Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm is a 2000 direct-to-video Barney Home Video that was released on March 21, 2000. Directed by Jim Rowley and written by Stephen White, the video would later be shortened into the episode titled "A "Little" Mother Goose" which would be part of the sixth season of Barney & Friends. Unlike its Barney & Friends counterpart, this home video contained Scooter and Miss Etta's rhymes, Mother Goose land, appearances of BJ and Baby Bop, and a different arrangement of "I Love You" (the episode used the rendition from the fourth season).
Emily is struggling on writing an original rhyme for school. She dresses like Mother Goose to see if it would give her an idea, but she's still struggles with the assignment. Barney suggests that his friend Mother Goose could help her. Mother Goose drops by the treehouse to assist Emily with her assignment. The first thing she suggests for Emily to do is to smile when writing a rhyme. The other kids decide to also try their hand in writing a rhyme, prompting everyone to go have fun on the school's playground. After having fun on the playground, they all decide to go inside the classroom to see if they could get more ideas of rhymes. The gang eventually heads back outside and sing rhymes about sheep. Discussing about animals, Barney tells the rhyme of "This is the House that Jack Built", which is a rhyme that has lots of animals. Feeling right at home by everyone doing many Mother Goose Rhymes, Mother Goose suggests they all visit her land to get more ideas for rhymes. With a little imagination, everyone arrives at The Land of Mother Goose. Going inside her home, Mother Goose shares various things from various Nursery Rhymes. The gang eventually spots BJ outside dressed as Simple Simon and later see Baby Bop singing "A Tisket, A Tasket". The little dinos soon join the others in the Nursery Rhyme festivities. Excluding BJ and Baby Bop, everyone arrives back at the treehouse smiling and laughing. Noticing that everyone is all smiles, Barney suggests that it would be a great time for everyone to write their rhymes. After they finished writing their own Rhymes, they share with each other by reading-aloud. Given how good they were, Mother Goose decides to go home to write them in her book of rhymes. The children eventually leave Barney to go share their rhymes with the other children. Before she leaves with the others, Emily shares one more rhyme with Barney.
Cast[]
(Left to right) Austin Ball (Jeff), Mera Baker (Keesha), Hannah Owens (Emily), and Lana Whittington (Jill) on the set of the Land of Mother Goose from Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm.
According to Stephen White, the sets for Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm were going to be expensive, however, it would become affordable if the budgets for a home video and an episode for PBS were combined, hence why the video was also condensed into an episode for Barney & Friends.
Marketing[]
Promo for Barney's Educate and Graduate Scholarship Sweepstakes.
Sweepstakes[]
In honor of Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm, Lyrick Studios launched a college scholarship sweepstakes (titled Barney's Educate and Graduate Scholarship Sweepstakes) available to families with children five and under (which was the target of the Barney & Friends series). The grand prize was a four year scholarship for a Barney fan (who's five and under), resulting in annuity worth to approximately be $40,000 when the winning child turns eighteen.[1] Three first prizes, including DVD-ROM - equipped computers and Barney DVDs, will also be awarded, as will fifty $50 savings bonds as second prizes and 100 Barney DVDs as third prizes. The sweepstakes began on March 21, 2001 and the deadline was March 31, 2001. Entry forms were placed in specially marked VHS tapes and DVDs of Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm. Requests for official entry forms had to be postmarked by March 8, 2001 and received by March 15, 2001. Those interested in receiving a special entry form through the mail had to send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the following address:
Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm was released on VHS and DVD on March 21, 2000 by Lyrick Studios. The DVD was released at a suggested retail price of $24.99 and the VHS was suggested at a retail price of $14.95.[1] The VHS release was on the Billboard Top Kid Video chart for four weeks,[3] going as far to reach #13 during its third week on the chart on June 24, 2000.[4] Bonus features of the DVD release contained a read-along of What Can It Be? (which was initially supposed to be A Tent Too Full), fifteen sing-along songs from the video, the "Mother Goose Medley" from the video recording of Barney's Big Surprise, an interactive area with eight DVD-ROM games, a Behind the Scenes info on kids in the cast, the dinosaurs, producers and a educational guide. Other content on the DVD included chapter stops of the video, Barney video previews and an audio and video sampler of The Wiggles.[2]
The United Kingdom release of Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm spent three weeks on the Official Video Chart for OCC, entering and peaking at #53 on March 30, 2002.[5] On another chart in the UK, the video maintained a top ten slot for over eight weeks.[6]Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm was featured in the Blockbuster Exclusive video, Barney's Rockin' Rhyme Time (along with the video Rock with Barney). It was also released with the video Barney's Red, Yellow and Blue! on May 1, 2008 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment under the Kids' Double Features banner. This video was also included on the 6 Barney DVD learning pack. Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm was later re-released on DVD in 2007 by HIT Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It would be re-released on DVD again in 2009 by HIT Entertainment and Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
Releases[]
Front cover[]
Original Release (2000)
Original DVD Release (2000)
Original UK Release (2001)
UK Rerelease (2002)
Re-release (2007/2009)
Rhyme Time Rhythm / Red, Yellow, and Blue (2008)
Arabic Release
Back cover[]
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment release (2007)
Gallery[]
Scenes[]
Mother Goose conversing with Emily.
Mother Goose singing "One Two Buckle My Shoe".
The rhyme of "The House That Jack Built" being told.
Barney and friends in The Land of Mother Goose.
Barney jumping over the candle stick.
Barney and friends singing "Hickory, Dickory, Dock".
Barney and friends singing "Three Little Kittens".
The rhyme of "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" being told.
"There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" being told.
BJ pretending to be Simple Simon.
Baby Bop singing "A Tisket, A Tasket".
"Wynken, Blynken and Nod" being told.
Jeff pretending to be Old King Cole as Barney sings.
Barney and his friends holding hands singing "I Love You".
The Barney doll at the end of Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm.
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