barney and the backyard gang

& The Backyard Gang is an American live-action direct-to-video series that debuted in video retailers on August 29, 1988. Produced by The Lyons Group in Allen, Texas, the video series lasted until August 1, 1991 as it was succeeded by its television successor & Friends. Aimed at children from the ages of 2-to-8,

The series focuses on a six-foot purple tyrannosaurus rex named , who comes to life, whenever he is needed, through the imagination of a group of kids, known as The Backyard Gang, springing up from a doll to full size. Together and The Backyard Gang go on adventures through by using their imaginations.

The series made more than $3.5 million. The first three tapes alone sold 50, 000 copies and the whole series would end up selling 500, 000 copies. The series was a success across the US and Canada, but especially in the creators' native Texas.

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After the initial concept was devised, The Lyons Group hired various local production crew personnel to help further develop the show. They hired Irene Corey Design Associates to build the dinosaur costume. After Irene Corey failed to deliver a plushy, huggable T-Rex costume that would be suitable for the producers' needs, producer John Grable reached out and hired friend Jamie Ruth Conner to serve as the series art director and to design a costume that would be more suitable for the character that was being developed.

After Conner's costume designs were approved by Leach and Parker, costume construction by Suzanne Lockridge took place. When Lockridge asked Conner what color to make she replied, "purple of course!" Conner chose the purple, green, yellow color palate simply because that shade of purple happened to be trendy in the late 1980s.

A team was created to create a series of home videos called & The Backyard Gang. The videos were sold directly to the public and became a success.

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Once they got home, his daughter couldn't stop watching the video. Rifkin tested the video on other children in the neighborhood to make sure the reaction wasn't unusual. Rifkin liked the concept, so he spoke with Leach and other creators about putting on television. At the time, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting had been looking for something new, educational and lively to supplement the programs that were already on television.

In June of 1991, it was announced that would have a new show debuting on PBS with a scheduled release for April 1992 with thirty episodes.

A $2.25 million grant was given to The Lyons Group and Connecticut Public Television to produce the new show. One of the changes announced for the show was dropping the word "gang" due to it having negative connotations.

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The Backyard gang puts on a birthday show for Michael and Amy's dad. encourages the gang to use their imagination to make old props seem like new.

" is Our Dinosaur", "This is the Way We Walk the Beach", "Swimming, Swimming", "This is the Way We Leave the Beach"

After beach plans for Michael and Amy's family are ruined takes the Backyard Gang to the beach. They play in the sand explore a pirate ship and meet a mermaid.

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