Barney the Dinosaur Got Death Threats, Voice Actor Claims

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  • čas přidán 10. 10. 2022
  • Back in the 1990s, Barney the dinosaur was a huge hit for children on television. Now, a new docuseries called “I Love You, You Hate Me,” is exploiting a disturbing dark side surrounding the beloved purple character. Bob West, the original voice of Barney, told Inside Edition’s Ann Mercogliano there were even death threats. “There was group called Jihad Against Barney,” he said. He feels that Barney stood for “inclusion, understanding, compassion, caring for each other.”

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  • @amethystsavage4018
    @amethystsavage4018 Před rokem +13957

    Imagine having so little going on in your life that you start a group to send death threats against a purple dinosaur in a kids show

    • @blackberrycheese3695
      @blackberrycheese3695 Před rokem +6

      @sieksa neither does anybody care about your missing father.

    • @NotAnEliteGamer2774
      @NotAnEliteGamer2774 Před rokem +645

      @sieksa OFFICER...... RIGHT THERE!!!!

    • @honestreviews5410
      @honestreviews5410 Před rokem +288

      @@blackberrycheese3695 I thought these were bots or it could be these emotionally displaced teens or adults that have low social/ emotional exposure who feel the need to make a comment so people see that they dont care about their topic meanwhile ironically showing more than enough concern to create a comment to show their displacement. Fascinating!

    • @shakiraismommy
      @shakiraismommy Před rokem

      @sieksa ur mom does

    • @goliathbroodia942
      @goliathbroodia942 Před rokem +18

      I was just about to say. Nevermind.

  • @Trund27
    @Trund27 Před rokem +2693

    Hearing Barney sing “I love you” was probably the only time some kids heard that phrase. That’s the bitter truth. Barney was more wholesome than the weirdos who hated him. I guarantee it wasn’t little kids.

    • @wtfarethesehandles
      @wtfarethesehandles Před rokem +7

      didn’t the vyond community take up a large portion of said hate?

    • @naejimba
      @naejimba Před rokem +34

      "Hearing Barney sing 'I love you' was probably the only time some kids heard that phrase."
      Bruh why did I bust out laughing when I read that? Welp, I'll see you all in hell.

    • @deadcell1
      @deadcell1 Před rokem +11

      We use to make jokes about that song in elementary and middle school lol.. Good times.

    • @Weed69420
      @Weed69420 Před rokem +2

      weed

    • @HeartbeatCN
      @HeartbeatCN Před rokem +18

      The ones who took it too far were definitely not little kids. However, there were little kids (me included) who disliked him, some kids do find him obnoxious and overexcited but we never went overboard, other than a silly song nothing really came of it.

  • @VikoMan
    @VikoMan Před rokem +248

    I’ve met Bob West in person at a convention, He was very kind and wasn’t negative in any way. I can’t believe people would send a person like him death threats.

    • @sissysovereign1294
      @sissysovereign1294 Před rokem +17

      That honestly makes it sadder. Some people just can't stand others to be happy.

  • @kaileemccarley4492
    @kaileemccarley4492 Před rokem +172

    I'm a 2000s kid and I LOVED Barrny growing up and hearing this makes my heart hurt so bad my inner child is crying 😭

    • @NazbolGaming
      @NazbolGaming Před rokem +9

      Yeah same, I'm 12 and I'm pretty manly, but my inner child is sad to see Barney on fire, though i didn't watch him, i can understand u.

    • @laurakruk4692
      @laurakruk4692 Před rokem +4

      Same here, I’m a 90s girl and grew up on the original series. Now seeing this video at age 32, is quite upsetting!

    • @brandenwalker5154
      @brandenwalker5154 Před rokem

      Same here

    • @guyspelunky
      @guyspelunky Před rokem

      @@NazbolGaming That username says otherwise.

    • @MichaelDeSanta1285
      @MichaelDeSanta1285 Před rokem +3

      I’m 14, and Brazilian. I was born in the Brazil’s more ‘richer’ states, so I Didn’t have a childhood full of suffering, like everyone else from the poorer states of the country. I had access to TV my entire life, and I watched many kids shows. From the variety of shows, I saw Barney the most. Or I think I did because I remember most of him. I watched him for a very long time, and never seen anyone EVER hate on him. In fact I only saw hate around 2017ish when I was already in the us, where I’ve lived half of my life. When I discovered all this “hate”, i was shocked. Confused, also, Why would people like this be hating on a kids show? What has the shows staff done to make everyone hate them so much?

  • @diamondmoon9496
    @diamondmoon9496 Před rokem +5744

    That is purely upsetting. Barney is an international treasure.

    • @blackberrycheese3695
      @blackberrycheese3695 Před rokem +204

      @sieksa when you're the one receiving death threats, maybe then you'll care.

    • @fieldsofelysium17
      @fieldsofelysium17 Před rokem +70

      @sieksa why do you reply this to every comment?

    • @Miguel92398
      @Miguel92398 Před rokem +90

      ​@@fieldsofelysium17 he's a clout chaser. That's why. Sucks to be him.

    • @giovannirivera4504
      @giovannirivera4504 Před rokem

      Barney is trash

    • @sashaflorence2477
      @sashaflorence2477 Před rokem +17

      I agreed, report that person who’s says ‘who cares’ because everyone should care about the purple dinosaur

  • @princessberry98
    @princessberry98 Před rokem +2339

    I have adored Barney ever since I was a little girl. The fact that the actor got death threats is extremely upsetting and heartbreaking. He didn’t deserve this…

    • @kimatalasiawomenfighter1975
      @kimatalasiawomenfighter1975 Před rokem +25

      You said it PrinessBerry98. No he doesn't. at all. i was furious and angry of that.

    • @annien.1727
      @annien.1727 Před rokem +32

      I also adored Barney in my childhood. It's just unthinkable that that actor would get death threats for zero reason. It's senseless.

    • @epicplayz6132
      @epicplayz6132 Před rokem +9

      Same❤

    • @genesisaltamiranda2251
      @genesisaltamiranda2251 Před rokem +11

      Barney was a part of my childhood. After hearing about that new documentary, it made me cry.

    • @Lilothestitch
      @Lilothestitch Před rokem +7

      Agreed.

