- Genre: Children's/Family
- Movie Type: Children's Issues, Children's Entertainment
- Themes: Getting Along, Body Image and Self-Esteem
- Release Year: 1992
- Country: US
- Run Time: 30 minutes
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Barney |
| Who2 Biography: Barney, TV Dinosaur |
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A six-foot purple dinosaur, Barney stars in the children's TV show Barney and Friends. The character got his start in 1987 in direct-sale videos created by Dallas teacher Sheryl Leach. The tapes caught the eye of the Public Broadcasting System, who put Barney and Friends on the air in 1992. The big purple dinosaur quickly became a public phenomenon, joining Mister Rogers and Jim Henson's Muppets as PBS stars. Barney is a cuddly, friendly Tyrannosaurus Rex; he often is joined by his chums Baby Bop (a baby Triceratops) and her brother B.J. (a Protoceratops). He starred in a 1997 feature film, Barney's Great Adventure.
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| Format | Children's television series |
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| Created by | Sheryl Leach |
| Starring | Carey Stinson (Barney suit) Dean Wendt (Barney voice) Jeff Ayers (Baby Bop suit) Julie Johnson (Baby Bop voice) Patty Wirtz (B.J. voice) Kyle Nelson (B.J. suit) Adam Brown (Riff suit) Michaela Dietz (Riff voice) |
| Country of origin | |
| No. of episodes | 238 (as of season twelve) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Lyons Group (1992–2001) HiT Entertainment (2001–present) Connecticut Public Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | PBS (1992-Present) PBS Kids Channel (1999-Present) PBS Kids Sprout (2005-Present) |
| Original run | April 6, 1992 – present |
Barney & Friends is a 1992 children's television show produced in the United States aimed at preschool children. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys learning through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude.
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Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas. She came up with the idea for the program while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. Leach then brought together a team who created a series of home videos, Barney and the Backyard Gang, which also starred actress Sandy Duncan in the first 3 videos. Later, Barney was joined by the characters Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff.
Although the original videos were a modest regional success, Barney became a major success only when the character and format were revamped for series television and were picked up by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), debuting as "Barney & Friends" in 1992. The series was produced by Lyrick Studios (bought by HIT Entertainment) and Connecticut Public Television. For several years, the show was taped at the ColorDynamics Studios facility at Greenville Avenue & Bethany Drive in Allen, after which it moved to The Studios at Las Colinas, Texas. Currently, the series is produced in a northern suburb of Dallas. The TV series and videos are currently distributed by HiT Entertainment and Lionsgate, while the TV series is currently produced by WNET.
As of since 2006, All the Barney & Friends DVDs will be distributed by: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment due to the distribution bought of HiT Entertainment from Lionsgate.
Barney & Friends is now shown in other countries where it is translated if necessary. One such example is the Spanish language version dubbed in Mexico which is called Barney y Sus Amigos, (Spanish translation of "Barney & his Friends.") Another example is the Hebrew production produced from 1997-1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel, based on the first three seasons of the show. Rather than dubbing the American episodes, the episodes are recreated with a unique set in an original set and exclusive child actors.
Although the show has been criticized for its lack of educational value,[citation needed] Yale researchers Dorothy and Jerome Singer have concluded that episodes contain a great deal of age-appropriate educational material, calling the program a "model of what preschool television should be."[1]
One specific criticism is that
"his shows do not assist children in learning to deal with negative feelings and emotions. As one commentator puts it, the real danger from Barney is denial: the refusal to recognize the existence of unpleasant realities. For along with his steady diet of giggles and unconditional love, Barney offers our children a one-dimensional world where everyone must be happy and everything must be resolved right away."[2]
It is ranked on TV Guide's List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time at #50.[3]
The adults on the show are usually one- or two-time guest actors who portray teachers, storytellers, and similar characters.
