Barney Goes to School

Video
1990
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30m

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Rickey Carter, Brian Eppes, Leah Gloria, Alexander Jhin, Becky Swonke, Bob West, Jessica Zucha, and David Voss in Barney Goes to School (1990)

On a Saturday, Barney brings Tina to her school to show him a typical school routine.On a Saturday, Barney brings Tina to her school to show him a typical school routine.On a Saturday, Barney brings Tina to her school to show him a typical school routine.

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6.7/10

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Trivia
The last Backyard Gang Video to feature the skinny version of the Barney costume.

Quotes
[first lines]
Tina: [after singing "I Wish There Was School Every Day"] I know it's Saturday, Barney, but I wish you could see my school. There are so many neat things I'd like to show you. I wish there was school every day.
Barney: Wish? Wish? Did I hear someone say, "Wish"?
[Plush Barney and Tina disappear into magic dust and end up at Tina's school while Barney turns into a real dinosaur]
Tina: Barney!
[runs over and hugs Barney]
Tina: Oh, Barney, you heard me!
Barney: I sure did, Tina. I'm so glad you wanted to show me your school. What do you do here?
Tina: I paint and sing and play and learn about numbers.
Barney: Oh, that sounds like a lot of fun.
Tina: Oh, it is but it feels kind of funny to be in school when no one's here.
Barney: Not for long.

Connections
Followed by Barney in Concert (1991)

Soundtracks
Barney Theme Song
(uncredited)
Music: Traditional (based on the melody of "Yankee Doodle")
Lyrics by Stephen Bates

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8/10

My Introduction To The Purple Dinosaur

Before he was a breakout star on PBS, Barney the Dinosaur, the famous educational star every tot loves and every older kid and adult loves to bash on internet, whether making spoof songs about Barney facing a gruesome end or making parodies for shows and cartoons poking fun at him. This video is the one that introduced me to this pop culture icon.

In this video, young Tina is bored and breaks into song about how she wishes there was school every day (wow, what kid wants to wish for school every day of the week?). After that, Barney grants her wish as he uses his power of imagination to warp her and her friends to school to have fun.

This video is a nice one for preschoolers, and can even be seen as a sort of pilot for Barney & Friends, as this special not only introduces a school setting used for the first few seasons, but also the Barney suit tots would be used to (earlier films had a different Barney suit that was a darker purple). The songs are neat, and preschoolers will have fun with Barney.