Circle of Friends

Barney & Friends Episode
"Circle of Friends"
Air date	November 5, 1998
Written by	Heidi Kirby
Directed by	Jim Rowley
About
Theme	Circles
Characters	Barney BJ Ashley Hannah Keesha Stephen Scooter McNutty Miss Etta Kette
Episode Guide
Previous	"Safety First!"
Next	"The One And Only You"

"Circle of Friends" is the fourth episode from the fifth season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Barney and the children all have fun with circles when they play ring-around- the-Rosie and have a circle snack picnic. Meanwhile, BJ is having a snack of his own; he eats so many pancakes that he gets a tummy ache. Every time he sees a circle or something round, it makes him think of the pancakes, which makes his tummy hurt all over again. Barney and the children try to do things to help him feel better. In the end, they all agree that there are lots of things shaped like circles that make up our world. Barney tells the children about a very special circle: a circle of friends.

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Ring Around the Rosie"
3. "The Yum Yum Song"
4. "The Tummy Song"
5. "Laugh With Me!"
6. "When You Have a Ball"
7. "I Can See It on Your Face"
8. "Painting the Shapes"
9. "You Can Count on Me"
10. "I Love You"

Release

International edits

In some international versions, this episode was shortened.

Trivia

Occurrences

• This episode marked:
  • The first episode since Barney Songs to be directed by Jim Rowley.
  • The first official appearance of the second Season 5 Barney costume.
  • The first time Keesha and Ashley appeared together.
  • Another time something happens to the Barney doll before coming to life. It was when Hannah puts the Barney doll at the center of the hula-hoop as she and the others play a game of "Ring Around the Rosie". After they sing "we all fall down", Barney comes to life.
  • The second time that Barney gets stuck in a hula hoop. The first time was in "Twice Is Nice!".
  • The third time that Barney falls. It's when Barney and his friends sang the final verse, "Ring Around the Rosie". The first and second time Barney fell was in the video, Three Wishes, and the season one episode, "Playing It Safe".
  • The first time BJ gets a stomachache. BJ would later get another one in "BJ's Snack Attack".