  • @llamaporg282
    @llamaporg282 Před rokem +674

    HOW CAN ANYONE WANT TO HURT ANOTHER PERSON. Even if your not a fan of the show YOU DO NOT send death threats to anybody. The show is a wonderful example for kids to be kind to themselves and others. I can’t believe people like this exist. I pray that the creator, anyone else working on the show, and the voice actor will forever be safe and live there lives happily.

    • @MypronounIsKing
      @MypronounIsKing Před rokem +3

      How , many reasons actually. Grow up

    • @jpablo700
      @jpablo700 Před rokem +4

      Don't look over at eastern Europe right now.

    • @Mr.Wiseman3.14
      @Mr.Wiseman3.14 Před rokem +20

      @@MypronounIsKing bro you just havent watched the show. Grow up

    • @Mario87456
      @Mario87456 Před rokem

      Oh shut up they deserved it.

    • @ChefHin
      @ChefHin Před rokem +6

      There's something with the star wars fans aswell
      I ve seen some people hating the sequel
      Which is fine their opinion but senting messages like "the actor who played Rey should kill themselves"
      Which i ve seen around CZcams recently

  • @ihin2005
    @ihin2005 Před rokem +41

    This is so saddening.. how can such an innocent, empathic character be hated?

    • @Nini-vj8sw
      @Nini-vj8sw Před 3 měsíci +7

      Ikr Barney didn't do anything wrong! He's so innocent 😢

    • @sharmaprettylady
      @sharmaprettylady Před 2 měsíci +1

      💜

    • @FelineSoldier
      @FelineSoldier Před měsícem +1

      he is creepy IMO, but he doesn't deserve this as a real person. Just no.

  • @jeremiahanthony5521
    @jeremiahanthony5521 Před rokem +2255

    As a 1999 born baby . Barney made my childhood

    • @dianabiffle
      @dianabiffle Před rokem +24

      ‘89

    • @chomped69
      @chomped69 Před rokem +40

      @sieksa my favorite animal is the howler monkey because it can howl

    • @aiden8834
      @aiden8834 Před rokem +25

      One thing about 90s people they will tell you that they're a 90s baby when no one asked...

    • @jerelle_
      @jerelle_ Před rokem +11

      @@chomped69 WHAT DID THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING 🤣🤣🤣

    • @PEANUTBONE
      @PEANUTBONE Před rokem +29

      @sieksa obviously you do 🤣

  • @hannahallen3622
    @hannahallen3622 Před rokem +1530

    I grew up with Bareny as a child in the 90s and I enjoyed him. Honestly, what is wrong with people? Seriously?! Why do people feel the need to tear someone or something down for no good reason?! It's not only sickening but pointless.

    • @carlosesteves5857
      @carlosesteves5857 Před rokem

      Most likely, they were abused. They hate innocence because theirs was stolen.

    • @theincrediblehulk5797
      @theincrediblehulk5797 Před rokem +46

      From what I remember when I was younger, it started out because it became fun to hate Barney, similar to how it was fun in the 2000s to hate Justin Bieber, but it turned into something much more extreme among certain groups of people. I mean when I was younger I remember among the older kids it was fun for them to hate on Barney, but they never did anything extreme like these people did

    • @rayvega3163
      @rayvega3163 Před rokem +23

      @@theincrediblehulk5797 Honestly, I'm all for dark humor
      but this? This is wayy too far. Those kind of people really should deserve to be institutionalized.

    • @professorchaos5058
      @professorchaos5058 Před rokem +4

      Probably the same reason trolls will swat a streamer

    • @mikeymcmikeface5599
      @mikeymcmikeface5599 Před rokem +2

      @@rayvega3163 That is 19th century thinking. Also, nobody does anything for "no reason".

  • @Ladybuggames
    @Ladybuggames Před rokem +423

    It's scary how Bob West is being so calm about all of this.

  • @bee_1276
    @bee_1276 Před rokem +53

    Imagine the voice actor actually brought Barney to life to teach those people who were threatening him a lesson

    • @dayjay_alldj7940
      @dayjay_alldj7940 Před rokem +7

      The haters will probably attempt to kill him.

    • @joeerickson516
      @joeerickson516 Před 11 měsíci +2

      "He needs a bodyguard for protection?"

    • @benkraze3103
      @benkraze3103 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Barney is too nice for that. He probably just shrugs it off and move on.

  • @chandlerharrison5061
    @chandlerharrison5061 Před rokem +2087

    The fact that a lot of people hated Barney is really upsetting cause that character deserved to be loved

    • @jackmagnium6115
      @jackmagnium6115 Před rokem +88

      i agree with you. sadly with the current generation of kids basically being smart asses and punks(not all but those that i ran into online and had studied.) even worse is stuff like porno(yes its related cause barney is cringe to the current gen of people and kids) i like barney and i respect it.

    • @brendaluv2017
      @brendaluv2017 Před rokem +23

      I think they’re doing this because they don’t feel beloved themselves

    • @AH-po8pj
      @AH-po8pj Před rokem +20

      Who doesn't love a child molesting dinosaur

    • @alejandronoob4939
      @alejandronoob4939 Před rokem +32

      they only hate barney because they don’t have a good childhood

    • @lonixous5011
      @lonixous5011 Před rokem +9

      @@jackmagnium6115 It’s so sad tbh. But that’s only the disappointment of today’s parents.

  • @meadowsweetstories
    @meadowsweetstories Před rokem +1333

    I remember all of this crazy hate happening and it was so disturbing that people would go to such hateful extremes...over a childhood character. My son's loved Barney when they were little. When we ended up in a domestic violence shelter with literally nothing but the clothes we were wearing, my youngest was devastated that he couldn't bring his Barney doll. He took that doll with him everywhere. A volunteer at the shelter gave him a new Barney doll and the Barney's Great Adventure movie. Barney was more than a fictitious character on a kids show to us. Barney was a comfort for a 1 and 5 year old that just had their lives turned upside down.

    • @EvanFrenchMusic93
      @EvanFrenchMusic93 Před rokem +48

      I'm so sorry you and your kids ended up in such a terrible situation. Since that time I hope you guys have gone on to better days and better times.

