The Queen Of Make-Believe

No matter what you call it, the magic of imagination can make every day more special!

— Barney

Barney & Friends Episode

"The Queen Of Make-Believe"

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Title card

Air date

April 6, 1992

Written by

Stephen White

Directed by

Jim Rowley

About

Theme

Imagination

Characters

Barney
Michael
Min (debut)
Shawn (debut)
Tina

Episode Guide
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-	"My Family's Just Right For Me"

"The Queen Of Make-Believe" is the first episode of the first season, as well as the series premiere of Barney & Friends.

Plot[]

It looks like rain. But Min has decided to become the Queen of Make-Believe. Suddenly, it looks like lots of fun! With Barney leading his friends on a romp of games, songs, and activities. They put on a pretend tea-party, build a robot with boxes, they even create some special "stretching exercises" for the imagination. Pretending, make-believing, or imagining - children learn it's always called fun.

Poems: "The Anything String"

Songs[]

Production[]

This was the first Barney & Friends episode to be filmed. Filming for this episode began occurring on October 15, 1991 in ColorDynamics in Allen, Texas.

Release[]

Broadcast[]

In international dubs and co-productions, the songs, "I'm a Little Teapot" and "I'm a Little Robot" (which share the same tune), were not sung, rather cutting to Michael (or a another cast member in non-dub versions) coming out of the robot.

Adaptations[]

Baniwa Chingudeul[]

A cloud silhouette of Barney doesn't appear in this version while a cloud silhouette of a turtle does.
"What I Want to Be" and "Laugh With Me!" replace the two former songs: "I'm a Little Teapot" and "I'm a Little Robot".
The Anything String is not used in this version.
Barney and the kids get scared by the thunder when they were looking at rain through the window unlike in the original version.
The kids don't dress up as animals during "Animal Parade" in this version.

Home media[]

This episode was released on VHS by Time Life.

Gallery[]

Behind the Scenes[]

Scenes[]

Trivia[]

This episode marked:
- The first episode written by Stephen White.
- The first time the "Barney Theme Song" and "I Love You" are sung with the current lyrics.
- The first appearances of Min and Shawn.
- The first television appearances of Michael and Tina.
- The first appearance of the season 1 Barney doll.
- The first appearance of the official season 1 Barney costume.
- The first appearance of "The Barney Bag".
- The first appearance of the Barney Says segment.
- The first time Michael and Tina appeared without Luci.
  - This is also the first time they appear without Derek since his debut in Waiting for Santa.
- The first appearance of the Season 1 School Set.
Despite being listed as a song on the back of Time Life version of the VHS cover, the song, "Yankee Doodle", is not featured in this episode.
Shawn would later wear the same shirt in "Happy Birthday, Barney!".
Tina would later wear the same shirt in "Alphabet Soup!" and "1-2-3-4-5 Senses!".
Michael would later wear the same shirt in "Let's Help Mother Goose!".

Goof[]

When Barney sings the line, "We're a happy family", in "I Love You", Michael and Tina are seen lip-synching to the song.

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Season One

"The Queen Of Make-Believe" • "My Family's Just Right For Me" • "Playing It Safe" • "Hop To It!" • "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" • "Four Seasons Day" • "The Treasure Of Rainbow Beard" • "Going Places!" • "Caring Means Sharing" • "Down On Barney's Farm" • "What's That Shadow?" • "Happy Birthday, Barney!" • "Alphabet Soup" • "Our Earth, Our Home" • "Let's Help Mother Goose!" • "Be A Friend" • ""I Just Love Bugs"" • "When I Grow Up..." • "1-2-3-4-5 Senses!" • "Practice Makes Music" • "Hi, Neighbor!" • "A Camping We Will Go!" • "A Splash Party, Please" • "Carnival Of Numbers • "A World Of Music" • "Doctor Barney Is Here!" • "Oh, What A Day!" • "Home Sweet Homes" • "Hola, Mexico!" • "Everyone Is Special"

Season Two

"Falling For Autumn!" • "Grandparents Are Grand!" • "May I Help You?" • "Red, Blue and Circles Too!" • "Honk! Honk! A Goose On The Loose!" • "Hoo's In The Forest?" • "I Can Do That!" • "Grown-Ups For A Day!" • "Picture This!" • "Look At Me, I'm 3!" • "The Exercise Circus!" • "My Favorite Things" • "The Dentist Makes Me Smile" • "Stop, Look And Be Safe!" • "An Adventure In Make Believe" • "The Alphabet Zoo" • "Having Tens Of Fun!" • "A Very Special Delivery!"

