
Barney and the Backyard Gang is a direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and was produced from October 13, 1988 to October 20, 1991. This series launched the stardom of the PBS television show Barney & Friends. Music for the Barney and the Backyard Gang videos was created by Stephen Bates Baltes and Phillip Parker. The series was a regional success, but only a moderate success throughout the rest of the country. Then one day, in 1991, Larry Rifkin, then head of Connecticut Public Television, rented a Barney video for his daughter Leora. He liked the concept and talked to Leach about possibly putting Barney on television through the Public Broadcasting Service. Rock with Barney was the last video in the series before the television show debuted. Also, only four of the kids from the videos (Michael, Luci, Tina and Derek) were carried over to the television show.
Air Date: 1988-08-29
Amy and Michael want to surprise their dad for his birthday. With the Backyard Gang in doubt, there's no way the show...
Air Date: 1988-12-10
On a boring Saturday afternoon, Barney and the Backyard Gang jump into Tina’s coloring book to grant three wishes for...
Air Date: 1989-02-01
On a hot summer day, the Backyard Gang is so excited to go to the beach tomorrow, but they could not go there because...
Air Date: 1990-05-11
It's Christmas Eve and Santa's given Barney and his friends a special job -- to take Derek (the new boy in their neig...
Air Date: 1990-06-08
Barney the dinosaur introduces the Backyard Gang to the fun of camping out. The children meet all sorts of woodland c...
Air Date: 1990-08-15
Join Barney as he enjoys a typical day at school with the Backyard Gang. And joining them in finger-painting, pretend...
Air Date: 1991-07-29
Barney and the Backyard Gang hold a live musical extravaganza at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas. Barney's conc...
Air Date: 1991-08-01
Barney joins the Backyard Gang on a fun filed adventure in a movie studio, Through a protect-our-earth theme, Rock wi...