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Barney & Friends is an American preschool children's television series that was created by Sheryl Leach. It was produced by Lyrick Studios from 1996-2001, and by HIT Entertainment from 2001-2009 after HIT acquired Lyrick in 2001. It premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude. Production of new episodes originally ceased on September 18, 2009, although reruns of the series were still shown on many PBS stations in the following years. Reruns aired for 10 years on Sprout from 2005 until 2015.
On February 13, 2023, it was announced that Barney & Friends would be getting a CGI-animated reboot series, set to premiere in 2024. Nelvana will co-produce and animate the series.[1] On May 9, 2023, more information was revealed about the reboot, including its title, Barney's World, and that Cartoonito and Max would air and stream the series respectively.[2]
Dinosaurs[]
- Barney: The main character is a purple and green Tyrannosaurus rex in stuffed animal likeness, who comes to life through a child's imagination. His theme song is "Barney is a Dinosaur," whose tune is based on "Yankee Doodle". Barney often quotes things as being "Super dee-duper". Episodes frequently end with the song "I Love You", sung to the tune of "This Old Man", which happens to be one of Barney's favorite songs. Despite being a carnivorous type dinosaur, Barney likes many different foods such as fruits and vegetables, but his main favorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk. He also loves marching bands and parades. He also has a slight northeastern accent.
- Baby Bop: A green Triceratops, who was originally two years old, but turned three in "Look at Me, I'm 3!"". Baby Bop has been on the show, since July 1, 1991. She made her debut in the video "Barney in Concert". She wears a pink bow and pink ballet slippers, and carries a yellow security blanket. She sings the song "My Yellow Blankey" to show how much her security blanket means to her. She likes to eat macaroni and cheese and pizza. She is the younger sister of B.J..
- B.J.: A seven-year-old yellow Protoceratops, B.J. has been on the show, since October 8, 1993. He is the older brother of Baby Bop, whom he frequently calls "Sissy", but calls her by her name on rare occasions. He sings the song "B.J.'s Song" about himself. He wears a red baseball cap and red sneakers. He lost his hat in the episode "Hats Off to B.J.!", and sometimes says things to hide his fears (for example, in the episode "Barney's Halloween Party", he was shocked by the paper spiders and after learning they were fake, he said "I knew that, sort of"). Pickles are his favorite food and he has tried them in various ways, such as on pizza.
- Riff: An orange six-year-old hadrosaur, who is Baby Bop and B.J.'s cousin. Riff has been on the show, since September 5, 2006. He wears green sneakers. His theme music is "I Hear Music Everywhere". Riff loves music and it is in almost everything he does. In the episode "Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse", it was revealed that Riff also likes to invent things; he created a four-sound smoke detector (the first three were different alarm sounds and the final one his own voice). He is shown to have an interest in marching bands and parades.
Trivia[]
- Bunches of Boxes, Splish Splash!, A Perfectly Purple Day, and At Home in the Park are the only episodes to feature in HIT Extras.