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Get Ready For A Dino-Mite Celebration As Big As Your Imagination When TV Icon Barney™ Comes To Los Angeles On March 28th To Celebrate His Birthday!!!

03/11/2008

Los Angeles, CA

It's time for a stu-u-pendous celebration, as everyone's favorite purple dinosaur arrives in Los Angeles as part of his 20-city BIG PURPLE BUS TOUR. Barney is hitting the road, spending time with friends across the country as he commemorates 20 years of sharing, caring and imagination. The tour is sponsored by JAKKS Pacific and in partnership with Toys"R"Us and Children's Miracle Network (CMN).

During his stay in Los Angeles from March 28th to 30th, Barney will be stopping by a local children's hospital to perform and spend time with some special friends, and will also visit two local Toys"R"Us stores.

On Friday, March 28th, Barney will visit children at the Children's Hospital of Orange County, part of the Children's Miracle Network. During this private visit Barney will perform a special birthday concert and take pictures with kids during bedside meet and greets. He will also leave behind a collection of toys from his brand new toy line from Jakks Pacific, and donate a DVD library of favorite Barney titles to the hospital.

On Saturday and Sunday, March 29th- 30th, the tireless T-Rex will host a meet-andgreet birthday party at two Toys"R"Us stores. Children will have the opportunity to present Barney with a super-dee-duper birthday card that they design and create right at the Toys"R"Us store!

Bus Stop #1:
Friday, March 28th @ 1pm - 2:30pm
Children's Hospital of Orange County
455 South Main Street
Orange, CA 92868
P: (714) 289-4027

Bus Stop #2:
Saturday, March 29th @ 11am - 2pm
Toys"R"Us
22035 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90503
P: 310-540-2727

Bus Stop #3:
Sunday, March 30th @ 11am - 2pm
Toys"R"Us
1833 La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
P: 310-558-1831

20 Years of Barney:
Created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach, a former teacher and mother, Barney has become a staple in preschoolers' lives, modeling Sharing, Caring, Imagining, Dancing and Learning on TV, online and through live events, home entertainment and publishing. The Emmy-award winning series, Barney & Friends changed the face of children's television when it first launched, and continues to be one of the top-rated preschool shows today, airing on PBS KIDS® and PBS KIDS SproutSM. In 2006 the series introduced its first new dino in 13 years, Riff, a 6 year-old Hadrasaur and cousin to BJ and Baby Bop. The 11th season of Barney & Friends™ premiered on PBS KIDS September 3, 2007.

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