| Role | Real Name | Episode/Description | |||
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| Aunt Rachel | Saint Adeogba | Ashley and Alissa's Aunt from Aunt Rachel is Here | |||
| Aunt Molly | Mary Ann Brewer | Julie's aunt who appeared in The Alphabet Zoo | |||
| Frank Crim | Frank Crim | A real firefighter who appeared in I Can Be a Firefighter! | |||
| Mr. Tenagain | R. Bruce Elliott | Someone who loves anything to do with the number 10. He appeared in Having Tens of Fun! | |||
| Teri Garr | Teri Garr | She was a guest in Barney's First Adventures | |||
| Melissa Gilbert | Melissa Gilbert | She was a guest in Barney's First Adventures | |||
| Rebecca Garcia | Rebecca Garcia | A Mexican dancer who appeared in Hola Mexíco | |||
| Ella Jenkins | Ella Jenkins | A famous children's singer and a friend of Barney's who appeared in A Very Special Delivery | |||
| Captain Kangaroo | John McDonough | He was a guest in Barney's First Adventures | |||
| Mr. Delivery Man | Mark S. Bernthal | A delivery man who has delivered a package to Barney in Everyone Is Special. Apparently, he can't tell kids in disguise from adults. In real life, Mark was one of the show's writers, along with Stephen White. | |||
| Tosha's mom | J.D. Mosley | Tosha's mother, who brought her twins with her father in A Very Special Delivery. She reappeared in Barney's Imagination Island | |||
| Tina's mom | Sonya Resendeze | She appeared in Barney and the Backyard Gang: Barney's Campfire Sing-Along | |||
| Joe Scruggs | Joe Scruggs | A famous children's music singer who appeared in The Exercise Circus. Barney's company owned the rights to his music at one time | |||
| James Turner | James Turner | A singer who appeared in Eat, Drink and Be Healthy! | |||
| Farmer Henderson | Max Vaughan | Barney's farmer friend who appeared in Down on Barney's Farm with a whole bunch of animals. | |||
| Rainbowbeard the Pirate | Stephen White | A mysterious pirate who left his treasure for Barney and the kids to find in Treasure of Rainbowbeard | |||
| Princess Zulie | Alexander Hairston | The princess of the Land of Make Believe, who Barney and the kids have to return home in The Land Of Make Believe | |||
| Patty | Donna Kraft | Luci's blind friend from 1-2-3-4-5 Senses | |||
| Nana | Jane Hall | Kathy's grandmother who appeared in Grandparents Are Grand! (1993) | |||
| Granddad Richards | Cliff Porter | Derek's grandfather from Grandparents Are Grand! (1993) | |||
| Tosha's dad | David J. Courtney | A Very Special Delivery Barney's Imagination Island | |||
| Doug and Becky from Kathy Burk's marionettes | Doug and Becky from Kathy Burk's marionettes | Marionette performers who guest appeared in Grown Ups For A Day | |||
| Joe Ferguson | Joe Ferguson | A storyteller who comes to visit in My Favorite Things | Old King Cole | Unknown | One of Barney's friends who lives in a castle |
| Role | Real Name | Description and Appearances |
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| Mother Goose | Sandy Walper, Michelle McCarel, Julie Johnson | The rhyme master herself appears in Let's Help Mother Goose, Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose, A Little Mother Goose (from Season 6), Barney's Big Surprise and Mother Goose/Fairy Tales (from Season 10) |
| Stella | Phyllis Cicero | Stella the Storyteller travels all around the world, collecting new stories to tell Barney and friends, among other people. She appeared in several episodes from Season 3 to Season 6. Stella reappeared for the first time in a long while in The Best of Barney, where she gave Barney a photo album of his friends (most of the TV show cast) over the years she made herself. |
| Professor Tinkerputt | Barry Pearl | He appeared in Barney's Imagination Island and in Barney's Big Surprise. Professor Tinkerputt didn't want to share his invented toys, until Barney and the kids showed him that good things happen when you share. For this reason, Tinkerputt left Imagination Island with Barney and the others and started a new toy factory. |
| Tomie dePaola | Tomie dePaola | Appeared in "Picture This," "It's Raining, It's Pouring" and "Oh Brother, She's my Sister." The famous children's author is also good friends with Barney and usually meets his friends in the episodes he appears in. |
| Mom | Sandy Duncan | Michael and Amy's mom in the Barney and the Backyard Gang episodes. |
| Mr. Boyd | Robert Sweatman | His full name is Grady Boyd and has a niece named Colleen. First worked as a janitor in Seasons 3-6 and worked as a park keeper in Seasons 7 and 8. Like Stella, Mr. Boyd reappeared in The Best of Barney, taking pictures in the park (which could mean he has become a photographer, since his last appearance). He also took the latest picture in Barney's new photo album from Stella. |
Over the years, more than one hundred children have appeared as cast members on the show. Some notable children who have appeared in Barney & Friends include:
A majority of the albums of Barney and Friends feature Bob West's voice as the voice of Barney, though the recent album The Land of Make-Believe (like every album starting with Start Singing with Barney) has Dean Wendt's voice.
Barney's famous song "I Love You" (as well as songs from Sesame Street and Metallica) has been used by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to coerce the detainees.[4]
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