Barney's Halloween Party (1998-1999 VHS)

Release Date
August 18, 1998

Running Time: 50 Minutes

Print date: July 9, 1998

Number: 39

1999 VHS
Release Date: August 17, 1999

Print Date: July 30, 1999

Number: 85

[Blockbuster Exclusive]
Release Date: August 18, 1998

Running Time: 95 Minutes

Print Date: July 31, 1998

Number: 93

Advertised on

 * 1) Barney: Come On Over to Barney's House (2000 VHS) (August 15, 2000)
 * 2) Barney: Let's Go to the Zoo (2001 VHS) (August 28, 2001)
 * 3) Barney: Barney's Pajama Party (2001 VHS) (October 30, 2001)

Characters

 * Barney
 * Baby Bop
 * BJ
 * Hannah
 * Keesha
 * Curtis
 * Stephen
 * Ashley (Pamela)
 * Alissa (Priscilla)
 * Ms. Kepler
 * Mr. Boyd
 * Farmer Dooley
 * Various trick-or-treater extras

Songs

 * 1) Barney Theme Song
 * 2) It's Halloween Night Tonight
 * 3) Pop Goes the Weasel
 * 4) Apples
 * 5) So Many Pumpkins
 * 6) S-M-I-L-E
 * 7) Icky, Squishy, Gooey, Ooey
 * 8) Itsy Bitsy Spider
 * 9) Itsy Bitsy Spider (Reprise)
 * 10) Five Little Owls
 * 11) What I Want to Be
 * 12) It's Halloween Night Tonight (Reprise)
 * 13) A Big Parade of Costumes
 * 14) Toss It in a Window
 * 15) It's C-C Cold BRRRR!
 * 16) One, Two, You Know What to Do
 * 17) I Love You

Synopsis
In the treehouse, Hannah and Curtis and decorating the treehouse with orange and black balloons for a certain special event. Barney transforms from doll to life-size and wonders why Hannah and Curtis are dressed up in costumes. They explain that it's Halloween Day. They all sing "It's Halloween Night Tonight". During the song, Keesha appears dressed as a princess. After the song, Keesha explains that there's going to be a Halloween party in the school gym tonight. Then, Stephen pops up dressed as Willie the Weasel. Stephen explains that the science teacher, Ms. Kepler, is in charge of getting the party ready and has a list of thing they need to help her with, but first they have to catch him ("Pop Goes the Weasel")!

After that, Stephen hands Barney the list. Barney reads that they need to get pumpkins, dry corn, and apples. So, the gang heads over to Dooley's Farm Fresh Produce, where they meet up with the store owner Farmer Dooley, who explains that his food is ready to sell at his favorite time of year - autumn. Stephen: "Autumn? I thought it was fall." Barney explains that fall and autumn are the same, leading everyone to sing "I Like Autumn".

After that, Barney asks Dooley to help him find apples for the Halloween party. Dooley says he has all kinds of apples in his store and sings about the many kinds of "Apples". Next, they need to find dry corn and pumpkins, which they will use to make jack-o-lanterns from. Hannah asks Dooley is he can come to the party with him, and he accepts. Then the gang heads to a pumpkin patch where they find pumpkins of different kinds and sing "So Many Pumpkins" as they collect them in a wagon. By the time they finish, Dooley has already found all the fall crops for the party and wishes to see them at the party tonight.

When Barney and the kids go back to school, they discover that the playground the decorated for Halloween. The school janitor, Mr. Boyd, dressed as a pirate, has done it and how has to decorate the school. Next, Barney sets everyone up in their smocks and brings in some paint to paint pumpkins and they all sing "S-M-I-L-E". Barney has painted his pumpkin his own colors. Next, Ms. Kepler appears and asks the gang (calling them "Halloween Team") to help her add more decorations for the party. Barney leads the kids to the classroom, which is decorated for Halloween. They see ghost pictures made from white painted footprints. Barney and the kids decide to make their own ghost footprints as they sing "Icky Squishy Gooey Ooey".

