The upcoming Barney movie, based on the popular 90s-era show for preschool-aged children featuring an anthropomorphic purple and green dinosaur, won't be aimed at children, according to Mattel.

David Joyner might not be the most recognizable name to television fans, but his work as the actor inside the suit of Barney certainly is. Joyner played the benevolent purple dinosaur on “Barney & ...

Barney and Baby Bop on "Barney & Friends" Barney and Baby Bop on 'Barney & Friends' One of the things kids loved — and parents perhaps tolerated — about Barney & Friends were the catchy tunes the ...

“Not that it’s R-rated, but it’ll focus on some of the trials and tribulations of being thirtysomething," a Mattel executive said about the project Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Barney had love for everyone, but the same couldn't be said for the big, purple dinosaur. As the Barney phenomenon continued to dominate in the 1990s, a culture of hate around the character by adults, ...

(KTLA) – Mattel is making efforts to turn another beloved brand into a blockbuster hit. The forthcoming “Barney” film from Mattel Films has been revealed, and it’s not going to be for kids. The ...

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 ...

Barney the purple dinosaur was my first English teacher. Through songs, make-believe, and games, I learned how to greet people, ask kids if they wanted to play, and talk about the weather, which ...

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“I said, ‘Well actually, when I read it, I laughed.’ And he says, ‘What do you mean?'” Joyner continued. “I said, ‘Well, it’s the Klan and I can’t change their opinion.’ I said, ‘Plus what we’re ...