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The Best Episodes of Barney & Friends Season 1

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Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 2 to 5. The series, which first aired on April 6, 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 2 - My Family's Just Right for Me
    6.9/10(35 votes)
    S1:E2

    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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  2. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 3 - Playing It Safe
    6.9/10(34 votes)
    S1:E3

    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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  3. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 4 - Hop to It!
    6.9/10(33 votes)
    S1:E4

    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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  4. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 1 - The Queen of Make-Believe
    6.7/10(51 votes)
    S1:E1

    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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  5. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 5 - Eat, Drink and Be Healthy!
    6.6/10(31 votes)
    S1:E5

    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. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 12 - Happy Birthday, Barney!
    6.6/10(37 votes)
    S1:E12

    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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  8. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 6 - Four Seasons Day
    6.3/10(33 votes)
    S1:E6

    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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  9. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 7 - The Treasure of Rainbow Beard
    6.2/10(29 votes)
    S1:E7

    After the kids and Barney enjoy reading a scary pirate book, the book's character, Rainbow Beard, appears and gives them a treasure map of their own to solve. In order to find the treasure, the group must learn a variety of songs and games about colors and shapes. When they finally find the treasure the kids get a big surprise and learn a valuable lesson about sharing with others.

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  10. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 8 - Going Places!
    6.2/10(25 votes)
    S1:E8

    After Luci and Tina leave for a plane trip to their grandmother's house, the other kids wish they could travel too. Barney drops by and takes them for a trip on ""Barney Airlines, Destination: Imagination City!"" Once in ""Imagination City,"" the group envisions a variety of sights to see and all the many fun ways of getting there: a car, a camel, a hot air balloon, and even just by walking.

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  11. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 10 - Down on Barney's Farm
    6.2/10(25 votes)
    S1:E10

    The kid's learn and draw pictures of farm animals, but Shawn is unhappy with his drawing when no one knows what it is. Barney pops in to cheer him up and show the children an imaginary farm firsthand.

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  12. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 14 - Our Earth, Our Home
    6.0/10(27 votes)
    S1:E14

    The school's ""Earth Week"" has Barney and his friends all abuzz about things they can do to protect the earth. Through fun-filled songs, the children learn the importance of recycling... how to make new things out of old...how to conserve water, air and land clean. The children form a ""trashcan"" band performing a silly symphony song and do a skit about Johny Appleseed. Sharing and caring for the earth become a ""fun thing"" to do.

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  13. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 9 - Caring Means Sharing
    5.9/10(23 votes)
    S1:E9

    Barney is a very large dinosaur--but there may not be enough of him to go around when Min and Kathy quarrel over whose turn it is to play with their big purple pal. Coming from a big family, Min is tired of sharing--but joins her friends in an exploration of ways to share fun and work. Baby Bop learns a lesson about being greedy; a puppet show of ""The Little Red Hen"" teaches that rewards and responsibilities are linked.

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  14. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 11 - What's That Shadow?
    5.9/10(23 votes)
    S1:E11

    A sudden thunderstorm chases the kids into the classroom, where they are frightened by the rain, thunder and lightning. Barney arrives and tells them how to use positive thoughts to change their fears into fun. The kids make silly monster artwork, and then pretend they are funny, friendly monsters. Barney also helps Shawn overcome his fear of dogs when he meets Min's canine friend, Molly.

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  15. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 15 - Let's Help Mother Goose!
    5.9/10(27 votes)
    S1:E15

    Mother Goose needs help! A bookworm has eaten the pages from her book of nursery rhymes, and Barney & Friends must help her remember the missing rhymes! Songs, dances, puzzles and puppets showcase more than 20 favorite rhymes...

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  16. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 17 - I Just Love Bugs!
    5.8/10(23 votes)
    S1:E17

    Barney & Friends are really ""going buggy"" as they discover the world of bugs and insects around us. Tina gains confidence being a girl who likes bugs. Michael shares a story about ants and teaches his friends about good work habits. Stories and songs introduce other bugs and insects...and a surprising visitor ""drops in"" on Little Miss Muffet, to teach a lesson about accepting others who are different.

