All right. Everybody who's part of the Barney backlash, just stop reading right now.

Now. Here's a tip for the few dozen of you who are left: Let your little ones see ``Barney's Great Adventure -- The Movie.'' This is a show about the importance of friends, family and imagination, and it's G-rated to boot.

The show opens with a mom and dad dropping off their children including Cody (Trevor Morgan), sister Abby (Diana Rice) and her friend Marcella (Kyla Pratt) to spend a week at the farm home of Cody and Abby's grandparents. Cody, the cynical older brother, pokes fun at Abby and Marcella for playing with a stuffed plush Barney toy. 

Later, Cody is astounded to see the toy turn into the ``real'' thing: A huge, walking, dancing, singing Barney emerges to play with the kids and lead them around the farm (you haven't seen anything until you've seen Barney in a straw hat and overalls). One night, a huge egg seems to roll in from the sky and, through a series of misadventures, seems destined to be scrambled somewhere.

The kids and Barney set out to find the colorful, mysterious egg before it is destroyed. All the while, the reluctant Cody still sneers at the fun-loving purple dino and the kids who enjoy him. Abby and Marcella, along with Barney, encourage Cody to use his imagination.

They pursue the errant egg while it ``rides'' on the back of a truck, ends up in the middle of an enjoyable parade and even hitches along on a hot-air balloon. And throughout, Barney leads the kids on-screen and off-screen in the likes of ``Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'' and ``Old MacDonald.'' 

The continuous action and vivid colors keep things interesting enough for the adults to enjoy too (and music aficionados will be interested to know that songsmith Van Dyke Parks was one of the music composers). There's absolutely no violence, just happy tunes and innocent, silly fun. ``What's wrong with just being a kid, Cody?'' Abby asks at one point.

Not a darn thing.