The Backyard Show is the first video in the Barney & the Backyard Gang series as well as the beginning of the Barney franchise. It was SPTHFKids released on November 25, 2001.
Plot[]
Amy and Michael want to surprise their dad for his birthday. With the Backyard Gang in doubt, there's no way the show can be produced quickly (or, so they think). Fortunately, Barney the Dinosaur comes to life, and encourages the kids to use their imaginations to help make the show a reality. Along the way, they sing songs and recite rhymes that are later sung in the birthday show. The show ends up to be a success with Dad doing the "Hokey Pokey".
Educational Theme: Working Together and Doing Things for Others
Stories: None
Cast[]
- Barney (Voice: Bob West, Costume: David Voss) (debut)
- Michael (Brian Eppes) (debut)
- Luci (Leah Gloria) (debut)
- Amy (Becky Swonke) (debut)
- Adam (Alexander Jhin) (debut)
- Jason (Salim Grant) (debut)
- Tina (Jessica Zucha) (debut)
- Michael & Amy's Mom (Sandy Duncan) (debut)
- Michael & Amy's Dad (Bob Reed) (debut)
Songs / Rhymes[]
- Barney Theme Song
- I Love You
- Hey, Hey, The Gang's All Here
- I Love You (Reprise)
- Bumpin' Up and Down
- Six Little Ducks
- Baby Bumblebee
- Humpty Dumpty
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- This Little Piggy
- If You're Happy and You Know It
- Hello, Hello, Hello
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- Little Bunny Foo Foo
- For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
- Hokey Pokey
Trivia[]
- In the original script, Michael was originally named Billy, Amy was originally named Annie, and the opening scene was the entire Backyard Gang watching and marching to a televised parade. A screenshot of a page from the original script can be found here.
- The song "Friends Are Forever" (which was sung in the following video) is heard as an underscore when Michael and Amy find Barney after he turns back into a toy dinosaur.
- This is the first video to have the Sandy Duncan intro and outro speeches.