|next = [[Having Tens of Fun!]]|airdate = October 18, 1993
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|next = [[Having Tens of Fun!]]|airdate = October 18, [[1993]]
|writer = [[Mark S. Bernthal]]
|writer = [[Mark S. Bernthal]]
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|director = [[Jim Rowley]]|educationaltheme = The Alphabet Zoo<br/>The Letters of the Alphabet<br/>Zoo Animals|characters = [[Barney]]<br/>[[Derek]]<br/>[[Jason]] (debut)<br/>[[Julie]]<br/>[[Shawn]]<br/>[[Tina]]<br/>[[Aunt Molly]]}}
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|director = [[Jim Rowley]]|educationaltheme = The Letters of the Alphabet<br/>Zoo Animals|characters = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed ">[[Barney]]<br/>[[Derek]]<br/>[[Jason]] (debut)<br/>[[Julie]]<br/>[[Shawn]]<br/>[[Tina]]<br/>[[Aunt Molly]]}}
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"'''The Alphabet Zoo'''" is the sixteenth episode from [[Season 2]] of ''[[Barney & Friends]]''.
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"'''The Alphabet Zoo'''" is the sixteenth episode from the [[Season 2|second season]] of ''[[Barney & Friends]]''.
==Plot==
==Plot==
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Barney and the children decide to turn their classroom into a pretend zoo. They add animals with names starting with all the different letters of the alphabet. They make masks and pretend to be different animals as they play several animal games. The highlight is when Julie's Aunt Molly stops by for a visit and tells a wonderful story about a boy and a hopping rabbit. Also, Jason tells Barney "I Love You" in sign language.
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Barney and the kids decide to turn their classroom into a pretend zoo. They add animals with names starting with all the different letters of the alphabet. They make masks and pretend to be different animals as they play several animal games. The highlight is when Julie's Aunt Molly stops by for a visit and tells a wonderful story about a boy and a hopping rabbit. Also, Jason tells Barney "I Love You" in sign language.
** The final appearance of [[Tina]] as a regular cast member.
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** The final appearance of [[Tina]] as a regular cast member on the [[Barney & Friends|''Barney & Friends'']] television series.
** The final appearance of [[Zippity the Hamster]].
** The final appearance of [[Zippity the Hamster]].
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** The first appearance of [[Jason (Kurt Dykhuizen)|Jason]] played by [[Kurt Dykhuizen]]. He would become a regular cast member in [[Season 3]].
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** The first appearance of [[Jason (Kurt Dykhuizen)|Jason]] played by [[Kurt Dykhuizen]]. He would become a regular cast member in [[Season 3|season three]].
** The only time [[Derek]] and [[Tina]] appear with [[Jason (Kurt Dykhuizen)|Jason]] played by [[Kurt Dykhuizen]].
** The only time [[Derek]] and [[Tina]] appear with [[Jason (Kurt Dykhuizen)|Jason]] played by [[Kurt Dykhuizen]].
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* Part of "[[I Love You]]" is performed in American Sign Language.
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* The part of "[[I Love You]]" was performed in American Sign Language.
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* A picture from this episode would later be seen in [[On the Move]].
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* A picture from this episode would later be seen in "[[On the Move]]".
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* On April 27, 1994, this episode was released on VHS as "Barney's Alphabet Zoo".Itwas later re-released in a Classic Collection Boxset on December 31, 1999.
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* On April 27, 1994, this episode was released on home video as [[Barney's Alphabet Zoo|''Barney's Alphabet Zoo'']].
*This episode was featured in [[Dino-Mite Valentine's Sing-Along]].
*This episode was featured in [[Dino-Mite Valentine's Sing-Along]].
Barney and the kids decide to turn their classroom into a pretend zoo. They add animals with names starting with all the different letters of the alphabet. They make masks and pretend to be different animals as they play several animal games. The highlight is when Julie's Aunt Molly stops by for a visit and tells a wonderful story about a boy and a hopping rabbit. Also, Jason tells Barney "I Love You" in sign language.
