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Barney is a children's educational musical adventure media franchise that originated with the 1988 direct-to-video series Barney and the Backyard Gang by Sheryl Stamps-Leach and Kathy O'Rourke-Parker. Barney consists of three series—Barney & the Backyard Gang (1988–1991), which consists of only eight episodes, Barney & Friends (1992–2010), a television series that ran on PBS Kids, and Barney's World (2024), a fully computer-animated series set to air on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito, and which is currently streaming on Max—and is currently distributed by 9 Story Media Group, under license from Mattel Television.

The Barney franchise follows the titular character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, huggable and optimistic attitude,

Overview

Main characters

Dinosaurs

Barney

Barney is the main character of the Barney franchise. He is a purple Tyrannosaurus with a green stomach in stuffed animal likeness, who comes to life through a child's imagination. His theme song is "Barney is a Dinosaur", whose tune is based on "Yankee Doodle". Barney often quotes things as being "Super dee-duper". Episodes frequently end with the song "I Love You", sung to the tune of "This Old Man". Despite being a carnivorous type dinosaur, Barney does not have a carnivore's fearsome teeth. He likes many different foods such as fruits and vegetables, but his main favorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk.

Children

Jason

Jason is a character who appeared in the first three episodes of Barney & the Backyard Gang. He is able to tap dance and likes animals. However, he can also to make waves with his arms, which he likes to do as well.

Michael

Michael is a character from the Barney franchise. First appearing in the Barney & the Backyard Gang episode "The Backyard Show", he also appeared in Barney & Friends, with his first appearance being "The Queen of Make-Believe". Michael likes to search for rocks when camping, meaning that he has a rock collection at home in a box. He is also a school crossing guard.

Kim

Kim is a character who appeared in various Barney episodes like with Barney & Friends episodes from Seasons 4 through 6. She lives with her parents, an older sister, and an adopted baby brother, and she has a friend named Kristen. Kim perfers to dance and sing. However, she also knows how to play the flute. In "A Picture of Health" it was revealed that Kim once damaged her foot and needed to head to the hospital for an X-ray.

Recurring characters

Mother Goose

Mother Goose is a character from Barney & Friends. Based on the fictional storyteller of the same name, she is an imaginary author who lives in the "Land of Mother Goose" (a land featuring her house, her garden, other characters from nursery rhymes, etc.) and perfers to speak in "rhyme". Mother Goose has been around for a large number of years for a quite long time and has a pet goose named Clarence (who appeared in "Honk! Honk! A Goose on the Loose!" and Barney's Big Surprise). Frequently, she already knows Barney's friends, as she knows the name of everyone who has ever read her rhymes.

References

1. Porter, Rick (February 13, 2023). "Barney the Dinosaur Gets Relaunch from Mattel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
2. Gorman, James (April 11, 1993). "TELEVISION VIEW; Of Dinosaurs Why Must This One Thrive?". The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
3. "Stuuuupendous!". Time. December 21, 1992. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
4. Cerone, Daniel (April 3, 1993). "Dinosaur Is a Star, Spreading Love With Hugs, Kisses, Songs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
5. "Barney the launching pad". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
6. ^ Petit, Stephanie (June 8, 2017). "Barney Unmasked! Meet the Man Who 'Loved' Playing the Iconic Purple Dinosaur for a Decade". People. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
7. ^ Ramirez, Marc (January 25, 2018). "Where's Barney now? Actor who played purple dinosaur a tantric sex therapist". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
8. ^ Sager, Rebekah (January 23, 2018). "The Guy Who Played Barney the Dinosaur Now Runs a Tantric Sex Business". Vice. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
9. ^ Giggy, Sean (March 14, 2019). "Purple Tales: The stories and secrets behind Barney". WFAA. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

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• Child characters in television
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