As he promotes strong positive messages about friendship, teamwork, cultural appreciation, and problem-solving. He is very intelligent and caring for a dinosaur like him.He was a very appealing role model for little kids with his friendly and optimistic personality.
His design is passable, as he looks like the friendly dinosaur he is.Barney was greatly created by Sheryl Leach, as one of the most historical PBS Kids characters in history (alongside Thomas the Tank Engine).This page only focuses on his beginning years from 1988-2004 (the Lyons/Lyrick era and two HiT era seasons), when he used to be a good character. He is best known for his silly and optimistic attitude. He comes to life through a child's imagination. Unknown Stand-In Actors (Barney Live! World Tour - A Celebration, Fisher-Price toys)īarney the Dinosaur is the main protagonist of Barney & Friends and a two hundred million year (two dinosaur years) old, six-foot tall, purple tyrannosaurus rex with a green belly and green spots on his back and his tail and yellow toes. Over 200 million years old (impressive, even for a dinosaur)ĭavid Joyner (1991-2001, 1991-2005 for live performances)