Barney & Friends (1992)

Name: Barney & Friends
Genre: Family
Rating: 4.1
Cast: David Joyner, Carey Stinson, Dean Wendt, Julie Johnson, Jeff Ayers

Family

Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 2 to 5. The series, which first aired on April 6, 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude.

IMDb rating: 4.1 (8,946 votes)
Episode average: 4.5 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 13
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1992)

5.67 avg 30 episodes 6.7 → 5.6 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Queen of Make-Believe	6.7	51
2	My Family's Just Right for Me	6.9	35
3	Playing It Safe	6.9	34
4	Hop to It!	6.9	33
5	Eat, Drink and Be Healthy!	6.5	30
6	Four Seasons Day	6.3	33
7	The Treasure of Rainbow Beard	6.2	29
8	Going Places!	6.2	25
9	Caring Means Sharing	5.9	23
10	Down on Barney's Farm	6.2	25
11	What's That Shadow?	5.9	23
12	Happy Birthday, Barney!	6.6	37
13	Alphabet Soup!	4.8	23
14	Our Earth, Our Home	6.0	27
15	Let's Help Mother Goose!	5.9	27
16	Be a Friend	4.9	23
17	I Just Love Bugs	5.8	23
18	When I Grow Up...	5.2	20
19	1-2-3-4-5 Senses!	5.3	21
20	Practice Makes Music	5.3	21
21	Hi, Neighbor!	4.9	21
22	A Camping We Will Go!	4.6	21
23	A Splash Party, Please	4.6	21
24	Carnival of Numbers	4.8	20
25	A World of Music	5.3	21
26	Doctor Barney Is Here!	5.1	21
27	Oh, What a Day!	4.8	19
28	Home Sweet Homes	5.8	24
29	Hola, Mexico!	4.3	21
30	Everyone Is Special	5.6	22

Season 2 (1993)

4.99 avg 18 episodes 4.8 → 6.6 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Falling for Autumn!	4.8	19
2	Grandparents Are Grand!	6.1	20
3	May I Help You?	7.2	27
4	Red, Blue and Circles Too!	5.2	18
5	Honk! Honk! A Goose on the Loose!	4.8	17
6	Hoo's in the Forest?	5.2	17
7	I Can Do That!	4.1	17
8	Grown-Ups for a Day!	4.4	17
9	Picture This!	4.8	17
10	Look at Me, I'm 3!	6.8	27
11	The Exercise Circus!	4.2	17
12	My Favorite Things	4.3	16
13	The Dentist Makes Me Smile	3.8	16
14	Stop, Look and Be Safe!	3.4	16
15	An Adventure in Make Believe	4.5	17
16	The Alphabet Zoo	4.5	17
17	Having Tens of Fun!	5.2	19
18	A Very Special Delivery!	6.6	23

Season 3 (1995)

4.24 avg 20 episodes 4.8 → 4.1

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shawn & the Beanstalk	4.8	16
2	If the Shoe Fits...	4.8	16
3	Room for Everyone	4.7	17
4	I Can Be a Firefighter!	5.5	17
5	Shopping for a Surprise!	4.0	16
6	Anyway You Slice It	3.7	16
7	Twice Is Nice!	4.1	16
8	On the Move	4.0	16
9	A Welcome Home	4.6	16
10	Classical Cleanup	3.8	16
11	Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends	4.6	14
12	Gone Fishing!	4.2	15
13	At Home with Animals	3.8	14
14	It's Raining, It's Pouring...	4.1	15
15	Camera Safari	3.4	16
16	Who's Who on the Choo Choo?	4.5	17
17	Are We There Yet?	4.2	15
18	Ship, Ahoy!	3.5	17
19	Hats Off to BJ!	4.3	16
20	Up We Go!	4.1	16

Season 4 (1997)

5.49 avg 20 episodes 5.3 → 5.2 25 min avg

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Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Day of School	5.3	20
2	Is Everybody Happy?	4.8	18
3	Pennies, Nickels, Dimes	5.2	18
4	We've Got Rhythm	5.1	15
5	Tick Tock Clocks!	5.0	17
6	Waiting for Mr. MacRooney	4.8	15
7	Let's Build Together	5.3	20
8	It's Tradition	6.6	18
9	A Picture of Health	6.6	18
10	Play Ball!	6.5	18
11	A Different Kind of Mystery	6.5	18
12	Going on a Bear Hunt	5.2	16
13	Let's Eat	5.1	14
14	Tree-Mendous Trees	4.7	15
15	Good, Clean Fun!	4.3	17
16	Easy, Breezy Day!	7.0	22
17	All Mixed Up	6.5	18
18	Oh, Brother... She's My Sister	4.9	19
19	Once a Pond a Time	5.1	14
20	E-I-E-I-O	5.2	15

