Characters / Barney & Friends

Main characters

Barney the Dinosaur

Super Dee Duper!

Voiced by: Bob West (1988-2000), Duncan Brannan (1998-2002), Tim Dever (2000-2002), and Dean Wendt (2001-2010).

Performed by: David Voss (1988-1990), David Joyner (1991-2001), Josh Martin (1997) and Carey Stinson (2001-2010)

A purple Tyrannosaurus rex who comes to life through the imaginations of young children. Starting out as a plush toy, when kids use their imagination, Barney arrives and helps them learn various lessons about life.

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• All-Loving Hero: He sees the good in everyone.
• Big Fun: When he comes to life, you know you’re going to have a fun adventure!
• Carnivore Confusion: Although he's a T. rex, Barney is mostly vegetarian.
  Barney: ...But I don't eat people. Just veggies!
• Character Catchphrase:
  • Super Dee Duper
  • Stu-u-u-pendous!
  • Tee-rific!
• Character Signature Song: "I Love You"
• Cuddle Bug: He loves hugs, making him fit this trope to a tee.
• Early Installment Character-Design Difference: In his earliest appearances, he was a more blueish shade of purple and looked more like a real T-Rex.
• Friend to All Children: All kids adore him, and for a good reason.
• Gentle Giant: A big dinosaur whose heart is bigger than his size.
• Hammerspace: Barney's closet
• Imagination Based Super Power: Through the power of imagination, Barney not only comes to life from a plush toy, but is also able to make things appear (and disappear).
• Magical Guardian: A magic dinosaur who looks after the kids.

• Nice Guy: What else can you say about a dinosaur who's nice to everyone, never gets angry, loves everybody, and loves helping people with nothing in return?
• Older Than They Look: He sure looks good for somebody who's more than two hundred million years old.
• The One Who Wears Shoes: Inverted. Barney is the one dinosaur in the series who is generally barefoot. He does occasionally wear dancing shoes however.
• Perpetual Smiler: Mostly because he's a plush toy who never changes his facial expressions.
• Really 700 Years Old: Barney is over two hundred million years old.
• Say My Name and The Glomp: He gets this almost every day.
• Series Mascot: As the main character of the series, Barney tends to be featured most on merchandise compared to the little dinos (i.e. Baby Bop). This is also why most anti-Barney parodies focus on Barney himself and ignore the other dinosaurs.
• Sleep-Mode Size: Barney has this in the form of a stuffed animal.
• Species Surname: Barney T. Dinosaur
• Tooth Strip: Barney's teeth are fashioned in this manner to make him non-threatening to the show's audience. ^note The trope was once even named "Barney Teeth"
• Trademark Favorite Food: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (especially with a glass of milk).
  • In Season 11, Barney acquired a taste for pistachios. The first episode of said season involves him overcoming an addiction to them, with help from the little dinos.
• Wink "Ding!": One can be heard, as toy Barney winks to the audience, complete with a twinkle in his eye as each episode ends.

Baby Bop

Oh goody goody!

Voiced by: Julie Johnson

Performed by: Jenny Dempsey (1992), Jeff Ayers (1993-2008), and Lauren Mayeux (2009-2011)

A three year old green triceratops, who is BJ's younger sister and one of Barney's best friends.

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• Affectionate Nickname: BJ affectionately refers to her as "Sissy." Riff calls her "Baby Boppity Bop."
• Annoying Younger Sibling: To BJ.
• Baby Talk: In the last two Barney and the Backyard Gang videos. Averted on Barney & Friends
• Character Signature Song: "My Yellow Blankey" and "The Baby Bop Hop"
• Dub Name Change: Buba Bon in the Israel co-production.
• Informed Species: Even by the standards of the show, she doesn't look much like a Triceratops. Her snout and ears make her look like a hippo.
• Large Ham: When she's not shy...
• Mondegreen Gag: A common gag involves Baby Bop mispronouncing a name or song lyrics.
  Baby Bop: [singing Home on the Range] Where the deer and the cantaloupe play...
• Non-Mammalian Hair: She has a tuft of hair in front of her crest, along with eyelashes.
• Palette Swap: Of Barney himself.
  • Foil: Sheryl Leach intended Baby Bop to be a foil to Barney. Baby Bop's shy nature compliments Barney's nurturing and outgoing personality.
• Say My Name: At first, her presence was not guaranteed, so she would get this when she did show up.
• The Smurfette Principle: Of the four regular dinosaur characters, she is the only girl.
• Start My Own: How she responded to learning that she was too young for the elementary school.
• Third-Person Person: In the last two Backyard Gang videos and the first season of Barney & Friends. Mostly averted afterwards.

