Barney The Dinosaur

Type 97 Chi-ha · 11-21-2013, 05:53 PM

Okay, who among you have actually seen it, either as kids or adults? What did you think of it? I ask because I happened to see this article on Internet Movie Database:

Read the first review article. I found it interesting.

Barney seems to have fallen off the map, while Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and Sesame Street have had staying power.

**Jester** · 11-21-2013, 05:55 PM

I remember it...and cringe. As a parent of a young kid, when Barney pops up on PBS I swap over to something else...and sometimes I think that something actually is Mister Roger's Neighborhood.

*Powder* · 11-21-2013, 06:42 PM

Good lord. Those people have issues. I watched Barney all the time when I was a wee one. Much prefered Gulla Gulla Island, though. That's a show I can actually still watch from time to time.

**Jester** · 11-21-2013, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Much prefered Gulla Gulla Island, though. That's a show I can actually still watch from time to time.

What about The Puzzle Place?

*CyberCubed* · 11-21-2013, 09:04 PM

I hated it when I was a kid and I hate it now.

*Wildcat* · 11-21-2013, 10:40 PM

I loved Barney. I watched it all the time growing up. I still have my original Barney plush too...ya I said it

I check it out sometimes nowadays and its still the same except there are far too many musical numbers now. Its amazing how many songs can fit in a half hour. lol.

That review is ridiculous. Sounds like a troll rant.

**Jester** · 11-21-2013, 10:51 PM

Ok, Wildcat, thoughts on the new Barney voice?

*Guitar_Raph* · 11-21-2013, 10:54 PM

Animaniacs made fun of the purple dinosaur.

**Jester** · 11-21-2013, 10:55 PM

Neat-o complete-o yippie!

Luke795 · 11-22-2013, 03:24 AM

Are Teletubbies worse than Barney?

*Wildcat* · 11-22-2013, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Ok, Wildcat, thoughts on the new Barney voice?

Theres a new voice actor? I didnt know. Like I said I only check it sometimes.

Was it recently? Last time I heard it it sounded pretty much the same to me.

**Jester** · 11-22-2013, 04:30 AM

I really don't know...I wanna say I've caught the end "The Hello again to all our friends..." bit and noticed the voice wasn't the same as when I was a kid and watched it begrudgingly because my sister watched it.

EDIT: Looks like 2002...when I graduated high school. And there are 3 Barney's.....yowza.
http://voicechasers.com/database/sho...php?prodid=493

*BubblyShell22* · 11-22-2013, 08:22 AM

I used to watch it when I was younger, but when I got older, I despised it. I didn't know it was still on TV though.

*Wildcat* · 11-22-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I really don't know...I wanna say I've caught the end "The Hello again to all our friends..." bit and noticed the voice wasn't the same as when I was a kid and watched it begrudgingly because my sister watched it.

EDIT: Looks like 2002...when I graduated high school. And there are 3 Barney's.....yowza.
http://voicechasers.com/database/sho...php?prodid=493

Hmm, so Dean Wendt. Well I didnt notice a difference. Guess you can probably tell side by side.

I don't remember the last time I saw it. Its certainly been after 2002 but I couldn't tell.

*BabyTurtles* · 11-22-2013, 05:05 PM

I had a nightmare about Barney chasing me when I was little.........I never watched Barney since....

Blossombrooks · 11-22-2013, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Luke795

Are Teletubbies worse than Barney?

Yes, at least Barney spoke actual words in whole sentences! My little sister watched both, I always thought Barney seemed the lesser of two evils. Seriously, how does 'tubby custard' help a child learn anything other than how to wreck your parent's vacuum cleaner in five seconds flat?

*sdp* · 11-22-2013, 07:48 PM

I really liked Barney as a kid, but it had more to do that he was a Dinosaur than anything else. I still have my Barney Plush toy and will never get rid of it. I never really liked Sesame Street or any other small children cartoons. Well I liked Blues clues, but I wasn't the target audience when I started watching it, I was like 8 or something and used to watch it during the summer before regular non NickJr shows started..

*blindturtle02* · 11-25-2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

I had a nightmare about Barney chasing me when I was little.........I never watched Barney since....

Oh jeez! I can imagine him running after me with that demented laugh of his. Wish I could say I liked the show but it always got in the way of things like Power Rangers and TMNT. My sister was to blame because she just had to watch him constantly. The best Barney related thing I ever watched as a kid was that parody they did on Animaniacs. Anyone remember that episode where they kept dropping anvils on him? Sorry, but after having him constantly shoved in my face for a few years, I found that quite therapeutic.

