Barney & Friends

**Barney & Friends** is an American children's television series aimed at children aged 1 to 8, created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment. Because both PBS and HiT Entertainment co-owned Spungi Network when the channel was launched, they aired a variety of shows from both their archive libraries on Spungi Network, including reruns of Barney.

## Plot

*"Purple, fun-loving and happy, Barney is not your typical dinosaur. He's a huggable, lovable 200 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex. Barney, and his DINO-mite friends BJ and Baby Bop, help parents give their children the range of skills they need to grow, and always do it with lots of fun, music and laughs."* (link )
## History on Sprout

The show premiered on September 26, 2005, along with several other shows, to celebrate the launch of Spungi Network. Prior to that, they released it on Comcast On-Demand. Spungi aired episodes from seasons 4-8.

On September 27, 2007, Season 1-3 episodes were added.

On April 2, 2008, Season 9 episodes were added.

On March 21, 2011, Season 10 episodes were added.

On August 7, 2011, Season 1-6 episodes were removed from the channel.

On October 3, 2011, Season 11 and 12 episodes were added.

On May 21, 2012, Season 13 episodes were added.

The show had a Spungi Diner snack, **Barney's Purple Hummus Dip**.

The show has some movies such as *Barney's Christmas Star* and *Barney's Night Before Christmas*. They both aired on Spungi Network.

On February 14, 2010, a 3-hour special called *Valentine's Sing-Along* aired. It was hosted by both Barney and Winston the Wolf from The Wolfgramms. It was screened again in 2011.

Barney has had appearances on Kermit's Club. Barney appeared in the 2007 Thanksgiving special as well as the 2009 Valentine special. From the Spungi Press Room:

*"On Friday, February 13 from 9 a.m. to noon ET, Barney will join Kermit's Club hosts Steven and Kermit live for “Spungi's Super-Dee-Duper Valentine Party” where they will take viewer calls, sing songs, play games and read special Valentine’s Day wishes sent in from preschoolers all over the country. He will also be taping special segments later that afternoon to air during a special Saturday morning presentation of Kermit's Club on February 14 from 9 a.m. to noon ET. From now through February 13, preschoolers and their parents are invited to visit SpungiOnline.com where they can make their own Valentine’s Day cards, crafts and send in messages telling their friends and family how much they love them. Spungi Network will be airing viewer-submitted messages throughout Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14, within a special on-air crawl."* (link)
He also appeared on the show on August 17th and 18th, 2010 to promote Dinosaurs Week. He also appeared on the show on February 14, 2011. Barney appears on Kermit's Club on November 22, 2011, to receive calls from Spungilets who have been doing something kind. Riff has also appeared on Kermit's Club on March 31, 2011, in honor of Season 10 episodes of Barney & Friends on Sprout.

It left the channel on September 26, 2015 along with most of the other PBS shows.

It returned to the network on December 17, 2018.

## Trivia

* Airing for 10 years, having tons of promotions and airtime, countless appearances on Kermit's Club, and even returning, *Barney* is one of Spungi Network's most profitable, popular, and longest-lasting shows.
* The show possibly returned to Spungi Network because PBS lost the rights to *Barney* in 2016.
* After the 20th century episodes (Seasons 1-6) were removed in 2011, no television stations have aired them since then.
* Season 13 has the shortest time on Spungi Network (4 years).
* A clip of three of the four dinos sleeping from "Days of the Week" was shown in Spungi's Snooze-a-Thon.
* Mia and the kids once did "Barney's Pretend Flying Stretch" on The Bedtime Show.
* On Kermit's Club, Kylie Michaels and Kermit the Frog spun a wheel to do the "Baby Bop Hop" like Baby Bop, dive like Owen, and climb up a beanstalk like Super Kai.
* The "Barney is Next" variant of the Rain opening was used on accident before an episode of Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies in 2011.

## Episodes

### Season 1

1. Down on Barney's Farm
2. Our Earth, Our Home
3. ''I Just Love Bugs''
4. Practice Makes Music
5. A Camping We Will Go!
6. Home Sweet Homes
7. Hola, Mexico!
8. Everyone is Special (episode)

### Season 2

1. Falling for Autumn!
2. Grandparents are Grand!
3. May I Help You?
4. Red, Blue and Circle Too!
5. Hoo's in the Forest?
6. Picture This!
7. The Exercise Circus!
8. The Alphabet Zoo

### Season 3

1. Shawn & the Beanstalk
2. I Can Be a Firefighter!
3. On the Move
4. Classical Cleanup
5. Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends
6. Gone Fishing!
7. At Home with Animals
8. Who's Who on the Choo Choo?

### Season 4

1. First Day of School
2. Is Everybody Happy?
3. Pennies Nickels Dimes
4. We've Got Rhythm
5. Tick Tock Clocks!
6. Waiting for Mr. MacRooney
7. Let's Build Together!
8. It's Tradition
9. A Picture of Health
10. Play Ball
11. A Different Kind of Mystery
12. Going on a Bear Hunt
13. Let's Eat
14. Tree-Mendous Trees
15. Good Clean Fun!
16. Easy, Breezy Day!
17. All Mixed Up!
18. Oh Brother! She My Sister...
19. Once a Pond a Time
20. E-I-E-I-O

### Season 5

1. Books Are Fun!
2. Trading Places!
3. Safety First!
4. Circle of Friends
5. The One and Only You
6. Barney's Band
7. Try I'll You Like It!
8. Colors All Around
9. Howdy, Friends
10. Seven Days a Week
11. Hidden Treasures
12. A Royal Welcome
13. Sweet as Honey!
14. First Things First!
15. Aunt Rachel is Here!
16. It's a Rainy Day!
17. Easy Does It!
18. What in a Name
19. A Very Special Mouse!
20. A Package of Friendship

