Now I Know My ABCs is a Barney & Friends Episode Video that was released on July 13, 2004. Even though this video was released first, it was later split into two Season 9 episodes, "A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes" and "Easy as ABC".
Synopsis[]
"B" is for Barney, Baby Bop, and BJ! No matter how you spell it, Barney's friends have F-U-N learning the ABCs, colors, and shapes! Baby Bop discovers the excitement of writing her name, and the children get everything in shape for the most colorful art show ever! Whether drawing a cat made of triangles or a train made of squares, using their imagination helps kids learn about shapes and colors. Can you guess what Baby Bop will draw that is shaped like a rectangle? It's soft, yellow, and nice to hug! How do you spell "learning?" B-A-R-N-E-Y!
Cast[]
- Barney (Voice: Dean Wendt, Costume: Carey Stinson)
- Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Costume: Jeff Ayers)
- BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Costume: Kyle Nelson) (Only seen in the Colors Make Me Happy Music Video) (Cameo)
- Stacy (Alyssa Franks)
- Jackson (Daven Wilson)
- Whitney (Kayla S. Levels)
Songs[]
A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes[]
- "Barney Theme Song"
- "Mister Sun"
- "Colors Make Me Happy" (Scene taken from Happy Mad Silly Sad/"Everybody's Got Feelings")
- "It's a Wonderful World of Shapes"
- "The Caboose Rides in the Back"
- "Painting the Shapes"
- "Mix a Color"
- "The Rainbow Song"
Easy as ABC[]
- "Alphabet Song"
- "I Am Learning to Spell My Name"
- "Alphabet Soup"
- "Ring Around the Rosie"
- "The T Game"
- "I Love You"
Release[]
Home media[]
This video was released with the video Let's Play School! on May 1, 2008 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment under the Kids' Double Features banner. Now I Know My ABCs was also rereleased in 2009 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
This video was included on the 6 DVD learning pack.
Marketing[]
The launch of Now I Know My ABCs was supported by a consumer sweepstakes that ran through the end of July. Ten grand-prize winners got a scholarship to Kindermusik children's development classes. The sweepstakes was promoted via Barney video and audio inserts, on-sleeve stickers and online. Awareness for the release of the video itself was driven by cross trailering on other releases from HIT Entertainment, as well as in-store displays.[1]
Releases[]
Hit Extras[]
- Angelina Ballerina: Ballerina Rag Doll
- Rubbadubbers: Sploshy of the Arctic
- Kipper: Hide and Seek
- Pingu: Pingu Goes Fishing
- Bob the Builder: Muck Gets Stuck
Trivia[]
- The season seven episode, "Three Lines, Three Corners", is featured as a bonus episode on the VHS and DVD releases as stated on the back cover alongside "The Barney Boogie" music video.
- Since the episode used the "Barney Says" closing segment, this also marked as the final video until Playground Fun! to contain the segment used specifically for a certain episode that was included on a home media release.
- In "A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes", the scene of Baby Bop leaving would later be re-edited to include her magic sparkle dust for the episode format of the latter episode.
- In "Easy as ABC", the scene of the kids greeting Barney and Baby Bop would later be re-filmed during the production for the episode format of the latter episode.
- Despite being on the front cover and in the "Colors Make Me Happy" music video and being credited in the end credits, BJ does not appear in this video.
- Brenna Demerson, who would be best known for her role as Olivia in future Barney & Friends episodes, can be spotted in the song "Ring Around the Rosie" as the one of the kids playing with the parachute.
- This video marks the final video to use the prototype version of the season nine intro.
- Although this video was released in 2004, the end credits said "©️ 2003 Lyons Partnership, L.P." which means that this video was produced that year.
- This release contains same trailers are from The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! VHS & DVD.
- When this video was released on DVD, it was closed captioned by Caption Technologies, Inc.
Videos[]
Trailer[]
References[]
- ↑ PRODUCTS & PROMOTIONS: 'B' IS FOR BARNEY...SUMMER SHIMMERS...PANTY PRACTICALITY July 12, 2004 Retrieved November 4, 2022
