Barney and the Backyard Gang is a direct-to-video series produced by The Lyons Group and was produced from October 13, 1988 to October 20, 1991. This series launched the stardom of the PBS television ...

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 ...

Amy and Michael want to surprise their dad for his birthday. With the Backyard Gang in doubt, there's no way the show can be produced quickly (or, so they think). Fortunately, Barney the Dinosaur ...

Carey Stinson was a 23-year-old Chili’s employee in 1991 when a co-worker first introduced him to Barney, the purple dinosaur. “One of the employees asked me, “Can you work Saturday for me because I ...

DALLAS — Anyone reading this between the ages of 20 and 35 probably has at least tangential familiarity with the big purple dinosaur who hosted the children's educational show "Barney & Friends." But, ...

The "Barney & Friends" show was filmed in Carrollton in addition to Allen and Las Colinas. Barney is the subject of a Peacock docuseries on hateful reactions to the character. DONNA MCWILLIAM / AP It ...

Barney the Dinosaur, the iconic purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex that was not only beloved by millions of children thanks to the Barney & Friends television series but later became the target ...