Mother Goose returns and this time, she needs help finding her pet goose, Clarence. Barney and the kids decide to recite nursery rhymes to try to lure Clarence back.
Songs/Rhymes
- Barney Theme Song
- I'm Mother Goose
- Two Little Blackbirds
- The Library
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
- To Market, To Market
- Humpty Dumpty
- This is the Way the Ladies Ride
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- London Bridge
- Ring Around the Rosie
- It's Raining, It's Pouring
- Star Light, Star Bright
- Wee Willie Winkie
- Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
- Rock-A-Bye Baby
- I Love You
This episode contains examples of:
- The Chase: Barney, Mother Goose, and the kids spend most of the episode trying to chase after Clarence the goose.
- Nursery Rhyme: Barney and friends recite a number of nursery rhymes while helping Mother Goose track down her pet goose.
- "Reading Is Cool" Aesop: The subject of the song "The Library".
- We Need a Distraction: The kids ultimately get Clarence back through a multi-tiered plan. Shawn gets his attention by honking like a goose, Min lures him dressed as a goose, and Julie leaves some bread crumbs for him. Barney tops off the plan in the simplest way possible:Barney: Hey! Look up there!
[Clarence turns around, allowing Mother Goose to catch him]