Voice Evolution of BARNEY THE DINOSAUR Over 30 Years (1988-2019) Explained
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- This video was inspired by Dave Lee Down Under
Created as an updated video of Barney's voice changes throughout the years, I take a look at the vocal evolution of the character as I compare the voices of all of Barney's official voice actors over time, including Bob West, David Franks, Duncan Brannan, Tim Dever, and Dean Wendt.
Here's my look at Barney the Dinosaur's Voice Through the Years!
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CORRECTION: Duncan Brannan was Barney from 1997-2000. However, his first home video wasn't released until 1998 and some of his filmed videos didn't come out until 2002 :)
For those particular videos, I kinda wish they had let Duncan Brannan voice Barney alone. Without Tim Dever.
I kind of like Tim Dever; not too high pitched, not to deep either, just a perfect middle ground yet still exactly Barney. Right up there with Duncan Brannan and Bob West.
He's also Chuck E. Cheese.
@@LiamButler2006 Right. But i prefer Bob West because he's the best voice of Barney and Pasqually. Barney is my favorite purple dinosaur cause he loves friends. I grew up with Barney and Friends episodes and videos and i grew up with Barney toys and Barney books. I like Barney because he's a super d duper dinosaur. I heard him singing the I Love You song.
@@anarchimation1448 I liked Tim Dever also
The Only Barney Voice I Know Was Bob West And That Voice Will Always Make Me Smile.
He was my childhood ❤
I grew up with Dean😒because I was born in 2007
@Charlotte White same☹️
In my mind, Bob West is the definitive Barney voice - not just because of the tonality, but because of the underlying way he evoked the character.
Absolutely steve! I mean don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving other actors a shot but none of these other guys in my opinion came close to matching the pure magic Bob had in his voice. The man pretty much IS Barney in my view.
@@jtehmain8261 I'm certainly not putting the other actors down, but Bob really nailed it. His performance involved a lot more than just the voice (voice acting is actually hard work if you do it right - you have to evoke all the feeling of a performance with just your vocal cords). Plus, Bob is a wonderfully funny and nice guy (again, not saying the others weren't!)
Can you tell us why Dean Wendt got the job as Barney’s latest voice?
@@anarchimation1448 I wasn't part of that process at all so I couldn't really say. I CAN say that Dean Wendt is a really nice and talented guy!
You seem to know Barney pretty well from a writing standpoint, so tell me, if Barney could get mad, then what would he actually be mad about, and if Barney could be sad, what are some of the things that would make him sad? I know you couldn’t necessarily explore these things since the show was targeted towards toddlers. And also, what would be Barney’s weakness/Achilles Heel? Superman has Kryptonite, Frosty’s is hot temperature, what is Barney’s?
Bob West still has the best Barney voice of all time!
My second favorite Barney voice actor being Duncan Brannan.
SuperSonicWarrior93 Fact: They Both Voice CEC Charcters
CZcams Mario Indeed they did.
Why
tayyib coolest What do you mean why?
They're just the same, Duncan should've been the talking voice of Barney he is just similar to Bob!
Bob West is perfection. Duncan was great, almost perfect imitation...makes me wonder how Bob West's Chuck E. Cheese would sound (they've both played several of the same characters at CEC at various times...but never Chuck E., only Duncan did Chuck E.) Tim Dever was good, but his Barney was kinda bland in tone. Dean Wendt's early Barney when he was imitating the others was really good...even when he started to let a little nasal come through it was pretty good. When he started going full nasal and made Barney an extension of his normal voice basically, it was aight. But as his run with the character went on, he just seems to have gotten lazier and lazier(he basically stopped voice acting and started talking as himself) and Barney became much less cheerful and exciting. It wasn't awful but it did change the personality and feel of the character, which I don't think needed an overhaul. David Franks seems like he was a good backup. The first unknown guy tried, sounded like they were into it, but unfortunately didn't sound enough like Barney. The last guy was just pure ass and sounded like he was in the studio just talking.
