Barney to 20 and 30 something’s is the guy from HIMYM, closely followed by everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur. You say Barney to me and other parents and I say dinosaur, closely followed by please, may I and thank you. He’s the tall friendly dino that kids 1-4 love to watch and that parents don’t mind because of the positive lessons he teaches. His latest video release, Happy Birthday Barney is new in stores on April 15.
Happy Birthday Barney features three episodes and two DVD bonus features. The episodes on the release are “It’s your Birthday Barney”, “Caring” and “The Magic Lamp”. Three episodes isn’t much to a DVD and the lower price of $9.98 at retail locations reflects that. It’s pretty cheap for a new release, breaking down to $3.25 an episode. Hint: look online and you can find the DVD for even cheaper, around $6.
The episodes all take place around Barney’s birthday. Lessons about appreciation, gratitude, imagination and family are explored in the episodes. Baby Bop’s Tea Party Games and Counting in the Garden is the second game that’s included in the DVD release. Happy Birthday Barney also has audio settings where it can be viewed in Spanish also.
Sidenote for fans of Barney: in order to help celebrate his 25th anniversary he’s launched the Barney 25 Million Hugs campaign. Barney invites fans all over the world to help him reach the goal of 25 million hugs by visiting the website.