Season Three

"Shawn & The Beanstalk" • "If The Shoe Fits..." • "Room For Everyone" • "I Can Be A Firefighter!" • "Shopping For A Surprise!" • "Any Way You Slice It" • "Twice Is Nice!" • "On The Move" • "A Welcome Home" • "Classical Cleanup" • "Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends" • "Gone Fishing!" • "At Home With Animals" • "It's Raining, It's Pouring..." • "Camera Safari" • "Who's Who On The Choo Choo?" • "Are We There Yet?" • "Ship, Ahoy!" • "Hats Off To BJ!" • "Up We Go!"

Season Four

"First Day of School" • "Is Everybody Happy?" • "Pennies, Nickels, Dimes" • "We've Got Rhythm" • "Tick Tock Clocks!" • "Waiting For Mr. MacRooney" • "Let's Build Together" • "It's Tradition" • "A Picture of Health" • "Play Ball!" • "A Different Kind of Mystery" • "Going On A Bear Hunt" • "Let's Eat" • "Tree-Mendous Trees" • "Good, Clean Fun!" • "Easy, Breezy Day!" • "All Mixed Up" • "Oh, Brother... She's My Sister" • "Once A Pond A Time" • "E-I-E-I-O"

Season Five

"Books Are Fun!" • "Trading Places" • "Safety First!" • "Circle of Friends" • "The One And Only You" • "Barney's Band" • "Try It, You'll Like It!" • "Colors All Around" • "Howdy, Friends!" • "Seven Days A Week" • "Hidden Treasures" • "A Royal Welcome" • "Sweet As Honey" • "First Things First!" • "Aunt Rachel Is Here!" • "It's A Rainy Day!" • "Easy Does It!" • "What's In A Name?" • "A Very Special Mouse" • "A Package Of Friendship"

Season Six

"Stick With Imagination!" • "Itty Bitty Bugs" • "Grandparents Are Grand" • "Snack Time!" • "A Sunny, Snowy Day" • "You've Got To Have Art" • "Five Kinds Of Fun!" • "Count Me In!" • "Who's Who At The Zoo?" • "Birthday Olé" • "Excellent Exercise!" • "Brushing Up On Teeth" • "A "Little" Mother Goose" • "Good Job!" • "It's Home To Me" • "How Does Your Garden Grow?" • "You Can Do It!" • "Here Comes The Firetruck!" • "Ready, Set, Go!" • "You Are Special"

Season Seven

"All Aboard!" • "Up, Down and Around!" • "Tea-riffic Manners" • "Puppy Love" • "Bunches of Boxes" • "Stop! Go!" • "Red, Yellow and Blue!" • "Play for Exercise!" • "Come Blow Your Horn!" • "A New Friend" • "Numbers! Numbers!" • "This Way In! This Way Out!" • "Spring Into Fun!" • "Play It Safe!" • "Three Lines, Three Corners" • "A Parade of Bikes" • "It's a Happy Day!" • "My Family and Me" • "Splish! Splash!" • "BJ's Really Cool House"

Season Eight

"A Fountain of Fun" • "On Again, Off Again" • "Sharing Is Caring!" • "Here Kitty, Kitty!" • "Once Upon A Fairy Tale" • "It's Hot! It's Cold!" • "A Perfectly Purple Day" • "Day and Night" • "Play Piano With Me!" • "A Picture of Friendship" • "A-Counting We Will Go!" • "A Little Big Day" • "A World of Friends" • "Who's Your Neighbor?" • "Squares, Squares Everywhere" • "Let's Go For A Ride!" • "That Makes Me Mad" • "It's Your Birthday, Barney!" • "It's Showtime!" • "At Home In The Park"

