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The following is an overview of Barney-related news and events that occurred in the year 1994. Although no new episodes aired on PBS during this year due to a lawsuit, it was considered by barneyonline.com to be the height of Barney's popularity.

Audio[]

Events[]

  • March 5: Barney Live! begins performances at Radio City Music Hall, New York City and plays there until March 13. All shows have sold out within the first 30 minutes of ticket sales. One of the performances was also released on home video.
  • April 6: Barney travels to London, England in the United Kingdom to promote Barney & Friends and as it was set to air for the first time in the United Kingdom, specifically on "Rise & Shine" on the GMTV Children's program on Saturday mornings.[1]
  • April 20: Barney visits District of Columbia Public Library Director. ALA President Hardy Franklin presented Barney with a "Library Hero" plaque.[2]
  • April 22: Barney performs several live shows in Columbus, OH. 15,000 attend in total. The Barney fan club also reaches 700,000 members.
  • June: It was announced that Barney's producers and an Everett publisher agreed verbally to settle a lawsuit over the rights to the song "I Love You".[3]
  • July 26: The Lyons Group hosted a screening of Imagination Island at their VSDA Island Party in Las Vegas, Nevada from 5PM-7PM at the Las Vegas Hilton in Ballroom C. Following the event was a sing along appearance and keepsake photo with Barney.
  • August 8: in collaboration with UK channel The Children's Channel, Barney hosted several sing-along shows at Alton Towers during the "Summer Crunch" event.[4]
  • November 24: Barney, Baby Bop and BJ performed "If You're Happy and You Know It" at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to promote the new Barney balloon, making it their first appearance in the parade.

Film[]

  • Barney: The Movie was announced for a summer 1995 release, before being delayed and retitled. It was announced that the film was going be released by Geffen Pictures through Warner Bros Pictures.

Home video releases[]

Merchandise[]

  • Barney received the 1994 ‘License of the Year’ Award from the Licensing Industry Merchandiser’s Association in honor of the sales and demand his products created.[5]

Publishing[]

Television[]

  • Barney & Friends begins airing outside of the United States and Canada, such as on GMTV in the UK and on SBC (now Mediacorp) in Singapore.
  • April 6: GMTV airs a story on Barney that includes footage of a local live show that was performed. Barney & Friends begins to air in the UK.
  • April 14: Barney made an appearance on The Phil Donahue Show.
  • April 24: Imagination Island originally airs on NBC.
  • December 4: Barney Celebrates Children airs on PBS.

New Barney Songs[]

People[]

Born[]

Cast & Crew[]

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Barney with ALA President Hardy R. Franklin in Columbus, Ohio.

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Barney visiting London.

Cast

Crew

Executive Producers

Editors

Directors

  • Bruce Deck
  • Jim Rowley
  • Heather Smith (Associate Director)
  • John M. Colwell (Associate Director)
  • Eric Norberg (Associate Director)
  • Bob Phillips (Art Director)
  • Elizabeth Sagan Velten (Art Director)
  • Shirley Abrams (Casting Director)
  • Michael Lien (Casting Director)
  • Emmett Loughran (Technical Director)
  • David Boothe (Audio Director)
  • Penny Wilson (Performance Director)
  • Bob Singleton (Musical Director)

Producers

Designers

  • Victor DiNapoli (Production Designer)
  • Jess Nelson (Production Designer)
  • Lisa Albertson (Costume Designer)
  • Ken Billington (Lighting Designer)
  • Bill Berner (Lighting Designer)
  • Jason Kantrowitz (Associate Lighting Designer)
  • Peggy Fussell (Video Graphics Designer)
  • Peggy Fussel (Video Graphics Designer)
  • Chuck Venable (Video Graphics Designer)
  • Jeanie L. D'iorio (Makeup Designer)
  • Larry Aeschlimann (Special Effects Makeup Designer)
  • Cynthia Pater

Programmers

Audio

Engineers

  • Bink Williams (Video Engineer)
  • Dan Gerhard (Pre-record Engineer)
  • Mike Pietzsch (Music Recording Engineer)
  • Randy Breedlove (Post Production Engineer)
  • Randy Patrick (Engineer in Charge)

Puppeteers

Credits

  • David Buell

Tutor/Teacher

  • Sandra Gilpin

Paramedics

  • David Day

Caterers/Craftservices

  • Terence L. Smith

Gaffer

  • Billy Velten

Grips

  • James Edwards
  • Buck Hatcher
  • Rick Thompson
  • Tom Davidson (Dolly Grip)
  • John Knight (Dolly Grip)

Special Effects

  • Dave Cobb

Riggers

  • Dave Cobb

Utility

  • Tony Lenzo
  • Jim Parente
  • Keith Guadaramma
  • Vinnie DeMaio

Props

  • Elizabeth Velten
  • Tony Hauser (Head Props)

Lights

  • Thomas Daniel Gorey (Chief Front Lights)

Flyman

  • James Anderson

Dressers

  • Maron Ali
  • Andrew Corbo
  • Dana Davis
  • Marcia Mcintosh
  • Donna Smith
  • Peter White
  • Beth Durham (Chorus Dresser)
  • DeWayne Kirchner (Chorus Dresser)
  • Aggie Davis-Brooks (Set Dresser)

Carpenters

  • Jimmy McDonald (Head Carpenter)
  • Scott Bailey
  • Ty M. Burns
  • Danny Smith

Painters

  • E. (Bill) Slette

Builders

  • Joseph Melancon

Swing

  • Jose Rojas

Sewing

  • Traci Hutton
  • Diana Story
  • Susie Thennes

Interns

  • Samantha Day (Office Intern)

