Why is barney bad for kids

In Barney's world, all children love one another, and everyone else for that matter. They are greeted by kindness everywhere, even when other adults are introduced on the show. The teachers, postmen, police officers, etc. Idealistic environments can come off as creepy. Still, understanding the reasoning behind it doesn't make it any less painful to watch. They also play games that are much younger than their age range. Toddlers love it, but when an older child or adult watches it, the creepiness isn't lost on them.

Perhaps that is why so many older children found Barney so darn strange, and so annoying. Probably because older kids knew that it was unrealistic and they just weren't able to suspend their disbelief enough to get any enjoyment out of the show. Yes, many young children loved Barney, but I'd have to speculate that just as many hated him. Or maybe I'm just projecting? I only just learned that the voice actor, Bob West, was the first to voice the joy-filled purple dinosaur.

Apparently he auditioned for the role in the late 80s, and voiced the dino until the year He was not the man in the suit, however. That was another gentleman by the name of David Joyner.

Originally, they were hoping to put the two roles into one man, but when they hired Bob West, they determined he was too tall to wear the suit they'd already started making. He lucked out on that front, but the rest of us got the short end of the stick—we had to endure his voicing of one of the most annoying dinos in the world. Of course it's not Mr. West's fault. He was only supplying the voice that the producers wanted, but did he have to make the voice quite so irritating and disturbing?

We've already mentioned how creepy Barney's permanently smiling face is, but the entire costume is terrifying when you think about it, which of course I have. The dino's unrealistic representation was actually designed to make Barney seem more friendly and appealing, but because it seems so unnatural, it actually does the opposite for a lot of people.

He has only two large curved teeth, rather than hundreds of sharp pointy ones. His hands are virtually clawless, although he does have a couple of claws on his toes. The sheer size of his head and feet has been known to frighten many of us, and his tiny hugging arms aren't doing him any favors. He also has droopy eyes that make him appear half asleep. Costumed people always give me the heebie-jeebies anyway, but Barney is worse than most.

I mentioned earlier, as if you don't already know, that Barney is a stuffed animal that comes to life. That is super creepy all by itself, and I think if toddlers could fully fathom that strangeness, they might not have liked the dinosaur quite so much.

My kids don't care much for dolls or toys coming to life, because it's kind of scary when you really consider it. That means that they are keeping their beady little eyes on you all hours of the day and night. Barney lived in a school, and watched over the kiddos as they went about their days.

He appeared when they 'needed' him. How did he know they needed him? Because he was always watching. Sometimes he would magically pop up when the kids were playing, as though they couldn't get along without him. Stuffed animals, toys, and dolls that come to life because of magic, gives me a bit of a Chuckie feeling, how 'bout you? Laughter is usually a sound of well-being and contentment, right? But laughter doesn't always bring about good thoughts—at least not in the case of purple carnivores chuckling madly.

Some laughs just don't bring about thoughts of happiness for every person; sometimes they bring about anxiety and discomfort.

That's how I felt as a child whenever I heard Barney laugh. He's up to something with that laugh. Why does he laugh so much anyhow? Is it the laughter of the insane? If you want to watch something that is really educational put on Seseme Street. Yet claim that "Your money will help keep wonderful children's programming like Barney on PBS" may discourage those Barney haters from phoning in a pledge during PBS pledge drives.

For a bit of background, I really enjoyed this show a lot when I was younger. However, once I got to grade school I began to jump on the anti-Barney bandwagon with my classmates.

It was when I began my babysitting job that I noticed how much many of my charges loved Barney that I remembered how much I myself used to like it. I've heard some people complain about how Barney only teaches about happiness. What's wrong with happiness? Do you think young kids need to be shown sadness, anger, and fear? Kids aren't immune to life an their lives are more than what they see on a TV show. Plus, it doesn't teach exclusively happiness. There are times when it talks about sadness, anger, fear, embarrassment, etc.

