It's Your Birthday, Barney!

Barney & Friends Episode
"It's Your Birthday, Barney!"
Air date	May 12, 2004
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Jim Rowley
About
Theme	Birthday Celebrations
Characters	Barney Baby Bop BJ Gianna Beth Mario Jackson Tony Cameos Kami Scott Whitney Angela Sarah Nick Mr. Boyd Bingo
Episode Guide
Previous	"That Makes Me Mad"
Next	"It's Showtime!"

"It's Your Birthday, Barney!" is the eighteenth episode from the eighth season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Every day with Barney is fun-but today is stuuu-PENDous special: it's Barney's birthday! His friends decide to throw a party and BJ and Baby Bop arrive with party supplies to help prepare for the festivities. Jackson is inspired by their assortment of handmade presents and he hurries home in search of a very "special" gift for Barney. While waiting for his return, they play party games, sing songs, and open presents. Finally, Jackson arrives with a very small gift... which turns into a very big birthday surprise!

Ending Intervals: Be a Friend and Look at a Book

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "A Tisket, A Tasket"
3. "Growing Big and Tall"
4. "I Love Birthdays"
5. "Clean Up"
6. "Colors All Around"
7. "The Fishing Song"
8. "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain"
9. "Mr. Knickerbocker"
10. "Happy Birthday to You"
11. "I Love You"

Barney hugs his friends at his birthday party.

Release

Home media

This episode was used on the Fisher Price InteracTV DVD, Celebrate with Barney and was featured in this video, Happy Birthday, Barney!

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

The children's cast of the eighth season of Barney & Friends alongside director Jim Rowley on the set of the episode "It's Your Birthday, Barney!".

Promotional

Baby Bop giving Barney a birthday present.

Video Games

Celebrate with Barney!

Trivia

• In the beginning of the second verse of the song, "A Tisket, A Tasket", the second verse beginning key for the song, "I Love You", from season two was being used.
• This episode is a semi-remake of the season one episode, "Happy Birthday, Barney!".
  • The scene of the kids planning to throw a party for Barney is almost word-for-word the same as the scene from that episode.
• A clip of this episode was featured in the documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me.
• Neil Armstrong was mentioned in this episode.

Appearances

• This episode marked:
  • The second and final episode in which the entire cast appears, after "Everyone is Special".
  • The only time Jackson appeared with Beth and Angela.
  • The final time Kami appeared with Mario and Whitney.
  • The only episode Scott appeared with Tony and Sarah.
  • The only season eight episode where Jackson appears with Baby Bop. However, Jackson would later appear with Baby Bop in some seasons nine and ten episodes.
  • The only season eight where Tony appeared with Baby Bop and BJ.
  • The only season eight episode where Barney does not turn back into a doll.
  • The final time Mr. Boyd appeared with Mario, Jackson, and Whitney.
  • The final time Tony appeared with Baby Bop, BJ, Mario, Jackson, and Whitney.
  • The final episode Mr. Boyd appeared with Baby Bop and BJ.
  • The final time Mario appeared with Kami and Jackson.
  • Another time where no one says "goodbye" at the end.
  • The final appearances of Gianna, Angela, Beth, Scott, and Bingo.
  • The final appearance of the seasons seven and eight Baby Bop costume.

Cast

• Tory Green (who would later portray Sarah in Barney's Colorful World!) makes a cameo in the "Barney Says" segment.
• Brianna Ahrens, Molly Browning, Callie Cooper, Sophie Hobson, Ricky Kane, Michael Meyer, Carson Oden, Bethany Pullman, Zachary Stenson, and Kristin Thomas performed "Happy Birthday to You", while Selena Gomez, Katherine Pulley, Zachary Soza, Daven Wilson, Zachary Fountain, Makayla Crawford, Alex Wilson, Kayla S. Levels, Hayden Tweedie, and Grayson Lee Vanover lip-synced.