Everyone Is Special (episode)

This episode is not to be confused with the home video or song of the same name.

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 Michael Tina Luci Derek Kathy Min Tosha Shawn Mr. Delivery Man (cameo)
Episode Guide
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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

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

Adaptation

In Israeli co-production of Barney & Friends, 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. Also, in said 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.

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

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

Mark S. Bernthal as Mr. Delivery Man

Group photo of the cast and crew

Bob West (left) and David Joyner (right) with Barney the Dinosaur.

Barney with Barney & Friends production designer Jess Nelson.

Scenes

Min looking at herself in the mirror

Kathy looking at herself in the mirror

Baby Bop looking at herself in the mirror

Tina looking at herself in the mirror

Derek looking at himself in the mirror

The Barney doll looking at itself in the mirror

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The first and only episode that all eight original season one cast members appear together.
  • 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 "Grandparents Are Grand!".
  • 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 final time Luci appears with Baby Bop, Shawn, and Kathy.
  • Min wears the same clothes she was wearing in "When I Grow Up"
  • Kathy wears the same clothes she was wearing in "Be A Friend"
  • Min states she was on a real airplane four times.
  • 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.
• 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.
• Baby Bop did not leave at the end, instead fading into the kids hugging each other.