Amy, the Picky Eater (Thevideotour1's version)

Amy, the Picky Eater is a custom Barney & the Backyard Gang video that was released on February 6, 1989.

Plot
Amy's reluctance to eat unfamiliar food will keep the whole family from celebrating grandma's birthday at Once Upon a Restaurant, unless Michael can persuade her to be more open-minded.

Recap
On Tuesday, Amy continues on unpacking the remaining groceries from the given bag. She takes out cucumbers and tomatoes and remarks them being "yucky," but then happily unpacks white bread (which is said that the crust is "yucky" as well) and jars of peanut butter and jelly due to liking them. Her mom breaks the fourth wall by telling the viewers that Amy is a very picky eater. Amy takes out a package of spinach and exclaims that she hates it and that it's "the worstest most disgustingest food in the universe".

In the backyard, Amy, Michael and the rest of the Backyard Gang play at the pool. During that time, Amy tells the Backyard Gang she likes everything except the things she hates. Suddenly, a voice from the Barney doll said something about being a picky eater. Then, Barney comes to life and he and the Backyard Gang greet each other.

Thursday at dinner, Amy lists off more foods to an annoyed Michael that she dislikes. Her dad serves everyone Hawaiian shrimp (a new recipe). As the rest of the family enjoys the shrimp, Amy secretly feeds Buster the shrimp while Michael watches and whispers, "I saw that!".

Then, Leslie invited Amy to stay for dinner on Friday.

On Saturday night, the Hall family goes out to eat at a restaurant. Amy's dad orders one slice of prime rib, her mom orders grilled salmon, Michael orders spaghetti and meatballs, and Amy orders spinach salad. She immediately removes the cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggs (which she remarks them being "yucky and smelly"; the former two just "yucky"). But when she finds out that there's also spinach in it instead of lettuce, she angrily pounds the table with her fists, which sends the salad flying right onto the waiter and everyone stares at them in shock. The waiter decides to quit his job and storms away in frustration. Her mom (who scolds Amy by her full name) and dad look angrily at Amy, who looks down in shame.

In the following week, Michael and Amy ride bikes together and Michael takes her to Once Upon a Restaurant. Michael then tells Amy she can see the princesses and the ponies at the restaurant if she eats new foods (i.e. imagining that). Amy gets excited about the unicorn, but misses Michael's point and asks if she can take one of the ponies home with her. Then Michael hatches a plan thanks to Barney and the Backyard Gang and they sing the song "Pumpernickel" that describes what kind of sandwiches they made. They then call up Amy in Michael's house. Barney and the Backyard Gang offer Amy a pita sandwich and Amy happily eats it. Suddenly, Amy discovers that there is spinach in the sandwich and retches it out.

On the night of Amy's grandma's birthday, the family goes to Once Upon a Restaurant. They are taken to their table via a swan boat and Amy is able to see the ponies and the princesses, like Michael promised. They take their seats at a pirate-themed table and look at their menus. Amy hopes they have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches without spinach in them, but her mom reminds her of her promise to try new food.

Barney Cast

 * Barney (Voice: Bob West / Body: David Voss)
 * Michael and Amy's Mom (Sandy Duncan)
 * Michael and Amy's Dad (Bob Reed)
 * Michael and Amy's Grandma (Jean Stapleton)
 * Michael and Amy's Grandpa (Mickey Rooney)
 * Buster the Dog (Grouchie, trained by Diane Arlington)
 * Leslie's Mom (Shelley Duvall)
 * Leslie's Dad (Barry Williams)
 * Harlow's Mom (Rhea Perlman)
 * Harlow's Dad (Danny DeVito)
 * Lloyd (Thomas Ian Nicholas)
 * Michael (Brian Eppes)
 * Amy (Becky Swonke)
 * Jobic (Macaulay Culkin)
 * Tina (Jessica Zucha)
 * Luci (Leah Gloria)
 * Leslie (Daiana Campeanu)
 * Harlow (Danielle Clegg)
 * Sian (Carrie Savage)
 * Jason (Salim Grant)
 * Adam (Alexander Jhin)
 * Howie (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
 * Cabot (Justin Tucker)
 * Waiter at Fancy Restaurant (Arthur Holden)