    • @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat
      @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat Před rokem +18

      Your story made me tear up! I hope your situation has drastically improved! 💜

    • @Trund27
      @Trund27 Před rokem +3

      @@EvanFrenchMusic93 I second this.

    • @geminisabah
      @geminisabah Před rokem +5

      💝I am so glad that barney helped you guys get through the ringer. Peace

    • @goopy95
      @goopy95 Před rokem +4

      @Barney I love you Barney! Grew up watching you in the 2000s!

  • @vivainecanmarr1043
    @vivainecanmarr1043 Před rokem +19

    I loved watching Barney as a kid. I don’t know why people would hate such a lovable character!

  • @keonjames4706
    @keonjames4706 Před rokem +6

    I never imagined hearing “Barney” and “death threats” in the same sentence

  • @abbylaska3828
    @abbylaska3828 Před rokem +2163

    I remember singing songs like “let’s get together and kill Barney” when I was younger but the fact that people do this to a REAL person is absolutely disgusting. No body should ever receive death threats

    • @delphvine89
      @delphvine89 Před rokem +66

      Yess I love watching Barney growing up, and I never understood why other people started singing that disturbing remix. 😭😭😭 the ending of that song would be, “no more stupid dinosaur.” 😭😭😭 Yes, I’m still mad about about that song.

    • @SmoulderDrache
      @SmoulderDrache Před rokem +74

      @@delphvine89 It's because they got slightly too old for Barney, and that's ultimately why those songs got popular in elementary schools

    • @anonluxor470
      @anonluxor470 Před rokem +1

      Sending someone death threats to someone who didn't do anything to you is a massive dick move

    • @TheMexicoBear
      @TheMexicoBear Před rokem +9

      "Sorry kid but Barney is gone."

    • @LiterallyCensoredDaily
      @LiterallyCensoredDaily Před rokem +45

      I slap you.
      You punch me,
      We're a dysfunctional family,
      With a broken down car,
      And a beat up shack.
      Won't you get the bill collectors
      Off of our back?

  • @alisonjones5175
    @alisonjones5175 Před rokem +507

    I remember “hating” Barney as a kid but I would never ever wish literal DEATH on anyone😭 what’s wrong with people

    • @hedgehog1684
      @hedgehog1684 Před rokem +31

      this makes mad so mad😡😡😡 screw the barney haters .barney is a good dinosaur

    • @Samoanqueenbrilol
      @Samoanqueenbrilol Před rokem +11

      @@hedgehog1684 yeah my childhood :(

    • @420slaker
      @420slaker Před rokem +22

      I hated him aswell swear my lil sister watched it 24/7 but I'd never go to death threats over it wow

    • @Autistic_Pixel
      @Autistic_Pixel Před rokem +11

      Remember the t-shirts that had Barney and the cereal characters as killers and drugged out? The Fright Rags before Fright Rags existed

    • @hedgehog1684
      @hedgehog1684 Před rokem +3

      @@Samoanqueenbrilol 👍

  • @courthebrave
    @courthebrave Před rokem +11

    This breaks my heart 😞 Barney was a huge chunk of my childhood. My dad still remembers all the songs because we played the cassette tapes over & over again. It’s sad to see so much hate in the world for something so innocent. 😩

  • @YUMMAEH1
    @YUMMAEH1 Před rokem +15

    Can't believe people would go that far as sending death threats and more. People must have such a significant mental issue because they don't have the same type of love back when they hear the song so all they can think about is blame the person singing it to make themself feel better. Barney is not stupid, the song is not stupid, the show is not stupid. What is stupid is those mean people.

  • @ShonenJoe
    @ShonenJoe Před rokem +1327

    Man I miss Barney, it was one of the few shows that didn’t creep me out as a kid.

  • @vonnie0_0
    @vonnie0_0 Před rokem +1355

    I loved Barney as a kid, and I still love him. I don’t understand how he could receive so much hate just for singing songs to children about love and teaching them.

    • @buzzy33
      @buzzy33 Před rokem +33

      Not all people deserve to love or know what love is. People who think hating the dinosaur is fun, theyre automatically psychopaths

    • @EaglesMan710
      @EaglesMan710 Před rokem +25

      I think people hated him for 2 reasons:
      1) He’s creepy looking
      2) He’s nothing but obnoxiously happy all the time.

    • @hayestan9321
      @hayestan9321 Před rokem +29

      @@EaglesMan710 and I don’t see why happiness is bad. Some people think about the happier side of distressing situations to cope with them

    • @Mothobius
      @Mothobius Před rokem

      Because he's secretly a pedophile that wants ur nuts

    • @EaglesMan710
      @EaglesMan710 Před rokem +5

      @@hayestan9321 You can’t be happy all the time. Every emotion is important in their own way!

  • @ogknitely
    @ogknitely Před rokem +24

    I'm a 2000s kid but I watched Barney all the time. I can't believe people hated him. He was awesome

  • @TheRichard714
    @TheRichard714 Před rokem +15

    It breaks my heart knowing how far people have went to express their hatred.

  • @SlapDisFloppyBussyana
    @SlapDisFloppyBussyana Před rokem +679

    I was actually born in the early 2000s, but Barney was still on TV when I was little - I absolutely loved it and had no idea that any hate was going on during the time of it's showing, it's sad that people do such crazy things like this to something so innocent and kind-hearted....I miss Barney and to this day I still cry to the "I love you, you love me" song...We miss you Barney🤍🤍🤍

  • @zachtheobald3802
    @zachtheobald3802 Před rokem +644

    As a 1995 born, Barney filled my childhood with happiness. I don't understand how anyone could hate Barney when he just wants children to be happy.

  • @Kingkarlito97
    @Kingkarlito97 Před rokem +32

    I was born in 1997 I grew up watching Teletubbies, dragon tales, magic school bus, reading rainbow, PBS channel, kids wb, and Barney the nostalgia and happy memories. These shows taught me about how to be compassionate and loving towards others and the importance of reading and sharing with each other.❤ But growing up in this generation when I got in middle school and then from there on to high school and graduating what we were taught we’re non-existent… I miss that 💯❤️ But you have to be the laziest evilest person in this universe to hate barney

    • @rinnerebirthx1369
      @rinnerebirthx1369 Před rokem +2

      Exactly

    • @amylee8969
      @amylee8969 Před rokem +1

      In my defense, I didn’t have the luxury of consistently having cable for most of elementary. As a result, I had no choice BUT to watch PBS kids, 1 Saturday morning (Recess😊), and Fox Kids. I didn’t get consistent cable until around 5th grade.

