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After PBS decided to cancel Barney & Friends, members of local PBS
stations across the US and Canada called to object. After the decision
was made to keep Barney on the air and renew it for a second season, the
program became a phenomenon and became a huge source of revenue
during pledge drives. Based on the success of earlier pledge drives in
1992, Connecticut Public Television decided to produce a pledge drive
event at their studio where Barney, along with Tina (Jessica Zucha), Derek
(Rickey Carter), and then-CPTV spokeswoman Patrice Pascual, would
host a marathon of Barney & Friends episodes leading up to the television
premiere of Barney in Concert.
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Event
The marathon was similar to previous PBS pledge drives, but differed in
that only Barney & Friends episodes were aired, and Barney merchandise
was offered as thank-you gifts for contributions. Filmed at CPTV, Barney,
Patrice Pascual, Derek, and Tina would host wraparound segments,
discussing the various episodes being shown and participating in related
activities while hinting at the show's then-upcoming second season.
Pascual would also encourage adult viewers to make a pledge to their
PBS station. At various points during the marathon, Barney would appear
in ads also encouraging viewers to pledge.
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Episodes featured
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2. 1-2-3-4-5 Senses!
3. My Family's Just Right For Me
4. Let's Help Mother Goose!
5. Carnival of Numbers
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Some parents and members were offended by the use of Barney
GAMES merchandise, such as plush toys and videos as recognition gifts. They
saw the use of them as a commercial rather than a sign of recognition for
devotion to trustworthy PBS programming.
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MOVIES When Barney, Tina, and Derek tease the (then upcoming) events of
Season 2, Barney also teases the fact that there would be a new
friend for everyone to meet. In hindsight, the new friend Barney
TV talked about would later be revealed to be Baby Bop's big brother,
BJ.
According to Sheryl Leach, as a result of the marathon, Barney &
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Friends brought in two-thirds of PBS' total pledge revenue ($6.2
million) for March 1993.
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