2003

The following is an overview of Barney-related news and events that have occurred in the year 2003.

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Spring: KOCH Entertainment and HIT Entertainment inked a deal to release future Barney albums as well as reissue previous ones.
Unknown: Super-Dee-Duper Songs is released.
November 11: Start Singing With Barney was released to stores.

January 17: Barney's Colorful World! has a soft opening at Mid South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
January 23: Barney's Colorful World! has its premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York.
February 7: Barney performs at Winterfest at Mel Lastman Square at North York Civic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[1]
April 29: Barney visits kids at St Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also left behind some videos and toys for the hospital's playroom.^[2]
October 21: Barney visits St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA as a part of the Barney's Colorful World! tour.^[3]
October 25: Barney makes an appearance at the 10th Anniversary Dream Halloween Los Angeles Fundraising Event at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.
November 27: Barney, Baby Bop and BJ performed "The Best Manners Medley" at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, while a new Barney balloon debuts in the parade.
December: Barney performs a live show at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Canada.
December 6: Barney appears at the Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children's Parade for the benefit of Dallas Children's Medical Center.
Barney’s Chat With Me Program at Toys “R” Us wins the Silver Pyramid Award at the 26th Annual Promotional Products Association International.^[4]

January 7: Barney Songs From the Park is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
March 11: Pre-order date for Read with Me, Dance with Me.
April 8:
- Read with Me, Dance with Me is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
- Let's Go to the Zoo is released on DVD to stores and re-released on VHS to stores.
May 13: Barney's Outdoor Fun!, a re-release of Camp WannaRunnaRound, is released to stores.
June 24: It's Nice to Meet You and It's a Happy Day! are released to stores.
August 5: Barney's Red, Yellow and Blue! and Barney's Numbers! Numbers! are released to stores.
August 19: Barney's Halloween Party is released on DVD and re-released on VHS to stores. The VHS has new previews.
August 26: Barney's Best Manners: Your Invitation to Fun! is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
September 30: Barney's Night Before Christmas is re-released on VHS to stores in Canada and has new previews.
November 11: Pre-order date for Happy Mad Silly Sad: Putting a Face to Feelings.
December 16: Happy Mad Silly Sad: Putting a Face to Feelings is released to stores on VHS and DVD.

Early Summer: Southwest Airlines offers young travelers a Southwest Airlines/Barney coloring sheet to keep them entertained while flying.^[5]
June 9: It was announced that Zooth, Inc. recently announced a line of Barney oral hygiene products for toddlers, including a selection of sculpted Barney Zoothbrushes as well as Zoothpaste.^[5]
Fall: Fisher-Price introduces the Barney "Best Behaviors" line, three engaging products for toddlers that reinforce pro-social skills such as polite manners ans safe habits. the line includes the Please 'n Thank You Cash Register, the Best Manners Singing Barney, and Safety Songs Driver. ^[5]

January 1:
- At the Park: A Touch-and-Feel Book is published.
- Babies & Barney: Hooray for Puppies and Kittens! is published.
- Barney's Little Lessons: The New Babysitter is published.
- Barney's Sing-along Stories: I Love You is published.
January: Barney Is Sooo Big! is published.
January 2: C&S published a magazine on Barney.
March 5: C&S published a magazine on Barney.

January 6: The television show Barney & Friends debuted on Discovery Kids Latin America.
January 23: Barney appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly in honor of Barney's Colorful World!. He sung "I Love You" and "If You're Happy and You Know It".
March 7: Barney appears on The Today Show.
August 18-September 12: The full sixth season aired for the final time on PBS.
September 15: Season eight of Barney & Friends premieres on PBS.
September 26: Baniwa Chingudeul airs for the last time on KBS.