![]() Leach, Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer launched the TV show Barney & Friends on public television stations in 1992. And we know how they love messing with character's proportions, starting with Barbie. ![]() Plus, it's Mattel that's taking a gamble on this new incarnation. It's also for a whole new generation of kids to learn how to exercise good manners and feel loved, and it's not for the people who are too old to watch Barney and hate his new look because it's not their Barney.Ĭan't we wait to be outraged until after the intended audience for Barney has a chance to experience it and express their own opinion? The whole series is moving from live action to an animated version so it makes sense that there would have to be changes. "Maybe it's because I'm use to the OG Barney I grew up with during the 90s," wrote, "but this new Barney looks like they gave him a face lift and some Botox." "They gave Barney contacts, a nose job and bigger veneers," wrote "Sad." D2aWosH8AZ- Veronica McDonald□ Febru"WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO TO BARNEY," on Twitter. They gave Barney contacts, a nose job and bigger veneers. The Cut went so far as to suggest that Barney has had buccal fat surgery, a new trend among celebrities that involves removing fat under the cheekbones to achieve a gaunt appearance. Mattel also changed Barney's eye color to blue and gave him a little bit of a tummy tuck since the new one is thinner than the original, live action costume. ![]() To begin with, Mattel darkened Barney's violet hue from a mauve to a dark purple, made his eyes bigger with anime proportions, and gave him giant, hairless eyebrows and a tiny little dent in his top row of teeth. The toy giant also released an image of the new iteration of Barney, which is animated, and some reacted as if they had given Barney tattoos and a mohawk. The debut date for the onslaught is some time next year, according to a company press release. Mattel announced a plan to reboot the Barney & Friends franchise with new movies, a TV show, YouTube videos, books, clothes and toys. This time, though, it's Barney's fans who are doing the hating. Some fans hold Barney dearer and may even feel more protective of the character since he started getting so much hate online in the past few years. Barney the Dinosaur, the giant plush-lizard-thing created by Dallas mother Sheryl Leach, graced kiddie TV throughout the '90s and became one of the most polarizing pop culture icons of our time.
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