SUPER-DEE-DUPER! We're celebrating Women's History Month throughout the month of March! This month will showcase various initiatives across Fandom to celebrate and spotlight the contributions of many women. For more fun outside this wiki, be sure to check out this blog post on Community Central where you can join in the celebration through community events with Fandom!
Sheryl Leach and Barney the Dinosaur on the set of Barney's Great Adventure.
Women
Sheryl Leach, creator, poses with Barney, BJ and Baby Bop.
Women's History Month
Women's History Month is an annual, month that recognizes and celebrates the contributions of women to events in history and history that's currently in the making. Having originally started as a single day of observance in 1909, it evolved into a week-long celebration in 1978 and finally a full month in 1987.
Alongside Women's History Month is International Women's Day, a global annual holiday observed on March 8th to celebrate the achievements of women and raise awareness of women's equality.[1]
Barney and the girls, alongside their mothers waving goodbye (from the episode, "That's What a Mommy Is").
Barney
The Barney franchise was initially created by Sheryl Leach, a mother who recognized a void in the market for video programming directed at preschoolers. After getting production finished on the first three videos in the Barney & The Backyard Gang series, Leach organized a team of neighborhood mothers, called ‘Mom Blitzers,’ to begin selling videos, one at a time, to toy and video stores.[2] As the series began to become popular, women in Dallas, Texas were falling in love with Barney because of their children. A few women wanted to license Barney for stamps, in which they were dubbed the 'Stamp Ladies'.[3]
Eventually, Barney & The Backyard Gang was spun into a series called Barney & Friends, where videos began to sell worldwide. Astral Media Inc. was one of the distributors of Barney, where they distributed the videos in Canada. Very few men wanted to work on selling Barney within Astral Media, which opened the door for many women to take the opportunity to join and learn within an environment that was female focused.[4]
Barney & Friends was a huge success on television, even after the series ended. When reruns aired on Universal Kids the series ranked number two in women eighteen to forty-nine.[5]
People
To celebrate Women's History Month on Barney Wiki, we wanted to highlight many of the Super-Dee-Duper and stupendous women that have made the Barney franchise what it is. Be sure to check out the many tee-rific women who have been apart of the franchise below.
Producers
Sheryl Leach, Creator of Barney / Executive Producer
Kathy Parker, Co-creator of Barney / Executive Producer
Michelle Obama, Lawyer/handled accounts for Barney
Recommendations
To celebrate Women's History Month on Barney Wiki, we wanted to recommend some Barney & Friends episodes, videos and even a book. While most of these aren't necessarily about women, they put a spotlight on a few!
"Beauties and the Boss" cast members Karina Chapa, Jennifer Martinez, Diane Gonzalez, Monica Weitzel and Jennifer Christine Carrillo pose with Barney the Purple Dinosaur and Chica at the NBC Universal VIP party during the Cable Show 2011 at Privet Nightclub and Lounge on June 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
American rapper Cardi B grew up listening to Barney music due to her mother wanting to keep her childlike.[7]
American singer and actress Coco Jones first started singing between the age of 1-2, and she first started singing Barney.[8]
On April 29, 2022, American singer-songwriter Jax released the song "U Love U" (featuring Jvke), which samples and takes influence from "I Love You", which is also her favorite childhood song.
Barney dancing with a group of women.
Involvement
Fandom
Barney on Baila Conmigo Paraguay surrounded by women.
The nationally recognized theme for Women’s History Month in 2023 is to Embrace Equity. To take part in this theme, Fandom is hosting various activities that you can be a part of! Keep an eye out for all the news on Community Central.
Comment Section
While there are many woman who have impacted the Barney franchise who aren't on this post, we would love to know who your favorite women are in the Barney franchise!
We would love to know how the women involved in the Barney franchise have impacted you or share your favorite actresses, writers, characters, etc.
Outside of Fandom
You can also be involved in the month long celebration by posting a pic or video of your favorite women from the franchise!
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