    • @icyandhoney3356
      @icyandhoney3356 Před rokem +1

      I was born in 2010 and I watched Barney and teletubbies before

    • @yolk3221
      @yolk3221 Před rokem

      I was born in 2000 and my first tv show was barney

  • @HarryPotter1228
    @HarryPotter1228 Před rokem +5

    Barney was one of my favorite shows when I was younger, so the idea of people sending death threats is kinda unbelievable

  • @galaxygirl8049
    @galaxygirl8049 Před rokem +471

    Some people just have so little going on in their lives that they resort to making death threats against a character from a children's show

    • @mommyissue
      @mommyissue Před rokem +10

      They just sad 😂💀💀

    • @deltaexplorers2690
      @deltaexplorers2690 Před rokem

      some people have so little going on in their life that they care about what’s going on from the past still. ps if u don’t see that purple pedophile as creepy then u would’ve been one of the kids he stuck his nvm

    • @deltaexplorers2690
      @deltaexplorers2690 Před rokem

      also u must not know the origin and brutal backstory of julie and the phantom or else i bet you wouldn’t support it.

    • @NadiaGirl1
      @NadiaGirl1 Před rokem +1

      Right is like people now

    • @Y0ungg_Kev
      @Y0ungg_Kev Před rokem

      @@deltaexplorers2690 so what happened?

  • @JudelovesRiver12
    @JudelovesRiver12 Před rokem +306

    I remember being a kid and so many people had an intense hate for Barney. I always thought it was odd how passionate people were to hate something so innocent.

    • @flameepidemic4839
      @flameepidemic4839 Před rokem +30

      Ikr? Like god its a show chill. I remember my parents throwing a fit when id watch barney

    • @chelkepopo3455
      @chelkepopo3455 Před rokem +8

      I kinda hate barney too coz the lovey dovey attitude is not my thing, but I would never go to far to send him hate or death theats. I just straight up ignore him and the show, no need to go through the hassle of sending hate

    • @iamaloafofbread8926
      @iamaloafofbread8926 Před 11 měsíci +6

      Humanity fear what they can't understand. A loving being made to be nice and innocent is something that is much unknown to most humans.

  • @Moriningland
    @Moriningland Před rokem +7

    It’s important to remember that anyone who is so much of a loser that they threaten a fictional character is unlikely to have the drive to do anything.

  • @cockerspanielfan56
    @cockerspanielfan56 Před rokem +8

    As a childhood fan of Barney I was shocked by that news. Cause the character was a nice guy. And that song that sang at the end of the show, I remember it so vividly after hearing it again after all these years.

  • @sneakyfoxgamer7484
    @sneakyfoxgamer7484 Před rokem +267

    You can hate a fictional character all you want, but don't be sending death threats to an actor who worked so hard playing his role for an innocent kids show!

    • @DeadAccount33
      @DeadAccount33 Před rokem +21

      All the actor did was voice a stupid character. Doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with him as a person, just means he voiced a character that happened to be stupid. Nothing less, nothing more.

    • @scuffie9437
      @scuffie9437 Před rokem +4

      @@DeadAccount33 right!

    • @brandon-qc1ul
      @brandon-qc1ul Před rokem +11

      @@DeadAccount33 Too many weird and crazy people nowadays having this obssesion with hunting down the purple dinosaure that doesn't exsist. The voice actor was just doing his job HIS JOB and he dosent deserve the hate and death treats he is getting becasue he voiced the character.
      Some people just lump the purple dinosaur and the voice actor as being one in the same ( when they shouldn't ) people who do like doen't know how to seperate fiction from reality, imagine watching a show where the actor plays the role as a villain that is hated in the show ( becasue the villain did some horrendous crimes on the show) does that mean people should start hating on the actor who plays the role in the show then.
      If they don't like the purple dinosaur then fine ( some people just hate positive stuff because it's to cringe for them to handle ), there is no need to reach to the point where they start hunting down the voice actor who was DOING HIS JOB TO MAKE A LIVING who played the role in real life.

    • @A380_central_usa_jfk_
      @A380_central_usa_jfk_ Před rokem

      Here here

    • @jytvreal
      @jytvreal Před rokem

      who said hes fictional

  • @lemonrosez
    @lemonrosez Před rokem +303

    He seems like such a sweet person I honestly feel so bad

  • @michaeldannelley6127
    @michaeldannelley6127 Před rokem +6

    I was born in 1996 and I loved Barney growing up along with other kid TV shows at the time.
    So I can't imagine hating Barney so much that you would legit throw a death threat at the actor who played him.

  • @kennedygrace6280
    @kennedygrace6280 Před rokem +527

    What's really rediculous is that, there is literally NO REASON for people to behave this way toward him. He wasn't teaching kids about hate, he was teaching kids about what love and inclusion looks like. wouldn't you want kids to know what those things look like?

    • @jackmagnium6115
      @jackmagnium6115 Před rokem +13

      thats true, and honestly yes. sadly with kids being on computers and such(alot of kids have smart devices). they would already know what it is simply by searching it. even more so is the fact barney is cringe to the current generation of kids and people

    • @mikicerise6250
      @mikicerise6250 Před rokem +10

      I was beaten at home, beaten and bullied at school, surrounded by alcoholics and drug addicts, gang wars, AIDS, the streets were dangerous, school was dangerous, home was dangerous, even getting a hug was dangerous, television and movies were glorifying the situation, and gratuitous violence was in vogue. Most everyone I knew was in a similar situation or worse, and at least one kid I knew was being raised by an actual paedophile and we were afraid of even going near his house.
      You have to understand what this happy dappy carefree Barney world of hugs and love and affection looked like to us. Imagine the North Korean government running a program on All-You-Can-Eat buffets on national TV and you can kind of get the sense of it. I remember distinctly the feeling that it was *mocking* us all. Of course I'm not saying it was right to hate or harass or threaten the actors, and I never liked those kill Barney songs, but you do really need to understand the Zeitgeist of the nineties to understand where much of the hate and casual talk of violence at the time was coming from. People look at it now with rose-tinted glasses, but it was also miserably violent for children.

