![]() ![]() At least once or twice in each show, one of the gang will offer to "teach" a new song to rest of the gang members-whereupon the entire group springs into song with oodles of choreography thrown in to boot. He also laughs after virtually everything he says, no matter how mundane-and this seems to be his primary function: a walking "laugh track." All of the programs are overproduced to the point of confusion. Throughout the three programs, the grating Barney drops a few pearls of wisdom: the basic message being to beam out love undiscerningly-it doesn't matter whether your love signal strikes another human being or a rock. I'm sure you can figure out what the other two tapes are about from the titles. (This is a trademark of the series then kids seldom do for themselves-Barney is the ultimate fantasy provider.) Next, the kids take a hike (at about the same time, my kids also took a hike, looking for something better to do), stopping every so often to burst into "spontaneous" lip-synched songs about turtles, frogs, and ants, using traditional tunes with new lyrics. He wiggles his tail, and presto!, the kids have camping outfits, supplies, etc. In Barney's Campfire Sing-Along, the "backyard gang" (whose most notable attribute is that they are a meticulously, even mathematically, chosen cross-section of the ethnic population) join barney on a soundstage which is supposed to represent a natural environment but looks just like a soundstage. Correction: the format is imaginatively lazy. ![]() Not, that's not fair many excellent programs feature a simple format. The format for each of the Barney programs is simple. Barney, the "magic" dinosaur, by way of contrast is a thundering bore. Shari Lewis is a veritable sparkplug of imagination and infectious enthusiasm which easily carries over to young and old, alike. At the very end, a silhouette of Santa flies over the moon, shouting "Ho ho ho.In the sing-along category, which these three programs belong to, I'm not ashamed to admit that I have enjoyed such jewels as The Animal Alphabet and Lamb Chop's Sing Along Play Along. Nicholas" (also known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas") to Michael and Amy, unaware that Santa is there. After some fun in Santa's workshop, they return home and Barney reads " A Visit from St. Claus and she proves to Derek that his new address is in Santa's computer and therefore he will be able to visit him. At the North Pole, they meet a snowman as well as go ice skating on a frozen pond. Barney takes the gang to his house to get him and then they go on a magical sleigh ride to the North Pole to prove that Santa knows his new address. In addition, it is stated that he really wishes for some new friends more than anything else. ![]() After he is released, he magically brings the other kids there and then explains that Derek, a new boy in the neighborhood, is worried that Santa will not be able to see him. They fall asleep, but are soon awakened by Barney who has gotten stuck trying to get down the chimney. Plot Įveryone is asleep in Michael's house on Christmas Eve, except for him and his sister, Amy. The video had sold almost five million copies by 1999. ![]() Released on video on as part of the Barney & the Backyard Gang series, it features an array of traditional Christmas songs as well as new arrangements. Waiting for Santa (known as Barney's Happy Christmas in Australia) is a direct-to-video Christmas Eve special. ![]()
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