During my field based teaching experience last week, my cooperating teacher threatened to sing some Barney song about cleaning if the kids didn't straighten up the room before leaving. I heard nothing but,"Oh no! Not Barney!," followed by chairs being pushed under tables and trash being thrown into waste baskets. Seems like Barney is the modern day boogeyman to 4th graders.

*BubblyShell22* · 11-25-2013, 04:47 PM

Yep, I remember that Animaniacs episode, and I loved it. Really was great and a testament to how awful Barney is. However, I do agree that if I had to choose between Barney and Teletubbies, I'd pick Barney.

*blindturtle02* · 11-25-2013, 05:54 PM

I'd pick him as well. It pains me to do so but yes, I'd pick the creepy purple dinosaur over the creepy teletubbies. Speaking of Barney, I also remember this short-lived Casper animated series Fox cranked out in the late 90's. They had this one episode where these Barney knockoff ghosts or aliens teamed up with these parodies of Mr. Rogers. Now that was just plain scary. At leastI think it went down that way. To me, that show was just background noise before Power Rangers on Saturdays.

11-21-2013, 05:53 PM	#1
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	Barney The Dinosaur Okay, who among you have actually seen it, either as kids or adults? What did you think of it? I ask because I happened to see this article on Internet Movie Database: Read the first review article. I found it interesting. Barney seems to have fallen off the map, while Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and Sesame Street have had staying power.

11-21-2013, 05:55 PM	#2
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I remember it...and cringe. As a parent of a young kid, when Barney pops up on PBS I swap over to something else...and sometimes I think that something actually is Mister Roger's Neighborhood. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-21-2013, 10:40 PM	#6
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	I loved Barney. I watched it all the time growing up. I still have my original Barney plush too...ya I said it I check it out sometimes nowadays and its still the same except there are far too many musical numbers now. Its amazing how many songs can fit in a half hour. lol. That review is ridiculous. Sounds like a troll rant. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

11-21-2013, 10:51 PM	#7
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Ok, Wildcat, thoughts on the new Barney voice? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-21-2013, 10:54 PM	#8
Guitar_Raph Superhero musician Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,191	Animaniacs made fun of the purple dinosaur. __________________ Mikey drums with nunchucks!

11-21-2013, 06:42 PM	#3
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	Good lord. Those people have issues. I watched Barney all the time when I was a wee one. Much prefered Gulla Gulla Island, though. That's a show I can actually still watch from time to time.

11-21-2013, 09:04 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	I hated it when I was a kid and I hate it now.

11-21-2013, 10:55 PM	#9
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Neat-o complete-o yippie! __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-22-2013, 03:24 AM	#10
Luke795 Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 376	Are Teletubbies worse than Barney?

11-22-2013, 04:30 AM	#12
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I really don't know...I wanna say I've caught the end "The Hello again to all our friends..." bit and noticed the voice wasn't the same as when I was a kid and watched it begrudgingly because my sister watched it. EDIT: Looks like 2002...when I graduated high school. And there are 3 Barney's.....yowza. http://voicechasers.com/database/sho...php?prodid=493 __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-22-2013, 08:22 AM	#13
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I used to watch it when I was younger, but when I got older, I despised it. I didn't know it was still on TV though. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

11-22-2013, 05:05 PM	#15
BabyTurtles Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,177	I had a nightmare about Barney chasing me when I was little.........I never watched Barney since.... __________________

11-22-2013, 07:48 PM	#17
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	I really liked Barney as a kid, but it had more to do that he was a Dinosaur than anything else. I still have my Barney Plush toy and will never get rid of it. I never really liked Sesame Street or any other small children cartoons. Well I liked Blues clues, but I wasn't the target audience when I started watching it, I was like 8 or something and used to watch it during the summer before regular non NickJr shows started.. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

11-25-2013, 04:47 PM	#19
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Yep, I remember that Animaniacs episode, and I loved it. Really was great and a testament to how awful Barney is. However, I do agree that if I had to choose between Barney and Teletubbies, I'd pick Barney. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

11-25-2013, 05:54 PM	#20
blindturtle02 Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tx Posts: 2,627	I'd pick him as well. It pains me to do so but yes, I'd pick the creepy purple dinosaur over the creepy teletubbies. Speaking of Barney, I also remember this short-lived Casper animated series Fox cranked out in the late 90's. They had this one episode where these Barney knockoff ghosts or aliens teamed up with these parodies of Mr. Rogers. Now that was just plain scary. At leastI think it went down that way. To me, that show was just background noise before Power Rangers on Saturdays. __________________ Please don't remove my nice hat and wack me in the butt with it.