    • @crwnviic
      @crwnviic Před rokem +1

      @@mikicerise6250 yeaa... but it was for toddlers, though; ages 2-5.

    • @mikicerise6250
      @mikicerise6250 Před rokem +6

      @@crwnviic We had all been toddlers. Think about it. The Kill Barney thing was actually just adolescents playing out what they felt had been done to them and their own innocence.

    • @WarmongerYT
      @WarmongerYT Před rokem +5

      @@mikicerise6250 🤦🏽‍♀️ Um just because u had terrible parents & a terrible city& school doesn't mean the majority of kids weren't loved. You're just looking with your twisted perspective. If it was that bad u should have been taken away from CPS. I had 2 married parents ,warm dinner every night, tucked in & books read to me ect. U were probably growing up in a city? Idk I was in Arkansas & always thought Barney was very sweet,kind , loving show. 🚩Your logic is basically I was miserable with drug addict parents so seeing something loving& kids being kind to one another & a show that's episodes taught little lessons on how to be kind upset me & I was bitter.

  • @gigirios3808
    @gigirios3808 Před rokem +211

    Barney was always there for me growing up. At age 3, I suffered with massive tooth pain that my dentist had to remove practically half of my upper teeth. What got me through that day was a new Barney VHS tape my mom bought to cheer me up. I can’t believe at the same time, the Barney actor himself was dealing with idiotic people wanting to end his life. And for WHAT?!?!?? Literally doing his damn job while influencing young minds to have better decorum?!!???!?!!? “Barney’s singing a song about reminding kids to say please and thank you?? Oh hell nah that mofo gotta go!” LIKE- 🥴

    • @jenivettebigham7060
      @jenivettebigham7060 Před rokem +6

      Barney taught me so much that my own mother didn't. He is very valuable and dear to my heart. Makes me emotional to know this was happening.

    • @willis8744
      @willis8744 Před rokem +2

      ​@@jenivettebigham7060 barney was a guilty pleasure, i recall at school in first grade kids wanted to say they watched beavis n butthead or mtv and that they hated barney, but when i was home i watched as didnt have cable alotta times. if you dont remeber that you dont remember barney

  • @atoandalis
    @atoandalis Před rokem +9

    Oh my god- its been literal years since i saw barney the dinosaur and now im watching the voice actor get death threats this is honestly terrible i hope nothing bad happens

  • @c.c.studios835
    @c.c.studios835 Před rokem +6

    So heartbreaking, I grew up with Barney since I was a baby and hearing this is so sad.

  • @thomasplouffe1363
    @thomasplouffe1363 Před rokem +846

    As a 1998 born baby Barney filled our house during my toddler/preschool years, why the hell do people actually loose it over Barney? Like really?

    • @thinline8504
      @thinline8504 Před rokem +14

      YOU WERENT AROUND WHEN BARNEY WAS HERE..

    • @edenabraham8869
      @edenabraham8869 Před rokem +50

      @@thinline8504 I’m a ‘99 baby and ahhhmm… it’s what I watched for 8 years straight. (: and still very much love it. You can’t gatekeep Barney from 90’s kids hon.

    • @goliathbroodia942
      @goliathbroodia942 Před rokem +6

      @@edenabraham8869 True.

    • @benhartweaver9276
      @benhartweaver9276 Před rokem +7

      You're not a real Barney kid unless you grew up in the 90s move along almost GenZer.

    • @angelothehorrorfan5013
      @angelothehorrorfan5013 Před rokem +27

      @@benhartweaver9276 they were still born in the 90s so quit attacking them.

  • @bamagalforever
    @bamagalforever Před rokem +257

    Barney was my *whole* entire childhood and meant so much to me, and *still* does, tbh...

  • @mr.ditkovich6909
    @mr.ditkovich6909 Před rokem +16

    My mom had gotten me a lot of Barney episode tapes and I would binge watch them a lot when I was a kid. My favorite episode was the Christmas special and I still have great memories watching that episode and all the other episodes. As a guy who just reached his twenties, I find it hard to hate Barney and I never will hate Barney. I couldn’t imagine myself hating or wanting to kill a dinosaur who helped to teach me life lessons to help prepare me for entering teenhood and adulthood💯💯💯

  • @annabellethedoll
    @annabellethedoll Před rokem +5

    When I was a kid I loved Barney! I couldn’t go a day without watching it. If my mom didn’t put my Barney tapes on or turn it on the tv, I would flip out and throw the worst tantrum 😅

    • @torianmcneill3794
      @torianmcneill3794 Před měsícem

      Me too I still play the I love you song occasionally Barney haters better go somewhere else with the hatred this is ridiculous what the world has become full of hate all Barney did was show love to us & haters remake the song to I hate you & kill Barney it ain’t funny it’s sad

  • @Aveture
    @Aveture Před rokem +144

    As a 90s kid I vividly remember practically everyone above the age of 5 hated Barney. No one I knew thought anything of it. What does disturb me is people actually sending death threats to the actor who played him... I always feel bad for the guy who played Barney but now for a different reason.

  • @bl4nk701
    @bl4nk701 Před rokem +448

    I seriously believe we all owe Barney an apology.

    • @allieturner9811
      @allieturner9811 Před rokem +20

      You're absolutely right

    • @NazbolGaming
      @NazbolGaming Před rokem +17

      Poor dino

    • @NazbolGaming
      @NazbolGaming Před rokem +17

      I was born in late 2000's but it still aired on TV, i liked it. Idk why people have to be so mean to a dinosaur 😢

    • @matrix91234
      @matrix91234 Před rokem +6

      I always felt Barney the dinosaurs was more those things that was fun to hate. But i dont like it if its death threats thats just very low

    • @MrProfessional1969
      @MrProfessional1969 Před rokem +9

      Barney Is Literally My Childhood.

  • @nw22122
    @nw22122 Před rokem +6

    I was born in 89’ and I was Barney obsessed!! I had all the stuffed animals and VHS tapes. Even recorded episodes from the TV onto tapes. I had all the songs memorized. I can’t imagine or believe the character received that much hate. Even the actor. So ridiculous!

