"I actually watched somebody eat the eyes right off of this doll." "This one doesn't have any eyes left," Fox says in the documentary, holding one of the plush victims. Travis Fox headed a Barney-bashing event at the University of Nebraska in 1993, complete with a Barney piñata and stuffed Barneys to beat with mallets. Why did Steve from 'Blue's Clues' leave?: Original host Steve Burns shares why in emotional video Death threats and the attacks on Barneyīarney was more than a (dino)sore subject. 'Community' fans will get six seasons and a movie after all, thanks to Peacock The standout moments from the stroll down Memory Lane: The documentary, directed by Tommy Avallone, traces the origins of the friendly dinosaur and examines the Barney bashing that resulted, featuring interviews with the actors who voiced and donned the purple suit, the show's crew, its former child stars – but not its most famous alumni, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato – and Steve Burns, the former host of Nickelodeon's " Blue's Clues." "Really, nothing feels more stimulating than nursing a giant grudge," Rob Curran, founder of the I Hate Barney Secret Society, says in Peacock's two-part documentary "I Love You, You Hate Me" (now streaming). "Nothing feels more stimulating than nursing our angry temper." "Won't you say you love me too?" Not everyone did. Take the series' polarizing "I Love You" tune. For those who missed its heyday, a costumed actor taught his young friends life lessons, problem-solving skills and how to be their most "super-dee-duper" selves.īarney's Tyrannosaurus hex reportedly captured 2 million viewers at its peak in 1996-97, but enraged a segment of the population that called for his violent extinction. The green-bellied purple dinosaur modeled kindness in educational direct-to-video movies and a 1992-2010 PBS series, "Barney & Friends," aimed at kids. Sixty-five million years after the Mesozoic, we entered a new dinosaur era: Barney. Watch Video: Summer must-watch TV includes 'GOT,' 'LOTR' spinoffs and 'Ms.
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