See Also: Baby Bop Through the Years Portrayalīaby Bop with Julie Johnson, the original voice actress Voice Portrayal Historyĭuring auditions, Julie Johnson, noticed that all of the people that were auditioning had pristine children's voices. Her design has remained this way since then. In season three of Barney & Friends, Baby Bop was redesigned slightly so that her jaw could move. on November 18, 1993, Sheryl Leach explained that Baby Bop's height is due to children imagining that she's smaller. During an appearance at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
In season two of Barney & Friends, Baby Bop got shorter to better suit her age of two-years-old (and later three). When she made her debut, she was taller than the kids and about the very same height as Barney, clocking in at about 5'7'. She also has rather large eyelashes, and a tuft of hair beneath her crest.īaby Bop's general appearance has gone through several changes over the years. Her colors are an inverse of Barney's purple and green color scheme, sporting a green body with purplish-pink spots. Designīaby Bop is known for wearing a pink bow in her hair and pink ballet slippers on her feet. Corey and Lockridge were only given a week to produce the character, which would be introduced in Barney in Concert. The tooth was scrapped as it looked too threatening for a two year old dinosaur and in subsequent sketches she was altered to the color palate that she's currently seen with. Early costume designs for her were to be a pink and yellow dinosaur with one sharp tooth. Baby Bop was initially pitched to the duo in a “comic strip” like format in which the creators had already sketched out the little green dinosaur. The costume builders of Barney, Irene Corey and her niece Suzanne Lockridge, were also contacted to make the costume of Baby Bop. Within Baby Bop's concert debut, her name was given by The Backyard Gang.īaby Bop serves as a vehicle for portraying the behaviors and activities typical of a 2 to 3-year-old, the age of much of the viewing audience. Whereas Barney is outgoing but down-to-earth, Baby Bop is very shy but can be ecstatic at times due to her young age. She also loves to ride on her tricycle, which she got when she turned three.Īccording to the co-creator of Barney, Sheryl Leach, Baby Bop was created as a foil character to Barney. One of her favorite animals at the zoo is an elephant and she has an elephant doll named Nelly. She loves tea parties, and will try to host them with as many of her friends as she can. She also loves to hop, as seen through the song, " The Baby Bop Hop".īaby Bop's favorite food is macaroni and cheese, but she still likes many other foods such as apples and bananas, popcorn, and even pizza. She is an avid dancer, and has taken many ballet classes to pursue this hobby.
Baby Bop's favorite toy doll is her stuffed teddy bear, something she loves almost as much as her blanket. She sings about her blankey at times with the songs, " My Yellow Blankey" and " Baby Bop's Blankey". She loves to carry her yellow blanket around and is almost never even seen without it, calling it her "blankey". At the end of most episodes of Barney & Friends, she (alongside BJ and Riff) disappear into a burst of magical sparkles.īaby Bop is like many precocious children her age. Like the other dinosaurs, Baby Bop comes from the imagination of children. Baby Bop debuted as a two-year-old with illeism, but eventually turned three in the episode " Look At Me, I'm 3!" (1993) and eventually grew to speak in first person.īaby Bop is a good friend of Barney's and the younger sister of BJ. She became bolder (without music) in her many appearances to follow. During her debut, Baby Bop was depicted as being very shy until she heard music at which point she became much bolder.
Baby Bop is a main recurring character on the television series, Barney & Friends, and was a minor character in its home video predecessor, Barney & The Backyard Gang.Ī three-year-old bright green triceratops, Baby Bop made her first appearance in Barney in Concert which performed in 1991 at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas.
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