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The Whole Series
- The fact that this show got greenlit at all and still stands up as a definitive preschool show despite all the hate it got.
- The PBS series nearly didn't get greenlit, but it did after PBS executives saw how children enjoyed the videos. It's even more amazing that Barney has survived for over 30 years (since the release of the first Barney video) and is still beloved by children across the globe.
The Backyard Gang
Season One
- The Season 1 finale "Everyone is Special." Barney and his friends learn about what makes everyone special, while waiting to see what's inside a package the purple guy received. It turns out to be a mirror, which Barney uses to reinforce the message that everyone in the world is special. In June 1992, PBS decided not to renew Barney & Friends for another season. Had they not reversed their decision that August, "Everyone is Special" would have been the Barney & Friends series finale.
Season Two
Season Three
- Barney jammin' in the song Happy Dancin'
. You can tell the voice actor and costume actor had the most fun in this. According to the episode's article on the Barney wiki, the scene was filmed in one take. - BJ and Baby Bop arriving at the same time Barney comes to life at the beginning of "Who's on the Choo Choo?" marks one of the rarest and best ways to start off a Barney episode.
Season Four
Season Five
Season Six
Season Seven
Season Eight
Season Nine
Season Ten
Season Eleven
Season Twelve
Season Thirteen
Barney's Great Adventure
- Barney's big moment as he causes a distraction in a fancy french restaurant so the kids can find the missing egg.... By performing a JAZZ version of If All The Raindrops'. And it works!
Other Media
- One of the actors that played The Winkster in Barney Live in New York City.... is Barney's original costume actor! So seeing the Winkster with Barney in the show is like "passing the torch" from one suit actor to the next.
- David Voss played roles in a few Barney videos and took part in many of the stage shows. Carey Stinson, David Joyner's eventual replacement on the TV series, also appeared in the show, being Barney during quick changes and the balcony scenes. In a way, it's like seeing three Barneys in one show.
- John David Bennett II's first act as a circus clown is to breakdance on the stage.
- Barney doing his famous pose during the "Everyone is Special" song right for the camera at the very end of Barney Live in New York City performance also counts for this [1]
- Barney making a reference to Jurassic Park.... no seriously.
- The nice thing about the Sing and Dance with Barney rendition of "Old King Cole" is that there actually were enough cast members present for there to be three fiddlers, three trumpeters, and three drummers all at the same time, as well as a king (played by BJ) and queen (played by Baby Bop).
- The Confetti Drop at the end of Sing and Dance with Barney manages to be awesome, heartwarming, and funny all at once. Apparently, the cast was surprised by it. Some of the kids jump, some start tossing it around, and Brian Eppes (Michael) breaks character and looks up at the ceiling in a "How did I not see that coming?" sort of way.
- Barney's surprise appearance at the conclusion of Sheryl Leach's National Press Club speech. This is something that few people in the room expected aside from Leach and the staffers.
