When "Barney & Friends" first debuted on PBS in 1992, kids went bananas for the huggable purple dinosaur. The show was also ...

The children’s television show "Barney & Friends" was a massive hit in the early '90s, but it wasn’t all "I Love You and You Love Me" for the cast and crew. The "Generation Barney" podcast ...

Barney & Friends' aired beginning in 1992, and is the topic of a new podcast Barney had love for everyone, but the same couldn't be said for the big, purple dinosaur. As the Barney phenomenon ...

Created by Sheryl Leach, Barney & Friends originally debuted in 1992 and revolved around the purple dinosaur and his group of pals. While he was adored by children, the dinosaur was less popular ...

And so they demonstrated that this market was not to be forgotten. HERRERA: When it debuted on PBS on April 6, 1992, "Barney & Friends" was a hit, but Barney was competing against two worthy opponents ...

A still frame from a Barney promo filmed for CPTV in 1992. Sheryl and her team targeted toy and gift stores. They recruited friends to spread the word, creating their own army of Barney Moms.

HERRERA: When it debuted on PBS on April 6, 1992, "Barney & Friends" was a hit, but Barney was competing against two worthy opponents. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL RINGING) HERRERA: In one quarter ...

Barney & Friends followed the lovable purple Tyrannosaurus rex and his friends beginning in 1992. The series is beloved by many millennials who grew up as Barney kids. Learn more about what Barney ...

Getty Barney at the 55th annual Golden Globes in 1998 Related: Stars Who Were on 'Barney & Friends' as Kids "He offered up a different model for masculinity, even as a purple dinosaur and not a human.