Barney's World

Did You Know?

• The series is set in a local playground and centers on dinos Barney, Billy, and Baby Bop and their three kid best friends.
• Upon the initial announcement, the first look at the redesigned Barney drew controversies from former cast members Jessica Zucha and Dianna De La Garza.

Characters

Barney, a purple and green T-Rex who can do magic, is voiced by Jonathan Langdon. Baby Bop, voiced by Bryn McAuley, is a green and pink triceratops who is smart, funny, and can glow; she is Billy's younger sister. Billy, voiced by Jonathan Tan, is a yellow and green protoceratops and Baby Bop's older brother. The human characters include David (voiced by Jayd Deroché), an African-American boy; Mel (voiced by Diana Tsoy), a competitive Korean-Mexican-American girl; and Vivie (voiced by Ella Paciocco), a cheerful, creative, and artistic Caucasian blonde girl. Other characters include David's older brother Liam, his baby sister Lulu, his mother Ms. Lewis, Vivie's grandmother Nonna, Mel's parents Luis and Grace, and various talking animals and plants such as Bartholomew Bookworm, Butterfly, Aster, Susan, Squirrel #1, Pigeon, Squirrel #3, and Hermie the hermit crab.

Production

A revival of Barney & Friends was announced in October 2015 for a 2017 premiere but did not materialize. During Mattel's 2021 Virtual Analyst Day Presentation, Barney was listed as a new series in development. On February 13, 2023, Mattel announced a relaunch of the franchise with an animated series set for 2024, produced by Mattel Television and Corus Entertainment's Nelvana. Executive producers included Fred Soulie, Christopher Keenan, Colin Bohm, Doug Murphy, and Pam Westman. The series title was revealed on May 9, 2023. On September 4, 2024, Michelle Mendelovitz and Josh Silverman were added as executive producers for Mattel, while Athena Georgaklis and Mellany Welsh joined for Nelvana. Animation was done by Kickstart Animation in Vancouver and Digital Dimension Entertainment Group in Quebec, with pre-production and storyboarding at Nelvana.

Release

Mattel confirmed the relaunch would be available for streaming, with broadcast partners announced later in 2023. On May 9, 2023, it was revealed the series would air on Cartoonito and stream on Max. Executive producer Pam Westman confirmed a Treehouse TV airing in Canada, and Corus Entertainment announced on June 5, 2024 that the series would debut on that network. During Mattel's 2024 Virtual Analyst Day Presentation, Chief Brand Officer Lisa McKnight stated a late-Fall 2024 debut. Footage leaked online in August 2024 before an official release date. On September 4, 2024, the premiere was set for October 14, 2024 on Max, with a linear premiere on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block starting October 18, 2024. Select episodes were available on YouTube, with the series premiere streaming early on October 11, 2024 in specific countries. The series also launched on Cartoonito in EMEA and APAC regions, and Discovery Kids in LATAM. In Canada, it premiered on October 14, 2024 on Treehouse and streamed on STACKTV. A 23-minute special, Barney's World: I Love Me Too, premiered on YouTube on January 31, 2025. A short series, Barney's World: Dino Dance Party, premiered on YouTube on September 6, 2025. The series was temporarily released on TVNZ+ from October 26, 2025 to January 31, 2026 during the Mattel 80th anniversary event.