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1998 Ad touting the ratings of Barney & Friends
The following is an overview of Barney-related news and events that have occurred in the year 1998.
Audio[]
- March 31: Barney's Great Adventure: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is released.
- July 21: La Gran Sorpresa de Barney is released.
- August 18: Barney's Sing Along: Halloween Party is released.
- August 23: Barney's Great Adventure Sing Along is released to stores.
- December: Barney is named #1 Kids Artist on Billboard's "Year in Music" for the third time.
- May 19: The soundtrack, Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage is re-released with the front cover matching the home video front cover.
- November 3: Songs in the Key of Purple is packaged with selected Barney home videos.
- Unknown:
- Hashirim Shel Barney, Yom Huledet Sameach and Yadayim Lemala Al Harosh are released.
- Barney's Lieblingslieder is released.
Events[]
- January 18: Barney attends the 55th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.[1]
- February 8: Barney was interview in Miami Florida,
- February 10: Lyons Partnership filed a lawsuit on New Jersey Costume shops for selling imitation Barney costumes.
- March 3: Barney appears at Planet Hollywood.
- March 27: Barney's Great Adventure is premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York.
- April 3: Barney's Great Adventure is released in theaters in the United States.
- April 8: Barney appears at La Brea Tar Pits to put his footprints in cement in to promote the release of the movie.
- April 26: Barney's Big Surprise ends its North American tour at the PNE Coliseum, Vancouver BC.
- May 26-June 7: The Spanish version of Barney's Big Surprise performs at various venues in Mexico.
- Early November: Barney's Big Surprise begins an eight city tour of the UK at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
- November 26: Barney and the kids performed "If All the Raindrops" at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- November 30: Barney appears at the 1998 Bright Lights of LA Theater Lighting Event at the ABC Entertainment Center in Los Angeles, California.
- December 21: The UK tour of Barney's Big Surprise wraps up at the Sheffield Arena.
Home video releases[]
- January 13: It's Time For Counting is released to stores. Also, Barney Rhymes with Mother Goose is re-released.
- February 12: Down On Barney's Farm is released to stores, after being only available through Time Life, possibly to promote Barney's Great Adventure.
- March 17: Barney In Outer Space is released to stores.
- Late March: My Party with Barney is available to purchase through Kideo.
- May 19: The home video, Barney's Big Surprise is released to stores.
- July 18: Barney's Exercise Circus and Barney's Parade of Numbers are re-released separately.
- August 18: Barney's Halloween Party is released to stores.
- September 1: Barney's Great Adventure is released on video to stores. It is the first video that was released on DVD. Barney's First Adventures is available to receive through the mail.
- September 29: Waiting for Santa is re-released one more time and has new previews.
- November 3: Good, Clean Fun! / Oh, Brother...She's My Sister Video 2-Pack is released to stores.
Merchandise[]
- March:
- During a two day period, Home Shopping Network received 9,000 orders for a Barney gift set from Kideo Productions. Included was My Party with Barney, a phone-personalized Barney book, and twenty-four photo-personalized stickers that featured the child's name and face.[2]
- My First Colgate Barney toothbrush began shipping.[3]
- ?: Luvs Puts Barney On Their Diapers For The Release Of Barney’s Great Adventure.
Publishing[]
- January 1: Barney's Alphabet Fun!, Barney's Animal Homes and Barney Goes to the Farm are published.
- February 1:
- Barney & Baby Bop Go to the Restaurant and Barney & BJ Go to the Police Station are published.
- Barney's Adventure Hunt and Barney's Baby Farm Animals are published.
- February: Barney's Great Adventure: The Chase is On! is published.
- March 1: Barney and Twinken and Barney's Great Adventure (Smart Pages book) are published.
- March: Barney's Great Adventure is published.
- June 1: Barney's Book of Trains is published.
- August 1:
- Barney's Book of Shapes is published.
- Barney's Thanksgiving is published.
- September: Barney's Tool Box is published.
- October: Barney Says "Night Night" is published.
- Unknown:
- Barney Meets The New Baby, Barney's ABC, 123 and More! and Barney's Storybook Treasury are published.
- The Barney Magazine in Mexico won the CANIEM award for "Best Children's Magazine" from National Editorial Chamber.[4]
Television[]
- January 6: Barney makes a surprise appearance on the The Rosie O'Donnell Show and meets child paleontologist Justin Hoffman. [5]
- March 3: Barney's First Adventures first airs on PBS. The special would air throughout the month on various PBS stations.
- March 28: Barney's First Adventures airs on Fox Kids.
- November 1: Lyrick Studios announced an animated spin-off of Barney & Friends: BJ & The Radical Rumblebutts. The series never comes to fruition.
