
From the day Barney was aired, many Barney dolls came into the market. Today Barney is a world-famous character and Barney has a franchise of Barney dolls. He comes, plays, and teaches many important life lessons in a funny, entertaining and polite way that attracts everyone who watches it for the first time. In this show, the main character is a dinosaur basically a purple and green Tyrannosaurus who is an imagination of a child. Well, it is sure no one would want to stop one of the most profitable shows on television.īarney & Friends is for children and child education only. Before the airing, Barney & friends was funded only for 30 episodes but after getting unlimited numbers of letters and emails from the audience, PBD had to give its production more funding. When released, not only children but adults were also enjoying this show. This show ran for two decades regularly and its last episode was aired on November 5, 2015. On April 6, 1992, its first episode was aired on national television. The idea behind this show was to convey messages of education, culture & value. This show was created by Sheryl Leach in the 1990s. Barney & Friends is a show which was totally focused on children aged 2 years to 8 years. This costume is very nimble.Barney & friends is one of the most famous and long-running shows of all time. Barney's voice sounds similar to his Season 1 voice, but a little higher-pitched and sillier. Barney's snout is also slightly shorter, and his feet are rounder.

The Antron Fleece used here is fuzzier (Possibly not shaved as much as the final suit.). 1992-1994: In season two of Barney & Friends, the costume went through several tummy tucks and even had Barney's green belly replaced due to the green fabric was yellowing at the arm pits.In some episodes, Barney's voice sounds similar to his dry Backyard Gang voice. The bottom of Barney's stomach comes to a triangular point at the bottom, matching up with the seams at the top of the hips. 1991-1992: This costume would undergo repairs for seasons one and two of Barney & Friends, including having a blinking mechanism.Now, Barney is performed by David Joyner, who implemented the "bite bar" method, which is the costume performer biting down on a bar padded with a sponge attached to the inside of Barney's bottom jaw to nod his head, while giving access to both hands of the costume to move simultaneously. His feet are given a redesign and the top of his head is lifted even more. Barney's stomach has no foam base near the bottom, and his tail gets a little shorter. Unlike the previous two suits, Barney no longer has a tongue. The mouth mechanism is rare here, almost not present. Internally dubbed as B-1, this costume is now made out of Antron Fleece. This costume would also have several public appearances up until 1990, when it started to fall apart. Barney is performed by David Voss and voiced by Bob West. This costume appeared at public libraries and parties. He has eight spots on his back and three on his tail, the eyes and eyelids are also able to move and blink in some scenes. Barney also has a red tongue and a floppy snout.

This Barney costume was operated in a similar way to Big Bird from Sesame Street (one hand controlling the bottom jaw with a lever attached inside, and the other in an arm (although if both arms were required, the performer would simply bob the head)).

Due to the fabric of the foam, it made the costume not pleasant to touch, which made it have the same feeling as sandpaper, as described by Brian Eppes, the actor of " Michael", in Purple Tales Podcast. Resembling more of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the body was made with reticulated foam and sprayed with a royal purple dye.

Dubbed as the "blue dog" costume, and internally dubbed as B-001, this is Barney's first design, which is a far departure from later Barney designs.
