The Best Episodes of Barney & Friends

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   8.0/10(31 votes)

   #1 - It's Your Birthday, Barney!

   S8:E185/12/2004

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   7.8/10(19 votes)

   #2 - Sweeter Than Candy: Greece

   S13:E59/11/2009

   Barney, Baby Bop and BJ are helping the kids get ready for a school play. Barney tells everyone that putting on shows began in Greece. Of course, the little dinos and kids want to visit the country, so off they go! While there, they meet some Greek friends and decide to put on a play in an amphitheatre. Barney knows a great story that originated in Greece called “King Midas.” By the end of the day, everyone has learned that wanting too much is not a good thing, especially BJ!

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   7.2/10(24 votes)

   #3 - May I Help You?

   S2:E39/29/1993

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   7.1/10(20 votes)

   #4 - Easy, Breezy Day!

   S4:E1612/8/1997

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   6.8/10(18 votes)

   #5 - Puppy Love

   S7:E49/5/2002

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   6.7/10(42 votes)

   #6 - The Queen of Make-Believe

   S1:E14/6/1992

   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.

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   6.7/10(28 votes)

   #7 - Playing It Safe

   S1:E34/8/1992

   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.

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   6.7/10(26 votes)

   #8 - Hop to It!

   S1:E44/9/1992

   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.

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   6.7/10(24 votes)

   #9 - Look at Me, I'm Three!

   S2:E1010/8/1993

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    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #10 - A Very Special Delivery

    S2:E1810/20/1993

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    6.7/10(17 votes)

    #11 - It's Tradition

    S4:E811/26/1997

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    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Squares, Squares Everywhere

    S8:E155/7/2004

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    6.6/10(17 votes)

    #13 - A Picture of Health

    S4:E911/27/1997

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    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Play Ball!

    S4:E1011/28/1997

    Barney introduces the kids to his Vend-O-Ball Machine. He tells them they can press any of the yellow buttons because they dispense various types of balls, but nobody is to press the red button on the bottom, because it has a problem. The kids take turns pressing the buttons and learn about different ball activities such as bowling and golf. Scooter, curious what will happen if one presses the bottom button, asks Baby Bop to do so, and it dispenses so many balls, all the kids come to clean up, and Scooter apologizes for causing the chaos.

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    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #15 - A Different Kind of Mystery

    S4:E1112/1/1997

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    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #16 - All Mixed Up

    S4:E1712/9/1997

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    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #17 - My Family's Just Right for Me

    S1:E24/7/1992

    It's the eve of ""Family Night"" at school. A super time for Barney & Friends to celebrate all those wonderful folks (and even pets!) at home. With paintings, books, songs, and dances. There's just one glitch to the gala; Kathy's not sure her ""small"" family measures up. It's just her Mom, her grandmother and herself. But after Barney gets through with his fun and games, the children realize that a family is defined by love, not by size.

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    6.2/10(31 votes)

    #18 - Happy Birthday, Barney!

    S1:E124/21/1992

    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.

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    6.2/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Ahora Mismo: Spain

    S13:E39/9/2009

    Ben is late to the park and is disappointed to realize he missed his chance at riding a real pony. He has waited his whole life for this, and now it looks as if he’s missed his opportunity. Luckily, Barney takes him to Spain where they meet Regalo, a dancing horse with Riff and Baby Bop. Ben and Barney return to the park just in time for Ben to ride the pony after all! Ben is thrilled to ride a horse and learned an important lesson about patience and waiting.

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    6.1/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Eat, Drink and Be Healthy!

    S1:E54/10/1992

    Barney and his friends discover they have plenty of ""food for thought"" as they learn about nutrition. Discovering the four food groups and the importance of eating healthy snacks allows Barney, Baby Bop and their friends to have fun together. An imaginative rhyming story tells about the perils of being a picky eater. A friend of Barney's sings a humorous song about meals that would ""bug"" most diners. Special songs and lyrics reinforce the lesson that eating healthy foods is the right thing to do.

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    6.1/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Bienvenido Barney: Mexico

    S13:E19/7/2009

    Baby Bop's friend Monty the butterfly passes through the park with a flock of friends on their way to Mexico. When Monty gets left behind by his insect friends and family, Barney takes everyone on a visit to Mexico, where Baby Bop will say good-bye to her butterfly friend.

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    6.1/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Home Sweet Earth: The Rainforest

    S13:E109/18/2009

    It's Earth Day, a great time for everyone to learn how to help take care of our world, but Ben is wasting paper while BJ isn't too concerned about cutting down a tree to make room for a new playground. After a trip to the rainforest and a meeting with Mother Nature, everyone learns the importance of taking care of our world. As Earth Day comes to an end, Barney reminds us all that taking good care of our Earth is the natural thing to do…for the people we love.

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    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Tea-riffic Manners

    S7:E39/4/2002

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    6.0/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure

    S12:E19/15/2008

    Daniel explains to Barney, Baby Bop, BJ, and the kids how he and his family will use different modes of transportation on their cruise vacation. With a little imagination, Barney, Baby Bop, BJ, and the kids use boxes to build some cars, a plane, a bus, and a cruise ship.

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    5.8/10(26 votes)

    #25 - Four Seasons Day

    S1:E64/13/1992

    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.

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