Talk:When The Chip Is Down

Major Events
 Once Upon a Time is a Barney Home Video that was released on November 5, 1996.
 * Unspecified Dates: Warren Publishing sues the Lyons Partnership for the use of the I Love You song (WP published Piggyback Songs and in turn owned the song). Lyons is unable to use it again until the lawsuit ends in December. Barney & Friends begins airing outside in the United States and Canada. Lyons sues Ted Giannnoulas (The Sketch Comedy Chicken) for alleged violations on Barney from parodies.
 * January 19: Let's Pretend with Barney is released to stores.
 * February 7: The radio show, Bedtime with Barney airs on the radio.
 * March 5: Barney Live! In New York City begins performances at Radio City Music Hall Barney's Colorful World Live! (2004) - Home Video Trailer and plays there until March 13. All shows have sold out within the first 30 minutes of ticket sales.
 * April 14: Barney made an appearance on The Phil Donahue Show.
 * April 24: Imagination Island originally airs on "NBC".
 * April 27: Barney's Alphabet Zoo is released to stores.
 * August - A Barney Magazine was launched.
 * August 3: Barney Live! In New York City is released to video.
 * August 23: Barney's Favorites Vol. 2 is released to stores.
 * October 4: Imagination Island is released on home video to stores.
 * November: Season 3 begins production.
 * November 24: Barney, Baby Bop and BJ performed If You're Happy and You Know It at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, making it their first appearance in the parade.
 * December 4: Barney Celebrates Children airs on "PBS".

Plot
While visiting the show, Stella the Storyteller's suitcase of props explodes, and Barney and the kids help repack it. But while giving assistance, they also use the props to tell classic stories: Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, and more. This enjoyable installment in the Barney library may very likely be the place some child viewers will hear these stories for the first time.

Cast

 * Barney
 * Baby Bop
 * Shawn
 * Carlos
 * Tosha
 * Kristen
 * Stella the Storyteller

Stories

 * Rumplestiltskin - (Barney & Carlos, Tosha & Shawn)
 * Rapunzel - (Baby Bop, Shawn, & Stella the Storyteller)
 * Goldilocks and the Three Bears - (Barney & Baby Bop, Stella the Storyteller & Kristen)

Songs

 * 1) Barney Theme Song
 * 2) Oh, When We March
 * 3) Rain Medley
 * 4) Once Upon a Time
 * 5) The Spinning Wheel
 * 6) John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
 * 7) Castles So High
 * 8) Does Your Hair Hang Low
 * 9) The Bears Went Over the Mountain
 * 10) Are You Sleeping?
 * 11) I Love You

Trivia

 * This was the last video to feature Shawn.
 * This is the second time Stella lastes through the whole episode. The first time was Ship Ahoy.

Cast

 * Barney (Costume: David Joyner / Carey Stinson, Voice: Bob West )
 * Baby Bop (Costume: Jeff Ayers, Voice: Julie Johnson)
 * BJ (Costume: Jeff Brooks, Voice: Patty Wirtz)
 * Kathy (Lauren King)
 * Julie (Susannah Wetzel)
 * Derek (Rickey Carter)
 * Carlos (Corey Lopez) (debut)
 * Kelly (Rebecca Wilson) (only appearance)
 * Tosha (Hope Cervantes)
 * Min (Pia Manalo)
 * Shawn (John David Bennett II)
 * The Winkster (David Voss / Ashley Wood) (only apearance)
 * Professor Tinkerputt (Barry Pearl) (debut)

Executive Producers

 * Sheryl Leach
 * Kathy Parker
 * Dennis DeShazer

Editors

 * McKee Smith
 * Perry Robertson (Dialogue Editor)

Directors

 * Bruce Deck
 * Jim Rowley
 * Heather Smith (Associate Director)
 * John M. Colwell (Associate Director)
 * Eric Norberg (Associate Director)
 * Bob Phillips (Art Director)
 * Elizabeth Sagan Velten (Art Director)
 * Shirley Abrams (Casting Director)
 * Michael Lien (Casting Director)
 * Emmett Loughran (Technical Director)
 * David Boothe (Audio Director)
 * Penny Wilson (Performance Director)
 * Bob Singleton (Musical Director)

