UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN #2: (Singing) Begins to play.Ĭopyright © 2017 NPR. WEST: (As Barney, singing) Begins to play. UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN #2: (Singing) Oh, when our band. ![]() WEST: (As Barney, singing) Oh, when our band. SIEGEL: However, we have no defense for the "Teletubbies." MCEVERS: The next time you want to hate on Barney, remember he was made for your kid, not for you. I literally cannot imagine how much harder my life would be without that big purple dinosaur. JULIA COOPER: And all of a sudden, I thought I might be able to do something again (laughter). Listener Julia Cooper had a special needs daughter who would not watch anything until Barney. MCEVERS: Not everyone is a hater, though. SIEGEL: Those are responses from listeners Greg Abrechtsen, Alice Sievers Rodriquez, Linda Parsel, Renee Robertson and Perry John Marshall all read by NPR staff. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Barney was the worst thing on TV until the "Teletubbies." UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: I was so very grateful not to have young kids during this period. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: My niece just loved him, but it was torture. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: I hate Barney, and I did from day one. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Barney pretty much is my worst nightmare. SIEGEL: As for the adults, we asked our listeners for some Barney memories, and, well, let's just say there wasn't a lot of love. MCEVERS: Maybe not, but Barney was an instant hit with the kids. LEACH: You know, it was sweet, and it was loving, and it was totally made for kids, definitely not hip and cool. And one day while stuck in traffic on a Texas freeway, that infamous purple dinosaur came to her. ![]() SIEGEL: Leach wanted something that was just for toddlers. SHERYL LEACH: "Sesame Street" was designed to appeal to children and adults, and it was very hip and very cool. Back in 1987, Leach had a very young son, and she says "Sesame Street" was fine, but. SIEGEL: They can thank or curse one woman - Sheryl Leach. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "BARNEY AND FRIENDS") The googly-eyed purple and green T-Rex has been delighting toddlers and terrorizing parents ever since. Twenty-five years ago today, Barney the Dinosaur made his public television debut. UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN #1: (Singing) Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination, and when he's tall, he's what we call a dinosaur sensation. ![]() Parents, consider this your trigger warning.
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