Barney's Super Singing Circus (2000, USA)

***Barney's Super Singing Circus*** is a 2000 direct-to-video Barney Home Video that was released on May 16, 2000.

## Plot

When Emily announces that she can't go to the circus on Saturday because of her family's vacation, Barney and his friends put one on. Barney plays the ringmaster, while the children perform in many different acts. Meanwhile, BJ waits for his cannon to arrive, but when it turns out to be too small, Scooter McNutty is the one who gets shot out.

## Cast

* Barney (Voice: Duncan Brannan/Tim Dever, Costume: David Joyner)
* Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Costume: Jeff Ayers)
* BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Costume: Jeff Brooks)
* Danny (Jeffrey Hood)
* Kristen (Sara Hickman)
* Stephen (Chase Gallatin)
* Kim (Danielle Vega)
* Emily (Hannah Owens)
* Scooter McNutty (Todd Duffey)
* Clowns (Susan Borg, Jimmy Perini, Alberto Ramirez, Rik Gen, and David Voss)
* Teddy Bear/Mr. Honey Bear (Costume: David Voss)

## Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Animal Fair"
3. "Puttin' On A Show"
4. "When the Circus Comes to Town" (also plays instrumentally during the end credits)
5. "The Marching Song"
6. "The Rainbow Song"
7. "Laugh With Me!" (also plays instrumentally during the end credits)
8. "Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?" (also plays instrumentally during the end credits)
9. "Brushing My Teeth"
10. "The Squirrel on the Flying Trapeze"
11. "Yankee Doodle"
12. "The Exercise Song" (also plays instrumentally during the end credits)
13. "Me and My Teddy"
14. "When the Circus Comes to Town" (Reprise)
15. "I Love You"

## Production

Production for this video took place from August 9-20, 1999. This video was one of five home videos filmed immediately after season six of *Barney & Friends* wrapped production in 1999. Other videos filmed around the same time included *Barney's Beach Party*, *Be My Valentine Love, Barney*, *You Can Be Anything*, and *Round and Round We Go*.

## Release

### Home media

On August 23, 2000, this video was featured in the Blockbuster Exclusive video, *Barney's Big Top Fun* (along with "The Exercise Circus!").

## Trivia

* The Barney costume in "You Can Be Anything".
* This video marked:
	+ The first home video where Barney is not voiced by Bob West, as he left the series prior to this video's production.
	+ The first home video for alone Barney is voiced by Tim Dever.
	+ The first one of the five home videos filmed after season 6 that does not mark the final appearance of a character.
	+ The first time Emily and Kristen appeared together.
	+ The first time "I Love You" was sung in E-flat major.
	+ The final time Stephen was seen without glasses.
	+ The final time Kristen appeared with Danny and Kim.
	+ The final time Stephen and Danny appeared together.
	+ The final video to feature the school and playground setting, leaving the treehouse set being the first setting used in later videos after this. According to Robert Sweatmon, who plays Mr. Boyd in the series, the reason behind it was that the tree staircase that leads to the treehouse was removed out of the studio by a crane during the video's filming, and would later be moved to Peter Wolf and Associates, where it still stands to this day.
* This video was originally titled *Super-Dee-Duper Circus*.
* The title card refers to the video as *Super Singing Circus*.
* Kristen returns in this video after being absent for almost a year, since *Barney's Night Before Christmas*.
* Although the text was changed on the cover for the actual VHS release, the text for the ink label remains the same on the prototype cover.
* After not being sung in the franchise for eight years, "Yankee Doodle" returns to be sung in this video since "Alphabet Soup!".
* The third verse to "Me and My Teddy" was not used because this song was shortened, most likely in an attempt to save time.