“Barney & Friends” was a mainstay of daytime television in the early 1990s, making a star out of the title character: a purple anthropomorphic T. rex who extolled the virtues of love, kindness and ...

Hollywood is flooded with reboots and offshoots at the moment, with seemingly everything from classic sitcoms to revered dramas being revamped or revived. Some children's shows aren't off the table ...

In 1992 teacher Sheryl Leach created the gentle purple dinosaur character in order to entertain her toddler son Patrick. Thanks to her marketing creativity, going from video store to video store, ...

One of the world's most beloved children's characters turned into a target for hate. Such is the dark story of everyone's favorite talking dinosaur, Barney. And that story will be explored in ...

DALLAS – It all started with a Plano mom, Sheryl Leach, who drew inspiration from her dinosaur-loving son to bring a stuffed toy to life. Now 35 years after Barney’s debut, the friendly dinosaur is ...

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 ...