Barney the Dinosaur (seasons 1-8)

Barney 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. He comes to life through a child's imagination. He is best known for his silly and optimistic attitude. This page only focuses on his beginning years from 1988-2004, when he used to be a good character.

Why He Was Stu-u-u-pendous

 * 1) Barney was greatly created by Sheryl Leach, as one of the most historical PBS Kids characters in history (alongside Thomas the Tank Engine).
 * 2) His design is passable, as he looks like the friendly dinosaur he is. His mini-doll form is also pretty cute.
 * 3) He was a very appealing role model for little kids with his friendly and optimistic personality.
 * 4) He is very intelligent and caring for a dinosaur like him. As he promotes strong positive messages about friendship, teamwork, cultural appreciation, and problem-solving. He also emphasizes active play, making him seem like a charming counselor.
 * 5) He encourages kids to stay active, by playing and singing catchy songs.
 * 6) He’s a great friend and mentor to Baby Bop (green) and BJ (yellow).
 * 7) Everyone who voiced him like David Voss, David Joyner, and Carey Stinson did a good job wearing the Barney suit, as their movements were amazing and fitted Barney very well.
 * 8) He helped kids with serious issues, such as disabilities. He helped out a kid who was deaf and wears a hearing aid, and he helped another who had Down syndrome.
 * 9) He has some funny moments here and there.
 * 10) Barney is one of the most positive-thinking characters not just from PBS Kids, but from the entire history of preschool TV.
 * 11) He also made his live appearance in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, along with bringing his own balloon self from 1994 until 2005. and the orchestra rendition of Barney Theme Song and I Love You were amazing and very incredible score, except for that one incident for his balloon self in 1997.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) In Seasons 3-8, his show was declined, but he is still likable.
 * 2) His constant laughing and singing can become repetitive, especially due to his goofy-sounding voice.
 * 3) He can be annoying sometimes, mainly while singing the "I Love You" song at the end of most episodes.
 * 4) His mini-doll form from the first season can be considered as "creepy" because of the eyes, but luckily it was improved in the second season.
 * 5) Since 2004, he hasn't been as interesting as he used to be.
 * 6) He was hated by many people even before he was flanderized, mainly due to his voice and sappy dialogue that was designed for toddlers.
 * 7) Josh Martin and Maurice Scott, while still good, did a mediocre job wearing the Barney suit as their movements weren't good as David Voss, David Joyner, and Carey Stinson's movements and didn't fit Barney very well.