A Day at the Beach was the third Barney and the Backyard Gang video, released in 1989.
Plot
Michael and Amy are excited to go to the beach, until their father has to work the day they were planning to go. Disappointed, no one knows what to do, until Barney comes to life. Not knowing Barney, the rest of the gang are surprised at the six-foot purple dinosaur appearing before them. Tina, shyly, comes and gives Barney a hug after he introduces himself in song. With imagination, Barney transports the kids to the beach on a flying swimming pool. From searching for shells to exploring a pirate ship, Barney and the Backyard Gang have fun exploring what the beach has to offer. They even go under the sea, meeting Barney's friend Molly the Mermaid.
Songs
- Barney Theme Song
- I Love You
- Three Little Speckled Frogs
- She Waded In The Water (Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
- The More We Get Together
- Barney is a Dinosaur (Tune: The Muffin Man)
- A Sailor Went to Sea
- This is the Way We Walk/Leave the Beach (Tune: Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush)
- Are You Hungry (Tune: Frere Jacques)
- Peanut Butter
- Swimming, Swimming (Tune: Sailing, Sailing)
- There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Trivia
- This takes place before all the other videos in the Backyard Gang series, since most of the gang meets Barney in this video (with the exceptions of Michael and Amy; they own Barney), as well as Derek (who makes his debut in Waiting for Santa).
- Sandy Duncan is given the most screen-time in this episode, taking over pretty much the first third of the episode.
- Sandy Duncan is the only one to sing "I Love You" throughout this episode.
- This is the first episode to contain the popular song "Peanut Butter".
- Due to the quality of this video, Barney's color seems a bit greyish at times.