    • @johnnyboy-ws3we
      @johnnyboy-ws3we Před 2 měsíci

      I to was born in 1989 i to was a fan of it i watched all the time to as a kid then later on in mid 90"s i watched a few times cause i had feeling it was going downhill for me cause my strong interest in superhero"s then once i started 1st grade i stopped watching it cause I took a interest in anime franchise from Japan

  • @Wicked507
    @Wicked507 Před rokem +5

    To be honest, I never liked Barney the Dinosaur as a kid and I still don't like Barney the Dinosaur as an adult. However, never in a million years such a thought came across my mind about sending threats or even wanting to kill the purple Dinosaur.
    Like good lord these people have way too much FREE time on their hands! They need to do something with their lives and stop hating on the voice actor and the man sweating bricks under that big ass purple dinosaur custom. No way hell they get paid enough to deal with these hating people smh.

  • @cgrogers96
    @cgrogers96 Před rokem +172

    He’s a character that’s delighted millions of children across the world. Imagine having no life to where you send death threats to a purple dinosaur

  • @JohnSmith-vl1jj
    @JohnSmith-vl1jj Před rokem +124

    Growing up I never liked barney. But to see the extremes people inflict is insane.

  • @seanleon2766
    @seanleon2766 Před rokem +19

    I remember as a kid enjoying the show then I grew out of it, so to speak. My favorite top PBS shows were Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Magic School Bus and Arthur. Barney fell in 5th place. But I know that if I were to watch Barney today, there's no doubt in my mind that I would still enjoy the shows positive messages today about love, family and friends. There's so many dark things in this world today, that it was nice having a show spreading some light in this world.

    • @laurakruk4692
      @laurakruk4692 Před rokem +1

      Same here, I’m a 90s girl and grew up on the original series. Now seeing this video at age 32, is quite upsetting!

  • @helen8022
    @helen8022 Před rokem +34

    Imagine having such a pathetic life that you waste time sending death threats to a beloved kids character. You have to be a messed up person that NO ONE ever wants to spend time with. I love Barney and I watched it growing up, it brings pleasant childhood memories. We need more of Barney's positivity and compassion in this world.

  • @Nobody-bq7pl
    @Nobody-bq7pl Před rokem +93

    Barney was the dinoSAUR for the ages. I don’t understand how people find hate on such a positive image. Mr. Rogers and Barney were the moral compass for kids and some adults.

  • @ryantheking1992
    @ryantheking1992 Před rokem +3

    BARNEY USED TO BE MY CHILDHOOD 😢😢

    • @allieturner9811
      @allieturner9811 Před rokem +1

      Mine, too. Especially Barney's Space Adventure, Mother Goose, and more.

  • @Jose0421
    @Jose0421 Před rokem +1

    Am 34 years old and he was a big part of my childhood when I was little. Glad to be from a generation that wasn't as immature as today's generational society. 90s we're the simple and peaceful life, unlike today we're we constantly live in dark and immature times.

  • @yanderefangirl8317
    @yanderefangirl8317 Před rokem +75

    I met Bob West at Comic Con a few years ago. He is such a sweet guy who cares about people who grew-up watching Barney. So why would anyone send him death threats?!?!?!

    • @allieturner9811
      @allieturner9811 Před rokem +1

      I don't care about those stupid death threats.

    • @user-ri2rr5gg6n
      @user-ri2rr5gg6n Před rokem +6

      @@allieturner9811 stop

    • @DeadAccount33
      @DeadAccount33 Před rokem +8

      He seems really nice, I hate Barney, but come on… he’s a fictional character no one should care too much about…
      The guy seems nice, so who cares if he voiced him!

    • @Daniel-nb3kk
      @Daniel-nb3kk Před rokem +2

      @@allieturner9811 Get some therapy or something.

    • @allieturner9811
      @allieturner9811 Před rokem

      ​@@Daniel-nb3kk YOU need a therapist. I didn't say anything bad or wrong.

  • @malakaifinch7193
    @malakaifinch7193 Před rokem +23

    imagine being an adult… being THAT miserable and showing that much hate towards a show that technically isn’t even meant for you…. ridiculous. Barney stands for nothing except love. people wanted him to stand for nothing but negativity and it’s sad.

  • @abbij2009
    @abbij2009 Před rokem

    I have a random core memory of watching Barney when I was 3. I even remember what the episode looked like, what time of day it was, where I was sitting, everything

  • @ChrisJProductionz
    @ChrisJProductionz Před rokem +4

    I would’ve never in my life seen the day that a couple of low lifes start a group to send death threats to a voice actor that plays a purple dinosaur in a kids show, what has our world come to?

  • @Winniegirl85
    @Winniegirl85 Před rokem +288

    I love Barney. What level of evil do you have to be to hate Barney. That’s insane

    • @p0llenp0ny
      @p0llenp0ny Před rokem +7

      Barney is evil.

    • @Mooms
      @Mooms Před rokem +11

      People hated Barney because of oversaturation and because people hated how saccharine sweet it was

    • @sprshb1852
      @sprshb1852 Před rokem

      Not just hate barney as a character, but send death threats to the actor who played him.

    • @mrbojangles9841
      @mrbojangles9841 Před rokem

      It's probably the same people who hate Trump.

    • @deathripperfromhell7977
      @deathripperfromhell7977 Před rokem

      colonel h stinkmeaner level evil

  • @gloriakoo
    @gloriakoo Před rokem +36

    I grew up watching Barney… Barney brings back so much nostalgic memories of my childhood… As an ESL student, Barney and all other programs on PBS, provided me comfort and solace🙂

  • @yzafr
    @yzafr Před rokem +4

    barney carried my childhood tbh, it really taught me a lot so this is very sad

  • @Jafelle123
    @Jafelle123 Před rokem +3

    I still remember watching Barney as a kid..
    Good times..

  • @KaponoMonster
    @KaponoMonster Před rokem +90

    I remember somewhere from a video of someone trying to analyze of why people hate Barney was because he just looks creepy from his lifeless eyes and strange teeth and his only personality just being happy all the time while other kids shows having different feelings and sometimes teaches some tough situations like Big Bird learning Mr. Hooper has passed and Daniel Tiger trying to understand what is assassination while Barney doesn’t teach those kind of things and keeps doing the same thing every episode which is why he gets on people’s nerves

    • @pchound5962
      @pchound5962 Před rokem +19

      Agree. I dislike Barney, but I'm absolutely sickened by the death threats.

