#Barney and friends vhs series

One of the changes announced for the show was dropping the word 'gang' due to it having negative connotations. A $2.25 million grant was given to The Lyons Group and Connecticut Public Television to produce the new show. In June of 1991, it was announced that Barney would have a new show debuting on PBS with a scheduled release for April 1992 with thirty episodes.

At the time, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting had been looking for something new, educational and lively to supplement the programs that were already on television.

Rifkin liked the concept, so he spoke with Leach and other creators about putting Barney on television. Rifkin tested the video on other children in the neighborhood to make sure the reaction wasn't unusual. Once they got home, his daughter couldn't stop watching the video. On Super Bowl Sunday in 1991, executive vice president of programming for Connecticut Public Television, Larry Rifkin, rented the Barney video, A Day at the Beach, for his 4-year-old daughter Leora Rifkin, which they got from Prospect Video Store, in Prospect, Connecticut. The beginnings to the start of Barney & Friends dates back to the show's predecessor, Barney & The Backyard Gang, which was a home video series.Ī promotional advertisement for Barney & Friends premiering on PBS. This season had two albums released with a few songs taken from various episodes, under the titles of Barney's Favorites, Volume 1 and Barney's Favorites, Volume 2, released in 19 respectively. With a total of thirty episodes, this was the longest season to date. Unlike the home video series, that took place in various settings, the show takes place at in a school classroom and playground, which is where the children characters attend during the day.

#Barney and friends vhs series

Succeeding the home video series, Barney & The Backyard Gang, this season features Barney, with characters from the home video series such as Baby Bop, a diverse cast of kids, including Derek, Michael, Tina, and Luci, and introduces new kids - Min, Kathy, Shawn, and Tosha.īased off its predecessor, this season displays Barney, who comes to life through a child's imagination, whenever he is needed for something, helping his friends, through educational themes tailored for toddlers, which is the viewing audience.

' Oh, Brother.The first season of the American live-action educational children's television series, Barney & Friends, created by Sheryl Leach and co-created by Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer, was premiered on PBS from April 6 to May 15, 1992, and consisted of 30 episodes.

' Good, Clean Fun!' (Season 4, Episode 15).

' Down On Barney's Farm' (Season 1, Episode 10)īarney's Good, Clean Fun! / Barney's Oh, Brother.She's My Sister.

' Red, Blue and Circles Too!' (Season 2, Episode 4).

' The Treasure of Rainbow Beard' (Season 1, Episode 7).

' Having Tens of Fun!' (Season 2, Episode 17).

' The Exercise Circus!' (Season 2, Episode 11).

' Who's Who on the Choo Choo?' (Season 3, Episode 16)īarney's Exercise Circus / Barney's Parade of Numbers.

' Are We There Yet?' (Season 3, Episode 17).

' A Very Special Delivery!' (Season 2, Episode 18).

' The Alphabet Zoo' (Season 2, Episode 16).

' An Adventure In Make Believe' (Season 2, Episode 15).

' Home Sweet Homes' (Season 1, Episode 28).

' Let's Help Mother Goose!' (Season 1, Episode 15).

' A Splash Party, Please' (Season 1, Episode 23).

' Happy Birthday, Barney!' (Season 1, Episode 12).

By technicality, Season 9 videos count as episode videos since they would later be split into two actual episodes, but some of them had different songs and longer clips. Originally, this series of home videos was called the 'Barney & Friends Collection', but these videos only contained one episode from Seasons 1- 3 and more often than not, the title of the tape was changed. Barney & Friends Episode Videos are home videos that contain one or more Barney & Friends episodes.