When "Barney & Friends" first debuted on PBS in 1992, kids went bananas for the huggable purple dinosaur. The show was also ...

The very next year, 1992, “Barney and the Backyard Gang” hit PBS as “Barney & Friends” and found its way into the homes of millions of kids. “Barney was a one off,” Rifkin said.

Behind the scenes drama on Barney & Friends could have led to its cancellation earlier than expected. Lawsuits involving the ...

The popular Barney & Friends ran on PBS from 1992 until 2010, and the new series will premiere next year. Previously, the purple dinosaur was played by an actor in a costume, but this reboot will ...

HERRERA: The very next year, "Barney And The Backyard Gang" hit PBS as "Barney & Friends" and found its way into the homes of millions of kids, including mine. (SOUNDBITE OF GOGGLEBOX SONG ...

But PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting had recently put out a call for more preschool programming. And as a programmer, Larry understood how important it was to listen to your audience.