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The Backyard Show is a 1988 direct-to-video that was released on August 29, 1988. It was the first video in the Barney & The Backyard Gang series as well as the beginning of the Barney franchise.

Plot

Michael and Amy 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 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

Cast

Songs

48
  1. Barney Theme Song
  2. I Love You
  3. Hey, Hey, The Gang's All Here
  4. I Love You (Reprise)
  5. Bumpin' Up and Down
  6. Six Little Ducks
  7. Baby Bumblebee
  8. Humpty Dumpty
  9. Hickory Dickory Dock
  10. This Little Piggy
  11. If You're Happy and You Know It
  12. Hello, Hello, Hello
  13. I've Been Working on the Railroad
  14. Little Bunny Foo Foo
  15. For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
  16. Hokey Pokey

Production

Production for this video (along with The Backyard Show and Three Wishes) took place in June 1988[1] at ColorDynamics in Allen, Texas. In the original script, it was noted that if Sandy Duncan provided the voice of Barney, the character's name would've changed to become more feminine or sex-neutral.

Writing

The working title of this home video was The Backyard Parade.[2] The first draft for this video (written under The Backyard Parade) was written between March 26, 1988 by Pat Reeder for The Lyons Group. In the original script, Michael was originally named Billy, Amy was originally named Annie, Tina was originally named Cindy and Luci was originally named Sally. The script initially followed the entire Backyard Gang watching and marching to a televised parade (which they then seek to recreate). Unlike the original script, which was about preparing for a show, the original script saw the children getting ready to perform their own parade in the backyard.

Music and adaptation

The Backyard Show bundle (VHS, Book and Tape)

The Video, book and cassette tape of The Backyard Show.

Audio cassette

Main Article: The Backyard Show (Audio Cassette)

Book

Main Article: The Backyard Show (Book)

This video was adapted into a book of the same name. Released in 1988, this book was written by the creators of Barney & The Backyard Gang, Sheryl Leach and Kathy Parker. In the early 1990s, the book alone was listed at a suggested retail price of $3.50.

Release

Original

Upon the original release, The Backyard Show would sometimes be packaged with the audio cassette and storybook adaptation of the same name. For the video, audio cassette and book together, the suggested retail price was $24.95. To purchase the video itself, the suggested retail price was $19.95 and for storybook and audio cassette together, the suggested retail price was $6.65. The Backyard Show sold 16,000 copies within the first five months of its release (which was equivalent to approximately $335,000 in sales).[3]

Early 1990s

In the early 1990s, the video was eventually marked down at a suggested price of $14.95. For the video, audio cassette and book together, the suggested retail price was marked down to $19.95, the storybook and audio cassette together remained at the same suggested retail price of $6.65. There were plans to re-release The Backyard Show in 1994 and in November 1995 (under the banner "Barney: The Early Years" alongside the videos Three Wishes and A Day at the Beach),[4] but it did not occur.

Releases

Trivia

Script

  • The script itself was donated by Barney & The Backyard Gang co-creator Kathy Parker, alongside her husband Phil Parker, to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in 2013.[5]
  • Jason and Adam are the only children to retain their original names from the first draft of the script for the video.
  • "Little Bunny Foo Foo" and "Hokey Pokey" are the only songs from the original script that remained in the final version of the video.
  • Songs that were present in the original script that didn't make it into the final cut included the songs "Kookaburra", "The Alphabet Song", "Old MacDonald Had a Farm", "This Old Man", "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Do Your Ears Hang Low?".
  • The original script saw Barney jump roping, but that would later be saved and seen in the video Three Wishes.
  • Unlike what occurs in the final version of the video, Barney makes himself seen by the parents In the original script.

References

  1. the Big B April 9, 1993 Retrieved November 22, 2023
  2. The Backyard Parade Script Read November 16, 2023 Retrieved November 16, 2023
  3. the 1991 Neiman Marcus Deal: How Barney Made a Mark in the Retail World July 5, 2023 Retrieved November 22, 2023
  4. BARNEY FAR FROM EXTINCT
  5. Barney Objects Added to Smithsonian Collection


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Barney Home Video (Wink Gif)
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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