Dark Side of Barney Children's Show Exposed in New Documentary

A new docuseries,"I Love You, You Hate Me," explores the dark side of the long running show.

A trailer for the two-part series was released earlier this week and it promises to dive deep into not only the making of the series but the cultural impact of the purple dinosaur -- including violent reactions to the costumed character. Barney performer Bob West recalls threats from that time:"They were violent and explicit, death and dismemberment of my family. They were gonna come and find me, and they were going to kill me."

The doc also promises to dive into rumors surrounding the show -- even ones as outlandish sounding as"Barney hides drugs in his tail." "Barney & Friends" debuted in 1992, born out of the minds of Sheryl Leach, Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer. The show notably launched the careers of such luminaries as

So what? He entertained my daughter for hours I guess u gonna bring up blues clues too

Man, now I feel bad for the actor. People really did hate Barney. It was cheesey and irksome to the point of getting under your skin. But I never imagined people were threatening the actor and his family. That's too much. It was just a kids show. He didn't deserve that.

i don’t believe anything you say so i’m blocking you

Damn, everybody out here Jeffrey Dahmering it.

What?

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'I love you, you hate me'! 💯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 just too much.

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mannn i aint reading none of this shit. barney was that nigga idc what anybody say

Jesus.....even Barney now?

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If you don't have pockets then the tail is a reasonable place to put your drugs.

This show was demonic as hell itself. Barney gave me nightmares. I'm not shocked.

Just wait till folks hear about Pee wee Herman

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All this AND I’ve got a whoopsie in my diaper? Too much for a Friday night !

I used to see purple dinosaurs when i partied in the 80's. 😨🔮

Yes I'd like to order a 5150 for the writer of this article please. Thank you!

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Tf you mean death threats and dismemberment? On Barney? The big purple fucking dinosaur? Tf?

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