''Barney in Outer Space'' is a 1998

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorp ...

home video. It features an array of traditional

children's song A children's song may be a nursery rhyme set to music, a song that children invent and share among themselves or a modern creation intended for entertainment, use in the home or education. Although children's songs have been recorded and studied ...

s and school songs. The video was released on March 17, 1998.

Plot

When Barney sees a new friend on another planet they zoom off to meet her, learning about the wonders of the universe all along the way. Children come along as space cadets to explore new worlds and make new friends including a real live

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Cast

*Voice of Barney –

Bob West Robert Matthew West (born June 25, 1956) is an American voice actor and graphic designer. He is best known as the original voice of Barney in the PBS children's television series ''Barney & Friends''. Career 1979–1988: Early voice work c ...

*Barney Body Costume – David Joyner *Voice of Baby Bop – Julie Johnson *Baby Bop Costume – Jeff Ayers *Voice of BJ –

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*BJ Body Costume – Jeff Brooks *Chip –

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*Keesha – Mera Baker *Kim –

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*Robert – Angel Velasco *Meebeedeep – Alex Saxon *Miss Kepler –

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* Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. as Himself *

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Songs

# "Barney Theme Song" (Tune: "

Yankee Doodle "Yankee Doodle" is a traditional song and nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years' War and American Revolution. It is often sung patriotically in the United States today. It is the state anthem of Connecticut. Its ...

") # "Adventure Song" # "Star Light, Star Bright" # "Mr. Star" # "The Rocket Song" (Tune: " The Army Song") # "Floating Together So Free" (Tune: "

The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze", originally published under the title "The Flying Trapeze" and also known as "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", is a 19th-century popular song about a flying trapeze circus performer, Jules Léotard. ...

") # "Way Up in Outer Space" (Tune: "

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (also titled "Mulberry Bush" or "This Is the Way") is an English nursery rhyme and singing game. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7882. It uses the tune which Nancy Dawson danced into fame in ''Th ...

") # "Hey Diddle Diddle" # "The Sun" # "We are Little Robots" # "

Itsy Bitsy Spider "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (also known as "Incy Wincy Spider" in Australia and Great Britain, and several other similar-sounding names) is a popular nursery rhyme and fingerplay that describes the adventures of a spider as it ascends, descends, and rea ...

" # "Laugh with Me" # "No Matter Where They Are" # "Help Protect the Earth" # "I Love You" (Tune: "

This Old Man "This Old Man" is an English language children's song, counting exercise and nursery rhyme with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3550. Origins and history The origins of this song are obscure. The earliest extant record is a version noted ...

References

Barney & Friends American science fiction films American children's films Mattel Creations films 1998 direct-to-video films American direct-to-video films Films directed by Fred Holmes 1990s American films {{child-film-stub