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  17. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 28 - Home Sweet Homes
    5.8/10(24 votes)
    S1:E28

    Barney lectures on animals' homes based on children's pictures. The children also draw pictures of different houses for people.

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  18. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 19 - 1-2-3-4-5 Senses!
    5.6/10(22 votes)
    S1:E19

    Luci introduces her new friend, Patty (who is visually impaired), to Barney, Michael, Tina and Kathy. Patty comments that a beautiful day can be experienced through more of one's senses than just sight. Michael's class is studying the five senses, which leads to fun songs and activities related to each of them. Perhaps most important, Patty shows the group that a child with blindness can do many things for him/herself and play right along with the others. Patty teaches the kids a rhyme and its corresponding hand movements...and she reads a story to Kathy, using braille.

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  19. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 20 - Practice Makes Music
    5.6/10(22 votes)
    S1:E20

    Michael is scheduled to play a cello solo at the school concert in a few days and he is nervous about playing in front of all those people. Barney invites his friend Greg Murray to teach the kids about music and help Michael learn that ""practice makes perfect."" Barney and his friends learn to identify musical instruments and their sounds and appreciate all the different varieties of music.

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  20. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 30 - Everyone is Special
    5.6/10(22 votes)
    S1:E30

    Tina doesn't think she is special in anyway. Barney points out a special talent in all of his friends. He says he has a special surprise for everyone that will show them someone special, It is a mirror.

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  21. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 25 - A World of Music
    5.3/10(21 votes)
    S1:E25

    The kids wish they could travel to other countries to see them firsthand. Barney & Friends use their imagination to travel to Scotland, Israel, Africa, China and Mexico, where hosts expose them to different songs, costumes, and customs. The kids hear music played on interesting instruments and learn new dance steps. They also learn that several of their favorite songs have roots in other lands.

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  22. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 18 - When I Grow Up…
    5.2/10(20 votes)
    S1:E18

    Getting big is a big responsibility--and Shawn is worried about doing a grown-up job. Barney guides his friends through the many careers there are to choose from, and shows how many jobs are linked to activities children are already familiar with.

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  23. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 21 - Hi, Neighbor!
    5.2/10(22 votes)
    S1:E21

    Barney & Friends are in the mood for an adventure--and they have one, when they all help Baby Bop learn more about neighborhoods! Imagination makes the journey magical with role-playing, an ""invisible dog"" chase, a scary visit to Dinosaur Days, and trips to make-believe versions of neighborhood points of interest! Even an ordinary neighborhood is filled with fun, songs, and surprises when it's explored ""Barney-style.

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  24. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 24 - Carnival of Numbers
    5.1/10(21 votes)
    S1:E24

    Someone (i don't remember who) needs to learn how to count. Barney makes a carnival of numbers on the playground. They play limbo, throw a football through the tire swing, bowl, and have a pretend ride. The ticket person is Lucy. They each get 5 tickets.(i think) At the end the person knows how to count.

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  25. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 26 - Doctor Barney is Here!
    5.1/10(21 votes)
    S1:E26

    An upcoming trip to the Doctor has Kathy feeling blue. Abig dose of purple is just what she needs. Barney and friends to the rescue. They get her laughing with some zany songs then lead her through make believe visit too the Doctor. The check up includes receiving a shot.This shows kids that it is not so bad when you know about them before hand. The kds sing and dance their way through Barneys famous "" feel good rules"" to keep those young bodies strong .

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  26. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode 22 - A Camping We Will Go!
    5.0/10(22 votes)
    S1:E22

    Barney's friends wish to camp in the woods and Barney makes there wish come true. While there they meet woodland creatures like a raccoon and a kookaburra. Lucy also tells them a scary story wish isn't really scary but truly funny. They make smores. They finally go home.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"My Family's Just Right for Me" is the best rated episode of "Barney & Friends" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/7/1992. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Playing It Safe".