Practice Makes Purple

Barney's World Episode
"Practice Makes Purple"
Air date	October 21, 2024
Written by	Jim Nolan
Directed by	Adrian Thatcher
About
Theme	Perseverance
Characters	Barney Baby Bop Billy David Mel Vivie Nonna
Episode Guide
Previous	"Big, Bigger, Best"
Next	"Team Mateys"

"Practice Makes Purple" is the ninth episode of the first season of Barney's World.

Plot

Vivie discovers she's not amazing at football the first time she tries it and believes she'll never be any good; Barney creates some workouts to help Vivie learn how practice can help her improve.

Songs

1. "Barney's World Theme Song"
2. "I Love You (I Love Me Too)"

Release

"Practice Makes Purple" was one of five episodes of Barney's World to be released on the streaming service Max on October 21, 2024. Following afterwards, it made a linear premiere on November 15, 2024 on Cartoonito, the preschool block of Cartoon Network (alongside the episode "Team Mateys").

Trivia

• This episode of Barney's World marked:
  • The third time that Barney doesn't first appear by the Barney Bench when being called by the children.
  • The first time that a human adult (this time being Vivie's Nonna) sings "I Love You (I Love Me Too)" with Barney.
  • The first time that "I Love You (I Love Me Too)" has been sung in two episodes in a row. With the previous episode being the one to sing the song before this one.

v - e

Characters Main recurring: Barney • Baby Bop • Billy • David • Vivie • Mel • Grady • Nonna • Luis • Ms. Lewis See also: Category Episodes "The Floor is Grape Jelly" • "I Lovey You" • "Mel's Greatest Treasure" • "One Ripe Tomato" • "Barney's Big Race" • "The Brave Truth" • "Red Light Stop, Green Light Go" • "Big, Bigger, Best" • "Practice Makes Purple" • "Team Mateys" • "Save the Garden" • "Dances with Goblins" • "Missing Mel" • "The Castaway Crew" • "Drawing Attention" • "Worth the Wait" • "The Big Spill" • "Nature Chat" • "The Great Grateful Scavenger Hunt" • "David the Hero" • "Making Magic" • "Birds of a Feather" • "Bigger Wheels" • "Every Little Thing" • "Barney's Birthday" • "Finders Not Keepers" • "The Snuzzleberry Snatcher" • "It Takes Three" • "The Missing Valentine" • "Too Far" Music Songs: "I Love You (I Love Me Too)" • "Clean Up, Clean Up" • "Everyone is Special (In Their Own Way)" • "Body Check-In Song" • "I've Got You" • "I Love to Listen to Your Ideas" • "We Can Do Great Things" • "Barney's World Theme Song" • "The Sharing Song" • "It's Brave to Tell the Truth" • "BIG Feelings" • "Look What We Can Do" • "Barney's Birthday Song (Happy Birthday to You)" • "I Can Feel Joy" • "Say How I Feel" • "There's So Much to Be Thankful For" • "Gotta Find My Glow" • "I Love You, I Love Me Too (Lullaby Version)" • "What I Love About Me" • "I'm Growing Up (Everyday)" • "Show Nature I Care" Soundtracks: Barney's World: Vol. 1 • El Mundo de Barney • I Love Me Too • Barney's World. Vol. 2 • Barney's World. Vol. 3 Media Books • Shorts • Dubs Locations Park Merchandise Fisher-Price Special I Love Me Too