To help Min and Kathy learn how to read, Derek tries to have Barney and the others guess the letters of a mystery word. They all wind up doing activities themed around the alphabet, involving each letter of said word.
Songs
- Barney Theme Song
- The Other Day I Met a Bear
- The Ants Go Marching
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- The N Game
- Do Your Ears Hang Low?
- Alphabet Soup
- Yankee Doodle
- Alphabet Song
- I Love You
This episode contains examples of:
- Secret Word: Derek writes one of these a letter at a time in an effort to help Min and Kathy learn to read words. The word is none other than "Barney"
- Visual Pun: Derek dresses up as a mail carrier and delivers Barney and the other kids a literal letter (the letter "R").Derek: It's a letter from your mom!
