Let's Go to the Zoo is a Barney Home Video that was released on August 28, 2001.
Plot
BJ makes the trip a photo safari, taking pictures of all the animals, while Baby Bop looks for a real elephant to show to her doll "Nelly the Elephant." And there's an unexpected guest - Scooter McNutty - who searches the zoo for an exhibit devoted to the noblest of animals: the squirrel! There's an abundance of animal fun and facts, songs and surprises when Barney take YOU to the zoo.
Filming Location: The Fort Worth Zoo
Cast
- Barney (Voice: Duncan Brannan / Tim Dever; Costume; David Joyner)
- Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson; Costume: Jeff Ayers)
- BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz; Costume: Jeff Brooks)
- Ticket Seller (Kate Rafferty Keimig)
- Miss Kepler (Gene Raye Price)
- Scooter McNutty (Todd Duffey)
- Sean (Steven G. McAfee)
- Man in Zebra-Print Shirt (Steven G. McAfee)
- Child #1 (David Schulenburg)
- Child #2 (Stephanie Sechrist)
- Child #3 (Olivia Payne)
- Child #4 (Laryssa Bonacquisti)
Song List
- What Will We See at the Zoo?
- Ten Little Meerkats
- Growing
- Have a Snack!
- Jungle Adventure
- The Tiger Song
- This Little Piggy
- The Elephant Song
- Rock Like a Monkey
- Everybody Needs a Nap
- What Did We See at the Zoo?
- I Love You
Promotion Tour
Main Article: Barney's Zoo Tour
Barney's Zoo Tour was a tour to promote the home video, "Let's Go to the Zoo". It originally toured at different zoos in the United States from July 2001 until August 2001.
Trivia
- This video marked:
- The first installment in the Let's Go series in the Barney franchise.
- The first video to have the "HIT Entertainment" logo, although it was from "Lyrick Studios", which means this is the first video to be produced by "HIT Entertainment".
- Last video distributed by Lyrick Studios, later in September, all videos from Barney was distributed by HIT Entertainment. Lyrick was defunct in 2001.
- Another video to be filmed on location.
- The last appearance of Miss Kepler and the only appearance of Sean.
- Originally, this video was supposed to be released on DVD on August 28, 2001, but it was delayed until April 8, 2003.
- Running Gag: Kids mistaking Scooter for a monkey.
- The 1996 BJ costume is used briefly during the scene where BJ gets wet. (This is done so the costume in the video wouldn't get damaged by the splash).
- Tim Dever's name is incorrectly credited as "Tim Devers" in the end of this video.
- On April 12, 2002, this video was featured in the Blockbuster Exclusive video, Barney's Island Safari (along with Imagination Island).
- Production for this video took place in July 2000.
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