Shopping For A Surprise!

Barney & Friends Episode
"Shopping For A Surprise!"
Air date	March 3, 1995
Written by	Rebecca Self Snider
Directed by	Bruce Deck
About
Theme	Supermarket
Characters	Barney Baby Bop Carlos Julie Min Shawn Stella the Storyteller
Episode Guide
Previous	"I Can Be A Firefighter!"
Next	"Any Way You Slice It"

"Shopping For A Surprise!" is the fifth episode of the third season of Barney & Friends.

Plot

Carlos reads the other kids a story about a party. They decide to have their own party and they make it a surprise for Barney. Barney hears about the party and she decides to go shopping for it. Baby Bop arrives and she decides to join in the fun by helping Barney with the shopping. After the shopping, the children start the party and Stella the Storyteller pays a visit to tell them a story about a boy who also went shopping like Barney and Baby Bop did. Carlos and Shawn bring out the surprise guest's party hat and Barney finds out that the party was for him to thank him for being the best friend anyone in the world could ever have.

Stories: "Feast For 10" / "Moo Moo, Cluck Cluck, Tweet Tweet Tweet"

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song"
2. "Gonna Have a Party"
3. "The Street Song"
4. "The Mail Song"
5. "Peanut Butter"
6. "The Muffin Man"/"Hot Cross Buns"/"Pat-A-Cake"/"The Muffin Man (Reprise)"
7. "The Rainbow Song"
8. "Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-Dee-Ay"
9. "Hello, Goodbye"
10. "I Love You"

Release

Broadcast

On the PBS Pledge Drive Version, "Hello, Goodbye" was not sung.

Gallery

Scenes

Min recaps the items needed from the shopping list.

Shawn and Julie at their pretend bakery

Carlos and Shawn at the veggies and fruits section of their pretend grocery store

Barney and Baby Bop arrive at the pretend grocery store.

Julie showing off the fruit juice

Shawn and Carlos as pretend bakers at the bakery

Everyone at the fruits and vegetable section of the (pretend) grocery store

Everyone gathers around the party table.

Everyone throws confetti around the party table.

Behind the Scenes

Backstage polaroid of Baby Bop covered with confetti all over her head.

Trivia

• This episode marked:
  • The third time no one says goodbye at the end.
  • The only season three episode of Barney & Friends where Barney does not turn back into a doll.
  • The first time Stella the Storyteller appeared with Min, Julie, and Baby Bop.
  • The only time "Peanut Butter" was sung without Michael and Tina.
• Juan was mentioned in this episode.
• This episode reveals that Baby Bop's favorite food is macaroni and cheese (which is also Tina's favorite food)
• The scene of Barney, Baby Bop, and the kids throwing confetti is shown in the "Barney Theme Song" in this season, but it is shown on a different angle.
• A scene from the episode was used in the Barney Buddies Club promotional advertisement which was frequently shown on numerous Barney Home Video releases from the late 90s/early 2000s.

Goofs

• Somehow, Stella the Storyteller knew Min’s name even though they haven’t properly met.