īarney was created by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas.
#BARNEY TOYS SERIES#
In November 2021, it was announced that a three-part Barney documentary series will premiere in 2022 on Peacock. On October 18, 2019, Mattel Films announced that a second Barney film was to be produced British actor Daniel Kaluuya's production company was involved. In 2015, a revival was announced to premiere in 2017 but was delayed into an undated launch. Reruns aired on Sprout from 2005 until 2015, and from December 17, 2018, onward on Sprout's successor network, Universal Kids. The series ended on November 2, 2010, although new videos were still released on various dates after the last episode aired. 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, huggable and optimistic attitude. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. Southern Star (1996–2001, Non-US) īarney & Friends is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach.
#BARNEY TOYS TV#
"I like watching TV with you." "Let's watch this show together." "Boy oh, boy." "The next bible songs is about." "Yup!." "Oh, hmm-hmm." "That was great." "Yay!." "That was terrific." "Thank you for watching TV with me." and "Thank you for watching this show.").Barney and the Backyard Gang by Sheryl Leach Ī Friend Like You (various episodes, 2006–2010)Ĭonnecticut Public Television (1992–2005) Squeezing his hand will make Barney (i.e.
#BARNEY TOYS PC#
Like in stand alone mode, Barney can play Peekaboo with the characters in the PC games.īy using the TV Pack (a special transmitter plugged into a VCR), ActiMates Barney becomes a sort of viewing buddy and interacts with special encoded tapes and broadcasts of Barney & Friends (even if they were taped off of TV).īarney would sing along to the songs and comment on various events in the episodes and videos. Actimates Barney could also help the user in the various PC games. When not using the toy, Barney would appear on screen in his place in most of the titles. Actimates Barney is required for the pack-in titles, " Fun on Imagination Island", but was optional for the other titles.
#BARNEY TOYS SOFTWARE#
The software makes use of a special programming library called "ToyAPI", which communicated with the ActiMates via the PC Pack. Because of the updated capabilities of this pack, Barney's vocabulary jumped from 2,000 words to an impressive 14,000 words in total. Using the PC Pack, Barney could interact with special PC titles developed by 7th Level and Microsoft. Covering Barney's eyes, which have light sensors, and uncovering them would let the plush play peek-a-boo with the user.
These actions can be achieved by pressing the various sensors throughout the plush's body.įor example, if one were to squeeze one of Barney's hands, he would play through one of the games.
When used as a stand-alone toy, Barney has a 2,000 word vocabulary and is able to sing 17 songs in addition to being able to play 12 different games. To get the ActiMates to interact with the TV show or the videos, a hockey-puck-shaped transmitter device called a TV Pack must be purchased separately and connected to the video-out connector of the TV set, while to have the ActiMates interact with the specialized computer software (developed by 7th Level and published by Microsoft), another hockey-puck-shaped transmitter device called a PC Pack must be purchased separately and be connected to the MIDI/game port connector of the PC. While Barney can be used as a stand alone toy, the main feature is the ActiMates doll's interactivity with the PC and television.
Dolls based on Arthur, his sister D.W., and the Teletubbies were also made following the success of the Barney plush.Īfter dwindling sales, the dolls were discontinued in 2000 with Microsoft losing the patent rights to the toys in 2005. Put into stores, Barney quickly became a huge success that holiday season. The first of these dolls, modeled after Barney, were first displayed at the New York Toy Fair in 1997 to much praise.
Codenamed "Gepetto" for the motion technology inside the dolls, the Actimates toys were Microsoft's attempt to get into the toy market, especially the digital sector that was growing very popular by the late 1990s.Ī store display used to showcase the abilities of ActiMates Barney.
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