![]() “Parents admit to a cordial dislike of the saccharine saurian, and no self-respecting second-grader will admit to liking Barney.” Barney on "Barney And Friends" in 1992. “Barney is on the receiving end of more hostility than just about any other popular cultural icon I can think of,” the University of Chicago academic W.J.T. The internet gave rise to new genres of anti-Barney humor that freely mixed winking irony with seemingly real rage. Urban legends about the character's dark secrets sprung up. NBA great Charles Barkley beat up Barney in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch. School-age kids added violent lyrics to the “Barney & Friends” theme song. The docuseries explores how, throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s, Barney turned into a cultural punching bag, the subject of disdain from adults and derision from kids desperate to disavow their childish pastimes. "I LOVE YOU.YOU LOVE ME.WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY.But not everyone considered Barney a friend, a phenomenon at the heart of a new Peacock documentary series called “I Love You, You Hate Me.” (NBC News and Peacock are both owned and operated by NBCUniversal.) Even while he killed me, he still sang that SONG! I turned around to see a demonic, blood covered Barney slowly walking towards me. That's when a voice behind me said "It's too late, Steven. Thinking that they already ran into their room, I went in there. I looked to my left, and I realized that Tim and Sean were nowhere to be seen. I reached for the remote, and turned it off. The rest of the episode showed a distorted picture of Barney, with a blood-curdling scream. Don't bother locking your doors and hiding under the bed, because, sooner or later, I WILL FIND YOU AND KILL YOU ALL! (demonic laughter) "What did we learn today?" Barney grinned an evil grin and said directly to the camera. Then, Baby Bop and BJ came in, apparently not noticing the dead children. The children at this point started to run away from barney, screaming and crying for their parents to save them.īarney just chuckled, and said in a demonic voice, "Mommy and daddy can't help you!" And he bit the helpless children in half, eating their brains and stomachs. Barney then proceeded to kill all of the children one by one, each time roaring. ![]() He laughs evilly, and he bites the poor child's head off)įor some reason, my children kept watching, not affected by the obviously disturbing stuff going on. (His face suddenly turns angry, and he grows teeth. I wanted to turn it off, but for some reason, I.I couldn't. I nearly fell out of my seat when I heard that. (childish giggling) Today, I'm going to teach you about.DEATH!" That's when I heard Barney say, "Hi, kids. He started speaking, and I turned it up slightly so we could hear it.īarney sounded slightly weird, as if two people were talking at once: one with his normal voice, and another that monic, to say the least. Then, POOF! He comes to life, giggling like an idiot. Anyway, the episode began like it always does, with the kids talking about something while holding a doll version of barney. I shrugged it off, assuring myself that it was just my imagination. ![]() ![]() It started, the theme music playing.įor starters, I could vaguely hear whispering during the music, and it sounded creepy. When the time finally arrived, they ran into the living room, turned on the TV, and sat down on the couch with me. They love to eat popcorn while watching Barney Obviously, they said, "Yes." I got the popcorn ready. Naturally, I asked Tim and Sean if they wanted to see it. FIRST AND ONLY CHANCE TO SEE IT! AIRS AT 7:00! Tonight ONLY! A LOST EPISODE OF BARNEY AND FRIENDS. Yesterday, I was looking at my TV Guide, and I saw something that caught my eye: Their favorite TV show is Barney and Friends. I am a widowed father of Twin 3-year old boys, Tim and Sean.
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