    • @djm334wog
      @djm334wog Před rokem +7

      Since when did Daniel Tiger learn what assassination was

    • @KaponoMonster
      @KaponoMonster Před rokem +6

      @@djm334wog all the back from June 7th 1968

    • @tygerchickchibi
      @tygerchickchibi Před rokem +11

      I think that adults just have too much time on their hands

    • @Aveture
      @Aveture Před rokem +1

      Could that video be when the Nostalgia Critic reviewed Barney's Big Adventure? (or whatever that movie is called)

  • @maybellineravencroft6271

    I loved Barney as a child. Especially Baby Bop. It felt like I was included in the kids group on the tv and it made me happy.

    • @OliveOyl12590
      @OliveOyl12590 Před rokem

      I think the under current of the hatred starts with Baby Bop and BJ.
      The show centers around Barney with that fake smile and the kids hyped up on ritalin.
      Then you see this one character (Baby Bop) walking around clinically depressed carrying a blanket. I wanna cry just looking at her glazed over eyes.
      Then there's BJ with his slit watermelon (I'm talking about his plastered smile). He's nothing more than Barney's clone.
      The show might have had positive messages for some. But all I saw were actors living in total denial.
      Sorry, nobody acted that way in real live even back then.

  • @StevenDolce
    @StevenDolce Před 16 dny +1

    I’m 30, and I still love Barney to this day.

  • @shortboypinoy
    @shortboypinoy Před rokem +35

    I will admit. I'm 35 Years Old and still have my Barney doll sitting in my room. It kind of collects dust with all my other childhood toys in my room but it always serves as a reminder to not take life so seriously and that life back in the 90s felt so innocent and pure.

  • @johnrobinsoniii4028
    @johnrobinsoniii4028 Před rokem +70

    How could one not like Barney? He’s so beloved by kids and adults alike!!

  • @fareedfyzul7947
    @fareedfyzul7947 Před rokem +3

    Yo as a 32 old man, I still have my barney for my childhood.

  • @shelleyhyatt691
    @shelleyhyatt691 Před rokem +2

    I worked in a children’s hospital, and while I would never condone death threats, after having several of those songs stuck in my head I can sympathize.

  • @maxcastro8487
    @maxcastro8487 Před rokem

    I still love Barney ever since I was a little bot dealing with stage 4 cancer. He gave me hope and courage without Barney being there for kids in 1990s, I don't think I would've survive it.

  • @EL-bd1zl
    @EL-bd1zl Před rokem +23

    My 15 old only watched Barney as a baby and when he started prekindergarten his teacher told me he was the smartest, most caring, polite little boy she had in her class. He knew all his ABCs, knew how to count, his colors, how to share, say please and thank you. My son had a collection of all the Barney shows. My grandmother that also baby sat him also told me how calm and loving he was and how bell behaved a child he was. That made me so proud hearing great things about my child. We have Barney to thank! We loved Barney in our home!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @charliepea
    @charliepea Před rokem +56

    Back when I was little, I found Barney rather creepy that I barely watched clips of the show yet my mom kept buying us barney merchandise and plushies. Now that I accept who Barney is, but it's just so irrational to hate over some fictional character who is just wants to teach children how to be better people in the future.

  • @anigodess
    @anigodess Před rokem

    A few years ago I was babysitting my nephew, toddler age.
    I picked up a bunch of Barney dvds that were massively discounted at some random store. I loved the hypnotic effect it had on this kid.

  • @bellonakeres8240
    @bellonakeres8240 Před rokem

    Wow this disturbs me, I loved Barney!! I remember having tons of Barney memorabilia

  • @667mumble
    @667mumble Před rokem +113

    Barney is a childhood hero and icon!!! Why would people want to harm Barney?!?!

  • @ComplexGhost
    @ComplexGhost Před rokem +30

    As an late 2000s kid who grew up on 90s shows, this was the thing

  • @ryanclaffey5203
    @ryanclaffey5203 Před rokem +4

    This is horrible! I hate Lisa Simpson (she’s a bit of a know-it-all) but I would NEVER send death threats to her voice actor!

  • @arcticxabyss
    @arcticxabyss Před rokem +23

    it's beyond messed up how there's people out there ACTUALLY sending death threats to the guy who's the voice actor for barney. hopefully the people who did send those death threats to him get held accountable for what they did, because that is NOT okay and they shouldn't have done that. smh

  • @jbreezii
    @jbreezii Před rokem +76

    You know the world is coming to an end when they take a childhood hero like barney and turn him into a villan in these times.

    • @catkit8639
      @catkit8639 Před rokem +5

      Exactly like what happened with Scrappy-Doo…He had always been my favorite childhood hero and the creators made him rip my heart out by writing him into a character that wanted to kill all of humanity, including his fans…so I became Mickey in real life through Disney…and typed up a story to save him, and sent it to him on Cameo…He made me a video and made my review #1 to show he’s with me on this…I did it…I brought him back to us…

    • @sarawilson9163
      @sarawilson9163 Před rokem +1

      We're in the last days

  • @Christmasfan1000
    @Christmasfan1000 Před rokem +1

    I always loved Barney AND I still do,That kind and caring soul dosent deserve all that scary turmoil

  • @stevennorthrup5790
    @stevennorthrup5790 Před rokem +1

    Barney was my childhood and it’s upsetting to see something terrible like this

  • @itzmefelon
    @itzmefelon Před rokem +51

    I watched this guy as a kid for years hurts too see someone who made some many childhoods getting death threats

  • @youngmasterzhi
    @youngmasterzhi Před rokem +97

    It's not all THAT bad though.
    There was this once case where a bed-ridden paralytic patient was accidentally forced to watch "Barney" on television as he laid on his hospital bed. He hated the show so much, it actually motivated his nerves into regaining his mobility, thereby freeing him from his paralysis

    • @akitoyami4284
      @akitoyami4284 Před rokem +18

      source? lmao

    • @edithputhy4948
      @edithputhy4948 Před rokem +6

      WHAT- 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @batorsagandszerelem4474
      @batorsagandszerelem4474 Před rokem

      Lmao 🤣🤣

    • @equarg
      @equarg Před rokem +12

      I am sorry, I envisioned a man who was paralyzed one day, and then rampaging around the hospital like a lunatic the next………
      Plus very confused doctors and nurses chasing after him.

