A previous attempts to restart “Barney and Friends” took place in 2015, when Mattel announced show relaunch with 9 Story Media Group. This collaboration didn’t pan out.

Mattel, coming off a tough year for toymakers, is relaunching the Barney purple dinosaur character for TV screens, theatres and the toy aisle, betting an icon unveiled three decades ago will ...

Mattel is relaunching Barney the dinosaur with a new animated series and line of toys and clothes but he's back with a new look and some fans are mad about it.

Barney is a bright red-violet dinosaur, a character created in 1988 by Sheryl Leach, a former Texas teacher and mother of a then-2year-old son. She and some friends made some videos starring ...

It’s been a long time, though, since Barney, who transforms in each episode from a stuffed toy into his big, pillowy self, was the hot thing in children’s entertainment. He’s now one ...

Barney the singing-and-dancing TV dinosaur is cheerful and loving. He represents kindness, fun, discovery, safety and other worthy values. Little kids — particularly preschoolers — love… ...