BJ

Voiced by: Patty Wirtz

Performed by: Jenny Dempsey (1993), Jeff Brooks (1994-2000), Kyle Nelson (2002-2009), and Jerad Harris (2010)

BJ is a seven year old yellow protoceratops who is Baby Bop's older brother.

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• Affectionate Nickname: Riff calls him "Beej"
• Annoying Younger Sibling: Inverted. He's the Annoying Older Sibling to Baby Bop, since he sometimes teases her.
• Big Eater: Downplayed, as he eats a great deal, but unlike most BigEaters he is not immune to eating large amounts of food. He's had more than one stomach ache due to eating too much. Once the decorations are set up in Sing and Dance with Barney, what does BJ become excited over? The snacks, of course.
• Captain Superhero: Captain Pickles, a nod to his favorite snack.
• Character Catchphrase: "Ay-yie-yie!"
• Character Signature Song: "BJ's Song" and "Captain Pickles," the latter for his superhero persona.
• Character Tics: In his earliest appearances, he had a distinctive whistle that let the audience know he was arriving on the scene. The whistle was scrapped by the time of the third season.
• Crossdressing Voices: Patty Wirtz voices the precocious protoceratops.
• Early Installment Character-Design Difference: At first, he was very tall and had a large jaw, but later on, he got shorter and his jaw got smaller.
• Non-Mammalian Hair: Not to the degree of his sister, but BJ has spikes of hair sticking out under his cap.
• Signature Headgear: His red baseball cap.
• Stage Magician: "BJ the Great"
• Tooth Strip: Like the other dinosaurs (save for Baby Bop).
• Trademark Favorite Food: He's obsessed with pickles.
• Tuckerization: BJ was named after Sheryl Leach's father, Billy J. "BJ" Stamps.
• Vocal Evolution: BJ's voice was deep in his first few appearances, but became higher pitched as the years went on.
• Youthful Freckles: They're purple.

Riff

Voiced by: Michaela Dietz

Performed by: Adam Brown (2006-2007) and Jerad Harris (2008-2010)

A six year old orange hadrosaur that is BJ and Baby Bop's cousin. He loves music and inventing new things.

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• Affectionate Nickname: He gives these to his cousins "Beej" and "Baby Boppity Bop."
• Bungling Inventor: A number of Riff's inventions go wrong. One episode had him invent a robot he dubbed "Litterbot," built to help clean the park. Eventually, it makes a bigger mess and Hilarity Ensues.
• Character Catchphrase:
  • Tippity top!
  • Wowzer!
• Character Signature Song: "I Hear Music Everywhere"
• Crossdressing Voices: Voiced by Michaela Dietz.
• Meaningful Name: Riff - "A repeated instrumental melody line in a song."
  • Noted in a bonus feature on the "Let's Make Music" DVD.
• Non-Mammalian Hair: Much like his cousin Baby Bop, Riff has a tuft of hair on his head.
• Odd Name Out: The only dinosaur who doesn't have "B" as the first letter of his name.
• Saying Sound Effects Out Loud
• Tooth Strip: As with Barney and BJ, Riff has a tooth strip to make him appear friendly.
• Verbal Tic: Because of his name, his words in his speech sometimes is repeated, most often adding "itty" to the end of a word, before repeating the word properly.
• Youthful Freckles: Much like his cousin BJ, Riff has some freckles. However, his are green diamonds rather than purple spots.

Recurring Characters/Guests

Professor Erasmus Q. Tinkerputt

Portrayed by: Barry Pearl

A zany toy inventor who befriends Barney and co. when they visit Imagination Island.

