

Major Events

1998 Ad touting the ratings of Barney & Friends
- January 13: It's Time For Counting is released to stores.
- February 10: Lyons Partnership filed a lawsuit on New Jersey Costume shops for selling imitation Barney costumes.
- 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: The Movie.
- February: Barney's Halloween Party is filmed.
- March: Production for Season 5 begins.
- March 17: Barney In Outer Space is released to stores.
- March 27: Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie is released to Radio City Music Hall theatre in New York.
- March 28: Barney's First Adventures airs on Fox Kids.
- April 3: Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie is released in theatres worldwide. This was also the final project in which Sheryl Stamps Leach served as executive producer.
- March 31: Barney's Great Adventure: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is released.
- Late March: My Party with Barney is available to purchase through Kideo.
- 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 a North American tour at the PNE Coliseum, Vancouver BC.
- May 19: The home video, Barney's Big Surprise is released to stores. The soundtrack, Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage is re-released with the front cover matching the home video front cover.
- July: Production for Season 5 ends. Also, Sing And Dance With Barney is filmed.
- Barney's Exercise Circus and Barney's Parade of Numbers are re-released separately. Also, Barney Rhymes with Mother Goose is re-released.
- August 18: Barney's Halloween Party and Barney's Sing Along: Halloween Party are both released to stores.
- September 1: Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie 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 15: Barney's Great Adventure Sing Along is released to stores.
- September 29: Waiting for Santa is re-released one more time and has new previews.
- November 1: Lyrick Studios announces an animated spin-off of Barney & Friends: BJ & The Radical Rumblebutts. The series does not come to fruition.
- November 2: Season 5 premieres on PBS. Seasons 1-3 are removed from the PBS rotation.
- November 3: Good, Clean Fun! / Oh, Brother...She's My Sister Video 2-Pack is released to stores. Songs in the Key of Purple is packaged with selected Barney home videos.
- Early November: Barney's Big Surprise begins an eight city tour of the UK at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
- November 19: Barney appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show to wish the McCaughey septuplets a happy first birthday.[1]
- November 26: Barney and the kids performed If All the Raindrops at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- November 27: Season 5 finale on PBS.
- November: Let's Play School is filmed.
- December: Barney is named #1 Kids Artist on Billboard's "Year in Music" for the third time.
- 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 21: The UK tour of Barney's Big Surprise wraps up at the Sheffield Arena.
- December 26: Barney appears again on GMTV with Dave Benson Phillips, with BJ and Baby Bop appearing shortly after.
New Barney & Friends Episodes and Songs
Season Five Episodes
Songs
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Barney (Costume: David Joyner / Carey Stinson / Josh Martin, Voice: Bob West)
- Baby Bop (Costume: Jeff Ayers / Lee Clark / Jennifer Romano, Voice: Julie Johnson)
- BJ (Costume: Jeff Brooks / Pat O'Connell / Kyle Nelson, Voice: Patty Wirtz)
- Hannah (Marisa Kuers)
- Kristen (Sara Hickman)
- Ashley (Monét Chandler)
- Alissa (Maurié Chandler)
- Stephen (Chase Gallatin)
- Kim (Erica Rhodes)
- Keesha (Mera Baker)
- Robert (Angel Velasco)
- Chip (Lucien Douglas)
- Jeff (Austin Ball)
- Danny (Jeffrey Hood)
- Curtis (Monté Black)
- Emily (Hannah Owens) (debut)
- Linda (Adrianne Kangas) (debut)
- Mr. Boyd (Robert Sweatmon)
- Stella the Storyteller (Phyllis Cicero)
- Scooter McNutty (voiced by Todd Duffey)
- Miss Etta Kette (voiced by Brice Armstrong)
- Booker T. Bookworm (voiced by Earl Fisher) (debut)
- Cody Newton (Trevor Morgan) (only appearance)
- Abby Newton (Diana Rice) (only appearance)
- Marcella (Kyla Pratt) (only appearance)
- Grandpa Greenfield (George Hearn) (only appearance)
- Grandma Greenfield (Shirley Douglas) (only appearance)
- Mrs. Mildred Goldfinch (Renee Madeline Le Guerrier) (only appearance)
