Generation Barney

Toddler TV

In the 90s, preschoolers went nuts for “Barney &amp; Friends” — and that’s kind of by design. The people behind the show put a lot of thought into every detail, from the word choices in scripts to the behaviors Barney modeled. Barney spoke to kids in a language they could understand. And those little ones? They were also central to the creation, and evolution, of the show. This episode is sponsored by<a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/"> BetterHelp</a>.Give online therapy a try at<a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&amp;slug=dino&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=2687&amp;utm_term=dino&amp;promo_code=dino&amp;landing_page_img=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fi92vAy3.png&amp;aff_channel=podcast&amp;secondary_channels=youtube&amp;discount_rate=10&amp;discount_period=P1M&amp;date_interval=P1M&amp;percentage_off=10&amp;amount=1&amp;amount_spelled_out=one&amp;unit=month&amp;gor=start"> betterhelp.com/DINO</a> and get on your way to being your best self. Visit <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/podcast/generation-barney">CTPublic.org/Barney</a> for more info on Generation Barney. <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/donate" rel="payment">Support the show: https://www.ctpublic.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Meet “Generation Barney,” a podcast about the media we loved as kids and how it shapes us. It’s about the purple dinosaur. But it’s also about music and love and backlash and toys and nostalgia. Most of all, it’s about the television that helps us become who we are, from the station that helped launch Barney into the world.
The seven-part podcast is produced by Connecticut Public and hosted by Sabrina Herrera. The reporter-producers are Meg Dalton and Lily Tyson. The editor is Cassandra Basler. The project manager is Megan Fitzgerald. The sound designer and theme composer is Jay Cowit. 
Learn more at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/barney">https://ctpublic.org/barney</a>. To support more journalism like this, visit <a href="https://donate.ctpublic.org">https://donate.ctpublic.org</a>.