Hey Wendt did that while still staying true to the character, and the extension is easier on his vocal cords
bob west is the voice i grew with seeing the others they are passable but dean at first was ok but in later versions it sounds like hes not even trying!
I hope they get Bob West to voice Barney again for the new movie. Along with David Joyner returning as the costume performer.
@@SuperSonicWarrior93 They announced a new movie? Hopefully it's not like when they announced a new series (it never happened).
privatoist Ikr? This is why I wish Lyrick Studios would come back in business. Cause all Mattel has done is give us empty promises. Hell, they did nothing (I repeat, NOTHING) for Barney’s 30th Anniversary, in 2018.
I can’t believe people think today’s Barney is scary. That dark purple version of Barney is the scariest
Ikr
Seriously he looked possessed lol he scared me as a kid lol I’m glad they changed the color of Barney
He looks weird
I'm a bit conflicted about Dean Wendt's Barney voice on one hand I do give him credit for doing his own thing with the role instead of trying to be a carbon copy of Bob West's Barney but on the other hand I still have a soft spot for Bob's Barney voice.(from the PBS show) and found the dramatic change in the voice a bit jarring
strangely .. i grew up on dean wendts voice !!! so i have a great soft spot for his voice if anything ^___^
“I know a place where we can go that has a lot of flowers and trees and the birds are singing...”
“Where’s that?”
“You’re backyard.” 😆😆😆😆
Omg i remember that!!
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH&HHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's right here! That's no fun!
We want to - something different
Like where
To this day I still love Barney.
I do too.
So do I
I do too
Same
I grew up watching Barney and Friends so early on, Bob was my dude, then Dean came and in the earlier stuff; that was MY Barney, I grew up with Dean as him, then he just got worse.
I feel like like dean made Barney sound more mature to try and keep parents less annoyed. Not that that made a differences. But Bob will always be the best voice actor in the end.
I grew up watching Tim Dever and Dean Wendt actually. And I didnt realize how different both voices were until just now
I grew up watching Bob West, Duncan Brannan, Tim Dever and Dean Wendt. I was born on 8th December 1997 in Brunei. I am a Malaysian Chinese. I ama Pentecostal and Charismatic Christian.
I grew up with all the voices tbh never realized too taht the voice was different
OK but I grew up with Dean voicing Barney.... although i was born in 2007 I’m so used to him! Especially since my mom would always buy so many DVD’s of Barney for me and my brother. But as always, BOB WEST WILL FORVER BE THE BEST🤧 missing you Barney
Bob West will of course always be THE voice of Barney.
I Love Bob West, Tim Dever, Duncan Brannan, and Early Dean Wendt.
Me too.
So do I
I like the Early Dean as well
To be honest, Dean was decent in seasons 7-8. Sure, his voice is a little nasally but was still deep and not annoying. However once season 9 started, his became more nasally and high pitched. Which sometimes grates my ears. The crazy thing is that I grew up with the HIT episodes.
"BOB WEST" IS MY BARNEY And So Is David Voss & David Joyner
How about *Carey Stinson?* He is almost similar to *David Joyner* while he's playing Barney! Well u could say he is not good cuz he doesn't act similar as *David Joyner* but he only acts different cuz of the *New Voice of Barney Dean Wendt*
Fun Fact: *Carey Stinson* was already in the show *since 1991,* and he was the *ASSISTANT Costume for Barney* at *Barney Live at New York* while *David Joyner* Was resting at the backstage! And thats the day where he is *almost similar* to *David Joyner*
@@JaredProd30 watch Barney’s Big Surprise and you will change your mind
Oh alr That episode was interesting but ye i prefer both tho
Bob West is THE Best Barney. 😉
BOB WEST HANDS DOWN IS THE BEST NO QUESTION ABOUT IT HES THE ONE THAT'S ICONIC AND MEMORABLE AND THAT I GREW UP ON LOL
He's the original. 👍
Duncan Brannan, Tim Dever and bob west will always be barney for me
Bob West actually voiced Barney for the launch of Sprout? Also I can't find any footage of that live performance at 1:52
It Was in the 2001 thanksgiving day parade
I found pictures of the PBS Kids Sprout launch event. Just look on Flickr. Album Title: Sprout launch party. The reason why Bob West voiced Barney at the Sprout launch event because Dean Wendt (the voice of Barney at the time) was unavailable for an unknown reason. Maybe Wendt had a cold, or maybe it was due to a family/personal matter, or maybe Dean was busy filming an episode or a video. I guess we'll never know. Note: Carey Stinson was in the costume during the launch event.
