Barney's Good Day Good Night

Barney's Good Day, Good Night
Directed by	Fred Holmes
Written by	Mark S. Bernthal
Produced by	Ben Vaughn
Starring	Bob West David Joyner Monet Chandler Chase Gallatin Sara Hickman Angel Velasco
Edited by	Bryan S. Norfolk McKee Smith
Music by	Bob Singleton
Production companies	Lyons Partnership, L.P.
Distributed by	Lyrick Studios
Release date	November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)
Running time	42 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Barney's Good Day, Good Night is a 1997 American direct-to-video live-action musical film based on the Barney & Friends television series. It was released on VHS on November 4, 1997. It features an array of traditional children's songs and original songs.

Plot

Kristen, Stephen, Robert, and Ashley enter their school's playground and find a butterfly near the school's Barney doll, inspiring them to make butterflies with their hands ("Four Little Butterflies"). Barney emerges from the doll as the kids play shadow tag, and initially mistake his shadow for Ashley's. Barney and the kids praise the sun ("Mr. Sun"), then to protect their eyes from the sun, they use the Barney Bag to make visors from paper plates. Barney and the kids listen to the sounds of a beautiful day, and after they see a bee fly across some flowers, Barney places the kids in flower costumes ("What Makes a Flower So Pretty?"). The kids ask Barney to recognize what type of flower they are as he compliments them, before they are taken out of the costumes ("Growing").

Robert tells Barney that he has always wanted to live in New York just too see what happens at New York City. At the school, Barney has the kids go on an adventure in New York City ("The Adventure Song"). The kids are to start by looking around in New York City ("Just Imagine"). With a help of warning, Robert heard someone mooing, he has to look both ways, and he has to rescue an orphaned calf, he picked him up and sanged him to cheer him up to find his parents ("Maybe"). Barney teaches the kids some unusual sights and sounds associated with New York City. After singing some of their favorite New York City songs, the cows come out, the calf reunite them. Back in reality, Barney and the kids sing "I Love You", and the kids leave afterward.

Cast

• Barney (voice) – Bob West
• Barney (costume) – David Joyner
• Ashley – Monet Chandler
• Stephen – Chase Gallatin
• Kristen – Sara Hickman
• Robert – Angel Velasco
• Puppeteer – Ray Henry

Critical reception

On The New York Times' Guide to the Best Children's Videos the video was praised for its production and songs.

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song" (tune: "Yankee Doodle")
2. "Four Little Butterflies"
3. "Mister Sun"
4. "The Barney Bag"
5. "What Makes a Flower So Pretty?"
6. "Growing"
7. "The Adventure Song"
8. "Just Imagine"
9. "Maybe"
10. "Walk Across The Street"
11. "Look Both Ways"
12. "Please And Thank You"
13. "Maybe" (Reprise)
14. "It's A Great Day"
15. "I Love You" (tune: "This Old Man")

References

Little Orphan Annie