Barney - Come on Over to Barney's House

Starring:Studios Lyrick
Studio: Scholastic
Product Type: DVD

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Barney has a new look to his old pad in this direct-to-video release. Using Barney's favorite tool--imagination--we find that his house has many surprises, including rooms filled with bubbles, butterflies, and beach balls. This 45-minute tape is song-filled as kids meet up with Barney's pals BJ and Baby Bop to discover lots of things, from making sour pickle faces to the wonders of pumpernickel bread. Although this production is not as episodic as the popular TV show, Barney has hardly changed in a dozen years, and in some ways has been passed by other educational shows. When BJ starts a band, nothing is taught about music or instruments as a Blues Clues episode might teach. And the humor seems old, even when Barney tries to be up to date. When Barney talks about a computer, it's with a surfboard-carrying mouse (computer mouse, get it?) named Murray who sings about "surfin' on the World Wide Web" without explaining anything about the Internet. Still, for youngsters who like the appealing and colorful world, there is more here than the average show from the purple dinosaur. (Ages 2 to 6) --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews:

A franchise that is really showing its age.......2005-08-21

Simply put, what we have here is a once-charming franchise that is trying too hard to be relevant and maintain its appeal to earlier viewers who are now growing older. If Baby Bop is aggravating, the her brother B.J. borders on insufferable.

Meanwhile there are only two kids. This may only be a personal preference on my 2-year-old's part, but she definitely responds better to Barney shows when the kids are doing the singing & dancing, rather than a gaggle of costumed dinosaurs. The whole program lumbers laboriously from gag to gag and fails to keep the child's interest, unlike earlier shows.

The dialogue sounds more like it is aimed at 8-year-olds than the younger set. If I had an 8-year-old still watching Barney, I would be getting him professional help rather than getting this video. I'm glad we only checked it out from the library. Ugh.

its ok.......2004-05-09

well, our baby sure seems to love it, so that speaks for something. over and over, and over and over. i personally find b.j the most annoying character in the history of television, radio, book, or word of mouth, but if it keeps our 1 year old happy, thats what it is set out to do, and it does it well.

i am not sure i agree with these "too much information" complaints, as part of the learning curve is absorbing information. these days kids are on the computer and more savvy than some adults in their preschool years, i find nothing wrong with a "surfing mouse" making an appearance in a barney video. my daughter already knows about the computer, cause she sees us on it - i also dont buy into the "too much talking" argument....our daughter is exposed to much more talking in life than she is people breaking out into song, so i have no problem with this.

my main complaint regarding this video is that i can not eat a sandwich anymore without hearing barney singing about pumpernickel, tortilla, and white breads. hey, who makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a tortilla anyway?

My 24 month old sister can't get enough.......2003-03-03

I bought my 24 month old sister this video a month ago and she has watched it at least once a day since. She asks for it all the time and she already sings along to most of the songs. There are a few parts she doesn't quite 'get' yet, but she is thoroughly entertained by it nonetheless. With the funny songs and skits, she enjoys singing along, looking for the puppy, making the sour pickle face, and dancing with the Rockers.

My Favorite of all time!.......2003-02-03

I have been a Barney fan since I was born ! (1991) You might say I'm the oldest and biggest fan of all. This has been the greatest video of all time even since there have been others sinnce this one. There are new sets and songs. Barney videos just get better as they go. Use your imagination!!!!!!!!!!

Exciting New Look, And Retains The Old Magic.......2002-08-22

Some reviews here have criticized this title unnecessarily, because it looks a bit different from earlier Barney titles. To my eye, it looks much better - and my three little ones have happily embraced it. There are some nice surprises in here for Moms and Dads - jokes that are actually funny, fewer and more natural-acting kids (and even some "real kids" who appear from time to time making "silly pickle faces" and other such fun). My kids liked the interactivity of playing "guess who's at the door" with visiting nursery rhyme characters, and they got a huge kick out of the adorable puppy which Barney brings to visit. And of course, there are tons of classic songs, just like always. In summary, if you're looking for exactly the same kind of Barney videos you can watch for free on PBS every day, choose one of the other titles. If you want a fresh new look at Barney which you'll enjoy (nearly) as much as your kids do, by all means pay a visit to Barney's House!

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