### Season 6

1. Stick with Imagination! (November 1, 2009)
2. Itty Bitty Bugs (November 2, 2009)
3. Grandparents are Grand (November 3, 2009)
4. Snack Time! (November 4, 2009)
5. A Sunny, Snowy Day (November 5, 2009)
6. You've Got to Have Art (November 8, 2009)
7. Five Kinds of Fun! (November 9, 2009)
8. Count Me In! (November 10, 2009)
9. Who's Who at the Zoo? (November 11, 2009)
10. Birthday Olé (November 12, 2009)
11. Excellent Exercise! (April 3, 2011)
12. Brushing Up on Teeth (April 4, 2011)
13. A "Little" Mother Goose (April 5, 2011)
14. Good Job! (April 6, 2011)
15. It's Home to Me (April 7, 2011)
16. How Does Your Garden Grow? (April 10, 2011)
17. You Can Do It! (April 11, 2011)
18. Here Comes the Firetruck! (September 12, 2011)
19. Ready, Set, Go! (September 13, 2011)
20. You are Special (September 15, 2011)

### Season 7

1. All Aboard!
2. Up, Down and Around!
3. Tea-riffic Manners
4. Puppy Love
5. Bunches of Boxes
6. Stop! Go!
7. Red, Yellow and Blue!
8. Play for Exercise!
9. Come Blow Your Horn!
10. A New Friend
11. Numbers! Numbers!
12. This Way In! This Way Out!
13. Spring Into Fun!
14. Play It Safe!
15. Three Lines, Three Corners
16. A Parade of Bikes
17. It's a Happy Day!
18. My Family and Me
19. Splish! Splash!
20. BJ's Really Cool House

### Season 8

1. A Fountain of Fun
2. On Again, Off Again
3. Sharing Is Caring!
4. Here Kitty, Kitty!
5. Once Upon a Fairy Tale
6. It's Hot! It's Cold!
7. A Perfectly Purple Day
8. Day and Night
9. Play Piano with Me!
10. A Picture of Friendship
11. A-Counting We Will Go!
12. A Little Big Day
13. A World of Friends
14. Who's Your Neighbor?
15. Squares, Squares Everywhere
16. Let's Go for a Ride!
17. That Makes Me Mad!
18. It's Your Birthday, Barney!
19. It's Showtime!
20. At Home in the Park

### Season 9

1. Everybody's Got Feelings
2. Caring Hearts
3. Let's Make Music!
4. Movin' Along
5. Let Your Creativity Fly!
6. Imagine That!
7. All About Me
8. My Baby Brother
9. Keep on Truckin'
10. I'm a Builder
11. Coming on Strong
12. Let's Play Games!
13. You Can Count on Me (episode)
14. A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes
15. Easy as ABC
16. Look What I Can Do!
17. Making a Move!
18. Home, Safe Home
19. On the Road Again!

1. My Friends, The Doctor and the Dentist

### Season 10

1. Welcome, Cousin Riff and Special Skills
2. Airplanes and Boats
3. Butterflies and Bugs
4. Shapes (episode) and Colors
5. Seeing and Hearing
6. Glad to Be Me and Arts
7. Movement and BJ's Snack Attack
8. Counting and Letters
9. Pets and Vets
10. Winter and Summer
11. Caring and Rhythm
12. Playing Games and Fun with Reading
13. Making Mistakes (episode) and Separation
14. Days of the Week (episode) and Sharing
15. Rabbits and Ducks and Fish
16. Mother Goose (episode) and Fairy Tales
17. Things I Can Do and Differences
18. Dancing and Singing
19. Neighborhoods and Careers
20. China and Kenya

### Season 11

1. Pistachio and Full Team Ahead
2. The Magic Words and Litterbot
3. Bop 'til You Drop and The Sleepless Sleepover
4. Little Red Rockin' Hood and The Whole Truth
5. The Wind and the Sun and The Nature of Things
6. The New Kid and Grandpa's Visit
7. The Big Garden and Listen!
8. Lost and Found and Pot Full of Sunshine
9. Trail Boss Barney and Get Happy!
10. For the Fun of It and Starlight, Star Bright
11. Big as Barney and No, No, No!
12. The Emperor's Contest and Beethoven's Hear!
13. Guess Who? and Sweet Treats
14. Best in Show and The Chase
15. Dream Big and That's What a Mommy Is
16. The Shrinking Blankey and The Awful Tooth
17. The Blame Game and What's Your Name?
18. The Magic Caboose and BJ the Great
19. Gift of the Dinos and A Visit to Santa
20. Riff's Musical Zoo and The Princess and the Frog

### Season 12

1. Way to Go! A Travel Adventure
2. The Misbegotten Moon A Space Adventure
3. The Sword in the Sandbox A Storybook Adventure
4. Riff to the Rescue! A Wild West Adventure
5. Lights! Camera! Action! A Movie Adventure
6. To Catch a Thief A Mystery Adventure
7. The Magic Lamp A Travel Adventure
8. The Amazing Captain Pickles A Hero Adventure
9. A Game for Everyone A Sports Adventure
10. The Reluctant Dragon A Fairy Tale Adventure

### Season 13

1. Bienvenido, Barney Mexico
2. Big Brother Rusty China
3. ¡Ahora Mismo! Spain
4. Venice, Anyone? Italy
5. Sweeter Than Candy Greece
6. The Music Box Switzerland
7. The Good Egg Kenya
8. A Bird of a Different Feather Hawaii
9. Bonjour, Barney! France
10. Home Sweet Earth The Rainforest