Caring Hearts

Barney & Friends Episode
"Caring Hearts"
Air date	September 7, 2004
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Fred Holmes
About
Theme	Love and Caring
Characters	Barney Baby Bop BJ Whitney Nick David
Episode Guide
Previous	"Everybody's Got Feelings"
Next	"Let's Make Music!"

"Caring Hearts" is the second episode from the ninth season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

David, Whitney, and Nick are working on a school project: "A Friends and Family Tree". They hang a paper heart with a person's name on it. From brothers and sisters to doctors and grandparents, Barney shows his friends that there are a lot of people that care for them.

Ending Intervals: Exercise for Fun and Look at a Book

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "The Friendship Song"
3. "The Clapping Song"
4. "Saying "Be Careful" Means I Love You"
5. "Clean Up"
6. "I'm Glad I Have a Brother"
7. "The Doctor is a Friend of Mine"
8. "No Matter What The Name"
9. "Laugh With Me!"
10. "Taking Turns"
11. "Being Together"
12. "I Love You"

Production

Writing

The revised draft of "Caring Hearts" was completed on May 15, 2003 by Stephen White. While writing, the working title of this episode was "Learning Things the Heart Way" and unlike the final cast of children seen in the episode, Kami was originally supposed to appear within the episode's cast, however, she was replaced by David in the final cut.

Release

Broadcast

This episode was featured in "Dino-Mite Valentine's Sing-Along".

International Edits

In some international versions, this episode was shortened.

Home media

• This episode was featured in Happy Mad Silly Sad, which was released before the episode aired on television.
• This episode was also featured in Please & Thank You.

Streaming

This episode was released in Barney: Volume 1, a package that contained a few Barney & Friends episodes that was available for streaming on Amazon Instant Video and iTunes.

Trivia

• Barney's greeting is re-used from the previous episode.
• The scenes of the kids greeting Barney and mentioning their friends' names were re-filmed during the production of both this episode and Happy Mad Silly Sad.
• This episode marked:
  • The first episode appearance of the Season Nine Barney costume.
  • The final appearance of the Seasons 7-8 BJ costume.
  • The only season nine episode of Barney & Friends where Barney doesn't turn back into a doll at the conclusion.
  • The "Laugh with Me" music video would later be used this season for the episode "Imagine That!".
• This episode was originally titled "Learning Things the Heart Way".

Characters

• Gianna, Jackson, Tony, and Beth are mentioned in this episode.
• This episode reveals that Whitney's grandmother is a doctor.