- Tony (Trent Gentry) (only appearance)
- Rachel (Vanessa Lauren) (only appearance)
- Cindy (Mallory Lineberger) (only appearance)
- Kevin (Brandt Love) (only appearance)
Crew
Executive Producers
- Dennis DeShazer
- Sheryl Leach (Executive Producer for It's Time for Counting, Barney in Outer Space, and Barney's Big Surprise)
- Jay Renfroe
- Matthew Papish
- David Garfinkle
Editors
- McKee Smith
- Tim Werner
- Brian Norfolk
- Vickie Sterling
- Laura Cargile
- Peter Cohen (Editor for Barney's First Adventures)
- Denise Crowell (Dialogue Editor)
- Don Clark (Sound Editor)
- Patrick N. Selleers (Music/Dialogue Editor)
- Clint de Boer (Sound Effects Editor)
- Alan Porzio (Sound Effects Editor for Barney's First Adventures)
Writers
Directors
- Steve Gomer
- Fred Holmes
- Steven Feldman
- Jim Rowley
- Jeff Gittle
- Lynn Ambrose (Casting Director)
- Bob Morones (Talent Director for Barney's First Adventures)
- Eric Norberg (Associate Director)
- Terrie Davis (Associate Director)
- Elizabeth Sagen Velten (Art Director)
- Derek R. Hill (Art Director)
- Murray Campbell (Lighting Director)
- Steve Corie (Lighting Director for Barney's First Adventures)
- Cathie Berbena-Lloyd (Lighting Director)
- Colin DeFord (Technical Director)
- David Boothe (Audio Director)
- Jake Berry (Production Director for Barney's Big Surprise)
- Penny Wilson (Performance Director)
- Bob Singleton (Musical Director)
- David Bernard Wolf (Musical Director)
- Joe Phillips (Musical Director)
Audio
- Ron Balentine (Production Audio)
- David Lowe (Production Audio)
- Wild Woods (Post Audio for Barney's First Adventures)
Producers
- Jim Rowley (Supervising Producer)
- Rosa Gonzalez (Supervising Producer)
- Ben Vaughn (Senior Consulting Producer)
- Linda Houston (Consulting Producer)
- Jeff Gittle (Senior Producer/Consulting Producer)
- Mark Ritts (Senior Producer for Barney's First Adventures)
- Carmen Herrerra (Coordinating Producer for Barney's First Adventures)
- Sloan Coleman
Coordinators
- Steven G. McAfee (Production Coordinator)
- Dawn Stewart (Production Coordinator for Barney's First Adventures)
- Amy Atherton (Art/Craft Coordinator)
- Jonathan Smith (Music Coordinator)
- Perri Verdino-Gates (Writing Coordinator)
- Russel Towery (Stunt Coordinator)
- Lynn Corzine (Tour Coordinator)
Secretaries
- Shirley Bradshaw (Tour Secretary)
Operators
- Bruce Harmon (Camera Operator)
- Larry Allen (Camera Operator)
- Bill Saunders (Camera Operator for Barney's First Adventures)
- Kevin Roberts (Camera Operator for Barney's First Adventures)
- Dave Parks (Camera Operator for Barney's First Adventures)
- Van Smalley (Camera Operator)
- Scott Dailey (Camera Operator)
- James Johnson (Videotape Operator)
- Dudley Asaff (Videotape Operator)
- James Young (Videotape Operator)
- Todd Davis (Light Board Operator)
Designers
- Lisa Odette Albertson (Wardrobe Designer)
- Bob Lavalee (Production Designer)
- Doug Leonard (Production Designer for Barney's First Adventures)
- Victor DiNapoli (Set Designer)
- Lisa Albertson (Costume Designer)
- Ken Craig (Lighting Designer)
- Jeanie L. D'lorio (Makeup Designer)
- Jimi White (Makeup Designer)
- Martha Beresford (Makeup Designer)
- Nancy Gray (Makeup Designer)
Grips
- Trey Smith (Best Boy Grip)
- James Edwards
- Jeffrey Jon
- Steve Ritchey
- Tim Harkins
- Buck Hatcher
- Jim Fisher
- Michael Tomassetti
- Michael Spain
Electricians
- Todd Davis (Best Boy Electric)
- James Edwards
- Jeffrey Jon
- Steve Ritchey
- Tim Harkins
- Buck Hatcher
- Jim Fisher
- Michael Tomassetti
- Michael Spain
Dressers
- Aggie Davis-Brooks
- Cheryl Johnson
- Allison Linna
- Meredith Motley
Leadmen
- Tom Rutherford
Buyers
- Stephanie Emery
- Melissa James
- Cheryl Johnson
- Mindy Cranston
Greenspersons
- Kelley Johnston Miller
Coaches
- Shelley C. Aubrey (Dialogue Coach)
Carpenters
- Dan Leonard (Lead Carpenter)
Wardrobe Sewing
- Traci Hutton
- Tom Jaekels
- Merrie McCoy
- Celeste Henson
- Leila Heise
- Natalie Sergi-Saari
Stitchers
- Amelia Clemens (Costume Stitcher)
- Mimi Clemens (Costume Stitcher)
Puppeteers
- Alan Elson (Tickle Tree Puppeteer for Barney in Outer Space)
Technicians
- Alan Elson (Costume Technician)
- William McNully (Costume Technician)
Mixers
- Gary French (Rerecording Mixer)
Teachers
- Valinda Kimmel
Interns
- Sharon Dieter (Production Intern)
- Beletra Thomas (Production Intern)
Painters
- Kristen Weeks (Scenic Painter)
- Tina Griffith-Camp (Scenic Painter)
