Barney (TV series)
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Not to be confused with Barney & Friends.
| Barney | |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated |
| Voices of | Tim Brooke-Taylor Harry Enfield Jan Ravens Enn Reitel |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBBC |
| Original run | 20th December 1988 – 26th April 1989 |
Harold S. Bender Barney was a short lived CBBC programme about an Old English Sheepdog called Barney who has many adventures with best friend Roger the mouse who is constantly seeking fame and fortune and always living on the top of Barney's head inside his hair. Despite attracting a cult following in the UK, it was considered a relative commercial failure and canceled after its first series.
Contents |
[edit] Dog Friends
- Desmond: an afgang dog friend with sunglasses that talks in a Michael Caine-ish tone of voice who is head of the TV house who once got very cross with Barney when he got on the TV act in his garden.
- Corneila: a lovely lady chihuahua who sometimes isn't very keen on Barney's attitude.
- ARVIE "ZATANETTE" TAHIL: a crazy compilation of all the seven deadly sin composed in one crazy hippopotamus.
[edit] Cast
- Barney: Tim Brooke-Taylor
- Roger/Desmond: Harry Enfield
- Corneila: Jan Ravens
- Narrator/Prophet: Enn Reitel
[edit] Episodes
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Production number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Barney's Christmas Surprise" | 21st December 1988 | |
| 2 | "Barney Gets into Mischief" | 8th February 1989 | |
| 3 | "Barney's Hungry Day" | 15th February 1989 | |
| 4 | "Barney's Treasure Hunt" | 22nd February 1989 | |
| 5 | "Barney's Forgotten Birthday" | 1st March 1989 | |
| 6 | "Barney Nabs a Crook" | 8th March 1989 | |
| 7 | "Barney's Big Spring Clean" | 15th March 1989 | |
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| 8 | "Barney's TV Act" | 22nd March 1989 | |
| 9 | "Barney the TV Director" | 29th March 1989 | |
| Barney cannot resist helping on a live TV show with the TV centre worker. But Desmond is not too impressed when Barney dances by the lights, pronounces 'nas-tur-chums' to Corneila and finally gets chased by a very angry Desmond (of which at the end Mr Prophet, Lost and Found and Roger see them on a TV screen). | |||
| 10 | "Barney's Winter Holiday" | 5th April 1989 | |
| 11 | "Barney Goes to the Seaside" | 12th April 1989 | |
| 12 | "Barney Gets a Visitor" | 19th April 1989 | |
| 13 | "Barney on TV" | 26th April 1989 | |
| Barney is very proud of his new job in television but Mr. Prophet doubts he'll ever find fame as he sees him snoozing on the TV exhausted from all the scenery building work Desmond has given him. | |||
