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Barry's song was used in the opening credits of this hit movie. Watch the full credit sequence here.







Honda uses Barry's song All I Want is You in the first US commercial since JUNO was released. This ad is broadcast throughout the United States during Prime Time and then shown throughout Canada as well.






The Montgomery County Humane Society begins airing a Public Service Announcement with music from Barry's song I Need You Like a Donut Needs a Hole.








Canadian actress and singer Shy Sharity of Vancouver records a fun and spirited cover of Barry's song All I Want is You.







The Radioactive Chicken Heads recorded a music video of Barry's song I Looked Into the Mirror, What Did the Mirror Say?







Del Monte foods featured Barry's song All I Want is You in a national TV commercial in 2012-1013. At the same time, Quaker Oats featured Barry's song Me and You in a commercial that aired on national TV in Mexico.







There are many great covers of Barry's song All I Want is You on YouTube...but this one from a 14 year old girl named Camila is pretty amazing!







The Pink Ribbon campaign begins television broadcasts in Holland. This Public Service Announcement about breast cancer airs throughout Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands in September, 2011 and features Barry's original song All I Want is You.




Smooth Barrage is a band from Bangcock, Thailand and fronted by Jennifer and Alva Lackgren. Here, they do a cover of Barry's song from Juno -- "All I Want is You."







Watch a recent TV News clip of one of Barry's Fall, 2010 school visits.







Vicks Honeydrops uses Barry's song All I Want is You in a European commercial that airs in Germany and Austria in 2010. Who knew Barry's music could help you stay in line!








The Radioactive Chicken Heads strike again with this 2010 video commemorating the 35th anniversary of Barry's 1975 song I Eat Kids. Don't worry boys and girls, no children were eaten during the making of this video.







Craig Fisher of Scotland created an animation for Barry's song I'm a Slug in 2011.







Alison Faulds lives in rural Lincolnshire, England and created this lovely animation for Barry's song I Wanna Be Your Baby in the summer of 2009.







RBS, the regional railway company of Bern, Switzerland, uses Barry's song Me and You in their delightful little commercial in 2009.







Barry's song All I Want is You is used in this short film for a 2009 Public Service Announcement on Polish Television for the Onco Olympics for Children.







Watch Barry's 2009 interview with Mike Cuthbert on this Prime Time Radio Podcast. Mike has interviewed Barry a few times on the local NPR station and now hosts this great show.







Barry's 1975 song Me and You was used in this 2008 commerical throughout Australia.







Get the "skinny" on Barry's song used in this 2008 commercial broadcast in England and throughout the United Kingdom. Money raised by the UK Lottery helps support programs in the Arts, Health, Education, the Environment, and assorted charitable causes.







Alison Faulds of Lincolnshire, England created an animation for Barry's song Barnyard Stomp in 2010.







Zed Marty and the visual artists at ARTeria in Austria, created this great animation for Barry's song All I Want is You in the Fall of 2010.










Barry's 2008 Summer Concert in Columbia, Maryland spotlighted his music in Juno, so Barry had to print out the lyrics for All I Want is You, buy a harmonica, and sing his song for the first time in years.







Barry visited West Friendship Elementary School in 2008 for Read Across America Day. He read his poems, told stories, talked about his books....and sang a little, too!







Barry's music provides the background for the "UnWorry" campaign in Western Australia. A series of commericals were made in 2008 and this is one of them.







Another commercial using Barry's music for the "UnWorry" campaign in Australia.







Teva Sandals used Barry's song Water in this fun animated spot in the summer of 2005.







Watch clips from Barry's TV Show Field Trip which filmed from 1994-1998.








Barry interviews illustrator David Clark from the American Library Association video Barry's Scrapbook, 1994







Barry Sings his song In The Library from the American Library Association video Barry's Scrapbook, 1994







Barry sings his song I'm a Three-Toed, Triple-Eyed, Double-Jointed Dinosaur from the American Library Association video Barry's Scrapbook, 1994







Barry Sings The Bumblebee Song from the American Library Association video Barry's Scrapbook, 1994







Filmed in December, 1985, Barry was featured on the TV show Capital Edition.







Watch a TV News clip from 1985 in Liverpool, New York.








Filmed in a Virginia TV studio in 1984, Barry sings his song I Lost My Pants. This song would later inspire another Polisar song favorite--Underwear.







Filmed in 1988 at Connor Prairie, outside Indianapolis, Indiana, Barry sings his song When the House is Dark and Quiet. This song is often taught at schools and summer camps as "The Baby-Sitter Song."







At that same concert in 1988 , Barry sings his song Don't Put Your Finger Up Your Nose. Before Barry's song All I Want is You was popularized in the film Juno, this may have been Barry's most well-known song.






Filmed in 1984 in Virginia, Barry sings the original politically incorrect version of his 1977 song Our Dog Bernard.







Filmed at the same concert in 1984, Barry sings his mother's favorite song: I Sneaked Into the Kitchen in the Middle of the Night.







A few years later, at a park outside Indianapolis, Indiana in 1988, Barry sings his mother's new favorite song, My Mother Ran Away Today.







Filmed in 1988 at Connor Prairie in Indiana, Barry sings his song My Brother Threw Up on My Stuffed Toy Bunny.








Filmed in 1976 at The Enchanted Forest outside Baltimore, Barry sang a few songs for a small group of kids. Here's a short clip of one of those songs.







Another early TV appearance was on Panorama in 1975, hosted by Maury Povich. Barry was invited to talk about his alternative approach to the music industry on a show with Bernie Taupin, lyric writer for Elton John.







This rare 1975 clip captures Barry's first TV appearance. Barry is featured on Bozo The Clown's Wide World of Wonder. Barry's little sister was watching TV with her friends when he came on singing. They all got very excited and said, "Emily, isn't that your brother on TV?" She said, "No."