It is true that they are happy most of the time but what else would you expect from a preschool show. While that is the main complaint I see, apparently people actually insult kid's shows for being too imaginative. Apparently there's a surprising amount of people who think imagination must be drug-fueled and I'm not sure if they're serious or joking but if your serious, hear me out. Imagination is a wonderful thing and was how you came up with what to write in your reviews.

If you don't like it then fine, you're allowed to have your opinion but please don't hold a show's penchant for joy and imagination against it. Here are my thoughts on the big purple carnivore: perni 18 July Yeah, I watched this show back in the day, but not religiously. And looking back, there are some odd things to note about it. For example, the school that the kids and Barney hung out in There were never any adults around, so we can't conclude that the children attended some sort of after-school program.

They could go anywhere, even the classrooms! Something tells me they paid off the old janitor for his ring of keys and just went wild. Finding the dino doll was just an insanely drug-induced perk. What, you're saying these kids weren't high? Also, if you watch the very early shows, the kids who met Barney were always white upper class tykes with swimming pools.

As the show progressed and got even more popular, however, everyone had to get politically correct, so they added the black kid, the Asian girl, the Siamese twins, the kid with headgear, the kid in a wheelchair, the girl with a dead fetus attached to the side of her head. No wait, that was South Park. There was this blonde guy who just kept showing up, and he had to be, like, 15 or Sheesh dude, get a girlfriend!

The dino's bringing you down! All the kids are like, hey, did you hear about Rick? He's still talking to that dinosaur! Sheesh, what a dip! We stopped visiting him in the fourth grade! And finally, I hated Baby Bop. I still do. She was simply the most annoying character to ever hit television. Oh, and what about her brother BJ? I'm not going to say anything more about that I have seen this show when I was younger. It is a really good show to watch.

It is very educational for children 1 to 8 years old. Barney is definitely super DE duper. Babie Bop is very cute. The kids are very cool too.

This show is about learning about numbers kinda like sesame street but different type of show and characters like Barney the purple dinosaur, B. The first one that started was very old Barney and Friends show. But then the second one was different to be new episodes. Also the last one in the was new scene of Barney's park. It's a very good show watch this show when you learn about many things you will like it the movie, and the live show at Universal Studios Florida.

Okay, you hippies are probably wondering what I have against an "education" and "informative" show like "Barney"? Well, I have a lot of hate against it for these reasons: 1. It teaches that having a personality and individualism is immoral. No one on the show has a personality. Everyone dresses alike, talks alike, acts alike and dances alike.

Do you wanna teach your kid that being an individual is wrong? While seemingly harmless, the show's producers soonfound that it could also be extremely dangerous for young children.

In fact, several young Barney-lovers from across the U. The episode has since been pulled, but the damage had been done. So called "Innocent" mistakes in programming, like this one, clearly show why parents need to watch television WITH their children. IF your not happy all the time, you are a bad person. No one seems to show any other emotion but happiness, no matter which situation they are in. If the child's parents get mad or sad for some reason, the child may think of Mommy or Daddy differently.

Not a good message at all. Magic solves everything! Seems like every problem is solved by magic. At least in shows like "Fraggle Rock", it teaches us that magic CAN backfire at it is best to solve problems on your own. Does Barney teach this? NO, of course not. There HAS to be magic in there. And the problem is, a lot of two year olds cannot tell fantasy from reality, and might think their parents, siblings or relatives can use magic to solve everything, yet become confused when they CANNOT use magic and think they are weird.

Another boner pulled again. Barney makes no distinction between stealing and sharing. He has even specifically said that "stealing is okay if the person you steal from doesn't mind".

Kids can learn that if you really want something, stealing is a perfectly acceptable way to get it. This is not something that preschoolers need authority figures to tell them. The message being sent here is "Don't try to think to solve this!

It's too much work, and the solution probably wouldn't work anyway. Just use this. The right shoes, the right food, the right computer, the right exercise machine This is obviously a good message for the Barney marketers, but it's not good for preschoolers.