Employees at Once Upon A Restaurant

 * Big Bad Wolf (David Joyner)
 * Jack (of Jack and the Beanstalk) (Tom Cruise)
 * Rapunzel (Christine Cavanaugh)
 * Little Red Riding Hood (Chynna Phillips)
 * Ali Baba (Arthur Holden)
 * Papa Bear (Dao Knight)
 * Mama Bear (Jenny Dempsey)
 * Baby Bear (Malcolm Dixon)
 * Male Pirate (Dustin Hoffman)
 * Female Pirate (Karen Allen)
 * King (Nigel Hawthrone)
 * Queen (Lily Tomlin)
 * Princesses (Tricia Leigh Fisher, Kerri Green, Sarah Jessica Parker)
 * Princes (Josh Brolin, Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler)
 * Jester (Donovan Leitch)
 * Knights in Shining Armor (Jason Alexander, Wayne Allwine, Rick Moranis)
 * Mr. Dragon (Ray Henry)

Songs

 * 1) Barney Theme Song (sung by the Backyard Gang)
 * 2) I Love You (sung by Barney, Michael, Amy, Tina, Luci, Jason and Adam)
 * 3) You Might Like Something New (sung by Barney, Michael, Amy, Tina, Luci, Jason and Adam)
 * 4) This Is Not My Day (sung by Amy)
 * 5) We're Gonna Teach Amy A Lesson (sung by Barney, Lloyd, Michael, Jobic, Tina, Luci, Leslie, Harlow, Sian, Jason, Adam, Howie and Cabot)
 * 6) The Yum, Yum Song (sung by Barney, Lloyd, Michael, Amy, Jobic, Tina, Luci, Leslie, Harlow, Sian, Jason, Adam, Howie and Cabot)
 * 7) The Waitress Song (sung by Amy, Jobic, Harlow and Howie)
 * 8) Pumpernickel (sung by Barney, Lloyd, Michael, Jobic, Tina, Luci, Leslie, Harlow, Sian, Jason, Adam, Howie and Cabot)
 * 9) Forgive Me (sung by Michael and Amy's Mom, Lloyd, Michael, Amy, Jobic, Tina, Luci, Leslie, Harlow, Sian, Jason, Adam, Howie and Cabot)
 * 10) For She's A Jolly Good Fellow (sung by the king, the queen, the princes and the princesses at Once Upon a Restaurant)
 * 11) Everyone is Special (sung by Michael and Amy's Mom, Michael and Amy)
 * 12) Friends Are Forever (sung by Michael and Amy's Mom, Lloyd, Michael, Amy, Jobic, Tina, Luci, Leslie, Harlow, Sian, Jason, Adam, Howie and Cabot)

