Carnival Of Numbers

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Barney & Friends Episode
"Carnival Of Numbers"
Air date	May 7, 1992
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Jim Rowley
About
Theme	Numbers and Counting
Characters	Barney Baby Bop Luci Tosha Shawn Kathy
Episode Guide
Previous	"A Splash Party, Please"
Next	"A World Of Music"

"Carnival Of Numbers" is the twenty-fourth episode from the first season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Barney and Friends enjoy a special day at school, thanks to a magical "Carnival of Numbers." Songs, games, and visits from surprising guests provide Barney's friends with lots of opportunities for number recognition, number matching, and counting. Baby Bop helps demonstrate that even the very young can have fun with numbers. It's a whole day of prizes, surprises, and "math-a-magic!"

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Carnival of Numbers"
3. "This Old Man"
4. "Sally the Camel"
5. "Five Little Ducks"
6. "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"
7. "Diez Amigos"
8. "Number Limbo"
9. "I Love You"

Release

Adaptations

Hachaverim Shel Barney

• Barney and the kids don't say the magic words, "Shimbaree, Shimbarah", but Barney tells the kids to use their imagination and it immediately turns the playground into a carnival.
• Barney is wearing a cowboy hat and has a cane with the colors red, blue and yellow on the tip part of the cane.
• Utilizes the colors red, light blue, white and yellow with numbers written on the balloons for carnival.
• Neither "This Old Man", "Sally the Camel" nor "Diez Amigos" were sung in this episode.

Broadcast

The PBS Pledge Drive version of this episode was shortened. Like in the Hebrew version, the songs, "This Old Man" and "Sally the Camel", were omitted, due to time constraints, and the Barney Says segment was different as well as which restores the flute that was removed in the original version.

Home media

This episode was released on VHS by Time Life Video. This episode was released on DVD only in Hebrew.

VHS release of "Carnival Of Numbers" by Time Life Video

Hebrew DVD release of Barney Numbers

Trivia

• This episode reveals that Luci is a cheerleader. Her outfit reappears in "Are We There Yet?" and "Barney's Halloween Party".
• This is the sixth episode in which Kathy is not seen with her teddy bear.
• This episode marks:
  • The only time Luci appeared without any of the other Backyard Gang members.
  • The first time Tosha appeared with Shawn and Baby Bop.
  • The only time in season one Tosha appears without Michael.
  • The only time anyone other than Barney in doll form interacts with the tire swing.