Be My Valentine Love, Barney is a 2000 direct-to-video Barney Home Video that was released on December 26, 2000. Directed by Fred Holmes and the first and only home video to be solely written by Sandra J. Payne, this is the first and so far only Valentine's Day video special within the Barney franchise.
Plot[]
It's Valentine's Day and the kids are making valentine boxes. Jill then finds mysterious card in Barney's valentine box, which he explains is from The Queen of Hearts. With a little imagination, Barney and the children head off to visit her castle. They meet The Queen of Hearts and explore the castle. From making silly rhymes and flowers to butterflies, lollipops and decorating valentine cookies, there's fun in every corner. There's even a surprise Valentine's Day party organized by The Queen of Hearts, where Baby Bop and BJ meet up with the others. The group gets dressed up nicely and they have loads of fun. Barney and the kids give a card they made to The Queen of Hearts, which she enjoys. Back at the Treehouse, Barney gives the kids some Valentine cards.
Poem: "Roses are Red"
Title card
Cast[]
- Barney (Voice: Duncan Brannan / Tim Dever, Costume: David Joyner)
- Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Costume: Jeff Ayers)
- BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Costume: Jeff Brooks)
- Jill (Lana Whittington)
- Stephen (Chase Gallatin)
- Kristen (Sara Hickman)
- Keesha (Mera Baker)
- Jeff (Austin Ball)
- The Queen of Hearts (Carol Farabee)
- Pages (Sam Austin, Steve Barcus, Al Castro, Marc Hebert, Douglas Miller, Derik Webb)
Songs[]
- "Barney Theme Song"
- "The Rainbow Song"
- "Just Imagine"
- "Castles So High"
- "Love is the Reason for Valentine's Day"
- "Roses are Red"
- "Silly Sounds"
- "Laugh With Me!"
- "What Makes a Flower So Pretty?"
- "Five Little Butterflies"
- "If All the Raindrops"
- "The Friendship Song"
- "Ring Around the Rosie"
- "London Bridge"
- "The Having Fun Song"
- "Love is the Reason for Valentine's Day" (Reprise)
- "I Love You"
Production[]
The children's cast of the video, Be My Valentine Love, Barney on set.
(Left to right, Lana Whittington (Jill), Mera Baker (Keesha), and Austin Ball (Jeff) doing schoolwork in a set classroom.
This video was one of five home videos filmed in mid to late 1999 immediately after season six of Barney & Friends wrapped production. Other videos filmed around the same time included Barney's Super Singing Circus, Round and Round We Go, You Can Be Anything, and Barney's Beach Party. also, At the end of "The Having Fun Song", Lana Whittington (Jill) lost her balance and fell.
Audio[]
Originally, this video was scored by Bob Singleton, but before the official release, it was re-scored by Joseph Phillips, hence correlating to why both of them were credited in the final version of the video.
Marketing[]
For promotion, Be My Valentine Love, Barney was implemented into the Luvs/Barney Rewards where consumers were able to save UPC codes from Luvs baby products as well as varying Barney videos. Consumers were then able to redeem the UPC does for Barney merchandise. Luvs inserted free-standing inserts into Be My Valentine Love, Barney on January 14, 2001, which was expected to generate forty million impressions.
In addition, American Greetings' "Val-packs" (packaged valentines) included a $1-off cupon towards the purchase of Be My Valentine Love, Barney (or a 10-inch Barney I Love You plush), which was to be redeemed by July 31, 2001. The re-release of Barney's Night Before Christmas, which contained a discount coupon booklet, announced Be My Valentine Love, Barney as well.
Lyrick Studios continued the marketing push by offering seven different retail displays for video. Three floor displays containing eighteen, twenty-four and or thirty-six copies of the video were topped by a cut out of Barney as Cupid, which was able to be rotated in a 360-degree circle. There were also four counter displays that could hold between twelve to twenty-four units as well.[1]
Release[]
Home media[]
According to the insert that came with the VHS release of Come on Over to Barney's House, this video was originally intended for release in January 2001, before being bumped up to December 26, 2000. In November 2000, it was announced that Be My Valentine Love, Barney would be released on December 26, 2000 with a suggested retail price of $14.95. Each copy of the video was set to contain a free American Greetings Barney Valentine card.[1] Despite being a Valentine's Day-themed video, this video was released after Christmas Day and on Kwanzaa of that same year. Upon the official release of the video on VHS, it became the best selling new preschool video of the year during the first quarter of 2001.[2] It spent a few weeks on the Billboard Top Kid Video chart and Billboard Top VHS Sales,[3] going as far to reach the #4 (on February 9, 2002)[4] and #16 (on March 2, 2002)[5] on the charts respectively during the course of a four week period for both charts. Be My Valentine Love, Barney was later released on DVD on December 27, 2005, by HIT Entertainment, five years after the VHS despite being released a day later. Prior, on February 14, 2001 [citation needed], this video was featured in the Blockbuster Exclusive video, Barney's Valentine Adventure (along with the video Barney's Magical Musical Adventure). Be My Valentine Love, Barney was re-released again on January 6, 2009 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. It was rereleased again by the same company on January 5, 2010 in honor of Valentine's Day (along side Sharing is Caring and We Love Our Family). Be My Valentine Love, Barney (alongside the video I Love My Friends) would later be re-released by HIT Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in early January 2017, in honor of Valentine's Day. The video would be re-released one more time the following year, on July 3, 2018, distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group.
Screener[]
The screener release of Be My Valentine Love, Barney contained the score by Bob Singleton however the official release contained the score by Joseph Phillips. Besides a different music director, the screener also features the season four version of the "Barney Theme Song" and a different recording for the Rhyming Machine. The background music used in the end credits is also different.
Releases[]
Front cover[]
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Back cover[]
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Note: The writings in the background of the original and DVD release's front cover has the lyrics of the "Love is the Reason for Valentine's Day" song.
Trivia[]
- A different Barney doll is used in this video. It would later be seen again in Barney's Beach Party and Round and Round We Go.
- On the coloring page for the 2009 DVD re-release of this video, Riff and BJ were in a hot air balloon. However, Riff was not in this video because he was not introduced yet at that time.
- In the Spanish dub, during the confetti transition for the theme song and despite Danny, Robert and Emily not appearing in this video, they are shown in a scene from the episode, "Safety First!", that is mistakenly shown given the fact it was previously used from the season five intro.
- The trailer for this video was never seen on any home video releases, which makes it the only Barney trailer not to be shown on video.
- When this video was released on DVD, it was closed captioned by Caption Technologies, Inc.
Occurrences[]
- This video marked:
- The final appearances of Jill and Kristen.
- The only appearance of The Queen of Hearts.
- The final time Kristen appeared with Keesha.
- The only time Kristen appeared with Jill and Stephen wearing glasses.
- The only video to feature the "Please stay tuned for more important messages and previews at the end of this video!" logo.
Videos[]
Trailers[]
Outtakes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lyrick Has Love In Store With Direct-To-Vid Barney Feature November 25, 2000 Retrieved February 24, 2023
- ↑ HIT Entertainment Announcements October 29, 2001 Retrieved November 6, 2022
- ↑ Billboard TOP VHS SALES February 23, 2002 Retrieved February 24, 2023
- ↑ Billboard TOP KID VIDEO February 9, 2002 Retrieved February 24, 2023
- ↑ Billboard TOP VHS SALES March 2, 2002 Retrieved February 24, 2023
