Well it’s official, children’s television icon Barney has a brand new look, and a new forthcoming animated series. The original, as you may remember, was live-action, with the titular dinosaur portrayed in a suit by actor David Joyner. While OG fans aren’t sure what to think of the new animated character design, Mattel TV’s reintroduction of this nostalgia-infused purple dinosaur via a slate of planned programming certainly makes sense.
Originally airing on PBS from 1992-2010, with reruns appearing on Sprout and, later, Universal Kids, Barney and Friends was such a successful, long-running series that rumors and forays into its relaunch have been numerous. Daniel Kaluuya and his production company, 59%, were attached to a film adaptation as late as this summer. In any case, risk-averse children’s programming execs may be wise to bring back a familiar character.
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