Barney and the Backyard Gang
Barney and the Backyard Gang is a direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and was produced from October 13, 1988 to October 20, 1991. This series launched the stardom of the PBS television show Barney & Friends. Music for the Barney and the Backyard Gang videos was created by Stephen Bates Baltes and Phillip Parker. The series was a regional success, but only a moderate success throughout the rest of the country. Then one day, in 1991, Larry Rifkin, then head of Connecticut Public Television, rented a Barney video for his daughter Leora. He liked the concept and talked to Leach about possibly putting Barney on television through the Public Broadcasting Service. Rock with Barney was the last video in the series before the television show debuted. Also, only four of the kids from the videos (Michael, Luci, Tina and Derek) were carried over to the television show.
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1.The Backyard Show
29-08-198830mAmy and Michael 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, Barn...
2.Three Wishes
10-12-198830mOn a boring Saturday afternoon, Barney and the Backyard Gang jump into Tina’s coloring book to grant three wishes for everywhere they want to go in their imagination.
3.A Day at the Beach
01-02-198930mOn a hot summer day, the Backyard Gang is so excited to go to the beach tomorrow, but they could not go there because their dad has to go to work. Disappointed, no one knows what t...
4.Waiting for Santa
11-05-199030mIt's Christmas Eve and Santa's given Barney and his friends a special job -- to take Derek (the new boy in their neighborhood) to the North Pole to see if Santa knows his address....
5.Barney's Campfire Sing-Along
08-06-199030mBarney the dinosaur introduces the Backyard Gang to the fun of camping out. The children meet all sorts of woodland creatures, study the stars, learn valuable forest safety lessons...
6.Barney Goes to School
15-08-199030mJoin Barney as he enjoys a typical day at school with the Backyard Gang. And joining them in finger-painting, pretend, and learning such center activities as ABC's and 123's (not t...
7.Barney In Concert
29-07-199130mBarney and the Backyard Gang hold a live musical extravaganza at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas. Barney's concert features traditional songs and fun new musical arrangements...
8.Rock with Barney
01-08-199130mBarney joins the Backyard Gang on a fun filed adventure in a movie studio, Through a protect-our-earth theme, Rock with Barney encourages children to sing and play along in a music...
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