In Generation Barney, member station Connecticut Public explores how Barney the Dinosaur shaped a generation of kids. Here's some of the podcast's first episode in which host Sabrina Herrera guides us ...

Why do we revisit things we loved as kids, and what is the lasting power of this media? A new seven-part podcast looks for answers in a great big, purple dinosaur. And if you are of a certain age ...

Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Stars Who Were on 'Barney & Friends' as Kids "He offered up a different model for masculinity, even as a purple dinosaur and not a human. This message about love, about ...

Well, in the magazine, the Klan had found out that the guy inside of the Barney costume was African American, so they banned their kids from ever watching ‘Barney’ again." The reporter asked ...

Getty Barney at the 55th annual Golden Globes in 1998 Related: Stars Who Were on 'Barney & Friends' as Kids "He offered up a different model for masculinity, even as a purple dinosaur and not a human.