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Variety reports:

The core message of the immensely popular “Barney and Friends” kids show was to spread love and kindness to one another, but the trailer for a new Peacock docuseries highlights the idea that America was not so eager to accept that message.

In the trailer for the upcoming two-part docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me,” multiple talking heads, from Bill Nye the Science Guy to NBC’s Al Roker, share stories of how quickly the world turned against the friendly dinosaur, rejecting its values of inclusion and respect.

Bob West, a Barney performer who stepped into costume for the happy purple dinosaur, shared that death threats were made against his entire family.

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In the trailer for the upcoming docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me,” multiple talking heads, from Bill Nye the Science Guy to NBC’s Al Roker, share stories of how quickly the world turned against Barney, rejecting its values of inclusion and respect.https://t.co/l8JFmsTTEl

— Variety (@Variety) September 28, 2022