The following is an overview of Barney-related news and events that occurred in the year 1992.
Events
- January 16: Barney makes an appearance at Gateway Learning Center for an open house in Arlington, Texas.[1]
- March 28: The world premiere of Barney & Friends takes place in the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. This event included a sing along with Barney, Baby Bop and the kids, as well as a screening of "The Treasure Of Rainbow Beard".
- June 3: Barney, Michael, and Min appeared in Hartford, CT. They appeared on CPTV in the morning to attract membership pledges. They also appeared at the Hartford Civic Center shops from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.[2]
- Unknown: The beginning of Barney Mania.
- July 26-28: Children were able to meet Barney and take photos with him. Barney prize drawings were held daily.[3]
- Barney was available from 11AM to 1PM and 3PM to 5PM on Sunday, July 26.
- Barney was available from 1PM to 4PM on Monday, July 27.
- Barney was available from 12PM to 4PM on Tuesday, July 28.
- October 1-December 20: To promote JCPenney's Barney Spot boutiques, Barney toured malls across the US.[4][5]
Home video releases
- January 27: Rock with Barney has a wide release in stores.
- August 2: Barney's Magical Musical Adventure is released, exclusively at JCPenney.
- September 2: Barney's Birthday is released to stores.
Merchandise
- January: The Lyons Group forms a licensing division after striking a deal with JCPenney, which agrees to open Barney shops in its 1,600 stores nationwide.[6]
- November 26: At the Early Learning Centre Toy Store, parents had to add their names and phone numbers to be place on a waiting list for stuffed Barney dolls.
- December: It was confirmed that on February 1993, Hasbro will be introducing Barney toys for their Playskool line.[7]
Publishing
- May 17: The Record publishes a Mini-Bio for Kids about the cast of Barney & Friends.
- October 26: New York magazine published an article on Barney mania.
- October 31: The Post-Star posts an ad for JCPenney's upcoming Barney exclusives release.
- November 1: Just Imagine with Barney is released, initially as a JCPenney exclusive (similar to Rock with Barney when it released at Neiman Marcus).
- December 28: Barney appears in People Weekly Magazine as one of the "Most Intriguing People of 1992" at rank number seven.
Television
- April 6: The television show Barney & Friends debuted on PBS.
- May 15: Season one finale of Barney & Friends on PBS.
- June 2: PBS officially announced that it would not fund a second season of Barney & Friends, thus cancelling the show. Lyons, through the Barney Fan Club, begins a campaign to keep Barney on the air.
- July 30: Barney appears on Good Morning America.
- August 19: PBS announced that it would fund a second season of Barney & Friends.
Newspaper Articles
TV Week (Week of April 5, 1992)
Episodes
Season 1
"The Queen Of Make-Believe"
"My Family's Just Right For Me"
"Playing It Safe"
"Hop To It!"
"Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!"
"Four Seasons Day"
"The Treasure Of Rainbow Beard"
"Going Places!"
"Caring Means Sharing"
"Down On Barney's Farm"
"What's That Shadow?"
"Happy Birthday, Barney!"
"Alphabet Soup!"
"Our Earth, Our Home"
"Let's Help Mother Goose!"
"Be A Friend"
""I Just Love Bugs""
"When I Grow Up..."
"1-2-3-4-5 Senses!"
"Practice Makes Music"
"Hi, Neighbor!"
"A Camping We Will Go!"
"A Splash Party, Please"
"Carnival Of Numbers"
"A World Of Music"
"Doctor Barney Is Here!"
"Oh, What A Day!"
"Home Sweet Homes"
"Hola, Mexico!"
"Everyone Is Special"
New Barney Songs
"The Barney Bag"
"I'm a Little Robot"
"Animal Parade"
"The Family in the Dell"
"Hush Little Teddy"
"Riding in the Car"
"The Sister Song"
"Where is Family?"
