| Barney | |
|---|---|
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Enn Reitel |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 27 December 1988[1] – 26 April 1989 |
Barney is a British animated children's television series that aired on BBC One from 27 December 1988 to 26 April 1989. It also aired on Cartoon Network as part of their anthology series for younger children called Small World in the United States and Latin America.
| No. | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Barney's Christmas Surprise" | 21 December 1988 (production) 27 December 1988 (TV) | 1 |
| Two puppies Lost and Found turn up at Barney's doorstep and become the best Christmas present for Mr Prophet. | |||
| 2 | "Barney Gets into Mischief" | 8 February 1989 | 2 |
| Barney and his friends go to the fair, but Barney runs into trouble with a hot air balloon. | |||
| 3 | "Barney's Hungry Day" | 15 February 1989 | 3 |
| Barney goes on a diet, but Roger shows him the weighing scale is broken. | |||
| 4 | "Barney's Treasure Hunt" | 22 February 1989 | 4 |
| Barney's attempts at gardening ruin the garden, while Roger works on his own planting. | |||
| 5 | "Barney's Forgotten Birthday" | 1 March 1989 | 5 |
| Barney thinks everyone's forgotten his birthday, until Roger gives him a real surprise. | |||
| 6 | "Barney Nabs a Crook" | 8 March 1989 | 6 |
| Barney and Roger blame each other for an empty fridge, but a detective reveals Barney ate all the food sleepwalking. | |||
| 7 | "Barney's Big Spring Clean" | 15 March 1989 | 8 |
| Barney does spring cleaning in his house, but ends up cleaning Roger's home instead. | |||
| 8 | "Barney's TV Act" | 22 March 1989 | 7 |
| Barney goes to London to become a TV star, but Roger becomes the star instead. | |||
| 9 | "Barney the TV Director" | 29 March 1989 | 9 |
| Barney wants to be involved in a TV Show at Corneila's house, but his interruptions anger Desmond. | |||
| 10 | "Barney's Winter Holiday" | 5 April 1989 | 10 |
| Barney has trouble skiing until a dog called Mitzi helps him and they win a prize. | |||
| 11 | "Barney Goes to the Seaside" | 12 April 1989 | 11 |
| On a trip to the seaside, Barney and his friends annoy each other and quickly make up. | |||
| 12 | "Barney Gets a Visitor" | 19 April 1989 | 12 |
| Byron pays a visit to Barney, but Byron eats him out of house and home. Roger takes care of the problem. | |||
| 13 | "Barney on TV" | 26 April 1989 | 13 |
| Barney gets a new job in the TV Studio as a stage assistant, which proves to be exhausting, Series Finale. | |||
On 6 November 1989, BBC Enterprises released a single video cassette titled "Barney Gets Into Mischief", featuring all episodes except for the Christmas Special. Castle Music Ltd. later released another VHS release, titled "Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes" on 1 June 1999, which included all thirteen episodes.
On 22 April 2002, Right Entertainment and Universal Pictures Video released another tape also titled "Barney Gets into Mischief and other stories", which consisted of the first eight episodes excluding the Christmas Special. This release was also released on DVD in August 2004, and the two companies later released the whole series on DVD in 2006.
Roadshow Entertainment released "Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes" on VHS on 31 October 2000, containing all thirteen episodes.
