Barney (British TV series)
Barney is a British animated television series that aired on BBC1 from 27 December 1988 to 26 April 1989. It also aired on The Disney Channel in the United States as a segment on the program Lunch Box and later on Cartoon Network as part of their anthology series for younger children called Small World as well as airing in several other countries including Sweden, France, Singapore, Australia, Finland, Ireland, South Africa, Hungary, Hong Kong and Canada and on British forces overseas television which airs the series in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands.
Characters
- Barney : An Old English Sheepdog who has many adventures with his best friend Roger and constantly looks for fame and fortune.
- Roger : A mouse who lives on the top of Barney's head inside his hair.
- Desmond : An Afghan dog friend with sunglasses that talks in a Michael Caine-ish tone of voice who is head of the TV house.
- Corneila : a lovely lady chihuahua who sometimes isn't very keen on Barney's attitude.
- Francine : a friendly Irish setter who helps Barney on his quest for stardom.
- Mr Prophet : a Spaniel who sometimes has a depressed attitude but is usually cheerful.
- Lost and Found: Two Dalmatian puppies who were found on Christmas Eve by Barney and were given to Mr Prophet as a Christmas present.
Episodes
Home media
On 6 November 1989, the BBC released a single video cassette with 12 episodes of Barney.| VHS Name | Catalogue Number | Release Date | Episodes |
| Barney: Barney Gets Into Mischief | BBCV 4272 | 6 November 1989 | Barney Gets Into Mischief, Barney's Hungry Day, Barney's Treasure Hunt, Barney's Forgotten Birthday, Barney Nabs A Crook, Barney's TV Act, Barney's Big Spring Clean, Barney the TV Director, Barney's Winter Holiday, Barney Goes to the Seaside, Barney Gets A Visitor, Barney on TV |
On 1 June 1999, Castle Music Ltd released a home video cassette with all 13 episodes of Barney.
| VHS Name | Catalogue Number | Release Date | Episodes |
| Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes | CHV 2018 | 1 June 1999 | Barney's Christmas Surprise, Barney Gets Into Mischief, Barney's Hungry Day, Barney's Treasure Hunt, Barney's Forgotten Birthday, Barney Nabs A Crook, Barney's TV Act, Barney's Big Spring Clean, Barney the TV Director, Barney's Winter Holiday, Barney Goes to the Seaside, Barney on TV, Barney Gets A Visitor |
On 22 April 2002, Right Entertainment released a single video with 8 stories of Barney.
| VHS Name | Catalogue Number | Release Date | Episodes |
| Barney: Barney Gets Into Mischief and other stories | 9058903 | 22 April 2002 | Barney Gets Into Mischief, Barney's Hungry Day, Barney's Treasure Hunt, Barney's Forgotten Birthday, Barney Nabs A Crook, Barney's TV Act, Barney's Big Spring Clean, Barney the TV Director. |
Australian VHS release
| VHS Title | Release Date | Episodes |
| Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes | 31 October 2000 | Barney's Christmas Surprise, Barney Gets into Mischief, Barney's Hungry Day, Barney's Treasure Hunt, Barney's Forgotten Birthday, Barney Nabs a Crook, Barney's Big Spring Clean, Barney's TV Act, Barney the TV Director, Barney's Winter Holiday, Barney Goes to the Seaside, Barney Gets a Visitor and Barney on TV |