Today's mechanic friend is Barney Bear

Barney Bear was created by Advanced Animatronics. He was part of the band Circus World Jamboree at Circus World Pizza. He played a single marching band snare drum on a stand. As far as I know, only 8 Circus World Jamboree sets were created. I'm unsure of how many complete sets are still around.

Here is a set performing on stage!

Fortunately, we have all the music played by the band which I will link below

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Here is some example of their showtape, posted by BullFrogs Banjo

Thank you so much for reading! Ask any questions you may have and come back tomorrow for another animatronic friend!

ALL IMAGE IDS:

[An image of an animatronic bear in a red marching band jacket with gold tassles on each shoulder. He wears a red marching hat with a white plume and a gold medal on the front. His head is turned slightly to the side. His arms are bent up and forward. He is holding drumsticks and stands in front of a silver snare drum on a black stand. He is standing on a stage with purple curtains behind him.] END IMAGE ID ONE

[A cropped image of the same animatronic bear holding a white banner on a yellow background. He is looking towards the viewer with an open-mouth smile. His eyelids come down slightly over his eyes giving him a relaxed expression. The character next to him has their hand on his shoulder.] END IMAGE ID TWO

[An image of the same animatronic bear in a back storeroom. His head is tilted to the side. His red jacket is dusty and the tassles on his shoulders are falling off. His hat is still intact but the plume is slumped over looking bent or broken. His arms are bent out in front of him with one higher than the other. He is holding drumsticks. There is no snare drum in front of him and a sculpted belly button can be seen] END IMAGE ID THREE

[An image of an animatronic band on stage. There is a lioness in a red marching band jacket, white button down shirt, black bow tie, white leggings, and a mini black top hat sat on a swing hanging from the ceiling. To her left is a lion holding an animal crop wearing a red tail coat with black accents, a white shirt, and a black top hat with a white ribbon. Next to him and slightly behind him is a penguin sitting on a block of ice. His body is facing the wall but his head is turned to look at the audience. He is playing an anthropomorphic organ with a purple body and brass pipes. Further to the left is a bear facing the audience in a red marching band jacket with golden tassles and a marching hat with a white plume. He is holding drumsticks and playing a snare drum on a stand. Directly next to him is a red, white, and blue performance cannon. It is facing towards the audience. Though not clearly visible, a clown wearing green goggles with his arms out in front of him is inside. Behind both the bear and the cannon is a small bear-like animatronic hanging on to a gold bar that hangs from the ceiling. He is in a blue acrobatic outfit with a red and yellow belt. Sitting on the stage in front of the band is an adult with long brown hair surrounded by various small children. They are all posing for a picture.] END IMAGE IDs

Found some pictures of the Circus World Jamboree on the VP Animations website that I'd never seen posted anywhere else, so I thought I'd share them here!

don’t have any riveting insight outside of “this is great and i really love this”, but this is great and i really love this! from 1954’s The Impossible Possum, animated by Mike Lah and directed by Dick Lundy during Tex Avery’s sabbatical

Here is a list of some popular preschool shows that aired in the 1990s:

"Barney & Friends" (1992-2009)

"Blue's Clues" (1996-2006)

"Teletubbies" (1997-2001)

"Arthur" (1996-present)

"Bob the Builder" (1998-2011)

"Bear in the Big Blue House" (1997-2006)

"The Magic School Bus" (1994-1997)

"Sesame Street" (1969-present, but with episodes airing in the 90s)

"The Wiggles" (1991-present)

"Rugrats" (1991-2004)

"Bananas in Pyjamas" (1992-2001)

"The Busy World of Richard Scarry" (1994-1997)

"The Little Mermaid: The Animated Series" (1992-1994)

"Gullah Gullah Island" (1994-1998)

"Allegra's Window" (1994-1996)

"Franklin" (1997-2004)

"Little Bear" (1995-2003)

"The Big Comfy Couch" (1992-2006)

"Muppet Babies" (1984-1991, but with reruns in the 90s)

"PB&J Otter" (1998-2000)

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there might be other preschool shows from the 90s that were popular during that time.

my brain is so fucking rotted i can't consume any other media without thinking abt clint

started watching the bear,,, carmy and richie?? mf that is just clint and barney to me. the inflatable hot dog scene good GOD those are the barton boys. it's the way they talk to each other and just. carmy is easily clint and richie is so fucking barney.

My mom: i kept a lot of your childhood toys in the storage unit for the baby. I even still have your old blanket.

Me: aww mom that’s so sweet—

Mom: i also found your old Sega—

Me: FUCK YOUR FUTURE GRANDCHILD YOU HAVE MY OLD SEGA?!

barney calhoun doing drugs call that cocaine bear

Maybe it is because of how Warnette and Robin x Barney (HIMYM) were such formative experiences for me, or how predicting Feysand shortly after the release of ACOTAR book 1 was my tumblr debut, but I have become a human romance detector (not in real life, thank god). I am a finely honed tool that can zero in on any interaction or throwaway line and tell you whether or not that will culminate in a canon ship, and I have never been wrong. This is why Midge x Lenny (TMMM) was so satisfying for me, I was waiting for that hotel scene since season 1. Carmy x Sydney (the Bear) will happen, and I’ve known that since season 1. I am a prophet. I prophesize.

Production Art “The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show” (1980)

Here are some famous characters in their Valentine's spirit!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Who's your favorite character?

Barney got the meal so Gordon could dip his fries in the frappe :)

Even with WB cartoons (to say nothing of cartoons in general) trying to be more inclusive, I still hope that they try to keep THESE pairings.

Furrball x Fifi (or any adorable girl, whether it's Babs (who's now Buster's sis), Shirley, Fifi, any cute girl character)

Daffy x either Melissa or Tina (if WB ever brings her back)

Sylvester x either Sylvia, Penelope or perhaps a new character (like a female dog)

Porky x Petunia

Danny x Sawyer

Yogi x Cindy

Fred x Wilma

Pebbles x Bamm-Bamm

Barney x Betty

George x Jane

Preschool characters in a friendly group (Some more)

Brum (C) Ragdoll and Wildbrain Dora the Explorer (C) Nick Jr Noddy (C) Enid Blyton Ltd. Little Einsteins (C) Disney and the Baby Einstein Company Bear in the Big Blue House (C) Disney and The Muppet Holding Company Thomas & Friends/Bob the Builder/Barney/Pingu (C) Mattel Television and HiT Entertainment Bananas in Pyjamas (C) ABC Australia Sofia the First and Doc Mcstuffins (C) Disney Junior