'Generation Barney' examines the enduring legacy of the purple dinosaur

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December 17, 2024

Here & Now Newsroom

Riff, front, center, is shown with with the show's other dinosaur characters, Baby Bop, left, Barney, back, and B.J., right. (Donna McWilliam/AP)

When "Barney & Friends" first debuted on PBS in 1992, kids went bananas for the huggable purple dinosaur.

Now a new podcast from Connecticut Public called "Generation Barney" is looking back on the Barney phenomenon and why the show endures today. Host Sabrina Herrera joins us to discuss.

This segment aired on December 17, 2024.

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