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Barney's Jungle Friends

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Barney's Jungle Friends is a 2009 TV special that first aired on PBS Kids on September 2, 2009, with reruns following throughout the month of that year.[1] In conjunction with its airing on television it was later released on home video on September 15 of that year. The same year, the video was shortened for the thirteenth season of Barney & Friends as the episode "Home Sweet Earth: The Rainforest".

Plot[]

It's Earth Day and everyone's trying to get ready for the celebration in the park. Ben is wasting paper for his costume for the paper and Barney encourages Tracy and him to help the others clean up the park and remove the trash (including Ben's paper scraps). The kids meet Maya, a friend of Barney's and the person in charge of the parade, who explains how she believes plant seeds are "the seeds of the future." Baby Bop, BJ, and Mr. Copeland, a construction worker, meet up with Barney and the kids and discuss plans for a new playground, which involve a beloved tree in the park being cut down. Tracy explains that there's a bird nest in the tree, but BJ is unconcered about the bird losing its home. Barney tells the dinos and the kids about the Higgledy Piggledy Pear Tree and how there's only one left in the world. Using the Travel Book, the group travels to the rainforest jungle and meet Mother Nature (who looks like Maya, coincidentally). Throughout the journey, Barney and his friends learn about the animals and plants that the rainforest jungle has to offer. They meet up with Riff and he joins in the quest for the Higgledy Piggeldy Pear Tree. When most of the gang finally find the tree, BJ attempts to get the pear, despite Tracy's warning, and breaks the tree. BJ is panicked and is unsure what he should do. When Barney and Mother Nature find out about the tree, she is really sad about it. However, she says that planting the pear, which contains a seed, will grow another Higgeldy Piggledy Pear Tree. Barney and the others help plant the pear in order to bring the tree back. BJ learns that anyone can save the earth, no matter how small the contribution. Having learned his lesson, he helps the others convince Mr. Copeland not to build the playground where the park's tree is and they suggest an open spot across the pond will be better suited for the project. Having saved the tree, the celebration can begin, almost. Tracy suggests using a chip bag to finish Ben's costume for the parade. The parade begins with everyone celebrating our planet, explaining how "everyday is Earth Day".

Stories: "The One and Only, One of a Kind Higgledy Piggledy Pear Tree"

Cast[]

Songs[]

Barney & Mother Nature

Barney and Mother Nature

  1. "Pick Up Your Part of the World"
  2. "And the Green Grass Grows All Around"
  3. "Over in the Meadow" (Scene taken from "The Nature of Things")
  4. "Here We Go Again"
  5. "The Raindrop Song"
  6. "Every Animal Talks In Its Own Special Way"
  7. "Jungle Adventure"
  8. "I Hear Music Everywhere"
  9. "Flowers" (Scene taken from "A Bird of a Different Feather: Hawaii")
  10. "Way Up in a Tree"
  11. "If You're Happy and You Know It"
  12. "Rock Like a Monkey"
  13. "Colors Make Me Happy"
  14. "What Should I Do?"
  15. "Help Protect the Earth"
  16. "Every Day is Earth Day"
  17. "I Love You"

Production[]

Production for this TV special/video took place in January 2009.

Release[]

Home media[]

The home video included a bonus music CD that contained five songs from the video. Distributed by HIT Entertainment and Lionsgate the CD is seven minutes and twenty-two seconds long. The CD contained the songs "Over in the Meadow", "Jungle Adventure", "Rock Like a Monkey", "Every Day is Earth Day" and "I Love You".

The home video was also included in the Barney Movie Pack: 3-DVD Set which was released on February 21, 2012. The set also contained the videos Barney's Animal ABC's and Let's Go on Vacation.[2]

Special Features[]

The DVD included the bonus features "Barney's Animal Safari Match Game" and "Earth Friendly Activities". In "Barney's Animal Safari Match Game" Barney talks to the viewer about various animals in the rainforest. "In "Earth Friendly Activities" it included the segments "Let's Make Animal Puppets!" and "Grow Your Garden" with Barney alongside Natalia, Emma and Joshua making puppets out of paper bags and making a garden from an egg carton.

Theatrical[]

In 2009, HIT Entertainment partnered with Screenvision to bring their programming to more than one-hundred theaters for preschoolers through Screenvision’s HD digital network late that year and throughout 2010. The first video to be screened in theaters was Barney's Jungle Friends, premiering on October 10, 2009.[3]

Releases[]

Gallery[]

Behind the scenes[]

Trivia[]

  • This TV special/video marks the only other Barney video to be aired on television before it was given its own video release, with the first one being Imagination Island.
  • This video was released the same day "The Good Egg: Kenya" aired.