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• Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Tinkerputt tends to be zanier than most characters in the franchise, creating rather bizarre yet enjoyable toys including a balloon maker that blows up balloons in various sizes, a bike driven music machine, and even life-size dancing robots.
• Cool Old Guy: An elderly man who makes toys.
• It's All About Me: In Imagination Island, he was not interested in sharing the toys he has invented, until Barney and his friends show him the benefits of sharing. To be fair, this may have been more a matter of habit than selfishness - being the only resident on Imagination Island would not really engender an urge to share, though he thankfully grows out of it. Averted in Barney's Big Surprise.
• Large Ham: Very bombastic and zany.
• The Professor: A toy inventor.
• Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Tinkerputt names some of his inventions like this. Taken to an extreme in Barney's Big Surprise, doubling as an Expospeak Gag:
  Tinkerputt: May I present "Tinkerputt's Tin Plated Terpsichorean Automatons!"
  BJ: Woah... what does that mean?
  Tinkerputt: It means... it means...
  Barney: Dancing robots?
  Tinkerputt: Dancing robots! Precisely, Barney. Thank you very much.

Mr. Grady Boyd

Portrayed by: Robert Sweatmon

• Embarrassing First Name: Subverted. Mr. Boyd's first name is Grady, as revealed by his niece Colleen. This surprises the other kids, but while he is initially embarassed that the other kids know, he shrugs it off shortly afterward.
  Colleen: Oh, Uncle Grady...
  Rest of the kids: Grady!?
  Mario: I thought your first name was "Mister."
  Mr. Boyd: [somewhat embarassed] Grady Boyd is my name...
  [back in character] And taking care of the park is my job... and I better get back to it.
• Jack of All Trades: While Mr. Boyd's main professions were being a janitor and a park keeper, he has also been a beach store owner and a bee keeper, in addition to his side career as a musician. In The Best of Barney, he returns to visit Barney and co, having taken up photography.

Stella

Portrayed by: Phyllis Cicero

• A Day in the Limelight: Gets a massive screentime increase in both "Ship Ahoy" and the home video "Once Upon a Time".
• Character Catchphrase: "Toodles!"
• Culture Equals Costume: Stella brings stories from all over the world, while dressed in full attire.
• Portal Door: Stella travels with one.
• Running Gag: Stella greets Barney and the others in a different language depending on where she arrives from (teaching both the words for "hello" and "goodbye" in said language).
• Sassy Black Woman: It can come across during her storytelling.
• The Storyteller: She has many stories.

Ms. Etta Kette

Portrayed by: Brice Armstrong

• Crossdressing Voices: Brice Armstrong is a guy.
• I Warned You: See Tempting Fate below.
• Massive Numbered Siblings: In one episode, she mentions having grown up in a full and noisy nest.
• Meaningful Name: She has much to teach.
• Punny Name: Her name is a play on "ettiquette"
• Southern Belle: Has a southern accent.
• Tempting Fate: "Oh, I sure hope (character) doesn't (do something that leads to trouble)!" Five minutes later...
• Toothy Bird: She shows Linda that she has no teeth.

Scooter McNutty

Portrayed by: Todd Duffey

• Character Catchphrase:
  • "Gotta scoot!"
  • "Aww, nuts!"
• One-Steve Limit: Scooter shares his name with Julie's puppy in Season 3.
• Speech Impediment: Scooter has a lisp.
• Vocal Evolution: Scooter's voice was a bit deeper at first.

Tomie dePaola

• As Himself: Tomie DePaola plays himself.
• "Sesame Street" Cred

Generation One cast (Backyard Gang series and Seasons 1-3)

Michael

Portrayed by: Brian Eppes

• Badbutt Armfold: This is the pose that he strikes for "Everyone is Special". It works, because by the time the children were involved in the song, he was the eldest boy around. This ties into...
• Big Brother Instinct: In "Barney & Friends": helping the younger kids, leading some activities, and acting as the school crossing guard. In "Sing and Dance with Barney", he almost always speaks for everyone else.
• Character Focus: In "Be A Friend" and "Practice Makes Music".
• Dreadful Musician: He needed a little help to master the cello in time for a concert.
• It's the Best Whatever, Ever!: His repeated opinion of Barney is "best friend ever".
• Vocal Evolution: By the second season, his voice had gotten deeper, mainly due to his actor (Brian Eppes) becoming a teenager by then.

Amy

Portrayed by: Becky Swonke

• Real Life Writes the Plot: Barney Wiki has it that her actress wasn't available for "Barney & Friends" because she got sick.

Luci

Portrayed by: Leah Gloria Montes

• Character Focus: "Hola, Mexico!"
• Cool Big Sis: She's this to Tina, but also acts like this to the younger children in the cast, often assisting Barney in his activities in "Barney & Friends."
• Satellite Character: By the time "Barney & Friends" started, Luci was a teenager, and could only legitimately appear with Tina.
• True Blue Femininity: Her fairy costume in "The Backyard Show".