The message that cheating is okay. In another episode the children are involved in a contest to carry a peanut on a spoon without dropping it. One child puts peanut butter on his spoon, and easily wins. The child is then rewarded for his creative thinking, when the child in fact bent the rules, and changed the game so that he could win. This teaches that cheating is good, you win and people think that you are creative, when in real life you will often be disqualified, or worse, and severely disliked by other competitors who played by the rules.

Do the kids in this show eat anything else besides cakes, cookies and candy? That teaches that it is okay to eat tons of junk food and avoid healthy food, despite Barney's so called "Health Food" song. No wonder there are so many obese kids in America and Europe. And finally Most other kids' television shows teach creative problem solving well, without having to resort to "magic".

Barney could also have done that but instead decided to use the method that was A best for the marketers and B took the least time and money for scripts. It's a blatant sellout that shows just how little the Lyons Group actually cares about children.

That is my rant for you all. Adele 26 February This show teaches you and children in a ineffective way. They are also very creepy and move in an odd way. They are boring and bland. No respect sngbrd39 21 July I have very little respect for a show that talks down to its audience.

One may say that it's made for a certain age range and it appeals to them, but to those who do, I have two words: "Sesame Street".

Well in terms of what the show is about, it's indeed very childish. Barney and the kids use their imagination when educating about certain things like exercising or safety patrol. I can already see the problem, it's just not realistic in any way. The plots aren't hurting anyone, but if this was intended to teach kids about real world situations they shouldn't continuously use their imagination for it and imagine everything appearing and, you know.

I don't mind this too much since it is again harmless and it's just to be silly and entertaining for little kids, but I don't think this works well for the educational side of the television industry. Barney's costume didn't horrify me as a kid but I do think it looks bad. Barney's eyes look poorly modeled, his mouth is always showing teeth, and he looks like he has pincher hands.

Whoever designed Barney really didn't do a good job. A good role model for children, but Barney may be scary for younger children This is another wholesome, educational PBS show. It develops social skills and knowledge of the alphabet. Barney himself may be scary due to being a dinosaur, however. Adult Written by Souljarob October 12, Adult Written by avenuecity September 29, Also, the "I Love You" song is what makes the show special and it helps us learn on how to care for the people we need.

Plus, this show is also very beloved educational and have the same educational values as Sesame Street. I recommended this show to our future children of the country. Parent Written by Caitlin B. May 28, Good singing show During this show, Barney teaches kids a lesson through singing and dancing. A lot of people do not like Barney, but I like the lessons this show is teaching my child. This show is great for any preschooler who loves shows or movies with tons of singing.

Parent of a 2-year-old Written by Ariel S. May 17, My 2 year old loves it and I grew up watching Barney. This show is a great review when teaching numbers or ABCs. For kids This is a must watch show if you're a kids. A continuation of the series Barney and the Backyard Gang, Barney and some really cool kids go on great adventure, sing songs, and learn playschool appropriate activities and lessons.

In the early eppys it took place at an elementary school, where most of their activities were ether in a classroom or on the plaground, but the newer eppys take place in a community park where there is a small gazebo they like to hang out in.

It's tons of fun. This title contains: Positive role models. Parent of a 2-year-old Written by Jess L. February 4, Barney has been my daughters favourite show since she was about months old and shes 2 now. Barney captures her attention and has great positive messages. I am really glad that she has gravitated towards this show instead of something brainless like Spongebob I only let my kids watch shows like Dora, Barney or Sesame Street.

This is one of the best shows I've ever seen! It is VERY educational, Barney is a great role-model, and it makes the world seem like a great place to live in! Unlike some of the awful cartoons on CN and Nick, which set horrible role models and are too inappropriate. Awesome and cool! This show teaches excellent morals, such as "A stranger is a friend you haven't met", "Problems must be solved right away", and "Be yourself". Plus, the acting is golden, the animation looks like real life, and the characters are lovable, especially Barney.

Parent Written by hannahs2 October 22, In little ones' eyes, he's the best. Although you don't view him in Monroe anymore, you can still watch his DVDs. Show your little kids this program and your kids will jubilantly find this program enjoyable.