had some di"erent meaning.
Then, things got more interesting when she
zoomed in and noticed that underneath the
illustration of a shirtless Ken and Allan wearing an
open rainbow-striped button-up, Allan’s box says
that “all of Ken’s clothes fit him!”

You know, just some classic heterosexual buddy

stu"!

—
(@)

While the character posters for Ryan Gosling,

Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, and Scott
Evans kept saying things like “He’s just Ken,” “He’s
Ken too,” “He’s another Ken,” “Ken again,” and “You
guessed it, he’s a Ken,” Cera’s poster reads “There’s
only one Allan.”

And he can never, ever be replaced! Allan will

always have a special place in Barbie fans' — and
Ken's — hearts.

Barbie is now playing in theaters.

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