Sep 29, 2022 · The trailer for the two-part series shows Bob West, a Barney performer, recalling death threats he received as the purple dinosaur. “They were violent and explicit, death and dismemberment of...

The true story of Killer Barney

Oct 13, 2022 · In an instant the character became less “I love you, you love me” Barney, more a lurid Godzilla threatening to crush and suffocate hordes of young children. Then a different kind of disaster...

Jan 9, 2023 · Starting in 1997, the San Diego Chicken would run comedy sketches showing Barney getting beat up pretty badly. The producers obviously saw this to be unfit to the true message of the show. Then, in 2001, a comedy website would post a guide to killing Barney by the name of 150 Ways to Kill the Dinosaur.

Oct 12, 2022 · Tommy Avallone, director of the documentary “I Love You, You Hate Me,” detailed how Barney, the once-beloved purple dinosaur, became the subject of public backlash and conspiracy theories.

Oct 12, 2022 · A new documentary exposes the dark side of the popular children's show, Barney, and how it became a vehicle for hate and spawned a viscous backlash

Sep 29, 2022 · The new two-part "Barney" docuseries "I Love You, You Hate Me," uncovers alleged death threats, rumors and violence toward the beloved character created by Sheryl Leach in 1992. "What color is ...

May 25, 2022 · Anti-Barney humor is a type of dark humor aimed at the anthropomorphic purple T-Rex Barney from the children’s show Barney & Friends. This humor type is quite hostile and violent towards Barney, with jokes and videos often including his death, all to criticize the show for lack of educational value, as well as being boring and annoying.

Dec 17, 2020 · One rumor proposed that Barney was based on a 1930s serial killer. The rumor was confirmed as false by Snopes. Another false rumor claimed that the Purple dinosaur children’s host Barney had cocaine hidden in his tail and would frequently use profanity with the child actors on the show.