The pupils are larger and eyes are more sunken in. All of Barney's features are more square (especially the mouth) and his forehead is closer to his eyes which really don't blink but move from left to right. The differences of this costume are in the face. Starting in Season 3 onward, Barney's voice gets even higher and more cheerful.Īnother double for the third season. His feet become a lot less square, toes come closer to the rubber sole at the bottom of the foot, hips become rounder, and the top of the head is very round. Barney's stomach becomes a bit rounder at the bottom. He almost never blinks during this season. Barney's eyes become bigger and pull closer together. Barney's tail becomes less curly at the end than that of the costumes before it. This version of the suit is a double of many to be used during this season. Publicity photo for Season 3 of Barney & Friends The bottom of Barney's stomach also gets triangular again. His tail gets a little less curly, making it a little shorter. His jaw and his nuzzle are square-shaped as well as his teeth. This costume is very nimble.īarney becomes smoother again and brighter. His voice sounds similar to his Season 1 voice, but a little higher-pitched and sillier. (Possibly not shaved as much as the last suit.) Barney's snout is also slightly shorter, and his feet are rounder. In some episodes, his voice sounds similar to his BYG voice.Ī new costume is built, very similar to the last suit built. The bottom of Barney's stomach comes to a triangular point at the bottom, matching up with the seams at the top of the hips. This version of the suit includes a blinking mechanism. The costume for this season began the current method of controlling Barney (the performer bites down on a rod connected to the inside of the jaw, and bobs his head to move the mouth). This design would be improved with the next costume.Ī major modification of the Barney in Concert suit. He is now by David Joyner with Bob West still doing the voice. Barney's stomach has no foam base near the bottom, and his tail gets a little shorter. Unlike the previous two suits, Barney has no tongue. The mouth mechanism is rare here, almost not present. The current Barney costume is now made out of Antron fleece.
His voice goes up a notch to make him sound young. He now has his current number of spots (five spots on his back and three on his tail). Also, this version tends to bobble and shake a lot more while talking. The Barney costume is now made out of lighter foam. Barney has a deep, mature tone of voice.īarney's design gets a slight make over, with his eyes becoming larger and wider, his belly and legs becoming rounder, his color becoming a lighter shade of purple, and his mouth becoming smaller.
He is performed by David Voss and voiced by Bob West. He has eight spots on his back and three on his tail. This costume appeared at public libraries and parties. This Barney costume was operated in a similar way to Big Bird from Sesame Street (one hand operating the bottom jaw, the other in an arm (although if both arms were required, the performer would simply bob the head)). He looks more like a T-rex, and his main body color is more of a darker blue-violet. This is Barney's first design, which is a far departure from later Barney designs and is made out of a heavier foam base.
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