Current:Home > NewsBarney is back on Max: What's new with the lovable dinosaur in the reboot -GlobalInvest
Barney is back on Max: What's new with the lovable dinosaur in the reboot
View
Date:2025-04-17 01:56:21
He's no longer just a dinosaur from your imagination — Barney is back in animated form.
The lovable purple-and-green dinosaur with a penchant for tidiness will return to screens for the first time in 14 years this fall in "Barney's World" on Max and Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattel announced Wednesday.
The CGI-animated series will premiere Oct. 14 on Max and Oct. 18 on Cartoon Network. And iPad kids rejoice: The series will also be available on YouTube, where it will debut Oct. 11 in certain countries.
The show will feature updated versions of Barney classics like the "I Love You" song, plus some original tunes.
Baby Bop will make her return to the playground as well as the dinosaur formerly known as BJ, now renamed Billy. The preschool series will also feature three kid best friends: David, Mel and Vivie.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
'Bluey' and beyond:TV shows for little kids parents love (and some we hate)
"Through action-packed, music-filled adventures together, Barney helps the kids and audiences explore big preschool emotions, showing them how to love themselves, others, and their communities," reads a press release. "While Barney's World was developed for preschoolers, viewers of all ages will feel nostalgic singing along with Barney and his friends again. Today's parents, many of whom grew up with the lovable dinosaur, can now create memories with their own children as they experience this new take on a beloved classic."
Bob West, the original voice of Barney, has been replaced by "Zombies" actor Jonathan Langdon as the dancing anthropomorphic T-Rex. Other voice actors include Bryn McAuley, Jonathan Tan, Jayd Deroché and Diana Tsoy.
Barney debuted in "Barney & the Backyard Gang" in 1988 and later "Barney & Friends" in 1992, soon becoming a worldwide sensation. It lasted 14 seasons on PBS, wrapping up with its final show in 2010.
A revival was also announced in 2015 for a 2017 release but ultimately fell through.
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- Maryland roommates claim police detained them at gunpoint for no reason and shot their pet dog: No remorse
- Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg says vintage car restorer stole $125,000 from him
- Georgia Senate panel calls for abolishing state permits for health facilities
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Surge in respiratory illnesses among children in China swamping hospitals
- Harry Jowsey Gifts DWTS' Rylee Arnold $14,000 Bracelet as They Spend Thanksgiving Together
- U.S. life expectancy starts to recover after sharp pandemic decline
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- The Libertarian Developer Looming Over West Maui’s Water Conflict
Ranking
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Niall Horan stunned by Super Save singer AZÁN on 'The Voice': 'She could really be a threat'
- Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
- Ex-South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial, drug crimes
- North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
- Former prison lieutenant sentenced to 3 years after inmate dies during medical crisis
- Latest projection points to modest revenue boost for Maine government
- Fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: 15 players to play or bench in Week 13
Recommendation
Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
A teen is found guilty of second-degree murder in a New Orleans carjacking that horrified the city
In the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
Inflation is still on the menu at McDonald's and other fast-food chains. Here's why.
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
'Fargo' Season 5: Schedule, cast, streaming info, how to watch next episode
Activist who acknowledged helping flip police car during 2020 protest sentenced to 1 year in prison
5-year-old girl, man swept out by California wave identified as granddaughter, grandfather