The following is an overview of Barney-related news and events that occurred in the year 1993. This year was internally referred to as the "Elvis Year" by The Lyons Group[1] due to the overwhelming success in sales of the Barney property.[2][3]
Audio[]
- August 31: Barney's Favorites, Volume 1 is released to stores.
Events[]
- January 20: Barney and Baby Bop appear at President Clinton's First Inauguration Parade.[4]
- February: Barney and Baby Bop make an appearance at the New York Institute for Special Education.
- March 13: Barney was supposed to make an appearance at the Holiday Inn Central's Family Expo.
- April 3-18:
- Universal Studios Florida hosted the "Barney Street Celebration" which was a mini show/parade.
- Running four times a day, Universal Studios Hollywood hosted "Barney on Parade", a parade featuring Barney, Baby Bop and other characters from the park, with a few Barney themed floats and a marching band,[5][6]
- May 1: Barney makes an appearance at the Dillard's in the CoolSprings Galleria mall.
- May 4: Barney appears via a live, remote simulcast from JCPenney headquarters in Dallas, TX on TVs at more than 1,000 US JCPenney locations.[7]
- May 26: Barney makes an appearance at the 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards to present an award for Outstanding Animated Program.
- May 29: Barney makes an appearance at Cathryn Ellis School of Dance.
- May 30: A celebration for the premiere of Barney Publishing occurs in Miami, Florida.
- June 27: Barney appears at FamilyFest'93 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Barney did twenty-minute sing-along performances are at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30, 3 and 4 p.m.[8]
- September 10: Barney visited Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to do two shows for the children of members of Congress as part of the PBS Back to School Week celebration.[9]
- September 27: From 9AM to 11AM at the Game Day Sports Cafe in Plano, Texas the "Barney & Friends New Season Celebration" occurs where Barney and Baby Bop introduce BJ.
- October 2: Barney makes an appearance at the Starlight Children's Foundation of California Presents the First Annual Celebrate! Starlight Carnival on October 2, 1993 at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
- October 3: Barney and Mother Goose perform at the grand re-opening of LA's Central Library.[10]
- November 5-15: Barney, Baby Bop, and BJ perform a sing-along show at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, TX.
- November 6: Barney appears via a live, remote simulcast from JCPenney headquarters alongside the JCPenney Christmas Bear in Dallas, TX on TVs at more than 1,000 US JCPenney locations; Love To Read, With Barney is debuted.[11]
- November 18: Sheryl Leach talks about the success and creation of Barney at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Barney also makes an appearance for the kids at the end.
- December 4: Barney, Baby Bop, and BJ appear in the Fort Worth Christmas Parade.
Games[]
- June 1: Barney's Hide and Seek Game is released.
Home video releases[]
- January 27: Barney's Magical Musical Adventure has a wide release in stores.
- February 4: Barney's Best Manners is released to stores.
- May 26: Barney Rhymes with Mother Goose is released in stores.
- August 25: Barney's Home Sweet Homes is released to stores.
- October 5: Waiting for Santa is re-released in stores.
- December 19: Love To Read, With Barney is released for use in the library only.
Merchandise[]
- February: Hasbro distributes Barney toys through Playskool.[12][13]
- April 2: Binney & Smith and The Lyons Group signed a letter-of-intent for four lines of Crayola activity kits that were to feature Barney.[14] The themes were the following -
- "On with the Show." It's a puppet theater, with equipment to set up and perform a puppet show. Crayons, markers and other Crayola products are inside.
- "By the Sea" has a cardboard diver's helmet for decorating, Model Magic compound and cookie cutters. Shapes include Barney.
- "My Post Office" is a cardboard mailbox with stamps of Barney and others -- but not Elvis.
- "Shapes and Colors" is a stencil and rubbing art kit.
- "Barney Organizer" -- not an activity kit -- won't be shipped until October, but it will be a plastic can in which crayons and markers will be placed. Baby Bop, his tiny playmate, will be inside.
