History Series / BarneyAndFriends

''Barney'' is a live-action television series aimed at preschoolers and younger children that started airing on Creator/{{PBS}} in [[TheNineties 1992]]. Created by Texan teacher Sheryl Leach in 1987, Barney 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 show's creation was that there weren't many programs that educated young children at the time [[note]]''Series/SesameStreet'' was aimed at preschool and early school-age children at the time Leach made that criticism, as she found it too complex for younger children[[/note]]. 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 an ever-shifting cast of young kids, its setting was once an elementary school, but switched to a local park beginning with season 7. The story (such that it is) focuses largely on the importance of imagination and delivering {{A|nAesop}}esops suitable for very young children.

Live-action television series aimed at pre-school and younger children that started airing on Creator/{{PBS}} in [[TheNineties 1992]]. Created by Texan teacher Sheryl Leach in 1987, Barney 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 show's creation was that there weren't many programs that educated young children at the time [[note]]''Series/SesameStreet'' was aimed at preschool and early school-age children at the time Leach made that criticism, as she found it too complex for younger children[[/note]]. 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 an ever-shifting cast of young kids, its setting was once an elementary school, but switched to a local park beginning with season 7. The story (such that it is) focuses largely on the importance of imagination and delivering {{A|nAesop}}esops suitable for very young children.

* TrashTheSet: Subverted in The Season 3 episode "Classical Cleanup" has Baby Bop dancing in and wrecking the classroom. Thank goodness she and the kids cleaned it up thanks to Shawn's idea.

* TrashTheSet: The Season 3 episode "Classical Cleanup" has Baby Bop dancing in and wrecking the classroom.

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* GiftOfTheMagiPlot: "Gift of the Dinos", the first half of episode 19 of season 11. In it, Riff and BJ draw each other's names in Secret Santa. Riff trades his drum to buy a baseball glove for BJ and BJ trades his baseball to buy drumsticks for Riff.

-->--The first lines of the OpeningTheme

Live-action television series aimed at pre-school and younger children that started airing on Creator/{{PBS}} in [[TheNineties 1992]]. Created by Texan teacher Sheryl Leach in 1987, Barney 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 show's creation was that there weren't many programs that educated young children at the time [[note]]''Series/SesameStreet'' was aimed at preschool and early school-age children at the time Leach made that criticism, as she found it too complex for younger children[[/note]]. 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 an ever-shifting cast of young kids, its setting was once a elementary school, but switched to a local park beginning with season 7. The story (such that it is) focuses largely on the importance of imagination and delivering {{A|nAesop}}esops suitable for very young children.

* CatchPhrase: "Super Dee Duper" - Barney
** "Stu-u-u-pendous!" - Barney
** "Ay-yie-yie" - B.J.
** "Toodles!" - Stella the Storyteller
** "Tippity top!" - Riff
** "Wowzer!" - Riff

* WorldTour: Season 13 has the gang traveling the world. They go to Mexico, China, Spain, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Kenya, Hawaii, France, and the Rainforest.

* CentralTheme: To quote Barney, "anything is possible if you use your imagination." Season specific themes are noted below:

* SaltAndPepper: Derek and Michael hang out together a lot. Kathy and Tosha are classmates.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Despite being a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Barney is mostly vegetarian, with his favorite snack being peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.