Barney & Friends Season 4 Discussion (in Blue'sCluesFan1995's dream)

ThomasSirHandel: The earlier half of this season (aka, the home videos before this season's premiere in March 16, 1998) was awesome to me and could fit in easily with Seasons 1-3, Late Season 10-onwards, and Barney and the Backyard Gang. Most of the original Barney crew jumped ship after the first movie, leaving a few key people left. Jan Page became head writer. Pre-Movie, this role was used by Stephen White. Pat Reeder returned for the first time since Barney and the Backyard Gang, Gary Potts returned for the first time since Barney and the Backyard Gang too, and Frank Olsen returned for the first time since Barney and the Backyard Gang also.

They were paired with writing newbies like Steve Viksten and Paul Larson. But as I was saying before, the first half of this season (known as the Second Era pilots) was fantastic. Barney's Run, Jump, Skip and Sing, Camp Wannarunnaround, Playing by the Rules and Barney's Career Fun were home videos that felt like Season 2 episodes with a better mix. The setting mix was really fantastic, with a good blend of the Season 3 Barney, Baby Bop and BJ costumes, voices and personalities, the Second Era school, treehouse and playground and the Seasons 4-6 Barney doll. It was fantastic and marvelous. I had to say it's the best set mix in the Barney frandise. The cast of kids is a mix of the Backyard Gang/First Era ones and Second Era ones. It is the best cast of kids ever. What about Joe Phillips' music in that time, it was a great blend of the 1994-1996 music used in some Season 3 home videos and the Season 5-6 music. It's the best music by Joe Phillips.

More guys came around the Second Half (the season premiere), guys like Luke Brookshier, Perri Verti Gates and Troy Charles. The directing crew also added more new people like Hannah Hall. And around that time, the season changed, the dinosaur costumes and voices changed, and the plots started to get dumb and less memorable. And the characters are shifted from their original personalities, except Barney, who had his original personality intact.

The best episodes of this season were Run, Jump, Skip and Sing and Tick Tock Clocks. The worst episode of this season was Oh Brother She's My Sister!

This season was a turning point for Barney. This was a very decent season.

Nathan Rowan: You were right. I can view all episodes/home videos in halfs.

First Half - The Pilot Home Videos for this season. Second Half - The 20 TV aired episodes for this season, followed by three more home videos in this season.

MitchelltheDinosaurGuy: This season is good, though it was where Barney started to go downhill.

The first half (the pilot home videos for this season) could fit in BYG/Seasons 1-3, while the second half (the 20 TV aired episodes for this season, followed by three more home videos) could fit in Seasons 5-7 Pilots.