BJ

**BJ** is a minor character in the *Backyard Gang*video series and a main character in the *Barney & Friends* television shows. He is a 7-year-old yellow male Protoceratops.

## Personality

BJ is a good friend of Barney's and the older brother of Baby Bop, whom he frequently calls "Sissy", though on rare occasions, he does call her by name. He is also Riff's cousin and his best friend.

BJ is described as an impulsive dinosaur but is always eager to help his friends. As an active 7 year old, BJ also likes to run, jump, and ride around on his red scooter. Although he loves baseball, basketball and soccer, it's safe to say that BJ has never met a sport he didn't like.

BJ's theme song is none other than the titular "BJ's Song".

## Creation

The writers on Barney & Friends added BJ because they wanted a sibling relationship to work with (as characters Barney and Baby Bop are just friends) in order to have more relatable stories that children watching could understand and relate to.

BJ was named after Sheryl Leach's father, B.J. Stamps.

## Design

In his early appearances on the show, BJ was slightly taller than Barney and had a much deeper voice. He was redesigned in season three; his height was shrunken to better suit his age of six (and later seven) years old.

BJ always wears his red baseball cap with his red and white sneakers. He has three hairs on his head that goes in front of his baseball cap.

## Portrayal

### Body Costume Performance

* Jenny Dempsey (1993)
* Jeff Brooks (1994-2002)
* Kyle Nelson (1997-2010)
* Adam Brown (1997) (Some shots of "E-I-E-I-O")
* Charles L. Shaw (1999-2002)
* Jerad Harris (2003-2004, 2011-2012)

### Voice

* Patty Wirtz (1993-2012)
* Carol Farabee (understudy in *Barney Live! In New York City*)
* Unknown Stand-In (*Barney Live! World Tour - A Celebration!*)

## Trivia

* To avoid questions about what B.J. stands for, the name was reduced to simply BJ starting in *Barney's Fun & Games*.
* Originally, BJ had a trademark whistle that would let the audience know of his arrival. Although it was not heard in *Barney Safety* or *Barney's Fun & Games*, it was officially discontinued in *Barney's Musical Scrapbook*.
* Pickles are his favorite food and because of that, he actually has had them in different ways like pickles (also with pepperoni, peppers, pineapple and peanut butter) on a pizza (as seen in *Barney's Adventure Bus*) or in mac-and-cheese (as mentioned in "E-I-E-I-O").
* He also has a superhero persona, known as Captain Pickles.
* Sometimes, he says stuff to hide his fears. For example, in *Barney's Halloween Party*, he was shocked by the paper spiders. After learning they were fake, he replied "I knew that, sort of."
* BJ's catchphrase is "Ai-yi-yi!"

## Appearances

### Barney & the Backyard Gang

1. The Backyard Show (first appearance)
2. Three Wishes
3. A Day at the Beach
4. Waiting for Santa
5. Campfire Sing-Along
6. Barney Goes to School
7. Barney in Concert (cameo)
8. Rock with Barney

### Barney & Friends (Season 1)

1. My Family's Just Right for Me
2. Playing it Safe
3. Eat, Drink and Be Healthy! (cameo)
4. What's That Shadow?
5. Happy Birthday, Barney!
6. Everyone is Special (episode)

### Barney & Friends (Season 2)

1. Look at Me, I'm 3!
2. My Favorite Things
3. Stop, Look and Be Safe!
4. An Adventure in Make Believe
5. A Very Special Delivery! (cameo)

### Barney & Friends (Season 3)

1. If the Shoe Fits...
2. I Can Be a Firefighter!
3. Twice Is Nice!
4. On the Move
5. Gone Fishing!
6. It's Raining, It's Pouring...
7. Who's Who on the Choo Choo?
8. Hats Off to BJ!
9. Up We Go! (cameo)

### Barney & Friends (Season 4)

1. First Day of School
2. We've Got Rhythm
3. Tick Tock Clocks!
4. Let's Build Together
5. Going on a Bear Hunt
6. Let's Eat
7. Good, Clean Fun!
8. Easy, Breezy Day!
9. Oh, Brother...She's My Sister
10. E-I-E-I-O
11. Trading Places
12. Circle of Friends
13. Colors All Around
14. Seven Days a Week
15. First Things First!
16. Easy Does It!
17. A Package of Friendship
18. Stick with Imagination!
19. Itty Bitty Bugs
20. Grandparents Are Grand (cameo)
21. You've Got to Have Art
22. Count Me In!
23. Good Job!
24. It's Home to Me
25. Here Comes the Firetruck!
26. Ready, Set, Go!

