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Barney's Big Surprise
Produced by Solan Coleman
Written by Stephen White
Music by Joe Phillips
Distributed by Lyrick Studios
Release date(s) May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
Running time 78 Minutes
Language English

Barney's Big Surprise was a super fun live show starring Barney the Dinosaur! It was his very first big tour across the country. The show also had a Spanish name, La Gran Sorpresa de Barney, for Latin America. It started in 1996 and visited 60 different cities. Fans got to hear 28 of Barney's classic songs, plus some new ones!

This show was first planned for theaters. But it changed to be more like a big concert for kids. Most shows were in smaller arenas, holding about 5,000 people. Some even bigger places were used too. A video of the show was made in 1998. It was filmed at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Meet the Performers

This list shows the main performers from the video version of Barney's Big Surprise. Many other talented people helped make the show a success!

Main Characters

  • Barney (inside the suit) – Carey Stinson or Josh Martin
  • Barney (voice) – Bob West
  • Baby Bop (inside the suit) – Lee Clark or Jennifer Romano
  • Baby Bop (voice) – Julie Johnson
  • B.J. (inside the suit) – Kyle Nelson or Pat O'Connoll
  • B.J. (voice) – Patty Wirtz

Special Guests

  • Professor Tinkerputt – Barry Pearl
  • Mother Goose – Michelle McCarel
  • Old King Cole – Dewayne Hambrick
  • Kevin – Brent Love
  • Cindy – Mallory Lineberger
  • Rachel – Vanessa Lauren
  • Tony – Trent Gentry

Sing Along with Barney!

The Barney's Big Surprise show featured many popular songs. Here are the songs performed in each part of the show.

Songs from Act 1

  • Barney Is A Dinosaur
  • If You're Happy and You Know It
  • Welcome To Our Treehouse
  • The Baby Bop Hop
  • Happy Birthday To Me
  • The Airplane Song
  • My Kite
  • Car Sing-Along Medley (In The Car And Having Fun, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Mister Sun)
  • Mr. Knickerbocker
  • Tinkerputt's Song
  • We Are Little Robots
  • The Rainbow Song

Songs from Act 2

  • Hey Look At Me! I Can Fly!
  • Ducks That I Once Knew
  • Happy Birthday To Me (reprise)
  • If All The Raindrops
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  • I'm Mother Goose
  • Nursery-Rhyme Medley (Humpty Dumpty, Hey Diddle Diddle, Little Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe, Sing A Song Of Sixpence)
  • Old King Cole
  • Happy Birthday To You
  • I Love You
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