# Tokyo Drift In A Barbie Car > Tokyo Drift In A Barbie Car is a 2006 fail-video GIF of a man wiping out while sliding down a driveway on a Barbie-themed Power Wheels Corvette, humorously tied to the Fast & Furious film. **Tokyo Drift in a Barbie Car** is a fail video clip from 2006 showing a man wiping out on a Barbie-themed Power Wheels Corvette while sliding down a driveway at surprising speed. The footage became a popular GIF on YTMND and spawned a demotivational poster captioned "Tokyo Drift, You can't do it in a Barbie car," tying it to the then-new *Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift* film. ## Origin On March 15, 2006, eBaum's World user "ebaum" uploaded a minute-long video titled "Super Power Wheels," showing a group of friends pushing various Power Wheels toy vehicles to their limits[2]. One scene stood out: a young man careening down a wet driveway on a Barbie-branded Corvette before losing control and crashing into bushes. The video hit YouTube the following day[2]. Within days, the crash scene was isolated as an animated GIF. The earliest known instance appeared on a Russian GIF catalogue site on March 24, 2006[2]. - **Platform:** eBaum's World (original video), YTMND (viral GIF and Tokyo Drift connection) - **Creator:** Unknown (original video creators), HACaboose (YTMND GIF edit), deadlyevans (YTMND "Tokyo Drift" connection) - **Date:** 2006 ## Overview The clip shows a young man riding a battery-powered Barbie Corvette toy down a steep, slippery driveway. He picks up speed fast, loses control, and slams straight into a bush. The footage was pulled from a longer video of friends testing various Power Wheels vehicles under difficult conditions[2]. The crash scene was isolated as an animated GIF and paired with references to *Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift* and the anime *Initial D*[1], turning a backyard stunt gone wrong into a running joke about drift driving in the least appropriate vehicle imaginable. ## How It Spread On March 25, 2006, YTMND user HACaboose created a page titled "Barbie Corvette Crash," pairing the GIF with the caption "No Brakes! No Brakes!" and a subtitle reading "Why Initial D should never be attempted"[1]. The site pulled in over 21,000 views by 2015. The animation appeared in at least eight other YTMND sites between March and August 2006[2]. The Tokyo Drift connection came on June 7, 2006, when YTMND user deadlyevans uploaded a site named "lol, Tokyo Drift?" just three days after the theatrical release of *Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift*[2]. The page was part of YTMND's "Lol, Internet" fad, but the name stuck, permanently linking the Barbie car wipeout to the film franchise. By January 12, 2007, a demotivational image macro surfaced with the caption "Tokyo Drift, You can't do it in a Barbie car"[2]. This version spread across forums and image boards, giving the meme a second wind. Between June 2007 and May 2008, it was incorporated into at least three more YTMND sites, including "Epic Tokyo Drift Maneuver," a parody of the Epic Maneuvers fad that also topped 21,000 views[2]. ## How to Use This meme is mostly referenced rather than templated. The GIF typically gets posted as a reaction to overconfident failures, particularly involving vehicles or stunts that were never going to work. The demotivational format follows the standard structure: the crash GIF or a still frame up top, with "TOKYO DRIFT" as the title and "You can't do it in a Barbie car" as the punchline below. ## Fun Facts - The original "Super Power Wheels" video featured multiple toy vehicles being tested, but only the Barbie Corvette crash caught on as a meme[2]. - The YTMND asset page for the GIF carries the subtitle "Why Initial D should never be attempted," framing the wipeout as a failed anime-style drift[1]. - deadlyevans' YTMND page went up just three days after *Tokyo Drift* hit theaters, making it one of the earliest meme responses to the film[2]. - HACaboose's "Barbie Corvette Crash" and the "Epic Tokyo Drift Maneuver" both hit the same 21,000-view milestone on YTMND by 2015[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Tokyo Drift in a Barbie Car? It's a fail video clip from 2006 showing a man losing control of a Barbie-themed Power Wheels Corvette while sliding down a driveway and crashing into a bush[2]. ### Where did Tokyo Drift in a Barbie Car come from? The original video titled "Super Power Wheels" was uploaded to eBaum's World on March 15, 2006. The crash scene was turned into a GIF and spread through YTMND, where it was linked to the *Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift* film[2]. ### What does Tokyo Drift in a Barbie Car mean? The meme jokes about attempting dangerous drift driving in the most impractical vehicle possible. It's used to mock overconfident stunts that go predictably wrong[2]. ### How do you use Tokyo Drift in a Barbie Car? The GIF is posted as a reaction to failed stunts or overconfident moments. The demotivational poster version uses the caption "Tokyo Drift, You can't do it in a Barbie car"[2]. ### Is Tokyo Drift in a Barbie Car still popular? The meme's peak was between 2006 and 2008, primarily on YTMND. As YTMND declined in relevance, so did the meme's visibility[2]. ### Who created the original Super Power Wheels video? An unidentified group of friends filmed themselves test-driving Power Wheels toys. The video was uploaded to eBaum's World by user "ebaum" on March 15, 2006[2]. ### What is the connection to Initial D? The YTMND edit by HACaboose referenced the anime *Initial D*, which features dramatic downhill drift racing, as a joke about the toy car's uncontrolled slide[1]. ### When did the Tokyo Drift name get attached? YTMND user deadlyevans uploaded "lol, Tokyo Drift?" on June 7, 2006, three days after the film *Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift* was released in theaters[2]. ## References 1. [ytmnd - you're the man now dog!]() 2. [Tokyo Drift in a Barbie Car - Know Your Meme]() 3. [List of films with post-credits scenes]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/tokyo-drift-in-a-barbie-car Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library