Characters[]

Songs[]

See also[]

References[]


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Barney & The Backyard Gang
The Backyard Show (1988) • Three Wishes (1988) • A Day At The Beach (1989) • Waiting for Santa (1990) • Campfire Sing-Along (1990) • Barney Goes To School (1990) • Barney in Concert (1991) • Rock with Barney (1991)
1990s
1992: Barney's Magical Musical AdventureBarney's Birthday

1993: Barney's Best MannersBarney Rhymes with Mother GooseBarney's Home Sweet HomesLove To Read, With Barney

1994: Let's Pretend with BarneyBarney's Alphabet ZooBarney Live! In New York CityImagination Island

1995: Barney's Families are SpecialBarney SafetyMaking New FriendsBarney's Birthday / Home Sweet HomesRiding In Barney's CarBarney Songs

1996: Barney's All Aboard For SharingBarney's Talent ShowBarney's Fun & GamesBarney's Exercises Circus / Barney's Parade of NumbersBarney's 1-2-3-4 SeasonsOnce Upon A Time

1997: Barney's Sense-Sational DayBarney's Colors & ShapesBarney's Musical ScrapbookCamp WannarunnaroundBarney's Adventure BusBarney's Stu-u-upendous Puzzle Fun!Barney's Good Day, Good Night

1998: It's Time For CountingDown on Barney's FarmBarney in Outer SpaceMy Party with BarneyBarney's Big SurpriseBarney's Halloween PartyBarney's First AdventuresBarney's Good, Clean Fun! / Barney's Oh, Brother...She's My Sister

1999: Sing & Dance With BarneyWhat A World We ShareWalk Around The Block With BarneyLet's Play School!Barney's Night Before ChristmasMore Barney Songs

2000s
2000: Barney's Rhyme Time RhythmBarney's Super Singing CircusCome on Over to Barney's HouseBe My Valentine Love, Barney

2001: Barney's Musical CastleA to Z with BarneyBarney's Dino Dancin' TunesLet's Go To The ZooBarney's Pajama Party

2002: You Can Be Anything!Barney's Beach PartyRound and Round We GoBarney's Christmas Star

2003: Barney Songs from the ParkRead With Me, Dance With MeBarney's It's A Happy Day!It's Nice To Meet YouBarney's Red, Yellow and Blue!Barney's Numbers! Numbers!Barney's Best Manners: Your Invitation to Fun!Happy Mad Silly Sad

2004: Movin' and Groovin'Let's Pretend with BarneyNow I Know My ABCsBarney's Colorful World!Ready, Set, Play!

2005: Let's Go to the FarmJust ImagineEveryone Is SpecialThe Land of Make BelieveCan You Sing That Song?

2006: Let's Make Music

2007: Let's Go To The FirehouseShake Your Dino Tail!Dino-Mite Birthday

2008: Celebrating Around The WorldBarney's Animal ABC'sHi! I'm Riff!The Best of Barney

2009: Once Upon A Dino TaleTop 20 CountdownLet's Go on VacationSharing is Caring!Barney's Jungle FriendsWe Love Our Family
2010s
2010: Please & Thank YouEgg-Cellent AdventuresLet's Play OutsideFurry FriendsA-Counting We Will GoBest Fairy Tales

2011: Musical ZooShapes & Colors All AroundI Can Do It!1-2-3 LearnBig World AdventureA Very Merry Christmas

2012: I Love My FriendsClean Up, Clean Up!Planes, Trains & CarsAll About OppositesMost Loveable MomentsLet's Go to the Doctor

2013: Let's Go To The MoonPlay with BarneyDance with BarneyImagine with BarneyMost Huggable MomentsPerfectly Purple

2014: Story Time with BarneyHappy Birthday, Barney!A Super-Dee-Duper DayThis Is How I Feel

2015: Tee-rific Bugs & AnimalsIt's Showtime with BarneyBarney's Worldwide Adventure!

2016: Dinos in the Park

2017: Playground Fun
Other releases
Feature film: Barney's Great Adventure

Blockbuster: Play and Learn with BarneyBarney's Time for SchoolBarney's Rockin' Rhyme TimeBarney's Favorite SongsBarney's Big Top FunBarney's Valentine AdventureMovin' & Groovin' with BarneyBarney's Learning Round-UpBarney's Island SafariBarney's Night-Light StoriesBarney's Summertime FunGoing Places With BarneyOn The Move with BarneySing-Along Fun!

Re-releases: Barney's ABC's and 123'sBarney's Outdoor Fun!Let's Go to the BeachBarney's Book FairFun on WheelsMother Goose Collection

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