""I Just Love Bugs"" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of Barney & Friends.
Plot[]
Barney and the kids are really "going buggy" as they discover the world of bugs and insects around us. Tina explains that she did a report on bees in school and that she is really interested in bugs, something that she gets bugged about in school. Luci explains that it's nothing she should worry about and Michael tells a story of "The Ant and the Grasshopper". In school, the kids learn more about different insects from spiders and flies, to beautiful butterflies which are celebrated with both the song "Five Little Butterflies" and a ballet where Luci, Tina, and Derek pretend to be butterflies. When Barney shows off his favorite bugs, fireflies (or lightning bugs), they show how even the smallest creatures can show love.
Stories: "The Ant and the Grasshopper"
Songs[]
- "Barney Theme Song"
- "Baby Bumblebee"
- "The Ants Go Marching"
- "Five Little Butterflies"
- "The Dance of the Reed Flutes" (Instrumental)
- "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
- "Little Miss Muffet"
- "Shoo Fly"
- "The Barney Bag"
- "Little Speckled Frogs"
- "Twinkle Little Lightning Bug"
- "I Love You"
Release[]
Adaptations[]
Hachaverim Shel Barney[]
- Barney is seen coming to life in this version.
- "The Ants Go Marching" was sung, but it was shortened. However, "Little Speckled Frogs" was not sung, but it was used as an underscore.
- The scenes of the kids demonstrating how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly and dancing as butterflies are shortened.
- Barney and the kids are seen playing Elefun during the last verse of "Five Little Butterflies".
- The Barney Bag isn’t seen magically appearing in this version.
Trivia[]
- This episode marked:
- The first episode to have quotation marks in the title.
- The only time during season one where the Barney doll is shown in the closing shot with the lights turned off.
- The second episode to only feature The Backyard Gang kids. They also appeared together in the episode "Our Earth, Our Home".
- Derek and Tina are in the same class.
- Tosha's name doesn't appear in the credits of this episode (or "1-2-3-4-5 Senses!"), as this episode was filmed before "Be A Friend".
- When Derek says, "Who's scared of some old' toy bug?" (right before Tina scares Derek and Michael with the toy fly), Michael appears to be mouthing the words "toy bug".
- After this episode, the song "Twinkle Little Lightning Bug" won't be sung for seven years, until the Season 6 semi-remake of this episode, "Itty Bitty Bugs".
- In this episode, the Barney doll is seen on the tire swing during "Baby Bumblebee", but at the end of the song, Barney immediately surprises Tina by saying, "Gotcha! You can't get away from me!", and jumping up to her. It's possible that Barney may have came to life offscreen, as the sound effect that plays when he comes to life is not heard.
- The ladybug picture at the end of the original closing credits of this episode is seen upside down, while in Seasons 2 and 3, it is seen in the beginning of the credits right-side up.
- The spider puppet that Michael used in the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" scene was first used for the "Little Miss Muffet" scene in "Let's Help Mother Goose!"
- Luci wears the same shirt she wore in "My Family's Just Right For Me" and "Happy Birthday, Barney!".
- Michael would later wear the same outfit in "A Splash Party, Please."
- Tina wears the same clothes she previously wore in "Hop to It!"
| Season One episodes |
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| "The Queen Of Make-Believe" • "My Family's Just Right For Me" • "Playing It Safe" • "Hop To It!" • "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" • "Four Seasons Day" • "The Treasure Of Rainbow Beard" • "Going Places!" • "Caring Means Sharing" • "Down On Barney's Farm" • "What's That Shadow?" • "Happy Birthday, Barney!" • "Alphabet Soup!" • "Our Earth, Our Home" • "Let's Help Mother Goose!" • "Be A Friend" • ""I Just Love Bugs"" • "When I Grow Up..." • "1-2-3-4-5 Senses!" • "Practice Makes Music" • "Hi, Neighbor!" • " A Camping We Will Go!" • "A Splash Party, Please" • "Carnival Of Numbers • "A World Of Music" • "Doctor Barney Is Here!" • "Oh, What A Day!" • "Home Sweet Homes" • "Hola, Mexico!" • "Everyone Is Special" |