The initial design of BJ was created by an individual in the marketing department for The Lyons Group, owners of Barney & Friends. Irene Corey in her workshop with BJ costumes. Originally spelled B.J., the name was reduced to simply BJ starting in Barney's Fun & Games, to avoid questions as to what the name stood for. īJ was named after Sheryl Leach's father, Billy Joe "B.J." Stamps as an honor and memorial to her father who passed away near the end of the first season of Barney & Friends. The addition of BJ also allowed for the portrayal of the more negative sibling interactions that was not possible amongst the cast of child actors so as to not encourage the young audience to model those behaviors. The writers on Barney & Friends added BJ because they wanted a sibling relationship to work with (as characters Barney and Baby Bop are just friends) in order to have more relatable stories that children watching could understand and relate to. BJ enjoys pretending to be Captain Pickles, his superhero alter-ego, with the name being a nod to his favorite snack, pickles.īJ's theme song is none other than the titular, " BJ's Song". It was established in Come On Over to Barney's House that he also played drums in his rock band, 'BJ and the Rockets'. He also likes to play the drums and the guitar. Although he loves baseball, basketball, and soccer, it's safe to say that he has never met a sport he didn't like. As an active seven-year-old, BJ also likes to run, jump, and ride around on his red scooter. At the end of most episodes of Barney & Friends, he (alongside Baby Bop and Riff) disappear into a burst of magical sparkles.īJ is described as an impulsive dinosaur but is always eager to help his friends. Like the other dinosaurs, BJ comes from the imagination of children. He is also Riff's cousin and his best friend. He debuted as a six-year-old, but eventually turned seven in the national stage show tour of Barney's Big Surprise (1996-1998).īJ is a good friend of Barney's and the older brother of Baby Bop, whom he frequently calls "Sissy", though on rare occasions, he does call her by name. Riff (cousin) BJ is a main recurring character on the television series, Barney & Friends.Ī seven-year-old yellow Protoceratops, BJ made his first appearance in season two of the show with the episode, " Look At Me, I'm 3!", in 1993.
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