YOUTUBE BARNEY AND FRIENDS SEASON 1 SERIES

YOUTUBE BARNEY AND FRIENDS SEASON 1 SERIES

As the Backyard Gang video series was becoming only a moderate success outside of Texas (where it was considered successful for a local video series), Leora Rifkin, the daughter of Larry Rifkin (former head of Connecticut Public Television), got a Barney video from a video store in Prospect, Connecticut. The first three videos of the series starred actress Sandy Duncan. The show originated from the home video series, Barney & The Backyard Gang, which was produced by The Lyons Group from 1988 to 1991.

The series is currently owned under Mattel since the franchise's acquisition in 2011 with distribution rights currently under 9 Story Media Group since 2015. Barney & Friends became a Daytime Emmy Award winner in 2001, and has been nominated for eleven Emmy Awards during its run on television. It was one of the most watched television programs and was the first show on public television to be aimed primarily at toddlers as Leach recognized a void in the market for video programming directed at preschoolers. He is joined by his other dino pals Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff, as well as a diverse cast of children. The main character of the show is a friendly, stuffed, purple Tyrannosaurus rex named Barney, who comes to life through a child's imagination, whenever he is needed for something.

Aimed at children from the ages two to seven years, the show is based on to the video series titled Barney & The Backyard Gang which was created by Sheryl Leach and co-developed by Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer. The series ended on November 2, 2010, although new home videos were still released on various dates after the last episode aired as production of new content ceased in early 2011. Barney's World Barney & Friends is an American live-action educational children's television series that premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service on April 6, 1992.

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