Barney the television dinosaur has been given a reprieve from extinction, and he may end up being saved. Nothing is sure yet, but producers of the “Barney & Friends” public-television show for ...

March 17, 1993. Pennsylvania farmer Wystan Slurve releases a poorly focused camcorder tape of what appears to be Barney, the impossibly cheerful PBS purple dinosaur, killing wild deer and domestic ...

With the magnetism of Elvis and the personality of Mr. Rogers, a new mega-star of children`s entertainment has burst onto the scene. He is a giggling, galumphing, purple and green dinosaur called ...

He’s purple and green, soft and round, 6-feet-4-inches tall — and he’s the hottest thing in children’s TV. After only seven months on the air, Barney the dinosaur, star of PBS’ “Barney & Friends,” is ...

Barney the Dinosaur gets 1,500 fan letters a week, and he hasn’t even been on TV. Until now. The singing purple dinosaur, star of eight “Barney & the Backyard Gang” videotapes since 1988, came to PBS ...

He has a fixed, goofy grin, a pudgy green belly and bright yellow toenails that clash with his purple “skin.” And with a 6-foot-tall body mounted on short, plump legs, he moves with a clunky waddle.