Barney's Halloween Party is a Barney Home Video that was released on August 18, 1998.
Plot[]
It’s Halloween, and Barney and his friends prepare for the big Halloween party at the school gym. From Indian corn to smiling jack-o-lanterns, the gym is aglow with the colors of fall. Meanwhile, BJ and Baby Bop are putting the final touches on their Halloween costumes as they get ready for a fun-filled night of trick-or-treating. Finally, evening arrives, the Halloween party begins, and the trick-or-treaters set out to search for goodies. Unfortunately, after a full night of trying, BJ comes up just a bit empty-handed. But when BJ and Baby Bop return to school, they soon find out that their friends have plenty of goodies and surprises waiting for them. Together the two learn that sometimes, the best treats at Halloween are good friends.
Poems: "Five Little Owls"
Cast[]
- Barney Voice: Bob West, Costume: David Joyner)
- Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Costume Jeff Ayers)
- BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Costume: Jeff Brooks)
- Ashley (Maurié Chandler) (cameo)
- Alissa (Monét Chandler) (cameo)
- Curtis (Monté Black)
- Hannah (Marisa Kuers)
- Stephen (Chase Gallatin)
- Keesha (Mera Baker)
- Mr. Boyd (Robert Sweatmon)
- Miss Kepler (Gene Raye Price)
- Farmer Dooley (Dave Tanner) (debut)
- Mrs. Pennypacker (Dottie Hall) (debut)
Songs[]
- "Barney Theme Song"
- "It's Halloween Night Tonight"
- "Pop Goes the Weasel"
- "I Like Autumn"
- "Apples"
- "So Many Pumpkins"
- "S-M-I-L-E"
- "Icky, Squishy, Gooey, Ooey"
- "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
- "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (Reprise)
- "Five Little Owls"
- "What I Want to Be"
- "It's Halloween Night Tonight" (Reprise)
- "A Big Parade of Costumes"
- "Toss It in a Window"
- "It's C-C Cold BRRRR!"
- "One, Two, You Know What To Do"
- "I Love You"
Release[]
Home video[]
Barney's Halloween Party was released on VHS on August 18, 1998 and released on DVD on August 19, 2003. Prior to the DVD release, the video was bundled with the video Barney's 1-2-3-4 Seasons for an exclusive release at Blockbuster Video in 1998. This video was also shown in Children's Favorites: Halloween Treats.
Releases[]
Trivia[]
- This video marked:
- The first Halloween special in the Barney franchise.
- The final Barney home video to feature the Groundling Marsh and Joe Scruggs previews.
- The final appearance of the Season 4 versions of the "Barney Theme Song" and "I Love You". The Season 4 vocals for the "Barney Theme Song" would later be used on the screening copy of Be My Valentine, Love Barney. The rendition of I Love You will later be used in Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm and You Can Be Anything.
- The first appearances of Farmer Dooley and Mrs. Pennypacker. Farmer Dooley would later reappear in the home video, Let's Go to the Farm, and Mrs. Pennypacker would later reappear in the home video, Walk Around The Block With Barney.
- This video marks the only time Mrs. Pennypacker appears with BJ and Baby Bop onscreen.
- The final appearance of the second Season 4 Barney costume.
- The only time the school's gym is shown. In fact, a photo showcasing the entire cast and crew members was shot at this exact same spot before this video was made.
- The first time Hannah, Keesha and Alissa appeared together.
- The first time Mr. Boyd appeared with Curtis, Keesha and Hannah.
- The only time Curtis appeared with Alissa.
- The first home video Mr. Boyd appears in.
- The first time Barney and Miss Kepler appeared together onscreen.
- The final time Miss Kepler and Keesha appeared together.
- The only time Miss Kepler appeared with Ashley, Alissa, Curtis, Hannah, and Stephen.
- The final video to feature The Lyons Group's name on the VHS tape. However, their name would still continue to be used during the end credits for every episode of the television series until the eleventh season.
- Penny Wilson can be spotted in this video when everyone leaves the school after the Halloween party.
- Prior to making her debut in Hidden Treasures as Linda, Adrianne Kangas made an uncredited cameo as a guest at the halloween party.
- Although leaving the cast after Waiting For Mr. MacRooney as Maria, Jessica Hinojosa made an uncredited cameo as a guest at the halloween party.
- During the song, "A Big Parade of Costumes", one of the kids in the background of the stage is wearing the same cheerleading uniform Luci wore in the Season 1 episode, "Carnival of Numbers". The uniform was also the same one hanging in the Season 3 episode, "Are We There Yet?".
- When BJ says, "Thanks, Mrs. Pennypacker!", Baby Bop lip syncs the exact same words.
- The preview for this video is announced by Earl Fisher. On VHS, that preview only appeared in Come on Over to Barney's House.
- Bob Singleton did the music for the trailer of this video, while Joseph Phillips did the music for the actual video.
- Barney would later wear the exact same cowboy outfit again in "Howdy, Friends!", "You Can Do It!", "Squares, Squares Everywhere", "Trail Boss Barney", and "Riff to the Rescue!: A Wild West Adventure".
Songs[]
- During the song, "A Big Parade of Costumes", Julie Johnson (Baby Bop's voice actress) can be spotted sitting behind Stephen.
- During the song, "Toss It in a Window", Jeff Ayers (Baby Bop's costume performer) and Jeff Brooks (BJ's costume performer) can be spotted.
Goofs[]
- During the end credits, Baby Bop's name was misspelled as "Baby Bob" in Julie Johnson's credit.