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Barney & Friends
American children's television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barney & Friends is an American children's television series that is mostly targeted at children between the ages of 2 and 8. It was created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment and Universal Television. It premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series is about Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who gives educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude.[1][2][3][4] Madison Pettis portrayed Bridget in 2010 episodes.
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Also known as | Barney |
Genre | Children's television series Educational Adventure Musical |
Created by | Sheryl Leach |
Based on | Barney and the Backyard Gang by Sheryl Leach |
Voices of | Bob West Duncan Brannan Tim Dever Dean Wendt Julie Johnson Patty Wirtz Michaela Dietz |
Opening theme | Barney Theme Song |
Ending theme | I Love You |
Composers | Bob Singleton (1992–2000) Joe Phillips (1995–present) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 14 |
No. of episodes | 268 |
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Executive producers | Michael Hirsh Piratck Loubert Cilve A Simth Scott Dyer Sheryl Leach (1988–1998) Kathy Parker (1988–1993) Dennis DeShazer (1988–2002) Randy Dalton (2002–2005) Karen Barnes (2006–2009) |
Production locations | Universal City, California |
Running time | 30 minutes (1992–2005, 2008–2009) 15 minutes (2006–2007, 2010) |
Production companies | Lyrick Studios (1997-2001) HIT Entertainment (2001-2017) |
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Network | PBS |
Release | April 6, 1992 (1992-04-06) – November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) |
The last episode aired on November 2, 2010. Reruns aired on Sprout from 2009 until 2015, and have aired since December 17, 2018 under Sprout's new name Universal Kids. It also aired internationally and on Peacock USA for "I Love You, You Love Me on October 12, 2022, and a non controversial reboot animated series will be premiered on 2024.