| Barney & Friends Episode | |
| The Sword in the Sandbox: A Storybook Adventure | |
| Season 12, Episode 3 | |
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| Air date | September 17, 2008 |
| Written by | Douglas Booth |
| Directed by | Brian Mack |
| About | |
| Theme | Perseverance |
| Characters | |
| Episode Guide | |
| previous The Misbegotten Moon: A Space Adventure | next Riff to the Rescue!: A Wild West Adventure |
"The Sword in the Sandbox: A Storybook Adventure" is the third episode from the twelfth season of Barney & Friends.
Plot
Because of his small size, Daniel is reluctant to jump rope with the bigger kids. So, Barney tells him a fairy tale story of "The Sword in the Sandbox" (a take off of "The Sword in the Stone") and shows him how an ordinary chef became the king of the land.
Stories: The Sword in the Sandbox
Songs
- Barney Theme Song
- Let's Go
- Way to Count
- Today, We Can Say!
- Castles So High
- Lookie! It's a Cookie! (Scene Taken from: Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure)
- Trying and Trying
- Do Your Best
- If You're Happy and You Know It (Scene Taken from: Movin' and Groovin')
- I Love You
Trivia
- This episode marked:
- The last appearance of Jackie.
- The only season twelve episode where it's just Barney and the children.
- After not being used for 9 years, the song, "Today, We Can Say!" returns in this episode, since Barney's A Great Day for Learning.
- Even though BJ, Baby Bop and Rif don't appear, BJ and Baby Bop appear in the music video of If You're Happy And You Know It.
- This episode was featured in Story Time with Barney.
| 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 |
