Blarney - It Ain't No Picnic is a video that was released on January 1, 1994. Directed by David Dinatale, it spoofs both the Backyard Gang and Barney & Friends video series. The content in the video is aimed at a mature audience.
Plot[]
Blarney the Dinosaur, Barney's evil twin brother, gets turned down for a Steven Spielberg movie (it is assumed to be Jurassic Park, which came out a year earlier) in place of his kinder brother. He daydreams about joining the "Backdoor Gang" for a barbecue. The "kids" (played by adults) sing songs with Blarney and have fun at their barbecue. In the end, it turns out to be a nightmare that Blarney had; the video closes out with a parody of Barney Says.
Cast & Crew[]
Cast[]
- Blarney (Costume: Himself, Voice: Himself) (debut)
- Mickey (Todd Colby Pliss) (debut)
- Lena (Sara Jean Barrett) (debut)
- Juicy (Jo Ellyn Wyman) (debut)
- Derelict (Perry Carter) (debut)
Crew[]
Executive Producers[]
- Todd Colby Pliss
- David Dinatale
Writers[]
Director[]
- David Dinatale
Music Director[]
- David Dinatale
Lyricist/Composer[]
- Pete Repete
- Paul Jones
- Jeff Berke
Other Crew[]
- Brian Boylan, Jr. (Editor)
- David Dinatale (Editor and Set Decoration)
Songs[]
- Blarney Theme Song (parody of Barney Theme Song)*
- A Bloody Brown Booger for Blarney (parody of Peanut Butter, Bubble, Bubble Bath and Frosting the Cake)
- Me and My Teddy (parody of Me and My Teddy)
- Down By The Bay (parody of Down By The Bay)
- Pick My Nose While Driving (parody of Apples and Bananas)
- I Love You
*Instrumental underscore.
Trivia[]
- The video has very low production values, looking as if it were filmed entirely with a Super-8 camera.
- In this video, it parodies Campfire Sing-Along (the plot device of a dream sequence), Rock with Barney (the songs) and Barney's Birthday (parodying Barney Says), so the producers of this parody may have screened these three videos for reference.
- Mickey, Juicy, Lena, & Derelict are parodies of Michael, Luci, Tina, & Derek.
- In the credits, Blarney is credited as just "himself." Thus, it's unknown who actually played and voiced him.
- Despite being aimed at a mature audience, it is jokingly said in the cover that this video is targeted at children and adults aged 2-200.
- Unlike his twin brother Barney who comes alive from the kids imagination, Blarney comes alive by drinking beer.
- Blarney was a popular 90s anti-Barney character, and initially created as a t-shirt design on November 11, 1991.
- A Blarney variant made his TV appearance on Jerry Springer in 1993 on a segment called Barney Backlash.
- Dino & Rocco the writers of this parody made series called Back Alley which is a parody of Wayne's World.
Video[]