Nothing personal, but Robert Curran hopes Barney the Dinosaur soon will be extinct. To Curran, the bubbly, purple tyrannosaurus rex is a “paleolithic Mr. Rogers.” Worse than that, Barne… ...

Barney had love for everyone, but the same couldn't be said for the big, purple dinosaur. As the Barney phenomenon continued to dominate in the 1990s, a culture of hate around the character by adults, ...

To millions of kids, Barney was the superstar of public television, but for some University of Nebraska Lincoln students, they'd rather have the big guy seeing stars.

UNL's Barney Bashing Bash took place in 1993, and it was aimed at those who'd rather hit the purple dinosaur than hug him.

Forget Willie Horton. Some religious conservatives have found a new political demon for the 1990s: Barney the purple dinosaur. The popular PBS kids’ show character is “straight out of t… ...

Big fun at Ted Kennedy’s annual Christmas party. He wore a purple Barney costume, and wife Vicki dressed as one of the dinosaur’s very young admirers. “They don’t call me Ty… ...

As the Barney phenomenon continued to dominate in the 1990s, a culture of hate around the character by adults, particularly men, emerged.

Barney the dinosaur wasn't the traditional masculine figure, drawing some of the immense ire against him, according to experts discussing the series 'Barney & Friends' on a new podcast.

Barney had love for everyone, but the same couldn't be said for the big, purple dinosaur. As the Barney phenomenon continued to dominate in the 1990s, a culture of hate around the character by ...