The BEST episodes of Barney and Friends season 1
Every episode of Barney and Friends season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Barney and Friends season 1!
Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 1 to 8. The series, 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.
#1 - Hop to It!
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/1992
When Tina and Luci are playing basketball, Tina is disappointed when she can't play as well as her older sister or the other big kids. Barney stops by to show Tina all the great things she can do with exercise. Barney and the kids play games and sing songs about exercise and find out how fun it is to learn about their bodies. With new found energy and confidence, Tina ends up playing basketball as well as the others.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Playing It Safe
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/1992
Barney and his friends learn some fun lessons about ""playing it safe."" The kids create cardboard-box cars to teach the rules about seatbelt use and crossing the street safely. To teach Baby Bop about strangers, a classroom version of Little Red Riding Hood is performed. Great music and special lyrics help reinforce the safety lessons. When Barney stumbles on a toy, the children learn that safety begins at home!
#3 - Four Seasons Day
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/1992
Talk about the weather! The kids do much more than that as Barney squeezes all four seasons into one rollicking make-believe holiday. You won't believe how much fun you can have celebrating the wind, rain, and the snow. There's a barrel-full of songs about Spring's showers, Summer's warmth, Fall's leaves, and Winter's chill.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Caring Means Sharing
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/1992
Barney is a very large dinosaur--but there may not be enough of him to go around when Min and Kathy quarrel over whose turn it is to play with their big purple pal. Coming from a big family, Min is tired of sharing--but joins her friends in an exploration of ways to share fun and work. Baby Bop learns a lesson about being greedy; a puppet show of ""The Little Red Hen"" teaches that rewards and responsibilities are linked. And Barney has a magic gift for Min to help change her mind about sharing!
#5 - Down on Barney's Farm
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/17/1992
The kid's learn and draw pictures of farm animals, but Shawn is unhappy with his drawing when no one knows what it is. Barney pops in to cheer him up and show the children an imaginary farm firsthand. Barney's friend, Farmer Henderson, shows the kids all types of farm animals and Barney teaches Shawn that the beauty of classroom art is in the eye of the beholder!
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - What's That Shadow?
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/20/1992
A sudden thunderstorm chases the kids into the classroom, where they are frightened by the rain, thunder and lightning. Barney arrives and tells them how to use positive thoughts to change their fears into fun. The kids make silly monster artwork, and then pretend they are funny, friendly monsters. Barney also helps Shawn overcome his fear of dogs when he meets Min's canine friend, Molly.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Happy Birthday, Barney!
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/1992
It's Barney birthday and everyone is excited about throwing him the best party ever, using classroom materials and their imagination! Barney teaches his friends about birthday customs around the world and that receiving gifts is not the most important part of birthdays.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Alphabet Soup!
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/1992
When Barney arrives to play with his friends, Derek, plays ""alphabet fun"" by spelling a ""mystery word"" a letter at a time. The group plays games and sings songs related to each letter of the mystery word. Rhyming words, making alphabet soup, walking through the alphabet, and seeing how, many letters they can make with their bodies, gives the children many chances to play with letters and words. Children learn that having fun with letters and words and learning the alphabet are the first steps to reading.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Our Earth, Our Home
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/23/1992
The school's ""Earth Week"" has Barney and his friends all abuzz about things they can do to protect the earth. Through fun-filled songs, the children learn the importance of recycling... how to make new things out of old...how to conserve water, air and land clean. The children form a ""trashcan"" band performing a silly symphony song and do a skit about Johny Appleseed. Sharing and caring for the earth become a ""fun thing"" to do.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Practice Makes Music
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/1992
Michael is scheduled to play a cello solo at the school concert in a few days and he is nervous about playing in front of all those people. Barney invites his friend Greg Murray to teach the kids about music and help Michael learn that ""practice makes perfect."" Barney and his friends learn to identify musical instruments and their sounds and appreciate all the different varieties of music.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Hola, Mexico!
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/14/1992
Luci tells everyone about her grandfather, whose birthday had been a few days back. Barney recommends that everyone hold a fiesta. Everyone gets in on the fiesta music, and they are surprised to see a folk dancer.
#12 - The Queen of Make-Believe
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/1992
It looks like rain. But Min has decided to become the Queen Of Make-Believe. Suddenly, it looks like lots of fun! With Barney leading his Friends on a romp of games, songs and activities. They put on a pretend tea-party, build a robot with boxes, they even create some special ""stretching exercises"" for the imagination. Pretending, make-believing or imagining- children learn it's always called fun.