Trivia

 * The version of "I Love You" uses the same musical arrangements and vocals from "The Backyard Show".
 * The version of "You Might Like Something New" uses the same musical arrangements from "Try It, You'll Like It" (except with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement) and new vocals sung by Barney, Michael, Amy, Tina, Luci, Jason and Adam.
 * After the "Barney Theme Song", when , the music from "A-Counting We Will Go! (Season 8 episode)" (when Beth ) is used, expect it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * During a scene of Michael helping his mom put away groceries, Amy wears the same bathing suit from "A Day at the Beach". She will wear it in the next scene where she and the rest of the Backyard Gang play at the pool.
 * During a scene of the Backyard Gang playing at the pool, they wear the same swimming clothes from "A Day at the Beach".
 * According to this video, everyone's favorite food is as follows:
 * Michael: cold watermelon.
 * Adam:
 * Tina: macaroni and cheese, which later would be Baby Bop's favorite food.
 * Jason:
 * Luci: salad.
 * After Barney came to life, when he greets the Backyard Gang, and the Backyard Gang greet him, the music from "A-Counting We Will Go!" (Season 8 episode) (when Barney comes to life, with a ) is used, expect it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When Amy secretly feeds Buster her Hawaiian shrimp, the music from "A Day at the Beach" (when Michael and Amy's Mom tells Michael and Amy their dad is very sorry and he promised the family will go next weekend) is used.
 * When Amy says "I HATE SPINACH!!!", as she pounds her bowl of spinach salad with her fists at a fancy restaurant, as the bowl lands on the waiter's head, the music from "Three Wishes" (when Barney falls down on the ground, after he tries jumping in jump rope) is used.
 * When Amy and her family come back home, the music from "Once Upon A Time" (when Barney and his friends help Stella put away the props for the story of "Rapunzel") is used, except it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When Amy goes upstairs to her bedroom, the music from "Separation" (when Baby Bop crosses off a square on the number 13 on the July calendar and sadly ) is used, expect it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When Amy tries a peanut butter sandwich with spinach, after the song, "Pumpernickel", the music from "I Can Be A Firefighter!" (when BJ and the kids practice crawling under smoke) is used, except it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When Michael and Amy stop and look at Once Upon a Restaurant, the music from the new content of "Barney Songs" (when Barney tells the viewers about looking out the neighborhood, toys to play with, clothes to dress up, playing pretend and playing with friends) is used, except it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When Michael and Amy's parents, Barney, and the Backyard Gang tell Amy that her punishment is over, the music from "On Again, Off Again" (when Nick tells Barney that he likes pretending to be on a big stage and putting on a show for lots of people, and Barney laughs and he told Nick they'd be dancing in the spotlight, before Nick tells Barney that they don't have tap shoes that will fit Barney's feet, before Barney said "Well, they are kinda big.", shakes his feet, and said "Oh, but I'll bet we can find a pair to fit me... if we use our imaginations!", before he uses his magic to have his tap dancing clothes (tap dancing shoes, a top hat, ) and a cane for him and and the rest of the tap dancing clothes (a top hat, ) and a tap dancing cane for Nick, decorates the caboose stage with, and turns off the lights), except it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When everyone arrives at Once Upon A Restaurant, the music from "On Again, Off Again" (when ) is used, expect it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When the Hall family are taken to their table via a swan boat, the music from "The Backyard Show" (when Barney and the Backyard Gang hide when Mommy is about to come inside the garage) is used.
 * When Ali Baba arrives with the food that the Hall family ordered, the music from "Having Tens of Fun!" (when Mr. Tenagain asks Barney to look up something delicious in his "Yummy in My Tummy" cookbook) is used, expect it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When Amy is ready to take her first bite, the music from "The Treasure of Rainbow Beard" (when Kathy asks Derek what a treasure map is and he explains it to her) is used, except it was mixed with a Stephen Bates Baltes arrangement.
 * When Amy's grandpa asks Ali Baba if it's possible to get the recipe for the Little Bo Peep pot pie and Ali Baba explains how to make it, the music from "Three Wishes" (when Barney says "I know of a wonderful place where the sun shines down on the thick green grass and there are lots of beautiful flowers and trees and the birds are always singing") is used.
 * This video is adapted from the Arthur book, "D.W. the Picky Eater".
 * Production for this video took place in August 1988.
 * When Amy's grandpa asks Ali Baba if it's possible to get the recipe for the Little Bo Peep pot pie and Ali Baba explains how to make it, the music from "Three Wishes" (when Barney says "I know of a wonderful place where the sun shines down on the thick green grass and there are lots of beautiful flowers and trees and the birds are always singing") is used.
 * This video is adapted from the Arthur book, "D.W. the Picky Eater".
 * Production for this video took place in August 1988.
 * Production for this video took place in August 1988.

Differences from the book

 * When Amy receives her salad which has spinach in it, she quickly shouts that she hates it, and pounds on the bowl, and the bowl lands on the waiter's head. In the book, D.W. pounds on the bowl with her fist which causes the spinach to fly around, shouts "NO!" and spills her carton of milk.