    • @youngmasterzhi
      @youngmasterzhi Před rokem +4

      @@equarg I didn't say the effect was immediate!

  • @gothard5
    @gothard5 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I remember when I was a little kid at my babysitter’s house, I had to watch a lot of Barney stuff because my baby cousin loved it so much. I didn’t really mind watching it. I never had any problems with that show. If she wanted to watch Barney, that’s what we all watched. whatever made her happy, that’s what we did.

  • @miranda13c
    @miranda13c Před rokem +4

    I loved Barney SO much growing up in the 90s. I had a little stuffed animal of Barney I always carried around with me and eventually gave it to my little cousin when he was about 5 and I was 10. Honestly I regret giving it to him. 😂😬
    It is baffling and really pathetic that this man received ACTUAL death threats from people just because he was the voice actor for an incredibly popular and successful children’s show. Everyone recognizes how absurd that is, right?

  • @Ionlycomentwhileimontheshitter

    How tf can anyone be mean to him!?

    • @Crusader1984
      @Crusader1984 Před rokem

      Oh for chrissake societies always have people like that politicians movie stars who hasn’t received death threats especially nowadays suck it up and move on that’s why you should support the second amendment

    • @Samoanqueenbrilol
      @Samoanqueenbrilol Před rokem +1

      Yeah, why!? :(

    • @fwafz4844
      @fwafz4844 Před rokem +1

      people who was selfish

    • @kikisylvester7195
      @kikisylvester7195 Před rokem

      Too damn easy!

    • @Zzz2x
      @Zzz2x Před rokem

      people said he was a pedo and made jokes like that

  • @timdakis2107
    @timdakis2107 Před rokem +43

    I was born in 1990 and 2 when the show begin and I love Barney because the show filled my heart it taught us to always be good and helping friends. It hurts seeing some people hating the show and not understanding and not showing Respect.

  • @IndianaJenkins615
    @IndianaJenkins615 Před rokem +2

    I was in a old general store, and in the back were some old comic books, one book was Beavis and Butthead but the cover was the duo savagely murdering Barney. It looked like sh*t a serial killer would draw. It was just brutal.

  • @stephenandujo729
    @stephenandujo729 Před rokem

    I remember me and my sister used to watch Barney the dinosaur, on PBS kids or something, and he was part of our childhood memories, I miss that era where kid shows used sing songs about life and stuff.

  • @amirsafwan8491
    @amirsafwan8491 Před rokem +32

    I remember watching this show when I was kid. It was shown in Malaysia too.
    I just have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that someone was sending death threats to Barney and his actor..

  • @maymay195
    @maymay195 Před rokem +70

    As a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (born in 1990) in The 90s and whose 1st Special Interest was Dinosaurs, I watched Barney until I was 9 years old; to hear that The Voice Actor who played him received Death Threats is extremely upsetting and heartbreaking!

  • @Huh-oc3gx
    @Huh-oc3gx Před 5 měsíci +4

    It is because People think Barney is for "little kids", if you think that, you have NO CHILDHOOD, PERIOD! BARNEY IS FOR EVERYONE!

  • @imback8890
    @imback8890 Před rokem +1

    Inside edition makes me laugh sometime thank you for sharing me the news about my childhood cartoon it makes me smile because my mom passed away

  • @steffanwolf94
    @steffanwolf94 Před rokem +40

    Barney was always my inspiration back when I was a young child and helped me grow to be a loving and caring person to others until I became a semi-teen. Seeing the footage of Barney dolls being destroyed and tortured is something I take a great offense to, plus the original voice of Barney receiving death threats is really shocking.

    • @laurakruk4692
      @laurakruk4692 Před rokem +1

      Same here, I’m a 90s girl and grew up on the original series. Now seeing this video at age 32, is quite upsetting!
      I STILL have a huge collection of various Barney collectables including an ORIGINAL plush AND SEVERAL episodes on VHS stored in a sealed cardboard box in my bedroom closet!

    • @steffanwolf94
      @steffanwolf94 Před rokem

      @@laurakruk4692 wow, that’s great to hear, a lot of wonderful childhood memories from Barney to have and to hold forever. I’ll be 28 this November and I’m also a ‘90’s boy and when I happen to have children in the future, Barney is what I will certainly pass on to them.

  • @StarlightHaven
    @StarlightHaven Před rokem +47

    I grew up with Bob West as Barney, and I remember the non-stop hatred towards Barney and Friends. In response, I wasn’t too vocal about my love for Barney towards people outside of my family due to the possibility of backlash. Looking back, I don’t hate Barney at all! It had good intentions, & Bob West surely didn’t deserve the death threats he got. I only wish for the best for him and Sheryl Leach.

    • @jackmagnium6115
      @jackmagnium6115 Před rokem +2

      same too. but with the current generation of people. i doubt it mainly cause the fact barney is actually considered a furry. and people find it very cringe. people said ew to me when i dressed as a muscular hellhound in a video game

    • @joeerickson516
      @joeerickson516 Před 11 měsíci +1

      "Extinct!"

  • @zachery2759
    @zachery2759 Před 6 měsíci

    I loved Barney when I was little, it was one of my many favourite shows. Seeing and hearing this is heartbreaking and very unacceptable!

  • @brittanypoggemeyer5554
    @brittanypoggemeyer5554 Před rokem +4

    I loved barney as a kid as well it's sad there targeting him for no reason because he stands for love an kindness shows how messed up this world is now heartbreaking 💔

  • @TheYoutubfan
    @TheYoutubfan Před rokem +19

    Barney was with me throughout my entire childhood. I knew every song by heart. But for my older cousins, it was torture cuz every time they're in the car with me, they're stuck to hearing me sing "I love you" like a broken record player.

  • @Speedchamp1010
    @Speedchamp1010 Před rokem +9

    As a 2006 born baby, Barney made my childhood. 😊

  • @lindseyiz9925
    @lindseyiz9925 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I love this vid so much I subscribed