As a helping hand for growing children, Barney (along with special pals Baby Bop™, BJ™ and Riff™)
helps parents give
their children the range of skills they need to grow – and he always does it with lots of fun, music and laughs. Barney
& Friends™ episodes are always filled with Sharing, Caring, Imagining, Dancing and Learning. For more information
about Barney and
all his friends, please visit www.barney.com.
Creator:
Sheryl Leach, a mother and former teacher.
TV Series:
The Barney & Friends television series has aired in more than 220 territories. In the US, Barney &
Friends has aired on PBS KIDS® since 1992 and Sprout®/ Sprout ON DEMAND since 2005. Barney & Friends has aired in Canada,
Latin America, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the UK and Japan. Barney airs in Latin America on Discovery Kids
and on free TV on TV Azteca in Mexico and during a HIT preschool block represented by Albavision.
Production Info:
Karen Barnes is the Executive Producer of Barney & Friends. The series is filmed at HIT Entertainment Studios
in Carrollton, Texas. To date, almost 270 episodes have been produced.
Awards:
Barney™ has received numerous awards including a Daytime Emmy, an Oppenheim Toy Platinum Award and a License
of the Year Award from LIMA.
Publishing:
More than 135 million Barney & Friends books have been sold globally. In the US, Scholastic, Inc., publishes
a variety of formats of Barney & Friends book titles, including paperback, board, novelty, coloring and activity.
Live Events:
"A Day in the Park with Barney™", a live, 20-minute stage show opened at Universal Studios Florida™
in 1995 and
continues to delight visitors daily. Barney's fifth traveling live tour, Barney Live in Concert – Birthday Bash!,
launched in 2010. In the US, Barney has delighted more than four million fans with live family touring shows for
the last 10 years. In Latin America, Barney has performed three live shows and performed to more than one million
fans, and is currently touring across five countries and 20 cities. Barney has performed his Barney Sing-Along
Show twice a week in 8 different Pontins Centers across the UK and the Trabolgan Holiday Center in Ireland since
2005. Pontins is a holiday park that attracts 750,000 visitors yearly.
Audio:
Barney & Friends has released more than 25 albums and has sold more than 7 million audio units in the US.
The albums, Barney's Favourites Vol. 1 and Barney's Favourite Vol. 2, both went platinum.
Home Entertainment:
Barney & Friends has produced more than 85 home entertainment titles including 46 direct to video specials
and has
sold more than 85 million DVDs and VHS units in the US. More US households own six or more Barney &
Friends videos
than any other children's brand.1 In 2010, Barney was the #4 non-theatrical preschool home entertainment brand in
the US (Nielsen as of 12/31/10).
Consumer Products:
In October 2010, Russ Berrie Company was named the master plush partner for Barney in the US. In 2011,
Barney launched a nostalgic line of apparel, accessories and giftware.
Digital:
The Barney website has over 3.7 million visitors per month worldwide. In December 2010, Barney's Super-Dee-Super
Fun Day was launched as the first mobile application for the iPhone™ and iPod Touch™.