Min becomes "The Queen Of Make-Believe" and Michael, Shawn, and Tina are the castle staff. She wishes to see Barney (who is dubbed "the royal dinosaur"), later making him king. Barney explains that imagination can turn things into other things. The kids look up at the clouds and start to see shapes, which Tina imagines a tasty rain. Coincidentally, a thunderstorm begins after they finish singing.
In the classroom, everyone finds ways to use their imagination, like Tina's pretend tea party. When Michael finds some boxes, Min comes up with trying to build a robot. Barney brings The Barney Bag out to help the kids bring the robot to life. As the kids struggle to find a head for the robot, Barney asks Michael to recite the "Anything String" poem, which shows that even simple things can turn into something else with imagination. Shawn, after hearing this, finds a teapot to use as the head, but as soon as Barney puts it on, the robot comes to life. After the robot performs his song, Michael reveals that it was him inside the robot. While the rain still pours, Michael comes up with the idea of putting on a parade to make the rain stop. This plan works, and soon the sky is clear once more. The kids imagine one last time, pretending the playground platform is a rocket ship.
Songs
- Barney Theme Song
- Old King Cole
- Old King Cole (reprise)
- If All the Raindrops
- I'm a Little Teapot
- The Barney Bag
- I'm a Little Robot
- Animal Parade
- Rocket Song
- I Love You
This episode contains examples of:
- The Dreaded Pretend Tea-Party: Subverted. Tina suggests they have one of these, with Barney and the others happily joining in.
- Fake Brit: In-universe. During the tea party, the cast puts on fake British accents as part of their pretend play.Barney: Tea time, oh goody goody! Pip pip cheerio!
- Rain, Rain, Go Away: Barney and the kids end up inside after it starts raining. Thanks to Min, the gang finds other ways to use their imaginations indoors. It clears up towards the end though.
- That Cloud Looks Like...: With Barney's encouragement, the kids point out the shapes in the clouds. These range from a race car and a turtle to a crown, a castle, and even Barney himself.
- Unrobotic Reveal: After singing "I'm a Little Robot," the robot's front flap opens to reveal Michael inside.
