Happened one day in the studio Dancing around in a do-si-do The purple monstrosity was waving his arms We were falling victim to his evil charms
He brushed against a candle and he started to smoke And now we're all laughing at the dinosaur choke Oh boy, Barney's on fire! It's what we've always desired We'll watch the flames get higher Just don't try to put him out Purple fur was flying ashes everywhere And all of the kids just continued to stare The guy inside the suit, he started to yell We probably should've helped him but what the hell
He threw himself violently against the wall He fell to his knees and he tried to crawl away Oh Boy, Barney's on fire!
This is our secret desire We'll help the flames burn brighter But don´t you try to put him out Oh boy, Barney's on fire! This is what we've always desired
Wont you help us fan the flames higher
And you better not try to put him out
Barney's no longer ignited We're feeling somewhat slighted He's laying in a heap on the floor We poked him with a stick cause we had to be sure HE WAS DEAD

If you have (or know) kids, you know what I mean.
You hear them in the store whining and pleading to their parents to purchase the latest stuffed Barney toy.
If asked, a child might say he/she loves Barney more than his/her parents.
Why? Because Barney never gets mad, nothing bad ever happens to Barney, yet Dad just got passed over for a promotion and Mom just lost her job.
Barney sugar-coats and presents a false view of reality.
Singing a happy song and forgetting the problem is Barney's way of dealing with difficult situations.
Children will not be able to handle them on their own.
The lasting effects of the show might last well into the teenage years.
When they realize that life isn't really what Barney told them it was like,
who knows what will happen?
Barney also becomes a member of the family often times replacing a parent.
On the show, the kids all do what Barney tells them to in perfect conformity without a hint of individual personality.

There is also no clear distinction between reality and what's supposed to be in the kid's imagination.
Only in the theme song is it mentioned that Barney is an imaginary character.
Most of the show has an appearance of being real.
At the "target" age, the kids won't know the difference.
In some of the scenes, it's pretty obvious because something will appear out of thin air, or Barney will do a super-fast costume change.
Many of the scenes which show children interacting with Barney, and Barney solving ...

A man in a purple dinosaur suit who hangs out behind a little kid's school. Always talks with the kids and sings songs with them--as long as the teachers aren't around. Magically dissapears and turns into a small, doll version of himself whenever an adult--especially a policeman--approaches him. Probably was horny as kid, and god knows what he does to those poor children when his/her friends aren't around.

THE ULTIMATE EVIL! He must be destroyed at all costs!

Join me, in my noble crusade against Barney!

An evil, purple demon sent from Hell to brainwash kids, with the help of assistant demons known as B.J. and Baby Bop.

a big homosexual dinosur that is the definition of gay and gives dinosours a bad name.

A plain, ordinary, unremarkable male.

slang for Trouble, b/c it rhymes with Barney Rubble