Riff is a six-year-old orange Hadrosaur who is Baby Bop and BJ's cousin and a friend of Barney's.
In 2006, Riff was added to the live show, Barney Live! - The Let's Go Tour (which it was after 8 months), he made his first official appearance in "Let's Make Music".
Riff's all about music. He hears music everywhere he goes. His theme song is none other than "I Hear Music Everywhere".
Creation
According to HIT Entertainment and executive producer Karen Barnes, Riff was created to add musical diversity to the series.[1]
Design
Riff is known for his crest lighting up, which makes music. Riff is orange with a yellow tummy with green spots and green spikes. Riff wears green sneakers with yellow socks and purple laces on them.
Portrayal
Costume Actors
- Adam Brown (2006-2008)
- Jeff Ayers (2008)
- Jerad Harris (2008-Present)
Voice Actors
- Michaela Dietz (2006-present)
- Mahalia Brown (Barney Live! World Tour - A Celebration!) (2015)
Riff's very first costume.
Trivia
- He is the first dinosaur to be created in over 13 years.
- He is the only dinosaur whose name does not start with the letter B.
- He is all about music - music is in his voice, his heart and his every move.
- As much as Riff love's music, he also likes to invent things
- His favorite food is Ants on a Log (Celery with Cheddar cheese and raisins)
- Catchphrases: Wowzer!, Tippity-Top. Later Skaters!
Appearances
- Welcome, Cousin Riff
- Special Skills
- Airplanes
- Boats
- Butterflies
- Bugs
- Shapes
- Seeing
- Hearing
- Glad to Be Me
- Arts
- BJ's Snack Attack
- Counting
- Letters
- Vets
- Summer
- Caring
- Rhythm
- Playing Games
- Fun with Reading
- Making Mistakes
- Separation
- Days of the Week
- Sharing
- Ducks and Fish
- Fairy Tales
- Things I Can Do
- Dancing (cameo)
- Singing
- Neighborhoods
- Kenya
- Pistachio
- Full Team Ahead
- The Magic Words
- Litterbot
- The Sleepless Sleepover
- Little Red Rockin' Hood
- The Whole Truth
- The Nature of Things
- The New Kid
- Listen!
- Lost and Found
- Trail Boss Barney
- Get Happy!
- For the Fun of It
- No, No, No!
- The Emperor's Contest
- Beethoven's Hear!
- Guess Who?
- Sweet Treats
- Dream Big
- The Awful Tooth
- What's Your Name?
- Gift of the Dinos
- Riff's Musical Zoo
- Riff to the Rescue!: A Wild West Adventure
- Lights! Camera! Action!: A Movie Adventure
- To Catch a Thief: A Mystery Adventure
- The Magic Lamp: A Travel Adventure
- The Amazing Captain Pickles: A Hero Adventure
- The Reluctant Dragon: A Fairy Tale Adventure
- Bienvenido, Barney: Mexico
- ¡Ahora Mismo!: Spain
- Venice, Anyone?: Italy
- The Music Box: Switzerland
- The Good Egg: Kenya
- Bonjour, Barney!: France
- Let's Make Music
- Let's Go to the Fire House
- Barney's Dino-Mite Birthday
- Celebrating Around The World
- Barney's Animal ABC's
- Hi! I'm Riff!
- The Best of Barney
- Once Upon a Dino Tale
- Let's Go on Vacation
- Barney's Jungle Friends
- A-Counting We Will Go