Tina

Portrayed by: Jessica Zucha

• Annoying Younger Sibling: In "A Day at the Beach", but otherwise generally averted.
• Character Focus: "Oh, What a Day!" and "Barney's Campfire Sing-Along" mostly has her perspective, taking place in one of her dreams.
• Companion Cube: Tina once had a Barney doll, and couldn't sleep without him at one point.
• Cower Power: Tina's first reaction to Barney is to hide behind Luci.
• Girlish Pigtails: Sometimes.
• "I Want" Song: "I Wish There Were School Every Day".
• Story Arc: She breaks an arm in season 2.
• Tagalong Kid: In "A Day at the Beach", much to Luci's annoyance.
  Luci: My kid sister. She follows me everywhere!

Jason (Salim Grant)

• One-Steve Limit: He shares the same name as the Jason who later appear in the show who is deaf.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Jason vanished after the third "Backyard Gang" video as Salim Grant became unhappy with his role.

Adam

Portrayed by: Alexander Jihn

• Adorably Precocious Child: He was very small when he met Barney, but was by no means lacking in manners.
  Adam: *shaking hands with Barney* Thank you, Barney, for the wonderful time. *steps out of kiddie pool*
• Asian and Nerdy: Downplayed. He's a bookish kid with glasses, and eventually, braces.
• Character Narrator: For "Little Bunny Foo Foo" in "The Backyard Show".
• Large Ham: Adam's contribution to the "Elves' Rap" is very dramatic.
• Mr. Exposition: Adam is very well read. He had already seen the studio where his mother works by "Rock with Barney", so he was able to help give his friends a tour.
• The Piano Player: Fakes it with a player piano in "Rock with Barney".
• Real Life Writes the Plot: Adam missed out on "Barney's Campfire Sing-Along" because his actor was sick.
  • He had moved out of state by the time the last two videos ("Barney in Concert" and "Rock with Barney") were going to be produced, so he had to be flown in to film them.
• Vocal Evolution: By "Barney In Concert".

Derek

Portrayed by: Rickey Carter

• Bookworm: In "Everyone is Special!", it is stated that he reads a lot of books.
• Black and Nerdy: After migrating to the show, Derek sports glasses and likes to read books.
• Call-Back: In "Doctor Barney is Here," he pretends to be a bodybuilder. In "Live in New York City", he becomes the strong man in the Imagination Circus.
• Friendless Background: The first time we see him, he has just moved into town and is wishing for new friends.
• '90s Hair: His initial flat top haircut has the effect of dating him.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He takes over the role as the African-American kid of the Backyard Gang after Jason left.
• Welcome Episode: "Waiting For Santa". He's taken to Santa's workshop, where he is assured that Santa knows his new address.

Kathy

Portrayed by: Lauren King

• Afraid of Doctors: Initially in "Doctor Barney is Here"
• Character Focus: "My Family's Just Right For Me", "Doctor Barney is Here!"
  • She and Min share focus in "Caring Means Sharing"
• Character Signature Song: "Me and My Teddy".
• Companion Cube: Teddy.
  • Consulting Mister Puppet
• Disappeared Dad: Kathy's father is never mentioned, so it's unknown what happened to him. She lives with her mother and "Nana" (her grandmother). However, in the 1993 Family Marathon, Barney does mention that “[Kathy’s] daddy doesn’t live with her”, implying that her parents could be divorced.
• Dumb Struck: In the first several minutes of "Doctor Barney Is Here!", because she is terrified of visiting the doctor.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Made her first appearance in "Rock With Barney". Her teddy was much bigger.
• Every Proper Lady Should Curtsy: When she finished performing "Me and My Teddy" at Radio City Music Hall, this is what she did.
• Girlish Pigtails: Sports a pair of pigtails.
• Greater Need Than Mine: Kathy wanted so badly to give Barney a special birthday present that she tried to give him her teddy.
• Mentors: In "Sing and Dance with Barney", Kathy tells Linda that she can call upon her teddy in times of fear, like she did when she was little.

• Pink Means Feminine: Kathy wore pink in about half of all episodes from the first two seasons that she appeared in.
• Running Gagged: Stopped appearing with her teddy in season 3.