Quote 1:

 * (after the "Barney Theme Song", Amy's mom comes home with the groceries)
 * Amy: Mom, I hope you got me the red ice pops, cause I only like the red ones!
 * Michael: Orange and purple are good, too.
 * Amy: Aw, but red tastes better.
 * Michael and Amy's Mom: Here, Amy. Why don't you help me put away the groceries, then you can have a red ice pop.
 * Amy: Ew, gross! It's looking at me! You're not gonna feed us a dead fish, are you?!
 * Michael and Amy's Mom: You've eaten fish before.
 * Amy: Well, it's never looked at me before!
 * Michael: (taunting Amy) Amy's scared of a fishy.
 * Amy: I'm not scared! Fish smells funny, and I hate food that smells funny. Are these green eyeballs?
 * Michael: No, they're olives. And they're not looking at you.
 * Amy: Cucumbers: yucky, tomatoes: yucky! Mmm, peanut butter. And jelly, yummy! Mmm, white bread-- Eww, yucky crusts!
 * Michael and Amy's Mom: My daughter, Amy is what you might call a picky eater.
 * Amy: Yuck, spinach!! I hate spinach!! Spinach is the worstest, most disgustingest food in the universe!!

Closed-Caption version by National Captioning Institute:

 * [AMY] Mom, you got me the red ice pops I only like.
 * [MICHAEL] Orange and purple are good.
 * [AMY] Red tastes better.
 * [MOM] Help me put away the groceries, then you can have a red ice pop.
 * [AMY] Ew! Gross! It's looking at me! I can't eat a dead fish!
 * [MOM] You ate it before.
 * [AMY] It never looked at me.
 * [MICHAEL] Amy's scared of a fishy.
 * [AMY] I'm not scared. I hate food that smells funny. Are these green eyeballs?
 * [MICHAEL] No. They're olive. They're not looking at you.
 * [AMY] Cucumbers, yucky. Tomatoes, yucky. Peanut butter and jelly, yummy! White bread. Eww! Yucky crusts!
 * [MOM] Amy is what you call a picky eater.
 * [AMY] Yuck! I hate spinach! Spinach is the worse food in the world!

Quote 2:

 * (fades to the next scene where the Backyard Gang are playing in the kiddie pool)
 * Luci: Okay, Michael, what is your favorite food?
 * Michael: Uh, mine would be cold watermelon.
 * Adam: Mine is steak.
 * Tina: Macaroni and cheese.
 * Jason: I like fish.
 * Luci: And mine would be a salad.
 * Amy: I don't eat anything with eyes, or pickles, tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplant, pineapple, parsnips and cauliflower. Oh, and maybe a few other things. I wouldn't eat liver in a million years... and more than anything else in the whole world, I hate spinach!
 * Michael: (sighs) Face it. You are a picky eater.
 * Barney's voice on the Barney doll: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Did I hear someone say "picky eater"?
 * Michael: Hmm? I wonder who said that?
 * (the Backyard Gang get up to see Barney)
 * (the magical sparkles appear on Barney who is sitting on the beach chair)
 * (thunder flashes)
 * (the Backyard Gang are shocked to see Barney coming to life)
 * (Barney comes to life)
 * Barney: (giggles) Ho ho ho!
 * Michael: Barney! I know you're the one who said that!
 * Barney: I did. Hi, gang.
 * Amy, Tina, Luci, Jason and Adam: BARNEY! (they get out of the pool to greet Barney!)
 * Tina: I miss you, Barney!
 * Barney: I miss you, too, Tina.
 * Luci: It sure it good to see you again, Barney!
 * (music starts to the song "I Love You")

Quote 3:

 * Amy: ...and stinky cheese; I never realized how many yucky foods there are, like tapioca and lima beans, and, uh, did I mention spinach?
 * Michael: Yes!
 * Amy: And this! Yuck!
 * (Michael and Amy's dad gives Amy a plate of Hawaiian shrimp and Amy thinks she doesn't like it)


 * Michael and Amy's Dad: Amy, you don't even know what it is. How can you say you don't like it?
 * Amy: Okay, what is it?
 * Michael and Amy's Dad: Hawaiian shrimp-- it's a new recipe.
 * Michael and Amy's Mom: Mmm.
 * Amy: I don't care. (she secretly feeds Buster her Hawaiian shrimp)
 * Michael: (whispering) I saw that!

