But just how old is Barney, anyway? The purple dinosaur was “born” in Dallas five years ago, to two mothers of toddlers who also happened to be teachers. One year ago this April, the PBS ...

Barney is based on the classic PBS children’s series Barney & Friends, which ran for 14 seasons from 1989-2010. While Barney & Friends was targeted primarily at toddlers, Kaluuya — who has ...

The iconic purple dinosaur first hit TV screens in 1988 on the direct-to-video series Barney & the Backyard Gang. The character became a household name with PBS’ Barney & Friends, which ran for ...

Or one that will mock and vilify the character, as it did when Barney & Friends became a PBS hit in the 1990s ... at a Kmart ...