Min

Portrayed by: Pia Manalo Hamilton

• The Bus Came Back: Min left the show after Season 3, but later appeared in "Sing and Dance with Barney" and " Read With Me, Dance With Me".
• Character Focus: In the first episode of "Barney & Friends", "The Queen of Make-Believe". Her final decree is that everyone sing "I Love You" before leaving.
  • She and Kathy share focus in "Caring Means Sharing"
• Precious Puppies: Two, on separate occasions.
• Running Gag: She gets a dance solo during the instrumental break for "Mister Sun".

Shawn

Portrayed by: John David Bennett II

• Character Focus: "What's That Shadow?", "When I Grow Up...", "Shawn and the Beanstalk"
• Stage Magician: "Barney's Talent Show". It took him until the end to get Pull a Rabbit out of My Hat right.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Initially expressed a fear of dogs and the dark.

Tosha

Portrayed by: Hope Cervantes

• Character Focus: "Be A Friend", "A Very Special Delivery", "Imagination Island".
• Friendless Background: In "Be A Friend, she starts out not having any friends at her new school, other than Barney. The purple guy fixes this immediately.
• Iconic Item: Frequently seen wearing sweaters, vests, or both.
• It Was a Gift: Her new locket in "Imagination Island" is a present for helping to care for her brothers. The fact that she is willing to share it at all is a testament to her generous spirit. This reforms Professor Tinkerputt.
• New Transfer Student: In her first appearance.
• Running Gag: She liked to give Barney repeated kisses on the nose.
• Story Arc: Tosha's mom was going to have a new baby during Season 2. In the season finale, it's revealed that she had twin boys.
• The Storyteller: Once, during a rainstorm, she wore a parachute like a costume and pretended to be Stella.
• Theme Twin Naming: Her twin brothers, Kevin and Kyle.

Julie

Portrayed by: Susannah Wetzel

• Call-Back: After adopting her puppy, Julie says in a later episode that he loves the doghouse that the other kids had built for him.
  • She brings said puppy to school in the episode, having named him Scooter.
• Character Focus: "I Can Be A Firefighter", "A Welcome Home".
• Just a Kid: Julie wanted to be a firefighter. Being so small, she couldn't fit into the gear. She was told that this would change with time and exercise.
• Precious Puppies: She adopts one of Min's sheepdog puppies, and names him Scooter.

Jason (Kurt Dykhuizen)

• Early-Bird Cameo: First appears in "The Alphabet Zoo" in Season 2, then joins the cast in Season 3.
• Inspirationally Disadvantaged: Averted; Jason's hearing aid is never remarked upon.
• Running Gag: Jason signs "I love you, Barney" in American Sign Language, either word by word or shorthand. He seems to enjoy communicating with Barney without speaking, because in one instance, he responds to Barney's goodbye by nodding in reply, waving to him, and leaving.
• The Show Must Go On: During "The Tiger Song" in "The Alphabet Zoo", Jason's tiger mask is on crooked, but the song proceeds without incident.
• Your Favorite: This exchange, from "Sing and Dance with Barney:
  Jason: We've known Barney for so long, he can probably guess what song we want to sing before we tell him.
  Barney: Well, since Jason has an absolutely positively very favorite song, I bet I do know what he wants to sing! Does it go something like this?
  * "Mr. Knickerbocker" starts up*
  Jason: Yeah!

Carlos

Portrayed by: Corey Lopez

• Character Focus: "Room for Everyone".
• Early-Bird Cameo: In "Barney Live! in New York City".
  • Mandatory Line: He only gets a couple of lines in his first appearance.
• Punny Names: Has three goldfish named Super, Dee, and Duper, a pun on Barney's famed catchphrase. He states that he gave them those names because they make him happy, much like Barney does.
• Stock Foreign Name

Kenneth

• Alliterative Name: He introduces himself as Kenneth Kelly.
• Character Focus: "On The Move", "Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends".
• New Transfer Student: He had just moved into town in "On the Move".
• One Season Wonder: Season 3.
• Passing the Torch: "On the Move" is both the first appearance of Kenneth and the last appearance of Derek and Tina. Derek and Tina get a memory book filled with reminders of their past experiences, while Kenneth gets a (mostly) blank memory book to fill with memories of his new school.

