2005

Barney - The Land of Make-Believe - User Manual (cover)

The following is an overview of Barney-related news and events that have occurred in the year 2005.

Audio[]

March 1: Juguemos a Cantar con Barney is released.
August 23: The soundtrack, The Land of Make-Believe, is released to stores.

Events[]

January: El Parque Musical de Barney y sus Amigos performed at the Vértice del Museo de la Nacion in Lima, Peru.
March 11: We Are Family: A Musical Message for All is released on DVD.
March 27: Barney appears at the White House Easter Egg Roll.^[1]
April 4: Barney appears at the PBS Kids Sprout launch party that was held at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, California.
April 9-May 8: El Parque Musical de Barney y sus Amigos performs in various Latin American venues.
May 21: Barney appears at CPTV Kids Day at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. awarded two family four-packs of tickets to CPTV Kids Day with Barney between Saturday, May 21, 2005 (one family four-pack for the three-six age group and one family four-packs for the seven-nine age group), at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. All contest entries had to be received over the period of May 9, 2005, through May 13, 2005. Tickets were given to two winners chosen at random from all entries received during the promotion. Eligible to Connecticut residents only, entries had to have the coloring sheet entry form colored in and the contest registration information completed. Winners were then able to have the chance to sing-along with Barney at the aquarium.^[2]^[3]
July 9-August 7: The Spanish version of Barney's Big Surprise performed at The Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
August 4-October 4: Barney's Big Surprise performed at the Tennis Indoor Stadium Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia.
October 18-30: The Spanish version of Barney's Big Surprise performed at the CasaPiedra in Santiago, Chile.
November 11-20: Barney's Musical Castle performed at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
November 20: Barney appears at the Christmas Lights Switch-on in Warrington, Britain at 2.30pm and 4.30pm.^[4]
November 24: The final time the Barney balloon is featured at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Unknown:
- El Parque Musical de Barney y sus Amigos performs in various venues in Honduras and Guatemala.
- The Spanish version of Barney's Big Surprise performed at the Gran Rex Teatro in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Games[]

June 23: JAKKS Pacific Inc. signed licensing agreements to market and distribute multiple Plug It In & Play TV Games titles and GAMEKEY expansion packs based on HIT Entertainment properties, which includes Barney, for an expected 2006 launch in North America.^[5]
September 14: The Land of Make-Believe, a game based on the video of the same name, is released by V-Tech for the console V-Smile.

Home video releases[]

March 1: Let's Go to the Farm is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
May 3: Just Imagine is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
July 5: Everyone Is Special is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
August 30: The home video, The Land of Make-Believe, is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
December 13: Can You Sing That Song? is released to stores on VHS and DVD.
December 27: Be My Valentine Love, Barney is released on DVD.
Unknown: Clasikaletet released several episodes of Hachaverim Shel Barney on DVD, reprinting most of their previous VHS releases of the series.

Merchandise[]

Fall: Barney's Bug Jug Pals, Doctor Playtime Barney, Dentist Playtime Baby Bop and Barney's Shape Sorter House plush toys are released.

Publishing[]

February 1:
- I See Barney! is released.
- Ready, Set, Go! is released.
December 12: Barney Says is released.

Television[]

May 13: Season nine finale of Barney & Friends on PBS.
August 1: Season nine of Barney & Friends premieres in Latin America.
September 26: Sprout was launched on television, adding some episodes from seasons four through eight.