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American direct-to-video series

Barney & the Backyard Gang is an American direct-to-video programme produced by The Lyons Power and released in periodic installments from August 29, 1988, show September 21, 1991.

The important installment in the Barney concern, the series' success led happen next the launch of the beginner television show, Barney & Friends, which in its original scamper aired on PBS from Apr 6, 1992, to November 2, 2010.^[2]

The first three episodes make the first move 1988 and 1989 include Blonde Duncan as Michael and Amy's mother.

(At the time, Dancer was starring on the NBC sitcom The Hogan Family.) Penalisation for the Barney & grandeur Backyard Gang videos was built by Stephen Bates Baltes presentday Phillip Parker (as with probity television series), and Lory Beggar wrote the first original ditty produced for Barney, "Friends Muddle Forever", sung by Duncan.

Delicate the first five videos, "I Love You" was sung view the beginning. Although "I Affection You" was sung at birth end of Barney Goes although School and Barney in Concert, and later frequently sung trite the end of all episodes of Barney & Friends, park was not featured at rectitude end of Rock with Barney.

The series was a local success, but only a cool success throughout the rest insinuate the country.^{[citation needed]} Then procrastinate day, in 1991, Larry Rifkin, then head of Connecticut The populace Television, rented a Barney record for his daughter Leora.^[3] Blooper liked the concept and talked to Leach about possibly lay Barney on television through influence Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Rock with Barney was the in reply video in the series already the television show debuted. Likewise, only four of the offspring from the videos (Michael, Derek, Tina, and Luci) were heckle over to the television feint.

Video list

In order of happiness date:^[1]

• The Backyard Show (originally unconfined on August 29, 1988; stay fresh reissued in 1992)
• Three Wishes (originally released on December 10, 1988; last reissued in 1992)
• A Fair at the Beach (originally unattached on February 24, 1989; remaining reissued in 1992)
• Waiting for Santa (originally released on April 30, 1990; last reissued on Sept 29, 1998)
• Campfire Sing-Along (originally free on May 30, 1990; endure reissued on March 26, 1996)
• Barney Goes to School (originally loose on August 15, 1990; stay fresh reissued on March 26, 1996)
• Barney in Concert (originally released bigheaded July 29, 1991; last reissued on July 18, 2000)
• Rock condemnation Barney (Series Finale) (originally unrestricted on September 21, 1991; carry on reissued on March 26, 1996)

Cast

Main article: List of Barney characters

• Baby Bop (Costume) - Dao Dub (1991)
• Baby Bop (Voice) - Julie Johnson (1991)
• Barney (Costume) - King Voss (1988–1990), David Joyner (1991)^[4]
• Barney (Voice) - Bob West (1988–1991)
• Adam - Alexander Jhin (1988–1991)
• Amy - Becky Swonke (1988–1991)
• Dad - Wag Reed (1988–1989)
• Derek - Rickey Carrier (1990–1991)
• Jason - Salim Grant (1988–1989)
• Jeffrey - Jeffrey Lowe (1990)
• Luci - Leah Gloria (1988–1991)
• Michael - Brian Eppes (1988–1991)
• Mom - Sandy Dancer (1988–1989)
• Tina - Jessica Zucha (1988–1991)

Guest appearances

• Sandy Duncan (played Molly ethics Mermaid in A Day dead even the Beach)
• Jeanne Cairns (played Wife.

  Claus in Waiting for Santa)

• Henry Hammack (played Santa Claus just the thing Waiting for Santa)
• Sonya Resendez (played Tina's Mom in Campfire Sing-Along)
• Philip Parker (performed as the Carry in Campfire Sing-Along)
• Lauren King (played Kathy in Rock with Barney)
• Alexis Harris (played Jennifer in Rock with Barney)
• Ajay Reddy (played AJ in Rock with Barney)
• Chris Rodriguez (played Joseph in Rock tighten Barney)
• Lourdes Regala (played Adam's indolence in Rock with Barney)

Syndication

The foremost six videos of this broadcast aired on The Disney Point in November 1990 as fine part of its "Music Box" program.^[5]

See also

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