@@petercaruso2502 West is voiced for the t-rex for reunion shows since 2005.
Dean changed it so much in 2010. Sounds nothing like Barney
Exactly!
Bob West will always be our Barney's voice
I think the more voice actors come to know who this character is, I realize that it doesn't have to be an imitation of the character. Some of them have completely different takes on the role. My most favorite I am going to say, is Bob West's voice. This is because his voice has been so developed over the years that it is one of the most notable voices growing up. He identified as the character we know him to be, as jolly, funny, and cheerful. Duncan and Tim"s voices were quite similar to each other but they were so different in pitch. I can see why Dean's sounds way different and nasal and that is the reason as to why he chose to make the character his own, because he didn't want to do an imitation. Who is your favorite barney voice, plus on the side note, who is your favorite barney costume performer? Mine is David Joyner.
I was born at a weird time for voices. I'm an '02 baby. Bob West his hands down my favorite. His episodes were still airing on PBS by the time I was born and there's a certain magic in his voice that captivated me. David Joyner is my favorite costume performer because of the energy and how he defined the character's mannerisms. My other favorites would be Rick Starkweather, Patrick McAlister, and a gentleman named Aronzo who performs at the Universal attraction.
I Love Bob West
Me Too!
@@matthewalbanese6222 Me Three
Me four
Me five
Duncan Brannan also voiced Chuck E Cheese.
Morgan , Brainy Smurf fan Bob West Also Voiced Jasper And Pasqually
@@colamations5066 Yes.
@@colamations5066Yes
Bob West and Tim were my childhood. Considering I was born in 1997. So I saw Barney on tv since 1998. But when Riff came along...
They all did amazing I have to give them that...to me tho noone will ever do it as good as Bob west did. He was my childhood ❤
I was born in 2001. So that means I grew up with the Dean Wendt Barney. But Bob West is the GOAT (greatest of all time)
I was born in 2001 too. I watched Dean Wendt’s Barney, but I remember Bob West’s more because of the reruns of 90s Barney that used to air on Sprout and the several video tapes I used to have.
Bob west is the best voice actor out of all
As far as I’m concerned, Bob West IS and ALWAYS WILL BE Barney. Though to be fair, this was the Barney I grew up with.
The most iconic barney to me is bob west I remember watching my barney vhs tapes back in the day, he did a great job
Me And My Lil Sister Grew Up On The First Barney Bob’s Voice The Best One!💯😂🫶🏽💜✨✨✨
I loved Bob West and David Joyner, I wish we could have Joyner's energy and spins and jumps with Bob's voice acting, I liked the deeper pitched voices not the high cheery ones later. And I liked Barney the most from late 80s early 90s. 2000s was eh to me and I was born in 2005. Also I don't really care for the nasally voice
Bob brought the tone up then dean brought it back down
#1 Barney the Dinosaur voice actor: Bob West
Duncan Brannan voiced Chuck E Cheese from 1993 until 2012 but his voice as Chuck E changed in 1997 due to him impersonating the previous voice actor Scott Wilson. Bob West also voiced Chuck E before Scott did and I believe he was the first person to voice Chuck E Cheese.
No. Bob West voiced Jasper T. Jowls.
Bob West never voiced Chuck E. His first voice actor was John Widelock. Bob only voiced Jasper and Pasqually. He voiced both of them from 1986 to 1998.
Perfect Bob West footage find!!! That was on Carey Stinson’s podcast!!!