- November 2:
- Season five of Barney & Friends premieres on PBS.
- Season one of Barney & Friends is removed from the PBS rotation.
- November 19: Barney appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show to wish the McCaughey septuplets a happy first birthday.[6]
- November 27: Season five finale of Barney & Friends on PBS.
- December 13: Barney appears on ITV's This Morning program in the UK, performing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and played by Roger Bunnage, the performer of Arbie the Robot.
- December 1-31: Dish Network held a contest after watching Barney's Great Adventure on Dish on Demand for the first 500 customers will receive an exclusive Barney doll.
- December 26: Barney appears again on GMTV with Dave Benson Phillips, with BJ and Baby Bop appearing shortly after.
Episodes[]
Season 5[]
"Books Are Fun!"
"Trading Places"
"Safety First!"
"Circle of Friends"
"The One And Only You"
"Barney's Band"
"Try It, You'll Like It!"
"Colors All Around"
"Howdy, Friends!"
"Seven Days A Week"
"Hidden Treasures"
"A Royal Welcome"
"Sweet As Honey"
"First Things First!"
"Aunt Rachel Is Here!"
"It's A Rainy Day!"
"Easy Does It!"
"What's In A Name?"
"A Very Special Mouse"
"A Package of Friendship"
New Barney Songs[]
A Great Day for Counting!
"In Our Family"
"Mr. Star"
"Floating Together So Free"
"Way Up in Outer Space"
"The Sun"
"Hooray! It's Your Birthday"
"Barney - The Song"
"Count the Stars"
"Who's Inside It?"
"We're Gonna Find a Way"
"You Can"
"Dream (Twinken's Theme)"
"Let's Sing All the Way Home"
"You Can Do Anything"
"Rainbows Follow the Rain"
"I Love You (Extended Version)"
"It's Halloween Night Tonight"
"So Many Pumpkins"
"A Big Parade of Costumes"
"Toss It in a Window"
"One, Two You Know What To Do"
"Tell a Grown-Up Friend"
"Saying "Be Careful" Means I Love You"
"The Tummy Song"
"When I'm Old Enough to Join the Band"
"You Might Like Something New"
"I Can Do It"
"I Can Do"
"I Put a Smile On"
"My Jeans are Always Blue"
"I Love to Read"
"This is the Day We Grow the Corn"
"Little Honey Bees"
"Colors Make Me Happy"
"Being Together"
"Riding on a Bike"
"I Am Learning to Spell My Name"
"The Alphabet Parade"
People[]
Born[]
- January 10 - Halle Tomlinson (actress)
- January 28 - Donovan Mbroh (child actor)
- March 18 - Alexandra O'Brien (child actress)
- March 24 - Mariah Snyder (child actress)
- May 24 - Deborah Cole (actress)
- June 5 - Chase Vasquez (child actor)
- July 6 - Casey Rodriguez (child actor)
- July 20 - Choyse Hall (child actor)
- July 22 - Madison Pettis (actress)
- August 9 - Cooper Allen McCullough (child actor)
- September 17 - Kennedy Donatto (child actress)
- September 18 - Miranda Money (actress)
- September 20 - Reagan Rees (actress)
- September 23 - Darrak White (child actor)
- October 1 - Austin Lux (child actor)
Cast & Crew[]
Cast   My First Colgate Barney   Barney at the 55th Golden Globe Awards.   Barney at the 55th Golden Globe Awards.   Barney at Planet Hollywood.  Barney at La Brea Tar Pits.   Barney at the 'Bright Lights of L.A.' Holiday Season Launch.   Barney at the 'Bright Lights of L.A.' Holiday Season Launch.   Exclusive Plush from Dish Network's contest
CrewExecutive Producers
Editors
Writers
Directors
Audio
Producers
Coordinators
Secretaries
Operators
Designers
Grips
Electricians
Dressers
Leadmen
Buyers
Greenspersons
Coaches
Carpenters
Wardrobe Sewing
Stitchers
Puppeteers
Technicians
Mixers
Teachers
Interns
Painters
Special Effects
Stylists
Engineers
Managers
Researchers
Specialists
Supervisors
Accountants
Lyricists/Composers
Property Masters
Assistants
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References[]
- ↑ 1998 Golden Globe Awards Retrieved December 3, 2022
- ↑ BARNEY'S STILL TOPS April 4, 1998 Retrieved November 3, 2022
- ↑ Colgate Introduces Fun New Toothbrushes And Toothpaste For Kids August 7, 1998 Retrieved January 1, 2023
- ↑ Barney - Online Retrieved December 11, 2022
- ↑ Rosie O'Donnell Show interview with Justin Hoffman
- ↑ Oprah Winfrey Show (November 19, 1998)