Barney and Friends
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- ANGELA
- BABY BOP
- BARNEY
- BOOKERT
- BOOKWORM
- BRIDGET
- COLLEEN
- DAVID
- DEBBY
- DINOSAUR
- GIANNA
- KIM
- MISSETTAKETTE
- MOM
- MOTHER GOOSE
- MRBOYD
- PUPPETS
- PURPLE
- RIFF
- SCOOTERMCNUTTY
- SING
- STELLA
- STORY
- TOMIE DEPAOLA
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Barney and Friends follows a purple T-rex who teaches through songs and stories. It premiered on PBS in 1992 and ran until 2009, all built around Barney's songs, dances, and stories. Find the characters and names hidden in the grid, from Baby Bop and Mother Goose to Angela, David, and Kim.
What the words in this puzzle mean
- ANGELA
- One of the children in the show's rotating cast of young friends.
- BABY BOP
- The green triceratops in a yellow bow, the youngest of the dinosaur trio.
- BARNEY
- The purple tyrannosaurus who comes to life from a plush toy when the children imagine him.
- BOOKERT
- Booker T. Bookworm, the bookish puppet who appears in the show's library segments.
- BOOKWORM
- The character type Booker T. plays — a reader who loves stories more than anything.
- BRIDGET
- One of the children appearing across the show's later seasons.
- COLLEEN
- A member of the young cast who joins Barney's adventures.
- DAVID
- One of the children in the programme's ensemble.
- DEBBY
- One of the young friends who appear alongside Barney.
- DINOSAUR
- What Barney, Baby Bop and BJ all are — the show's central conceit.
- GIANNA
- One of the children in the later seasons of the series.
- KIM
- One of the older children in the show's cast.
- MISSETTAKETTE
- Miss Etta Kette, the puppet whose name puns on etiquette and who teaches manners.
- MOM
- The parent figure who appears in the show's home segments.
- MOTHER GOOSE
- The nursery-rhyme character who visits in episodes built around rhymes.
- MRBOYD
- Mr. Boyd, the friendly adult neighbour in the show's later seasons.
- PUPPETS
- The performing style of several supporting characters, alongside the costumed dinosaurs.
- PURPLE
- Barney's colour, and the single detail most people remember about him.
- RIFF
- The orange hadrosaur who loves music and joined the cast in 2006.
- SCOOTERMCNUTTY
- Scooter McNutty, the squirrel puppet and one of Barney's park friends.
- SING
- What every episode does — songs are how the programme teaches.
- STELLA
- Stella the Storyteller, who arrives to tell tales to the children.
- STORY
- The storytelling segment built into the show's structure.
- TOMIE DEPAOLA
- The children's author and illustrator whose books featured in the series.
Barney and Friends Word Search Answer Key
Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The Barney and Friends Word Search Answer Key marks all 24 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.