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| show_name_2          = Barney
| genre                = [[Children's television series]]<br>[[Educational]]<br>[[Adventure]]<br>[[Musical film|Musical]]
| creator              = [[Sheryl Leach]]
| based_on             = {{Based on|Barney and the Backyard Gang|[[Sheryl Leach]]}}
| presenter            = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list -->
| starring             = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list -->
| voices               = Bob West<br />Duncan Brannan<br />Tim Dever<br />Dean Wendt<br />Julie Johnson<br />Patty Wirtz<br />Michaela Dietz
| theme_music_composer = 
| opentheme            = Barney Theme Song
| endtheme             = I Love You
| composer             = Phil Parker (1990–1999)<br />Bob Singleton (1990–2000)<br />Joe Phillips (1996–2009)
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 14
| num_episodes         = 268
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = [[Sheryl Leach]] (1988–1998)<br />Kathy Parker (1988–1993)<br />Dennis DeShazer (1988–2002)<br />Randy Dalton (2002–2005)<br />Karen Barnes (2006–2009)
| location             = [[Allen, Texas]] (1992–1993)<br>[[Irving, Texas]] (1995–2000)<br>[[Carrollton, Texas]] (2002–2009)
| camera               = <!-- Either Single-camera or Multi-camera -->
| runtime              = 30 minutes (1992–2005, 2008–2009)<br />15 minutes (2006–2007, 2010)
| company              = <!-- Production companies only -->
| distributor          = The Lyons Group (1992-1994, US)<br>[[HIT Entertainment]] (1993-1996 (Non-US), 2001–2010 (Worldwide))
| network              = [[PBS]],  [[PBS Kids]], <ref>{{cite news|title=A Cable Challenger for PBS As King of the Preschool Hill|work=The New York Times|date=March 21, 1994|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/21/business/a-cable-challenger-for-pbs-as-king-of-the-preschool-hill.html|access-date=August 14, 2010|first=Bill|last=Carter}}</ref>
| picture_format       = [[NTSC]] (1992–2008)<br />[[HDTV]] [[1080i]] (2009–2010)
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| first_aired          = {{Start date|1992|04|06}}
| last_aired           = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| preceded_by          = 
}}
'''''Barney & Friends''''' is an [[Americans|American]] children's [[television series]] that is mostly targeted at children ages 2–7. It was created by [[Sheryl Leach]] and produced by [[HIT Entertainment]]. It premiered on [[PBS]] on April 6, 1992. The series is about Barney, a purple [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] ''[[Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' who gives educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, [[optimistic]] attitude.<ref>{{cite news|title=TELEVISION VIEW; Of Dinosaurs Why Must This One Thrive?|work=The New York Times|date=April 11, 1993|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/11/arts/television-view-of-dinosaurs-why-must-this-one-thrive.html|access-date=August 14, 2010|first=James|last=Gorman}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stuuuupendous!|work=Time|date=December 21, 1992|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977303,00.html|access-date=August 14, 2010|archive-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329202823/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977303,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dinosaur Is a Star, Spreading Love With Hugs, Kisses, Songs|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 3, 1993|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-03/entertainment/ca-18599_1_hug-barney|access-date=August 24, 2010|first=Daniel|last=Cerone}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Barney the launching pad |work= Los Angeles Times|date=January 30, 2009|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/30/entertainment/et-barney30|access-date=August 24, 2010}}</ref>

The last episode aired on November 2, 2010. Reruns aired on Sprout from 2005 until 2015, and have aired since December 17, 2018 under Sprout's new name [[Universal Kids]]. It also aired internationally.

== Main Characters ==
===Dinosaurs===
* {{vanchor|Barney}} (voiced by [[Bob West]] in 1992–2000, and [[Dean Wendt]] in 2001–2010; performed by David Joyner in 1991-2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/zmzgbw/the-guy-who-played-barney-the-dinosaur-now-runs-a-tantric-sex-business|author=Sager, Rebekah|title=The Guy Who Played Barney the Dinosaur Now Runs a Tantric Sex Business|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=2018-01-23|access-date=2020-06-11}}</ref> and Carey Stinson in 2001-2010) 
* {{vanchor|Baby Bop}} (voiced by Julie Johnson) 
* {{vanchor|BJ}} (voiced by Patty Wirtz)
* {{vanchor|Riff}} (voiced by [[Michaela Dietz]])  
==References==
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[[Category:1992 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2010 American television series endings]]
[[Category:1990s American television series]]
[[Category:English-language television programs]]