Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose!

Barney & Friends Episode
"Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose!"
Air date	October 1, 1993
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Jim Rowley
About
Theme	Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
Characters	Barney Derek Shawn Min Julie (debut) Clarence the Goose (debut) Mother Goose
Episode Guide
Previous	"Red, Blue And Circles Too!"
Next	"Hoo's In The Forest?"

"Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose!" is the fifth episode from the second season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Shawn is playing in the school classroom when he spots a large feathery friend in the hallway. The kids quickly realize that Clarence the Goose has run away from Mother Goose. Mother Goose and the gang recite their favorite rhymes to lure Clarence back. Derek comes up with a plan that has everyone help catch Clarence, so Mother Goose can get her book to the library.

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "I'm Mother Goose"
3. "Two Little Blackbirds"
4. "The Library"
5. "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
6. "To Market, To Market"
7. "Humpty Dumpty"
8. "This is the Way the Ladies Ride"
9. "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
10. "London Bridge"
11. "Ring Around the Rosie"
12. "It's Raining, It's Pouring"
13. "Star Light, Star Bright"
14. "Wee Willie Winkie"
15. "Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling"
16. "Rock-A-Bye Baby"
17. "I Love You"

Production

Filming

Filming for this episode took place on April 29, 1993 at ColorDynamics in Allen, Texas.

Release

Broadcast

On PBS Pledge Drives for this episode, "This is the Way the Ladies Ride", "London Bridge", "Ring Around The Rosie", and "Rock-A-Bye Baby" were cut to make this episode shorter. However, a few Pledge Drives left the entire episode intact.

Clip/Audio Compilations

• The song clip for "The Library" was later featured in the library exclusive video, Love To Read, With Barney.
• "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" from this episode was featured on Barney's Favorites, Volume 2.

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

Barney & Friends production designer Jess Nelson and Clarence the Goose

Production designer, Jess Nelson, puppeteering Clarence the Goose

Puppeteer Ray Henry tugs with an assisting push to get production designer Jess Nelson moving across the classroom floor as he puppeteers Clarence the Goose.

Production designer, Jess Nelson, puppeteering Clarence the Goose

(Left to right) Stephen White, Jim Rowley, Shawn, Sandy Walper, Derek, Min, Bob West, Julie, and Barney on set during the filming of "Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose!".

Barney, Mother Goose, and the kids on set during the filming of "Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose!".

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The first appearance of Julie.
  • The final time Mother Goose is portrayed by Sandy Walper, as well as the only time she appeared with Julie and Derek.
  • The first appearance of Clarence. He would later appear with Mother Goose again in the stage show, Barney's Big Surprise.
• When Mother Goose and Clarence leave, the sparkles that make Baby Bop disappear are shown.
• Clarence is portrayed and voiced by puppeteer Jess Nelson in this episode.
• A reference is made to "Let's Help Mother Goose!".
• The working title for this episode was "Gone with the Wing (A Wild Goose Chase)".