Barney & Friends: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Barney & Friends
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Children
• Premiere date: 1992-04-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-11-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15482
• IMDb ID: tt0144701
• TVDB ID: 72180

Cast and credited roles

• David Joyner — Barney

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-04-06; final listed air date 1992-05-15; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-09-27; final listed air date 1993-10-20; episode order: 18.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-02-27; final listed air date 1995-10-13; episode order: 20.
• Season 4: premiered 1997-11-17; final listed air date 1997-12-12; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 1998-11-02; final listed air date 1998-11-27; episode order: 20.
• Season 6: premiered 1999-11-01; final listed air date 2000-04-14; episode order: 20.
• Season 7: premiered 2002-09-02; final listed air date 2002-11-22; episode order: 20.
• Season 8: premiered 2003-09-15; final listed air date 2004-05-14; episode order: 20.
• Season 9: premiered 2004-09-06; final listed air date 2005-05-13; episode order: 20.
• Season 10: premiered 2006-09-18; final listed air date 2006-10-13; episode order: 20.
• Season 11: premiered 2007-09-17; final listed air date 2007-10-12; episode order: 20.
• Season 12: premiered 2008-09-15; final listed air date 2008-09-26; episode order: 10.
• Season 13: premiered 2009-09-07; final listed air date 2009-09-18; episode order: 10.
• Season 14: premiered 2010-10-04; final listed air date 2010-11-02; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

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