Barney's 20th Anniversary

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Barney's 20th Anniversary was an anniversary event that celebrated 20 years of the Barney franchise. It was celebrated from 2007 until 2008.

Highlights of the Anniversary

2007

• The Launch of Barney's 20th Anniversary
• January 30: You Can Be Anything is released on DVD.
• March 13: Let's Go to the Fire House was released to stores.
• May 15: Shake Your Dino Tail! was released to stores.
• June 1: Let's Go Look and See is released to stores.
• June 19: HIT Entertainment announces that the Barney DVD called "Dino-Mite Birthday" will be released to stores on September 11th.
• Early September: Barney's Big Purple Bus Tour begins touring.
• September 11: Dino-Mite Birthday was released to stores.
• Fall: HIT Entertainment and JAKKS Pacific teamed up to announce the Barney Be-a-Star Sweepstakes, where a child would send in a music video of themselves to win a walk on role with the purple guy himself.
• October 5: Barney's Let's Imagine begins performing at the Rachadalai Theatre in Bangkok, Thailand.
• Unknown Date: Most of Barney's 20th Anniversary Toys are released in this year, including but not limited to:
  • I Love You Barney
  • Singing Riff
  • Push & Go Firetruck
  • Musical Cell Phone
  • Push & Go Airplane
  • Barney Musical Guitar

Toys R US Catalog

2008

• January 29: Celebrating Around The World is released to stores.
• February 28: The Barney Be-A-Star Sweepstakes ends.
• May 6: Hi! I'm Riff! is released to stores.
• September 9: The Best of Barney is released to stores.

2009

• February 24: Perfectly Platinum: 30 Dino-Mite Songs was released to stores.
• February: Barney's 20th Anniversary ends.

Gallery

Toys

Barney The Dinosaur 20th Anniversary Light Up Sing And Celebrate Plush

Sing & Celebrate Barney

Singing Riff

Push & Go Firetruck

Barney Musical Guitar

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Trivia

• Season 11 of Barney & Friends originally aired on PBS from September 17, 2007 until October 12, 2007.
• Season 12 of Barney & Friends originally aired on PBS from September 15, 2008 until September 26, 2008.

References

http://www.hitentertainment.com/Hit/PRPDFs/Barney%20LS%20FINAL_6.22.07.pdf