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Anti-Barney humor
Anti-Barney humor is a form of humor that targets Barney the Dinosaur, the main character from the children's television series Barney & Friends, and singles out the show for criticism.
In University of Chicago professor W. J. T. Mitchell's book The Last Dinosaur Book: The Life and Times of a Cultural Icon, he notes that the program is often a target for parody and negative attacks by older children, adolescents, and adults in the United States and elsewhere; the notion given that the show is "saccharine", "boring", "annoying", "sugary", "dangerous" or "uneducational". Other popular preschool children's shows and characters have been subject to subversive adult humor; in Barney's case, however, the humor has typically been far more dark, and in a more vicious and hostile nature toward the character of Barney himself.
Barney & Friends first aired in 1992, gaining immense popularity among younger viewers under the age of five. However, the show also garnered disapproval by most older children, teenagers and young adults, who criticised it for being "saccharine", "sunshine-and-rainbows", and "one-dimensional". University of Chicago professor W. J. T. Mitchell noted that:
"Barney is on the receiving end of more hostility than just about any other popular cultural icon I can think of. Parents admit to a cordial dislike of the saccharine saurian, and no self-respecting second-grader will admit to liking Barney."
These children were among the first to practice anti-Barney humor, and were given an entire chapter of the 1995 book Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts: The Subversive Folklore of Childhood.
Eventually, adults began to contribute to the anti-Barney humor, including some parents and celebrities. Many families eventually refused to watch the show because of its supposed "one-dimensionality" and "lack of educational value", and several YouTube videos have plush dolls and figurines of the character being destroyed in various ways, including being burnt, blown up by small explosive devices, being shot by weapons using tannerite or being run over by vehicles.
Reasons cited for the hostility also include Barney's voice (described by many parents as "dopey"), lack of varied facial expressions aside from a toothy smile, and personality (described as being "self-centered"), as well as how the children in the series interact with the dinosaur characters.
In Barney vs. The San Diego Chicken, Ted Giannoulas stated
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Anti-Barney humor
Anti-Barney humor is a form of humor that targets Barney the Dinosaur, the main character from the children's television series Barney & Friends, and singles out the show for criticism.
In University of Chicago professor W. J. T. Mitchell's book The Last Dinosaur Book: The Life and Times of a Cultural Icon, he notes that the program is often a target for parody and negative attacks by older children, adolescents, and adults in the United States and elsewhere; the notion given that the show is "saccharine", "boring", "annoying", "sugary", "dangerous" or "uneducational". Other popular preschool children's shows and characters have been subject to subversive adult humor; in Barney's case, however, the humor has typically been far more dark, and in a more vicious and hostile nature toward the character of Barney himself.
Barney & Friends first aired in 1992, gaining immense popularity among younger viewers under the age of five. However, the show also garnered disapproval by most older children, teenagers and young adults, who criticised it for being "saccharine", "sunshine-and-rainbows", and "one-dimensional". University of Chicago professor W. J. T. Mitchell noted that:
"Barney is on the receiving end of more hostility than just about any other popular cultural icon I can think of. Parents admit to a cordial dislike of the saccharine saurian, and no self-respecting second-grader will admit to liking Barney."
These children were among the first to practice anti-Barney humor, and were given an entire chapter of the 1995 book Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts: The Subversive Folklore of Childhood.
Eventually, adults began to contribute to the anti-Barney humor, including some parents and celebrities. Many families eventually refused to watch the show because of its supposed "one-dimensionality" and "lack of educational value", and several YouTube videos have plush dolls and figurines of the character being destroyed in various ways, including being burnt, blown up by small explosive devices, being shot by weapons using tannerite or being run over by vehicles.
Reasons cited for the hostility also include Barney's voice (described by many parents as "dopey"), lack of varied facial expressions aside from a toothy smile, and personality (described as being "self-centered"), as well as how the children in the series interact with the dinosaur characters.
In Barney vs. The San Diego Chicken, Ted Giannoulas stated