Quote 4:

 * (Amy and her family are at a fancy restaurant)
 * (the waiter brings dinner to Amy and her family's table)
 * Michael and Amy's Dad: Mmm. Looks good.
 * Amy: (picks out the cucumbers) Cucumbers, yucky. (picks out the cherry tomatoes) Tomatoes, yucky. (picks out the hard-boiled eggs) Eggs, yucky and smelly. (picks up a piece of spinach) Hey, this isn't lettuce! What kinda salad is this?!
 * Michael: Uh-oh! She's gonna pop!
 * Amy: This is spinach.
 * Waiter: Is something wrong?
 * Amy: This is spinach. (gets angry) AND I HATE SPINACH!!! (pounds her fists onto the bowl of spinach salad, causing the bowl to land on waiter's head)
 * (everybody gasps)
 * Amy: Uh-Oh!
 * Waiter: That's it. I quit.
 * Michael and Amy's Mom: Amy Lillian Hall!
 * (Amy sighs)
 * (fades to Amy and her family arriving home)
 * Barney: Back so soon? Did you have a good time?
 * Michael: Amy punched her salad and it exploded... all over the waiter then everybody is looking at us.
 * Amy: No way! Everybody's making this into such a big deal!
 * Michael and Amy's Mom: No more restaurants for you, young lady, until you can behave and learn to eat what's there.
 * Michael and Amy's Dad: (yelling furious) You're grounded for 1 week! Now go to your room!!
 * Amy: Okay. (goes to her room)
 * Michael: What about grandma's birthday at Once Upon a Restaurant next week?
 * Michael and Amy's Dad: Amy will not be joining us.
 * Michael: (groaning) Ohh! Too bad it wouldn't be a "happy birthday" if Amy wasn't there.
 * Barney: Don't worry, Michael. We'll wait until her punishment's over.
 * Michael: Oh, okay.
 * (fades to Amy in her bedroom)
 * (music starts to the song "This is Not My Day")

Closed-Caption version:

 * Amy:

Quote 5:

 * (after the song, This Is Not My Day, it fades to the next day where Barney and the Backyard Gang (expect Amy) are bored in the backyard)
 * Michael: Poor Amy!
 * Tina: She has been a bad girl yesterday.
 * Adam: Barney, how come Amy is grounded for 7 days?
 * Barney: Well, when Amy punched her salad at a fancy restaurant, her parents got mad and she can't go to any restaurants at all!
 * Cabot: No way!
 * Harlow: Barney, what should we do now?
 * Barney:

Quote 6:

 * (at the park, Michael rides his bicycle to the park, where he meets Amy at the sidewalk)
 * Michael: Hey D.W., wanna ride bikes with me?
 * Amy: Sure! I'll get my... Hey, wait a minute! What are you trying to pull here?
 * Michael: Nothing! It's the Once Upon a Restaurant! Let's stop and take a look. Look, Amy, there's a princess!
 * Amy: A princess? Where? Where?
 * Michael: And are those ponies?
 * Amy: Pony--
 * Michael: Wouldn't you like to see the unicorn up close on Saturday at our grandma's birthday party?
 * Amy: Yes!
 * Michael: Really?
 * Amy: Sure, but how're we gonna get it to our house?

Quote 7:

 * Sian: (after the song, "Pumpernickel") Wow, Barney! Those're the best sandwiches we've ever tasted.
 * Howie: And we made lots.
 * Barney: Uh-huh.
 * Amy: Hey, I'll take one! (takes a pita sandwich filled with chicken, cheese and... spinach!)
 * Michael: Well, I don't know, Amy, you don't like anything and mom didn't make them. Barney did!
 * Barney: Oh, let her have one. You were wrong, Michael. She loves it! There's nothing that perks up a delicious sandwich like... spinach.
 * (Amy hears what Barney said and makes a disgusted face. She then goes to the kitchen sink and biles the sandwich)
 * (Barney and the Backyard Gang (except Amy) laughing)
 * Amy: You need to stop trying to trick people!

Quote 8:

 * (we see an outside of Once Upon a Restaurant at night)
 * (it fades into the inside of the restaurant where the Hall family goes there)
 * Jack (of Jack and the Beanstalk): Hi. How can I help you?
 * Michael and Amy's Mom: We'd like to have a party of 6 please.
 * Jack (of Jack and the Beanstalk): Okay, right this way. There's a swan boat where you ride to your table.
 * Michael and Amy's Dad: Thanks.
 * (Barney arrives at Once Upon a Restaurant)
 * Barney: Don't forget me.