You Can Be Anything! (2002, USA)

***You Can Be Anything!*** is 2002 direct-to-video Barney Home Video that was released in February 19, 2002.

## Plot

Stephen, Kim, Emily and Robert each pretend to be a pilot, librarian, firefighter and a doctor respectively in the treehouse. Eventually BJ joins in the fun and declares that he likes pretending to be a grown-up too, although he's not sure exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. Seeing that everyone wants to pretend to be a grown-up for the day, Barney takes everyone to his costume shop, a place where anyone can be what they imagine. BJ decides to be a mail carrier for the day and scurries off to deliver some mail. Robert eventually finds a farmer's outfit. Looking in the mirror, the gang is transported to a farm where Robert plants some vegetables (right after BJ delivers a package of seeds for him). Re-entering Barney's costume shop, the children find band instruments left by Barney and decide to pretend to be in a band. As everyone looks at more costumes afterwards, Kim decides to pretend to be a veterinarian. Looking in the mirror, the gang is transported to a veterinarian's office where Kim cares for a few patients. Eventually, Scooter McNutty and Miss Etta Kette stop by the office due to Scooter sneezing. Unable to keep his sneeze to himself, Kim presents Scooter with a box of tissues, delivered by BJ and instructs Scooter on how to get better due to his cold. Re-entering Barney's costume shop, the kids find themselves in "Barney's Super-Dee-Duper Spotlight Show", becoming anything they imagine. As everyone looks at more costumes afterwards, Emily decides to be an astronaut. Looking in the mirror, everyone is transported in a spaceship flying through space. As Emily looks at the stars, she wishes that one of those stars was her very own. BJ eventually enters to deliver Emily her very own star (which was from Barney). After the trip, Robert becomes hungry. Coming out in a chef's outfit, Barney delivers the children macaroni and cheese. Looking more at costumes within the shop, Stephen decides that he'd like to pretend to sing and play music in a band, more specifically a rock and roll band. Looking in the mirror, wearing his rock and roll outfit, the gang is eventually transported to a stage. Stephen eventually notices that he doesn't have a guitar, but is eventually brought one by BJ. With Stephen now having a guitar, and Barney on drums, everyone has fun rocking out on stage. Coming back into the treehouse, everyone becomes excited to eventually become the things they pretended to be during the day. BJ eventually scurries off to tell his sister Baby Bop about his time as a mail carrier during the day. The children eventually wonder as to what Barney's favorite job was during the day, prompting Barney to respond that being their friend, any day, was his favorite job.

## Cast

* Barney (Voice: Duncan Brannan/Tim Dever, Costume: David Joyner)
* BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Costume: Jeff Brooks/Charles L. Shaw)
* Stephen (Chase Gallatin)
* Kim (Erica Rhodes)
* Emily (Hannah Owens)
* Robert (Angel Velasco)
* Scooter McNutty (Todd Duffey)
* Miss Etta Kette (Brice Armstrong)

## Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Hey, Look at Me! I Can Fly!"
3. "The Library"
4. "When I'm a Firefighter
5. "The Doctor is a Friend of Mine"
6. "What I Want to Be"
7. "The Career March"
8. "The Mail Song"
9. "Down on Grandpa's Farm"
10. "Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow"
11. "When I'm Old Enough to Join the Band"
12. "Every Animal Talks In Its Own Special Way"
13. "Keep Your Sneeze to Yourself"
14. "What If You Could Be in the Circus?"
15. "The Rocket Song"
16. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
17. "Mac and Cheese"
18. "Colors All Around"
19. "A Rock N Roll Star"
20. "I Love You"

## Production

Production for this video took place in December 1999. This video was one of five home videos filmed immediately after season six of *Barney & Friends* wrapped production. Other videos filmed around the same time included *Barney's Beach Party*, *Barney's Super Singing Circus*, *Be My Valentine Love, Barney* and *Round and Round We Go*. In fact, the credits and the tape label have a copyright date of 2001, which means it was completed months before it was released.

## Marketing

HIT Entertainment supported the release of *You Can Be Anything!* with a substantial print advertising campaign in leading women's, parenting and lifestyle publications, including Family Circle, Parents, Better Homes & Gardens, Child, TV Guide, Rosie, and Scholastic Parent and Child. In addition the video was featured on the Barney web site, and in The All-New Barney Fan Club newsletter, distributed to over 100,000 members and select PBS Kids Clubs. HIT Entertainment's design team also developed a floor and counter display available in various configurations

## Release

According to *Barney's Dino Dancin' Tunes*, *Barney's When You Grow Up...* was the working title for this video. The video was officially titled *You Can Be Anything!* when becoming officially announced for release on November 20, 2001.

### Home media

*You Can Be Anything!* was available for pre-order on December 18, 2001. The video was officially released on VHS on January 29, 2002 by HIT Entertainment. The VHS release was suggested at a retail price of $14.95. *You Can Be Anything!* debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top Kid Video chart on March 9, 2002 and #34 on the Billboard Top VHS Sales chart during the week of March 9, 2002. The video would go on to peak at #4 on the Billboard Top Kid Video chart in March 2002 after spending two weeks on the chart. After exiting the Billboard Top Kid Video chart, *You Can Be Anything!* re-entered at #18 during the week of April 20, 2002.

On September 12, 2002, *You Can Be Anything!* was featured in the Blockbuster Exclusive video, *Going Places With Barney* (along with *Walk Around the Block with Barney*). This video was later re-released on DVD on January 30, 2007 by HIT Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. *You Can Be Anything!* was also included in the *Barney Loves You 3 DVD Set* which was released on February 19, 2013 by HIT Entertainment and Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The set also contained the videos *We Love Our Family* and *I Love My Friends*.

### Streaming

*You Can Be Anything*! was later included in the streaming package titled *Barney & Friends Specials,* alongside other Barney Home Videos, which was began streaming on Tubi on September 29, 2023.

## Trivia

* The group of children (Robert, Kim, Emily, and Stephen) also appeared in "Birthday Olé".
* When Barney sings "I Love You", the audio is an archival recording of Bob West. Specifically, the audio was taken from *Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm*. It is unknown why they used Bob West’s recording instead of Duncan Brannan’s.
* Stephen didn't wore his glasses during "Colors All Around" and "A Rock N Roll Star".

### Occurrences

* This video marked:
	+ The first time in any episode/home video in which Barney does a split.
	+ The first time Robert appeared with Stephen wearing glasses.
	+ The first time Mac and Cheese was sung without Baby Bop.
		- Considering that Baby Bop is absent from this video and the song was sung without her, the line "Baby Bop, she likes macaroni" was changed to "We like eating macaroni".
	+ The first time "What I Want to Be" was sung in D major.