<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 1 to 8, created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment . It premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992 . The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude . Production of new episodes originally ceased on September 18, 2009, although reruns of the series were still shown on many PBS stations in the following years . Reruns aired for 10 years on Sprout from 2005 until 2015 . In 2015, it was announced that the show was going to be revived . However, nothing else has been announced since then . It was scheduled to premiere in 2017, but now it has been pushed backed to an unknown date . </P> <P> Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas . She came up with the idea for the program while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and also appeal to her son . Leach then brought together a team who created a series of home videos, Barney and the Backyard Gang, which also starred actress Sandy Duncan in the first three videos . </P>

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