Barney's Good Day Good Night

Barney's Good Day, Good Night
Directed by	Fred Holmes
Written by	Mark S. Bernthal
Produced by	Ben Vaughn
Starring	Bob West David Joyner Monet Chandler Chase Gallatin Sara Hickman Angel Velasco
Edited by	Bryan S. Norfolk McKee Smith
Music by	Bob Singleton
Production companies	Lyons Partnership, L.P.
Distributed by	Lyrick Studios
Release date	November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)
Running time	42 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Barney's Good Day, Good Night is a 1997 American direct-to-video live-action musical film based on the Barney & Friends television series. It was released on VHS on November 4, 1997. It features an array of traditional children's songs and original songs.

Plot

Kristen, Stephen, Robert, and Ashley enter their school's playground and find a butterfly near the school's Barney doll, inspiring them to make butterflies with their hands ("Four Little Butterflies"). Barney emerges from the doll as the kids play shadow tag, and initially mistake his shadow for Ashley's. Barney and the kids praise the sun ("Mr. Sun"), then to protect their eyes from the sun, they use the Barney Bag to make visors from paper plates. Barney and the kids listen to the sounds of a beautiful day, and after they see a bee fly across some flowers, Barney places the kids in flower costumes ("What Makes a Flower So Pretty?"). The kids ask Barney to recognize what type of flower they are as he compliments them, before they are taken out of the costumes ("Growing").

Robert tells Barney that he has always wanted to stay up all night long just too see what happens at nighttime. At the school, Barney has the kids get ready for bed by taking a bath, putting on their pajamas and brushing their teeth ("Getting Ready for Bed"). The kids are told a bedtime story in which Barney and three sandman help a girl find one more thing she wants before going to sleep ("Just One More Thing"). Barney then sings a lullaby to make the kids fall asleep, but it doesn't work, so he brings out his Night-Timer to turn the day into nightime. Barney teaches the kids some unusual sights and sounds associated with nighttime. After singing some of their favorite nighttime songs, the stars begin to fade and before they know it, the sun is shining once again. Back in reality, Barney and the kids sing "I Love You", and the kids leave afterward.

Cast

• Barney (voice) – Bob West
• Barney (costume) – David Joyner
• Ashley – Monet Chandler
• Stephen – Chase Gallatin
• Kristen – Sara Hickman
• Robert – Angel Velasco
• Puppeteer – Ray Henry

Critical reception

On The New York Times' Guide to the Best Children's Videos the video was praised for its production and songs.

Songs

1. "Barney Theme Song" (tune: "Yankee Doodle")
2. "Four Little Butterflies"
3. "Mister Sun"
4. "The Barney Bag"
5. "What Makes a Flower So Pretty?"
6. "Growing"
7. "Getting Ready for Bed"
8. "Just One More Thing"
9. "Brahms' Lullaby"
10. "Listen to the Night Time"
11. "Are You Sleeping?" (English version of "Frere Jacques")
12. "Aiken Drum"
13. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
14. "Mister Sun" (Reprise)
15. "I Love You" (tune: "This Old Man")