Barney Through the Years

The Evolution of Barney.

Image	As seen in	Year	Notes
File:Barneybackyardshow1988.png	The Backyard Show	1988–1989	This is Barney's first design, which is a far departure from later Barney designs and is made out of painted foam. (Because of this, the costume had to be cleaned with vinegar a lot.) He looks more like a T-rex, and his main body color is more of a darker blue-violet. This Barney costume was operated in a similar way to Big Bird (one hand operating the bottom jaw, the other in an arm). He also has a red tongue. This costume appeared at public libraries and parties. He is performed by David Voss and voiced by Bob West.
File:Barneywaitingsanta1990.png	Waiting for Santa	1990	Barney's design gets a slight make over, with his eyes becoming larger, his belly becoming rounder, his color becoming a lighter shade of purple, and his mouth becoming smaller. His skin looks like he is covered in fleece, but it is unknown what the fabric type is. Unlike the other Barney costumes, this one has a partly green jaw, possibly connecting to his stomach.
File:Barneyconcert1991.png	Barney in Concert	1991-1992	The new Barney costume is now made out of Antron fleece. The mouth mechanism is rare here, almost not present. Unlike the previous two suits, Barney has no tongue. This was probably done because a red mouth is not very easy to see out of. Barney's stomach looked a little pointy at the bottom, as if there was a block in the costume. He is performed at this time by David Joyner with Bob West still doing the voice. This design will be improved with the next costume.
File:4840 114396278551 202043 n.jpg	Barney & Friends Season 1	1992-1993	A major modification of the Barney in Concert suit. The costume for this season began the current method of controlling Barney (the performer bites down on a rod connected to the inside of the jaw, and bobs his head to move the mouth, allowing both hands to be free, controlling both arms rather than controlling just one arm). This version of the suit includes a blinking mechanism. The bottom of Barney's stomach comes to a triangular point at the bottom, matching up with the seams at the top of the hips.
	Barney & Friends Season 2	1993	The costume is fuzzy, and Barney's nose is a bit shorter.
File:1994 Costume.png	Imagination Island	1994–1997	Barney gets a less furry look to him and gets a lighter shade of purple. In Season 3, Barney's mouth becomes more moveable than the costume used in Imagination Island and Barney Live! In New York City.
File:19239 307773428208 294557513208 3378412 1761790 n.jpg	Publicity photo for Season 3 of Barney & Friends	1995–1997	This version of the suit is a double of many to be used during this season. Barney's tail becomes less curly at the end than that of the costumes before it. Barney's eyes become bigger and pull closer together. Barney's stomach becomes a bit rounder at the bottom. His feet become a lot less square, toes come closer to the rubber sole at the bottom of the foot, hips become rounder, and the top of the head is very round.
File:Barnn.jpg	Barney Songs	1995–1997	Another double for this season. The differences of this costume are in the face. All of Barney's features are more square (especially the mouth) and his forehead is closer to his eyes. Pupils are larger and eyes are more sunken in. A costume very similar to this one was used as a double for Barney in Barney Live! In New York City for quick entrances and exits.
File:1997 Costume 2.png	Tick Tock Clocks!	1997–1998	Barney's red-violet color becomes a little darker and his face gets a bit of a redesign. The blinking mechanism is removed until further notice. This costume was always used on the Barney Says segments from Seasons 4-6.
File:1997 Costume.png	Oh, Brother...She's My Sister	1997–1998	This costume is very similar to the one above, Barney's neck becomes skinnier and his body becomes slightly like a pear shape.
	Barney's Great Adventure	1998	This costume was used in the feature film Barney's Great Adventure. The eyes and eyelids were moveable via remote control to add expression to Barney's relatively stiff face.
	Barney's Night Before Christmas	1998–1999	A slight makeover on Barney's face from the late 1998 suit; Barney's mouth is now rounder.
File:Index.jpg	Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm	1999–2001	Another costume similar to the earlier Barney (above) used before it. His teeth are thicker and the bottom jaw wrinkles noticeably when at rest.
File:Barney2002.png	Barney & Friends Season 7	2002–2004	Barney's eyes become larger and his teeth become thinner and taller. Barney is now voiced by Dean Wendt and performed by Carey Stinson.
File:BarneyPresent.png	Celebrating Around The World	2004–2008	Barney's head gets a total makeover, with wider eyes and a wider mouth. In addition, his skin becomes a lighter magenta, though not to the same extent as in 1995.
File:Picture 1.png	Barney & Friends Season 12	2008	This costume was only used for one year. It includes more of a squarer nose, and connected ankles, only in the back.
	Let's Go on Vacation	2009–present	This costume includes rounder feet, a smaller mouth, and a shorter tail.

See also

• Baby Bop Through the Years
• BJ Through the Years
• Barney Dolls Through The Years