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Barney & Friends

Barney, the lovable purple dinosaur and his young friends share adventures featuring songs, dances and games that make learning fun for children. Barney and his dino-pals, Baby Bop and BJ, are joined by a cast of children.

Barney is a loveable purple dinosaur who comes to life through children's imaginations. Barney's dinosaur friends Baby Bop and her big brother BJ and his ethnically diverse cast of child playmates solve problems and discover the world around them. For children 6 months to 3 years old.

Upcoming episodes

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 21, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 24, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 25, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 26, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 27, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 28, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., December 1, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., December 2, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Previously aired episodes

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 20, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 19, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 18, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 17, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 14, 2009
4:00 am
(30 minutes)

Preschoolers are among those who made this 6-foot purple dinosaur a beloved character (and toy icon). Barney helped the youngsters learn songs and ways to get along.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Program description

Barney is a loveable purple dinosaur who comes to life through children's imaginations. Barney's dinosaur friends Baby Bop and her big brother BJ and his ethnically diverse cast of child playmates solve problems and discover the world around them.

For children 6 months to 3 years old.

Series Goals

  • Highlight important childhood concepts.
  • Help children understand and deal with those concepts.

Each episode is built around one theme, such as learning to count, identifying colors or shapes, or making friends. The concepts within each episode are repeated in various ways to reinforce understanding for young children.

Helping Kids Prepare for School

Barney helps teach educational concepts through pretend play, singing, reciting rhymes and playing games. Strong emphasis is placed on social skills such as making friends, sharing, good manners, and cooperation. The series also stimulates language development, problem-solving, music and physical activity, so that children are prepared for the social and learning situations they will encounter in a school setting.

Channel guide

 WETA TV 26 LogoWETA HD LogoWETA Create LogoWETA Kids
Via antenna
26.4
26.1
26.2
26.3
Comcast
26, 267
220 (DC), 219 (Balt)
265
266
Cox
26, 802
726
800
801
Verizon FIOS
26, 471
526
474
472
RCN
26
613
39
38
DirecTV
26
26
  
Dish Network
8076