Juan:

• Annoying Younger Sibling: According to Carlos, Juan snores in his sleep, Sometimes annoying Carlos
• Enter Stage Window: The treehouse had a low window by the door. Juan uses it once, calling it a "shortcut".
• It's All About Me: One episode showed that he didn't quite get the concept of sharing. He eventually found that it can be fun.
• Stock Foreign Name: His name is a Mexican one.

Generation Two cast (Seasons 4-6)

Ashley and Alissa

Portrayed by: Monet and Maurie Chandler

• Early-Bird Cameo: They played a rather large role in the Season 3 episode "Twice is Nice."
• Satellite Character: While Ashley appeared on the show by herself occasionally, Alissa always tagged along with her sister.
• Theme Twin Naming

Stephen

Portrayed by: Chase Gallatin

• Early-Bird Cameo: He shows up "Classical Cleanup", "Are We There Yet?" and "On the Move" before being part of the show's cast.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He fills in a similar role to Shawn, as they're both Caucasian boys who share the same letter on their names that later wore glasses during their runs in the show. The only differences is Shawn was there at the start of the show's run, while Stephen only made few cameos before being part of the show. Also Shawn started to wear glasses after one season, while Stephen didn't until three seasons later.
• Performance Anxiety: In "Barney's Talent Show". It lasts almost the whole time.

Kristen

Portrayed by: Sara Hickman

• Character Focus: "The One and Only You".
• Disappeared Dad: Kristen's father is never mentioned, so it's unknown what happened to him. She lives with her mother, her grandmother, and her cat (named Princess).
• Early-Bird Cameo: Appeared in "Barney's Fun and Games" and "Once Upon A Time" before becoming a regular cast member on the TV series.
• Girl Next Door

Maria

Kim

Portrayed by: Danielle Vega (nee Erica Rhodes)

Hannah

• Cool Big Sis: Treats Linda like a little sister.
• Girl Next Door

Danny

Portrayed by: Jeffrey Hood

Keesha

Portrayed by: Mera Baker

• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: She's like a younger version of Tosha, and you can see it in Sing and Dance with Barney.

Chip

• The All-American Boy: Chip has some shades of this.
• Butt-Monkey: Chip had some bad luck in some of the trips in "Barney's Adventure Bus" aside from his (working at a pizzeria) and BJ and Baby Bops'. On Robert and Kristen's trip, Chip had to climb back and forth trying to get Robert and Kristen's kitten, only for it to climb down. On Keesha's trip, Chip kept getting the wrong size cowboy hat and had to use a washboard as an instrument.
• Story Arc: Chip breaks his leg in Season 5. Not referenced as much as Tina's arm was, but nonetheless, it's a bit of an arc.

Robert

Portrayed by: Angel Velasco

Curtis

Linda

Portrayed by: Adrienne Kangas

• Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Mutual; Linda strokes the heads of stuffed creatures, including Barney, and Barney tends to caress her chin.
• The Baby of the Bunch: She's the youngest Barney kid since Shawn, and at least two years younger than the other children. Sometimes the older kids need to look after her.
• Big Brother Worship: Linda looks up to Chip and wants to share her accomplishments with him.
• Character Focus: The Season 5 episode "What's in a Name?' focuses on her learning the letters in her name.
• Cheerful Child: It's hard to find her in an unhappy mood.
• Covered in Mud: In "It's a Rainy Day!", the end of the episode finds her covered in mud.
  Linda: Chip! Chip! Look what I made!
  Barney Hi, Linda! That's quite a mud pie you've made!
  Linda: Thanks, Barney. I just love to play in the mud.
  Barney: I can see that...
• Escort Mission: Is shown to be too young to travel alone or be left by herself (She's six years old, at most).
• Everyone's Baby Sister: As evidenced by some of her other tropes, everyone helps look after her, helping to teach her things and keep her safe even when Chip isn't far away.
• Held Gaze: Linda has a gift for the platonic version of this.
• Meaningful Name: Linda means "pretty" in Spanish. To say that the name is a perfect match would be an understatement.
• On Second Thought: In "Sing and Dance with Barney", she and Baby Bop happen across a giant storybook.
  Baby Bop: I wonder what this story is!
  Linda: I don't know, but with a candy jar on the cover, it must be something sweet!
  * thunderclap*
  Linda: Or...maybe it's a story about rain!
• Pink Means Feminine: Most of her clothing.
• The Runt at the End: Often lands up at the least end of things and is the youngest and shortest of the gang.

