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Barney & Friends
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Genre
| Children's television series
Educational
Adventure
Musical
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Created by
| Sheryl Leach
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Based on
| Barney and the Backyard Gang
by
Sheryl Leach
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Voices of
| Bob West
Duncan Brannan
Tim Dever
Dean Wendt
Julie Johnson
Patty Wirtz
Michaela Dietz
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Opening theme
| Barney Theme Song
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Ending theme
| I Love You
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Composers
| Bob Singleton (1992?2000)
Joe Phillips (1995?present)
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 14
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No.
of episodes
| 268
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Executive producers
| Michael Hirsh
Piratck Loubert
Cilve A Simth
Scott Dyer
Sheryl Leach
(1988?1998)
Kathy Parker (1988?1993)
Dennis DeShazer (1988?2002)
Randy Dalton (2002?2005)
Karen Barnes (2006?2009)
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Production locations
| Universal City
,
California
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Running time
| 30 minutes (1992?2005, 2008?2009)
15 minutes (2006?2007, 2010)
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Production companies
| Lyrick Studios
(1997-2001)
HIT Entertainment
(2001-2017)
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Network
| PBS
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Release
| April 6, 1992
(
1992-04-06
)
?
November 2, 2010
(
2010-11-02
)
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Barney & Friends
is an
American
children's
television series
that is mostly targeted at children between the ages of 2 and 8. It was created by Sheryl Leach and produced by
HIT Entertainment
and
Universal Television
. It premiered on
PBS
on April 6, 1992. The series is about Barney, a purple
anthropomorphic
Tyrannosaurus rex
who gives educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly,
optimistic
attitude.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Madison Pettis portrayed Bridget in 2010 episodes.
The last episode aired on November 2, 2010. Reruns aired on Sprout from 2009 until 2015, and have aired since December 17, 2018 under Sprout's new name
Universal Kids
. It also aired internationally and on
Peacock USA
for "
I Love You, You Love Me
on October 12, 2022, and a non controversial reboot animated series will be premiered on 2024.
- ↑
Gorman, James (April 11, 1993).
"TELEVISION VIEW; Of Dinosaurs Why Must This One Thrive?"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
August 14,
2010
.
- ↑
"Stuuuupendous!"
.
Time
. December 21, 1992. Archived from
the original
on March 29, 2012
. Retrieved
August 14,
2010
.
- ↑
Cerone, Daniel (April 3, 1993).
"Dinosaur Is a Star, Spreading Love With Hugs, Kisses, Songs"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
August 24,
2010
.
- ↑
"Barney the launching pad"
.
Los Angeles Times
. January 30, 2009
. Retrieved
August 24,
2010
.
- ↑
Sager, Rebekah (1998-01-23).
"The Guy Who Played Barney the Dinosaur Now Runs a Tantric Sex Business"
.
Vice
. Retrieved
2000-06-11
.