Producers

 * Jeff Gittle
 * Martha Datema Lipscomb

Designers

 * Victor DiNapoli (Production Designer)
 * Jess Nelson (Production Designer)
 * Lisa Albertson (Costume Designer)
 * Ken Billington (Lighting Designer)
 * Bill Berner (Lighting Designer)
 * Jason Kantrowitz (Associate Lighting Designer)
 * Peggy Fussell (Video Graphics Designer)
 * Peggy Fussel (Video Graphics Designer)
 * Chuck Venable (Video Graphics Designer)
 * Jeanie L. D'iorio (Makeup Designer)
 * Larry Aeschlimann (Special Effects Makeup Designer)
 * Cynthia Pater

Programmers

 * Jack Albeck (Moving Light Programmer for Barney Live! in New York City)

Audio

 * Ron Balentine (Production Audio)
 * Ed Santini (Head Audio)

Engineers

 * Bink Williams (Video Engineer)
 * Dan Gerhard (Pre-record Engineer)
 * Mike Pietzsch (Music Recording Engineer)
 * Randy Breedlove (Post Production Engineer)
 * Randy Patrick (Engineer in Charge)

Puppeteers

 * Ray Henry (Parrot Puppeteer in Imagination Island)

Credits

 * David Buell

Tutor/Teacher

 * Sandra Gilpin

Paramedics

 * David Day

Caterers/Craftservices

 * Terence L. Smith

Gaffer

 * Billy Velten

Grips

 * James Edwards
 * Buck Hatcher
 * Rick Thompson
 * Tom Davidson (Dolly Grip)
 * John Knight (Dolly Grip)

Special Effects

 * Dave Cobb

Riggers

 * Dave Cobb

Utility

 * Tony Lenzo
 * Jim Parente
 * Keith Guadaramma
 * Vinnie DeMaio

Props

 * Elizabeth Velten
 * Tony Hauser (Head Props)

Lights

 * Thomas Daniel Gorey (Chief Front Lights)

Flyman

 * James Anderson

Dressers

 * Maron Ali
 * Andrew Corbo
 * Dana Davis
 * Marcia Mcintosh
 * Donna Smith
 * Peter White
 * Beth Durham (Chorus Dresser)
 * DeWayne Kirchner (Chorus Dresser)
 * Aggie Davis-Brooks (Set Dresser)

Carpenters

 * Jimmy McDonald (Head Carpenter)
 * Scott Bailey
 * Ty M. Burns
 * Danny Smith

Painters

 * E. (Bill) Slette

Builders

 * Joseph Melancon

Swing

 * Jose Rojas

Sewing

 * Traci Hutton
 * Diana Story
 * Susie Thennes

Interns

 * Samantha Day (Office Intern)

Electricians

 * Billy Walker (Head Electrician)
 * Casey Cook (Best Boy Electrician)

Illustrators

 * Julie Ballantyne Hinkle (Wardrobe Illustrator)

Operators

 * Bruce Harmon (Camera Operator)
 * Vance Holmes (Camera Operator)
 * Mark Renaudin (Camera Operator)
 * Tom Dowling (Camera Operator)
 * Alan Anesto (Camera Operator)
 * Ron Washburn (Camera Operator)
 * Larry Allen (Camera Operator)
 * Clay Armstromg (Camera Operator)
 * Oz Coleman (Camera Operator)
 * Tom Cox (Camera Operator)
 * Stuart Allen (Louma Crane Operator)
 * Jasper Johnson (Louma Crane Arm Operator)
 * Phil Allison (Boom Operator)
 * James Johnson (Boom Operator)
 * Pete Ten Haagan (VTR Operator)
 * Wally Usiatynski (Playback Operator)
 * Todd Davis (Light Board Operator)

Unit Crew

 * Janine Crowe (Unit Representative)
 * Keith Blachly (Unit EIC/Tech Support)
 * Peter Dahlstrom (Unit Maintenance)

Technicians

 * Charles Bailey (Costume Technician)
 * Ray Henry (Costume Technician)

