Barney Goes To School is the sixth video[1] in the Barney & The Backyard Gang series, originally released in August 15, 1990.
Plot[]
Educational Theme: School Routine
Join Barney as he enjoys a typical day at school with the Backyard Gang. And joining them in finger-painting, pretend, and learning such center activities as ABC's and 123's (not to mention scampering after a mischievous hamster named "Zippity"), he discovers why the kids love going to school each weekday - learning is so much fun!
Cast[]
- Barney (Voice: Bob West, Costume: David Voss)
- Michael (Brian Eppes)
- Amy (Becky Swonke)
- Luci (Leah Montes)
- Tina (Jessica Zucha)
- Adam (Alexander Jhin)
- Derek (Rickey Carter)
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears Puppets (Voices: Bob West)
National Talent Search Winners[]
- Christina Bass
- Michael Bertolino
- Jenilee Candari
- Jana Evans
- A.J. Schrader
Songs[]
- "Barney Theme Song"
- "I Wish There Was School Every Day" (reprise in the end credits)
- "Look Through the Window"
- "You're A Grand Old Flag"
- "There Are Seven Days"
- The Alphabet Medley: ("Alphabet Song"/"The Alphabet Chant")
- "The Weather Riddle Song"
- "The Fishing Song"
- "The Shape Song"
- "Alligator Pie"
- "Hug a Color"
- "What I Want to Be"
- "If All the Raindrops"
- "Three Bears Rap"
- "The Goodbye Song"
- "I Love You"
Production[]
Filming[]
Filming for this video took place in June 1990 at ColorDynamics in Allen, Texas.
Music and Adaptation[]
An audio cassette and coloring book was released for this video.
Audio Cassette[]
Main Article: Barney Goes To School (Audio Cassette)
Book[]
Main Article: Barney Goes To School (Coloring Book)
Gallery[]
Releases[]
Original Release (1990)
First Rerelease (1991)
Second Rerelease (1992)
Third Rerelease (1996)
ActiMates Release/Final Rerelease (1997)
Spanish Release (1992)
UK/Ireland Prototype Cover (1995)
UK/Ireland Release (1996)
Singaporean and Malaysian VCD Release (1999)
Original Australian Release (1995)
Australian Rerelease (1998)
Behind the scenes[]
David Voss with the Backyard Gang (except Amy)
David Voss wearing Barney's feet during production of this video Barney Goes To School.
Tina and the Barney doll in her backyard
The Backyard Gang
The School
Trivia[]
- In the video, Tina mentions that every day in school they sing "You're A Grand Old Flag", but in reality, schools say The Pledge of Allegiance.
- The Barney doll that Tina owns is the same doll that was given out from the Barney Fan Club.
- For some reason, the spine on the original cover says "Barney Videos" rather than having the Backyard Gang logo.
- This video serves as a pilot for Barney & Friends, due to the setting of this video taking place at a school and the duration of the video being 30 minutes.
- This video has the longest end credits, not counting Barney's Great Adventure.
- A Spanish dub of this video was made presumably around the same time as an alternate to the original. Due to it being produced around the same time as the English version, the dub was made by a different team compared to Barney y Sus Amigos, and the songs (except for "The Alphabet Chant") remain in English.
- Five winners were selected from The Barney National Talent Search and they performed "What I Want to Be" in this video as their names were revealed in the end credits.
- When the music had ended in the end credits, a small snippet of the "Shimbaree, Shimbarah" sound effect can be heard briefly.
- This video takes place on October 14, 1989 (a Saturday).
- On Disney Channel's Lunch Box/Music Box in 1990, aired this along with the other 5 videos of Barney & The Backyard Gang. Then on April 4th, 2021, Youtuber TF1945™Archive, upload the full video from Disney Channel's Lunch Box/Music Box.
- When Barney Goes To School VHS was re-released under Lyrick Studios, the price of home video was $14.95
- This and Barney in Concert are the only videos from the Backyard Gang series where the current Backyard Gang lineup (Michael, Amy, Tina, Luci, Derek, Adam) as well as their portrayals are credited.
Occurrences[]
This video marks:
- The first appearance of Zippity the Hamster.
- The first video to mention Barney’s name in twice, the name of the video series and episode title.
- The first time "I Love You" is sung at the end.
- The first time the Barney doll does not wink at the end.
- The first video to use the Dakin Barney Doll from the Fan Club.
- The current color for the Barney costume has remained that way ever since for all media in general, including live show performances since Waiting for Santa.
- The second time where Barney is physically shown in doll form while speaking onscreen before coming to life as "Going Places!" also featured this albeit being heard off screen.
- The final Barney video to feature the Kids Edutainment Video logo.
- The final time Barney is performed by David Voss as he left the series to go into the army, and was replaced by David Joyner starting with the next video. Eventually, David Voss returned to the franchise in Barney Live! In New York City portraying the role of The Winkster alongside Ashley Wood.
- The final appearance of the 1990 Barney costume, although it would continue to make public appearances until January 1992.
- The final Backyard Gang video to have a preview released on home media.
- It was the If All the Raindrops music video, and it would be featured on early prints of Barney in Concert 1991 and all 1991-92 prints of Rock with Barney.
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