Barney & Friends: Difference between revisions

Live action television series aimed at pre-school and younger children that started airing on [[PBS]] in [[The Nineties|1992]]. Created by Texan teacher Sheryl Leach in 1987, '''''Barney & Friends''''' started out as a regionally successful home video series called ''Barney and the Backyard Gang'' before being picked up by the network for a regular series. The inspiration behind the creation was the belief that ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]'' was [[Viewers are Morons|too complex for younger viewers]], much of the accusation being leveled at the music. Starring the title character as a friendly authority figure, a surrogate for the young girls in the form of Baby Bop, two other dinosaurs named B.J. and Riff (introduced 2006), and [[Loads and Loads of Characters|an ever-shifting cast of young kids]], its setting was once a elementary school, but now takes place in a local park. The story (such that it is) focuses largely on the importance of imagination and delivering [[Aesop|Aesops]] suitable for very young children.

** Carlos occasionally gave this report of his little brother, Juan.

* [[Call Back]]: Chip is on a baseball team. This is brought up a couple of times.

* [[Character Name and Thethe Noun Phrase]]: ''Barney & Friends''

* [[Clip Show]]: A number of Direct-To-Video episodes, notably in recent years.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Mr. Boyd, the school janitor. He can play the piano quite well, and when Barney moved his meeting place to a park, Mr. Boyd took up a job there.

* [[Couch Gag]]: Sometimes, just before leaving, a child will take a moment alone with Barney to thank him for his help, or to just be affectionate with him.

** ''We are Family'' for a 2005 controversial music video where Barney sings with ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]'' characters, along with [[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants|many]] [[Bear in Thethe Big Blue House|other]] [[Winnie the Pooh|characters]] and [[Bill Cosby|celebrities]].

* [[Crossover]]: Not on the TV show per se, but in addition to the We Are Family cover, Barney and other popular [[The Nineties|90's]] children's characters (as of 1996, when the video was released) team up to teach kids about the importance of character in ''Kids for Character''.

* [[Cultural Translation]]: In the Israel coproduction of the show, "London Bridge" was changed to "Yarkon Bridge," ironically filmed prior to [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|the bridge collapsing]]. In addition, in an episode about music (known as "Practice Makes Music" in the original American version), the guest pianist plays traditional Israeli songs.

* [[Dark Fic]]: ''[[Day of the Barney Trilogy (Fanfic)|Day Of The Barney]]'' (found [http://de.jihad.net/lib/bull-dotb.txt here]), which proposes an even ghastlier [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] for Barney than the above, on top of being a...

** Like [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910005828/http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/fifteen/dybarney.htm this amazingly vindictive and far-too-detailed monstrosity], we'll leave it here for you to read.

* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: The point of both "The Sister Song" and "I'm Glad I Have a Brother" is that even though siblings may sometimes get on each other's nerves, they should be appreciated.

* [[Eye Glasses]]: A number of characters have had them, but they didn't all start out with them.

* [[Fleeting Demographic Rule]]: Because the show's setup is contingent upon the presence of a child cast, said cast goes through wholesale changes about once every five years, creating an opportunity for plots to be reused.

* [[Friendless Background]]: Derek, Tosha, and Kenneth, at first.

* [[Help, I'm Stuck!]]: In an early episode, Barney gets stuck on the school's playset and the kids pull him out.

{{quote| '''Barney:''' [after being pulled out] Thanks kids! [[I Am Big Boned|I'm not fat, I just have big bones.]]}}

* [[Hey, Let's Put Onon a Show]]

* [[Huddle Power]]: The children sometimes confer in this manner.

* [[Make a Wish]]: It's probably going to come true.

** Although most of the criticism was aimed at [[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]], [[Moral Guardians]] still went after Barney and the other stars of the We Are Family music video, claiming the video would teach "the [[Heteronormative Crusader|homosexual agenda]]"

{{quote| '''Kids:''' *singing* Sunday Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Barney's birthday... *music stops* Barney's birthday?!?}}

* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Despite what the title says, the message of the ending song "I Love You" is more about friendship than love. In the Backyard Gang videos, it was towards the beginning and (in the very early videos) brought Barney to life.

* [[She Is's All Grown Up]]: After Min (who was played by Pia Manalo-Hamilton in all her appearances) left the Barney set, she returned for two specials.

* [[Shave and Aa Haircut|Shave & A Haircut]]: Played at the end credits of the first three seasons.

{{quote| '''Kids''': We forgot to make the (birthday) cake! }}

* [[Sure, Let's Go Withwith That]]: Baby Bop received her name because she really likes the song "Mr. Knickerbocker".

* [[Trans -Atlantic Equivalent]]: In addition to dubs, the show has had co-productions in Israel and South Korea, both mostly following the plots of the original American episodes.

** [[Making Use of the Twin]]: In their first appearance, Ashley and Alissa are introduced one at a time and are mistaken for each other, before they show up together and explain themselves. They also team up for a [[Mirror Routine]] in a talent show.

* [[Executive Meddling]]: According to [[Word of God|writer Stephen White]], the film had a ton of this done to its script. To this day, the film is an [[Old Shame]] for him.