Barney and his friends meet up with school janitor Mr. Boyd, who announces he's going to perform in a concert that evening. After Baby Bop accidentally makes a mess in the classroom, Barney and the kids help her clean up, so Mr. Boyd doesn't have to miss his concert.
Songs
- Barney Theme Song
- Tom, He was a Piper's Son
- Chopsticks
- Clean Up
- A Silly Hat
- The Tiger Song
- Please and Thank You
- Alphabet Song
- This is the Way
- The Clean Up Clock
- I Love You
This episode contains examples of:
- Alliterative Title
- Early-Bird Cameo: Stephen makes several in this episode, prior to him joining the main cast in Season 4.
- The Piano Player: Mr. Boyd
- Race Against the Clock: The episode's main plot involves the gang cleaning up the classroom before Mr. Boyd gets back.
- Enforced with "The Clean Up Clock."
- Source Music: Mr. Boyd plays a couple of songs on the piano early on and wraps up the episode by playing "I Love You" for Barney and the gang.
- Standard Snippet: "Chopsticks"
- Trash the Set: Subverted; Baby Bop unintentionally wrecks the classroom while dancing, which sets the plot in motion. Fortunately, the other characters help her clean up the mess so that Mr. Boyd can get to his concert in time. At the end, when Baby Bop mentions she's going to dance again, the rest of the cast worries that she'll mess it up once more before quelling their fears.