#13 - Everyone is Special
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/15/1992
Tina doesn't think she is special in anyway. Barney points out a special talent in all of his friends. He says he has a special surprise for everyone that will show them someone special, It is a mirror. Barney wasn't lying when he said it would show them someone special!
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Home Sweet Homes
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/13/1992
Barney lectures on animals' homes based on children's pictures. The children also draw pictures of different houses for people.
#15 - Oh, What a Day!
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/12/1992
Tina is having a dismal day. The greatest misfortune came when her kitten ran out the door. Barney helps turn things around by making rhythm instruments, dancing, amd drawing faces. But is Tina up against a wall of frustration?
#16 - Doctor Barney is Here!
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/11/1992
An upcoming trip to the Doctor has Kathy feeling blue. Abig dose of purple is just what she needs. Barney and friends to the rescue. They get her laughing with some zany songs then lead her through make believe visit too the Doctor. The check up includes receiving a shot.This shows kids that it is not so bad when you know about them before hand. The kds sing and dance their way through Barneys famous "" feel good rules"" to keep those young bodies strong . Who says health has to be boring? Not Barney!
#17 - A World of Music
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/8/1992
The kids wish they could travel to other countries to see them firsthand. Barney & Friends use their imagination to travel to Scotland, Israel, Africa, China and Mexico, where hosts expose them to different songs, costumes, and customs. The kids hear music played on interesting instruments and learn new dance steps. They also learn that several of their favorite songs have roots in other lands.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - Carnival of Numbers
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/1992
Someone (i don't remember who) needs to learn how to count. Barney makes a carnival of numbers on the playground. They play limbo, throw a football through the tire swing, bowl, and have a pretend ride. The ticket person is Lucy. They each get 5 tickets.(i think) At the end the person knows how to count.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - A Splash Party, Please
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1992
The kids have planned a picnic and Barney's invited. After enjoying some healthy fare, the kids have fun with bubbles. Baby Bop arrives and a ""Splash Party"" ensues, incorporating all sorts of water activities. The kids show they know their manners by being polite and curtious to one another.
#20 - A Camping We Will Go!
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/1992
Barney's friends wish to camp in the woods and Barney makes there wish come true. While there they meet woodland creatures like a raccoon and a kookaburra. Lucy also tells them a scary story wish isn't really scary but truly funny. They make smores. They finally go home.
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - Hi, Neighbor!
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1992
Barney & Friends are in the mood for an adventure--and they have one, when they all help Baby Bop learn more about neighborhoods! Imagination makes the journey magical with role-playing, an ""invisible dog"" chase, a scary visit to Dinosaur Days, and trips to make-believe versions of neighborhood points of interest! Even an ordinary neighborhood is filled with fun, songs, and surprises when it's explored ""Barney-style.""
#22 - 1-2-3-4-5 Senses!
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/1992
Luci introduces her new friend, Patty (who is visually impaired), to Barney, Michael, Tina and Kathy. Patty comments that a beautiful day can be experienced through more of one's senses than just sight. Michael's class is studying the five senses, which leads to fun songs and activities related to each of them. Perhaps most important, Patty shows the group that a child with blindness can do many things for him/herself and play right along with the others. Patty teaches the kids a rhyme and its corresponding hand movements...and she reads a story to Kathy, using braille.
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - When I Grow Up...
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/29/1992
Getting big is a big responsibility--and Shawn and the other kids are worried about doing a grown-up job. Barney guides his friends through the many careers there are to choose from, and shows how many jobs are linked to activities children are already familiar with. The children discover all jobs are important and begin to learn the concept of
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - I Just Love Bugs!
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/28/1992
Barney & Friends are really ""going buggy"" as they discover the world of bugs and insects around us. Tina gains confidence being a girl who likes bugs. Michael shares a story about ants and teaches his friends about good work habits. Stories and songs introduce other bugs and insects...and a surprising visitor ""drops in"" on Little Miss Muffet, to teach a lesson about accepting others who are different.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Be a Friend
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/27/1992
Barney finds Tosha, a new girl at school, lonely and without friends. He introduces her to Michael, Derek, and Kathy. Together, they learn why doing things with friends is much more fun than being alone. At the same time, Derek and Michael must learn the true meaning of friendship and sharing when they cannot agree on who should get possession of a picture they made together.
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