Season 5 (1998)

4.07 avg 20 episodes 3.8 → 4.5

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Books Are Fun!	3.8	15
2	Trading Places	3.1	15
3	Safety First!	3.4	14
4	Circle of Friends	3.6	17
5	The One and Only You	3.2	13
6	Barney's Band	5.5	15
7	Try It, You'll Like It!	3.4	13
8	Colors All Around	4.4	14
9	Howdy, Friends!	5.5	15
10	Seven Days a Week	3.6	14
11	Hidden Treasures	4.3	13
12	A Royal Welcome	5.1	16
13	Sweet as Honey	3.1	13
14	First Things First!	4.0	13
15	Aunt Rachel Is Here!	4.2	12
16	It's a Rainy Day!	3.8	14
17	Easy Does It!	4.5	16
18	What's in a Name?	3.6	14
19	A Very Special Mouse	4.8	14
20	A Package of Friendship	4.5	16

Season 6 (1999)

4.11 avg 20 episodes 4.5 → 3.8

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Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stick with Imagination!	4.5	12
2	Itty Bitty Bugs	4.0	12
3	Grandparents Are Grand	4.0	11
4	Snack Time!	3.0	12
5	A Sunny, Snowy Day	4.7	11
6	You've Got to Have Art	4.3	11
7	Five Kinds of Fun!	4.4	11
8	Count Me In!	4.4	11
9	Who's Who at the Zoo?	4.1	11
10	Birthday Olé	4.3	11
11	Excellent Exercise!	4.1	11
12	Brushing Up on Teeth	3.6	12
13	A "Little" Mother Goose	3.7	12
14	Good Job!	4.1	11
15	It's Home to Me	3.6	12
16	How Does Your Garden Grow?	4.9	12
17	You Can Do It!	3.7	12
18	Here Comes the Firetruck!	4.9	12
19	Ready, Set, Go!	4.1	11
20	You Are Special	3.8	13

Season 7 (2002)

4.10 avg 20 episodes 3.8 → 3.1 25 min avg

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Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	All Aboard!	3.8	13
2	Up, Down and Around!	3.4	11
3	Tea-riffic Manners	6.0	15
4	Puppy Love	6.6	19
5	Bunches of Boxes	3.7	11
6	Stop! Go!	5.5	14
7	Red, Yellow and Blue!	2.8	11
8	Play for Exercise!	2.7	11
9	Come Blow Your Horn!	5.0	12
10	A New Friend	3.7	14
11	Numbers! Numbers!	5.6	22
12	This Way In, This Way Out!	3.7	10
13	Spring Into Fun!	4.3	11
14	Play It Safe!	2.9	12
15	Three Lines, Three Corners	3.5	10
16	A Parade of Bikes	3.2	10
17	It's a Happy Day!	3.3	10
18	My Family and Me	4.0	11
19	Splish! Splash!	5.2	13
20	BJ's Really Cool House	3.1	17

Season 8 (2003)

3.91 avg 20 episodes 2.6 → 4.7 26 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Fountain of Fun	2.6	12
2	On Again, Off Again	3.3	10
3	Sharing Is Caring!	3.0	10
4	Here Kitty, Kitty!	3.0	9
5	Once Upon a Fairy Tale	4.5	10
6	It's Hot! It's Cold!	3.4	9
7	A Perfectly Purple Day	4.0	10
8	Day and Night	3.2	10
9	Play Piano with Me!	3.2	9
10	A Picture of Friendship	3.2	9
11	A-Counting We Will Go!	3.2	9
12	A Little Big Day	3.0	9
13	A World of Friends	3.0	9
14	Who's Your Neighbor?	3.4	10
15	Squares, Squares Everywhere!	6.7	18
16	Let's Go for a Ride!	4.0	10
17	That Makes Me Mad!	4.7	10
18	It's Your Birthday, Barney!	8.6	38
19	It's Showtime!	3.4	9
20	At Home in the Park	4.7	10

Season 9 (2004)

