Barney Says

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Barney Says is a segment at the end of the Barney & Friends TV series hosted by Barney himself. (Only the first 8 seasons do the original format.) Barney (before showing flashbacks of clips learned in the episode), says a closing rhyme. Then (after his rhyme), he shows flashbacks of the lessons (shown as images) learned in this episode. In addition, he suggests fun activities that the audience can do at home to learn more about this episode's topic. (Only the first 8 seasons have the original format -- Barney saying his closing rhyme, then showing flashbacks from the episode, and saying his "I love you" rhyme at the end of it.)

Segment Format[]

At the beginning of this segment, Barney's closing rhyme sounds like this:

Hello again to all my friends.

I'm glad you came to play.

Our fun and learning never ends.

Here's what we did today!

At the end of the segment, Barney usually says something along the lines of "And remember, I love you". He sometimes signs off in a different manner, as in with "And you know what? I love you" or "Because I love you". (That is, regarding to the "I love you" rhyme --performed at the end of the "Barney Says" segment.)

Oftentimes, Barney says his closing rhyme ("Hello again to all my friends. I am glad you came to play. Our fun and learning never ends. Here's what we did today!") outside of the school. In Seasons 3-8, the segment begins with a clip of a kid (or kids) doing something, saying, "Hey everybody, it's time for Barney Says!". Then Barney says his rhyme in various colored backgrounds (depending with the season --Seasons 3-8). (However, in the first two seasons --Seasons 1 and 2-- he says his rhyme at the playground. In Season 1, he does it at the playground gate. In Season 2, he does it on the playground structure.) In Season 3 through 8 Barney appears on the bottom left corner of the screen and says to the audience his signature sendoff rhyme and waves goodbye before the credits roll, credits, credits and website, website and credits or website, segments and credits in this version. (Before the "Barney Says" segment, a kid says to the viewers "Hey, everybody! It's time for Barney Says!". After the kid/kids say the announcement rhyme, the "Barney Says" segment begins.) In the first two seasons (which regards to the "signature sendoff rhyme" subject) Barney shows a clip from the ending. But he does not appear to say his signature sendoff rhyme to the audience. The part where Barney appears to say his signature sendoff rhyme (after the last flashback) starts with Season 3.

Seasonal Variations[]

During Season 1, the end of the episode "turns the page" to the blue words "Barney Says" upon the titular white sparkling background, before wiping away to reveal Barney standing near the playground gate (at the school playground). When the scene cuts to Barney, Barney breaks the fourth wall by saying his closing line. The screen then wipes again to the episode clips.
During Season 2, the end of the episode fades to the purple and green words "Barney Says" upon the enhanced background from before, then it flies away to reveal the playground structure (at the school playground). Then Barney steps in from the left, stands on the school playground, and breaks the fourth wall. Then he says his line. The screen then flashes to the episode clips.
During Season 3, the end of the episode "flips" to a kid (or kids) telling the audience, "Hey everybody, it's time for Barney Says!". Then (after the announcement line), the blue and green words "Barney Says" slide in to the right as Barney approaches in the sparkling background. Then he says his line. The word "Barney" slides to the left and reveals the important scenes. At the end of each segment, the last image darkens before Barney breaks the fourth wall to say his signature sendoff line (saying, "And remember, I love you"). That is, before going to the end credits.
Throughout Seasons 4 through 6, the end of the episode turns into green static and the camera zooms into a purple TV. A kid (or kids) tells the same announcement line from the previous season, then purple static appears. Then, on a yellow construction paper background, the colorful letters "Barney Says" magically appear and then roll away as Barney steps in from the left. And he (Barney) says his line. The green static appears again to change to the episode snapshots. After the narration of the episode's topic, Barney breaks the fourth wall to say his signature sendoff line (his "I love you" line). The last snapshot of the episode cuts to purple static and then out to the front of the TV showing the credits (or, on PBS Kids airings, the credits followed by the production company logo and the purple construction paper background showing the URL to the Barney & Friends website, or in some cases, a purple construction paper background showing the URL to the Barney & Friends website on PBS Kids airings followed by the credits and the production company logo). From this season onward, the line "our fun and learning never ENDS" is changed to "our fun and learning never END," to correct some grammar.
Throughout Seasons 7 and 8, a rainbow swirly affect appears after "I Love You" which leads to a kid (or kids) saying, "Hey everybody, it's time for Barney Says!". The intro is similar to the opening theme with the magnetic refrigerator letters appearing on a picture saying "Barney Says", and then, the picture flies away as Barney steps in from the left and says his line. The rainbow swirly appears again to change to the episode clips. Barney's "I love you" line --heard in the end of the "Barney Says" segment-- remains unchanged from Seasons 4 through 6). This segment was however omitted when aired internationally.
However, Season 12 lacks the kids saying, "Hey everybody, it's time for Barney Says!", and Dean Wendt redubs Barney's voice for when he starts his closing line --which occurs before the episode clips-- and for when he does his sign off line (his "I love you" line).

