![]() ![]() After Irene Corey failed to deliver a plushy, huggable T-Rex costume that would be suitable for the producers' needs, producer John Grable reached out and hired friend Jamie Ruth Conner to serve as the series art director and to design a costume that would be more suitable for the character that was being developed.Īfter Conner's costume designs were approved by Leach and Parker, costume construction by Suzanne Lockridge took place. ![]() They hired Irene Corey Design Associates to build the dinosaur costume. The bear concept was eventually scrapped due to Leach's son having an interest in dinosaurs after visiting a Science Place exhibit.Īfter the initial concept was devised, The Lyons Group hired various local production crew personnel to help further develop the show. They also concluded that imagination needed to play a big role, as well as having loving messages. įrom their research, around twenty essential concepts were devised, such as using live-action instead of animation so children could better relate, having children as role-models, featuring simple music and having a familiar setting. The duo took inspiration from their own childhood programs like Romper's Room, Captain Kangaroo and The Mickey Mouse Club while also combining aspects of the then current kids' programs like Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Both Leach and Parker began testing videos on their children, taking notes of what worked and what didn't work, as well as going to different preschools for research. Parker also had a 2-year-old child named Kaitlin. When Sheryl pitched Barney & The Backyard Gang to her father-in-law Richard, he asked that Kathy help to develop the character and show concept. Sheryl's idea was brought to production at The Lyons Group, Leach, who was Sheryl's father-in-law, agreed to back her with the project with $700,000 of his own money. The board she proposed to turned her down. At the time Sheryl Leach was working at DLM, Inc. Sheryl Leach proposed a preschool video series, which eventually would be Barney & The Backyard Gang, to DLM, Inc (Developmental Learning Materials). Leach thought the idea of a talking blanket and teddy bear interacting with children were a neat idea, however, the blanket concept was too hard to pull off. Her initial thought was the notice of children carrying snugly security objects, such as blankets and teddy bears. This prompted Leach to develop a show herself. At the time, the only thing that could hold Patrick’s attention was a “Wee Sing” video. ![]() At this time, the only preschool aged programs around were Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, however, they appealed to a larger age range, rather than strictly toddlers. On the release date of Barney's Birthday in 1992, all eight Backyard Gang videos were re-packaged in newer cover art cases, and re-printed to only contain The Lyons Group logo played directly after the end credits of each video.Īlong with this video, all of the other Backyard Gang videos had previews for Kids for Character and Barney's Talent Show when they were re-released in early 1996.In fall 1987, Leach was stuck in a traffic jam thinking about the lack of videos that held the attention of her 2-year-old son, Patrick. The original 1991 VHS contains previews for Campfire Sing-Along, Waiting for Santa, and Barney Goes to School.Boom, Boom, Ain't it Great to Be Crazy?.Pretending has never been more fun!Įducational Theme: The parts of a Movie Studio / Ways to Protect the Earth With the help of their imaginations, a donkey statue even comes to life. ![]() The children promise to protect our earth, sing songs about animals, and learn about our flag. Using props and sets, the children dress up, perform a puppet show, and sing while Baby Bop dances. Through a protect-our-earth theme, Rock with Barney encourages children to sing and play along in a musical fantasy.Ĭhildren will enjoy singing and dancing with Barney and his friends as they explore a movie studio. Barney joins the Backyard Gang on a fun-filled adventure in a movie studio. ![]()
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