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"The Alphabet Zoo" is the

Barney & Friends Episode
sixteenth episode of the
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second season of Barney & "The Alphabet Zoo"
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Season 2, episode 16

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Air date October 18, 1993

Written by Mark S. Bernthal

Directed by Jim Rowley

About

Theme The Letters of the

Alphabet[1]
Zoo Animals

Characters [Expand]

Episode Guide

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"An Adventure In "Having Tens Of
Make Believe" Fun!"

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1. Plot

2. Songs
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3. Release

3.1. Broadcast
3.1.1. International edits

3.2. Home media

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4.1. Behind the Scenes
4.2. Scenes

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5. Trivia

5.1. Release date

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Plot
Barney and the kids decide to turn their classroom into a pretend zoo.
TV They add animals with names starting with all the different letters of the
alphabet. They make masks and pretend to be different animals as they
play several animal games. The highlight is when Julie's Aunt Molly stops
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rabbit. Also, Jason tells Barney "I Love You" in sign language.

WIKIS Stories: "The Boy and His Three Goats"

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1. "Barney Theme Song"

2. "Animals in Motion"
3. "Down by the Station"
4. "Sally the Camel"
5. "Kookaburra"
6. "My Aunt Came Back"
7. "The Tiger Song"
8. "The Alphabet Medley: "Alphabet Song"/"The Alphabet Chant"
9. "I Love You"

Release

Broadcast
On The PBS Pledge Drive Version of this episode, "Down by the
Station", "Kookaburra", and "My Aunt Came Back" were edited out.
This episode was featured in Sprout's Dino-Mite Valentine's Sing-
Along.

International edits
In some international versions, this episode was shortened.

Home media
On April 27, 1994, this episode was released on home video as Barney's
Alphabet Zoo.

Gallery
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Susannah Wetzel, who portrays
Julie, hugging Barney

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Barney and the children Barney and the children

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Julie's Aunt Molly tells The children pretend to be

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Stills

Shawn (front, left) and Tina

(back, right) performing the
song, "The Alphabet Medley".

Trivia
This episode marked:

The final appearance of Zippity the Hamster. The sign on

Zippity the Hamster's cage can still be seen in several season
three episodes.
The first appearance of Jason. He would later become a main
character in season three. He is the first deaf character to be
shown in the series.
The only time Derek and Tina appeared with Jason.
The final regular appearance of Tina as a regular cast member,
and the only time she appeared with Shawn wearing glasses.
She would later return in the season three episode, "On The
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The part of "I Love You" was performed in American Sign Language.
The final time that the shortened Season 2 version of "I Love You"

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being used. Guitar music was added to this version in "A Very Special
Delivery!".
A picture of Tina from this episode would later be seen in the season
three episode, "On the Move".
The working title for this episode was "The Alphabet from 'A' to
FAN Zoo".[1]
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Release date
This episode aired on Maggie Vera's twenty-sixth birthday, John
GAMES Swasey's twenty-ninth birthday, and one day after Jessica Zucha’s
eleventh birthday.

References
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1. Barney Press Information (Series 200 - 1993) (https://ia601404.us.a

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