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Barney and the Backyard Gang

1988–1991 · 3 seasons

A gentle, song-filled playdate with a friendly purple dinosaur, made for very young children to hum along to.

Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and fine in the background.
About
Friendship, music, family
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension0
    Darkness0
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight2

    Cast

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    Details

    Starring
    Bob West, Brian Eppes, Jessica Zucha, Leah Gloria, Becky Swonke, Vana O'Brien, Pete Markham, Richard Moore
    Length
    3 seasons, 15 episodes
    Network
    PBS, Disney Channel
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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