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The Best Episodes of Barney & Friends

Every episode of Barney & Friends ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Barney & Friends!

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,...
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Networks:PBSPBS Kids

Best Episodes Summary

"Sweeter Than Candy: Greece" is the best rated episode of "Barney & Friends". It scored 7.6/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/11/2009. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "It's Your Birthday, Barney!".

  • Sweeter Than Candy: Greece
    7.6/1015 votes
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    #1 - Sweeter Than Candy: Greece

    Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2009

    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!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's Your Birthday, Barney!
    7.4/1024 votes
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    #2 - It's Your Birthday, Barney!

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 5/12/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • May I Help You?
    6.8/1018 votes
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    #3 - May I Help You?

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Squares, Squares Everywhere
    6.5/1016 votes
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    #4 - Squares, Squares Everywhere

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 5/7/2004

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Look at Me, I'm Three!
    6.4/1020 votes
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    #5 - Look at Me, I'm Three!

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Easy, Breezy Day!
    6.4/1013 votes
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    #6 - Easy, Breezy Day!

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/8/1997

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Queen of Make-Believe
    6.3/1032 votes
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    #7 - The Queen of Make-Believe

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Very Special Delivery
    6.3/1019 votes
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    #8 - A Very Special Delivery

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/20/1993

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure
    6.2/1010 votes
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    #9 - Way to Go!: A Travel Adventure

    Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2008

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Family's Just Right for Me
    6.1/1019 votes
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    #10 - My Family's Just Right for Me

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hop to It!
    6.1/1018 votes
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    #11 - Hop to It!

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Happy Birthday, Barney!
    6.1/1024 votes
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    #12 - Happy Birthday, Barney!

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tea-riffic Manners
    6.1/1013 votes
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    #13 - Tea-riffic Manners

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2002

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stop! Go!
    6.0/1012 votes
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    #14 - Stop! Go!

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 9/9/2002

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Playing It Safe
    5.9/1019 votes
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    #15 - Playing It Safe

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's Tradition
    5.9/1011 votes
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    #16 - It's Tradition

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1997

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Puppy Love
    5.9/1013 votes
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    #17 - Puppy Love

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2002

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Numbers! Numbers!
    5.9/1026 votes
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    #18 - Numbers! Numbers!

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/2002

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Eat, Drink and Be Healthy!
    5.8/1015 votes
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    #19 - Eat, Drink and Be Healthy!

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/10/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Our Earth, Our Home
    5.8/1018 votes
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    #20 - Our Earth, Our Home

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/23/1992

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sword In The Sandbox, A Storybook Adventure
    5.8/1010 votes
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    #21 - The Sword In The Sandbox, A Storybook Adventure

    Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2008

    Daniel wants to jump rope with some older children but is afraid he is too little to do it right.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Picture of Health
    5.7/1011 votes
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    #22 - A Picture of Health

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1997

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shapes
    5.7/1011 votes
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    #23 - Shapes

    Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 9/21/2006

    At the shapes carnival in the park, Riff is upset that his good lucky medal is gone. Barney and his friends set out to help him find it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Counting
    5.7/1010 votes
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    #24 - Counting

    Season 10 Episode 15 - Aired 7/27/2006

    To teach Baby Bop how to count, Barney takes her on a treasure hunt for buried treasure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Play Ball!
    5.6/1011 votes
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    #25 - Play Ball!

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1997

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A