Electricians

  • Billy Walker (Head Electrician)
  • Casey Cook (Best Boy Electrician)

Illustrators

  • Julie Ballantyne Hinkle (Wardrobe Illustrator)

Operators

  • Bruce Harmon (Camera Operator)
  • Vance Holmes (Camera Operator)
  • Mark Renaudin (Camera Operator)
  • Tom Dowling (Camera Operator)
  • Alan Anesto (Camera Operator)
  • Ron Washburn (Camera Operator)
  • Larry Allen (Camera Operator)
  • Clay Armstrong (Camera Operator)
  • Oz Coleman (Camera Operator)
  • Tom Cox (Camera Operator)
  • Stuart Allen (Louma Crane Operator)
  • Jasper Johnson (Louma Crane Arm Operator)
  • Phil Allison (Boom Operator)
  • James Johnson (Boom Operator)
  • Pete Ten Haagan (VTR Operator)
  • Wally Usiatynski (Playback Operator)
  • Todd Davis (Light Board Operator)

Unit Crew

  • Janine Crowe (Unit Representative)
  • Keith Blachly (Unit EIC/Tech Support)
  • Peter Dahlstrom (Unit Maintenance)

Technicians

  • Charles Bailey (Costume Technician)
  • Ray Henry (Costume Technician)

Stitching

  • Susie Thennes
  • Tomy Bourgeois
  • Traci Hutton
  • Andy Wallach
  • Roy Turpin
  • Diana Story
  • Natalie G. Sergi-Saari
  • Jacqueline L. Hesley
  • Jennifer Eufemi
  • Mike Hefner
  • Nancy Steward

Supervisors

  • David Boothe (Audio Supervisor)
  • David Grill (Lighting Supervisor)
  • Ken Wise (Video Support Supervisor)
  • Barbara Van Zandt (Wardrobe Supervisor)
  • Kelly Maher (Script Supervisor)
  • Lindsey Aikens (Script Supervisor)
  • Jeff Gittle (Post Supervisor)
  • Mary Evans (Child Supervisor)
  • Ray Henry (Craft Shop Supervisor)
  • Charles Bailey (Construction Supervisor)

Managers

  • Robin C. Mathiesen (Production Manager)
  • Andrew Feigin (Production Stage Manager)
  • Sue Shinn (Production Office Manager)
  • Lynn Finkle (Radio City Production Manager)
  • Randy Breedlove (Technical Operations Manager)
  • Georgia Ford Wagenhurst (Costume Shop Manager)

Coordinators

  • Thom Heyer (Wardrobe Coordinator)
  • Charlotte Spivey (Production Coordinator)
  • Kelly Maher (Production Coordinator)
  • Keith Davenport (Music Production Coordinator)
  • Amy Atherton (Art Coordinator)
  • Jim Elrod (Security Coordinator)

Artists

  • Kasha Breuning (Makeup Artist)
  • David Maderich (Makeup Artist)
  • Carol Sherry (Makeup Artist)
  • Pauline White (Makeup Artist)
  • Dave Kramer (Matte Artist for Barney's Imagination Island)
  • Benjamin Vincent (Storyboard Artist)

Stylists

  • Kasha Breuning (Hair Stylist)
  • David Maderich (Hair Stylist)
  • Carol Sherry (Hair Stylist)
  • Pauline White (Hair Stylist)
  • Debra Hertel Haefling (Hair Stylist)
  • Regina Rutherford (Hair Stylist)

Writer

  • Stephen White

Lyricist/Composers

Property Masters

  • Michael Kelly
  • Michael Head

Assistants

  • Nancy White Marshal (Assistant Performance Director)
  • Larry Haron (Assistant Musical Director)
  • Laura Manteuffel (Assistant Lighting Designer)
  • Ernie Jew (Louma Crane Assistant Operator)
  • Peter Muste (Assistant Stage Manager)
  • Travis DeCastro (Assistant Stage Manager)
  • Bob Aldridge (Audio Assistant)
  • Tay C. Hoyle (Audio Assistant)
  • Denice Crowell (Audio Assistant)
  • Colin DeFord (Audio Assistant)
  • Georgia Ford Wagenhurst (Assistant Costume Designer)
  • Janet Bush (Wardrobe Assistant)
  • Brian Blevins (Head Costume Assistant)
  • Bennett Golder (Costume Assistant)
  • Jim Horvath (Costume Assistant)
  • Michael Adkins (Costume Assistant)
  • Brian N. Blevins (Costume Assistant)
  • Janet McMullen (Costume Assistant)
  • Jill Hance (Assistant to Producer)
  • Darin Williams (Production Assistant)
  • Yusufu henry (Production Assistant)
  • Brian Wander (Production Assistant)
  • Rob Hunt (Production Assistant)
  • Terrie Davis Manning (Production Assistant)
  • Marnie Mysnyk (Art Production Assistant)
  • Jaleh Teymourian (Key Set Production Assistant)
  • Tom Christiansen (Assistant Carpenter)
  • John Lemac (Assistant Electrician)
  • Anthony LaMacchia (Assistant Electrician)

References[]

  1. BARNEY THE DINOSAUR COMES TO BRITAIN April 6, 1994 Retrieved December 12, 2022
  2. Flickr Retrieved December 12, 2022
  3. A Big Hug Over Barney's Song -- Deal Reached To End Lawsuit June 8, 1994 Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  4. [1]
  5. Licensing Diary: Barney and Friends
  6. Barney Magazines Debut In August May 25, 1994 Retrieved December 12, 2022
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