Word: barneys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...BARNEY'S NO LAUGHING MATTER...
Your item on "Feud Of The Week" said that the Famous San Diego Chicken mascot was a winner for assaulting Barney and that Barney was "always a loser" [PEOPLE, Nov. 17]. I disagree. I used to make jokes about Barney, the popular purple dinosaur. But now I have a two-year-old daughter who at the very mention of the name Barney breaks into a joyful, excited dance. I think the Famous Chicken is just jealous. I bet he'd love to be recognized the world over. NANCY HOLTROP Palmdale, Calif...
...reason that we hate Barney isn't that he spends all his ill-gotten PBS gains on crack whores and heroin. It's because he's freakin' annoying. Although I have to admit, it was delightful to see the word "peccadilloes" in print. --Josiah J. Madigan...
...that stage of life; and, finally, producers have discovered that a preschool show can make a lot of money. "The success of some preschool shows in driving licensing and product sales is extraordinary," says Marjorie Kaplan, who oversees children's programming at the Discovery Networks. "When something like Barney comes along, it changes what the world can expect from preschool success. People tend to fish where the fish are." The creators of Barney caught a lot of fish: he has sold 44 million videos, 34 million books and countless Barney and Baby Bop plush toys...
Blue's Clues does meet Anderson's criteria (he was a consultant). Shown on Nickelodeon, it is the highest-rated show for preschoolers on commercial television; among all shows for the age group, it comes in third behind Barney and Arthur, a cartoon about an aardvark that was developed mainly for older children. Blue's Clues has a rigid structure: in each episode, a young man named Steve (played by Steven Burns, who could not be more likable) tries to figure out the answer to a question. Blue, his animated pet dog, provides clues by putting his paw print...