Barney & Friends 

From pretending to be a pilot on a make-believe airplane to pretending to be a pirate in search of buried treasure, Barney's friends discover that creativity lets them soar in the wings of imagination!

Creators:

Dennis DeShazer, Sheryl Leach, Kathy Parker

Stars:

Bob West, Julie Johnson, Patty Wirtz

1 win & 14 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Julie Johnson	...	Baby Bop / ... 183 episodes, 1992-2009
Patty Wirtz	...	BJ / ... 147 episodes, 1993-2009
Jeff Ayers	...	Baby Bop / ... 141 episodes, 1993-2008
Bob West	...	Barney / ... 128 episodes, 1992-2000
David Joyner	...	Barney 121 episodes, 1992-2000
Dean Wendt	...	Barney 120 episodes, 2002-2009
Carey Stinson	...	Barney 120 episodes, 2002-2009
Kyle Nelson	...	BJ / ... 92 episodes, 2002-2009

Storyline

Hey kids! Pick your feet up off the floor; it's time to dance with the dinosaur - Barney, that is, in this high-energy song and dance revue. You can't help but twist and shout to these infectious grooves, a compliation of funky favorites and danceable debuts. When you're ready to get down to some serious singing and swinging, Barney's got the dino dancin' tunes you'll want to see again and again!

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Plot Keywords:

imagination | love | ampersand in series title | child | punctuation in series title | 

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Genres:

Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is unknown what BJ's initials stand for.

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Quotes

Barney: Hello again to all my friends. I'm glad you came to play. Our fun and learning never ends. Here's what we did today.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits shows paintings on a piece of paper on the table

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Connections

Referenced in One, Two, Many (2008)

User Reviews

Each TV Genre has a Lowest Common Denominator to Pander to, and Educational Children's Programming is no exception

Barney helped spark a tradition of Corporate Suits slapping together bottom-of-the-barrel scrapings and calling them "Educational Children's Programming" While using Naziesque brainwashing to both Keep kids docile and quiet for 30 minutes and begging parents for Barney Junk being peddled by said Corporate Suits, rather than people like Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, going out of their way making a Educational Children's show where Kid's actually having fun while Learning. Barney Talks to children like they were Mindless Idiots, and that's not hard in a show that's so PC and sugar-coated, that it staggers the imagination. That brings me to another point; Individualism and TRUE Imagination is frowned upon and shunned in Barney, and it seems that the Kids can only Use Imagination or do any conceivable task if Barney Tells them to, and the kids seem like they can only imagine what Barney tells them to. Barney is mostly a haven for Parents who are so desparate for 30 minutes of Peace and Quiet, that they'll put on the first Kid's show, and they're stereotyping themselves in the process.

In Conclusion, You'd be doing your kids a much better, longer-lasting service if you just ignored Barney Altogether, and showed kids reruns of Mister Rogers' or Sesame Street

Details

Official Sites:

Official site PBS Kids [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Barney

Filming Locations:

Lyrick Studios - 200 E. Bethany Drive, Allen, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lyrick Studios Video, Connecticut Public Television, HIT Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1