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W hen the people at Connecticut Public Television first started talking about “Barney & Friends,” their new children’s show for PBS starring a 6-foot-tall purple dinosaur, some predicted it could be ...

Barney the purple dinosaur brought much joy to children worldwide with the television program, keeping them captivated by his energy. Through laughter, smiles, and music, Barney & Friends provided a ...

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 was a ...

Few children’s shows carry the baggage that Barney & Friends does, even now. Created as a series of videos by Dallas mom Sheryl Leach in 1988, the show was eventually discovered by Connecticut Public ...