This article is about the character. For the TV show, see Barney & Friends.

Barney the Dinosaur is a two hundred million year (two dinosaur years) old, six-foot tall, purple tyrannosaurus rex with a green tummy, who comes to life through a child's imagination. He is best known for his friendly,

optimistic personality and positive attitude.

Contents 1 Creation 2 Portrayal 2.1 Costume Actors 2.2 Voice Actors 3 Catchphrases 4 Appearances 5 Trivia 6 See also

CreationEdit

Barney was first created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach, who was looking for a way to entertain her then 2 year old son, Patrick. Originally, Kathy Parker, co-creator of the character, decided to make Barney a teddy bear, since her daughter had a stuffed teddy bear. However, Patrick was fascinated by a dinosaur exhibit at a museum, so they made the character a dinosaur, but on the condition that he was not to appear menacing. So, he was colored purple to appeal to both genders and named Barney.

PortrayalEdit

Note: The following year ranges are based on release dates of episodes & home videos, not the production years.

Costume ActorsEdit

• David Voss (1988–1990)
• David Joyner (1991–2001)
• Josh Martin (1997–1998)
• Maurice Scott (1997, 2004)
• Carey Stinson (1994, 2002–Present)
• Alan Bruce (1994, understudy)
• Antwaun Steele (filling in for Stinson)

Voice ActorsEdit

• Bob West (1988–2000)
• Duncan Brannan (1998, 2000–2002)
• Tim Dever (2000–2002)
• Dean Wendt (2002–Present)

CatchphrasesEdit

• Super-dee-duper!
• Tee-rific!

  

• Stu-u-u-pendous
• That was fun!
• Oh, boy! Oh, boy!
• Remember, I love you!

AppearancesEdit

• Barney first appeared in "The Backyard Show", though he was introduced to most of the Backyard Gang in "A Day at the Beach". Since then he has been in every single episode on his show and videos, hence the names Barney and the Backyard Gang and Barney & Friends.
• In 2007, Barney made a special appearance in The Sunny Side Up Show with Nina for Thanksgiving. He made another appearance with Sean in the St. Valentine's Day episode in 2009.
• Barney has also guest starred on The Sunny Side Up Show live in the morning of St. Valentine's Day 2011 to host "Sprout's Dino-Mite Valentine's Sing-A-Long" with Dorothy the Dinosaur, which contained a back-to-back marathon of Barney & Friends and Dorothy the Dinosaur.
• Barney (along with Baby Bop and BJ) has made appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They also appeared in "Kids for Character".
• Barney appeared in "We Are Family" 2002 music video along with the other characters from TV shows.
• Barney also made an appearance with Dolly Parton in 2004.

TriviaEdit

• Since "Barney in Concert", Barney has been a magenta color technically. Since then he has changed his appearance slightly and gotten a lighter magenta color over time. Despite this, his color is only claimed as purple by HIT Entertainment.
• Some concept names for Barney were Cosby, Colby, and Danny.
• Although Barney's birthday has been celebrated five times on the series (including Birthday Bash), he remains over 200 million years old.
• Barney's favorite foods are peanut-butter sandwiches (with a glass of milk), vegetables, and pistachios (as of Season 11)

See alsoEdit

• Barney Through the Years