Barney's ghost footprint is way too big, unlike the other ghosts. Curtis claims that nothing scary's going on, until Hannah points out that there's a giant spider coming behind him. The spider is actually a decoration for the party brought to the gang by BJ. Then Curtis shows BJ some little spiders, which is actually made from paper handprints, which are also a party decoration. Barney says they're just "itsy bitsy spiders", leading everyone to sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". Next, Keesha shows the gang how to make paper spiders. Afterward, BJ takes the spider to the gym as everyone else follows him, reprising "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".

Next, the kids decorate treat bags into owls. This reminds Barney of a paper bag puppet play - "Five Little Owls". After that, BJ shows the gang his own big treat bag, but it's too heavy. BJ, however, says he has a cool costume up in the treehouse. Once everyone gets there, they see something making a mess with costumes. Baby Bop has done it. She says she's finding a costume for "tricky-treating". BJ says she's too little to go alone and allows to stay with her the whole time. Barney tells Baby Bop she can dress as anything she wants. They all sing "What I Want to Be" (Halloween Version).

At nighttime, kids in various costumes arrive at the party. Barney appears dressed as a cowboy. Mr. Boyd wonders where Baby Bop and BJ are, when suddenly they go down from the treehouse; BJ dresses as Captain Pickles and Baby Bop is a fairy princess. Barney tells Baby Bop, BJ, and Mr. Boyd to have fun trick-or-treating while the rest will go to the party. In the gym, everyone reprises "It's Halloween Night Tonight".

Baby Bop is all set for her first trick-or-treating and memorizes the rules; they're with a grown-up, they're on the sidewalk, and they have their flashlights... nope! They've forgotten their flashlights, so they go back to school for them. Back at the party, Ms. Kepler, dressed as "Miss Galaxy", announces that it's time for the costume parade. The partygoers line up and march around the stage as everyone sings "A Big Parade of Costumes". Farmer Dooley joins in, dressed as a scarecrow. Meanwhile, Baby Bop, BJ, and Mr. Boyd return with flashlights, but they've forgotten their treat bags!

Back at the party, Barney and the kids participate in a haunted house beanbag throw game ("Toss It in a Window"). Meanwhile, Baby Bop, BJ, and Mr. Boyd now have everything ready for trick-or-treating. However, Baby Bop states that they should only go to houses of people they know. BJ points out that that's Mrs. Pennypacker's house, who Baby Bop doesn't know of, so BJ goes to introduce her to his sissy. But just before they go on, Baby Bop asks what she should say when they get to the door. BJ reminds her to say "trick or treat", but Baby Bop decides to stick with "Treat!".

Back at the party, Barney meets Ashley and Alissa, dressed as Penguins named Pamela and Priscilla. Barney claims that they make him feel like a cold cowboy. The three of them then sing "It's C-C-Cold, BRRR". Meanwhile, BJ reminds Baby Bop that it's almost time to go, so Mrs. Pennypacker's house is their only chance to get treats. When they get there, unfortunately, Mrs. Pennypacker says she's out of candy; a lot of kids have stopped by for lots. However, she gives Baby Bop a nice delicious orange and BJ a stalk of celery, much to his dismay.

Back at the party, it's time for the piñata. Kids take turns trying to whack a pumpkin-shaped piñata as Barney sing "One, Two, You Know What to Do". When it breaks open with candy, the partygoers dive for some.

Now the party is over and Baby Bop, BJ, and Mr. Boyd return from trick-or-treating. While Mr. Boyd goes to clean everything up, BJ, disappointed, that all he got was a piece of celery. The kids then come up with an idea for Baby Bop. As fairy princess, she attempts to fill BJ's goody bag with lots of candy. She asks BJ to turn around while Baby Bop waves her wand over the bag and the kids fill BJ's treat bag with lots of candy. When BJ thanks Baby Bop, he hears the kids laughing, making BJ fall for the trick. Barney claims that their Halloween day has come to and end and the best part of the day is being together with the people he loves. Everyone then sings one final song - "I Love You". After that, BJ and Baby Bop leave and the kids' parents come to pick them up. They leave as they say goodbye to Barney, when Hannah realizes she's forgotten her goody bag. When she goes back to retrieve it, she says "Happy Halloween" to Barney, now in doll form. Barney then winks at the camera, ending the video.