### Barney & Friends (Season 5)

1. Tea-riffic Manners
2. Puppy Love
3. Bunches of Boxes (cameo)
4. Play for Exercise!
5. Come Blow Your Horn!
6. Numbers! Numbers!
7. This Way In! This Way Out!
8. Play It Safe!
9. It's a Happy Day!
10. Splish! Splash!
11. BJ's Really Cool House
12. Sharing Is Caring!
13. It's Hot! It's Cold!
14. Day and Night
15. Play Piano with Me! (cameo)
16. A Picture of Friendship
17. Squares, Squares Everywhere!
18. Let's Go for a Ride!
19. That Makes Me Mad!
20. It's Your Birthday, Barney!
21. It's Showtime!
22. Everybody's Got Feelings
23. Caring Hearts
24. Let's Make Music!
25. Movin' Along
26. Let Your Creativity Fly!
27. Imagine That!
28. All About Me
29. My Baby Brother
30. Keep On Truckin'
31. I'm A Builder
32. Coming On Strong
33. Let's Play Games!
34. You Can Count on Me!
35. A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes
36. Easy as ABC
37. Look What I Can Do!
38. Making a Move!
39. Home, Safe Home
40. On the Road Again
41. My Friends, The Doctor and the Dentist
42. Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure
43. Bienvenido, Barney: Mexico
44. Big Brother Rusty: China
45. The Music Box: Switzerland
46. The Good Egg: Kenya
47. Home Sweet Earth: The Rainforest

### Home Videos

1. Barney's Magical Musical Adventure

1. Barney Live! In New York City
2. Imagination Island
3. Barney Safety
4. Barney's Fun & Games
5. Barney's 1-2-3-4 Seasons
6. Barney's Sense-Sational Day
7. Barney's Musical Scrapbook
8. Camp WannaRunnaRound
9. Barney's Adventure Bus
10. Barney in Outer Space
11. My Party with Barney
12. Barney's Big Surprise
13. Barney's Halloween Party
14. Barney's Great Adventure (cameo)
15. Sing and Dance with Barney
16. What a World We Share
17. Walk Around the Block with Barney
18. Let's Play School
19. Barney's Night Before Christmas
20. More Barney Songs
21. Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm
22. Super Singing Circus
23. Come on Over to Barney's House
24. Be My Valentine, Love Barney
25. Barney's Dino Dancin' Tunes
26. Barney's Musical Castle
27. Let's Go to the Zoo
28. Barney's Pajama Party
29. You Can Be Anything
30. Barney's Beach Party
31. Round and Round We Go
32. Barney's Christmas Star
33. Barney Songs From the Park
34. Read with Me, Dance with Me
35. Barney's Best Manners: Your Invitation to Fun!
36. Barney's Colorful World!
37. Let's Go to the Farm
38. The Land of Make-Believe
39. Can You Sing That Song?
40. Let's Make Music
41. Let's Go to the Fire House
42. Barney's Dino-Mite Birthday
43. Celebrating Around the World
44. Barney's Animal ABC's
45. The Best of Barney
46. Once Upon a Dino Tale
47. Barney's Top 20 Countdown
48. Let's Go on Vacation
49. Barney's Jungle Friends
50. Let's Play Outside
51. A Counting We Will Go
52. Best Fairy Tales
53. I Can Do It!
54. A Very Merry Christmas
55. I Love My Friends

### Live Shows

1. Barney in Concert
2. Barney Live! In New York City
3. A Day in the Park with Barney
4. Barney's Big Surprise
5. Barney's Musical Castle
6. Barney's Colorful World
7. Barney Live - The Let's Go Tour
8. Barney's Let's Imagine Live
9. Barney"s Space Adventures
10. Barney Live in Concert - Birthday Bash!
11. Barney Live! World Tour - A Celebration!
12. Barney's Greatest Hits - Live On Stage

## See Also

* BJ Through the Years
* Alternate BJ Costumes
* Captain Pickles