Sheryl Leach's "Barney & Friends" was beloved by kids and hated by adults. A 2022 documentary on Peacock looks at why, with Al Roker and Steve Burns.

Sheryl Leach's "Barney & Friends" was beloved by kids and hated by adults. A 2022 documentary on Peacock looks at why, with Al Roker and Steve Burns.

Barney sends first message in almost 14 years to a remind everyone that he loves everybody, everywhere in honor of 'Love Day.' ...

The internet personality known as Crackhead Barney — who made headlines this week for harassing Alec Baldwin with a pro-Palestinian tirade in an NYC coffee shop — has been up to similar… ...

The new two-part “Barney” docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me,” uncovers alleged death threats, rumors and violence toward the beloved character.

To millions of kids, Barney was the superstar of public television, but for some University of Nebraska Lincoln students, ...

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.

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 ...

New Barney the Dinosaur Docuseries Reveals the Shocking Dark Side of the '90s Kids' Show One of children's TV's biggest shows also has one of the darkest backstories.

Barney, everyone's favorite purple dinosaur, is getting a makeover for a cartoon reboot.

I was deluged with calls and letters from people, some literally crying, saying that I didn’t understand: The time their kids were transfixed by Barney videos was the only time they got to ...

When I had kids I showed them Barney videos, for the same reason. Although it didn’t make me like him any better. Eventually, the backlash extended far beyond smart-aleck newspaper columns.