"My Family's Just Right for Me"
"The Traffic Light Song"
"Buckle Up My Seatbelt"
"Walk Across the Street"
"The Stranger Song"
"Tina's Sad Song"
"Our Friend Barney"
"The Clapping Song"
"The Exercise Song"
"Move Your Body"
"Shape Up Freeze"
"Animals in Motion"
"Mish Mash Soup"
"Milk Song"
"Snackin' On Healthy Food"
"Four Seasons Day"
"If It Never Ever Rained Again"
"Fall Song"
"Painting the Shapes"
"The Rainbow Song"
"The Airplane Song"
"Taking Turns"
"The Shadow Song"
"I Used to Be Afraid"
"Growing"
"Frosting the Cake"
"Hey, Hey, Our Friends Are Here"
"The N Game"
"Alphabet Soup"
"Brushing My Teeth"
"Simple and Beautiful a Rainbow"
"Mother Goose, Please Appear"
"I'm Mother Goose"
"The Friendship Song"
"Twinkle Little Lightning Bug"
"The Career March"
"When I Grow Up"
"People Helping Other People"
"The Waitress Song"
"The Five Senses Song"
"The Marching Song"
"Lookin' Round My Neighborhood"
"We Like Rocks"
"Scary Stories"
"Swingin' Up to the Stars"
"Please and Thank You"
"I Try To Be Polite"
"Splashin' in the Bath"
"Carnival of Numbers"
"Number Limbo"
"The Doctor is a Friend of Mine"
"Sleep Song"
"This Is Not My Day"
"Pretty Kitty Blues"
"It's OK to Cry"
"When I Get Mad"
"That's a Home to Me"
"If I Lived Under the Sea"
"The Fiesta Song"
"Tortilla Song"
"Piñata Song"
"Castles So High"
"Silly Sounds"
"If I Had One Wish"
"It's Good to Be Home"
People
Born
- March 24 - Lana Whittington (actress)
- July 22 - Selena Gomez (actress)
- August 7 - Katherine Pully (child actress)
- August 20 - Demi Lovato (actress)
- August 21 - Zachary Fountain (child actor)
- September 8 - Hayden Tweedie (actress)
- September 14 - Blake Garrett (child actor)
- September 19 - Phil Young (actor)
- October 5 - Adrianne Kangas (child actress)
- November 4 - Alex Wilson (child actor)
- December 8 - Devante Warren (child actor)
- December 29 - Sullivan McCormick (child actor)
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Barney (Costume: David Joyner, Voice: Bob West)
- Baby Bop (Costume: Jenny Dempsey, Voice: Julie Johnson)
- Michael (Brian Eppes)
- Tina (Jessica Zucha)
- Luci (Leah Gloria)
- Derek (Rickey Carter)
- Kathy (Lauren King)
- Shawn (John David Bennett II) (debut)
- Min (Pia Hamilton) (debut)
- Tosha (Hope Cervantes) (debut)
Crew
Executive Producers
Publisher
Editor
- McKee Smith
- Ron Balentine (Audio Editor)
Producers
- Julie Hutchings
- Heather Smith (Associate Producer)
- Teri Peabody (Associate Producer)
- Jim Rowley (Senior Producer)
Engineers
- David Boothe (Audio Post Production Engineer)
- Randy Patrick (also Engineer in Charge)
- Mark Petty (Music Recording Engineer)
- Mike Pietzsch (Music Recording Engineer)
Barney's Wardrobe
- Susie Thennes
Production Associates
- Sue Shinn
Production Audio
- Ron Balentine
Craftservices
- Donna Frankhauser
- Sue Shinn
Construction
- Charles Bailey (Set Construction)
- Ray Henry (Puppet Construction)
Fabricators
- Orfillio Molina (Set Fabricator)
- Norine Henry (Puppet Fabricator)
- Carol Nelson (Puppet Fabricator)
Swing Crew
- Santiago Molina (Swing Crew Chief)
- Valerio Andredes
- Havier Lizama
- Valario Molina
Photographers
- Dennis Full (Still Photographer)
Graphic/Animation
- Linda Hamil
Supervisors
- David Boothe (Audio Post Production Supervisor)
- Jeff Gittle (Production Supervisor)
- Holly Thompson (Script Supervisor)
- Catherine A. Reynolds (Script Supervisor)
- Lisa Albertson (Wardrobe Supervisor)
- Rita Blanchard (Child Supervisor)