Jill

Portrayed by: Lana Whittington

• Absurdly Long Wait: In "How Does Your Garden Grow?", Jill had to wait for her plants to grow as big as the others' plants.

Emily

Jeff

Played By: Austin Ball

• Like Brother and Sister: Jeff and Linda act like brother and sister.
• Missing Mom: Jeff doesn't mention his mother when talking about who he lives with in "You Are Special", so it's unknown what happened to her. He lives with his father, his older brother, and his cat (named Tiger). However, his mother is mentioned in "Good, Clean Fun!" ("My mom says I should always brush my teeth after I eat."). This implies that his parents could be divorced.

Generation Three cast (Seasons 7-9)

Angela

Portrayed by: Demi Lovato

• Dreadful Musician: "Come Blow Your Horn!" reveals that she has a trumpet, but she isn't good at playing it. However, she's trying to get better.

Kami

Portrayed by: Makayla Crawford

Mario

Portrayed by: Zachary Soza

• Bookworm: Mario has often brought up books he was reading. The episode "Once Upon a Fairy Tale" revolves around him having to come up with a story for class.
• Smart People Wear Glasses: Given his love for books, he's one of the more knowledgeable kids in the generation, and he wears glasses.

Scott

Portrayed by: Alex Wilson

Sarah

Portrayed by: Hayden Tweedie

• Chekhov's Skill: She is shown to have a passion for art in several episodes. Years later, she becomes a professional painter as revealed in "The Whole Truth".

Tony

Portrayed by: Zachary Fountain

Whitney

Portrayed by: Kayla S. Levels

Beth

Portrayed by: Katherine Pully

Gianna

Portrayed by: Selena Gomez

Nick

Portrayed by: Grayson Vanover

• Early-Bird Cameo: Nick made an appearance in "Come On Over to Barney's House" prior to becoming a regular cast member on the TV series.
• Height Angst: In "A Little Big Day", he complains that he's the smallest kid in this episode's group. He gets over it.
• Missing Mom: His main family only consists of him and his father (and dog), although it isn't revealed what happened to his mother.

Colleen

Portrayed by: Claire Burdette

• Inspirationally Disadvantaged: Averted. Her missing right hand is mentioned once, but is never remarked upon afterward.

Jackson

Portrayed by: Daven Wilson

David

Portrayed by: Emilio Mazur

• One-Steve Limit: David was the name of both a Season 2 cast member and a kid in a wheelchair from around the same time.

Stacy

Portrayed by: Alyssa Franks

Laura

Portrayed by: Julia Nicholson

Miguel

Portrayed by: Riley Morrison

Rachel

Portrayed by: Hunter Pecunia

Generation Four cast (Seasons 10-13)

(Note: A number of minor kid characters appear in Seasons 10 and 11. Only the kids who are significant to those seasons' episodes are noted, along with any other major kids later on)

Melanie

Portrayed by: Kelly Eichenholz

Tracy

Portrayed by: Victoria Lennox

Ben

Taylor

Emma

Natalia

Rusty

Other Characters

Cody Newton

Portrayed by: Trevor Morgan

The older brother of Abby and the protagonist of Barney's Great Adventure, Cody is a typical preteen boy who wants to be cool. Because of this, he tends to dismiss things like pretend play as "kid's stuff" and, as such, is in contrast to Barney's ideology.

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• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: He fills in the same as Michael and Chip from the series who is the older Caucasian brother and somewhat head of the group. The only difference is that while Michael and Chip are very open to Barney, Cody is very dismissive towards the dinosaur until the very end.
• Heel–Face Turn: Towards the latter half of the movie, Cody goes through this and comes up with the idea of using a log as an airplane to retrieve the egg.
• Road Apples: During Old MacDonald, Cody steps in a cowpie.

The Winkster

Portrayed by: David Voss and Ashley Wood

The main "antagonist" of Barney Live in New York City. The Winkster is a lepricaun-like character who plays practical jokes and steals items from people.

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• Affably Evil: The Winkster is a harmless fellow, who likes to take things from people. Taking things and being chased is his attempt at trying to make friends.
• Heel–Face Turn: He happily joins Barney and the gang and ceases his "stealing" when the gang offer to be his friends.
• I Just Want to Have Friends: The reason he takes the Barney Bag in the show. The Winkster seems like a fun-loving fellow, but is secretly lonely. Barney and the gang teach him that he doesn't have to take things to become someone's friend.

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