Purple Tales Podcast?
Dean Wendt isn’t as bad as I remembered. He does still sound a bit off. But not too much.
You know besides the voicing, barney has had many costume performers too. Bob was going to be one but got to big for the suit. So David Voss did the first 6 videos, then came David Joyner, Carey Stinson, josh Martin, Maurice Scott and more.
The unknown voice sounds like if Barney was just a regular guy speaking if that makes any sense.
World Tour or Toys?
@@PurpleVoice15 hmm..I would say the toy. On the tour I didn't want to say this but, Barney sounds kind of weird.
@@robcorley7565 It does make sense what you're saying. When I first heard the toys, it sounded like a combo of Bob and Tim but most say Bob and Dean which I kinda see.
@@PurpleVoice15 You know, I think it would be interesting if did a Barney impression comparison video or the evolution of Barney voice impressions. I heard lots of impressions of Barney. But I've never heard them side by side or right after the other in one video. I've only seen that for the actual voice sctors for Barney such as this video and some others.
I wish Bob did the park episodes, besides the school ones.
I was born at the time dean was currently voicing Barney but I pretty much grew up with Bob West
My brother loves it when I imitate Barney's voice. It's super-de-duper!
Bob, Tim and Duncan all sound almost exactly the same
@Will N He sounds almost spot on to Bob and Duncan I think. Same amount of cheeriness
I used to had a Barney and Friends DVD as a Kid. And now I'm 13 and i still have those memories.
Nostalgia
I'm not sure if anybody knows this. But not only did Bob West and Duncan Brannan both play Barney. They have the same birthday. Bob West was born on June 25, 1956. And Duncan Brannan was born on June 25, 1970.
Chacy cheeeeeesea
Ngl if the first Barney I saw was the one from the 80s, I probably wouldn’t have been watching Barney as a kid. 🤣
5:11 "She can help in lots of other ways too!"
*wink wink* ;) 😉
STAHP
Bob West (1988-1999)
David Franks (1996-1998)
Duncan Brannan (1997-2000)
Tim Dever (1999-2001)
Dean Wendt (2001-Present)
Thanks for the video! Bob West was the best voice of Barney there was! Can you do voice evolutions for Baby Bop and BJ too?
Fun fact: One of Barney’s voice actors Duncan Brennan has another popular role besides Barney he was the voice of Chuck E. Cheese from 1993 to 2012 that is one of Duncans most recognizable roles
OOH that nostalgia !! that's a hard dose of nostalgia!!! Thanks Bro!!
''Most dinossaurs doesn't exist anymore except barney''
Yoshi: i am a joke to you?
Bob West IS Barney. No cap
Can you make a ranking video on Barney's stage shows? from the greatest shows to the not so greatest of him performing on stage
Bob West & Duncan Brannan are the best Barney voices in my opinion
Chuck E. Cheese: Two New Olders
Jaret Reddick - Chuck E.
Caroline Richardson - Helen Henny
Chris Hill - Mr. Munch
Jeremy Blaido - Jasper T. Jowls
Earl Fisher - Pasqually The Chef
Guest
Bob West - Oldy T. Jowls, (Former Voice For Barney, Jasper And Pasqually)
Duncan Brannan - Ryan T. Jowls (Former Voice For Avenger Chuck And Banrey)
John Bowen - Bob T. Jowls (Former Voice For Mr. Munch)
Robert Gotcher - Kelp T. Jowls (Former Singing Voice For Jasper In May-September 2011)
Scott Wilson - Scrathy T. Jowls (Former Voice For Every CEC Character Till 93)
They all sound identical! Also, I feel like shooting myself after watching.
Bob West is the BEST Barney! I wonder how he’ll sound in the upcoming CGI reboot?
Here's My Ranking Of Barney's Different Voices. (In My Opinion)
1. Bob West
2. Duncan Brannan
3. David Franks
4. Tim Dever
5. Dean Wendt
I don't want to be too harsh on Dean given he was at least trying to do something different than Bob West. But the way he did it was just really unbearable after 10 minutes. I was very surprised that three different voice actors worked as Barney during those years. But now that I saw the comparison, it makes sense.
