First Day of School

Barney & Friends Episode
"First Day of School"
Air date	November 3, 1997
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Steven Feldman
About
Theme	First Day of School School Preparation
Characters	Barney Baby Bop BJ Ashley Kristen Maria Stephen Stella the Storyteller Mr. Boyd Scooter McNutty (debut) Miss Etta Kette (debut)
Episode Guide
Previous	"Up We Go!"
Next	"Is Everybody Happy?"

"First Day of School" is the first episode and season premiere of the fourth season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Tomorrow is the first day of school for Stephen! Eager to get a look at what Stephen can expect, Mr. Boyd lets him visit the school classroom a day early in the company of Barney and his friends. In the classroom, Barney shows Stephen and the others numbers and letters, books and music, art, and more. BJ gets a lesson in "indoor and outdoor" voices. Stella the Storyteller visits and she tells the story of "Wigglenose and Womp." Meanwhile, in the treehouse, Baby Bop conspires with Miss Etta and Scooter to create her very own "Baby Bop School," a fun-house version of a "real" school as envisioned by a highly imaginative three-year-old dinosaur.

Stories: "Wigglenose and Womp"

Songs

The Barney doll at the end of this episode, "First Day of School"

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "The More We Get Together"
3. "The Classroom Song"
4. "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"
5. "Alphabet Song"
6. "Indoor-Outdoor Voices"
7. "Colors All Around"
8. "I Love You"

Release

International edit

In dubbed versions, the song, "Indoor-Outdoor Voices", was sung but shortened to three verses.

Adaptations

Baniwa Chingudeul

• The treehouse doesn't appear during "The More We Get Together".
• BJ gives Baby Bop a bumblebee plush from out of his backpack.
• "The Classroom Song" was sung after Baby Bop went up to the treehouse.
• Instead of Koby and Te-Te, Seoung Jin helps Baby Bop learn the concepts of school.

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The first episode to feature the seasons four through six Barney & Friends logo during the intro.
  • The first episode to be filmed at the renovated schoolyard, treehouse and classroom.
  • The first appearances of Scooter McNutty and Miss Etta Kette.
  • The first television appearance of Kristen.
  • The first time BJ and Stephen appeared with Mr. Boyd.
  • The first time Ashley and Stephen appeared with Stella the Storyteller.
  • The first time that Maria appeared with Baby Bop, Ashley, and Stella the Storyteller.
  • The first episode where Stephen and Maria are main characters.
  • The only time that Maria appeared with Mr. Boyd, Kristen, and Stephen.
  • The first appearance of the seasons four through six Barney doll.
  • The only season 4 episode Maria appeared without Chip.
  • Another time something happens to the Barney doll before coming to life. It's when the kids were playing with the Barney doll during the song "The More We Get Together".
• Even though Stephen appeared as a student in the previous season, it's stated that he's now old enough to go to school.
• Although Baby Bop appears in this episode, she does not sing any songs in this episode.
• Ray Henry was the puppeteer behind the elephant trunk in this episode.

Barney Theme Song

• The scene of Kristen pulling up the Barney doll in a basket to the treehouse is seen in the "Barney Theme Song" in seasons four through five.