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Love To Read, With Barney is a 1993 direct-to-video Barney Clip Show that was released by The Lyons Group, JCPenney, and the American Library Association. It was only available by getting it at libraries, which makes it very hard to find. It was released on December 19, 1993. Being the first video based on Barney & Friends filmed on location, this video contains clips from the second season of Barney & Friends.

Plot[]

Barney has been returning a library book to the library. He meets up with Ms. Stevens, who is a librarian, and she shows Barney all over the library and tells him about programs and activities that go on over there. Clips from Season 2 episodes related to the topics that Ms. Stevens and Barney talk about, are also shown.

Cast[]

Stories[]

  1. Good Night, Owl! (Scene Taken from: "Hoo's In The Forest?")
  2. Mr. Toodles and the Spooky Old House (Scene Taken from: "Grandparents Are Grand!")
  3. Three Billy Goats Gruff (Scene Taken from: "May I Help You?")
  4. Ten, Nine Eight (Scene Taken from: "Having Tens Of Fun!")

Songs[]

  1. "Barney Theme Song"
  2. "The Library" (Scene Taken from: "Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose!")
  3. "Listen" (Scene Taken from: "Hoo's In The Forest?")
  4. "Silly Sounds" (Scene Taken from: "Hoo's In The Forest?")
  5. "Three Bears Rap" (Scene Taken from: "My Favorite Things")
  6. "The Barney Bag" (Scene Taken from: "May I Help You?")
  7. "The Fishing Song" (Scene Taken from: "May I Help You?")
  8. "Just Imagine" (Scene Taken from: "An Adventure In Make Believe")
  9. "I Love You" (Scene Taken from: "Look At Me, I'm 3!")

Production[]

Love To Read, With Barney was filmed at the Allen Public Library in Allen, Texas in the Fall of 1993. The half-hour video took fifteen hours to film.[1]

Release[]

Love To Read, With Barney was distributed to every public library within the United States. To promote the video, a promotional clip of the video was filmed on October 24, 1993 in the Allen Public Library and was aired as a public service announcement on public television. The fifteen second and thirty second television spots took more than eight hours to film.[1]

Releases[]

Trivia[]

  • This video marks:
    • The first clip show in the Barney franchise.
    • The first time not to have any kids. However, they were seen in some clips from Season 2 episodes of Barney & Friends.
    • The only appearance of Ms. Stevens.
    • The first and only publicly released video where they show the "Barney & Friends" funding credits. Before this, only videos released by Time Life Video showed them.
    • The second time Barney is not seen coming to life. Instead, he is seen going to the library.
    • The final appearance of the Season 2 Barney costume.
  • During the "I Love You" scene from the episode "Look At Me, I'm 3!", the camera angles are a bit different from the original airing of the episode.
  • Luci's name (along with her actress Leah Montes) is seen in the credits, even though there wasn't a clip shown from "The Exercise Circus!", which was Luci's one and only Season 2 appearance.
  • On the front cover of the VHS, Barney and three kids can be seen reading "Barney's Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes", the slight differences are that the cover art design of Barney isn't seen on the front cover of the book unlike the actual one. So instead, the book title card is titled as "Mother Goose Rhymes", which is centered in the middle of the book.
  • At the end of this video, the 1993 PBS Kids ident is omitted; instead, it has been replaced by a special message which says "Watch Barney & Friends on your local public television station."

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Barney 'n' Books Retrieved November 14, 2023


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1993: Barney's Best MannersBarney Rhymes with Mother GooseBarney's Home Sweet HomesLove To Read, With Barney

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2001: Barney's Musical CastleA to Z with BarneyBarney's Dino Dancin' TunesLet's Go To The ZooBarney's Pajama Party

2002: You Can Be Anything!Barney's Beach PartyRound and Round We GoBarney's Christmas Star

2003: Barney Songs from the ParkRead With Me, Dance With MeBarney's It's A Happy Day!It's Nice To Meet YouBarney's Red, Yellow and Blue!Barney's Numbers! Numbers!Barney's Best Manners: Your Invitation to Fun!Happy Mad Silly Sad

2004: Movin' and Groovin'Let's Pretend with BarneyNow I Know My ABCsBarney's Colorful World!Ready, Set, Play!

2005: Let's Go to the FarmJust ImagineEveryone Is SpecialThe Land of Make BelieveCan You Sing That Song?

2006: Let's Make Music

2007: Let's Go To The FirehouseShake Your Dino Tail!Dino-Mite Birthday

2008: Celebrating Around The WorldBarney's Animal ABC'sHi! I'm Riff!The Best of Barney

2009: Once Upon A Dino TaleTop 20 CountdownLet's Go on VacationSharing is Caring!Barney's Jungle FriendsWe Love Our Family
2010s
2010: Please & Thank YouEgg-Cellent AdventuresLet's Play OutsideFurry FriendsA-Counting We Will GoBest Fairy Tales

2011: Musical ZooShapes & Colors All AroundI Can Do It!1-2-3 LearnBig World AdventureA Very Merry Christmas

2012: I Love My FriendsClean Up, Clean Up!Planes, Trains & CarsAll About OppositesMost Loveable MomentsLet's Go to the Doctor

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2014: Story Time with BarneyHappy Birthday, Barney!A Super-Dee-Duper DayThis Is How I Feel

2015: Tee-rific Bugs & AnimalsIt's Showtime with BarneyBarney's Worldwide Adventure!

2016: Dinos in the Park

2017: Playground Fun
Other releases
Feature film: Barney's Great Adventure

Blockbuster: Play and Learn with BarneyBarney's Time for SchoolBarney's Rockin' Rhyme TimeBarney's Favorite SongsBarney's Big Top FunBarney's Valentine AdventureMovin' & Groovin' with BarneyBarney's Learning Round-UpBarney's Island SafariBarney's Night-Light StoriesBarney's Summertime FunGoing Places With BarneyOn The Move with BarneySing-Along Fun!

Re-releases: Barney's ABC's and 123'sBarney's Outdoor Fun!Let's Go to the BeachBarney's Book FairFun on WheelsMother Goose Collection

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