There was a time when I revered Barney the Dinosaur as a god – a big, purple protector of dreams who just happened to have some dance moves. At 5 or 6 years old, watching “Barney and Friends” was the ...

It seems that for every toddler who adored Barney & Friends, there was an older grinch who couldn't stand the big purple dinosaur — and some who even did him physical harm. The full documentary is now ...

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I love you, you love me, Barney’s back on your TV. A reboot of “Barney,” the famous 1990s children’s TV franchise featuring the titular purple dinosaur, is officially in the works, Mattel announced ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Millennials and Generation X-ers will be no strangers to Barney, the ...

What made Barney, the purple dinosaur and nineties kids’-TV sensation, so infuriatingly loathsome? Was it his doofy voice and inane giggle, coming at you like a low-watt Pillsbury Doughboy? His ...

I never heard the endearing “I Love You, You Love Me” Barney theme song set to the tempo of an eerie horror tune before, and even after I heard it, I wasn’t quite sure what terrors could possibly come ...