Fact or Fantasy?


Below you'll find comments on, facts about, and items pertaining to "Barney and Friends." Think about each one carefully, then check to see if you were right!


  1. Every year, Lyons corporation [the company that produces Barney and Friends] makes millions of dollars. A portion of that profit is returned directly to PBS to help make possible other quality TV shows.

    Fact or Fantasy?

  2. Sheryl Leach, creator of Barney and Friends, has been quoted as saying that "We listen far more to what 3-year-olds think than to what 30-year-olds think."

    Fact or Fantasy?

  3. Barney has been objected to by various southern ministers because the show purportedly advocates Satanism, Occultism, and Witchcraft.

    Fact or Fantasy?

  4. A PBS exectuive has been quoted as saying "The kids shut up for thirty minutes, and it works out good."

    Fact or Fantasy?

  5. In 1993, Hasbro began production of a line of 20 Barney items, includeing a talking doll that can say as many as 572 phrases.

    Fact or Fantasy?

  6. PBS stations have been known to hold "Barney-Thons" during which Barney & Friends merchandise is offered as part of an on-air fund rasier.

    Fact or Fantasy?

  7. Barney was created because Sheryl Leach, creator of Barney, wanted a video tape that would hold her kids' attention.

    Fact or Fantasy?

  8. Barney is actually two people--one inside the foam suit and another separate person performing a voice-over.

    Fact or Fantasy?

  9. Barney & Friends surpassed Sesame Street in popularity in less than a year on the air.

    Fact or Fantasy?