Apart from that, Katherine Pully was also asked to take part in the tour to reprise her role as Beth, but she declined and eventually returned for a guest appearance in the episode " Mother Goose" as Polly.Īnother behind-the-scenes photo taken in 2002 Dinosaurs In January 2003, after she left the series, Hayden Tweedie became part of the original cast of the Barney's Colorful World! tour, reprising her role as Sarah.
Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato left the series after this season's production because the management felt they were too old to continue their roles in the series. Boyd would later re-appear in the new content of The Best of Barney, Mario would later reappear in Sharing and Sarah would later reappear in The Whole Truth. Although leaving the cast after this season, Mr. Boyd, Mario, Sarah, Beth, Angela, Gianna, Scott, Tony, Colleen, and Bingo the Dog. This season marked the final appearances of Mr. Production and filming for this season ran from Juntil February 7, 2003. The contract agreed to forty episodes for 20, with 2003 seeing the second half of that deal come into fruition with HIT Entertainment, the new owners of the series at the time.ĭespite the second half of the season airing on PBS in May 2004, all 20 episodes were filmed and produced between 20. This season was announced alongside season seven in a deal between PBS and Lyrick Studios, the former owners of Barney & Friends, in 2001. This season brings back all of the main characters from the previous season, adds a new child to the cast by the name of Jackson and serves as the debut for Mr. This season continues to display Barney coming to life through a child's imagination, whenever he is needed for something, helping his friends, through educational themes tailored for toddlers, which is the viewing audience.Ĭontinuing off of Season 7, this season continues to take place at the park. The eighth season of Barney & Friends premiered on the PBS children's block, PBS Kids from Septemto and consisted of twenty episodes.