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The Best of Barney is a 2008 direct-to-video Barney Home Video that was released on September 9, 2008. Written by Cheryl Ammeter and the final home video to be directed by Jeff Gittle, this video commemorated the twentieth anniversary of Barney. This was the second video to commemorate an anniversary, following Sing And Dance With Barney. Compared to that video where it was mainly a reunion, this video was a clip show showcasing various footage from previous episodes and home videos of Barney & Friends.

Plot[]

The Best of Barney

Title card

Tracy gives her friends, including Barney, souvenirs from a trip to the beach. When Barney tries to put his shell in his memory box, it explodes, spreading memorable objects all across the park. Throughout the day, Barney and the kids meet up with Riff, Baby Bop, and BJ, while remembering great times with friends. From musical instruments to a globe hanger, the day is a memorable one. It even becomes more memorable when Mr. Boyd makes a return visit, as a photographer that Ryan and Emma know. Stella the Storyteller also returns to give Barney a memory book about most of his friends through the years. In the end, everything fits in the memory box and everything ends on a good note.

Cast[]

New Material[]

Songs[]

  1. "The Friendship Song"
  2. "He Waded in the Water" (Scene taken from "Splish! Splash!")
  3. "If I Lived Under the Sea" (Scene taken from Barney's Beach Party)
  4. "William Tell Overture" (Scene taken from "Movement")
  5. "Happy Dancin'" (Scene taken from "On Again, Off Again")
  6. "I Hear Music Everywhere" (Scene taken from Let's Make Music)
  7. "This Old Man" (Scene taken from "Play Piano with Me!")
  8. Beethoven's Medley: ("Symphony No. 5", "Für Elise", "Moonlight Sonata", and "Ode to Joy") (Scene taken from "Beethoven's Hear!")
  9. "Hickory Dickory Dock" (Scene taken from Can You Sing That Song?)
  10. "Sing a Brand New Song" (Scene taken from "Little Red Rockin' Hood")
  11. "Riding in a Race Car" (Scene taken from "On the Road Again")
  12. "Here Comes the Firetruck" (Scene taken from Let's Go to the Fire House)
  13. "It's Halloween Night Tonight" (Scene taken from "Guess Who?")
  14. "The Elephant Song" (Scene taken from Let's Make Music)
  15. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (Scene taken from Let's Make Music)
  16. "The Not-So-Magical Magician" (Scene taken from The Land of Make-Believe)
  17. Hot and Cold Medley: "It's C-C Cold BRRRR!"/"Mister Sun" (Scene taken from "It's Hot! It's Cold!")
  18. "Winter's Wonderful" (Scene taken from "Winter")
  19. "Love is the Key" (Scene taken from Celebrating Around The World)
  20. "I Will Always Remember You"
  21. "I Love You"

Production[]

The cast of The Best of Barney during filming

The cast of The Best of Barney during filming.

Filming for The Best of Barney occurred in early February 2008 at HIT Entertainment Studios in Carrollton, Texas. For The Best of Barney, the crew wanted to incorporate existing footage from previous episodes and videos of Barney & Friends, but they didn't want to go back too far fearing that the older scenes would've been jarring for the current audience at the time. Due to doing well in writing Let's Make Music, Cheryl Ammeter was tasked with writing the anniversary video. Ammeter was was given a list of clips to choose from when developing the script for the video while also finding various clips of her own. After it was decided what footage would be in use for the video, the framework was created so the script and video made sense.[1]

Release[]

Home media[]

The Best of Barney was the first Barney video to be distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment (along with HIT Entertainment), as opposed to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD release of the video was priced at $19.98.[2] The Best of Barney was later re-released on October 1, 2014 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (along with HIT Entertainment) and again on July 3, 2018 by 9 Story Media Group and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Special Features[]

The special features on the original release of The Best of Barney included the featurette "Barney's Favorite Memories", "I Love You Around The World" (which was a feature that saw Barney sing "I Love You" in various different languages), seven sing-along Barney songs, an episode of Fifi & the Flowertots titled "Fuzzbuzz's Big Race", a read-aloud of Barney's Book of Hugs, trailers and various games.

Releases[]

Front cover[]

Back cover[]

Gallery[]

Behind the scenes[]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Result Ref
2008 Dove Foundation Seal of Approval Won [3]

Trivia[]

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The Barney doll in the end

  • Baby Bop and BJ make a reference to The Wizard of Oz when arriving in the park. She says to him, "I don't think we're in the park anymore.". Then, she asks where they are, and he says, "It looks like Kansas.".
  • In the Spanish dub, Stella was given a different voice actress instead of having Maru Guzmán reprise the role from the Latin American dubbed version of the television series. It could either be assumed that her previous actress retired or couldn't reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts with other projects.
  • Barney Wiki was founded on the same day that The Best of Barney was released.
Barney The Best Of Barney Colouring Page

Coloring Page

Characters[]

Footage[]

  • Footage from Once Upon A Time is the only footage of the video where Barney is not re-dubbed by Dean Wendt as Bob West's voice is still heard.
  • The scene from Barney's Beach Party is re-dubbed with Dean Wendt (replacing Duncan Brannan's original recording).
  • A clip from "Splish! Splash!" was shown in the beginning. It was when Barney was jumping in the pool and as the clip faded, Barney fell in the pool, showing that the clip was a behind the scenes and Barney (costume) actually fell. It might've been a blooper. This Barney video is the first time to feature one.

Video[]

Trailer[]

See Also[]

References[]

  1. Barney Wiki Interview: Cheryl Ammeter February 1, 2024 Retrieved February 4, 2024
  2. Celebrate 20 Years Of Caring, Sharing And Imagination With Everyone’s Favorite Purple Dinosaur in The Best Of Barney August 7, 2008 Retrieved October 5, 2023
  3. Barney™ Awards January 8, 2009 Retrieved October 5, 2023


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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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