- Chris Childs (Child Supervisor)
- Magan Crawford (Child Supervisor)
- Mary Evans (Child Supervisor)
Children's Teacher
- Teri McDuffy
Grips
- Jim Lacy
- Michael Henning
- Buz Cannon
Electricians
- Jim Lacy
- Michael Henning
- Buz Cannon
Video
- Randy Patrick
- Wayne Cook
- Bink Williams
- Don Geist
Operators
- Larry Allen (Camera Operator)
- Patrick Guteriez (Camera Operator)
- Eric Norberg (Camera Operator)
- Bruce Harmon (Camera Operator)
- Vic Sosa (Camera Operator)
- Tom Cox (Camera Operator)
- Clay Armstrong (Camera Operator)
- Steve Tennison (Camera Operator)
- Todd Davis (Light Board Operator)
- Phil Allison (Boom Operator)
- Randy Breedlove (Videotape Operator)
Designers
- Jess Nelson (Production Designer)
- Mike Berry (Video Graphic Designer)
- Mike Fleming (Video Graphic Designer)
- Ed Leach (Video Graphic Designer)
Puppeteers
- Jess Nelson
- Charles Bailey
- Ray Henry
- Robbie Maguire
- Chip Nelson
Lead Man
- Dave Cobb
Production Mixer
- David Boothe
Managers
- Lisa Albertson (Wardrobe Manager)
- James Edwards (Stage/Studio Manager)
- Sue Shinn (Production Office Manager)
- Claire Murray (Floor Manager)
- James Edwards (Studio Manager)
Seamstresses
- Susie Thennes
Artists
- Gail Freeman (Makeup Artist)
- Georgia Ford Wagenhurst (Makeup Artist)
Consultants
- Mary Ann Dudko (Curriculum Consultant)
- Margie Larsen (Curriculum Consultant)
Researchers
- Carolyn W. Madere
- Virginia Schmidt
- Sheri Vasinda
- Cindy Weissinger
Directors
- Jim Rowley
- Bruce Deck (also Lighting Director)
- Heather Smith (Associate Director)
- Elizabeth Sagan Velten (Art Director)
- David Boothe (Audio Director)
- Lowry Perry (Lighting Director)
- Buz Cannon (Lighting Director)
- Claire Murray (Floor Director)
- John Johns (Technical Director)
- Mark Anderson (Technical Director)
- Stacey Smith (Technical Director)
- Clay Armstrong (Technical Director)
- Eric Norberg (Technical Director)
- Shirley Abrams (Casting Director)
- Penny Wilson (Performance Director)
- Bob Singleton (Musical Director)
- Larry Haron (Assistant Musical Director)
Choreographer
- Penny Wilson (Choreographer of Rock with Barney)
Writers
Coordinators
- Charlotte Spivey (Production Coordinator)
- Julie Hutchings (Production Coordinator)
On-line Production
- Phil Allison
- Tim Platt
Assistants
- Claire Murray (Assistant Production Supervisor)
- Larry Haron (Assistant Musical Director)
- Cindy Speer (Assistant Audio Editor/Production Audio Assistant)
- Julie Hutchings (Assistant Production Coordinator)
- Teri Peabody (Assistant Production Coordinator)
- Georgia Ford Wagenhurst (Makeup/Wardrobe Assistant)
- James Johnson (Production Assistant)
- Chris Childs (Assistant to the Producers)
Property Master
Lyricist/Composers
- Phillip Parker
- Stephen White (wrote Buckle Up My Seatbelt as well as new lyrics for Old King Cole and If All the Raindrops)
References
- ↑ Fort Worth Star-Telegram January 12, 1992 Retrieved November 24, 2023
- ↑ PBS PULLS FUNDING RUG FROM UNDER CPTV’S `BARNEY’ June 2, 1992 Retrieved April 19, 2024
- ↑ Come By Booth 3058 August 1, 1992 Retrieved December 14, 2022
- ↑ THERE'S ONLY ONE BARNEY, CHAGRINED LOCAL GROUP FINDS May 9, 1993 Retrieved December 14, 2022
- ↑ Barney March 2, 1993 Retrieved December 14, 2022
- ↑ Licensing Diary: Barney and Friends February 1, 1996 Retrieved December 14, 2022
- ↑ PBS role in purple reign at issue December 17, 1992 Retrieved December 14, 2022