Customer Reviews

Barney Songs - From The Park [VHS]

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4 star:		(1)
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2 star:		(5)
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In the past I've bought some Barney tapes and discovered that they weren't new shows at all. Sometimes they take old TV shows and put them in new boxes to sell. I try to avoid buying these tapes but sometimes the packaging will fool you. This is what they have done again. The box does not say that this is a collection of recycled clips from the free Public television series but that's all it is. My sons quickly became bored and walked away. Save your money and just tape these episodes off the TV if you want them.

It appears someone decided to fire Bob West, the voice of Barney for the last ten years. The new Barney voice is irritating, with an actor trying to hard to recreate what came naturally to West. To bad, because this could have been a good DVD. As it is, this DVD ia a disappointment.

I know there have been a few different voices for Barney since the original retired and while sometimes you can hear a subtle difference, this one is *awful*. At times he sounds almost as if he is talking normally and other times it's so exaggerated he just sounds bad. Even my 2 1/2 year old noticed the change. Stick w/ the earlier releases, this new guy isn't cutting it.

I think the important thing here is "What do the Kids Think?" - not the parents, and my kids, grandkids, and their friends simply LOVE this CD. They sing with it, they dance with it and they don't even have to watch it to do so. All they need is to hear it (talking 2 to 5 year olds here...). It's well worth the money just to watch them watch or listen to this DVD.

SandPit

My daughter who is 21 months old has watched this DVD at least once (usually 2-3 times) EVERY DAY since we purchased it. She LOVES music, and this is full of really cute songs. She gets bored with the TV episodes of Barney, but this compilation of singing clips from the TV show is perfect for her. I see that some were upset over the voice change, but it certainly doesn't bother my daughter. She sings along with it and enjoys it -- that's what's important to me.

My granddaughter loves watching TV on a cold and rainy day. And this looked like a good one to add to her collection. She loves it. It was a good buy.

***Parent Annoyance Meter Rating: 3*** (1= not annoying whatsoever, I would watch this without my child - 5=If I have to watch this again, someone better bring me a straitjacket)

This is one of the Barney DVDs with obvious higher quality production. There is lots of dancing and singing and my two-year-old really likes it. She actually picked it out herself at F.Y.E. and she had her choice of several other Barney episodes. I'd recommend it.

I'm very surprised by so many negative reviews on this DVD. My daughter is 18 months old, and this is, by far, her favorite Barney DVD. It has loads of singing and dancing--which are most entertaining for her--and it's not plot-heavy. Some people have commented that Barney has a different voice in this DVD, but I honestly never noticed a difference. Had I not read the reviews here, I wouldn't have even thought about it. I highly recommend this DVD.

I totally agree with what a previous viewer stated about the new Barney voice. I loved Barney when I was younger ... I used to be a memeber of the fan club - I've got the t-shirts, photos and I have even begun to collect the original videos so when I have kids they can watch them. I do not enjoy the new voice of Barney. He is trying too hard to sound the same and it sounds awful.

After watching the same 6 dvds over and over again, I was excited when my 22 month old pointed out this title. Finally, something new.

As soon as I started watching it, I could tell that they had changed the actor that plays Barney's voice... and can't stand it... But I also noticed that they seem to have changed the actress who plays Baby Bop's voice as well...

Please bring back the previous voices.... This video is almost unwatchable..

As an aside, it was good to see the new children's cast... One of them made a cameo in the video "Come over to Barney's House" ..