A Royal Welcome

Barney & Friends Episode
"A Royal Welcome"
Air date	November 17, 1998
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Steven Feldman
About
Theme	Medieval Life, Life In A Castle
Characters	Barney Chip Ashley Hannah Robert Scooter McNutty Miss Etta Kette Booker T. Bookworm Old King Cole
Episode Guide
Previous	"Hidden Treasures"
Next	"Sweet As Honey"

"A Royal Welcome" is the twelfth episode from the fifth season and the one-hundredth overall episode of Barney & Friends.

Plot

To prepare for Old King Cole's visit, Barney and the children visit Booker T. Bookworm at the school library and they learn about the different components of castles. Then, they transform the treehouse into their own castle. Barney, Scooter, Miss Etta, and the children all dress up in royal attire and the kids accent their costumes with "Barney Bag" crowns. Upon Old King Cole's arrival, he kicks up his heels at the sight of the preparations and treats everyone to a royal celebration.

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Rig a Jig, Jig"
3. "Castles So High"
4. "Lavender's Blue"
5. "Wave the Flags"
6. "The Barney Bag"
7. "London Bridge"
8. "Old King Cole"
9. "I Love You"

Release

International edits

In some international versions, this episode was shortened.

Adaptations

Baniwa Chingudeul

• The reason that the Barney doll goes missing is completely different. Instead of it accidentally falling into Scooter McNutty's house, Te-Te secretly takes the doll and plays with it in the treehouse, before the children catch her. The doll comes to life as she runs off.
• There are multiple differences. for one, the library segment was replaced by The Adventure Screen segment.
• Because the culture is different in Asian countries, A "King from a Storybook" appears instead of Old King Cole. Along with that, all American history is replaced with the history of Gyeongbokgung.

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The one-hundredth episode of Barney & Friends.
  • Another time where something happens to the Barney doll before coming to life. It was when Scooter McNutty threw Barney out of his hole. (It's also the only time Scooter appears before Barney comes to life, apparently fully aware of his existence as a stuffed doll.)
  • The only time Hannah wears jeans.
• After not being sung for five years, since "I Can Do That!", the song, "Rig a Jig, Jig" returns in this episode.
• The capes which the children wore in this episode will later be used and re-worn in "A Package Of Friendship" and "Stick With Imagination!".
• Chip wore the same shirt that he previously wore in "Colors All Around".

Appearances

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  Old King Cole busting a move in this episode, "A Royal Welcome"

  This episode marked:
  • The second time Scooter McNutty and Miss Etta Kette appeared before Barney comes to life. The first was "Pennies, Nickels, Dimes".
  • The only time Chip and Booker T. Bookworm appeared together.
  • The only season 5 episode where Chip and Ashley appeared together.
  • The final episode Ashley appeared with Chip and Hannah.
  • The only time Old King Cole appeared without Baby Bop and BJ.
  • The only episode where Old King Cole makes an appearance, and the only time he appeared with Chip, Ashley, Hannah and Robert.

• DeWayne Hambrick reprises the role as Old King Cole in this episode. Previously, Old King Cole appeared in Barney's Big Surprise, and he would later appear in this video, Can You Sing That Song?, in 2005.
• These four kids (Chip, Ashley, Hannah and Robert) appeared in the season four episode, "Let's Eat".