Rock with Barney

Barney Home Video
Rock with Barney
Release Date	August 1991 (Neiman Marcus) January 27, 1992 (Wide Release)
Rereleased	Yes
Written by	Sheryl Leach
Directed by	Jim Rowley
Run Time	35 Minutes
Previous	Barney in Concert
Next	Barney's Magical Musical Adventure

Rock with Barney is the eighth and final video in the Barney & The Backyard Gang series. It was released exclusively in Neiman Marcus stores in August 1991. This video had a wide release on January 27, 1992.

Plot

Adam's mother takes the Backyard Gang and Barney to a TV studio where she works. While there, Barney and the Backyard Gang tour the studio on their own, while producing their own show. From a cereal commercial set and a puppet show and the six little ducks and teddy bears and the US flag and an island paradise and a make up place to a jungle, the show is filmed along with many props in the studio. With the power of imagination and some movie magic, anything is possible when Barney's around.

Educational Theme: The parts of a Movie Studio / Ways to Protect the Earth

Cast

• Barney (Voice: Bob West, Costume: David Joyner)
• Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Costume: Dao Knight) (cameo)
• Michael (Brian Eppes)
• Amy (Becky Swonke)
• Tina (Jessica Zucha)
• Luci (Leah Montes)
• Adam (Alexander Jhin)
• Derek (Rickey Carter)
• Adam's Mother (Lourdes Regala)

The Backyard Gang's New Friends

• Kathy (Lauren King) (debut)
• Jennifer (Alexis Harris)
• Joseph (Chris Rodriguez)
• AJ (Ajay Reddy)

Songs

1. Barney Theme Song
2. We Are Barney and the Backyard Gang
3. Help Protect the Earth
4. Apples and Bananas
5. Down by the Bay
6. Six Little Ducks
7. Me and My Teddy
8. My Dear Country
9. Yankee Doodle Dandy
10. Tingalayo
11. I Can Laugh
12. The Frog on a Log
13. Good Manners
14. Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?

Gallery

Releases

Original Release (1991)

Rerelease (1992)

Rerelease (1996)

UK Release (1996)

Australian Release

Behind the Scenes

Barney, Baby Bop, and The Backyard Gang from "Rock with Barney" (1991)

Barney and Baby Bop from "Rock with Barney" (1991)

Trivia

• This video marked:
  • The last time the Backyard Gang version of the "Barney Theme Song" is used.
  • The last appearances of Amy played by Becky Swonke and Adam played by Alexander Jhin.
  • The first appearance of Kathy. She would later become a regular cast member for the first three seasons of Barney & Friends.
  • The only appearances of AJ, Joseph, Jennifer and Adam's Mother.
  • The only time Kathy appeared with Amy and Adam.
  • The final time Dao Knight performs as Baby Bop.
  • The last time Derek is seen without wearing glasses.
  • The first time, as well as the only Backyard Gang video, when the "I Love You" song was not performed, though it is used a score when Barney comes to life and when he and Baby Bop say goodbye to the kids.
  • The first time Barney comes to life fully onscreen.
  • The first time Barney wears something for when he comes to life.
• This video was originally a Neiman Marcus exclusive, as part of their Barney Boutique.
  • As part of this partnership, the video had several local premieres in the Dallas area. By being an In-Circle Club member, Nieman Marcus customers were able to purchase packages that included a theater viewing of the video. 
• Rickey Carter is uncredited for this video.
• On the producers' slate, it has the name Barney & Friends, which happens to be the name of the TV show in production in 1991.
• This video was featured in the Blockbuster Exclusive video, Barney's Rockin' Rhyme Time (along with Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm)

References

• Barney in Concert: The quote, "Hey, let's do that song we did in our concert."
• The Backyard Show: The duck umbrellas.