Ship, Ahoy!

Barney & Friends Episode
"Ship, Ahoy!"
Air date	October 4, 1995
Written by	Mitch Lobrovich
Directed by	Bruce Deck
About
Theme	Boats Imagination
Characters	Barney Baby Bop Carlos Jason Kathy Min Stella the Storyteller Baby Jones the Parrot
Episode Guide
Previous	"Are We There Yet?"
Next	"Hats Off To BJ!"

"Ship, Ahoy!" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Stella the Storyteller stops by and is excited to tell Barney and the children a story about pirates. They all pretend to sail aboard a ship that takes them to a faraway island. Following the clues that Stella has prepared, they finally find the lost treasure!

Stories: "The Treasure of Coco Island"

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Rub-a-Dub-Dub"
3. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
4. "Let's Go On An Adventure"
5. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
6. "That's What an Island Is"
7. "Michael Finnegan"
8. "We Like Rocks"
9. "My Hat, It Has Three Corners"
10. "I Love You"

Release

International Edits

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”, and “That's What an Island Is” are shortened, and “Michael Finnegan” is cut.

Adaptations

The International Edits also apply to the Israeli Adaptation

Hachaverim Shel Barney

• The whole episode only takes place in the playground unlike the original version.
• Tom shows Barney and the gang a model ship unlike in the original version where Carlos shows them a ship in a bottle.
• "Let's Go On An Adventure" is not sung. Also, "My Hat, It Has Three Corners" has a different melody (the Israeli equivalent of the same song) than in the original version and it was also shortened.
• When Barney looks at Karen's compass for directions, the needle arrow was facing north instead of facing northeast than in the original version.
• The kids also lose their sailor hats on the way to Coco Island until they found them in the treasure chest alongside their lost items.
• The kids wore their sailor hats until after "I Love You" was sung where Barney makes their sailor hats magically disappear.

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

Corey Loprez, who portrays Carlos, in a sailor's hat.

Promotional

Barney and Stella the Storyteller on the set of "Ship, Ahoy!".

Stills

Everyone looks inside the treasure chest on Coco Island.

Trivia

• Baby Jones the parrot was voiced by Carol Farabee and puppeteered by Ray Henry.
• Starting with this episode, the song, "My Hat, It Has Three Corners", has five verses instead of four (the fifth verse is exactly the same as the first).
• The Israeli adapted version of this episode marked the series finale of Hachaverim Shel Barney.
• Kathy wears the same shorts from "Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends" and the same shirt from "At Home With Animals".

Appearances

• This episode marked:
  • The final regular appearance of Kathy. until she would return in the tenth anniversary special, Sing and Dance with Barney.
  • The final television appearance of Jason.
  • The first time that Stella's story lasts throughout the entire episode. Additionally, this is the only season 3 episode where she does not use props to tell her story.
  • The final appearance of the 1995 Baby Bop costume.
  • The final time Kathy and Carlos appeared together.
  • The final time Stella the Storyteller appeared with Kathy and Jason.