Everyone Is Special

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Barney & Friends Episode
"Everyone Is Special"
Air date	May 15, 1992
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Jim Rowley
About
Theme	Traits that Make People Special
Characters	Barney Baby Bop Shawn Luci Tina Michael Derek Min Kathy Tosha Mr. Delivery Man
Episode Guide
Previous	"Hola, Mexico!"
Next	"Falling For Autumn!"

"Everyone Is Special" is the thirtieth and final episode from the first season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

A big box arrives for Barney. And it couldn't be a more special delivery. Because inside is something that Barney uses to show all his friends how much fun it is to be yourself! Barney invents games and songs that say everyone's special in his or her own way. Baby Bop proves even the very young have very good virtues. Barney even has his buddies dancing like robots to show how boring sameness can be. All in all, a rollicking way to celebrate that every child is "you-nique".

Poems: "If Everyone's Name Was Just The Same"

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Growing"
3. "Everyone is Special"
4. "I'm a Little Robot"
5. "Mister Sun"
6. "The Clapping Song"
7. "The Sister Song"
8. "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
9. "Everyone is Special (Reprise)"
10. "I Love You"

Release

Adaptation

Hachaverim Shel Barney

• All of the songs were a semitone lower, with the exception of the "Barney Theme Song". The songs, "I'm a Little Robot" and "The Sister Song", were not sung, but a short snippet of the intros were heard. In that same version, the reprise of "Everyone is Special" was shortened, cutting the second verse.
• In this version, when Mr. Delivery Man delivers Barney’s package, Yana had to sign for the package.
• In this version, all the kids says goodbye to Barney twice in a row and leave.

Home media

This episode was released on VHS by Time Life Video.

VHS cover of "Everyone Is Special" by Time Life Video

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

Brian Eppes (left) with Barney & Friends director Bruce Deck

Mark S. Bernthal as Mr. Delivery Man

Jess and four other crew members with the children's cast of this episode, "Everyone Is Special" dressed as robots.

Scenes

Derek looking at himself in the mirror

Luci looking at herself in the mirror.

Tina looking at herself in the mirror

Min looking at herself in the mirror

Kathy looking at herself in the mirror

Michael looking at himself in the mirror

Baby Bop looking at herself in the mirror

The Barney doll looking at itself in the mirror

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The final time the season one version of the Barney & Friends logo is used in the season one intro sequence, where in Barney's Magical Musical Adventure, it would be replaced by the 1992 Barney Home Video logo.
  • The first and only episode of season one that all cast members appear together (albeit gradually appearing throughout the episode). This kind of occurrence wouldn't happen again until "It's Your Birthday, Barney!"
  • The final time the original version of "The Sister Song" is sung.
  • The final episode to use the 1991 arrangement of "Everyone is Special".
  • The final episode to use the 1991 arrangement of "I Love You". A shortened arrangement was used later in season 2.
  • The third time Barney is seen transforming back into a doll. The first time was in The Backyard Show, and the second time was in A Day at the Beach.
  • The first time no one says goodbye to Barney before he changes back into a doll.
  • The final appearance of Barney's skinnier, toe-less doll form until Barney's Magical Musical Adventure.
  • The final appearance of the Season 1 School Set.
• In the beginning of this episode, "Everyone is Special" is shortened.
• Mr. Delivery Man was portrayed by Mark S. Bernthal, one of the writers for Barney & Friends.
• Unlike other episodes, Baby Bop did not leave at the end, instead disappearing as the kids hug each other.
• Behind-the-scenes footages from this episode were shown in the documentary series, I Love You, You Hate Me.
• Min alluded to the fact that she plays at Tosha's house sometimes; this would later occur in the video Imagination Island.
• Kathy talks about how she likes to share with Min; this is a callback to "Caring Means Sharing".
• Initially, this episode was supposed to serve as the series finale of Barney & Friends due to PBS announcing that they would not fund the show for a second season a month after this episode aired. However, PBS repealed their decision and renewed the show in August 1992 after stations and parents protested.

Characters

• Shawn wears the same outfit from "Hi, Neighbor!"
• Kathy wears the same outfit she was wearing in "Be A Friend".
• Min wears the same clothes she was wearing in "When I Grow Up...".
• This episode marks:
  • The final regular appearance of Luci, who would return in "The Exercise Circus!".
  • The final episode that Luci appears with Kathy, Shawn, and Baby Bop.
• Min states she was on a real airplane four times.
• Tina states she has a pet frog named Bouncer.
• This is the final season one episode where Kathy is not seen with her teddy bear.