- Talking Barney becomes the top selling toy of the year.[15]
Publishing[]
- February 5: Barney's Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes is published.
- February 27: Barney appears on the cover of TV Guide Magazine, alongside Jane Pauley.
- April 1: Baby Bop's Toys is published.
- May 3: Barney's Farm Animals is published.
- June 7:
- Barney's Hats is published.
- Where Are My Shoes? is published.
- July 6:
- Barney's Color Surprise is published.
- Baby Bop's Counting Book is published.
- August 11: Barney's Magical Picnic is published.
- September 8: Barney's Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes Vol. 2 is published.
- October 4:
- Baby Bop's ABC Book is published.
- Baby Bop Discovers Shapes is published.
- November 8:
- A Tent Too Full is published.
- Barney Goes to the Zoo is published.
Television[]
- February 16: Barney and Baby Bop make an appearance on The Today Show.
- March 7: PBS airs the Barney & Friends Family Marathon with Barney in Concert.
- September 3: Barney visits "This Morning" on CBS to introduce BJ.[16]
- September 27: Season two of Barney & Friends premieres on PBS.
- October 8: BJ first appeared in "Look At Me, I'm 3!"
- October 20: Season two finale of Barney & Friends on PBS.
Episodes[]
Season 2[]
New Barney Songs[]
People[]
Born[]
- January 18 - Montana Tucker (actress)
- January 25 - Jasmine Woods (child actress)
- April 2 - Makayla Crawford (child actress)
- April 15 - Dylan Crowley (child actor)
- May 3 - Korey Durham (voice actor)
- May 13 - Debby Ryan (actress)
- June 3 -
- Claire Burdette (child actress)
- Alexandrea Hairston (actress)
- July 3 - Alexandrea Antonio (child actress)
- July 12 - Mario and Tiffany Starghill (child actors)
- September 20 - Jalil Williams (child actor)
- September 28 - Alex Collins (child actor)
- November 9 - Abraham Vega (voice actor)
Cast & Crew[]
Cast
CrewExecutive ProducersEditor
ConceptDesigners
Coordinators
Sewing/Fabrication
Illustrators
Production Audio
Directors
WritersOperators
Audio
Grips
Electricians
Construction
Caterers
Supervisors
Gaffers
Artists
Barney's Wardrobe
Stylists
Managers
Engineers
Mixers
Videotape
Specialists
Children's Teacher
Lyricist/ComposerAssistants
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References[]
- ↑ What did Barney earn, and why didn’t PBS get more? March 6, 1995 Retrieved December 13, 2022
- ↑ The Plight Of A Purple Dinosaur: ‘I Love You, You Hate Me’ Unpacks Barney’s Rise And The Vicious Backlash October 10, 2022 Retrieved December 13, 2022
- ↑ Licensing Diary: Barney and Friends February 1, 1996 Retrieved December 14, 2022
- ↑ Clinton Inaugural Parade January 20, 1993 Retrieved December 22, 2022
- ↑ | Barney makes theme park debut
- ↑ Are You Ready to Tumble?
- ↑ Children hold Barney in Awe May 5, 1993 Retrieved November 9, 2023
- ↑ Here comes Barney June 25, 1993 Retrieved December 13, 2022
- ↑ PBS MISSING OUT ON 'BARNEY' BUCKS September 13, 1993
- ↑ History of Central Library's Grand Reopening in 1993 October 11, 2018
- ↑ A Special Broadcast Created Especially for JCPenney Customers Featuring Barney and Friends October 29, 1993 February 24, 2024
- ↑ PBS role in purple reign issue December 17, 1993 Retrieved December 13, 2022
- ↑ COMPANY NEWS: The Evolution of Barney; Playskool Gives Voice To Purple Dinosaur July 9, 1993 Retrieved December 13, 2022
- ↑ BARNEY, CRAYOLA ARE DRAWN TOGETHER April 3, 1993 Retrieved December 13, 2022
- ↑ A Blue Year for the Purple-and-Green Dinosaur October 20, 1994 Retrieved December 18, 2022
- ↑ [1]