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Barney & the Backyard Gang (first three videos) | 1988-1989 | This is the first Barney doll ever used in the series, with a much more dinosaur-like appearance. This plush has green soles on the bottom of the feet. The mouth is a red strip of felt, shaped like a smile. His spot pattern on his back is exactly like it is when he comes to life. He also has pink eyelids. This doll was owned by Michael and Amy. This doll was built by Art Director, Jamie Ruth Conner. |
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Barney & the Backyard Gang (last three videos) |
1990-1991 |
This later BYG Barney doll is more of a plush toy than the previous one. In addition to the wide width, the doll has no toes and lacks the thumb the costume has, is purple, and has a white strip for a mouth. Unlike the first doll, he only has 5 spots on his back. 3 versions of this doll appear in different episodes. The 1st one is a darker shade of purple and appears in the intro of the BYG videos and Campfire Sing-Along. With a thick white smile and smaller eyes, this doll is the biggest out of the 3 versions. The 2nd version appears in Barney Goes to School, is a little bit smaller, the smile is a lot skinnier, and his head is more of a hexagonal shape, matching his costume counterpart. The 3rd version, which was used in Rock with Barney and given to Fan Club members is similar to the 2nd edition except it doesn't have a white strip representing Barney's smile, nor visible nostrils. These dolls were owned by Tina and Luci. | |
| Barney & Friends Season 1 and The Break-A-Ball Movie | 1991-1992, 2017 | The Barney doll for the first season and The Break-A-Ball Movie is more accurate to the costumed Barney. While it still lacks yellow toes, the pupils were made larger. Notably, the doll lacks eyelids. This is the first doll owned by the school.
The Season 1 doll was built by Jess Nelson and Ray Henry. | |
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Barney and Friends "Hop to It!" and "Going Places!" |
1991-1992 |
This is alternate version of the Season 1 doll, as used in two episodes only. Nothing much has changed apart from smaller, redesigned eyes. This doll is currently in the possession of Jess Nelson. |
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Seasons 2-3 and Hare to the Throne |
1993-1996, 2019 |
The doll is closer to the suit version of Barney. This version includes yellow toes and eyes closer to the costumed Barney, while the face is given a bit of a lift. The arms are also posable. In Season 3 and Hare to the Throne, the doll had a lighter magenta/purple color. |
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Barney & Friends Season 4 | 1996-1997 | This was the first doll was introduced in season 4, it was used in 4 episodes. The head and body is chubbier than its predecessor. The toes are flattened and the tummy is rounder. This also the first show doll to be made out of patterned reticulated foam rather than carved polyfoam. This pattern would be repeated for two additional dolls between seasons 4-6. |
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Barney and Friends |
1997-1999 | This doll was used in a few episodes between season 4 and 5. The main differences are the snout is pointed downward, the eyes are inset and the feet are larger and closer together. |
| Barney & Friends Season 4-6 and Seasons 15-17, "Barney's Christmas Star", "All Aboard!" and "I Love My Friends". |
1997-2002, 2012-2015 | This doll is slightly chubbier, has a rounder head, and eyes are closer together. This doll was the most frequented doll between seasons 5-6. When HIT Entertainment was moved to Mattel on March 31, 2016 when it was renamed to SmartStudy, this doll was replaced with the last three dolls in 2022. | |
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Barney & Friends Seasons 7-14. | 2002-2011 | This doll has eyes closer to each other and thinner arms. It also looks almost exactly like its full-bodied counterpart. This doll is also similar to the Season 6 doll. It also has a lighter color of magenta/purple.
A prototype of this doll was used in three episodes after "All Aboard!", with an almost circular head, looking like the Season 7 costume. |
| Pinkfong | 2017-2022 | This is the first Pinkfong doll after Pinkfong replaced Barney. It was built from October 18, 2015 to July 6, 2017. | |
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Brandy, Mr. Whiskers, Muffy, Rob and Mr. Whackadoo | 2022-2023 | This prototype version of the second Brandy, Mr. Whiskers, Muffy, Rob and Mr. Whackadoo doll, which was used from May 26 to October 27, 2022, which is skinnier, has no triangles on his ears and has his hands down. A second prototype, from October 28, 2022 to February 2, 2023 still has the white triangles from the next doll on the ears. |
| Brandy, Mr. Whiskers, Muffy, Rob and Mr. Whackadoo | 2023-present | This second Pinkfong doll is bigger and fat and has the ability to sit down. |
Alternate Dolls[]
| Image | As seen in | Year | Notes |
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| Rehearsals for season one of Barney & Friends | 1991-1992 | This Barney doll was used for the season one rehearsals of Barney & Friends. | |
| Hachaverim Shel Barney | 1997-1998 | This Barney doll was used exclusively in the Hebrew production of Barney & Friends. | |
| Hachaverim Shel Barney | 1998-1999 | This later version of the Hebrew Barney doll looks considerably more square than the previous version. His arms are more curled as well, and his feet are more upturned. | |
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Barney's Great Adventure, |
1998-2004 | These productions used Barney dolls that could be bought in stores (Big Surprise using a 3 foot Barney plush toy, while Great Adventure, Musical Castle, and even Colorful World used a 12 inch plush toy), rather than the custom made ones used on the TV series. Compared to the other dolls, these versions have the word "Barney" on the right foot. | |
| Baniwa Chingudeul | 2001-2003 | This Barney doll iwas used in the Korean production of Barney & Friends. It looks like the Season 4-6 doll, but the head is smaller and the color scheme shade is darker. The nose is also wider.
An alternate version was used in "Our Earth, Our Home", which looks very similar to the Season 4 Barney doll, but with a much wider mouth and downwards shifted facial features to account for the bigger head. This doll has a stand connected to its tail to make it stand. | |
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Baby Shark's Big Movie | 2020-2023 | This doll, which was used on Baby Shark's Big Movie, released in theaters on December 28, 2023, has a larger star than usual. It was also seen earlier in the Season 20 episode Baby Shark's Haunted Halloween, and during this Behind the Scenes video for Pinkfong coming to life in Brandy, Mr. Whiskers, Muffy, Rob and Whackadoo, as shown here. |