Season Nine

"Everybody's Got Feelings" • "Caring Hearts" • "Let's Make Music!" • "Movin' Along" • "Let Your Creativity Fly!" • "Imagine That!" • "All About Me" • "My Baby Brother" • "Keep On Truckin'" • "I'm A Builder" • "Coming On Strong" • "Let's Play Games!" • "You Can Count on Me!" • "A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes" • "Easy as ABC" • "Look What I Can Do!" • "Making a Move!" • "Home, Safe Home" • "On the Road Again" • "My Friends, The Doctor and the Dentist"

Season Ten

"Welcome, Cousin Riff"/"Special Skills" • "Airplanes"/"Boats" • "Butterflies"/"Bugs" • "Shapes"/"Colors" • "Seeing"/"Hearing" • "Glad to Be Me"/"Arts" • "Movement"/"BJ's Snack Attack" • "Counting"/"Letters" • "Pets"/"Vets" • "Winter"/"Summer" • "Caring"/"Rhythm" • "Playing Games"/"Fun with Reading" • "Making Mistakes"/"Separation" • "Days of the Week"/"Sharing" • "Rabbits"/"Ducks and Fish" • "Mother Goose"/"Fairy Tales" • "Things I Can Do"/"Differences" • "Dancing"/"Singing" • "Neighborhoods"/"Careers" • "China"/"Kenya"

Season Eleven

"Pistachio"/"Full Team Ahead" • "The Magic Words"/"Litterbot" • "Bop 'til You Drop"/"The Sleepless Sleepover" • "Little Red Rockin' Hood"/"The Whole Truth" • "The Wind and the Sun"/"The Nature of Things" • "The New Kid"/"Grandpa's Visit" • "The Big Garden"/"Listen!" • "Lost and Found"/"Pot Full of Sunshine" • "Trail Boss Barney"/"Get Happy!" • "For the Fun of It"/"Starlight, Star Bright" • "Big as Barney"/"No, No, No!" • "The Emperor's Contest"/"Beethoven's Hear!" • "Guess Who?"/"Sweet Treats" • "Best in Show"/"The Chase" • "Dream Big"/"That's What a Mommy Is" • "The Shrinking Blankey"/"The Awful Tooth" • "The Blame Game"/"What's Your Name?" • "The Magic Caboose"/"BJ the Great" • "Gift of the Dinos"/"A Visit to Santa" • "Riff's Musical Zoo"/"The Princess and the Frog"

Season Twelve
"Way to Go!" • "The Misbegotten Moon" • "The Sword in the Sandbox" • "Riff to the Rescue!" • "Lights! Camera! Action!" • "To Catch a Thief" • "The Magic Lamp" • "The Amazing Captain Pickles" • "A Game for Everyone" • "The Reluctant Dragon"

Season Thirteen
"Bienvenido, Barney" • "Big Brother Rusty" • "¡Ahora Mismo!" • "Venice, Anyone?" • "Sweeter Than Candy" • "The Music Box" • "The Good Egg" • "A Bird of a Different Feather" • "Bonjour, Barney!" • "Home Sweet Earth"

Season Fourteen

"Gift of the Dinos"/"Winter" • "Riff's Musical Zoo"/"Boats" • "The Magic Caboose"/"Arts" • "Movement"/"Separation" • "Pistachio"/"BJ's Snack Attack" • "Bop 'til You Drop"/"Sharing" • "Little Red Rockin' Hood"/"Differences" • "Butterflies"/"The Nature of Things" • "China"/"Welcome, Cousin Riff" • "Rabbits"/"Listen!" • "The Big Garden"/"Get Happy!" • "Big as Barney"/"The Chase" • "Playing Games"/"No, No, No!" • "The Emperor's Contest"/"The Whole Truth" • "Seeing"/"Beethoven's Hear!" • "Best in Show"/"Ducks and Fish" • "The Shrinking Blankey"/"Things I Can Do" • "Mother Goose"/"Fun with Reading" • "The Blame Game"/"Airplanes" • "The New Kid"/"The Princess and the Frog"