3.71 avg 20 episodes 5.0 → 3.8 25 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everybody's Got Feelings	5.0	10
2	Caring Hearts	3.8	9
3	Let's Make Music!	3.6	9
4	Movin' Along	4.0	10
5	Let Your Creativity Fly!	3.8	11
6	Imagine That!	4.0	10
7	All About Me	3.2	9
8	My Baby Brother	3.6	10
9	Keep on Truckin'	3.6	9
10	I'm a Builder	3.4	9
11	Coming on Strong	3.4	8
12	Let's Play Games!	3.6	10
13	You Can Count on Me!	3.6	9
14	A Wonderful World of Colors and Shapes	3.4	9
15	Easy as ABC	3.6	9
16	Look What I Can Do!	3.8	9
17	Making a Move!	3.8	9
18	Home, Safe Home	3.6	9
19	On the Road Again	3.6	9
20	My Friends, the Doctor and the Dentist	3.8	9

Season 10 (2006)

4.15 avg 20 episodes 5.6 → 4.3 27 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome, Cousin Riff/Special Skills	5.6	19
2	Airplanes/Boats	3.8	9
3	Butterflies/Bugs	4.4	12
4	Shapes/Colors	4.9	12
5	Seeing/Hearing	3.2	11
6	Glad to Be Me/Arts	3.6	9
7	Movement/BJ's Snack Attack	5.5	13
8	Counting/Letters	3.0	11
9	Pets/Vets	3.1	11
10	Winter/Summer	3.9	11
11	Caring/Rhythm	5.1	12
12	Playing Games/Fun with Reading	3.2	12
13	Making Mistakes/Separation	3.4	9
14	Days of the Week/Sharing	3.4	9
15	Rabbits/Ducks and Fish	5.4	11
16	Mother Goose/Fairy Tales	4.0	10
17	Things I Can Do/Differences	4.9	13
18	Dancing/Singing	4.8	10
19	Neighborhoods/Careers	3.6	8
20	China/Kenya	4.3	11

Season 11 (2007)

3.78 avg 20 episodes 4.6 → 5.1 26 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pistachio/Full Team Ahead	4.6	13
2	The Magic Words/Litterbot	3.8	9
3	Bop 'til You Drop/The Sleepless Sleepover	4.2	10
4	Little Red Rockin' Hood/The Whole Truth	4.0	9
5	The Wind and the Sun/The Nature of Things	3.4	9
6	The New Kid/Grandpa's Visit	3.6	9
7	The Big Garden/Listen!	3.8	9
8	Lost and Found/Pot Full of Sunshine	3.6	9
9	Trail Boss Barney/Get Happy!	3.8	9
10	For the Fun of It/Starlight, Star Bright	3.4	10
11	Big as Barney/No, No, No!	3.4	9
12	The Emperor's Contest/Beethoven's Hear!	3.8	13
13	Guess Who?/Sweet Treats	3.6	13
14	Best in Show/The Chase	3.0	10
15	Dream Big/That's What a Mommy Is	2.4	10
16	The Shrinking Blankey/The Awful Tooth	3.8	9
17	The Blame Game/What's Your Name?	3.3	10
18	The Magic Caboose/BJ the Great	4.7	10
19	Gift of the Dinos/A Visit to Santa	4.4	11
20	Riff's Musical Zoo/The Princess and the Frog	5.1	11

Season 12 (2008)

4.15 avg 10 episodes 6.0 → 3.0 27 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure	6.0	11
2	The Misbegotten Moon: A Space Adventure	4.0	9
3	The Sword in the Sandbox: A Storybook Adventure	5.6	11
4	Riff to the Rescue!: A Wild West Adventure	4.1	12
5	Lights! Camera! Action!: A Movie Adventure	3.4	10
6	To Catch a Thief: A Mystery Adventure	4.0	10
7	The Magic Lamp: A Travel Adventure	3.8	9
8	The Amazing Captain Pickles: A Hero Adventure	3.8	9
9	A Game for Everyone: A Sports Adventure	3.8	10
10	The Reluctant Dragon: A Fairy Tale Adventure	3.0	11

Season 13 (2009)

5.18 avg 10 episodes 6.1 → 6.3 26 min avg

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bienvenido, Barney: Mexico	6.1	22
2	Big Brother Rusty: China	5.1	16
3	¡Ahora Mismo!: Spain	6.2	16
4	Venice, Anyone?: Italy	4.4	11
5	Sweeter Than Candy: Greece	7.5	21
6	The Music Box: Switzerland	4.2	11
7	The Good Egg: Kenya	4.0	13
8	A Bird of a Different Feather: Hawaii	4.0	11
9	Bonjour, Barney!: France	4.0	11
10	Home Sweet Earth: The Rainforest	6.3	17

Barney & Friends (1992)

Cast

Seasons

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