Replacements/Alternate Versions[]

In Season 9, the segment was replaced with one with a female announcer talking about how the episode encourages kids to explore their world among other things. In addition, she explains how Barney is "a helping hand for growing children," and it later appeared in re-runs of Season 7-8.
In Seasons 10 and 11 there was a similar segment called "Let's Play with Barney," where Barney gives commentary on children having fun. He introduces the segment with an alternate line: "Hello again to all my friends. I'm glad you're here today. There's lots to do, when I'm with you. Let's have fun and play!" and "Thanks for playing, I love you.".
In episodes from Season 13, to fit with the travel theme, an almost identical segment featuring Barney's Travel Book is shown with Barney explaining each episode's journey and explaining more about the country's culture.

Background music[]

Season 3 is the first season -- with the "Barney Says" segment-- where Barney (in doing his "closing line" before showing the flashbacks) does not appear anywhere in the school playground. In Seasons 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, he appears on various colored backgrounds. (In Season 1 he does this near the playground gate, while in Season 2 he stands on the playground structure of the school playground.)
- Also, this is the first season where Barney (after the last flashback) appears to the audience to say his signature sendoff line and waves.
In Seasons 1-3, an original composition plays.
In Seasons 4-6, the music was changed with the first three notes of "I Love You" playing when Barney appears at the end of the segment to say his signature sendoff line.
In Seasons 7-8 and 12, the background music for "Barney Says" is an instrumental version of "Being Together", which is among the unofficial secondary theme songs of the TV show.
- In Season 1, in the original composition, sometimes the flute is not played in the following segments: "Be A Friend", "Practice Makes Music", "A Splash Party, Please", and "Carnival Of Numbers". This also occurs in "I Can Do That!" from Season 2 and "At Home With Animals" from Season 3.
- For 1997 -1998 reruns of Seasons 1-3, this segment was omitted, possibly due to time. It was also removed from Seasons 7-8 and 12 on Tubi, the official Barney YouTube channel, and The Roku Channel.
- "My Family's Just Right For Me", "Carnival Of Numbers", and "Let's Help Mother Goose!" are the only episodes to have two different versions each.
- "Playing It Safe", "Four Seasons Day", and "1-2-3-4-5 Senses!" are the only episodes to repeat a song that was played earlier during the episode.
In Round and Round We Go, after the program ends and the scene changes to the "Barney Says" segment, the focus of it is to learn how to ride a bike safely. That was also the only home video to have a "Barney Says" segment.
Coincidentally, "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!", "Caring Means Sharing", and "What's That Shadow?" have the shortest "Barney Says" segments, running at the exact same length (18 seconds).
"Hop To It!" and "Down On Barney's Farm" are the only episodes to have different music in the "Barney Says" segment, even though the different music was the same one played during the segments.

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