I definitely think that Dean's Barney voice is an acquired taste
@@disneyfan94themuppetsforev95 * his more nasally voice - his first voice where he sounded like Bob West sounded less jarring compared to the voices already heard up to that point, IMO.
@@DanknDerpyGamer The story that I've heard is that Dean had trouble maintaining the more traditional Barney voice so they allowed him to change it to the voice that we ended up getting from him
Soooo I honestly couldnt tell a difference between the first 3 voice actors....and I think thats due to me being born in 94'. I pretty much grew up hearing all 3! And honestly, it made me smile hearing that cheery laugh. I was obsessed as a child with Barney!
I used to love Barney as a kid
Yeah but for some reason he became so hated by many adults
8:16 Time for bed.
Twinkle, twinkle, little sheep
How I wonder how you leap
Up above the world so high
Over the moon and starry sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little sheep
How I wonder how you leap
My favorite is Bob West because he's good at voicing Barney in many Barney episodes and videos.
Fb friends with Bob West for real yall. He is the original and only true voice of barney.
Haley Pierce Same here. I’m also friends with that goofball!!
It's funny that when Tim Dever sometime later did Barney's voice, Duncan Brannan was doing his singing voice.
Yeah, I see you, grown ass adult on this video mentally deciding which barney voice you like the best. We're all here together.
@8:40
What the heck?? I had a feeling that Dean was capable of doing a closer Barney voice if he adjusted certain aspects of his approach, but he actually started OUT like that?! Wow! Why did he just...give up on it?
Supposedly Dean had difficulty maintaining the more traditional Barney voice so they allowed him to change it to the voice that we ended up getting from him
@@disneyfan94themuppetsforev95 I was starting to wonder. Understandable.
I think Dean's a really good voice actor in general, it's just like, there's this inflection he uses a lot in the newer Barney voice that tends to throw off his line delivery; like he's trying to...stifle his energy or something. If he raised inflection, rounded it a little or maybe used it more sparingly, I feel like it would be easier to appreciate his take.
@@fangirl_ktee I think you're on to something the inflection is definitely wonky but I also feel like Dean's Barney could've been better with a few modifications
@@fangirl_ktee However despite my issues with Dean's Barney I don't think he's terrible I just prefer Bob West as Barney (Bob wes my Barney when I was young)
@@disneyfan94themuppetsforev95 Same, I hope Bob gets chosen for Mattel's movie and I REALLY hope the out come for the movie surprises us in the best way, because it could be pretty cool if done right.
If Bob isn't chosen, I hope Dean is and that he takes a more refined approach. It would be interesting if they decided to reach out to Barney's lesser known voice actors but I feel like that's less likely.
As long as they don't cast some random celebrity doing a generic dumb voice, and heavily rely on them to get people to watch the film, think I'll be content. 😅
Duncan Brannan and Bob West both worked together. Duncan was the voice of Chuck E. Cheese, and Bob was the voice of Pasqually.
Like Bob west one brought out the whimsy whimsical joyfulness while dean brought out the fatherly nature joyful whimsical teacher part of the role
Dean is the worst.... why make Barney sound so NASALY 🤦🏽♂️
Tim Dever sounds worse
Cmon *GIVE respect* to the voice actors at least they gave *Barney a great voice!* And also *Dean* is great but he is nasally, but he gave barney a bit *cheerful, joyful, happy and friendly dinosaur!* But still *Bob West* is The BEST! And also *Dever* may gave *Barney a low voice,* he is a bit similar to *Bob West* but not close! And the reason why he gave Barney a low voice is because he tried to copy *Bob* but he can only do the *low version* of it!
i like the barney live voice from 2015 the barney target toys from 2018 but bob west is the best
I respect your opinion. Of course, Bob West will always be the best Barney voice, but I know Dean is trying his best to replicate the Barney voice.
