Barney’s story starts in late 1987 in Allen, Texas. At the time, a former teacher named Sheryl Leach had a two-year old son, Patrick. She struggled to find videos that held his attention. “I was a ...

Barney — the loveable, larger-than-life, purple Tyrannosaurus rex — comes to the careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre Friday through Sunday, performing in “Barney’s Colorful World.” Barney is joined on ...

Aidan King is a graduate of Fitchburg State University and loves writing and talking about both movies and TV. In his spare time, Aidan participates in an Improv comedy group. Everyone’s favorite ...

“Barney & Friends” was a mainstay of daytime television in the early 1990s, making a star out of the title character: a purple anthropomorphic T. rex who extolled the virtues of love, kindness and ...

Carey Stinson was a 23-year-old Chili’s employee in 1991 when a co-worker first introduced him to Barney, the purple dinosaur. “One of the employees asked me, “Can you work Saturday for me because I ...

Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and more stars who got their start on the popular kids' series Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in ...

Millennials and Generation X-ers will be no strangers to Barney, the big purple dinosaur bursting with enthusiasm and knowledge. Author, television writer and producer Sheryl Leach was the creator of ...

Few children’s shows carry the baggage that Barney & Friends does, even now. Created as a series of videos by Dallas mom Sheryl Leach in 1988, the show was eventually discovered by Connecticut Public ...

"Barney & Friends" wasn’t always "one big happy family." The ‘90s children’s show about a jolly purple T. Rex became a catalyst for hate, sparking numerous conspiracy theories that still linger today.

He has a fixed, goofy grin, a pudgy green belly and bright yellow toenails that clash with his purple “skin.” And with a 6-foot-tall body mounted on short, plump legs, he moves with a clunky waddle.