Stitching

 * Susie Thennes
 * Tomy Bourgeois
 * Traci Hutton
 * Andy Wallach
 * Roy Turpin
 * Diana Story
 * Natalie G. Sergi-Saari
 * Jacqueline L. Hesley
 * Jennifer Eufemi
 * Mike Hefner
 * Nancy Steward

Supervisors

 * David Boothe (Audio Supervisor)
 * David Grill (Lighting Supervisor)
 * Ken Wise (Video Support Supervisor)
 * Barbara Van Zandt (Wardrobe Supervisor)
 * Kelly Maher (Script Supervisor)
 * Lindsey Aikens (Script Supervisor)
 * Jeff Gittle (Post Supervisor)
 * Mary Evans (Child Supervisor)
 * Ray Henry (Craft Shop Supervisor)
 * Charles Bailey (Construction Supervisor)

Managers

 * Robin C. Mathiesen (Production Manager)
 * Andrew Feigin (Production Stage Manager)
 * Sue Shinn (Production Office Manager)
 * Lynn Finkle (Radio City Production Manager)
 * Randy Breedlove (Technical Operations Manager)
 * Georgia Ford Wagenhurst (Costume Shop Manager)

Coordinators

 * Thom Heyer (Wardrobe Coordinator)
 * Charlotte Spivey (Production Coordinator)
 * Kelly Maher (Production Coordinator)
 * Keith Davenport (Music Production Coordinator)
 * Amy Atherton (Art Coordinator)
 * Jim Elrod (Security Coordinator)

Artists

 * Kasha Breuning (Makeup Artist)
 * David Maderich (Makeup Artist)
 * Carol Sherry (Makeup Artist)
 * Pauline White (Makeup Artist)
 * Dave Kramer (Matte Artist for Barney's Imagination Island)
 * Benjamin Vincent (Storyboard Artist)

Stylists

 * Kasha Breuning (Hair Stylist)
 * David Maderich (Hair Stylist)
 * Carol Sherry (Hair Stylist)
 * Pauline White (Hair Stylist)
 * Debra Hertel Haefling (Hair Stylist)
 * Regina Rutherford (Hair Stylist)

Writer

 * Stephen White

Lyricist/Composers

 * Bob Singleton
 * Phillip Parker
 * Stephen White (Lyricist/Composer for Barney's Imagination Island)

Property Masters

 * Michael Kelly
 * Michael Head

Assistants

 * Nancy White Marshal (Assistant Performance Director)
 * Larry Haron (Assistant Musical Director)
 * Laura Manteuffel (Assistant Lighting Designer)
 * Ernie Jew (Louma Crane Assistant Operator)
 * Peter Muste (Assistant Stage Manager)
 * Travis DeCastro (Assistant Stage Manager)
 * Bob Aldridge (Audio Assistant)
 * Tay C. Hoyle (Audio Assistant)
 * Denice Crowell (Audio Assistant)
 * Colin DeFord (Audio Assistant)
 * Georgia Ford Wagenhurst (Assistant Costume Designer)
 * Janet Bush (Wardrobe Assistant)
 * Brian Blevins (Head Costume Assistant)
 * Bennett Golder (Costume Assistant)
 * Jim Horvath (Costume Assistant)
 * Michael Adkins (Costume Assistant)
 * Brian N. Blevins (Costume Assistant)
 * Janet McMullen (Costume Assistant)
 * Jill Hance (Assistant to Producer)
 * Darin Williams (Production Assistant)
 * Yusufu henry (Production Assistant)
 * Brian Wander (Production Assistant)
 * Rob Hunt (Production Assistant)
 * Terrie Davis Manning (Production Assistant)
 * Marnie Mysnyk (Art Production Assistant)
 * Jaleh Teymourian (Key Set Production Assistant)
 * Tom Christiansen (Assistant Carpenter)
 * John Lemac (Assistant Electrician)
 * Anthony LaMacchia (Assistant Electrician)

Trivia

 * Although no new episodes aired on PBS during this year, it was considered by barneyonline.com to be the height of Barney's popularity.