Barney the purple dinosaur was everywhere in the 1990s and aughts, courtesy of the children’s TV series Barney & Friends.

Barney, the polarizing purple dinosaur who was a mainstay of many millennial upbringings, is making a triumphant return to TV screens next year — but this time, he'll be animated. Mattel Inc.

The movie works, and has a handful of inspired touches, yet a little of it goes a long way.

“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 ...

Behind the large smile of the popular purple dinosaur Barney, lies a shocking dark side. The new two-part "Barney" docuseries "I Love You, You Hate Me," uncovers alleged death threats, rumors and ...

All Barney ever wanted was to love us. From the moment former Dallas schoolteacher Sheryl Leach breathed him into life, the purple Tyrannosaurus rex was a reptile of exceptional warmth. His bulbous, ...

Barney – the loveable children's purple dinosaur – has a new look as part of Mattel's relaunch of the franchise. Mattel announced the company will restart the franchise to a new generation with a new ...

It's not yet known whether the live-action film about the dino will be a gritty take on the children's TV icon. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She ...

I was alive during the peak of Barney & Friends-mania, but I still find it hard to believe how much people hated that purple dinosaur. The hostility towards the unassuming kids show is the inspiration ...

'Barney & Friends' aired beginning in 1992, and is the topic of a new podcast Barney had love for everyone, but the same couldn't be said for the big, purple dinosaur. As the Barney phenomenon ...

David Joyner is now a tantric sex therapist after playing Barney for 10 years until 2001 In a surprising Where Are They Now update: actor David Joyner’s career has transitioned from Barney & Friends ...