Rotten Pizza I completely understand his trying, but it’s so nasally and it turns me away
I seem to vaguely remember hearing a snippet of Barney years after I stopped watching and thinking a girl voiced him. That wasn't the case but I can see how I thought that since the later voice definitely became a lot higher pitched than what I expected from the character. The original voice from Bob West is still the best. The original Backyard Gang home videos were always my favorites too, it's hard to find plushies from that era that resemble the ones on the show at the time.
Least favorite is 2010 Barney
I think Duncan Brannan and Dean W have better singing voices for him
Duncan Brannan sure, but Dean Wendt no. When he sings good he sounds good but way to often he just speaks the lyrics instead of singing them in certain parts of the songs.
I know Bob West did the same thing but he did it sparingly or to emphasize a certain lyric. Dean, it sounds like he got tired of singing when he finishes a verse.
man i remember barney was the first cartoon that i ever watch so much memories and nostalgia
Im more afraid of Barney now then I was as a kid, but know more about him now. He honestly does sound and look a bit creepy to me (I probably triggered a whole mob of hardcore Barney fans lmfaoo)
Not really. Seeing as how nobody has commented for 9 months.
I actually find Barney's cartoon hand-drawn version to be creepy
People should know that like late Muppeteer Caroll Spinney, Bob West was supposed to be in the costume also. So basically like Caroll, Bob was gonna be inside being the puppeteer!! But. Bob was to tall, so that’s why they had to get 2 separate people.
i love you Barney
Bob West was very great at playing the voice of Barney. The other actors did okay, but Dean Wendt didn’t do very good at all. He made Barney sound like he got back from Alcoholics Anonymous. I bet the kids were confused to hear Barney’s voice changed. I’m still watching the old classic Barney videos.
Bob West And Duncan Brannan Voice Chuck E Cheese Characters
Is it concerning that I can’t pick out which Barney was MY Barney… they all sound like the Barney I knew so I cannot credit just one of them for being in my childhood. This is suppose that’s the point and it means they did a good job finding enough people who can do the voice. Obviously I’d have to guess it was Dean since I was born in 01 but I definitely watched the tapes and reruns as well.
like how u got the picture of me shrugging
what is shrugging
@@jamesfields4722 its where u raise your shoulders (for example you're saying idk without actually saying it)
@@barneythedinosaur4283 Oh I see
@@barneythedinosaur4283 Exactly!!
Do to the age gaps with my siblings we all kinda watched it together , my big brother Allan was too 'old' for barney but I was young enough to like it , so we watched it. By the time I was a preteen , my younger sister loved it and we just kinda ended up watching it, this sister is now a teenager so she 'shouldn't ' be interested in barney but my daughter loves barney and at least my baby neise is almost 2 years younger than my daughter so they'll kinda be in the same age bracket for a lot of things .
*I hear jasper and Chuck E. Cheese in bob west and Duncan brannan’s Barney’s, even though they sound similar and are played by the same ppl*
I don’t even remember who my Barney was, I guess I loved all the voice and especially barney
I'm most familiar with Dean Wendt as the voice or Barney. Mainly because I grew up with Sprout and Hit Entertainment, also because I was born in 2003.
Duncan gave Barney more of a character
I love Barney and friends
I remember growing up with Dean Wendt's Barney voice when I was a kid. But Bob West will always be THE best voice for Barney!
Oh 1998 my made it for me for my birthday so genius I was born
when barney said i love you it almost made me cry i want to see another barney show in 2022
I wonder how many parents got freaked out hearing BJ from a kid's TV show
Bob West was the best and imo Tim Dever had the next best voice to fit the character
Tim made that character tone more relax than Bob's.
Yep for me its gotta be Bob & Dean as my personal favs. Grew up with both of them
Dean is my Barney
Uk Barney - Bob Golding
Aus Barney - Rob Rackstraw
Original Barney - David Franks
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I love this show always in my heart barney the dinosaurs
The voices I remember is Bob West and Duncun and Tim.