Special Effects
- Bob Trevino
- Rob Goodson
Stylists
- Debra Hertel Haefling (Hair Stylist)
Engineers
- Bink Williams (Video Engineer)
- Willie O'Brien (Sound Engineer)
Managers
- Charlotte Spivey (Production Manager)
- Harold Behrens (Production Manager)
- Jennifer Beasley (Production Manager for Barney's First Adventures)
- Craig Kawamoto (Production Manager for Barney's First Adventures
- Matthew McCracken (Production Manager for Barney's First Adventures)
- Laurie Berry (Production Office Manager)
- Christine Finnigan (Public Relations Manager)
- Michelle McCarel (Public Relations Manager)
- Jena Atchison (Stage Manager)
- Julie Hutchings (Manager of Talent Services)
- Lisa Greif (Manager of Music Services)
- Sue Shinn (Production Office Manager)
- Lyle Hutchton (Wardrobe/Costume Manager)
- Georgia Ford Wagenhurst (Wardrobe Shop Manager)
- Tom Jaekels (Wardrobe Shop Manager)
- David Cobb (Costume Shop Manager)
- Glenn R. Grabski (Business Tour Manager)
Researchers
- Lori Plummer
- Joy Starr
- Kimberly Thornton
Specialists
- Mary Ann Dudko (Educational Specialist)
- Margie Larsen (Educational Specialist)
Supervisors
- Lisa Odette Albertson (Wardrobe Supervisor)
- Bob Dauber (Post Production Supervisor)
- Randy Breedlove (Technical Operations Supervisor)
- Caris Palm Turpen (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Catherine Reynolds (Script Supervisor)
- Diane Gillham (Child Supervisor)
- Sherry Gentry (Child Supervisor)
Accountants
- Randy Dalton (Senior Accountant)
- Debbie Cottle (Production Accountant)
Lyricists/Composers
- Holly Doubet
- Angelo Natalie
- Paul Loomis
- Kevin S. Devine
- David Sparks
- Philip Parker
- Tony Peugh
- Willy Welch
- Jerry Herman (wrote Barney - The Song)
- Joe Phillips
- C. Russell Riddle
- Joyce D. Slocum
- Rene Dupere (wrote Who's Inside It?)
- Michael Sinelnikoff (wrote Who's Inside It?)
- David Friedman (wrote We're Gonna Find a Way)
- Barbara Rothstein (wrote We're Gonna Find a Way)
- Chris Atwood (wrote You Can and Let's Sing All the Way Home)
- Steve Ferguson (wrote You Can and Let's Sing All the Way Home)
- Essra Mohawk (wrote Dream (Twinken's Tune))
- Stephen Bishop (wrote You Can Do Anything)
- Jeff Jones (wrote You Can Do Anything)
- Colin Boyd (wrote Rainbows Follow the Rain)
- Tim Clott (wrote Rainbows Follow the Rain)
Property Masters
- Tim Thomaston
- Frank Goodman
Assistants
- Caroline St. Denis (Assistant Performance Director)
- Shelley C. Aubrey (Assistant Performance Director)
- Malcolm Johnson (Production Audio Assistant)
- Brenda J. Galgan (Production Audio Assistant)
- Corey Jones (Assistant to Props)
- Matt Maples (Assistant to Props)
- Chris Kaufman (Assistant to Props)
- John Clark (Assistant to Props)
- Gail Lee Dunson (Assistant Production Coordinator)
- Scott Osborne (Carpenter's Assistant)
- Tim McGarity (Carpenter's Assistant)
- Ken Weber (Wardrobe Assistant)
- Mindy Cranston (Wardrobe Assistant)
- Brian Blevins (Costume Assistant)
- Janet Bush (Costume Assistant)
- Kristen Boyett (Costume Assistant)
- Denise Rohr (Costume Assistant)
- Gilbert Gonzales (Costume Assistant)
- Craig Chastain (Post Production Audio Assistant)
- Beth Read (Assistant Production Accountant)
- Donna Ivers (Assistant Producer)
- Craig Wright (Production Assistant)
- Joel Zoch (Production Assistant)
- Suzanne Parham (Production Assistant)
- Barry W.J. Robb (Production Assistant)
- Halim Jabbour (Production Assistant)
- Cindy Tang (Production Assistant for Barney's First Adventures)
- Brent Studler (Production Assistant for Barney's First Adventures)
- Matt Maples (Art Department Production Assistant)
- Kim Greenough (Drafting Assistant)
- Margaret Johnson (Stunt Assistant)
- Randy Moore (Stunt Assistant)
- Elizabeth A. Ashbrook (Assistant Musical Director)
- Melissa James (Assistant Set Decorator)
- Tony Santiago (Assistant Editor for Barney's First Adventures)
People
Born
- January 10 - Halle Tomlinson (actress)
- March 24 - Mariah Snyder (actress)
- March - Alexandra O'Brien (actress)
- May 24 - Deborah Cole (actress)
- July 6 - Casey Rodriguez (actor)
- July 22 - Madison Pettis (actress)
- September 17 - Kennedy Donatto (actress)
- September 18 - Miranda Money (actress)
- September 23 - Darrak White (actor)
- October 1 - Austin Lux (actor)
- October 8 - Cooper Allen McCullough (actor)
- November 14 - Chase Vasquez (actor)
References
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