What's In A Name?

Barney & Friends Episode
"What's In A Name?"
Air date	November 25, 1998
Written by	Perri Verdino-Gates
Directed by	Jeff Gittle
About
Theme	The Letters of the Alphabet Letters and Spelling Learning to Read
Characters	Barney Linda Chip Hannah Curtis Stephen Scooter McNutty Miss Etta Kette
Episode Guide
Previous	"Easy Does It!"
Next	"A Very Special Mouse"

"What's In A Name?" is the eighteenth episode from the fifth season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Linda is learning the alphabet with a little help from Barney, her friends, and her big brother, Chip. Chip sets out to help Linda learn the letters in her name while Barney and the kids discover other fun ways to learn the letters of the alphabet. With a little Barney magic, the kids even create their own game show.

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. 'Alphabet Song"
3. "I Am Learning to Spell My Name"
4. "My Kite"
5. "The Alphabet Parade"
6. "The N Game"
7. "I Put a Smile On"
8. "I Love to Read"
9. "I Love You"

Release

Home media

• This episode is featured in the home video A to Z with Barney along with the episode "Howdy, Friends!".
• On September 2, 2001, this episode was featured in "Barney's Learning Round-Up" along with the season 2 episode "Having Tens of Fun!" and the season 5 episode "Howdy, Friends!".
• On February 5, 2009, the international edit of this episode along with the 2004 Let's Pretend With Barney video was released together on 1 DVD in Australia by Roadshow Entertainment and ABC DVD.

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The final televised appearance of Curtis and the final time he appeared with Chip and Linda. He would later make his final appearance in the home video Walk Around The Block With Barney.
  • The first time Linda and Stephen appeared together.
• These four kids (Linda, Chip, Curtis and Hannah) also appeared in It's A Rainy Day! with Emily and Stella the Storyteller.
• Name That Letter is an obvious parody on the popular game shows Jeopardy and Wheel Of Fortune.