History YMMV / BarneyAndFriends

* TastesLikeDiabetes: One of the main criticisms of the show is how downright saccharine it is, even by children's show standards, and that Barney's always unfailing chipper and upbeat mood is a main contributing factor in making him coming across as genuinely disturbing and creepy to older viewers. People especially dislike his "Super-dee-dooper" cachphrase, as well as his song, seeing them as overly sweet and nauseatingly saccharine.

** In the season one episode "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" Luci tells the story of a boy who refused to eat any food besides noodles (not even fruits or vegetables), and paid the price for his extreme picky eating by turning into a noodle. Two days short of one month after the episode aired came the season finale of another PBS children's show, ''Series/SesameStreet''. In a sketch that debuted in that episode, Cookie Monster has a nightmare in which he meets a sentient cookie, once a furry monster just like Cookie Monster, who regrets his refusal to eat only cookies and not healthy foods like carrots, fish or whole wheat bread, which led to his transformation into a cookie.

* GermanyLovesDavidHasselhoff: The show was popular enough in Singapore to gain appearances in shopping malls (even after the show's cancellation in 2009) and gained a [[https://scontent.fsin5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/942632_10152849159470478_1600015709_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=5LTVmm62JsUAX8znDxE&_nc_ht=scontent.fsin5-1.fna&oh=00_AT-TNvd2vaflRkHi7WAtRj9HlnPeaDsFnV7yGFgF9jP0bw&oe=6250315A handful of crowds.]]

* WeirdAlEffect: People are generally more familiar with the opening theme and the closing theme "I Love You" than the songs they were based on: "Yankee Doodle" and "This Old Man", respectively.

* [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMOe6W3c7W-Rp2LPBRHkUrrsfDD_pAhhT7KlBxcX5JOrWzWCu5YD3Zvvk-VWmoGDj5Ttg&usqp=CAU The CGI intro, including the purple guy himself,]] of "Come on Over to Barney's House" looked dated even during the 2000's.

*** The child who played Cody in the same film, Trevor Morgan, would later star in ''Film/TheSixthSense'' and ''Film/JurassicPark3''.

** In the season one episode "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" Luci tells the story of a boy who refused to eat any food besides noodles (not even fruits or vegetables), and paid the price for his extreme picky eating by turning into a noodle. Two days short of one month after the episode aired came the season finale of another PBS children's show, ''Series/SesameStreet''. In a sketch that debuted in that episode, Cookie Monster has a nightmare in which he meets a sentient cookie, once a furry monster like Cookie, who regrets his refusal to eat only cookies and not healthy foods like carrots, fish or whole wheat bread, which led to his transformation into a cookie.

** In the season one episode "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" Luci tells the story of a boy who refused to eat any food besides noodles (not even fruits or vegetables), and paid the price for his extreme picky eating by turning into a noodle. Two days short of one month after the episode aired came the season finale of another PBS children's show, ''Series/SesameStreet''. In a sketch that debuted in that episode, Cookie Monster has a nightmare in which he meets a sentient cookie, once a furry monster like Cookie, who regrets his refusal to eat healthy foods like carrots, fish or whole wheat bread, just cookies, which led to his transformation into a cookie.

** In the season one episode "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" Luci tells the story of a boy who refused to eat any food besides noodles (not even fruits or vegetables), and pays the price for his extreme picky eating by turning into a noodle. Two days short of one month after the episode aired came the season finale of another PBS children's show, ''Series/SesameStreet''. In a sketch that debuted in that episode, Cookie Monster has a nightmare in which he meets a sentient cookie, once a furry monster like Cookie, who regrets his refusal to eat healthy foods like carrots, fish or whole wheat bread, just cookies, which led to his transformation into a cookie.

** In the season one episode "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" Luci tells the story of a boy who refused to eat any food besides noodles (not even fruits or vegetables), and pays the price for his extreme picky eating by turning into a noodle. Two days short of one month after the episode aired came the season finale of another PBS children's show, ''Series/SesameStreet''. In a sketch that debuted in that episode, Cookie Monster has a nightmare in which he meets a sentient cookie that regrets his refusal to eat healthy foods like carrots, fish or whole wheat bread, just cookies, which led to his transformation into a cookie.

** In the season one episode "Eat, Drink And Be Healthy!" Luci tells the story of a boy who refused to eat any food besides noodles (not even fruits or vegetables), and pays the price for his extreme picky eating by turning into a noodle. Two days short of one month after the episode aired came the season finale of another PBS children's show, ''Series/SesameStreet''. In a sketch that debuted in that episode, Cookie Monster has a nightmare in which he meets a sentient cookie that regrets his refusal to eat healthy foods like carrots, fish or whole wheat bread, just cookies, that led to his transformation into a cookie.

** One song in the show is about brushing your teeth. Unfortunately, the hand gestures that are being made... do not look exactly like tooth brushing. Can be seen in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e6a3omGJmc this video]].
*** The show's producers likely noticed and changed the choreography for "Brushing My Teeth" in future episodes. In the same season, in fact.

* AcceptableTargets: The show itself for many people outside of the target demographic to the point where there is an entire subgenre known as "Anti-Barney Humour" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dedicated to bashing the show and especially its lead character]].

* NightmareFuel:
** Barney, BJ, Baby Bop and Riff's mouths are completely black, they have no tongues, Baby Bop's mouth never moved in the first two seasons, and Barney has human-like eyes and teeth.
** The end of the Backyard Gang video "Waiting For Santa", with Santa looking at the camera and whispering almost menacingly "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"
** Many children were scared by the bear in "Barney's Campfire Singalong" due to the sheer UncannyValley factor of his appearance and because he appears out of the darkness of the woods.

* NeverLiveItDown: For better or for worse (mostly the latter), the TyrannosaurusRex will forever be associated with Barney in popular culture, which doesn't help his extreme unpopularity at all among adult dinosaur enthusiasts. Nearly every fictional ''T. rex'' or other therapod under the sun, be it Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, [[Film/JurassicPark Rexy]], [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Megatron]], [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Deviljho, Anjanath]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Tyranitar, Tyrantrum]], [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Greymon, Tyrannomon]], or countless others (but surprisingly not the dinosaur-based Zords from ''Franchise/PowerRangers''), has been mockingly associated and parodied with Barney in some way.

* NeverLiveItDown: For better or for worse (mostly the latter), the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' will forever be associated with Barney in popular culture, which doesn't help his extreme unpopularity at all among adult dinosaur enthusiasts. Nearly every fictional ''T. rex'' or other therapod under the sun, be it Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, [[Film/JurassicPark Rexy]], [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Megatron]], [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Deviljho, Anjanath]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Tyranitar, Tyrantrum]], [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Greymon, Tyrannomon]], or countless others (but surprisingly not the dinosaur-based Zords from ''Franchise/PowerRangers''), has been mockingly associated and parodied with Barney in some way.

*** The show's producers likely noticed and changed the choreography for "Brushing My Teeth" in future episodes. In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iMNK-O8XIc&t=07m39s same season]], in fact.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoikUowTLUo&t=00m12s Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination. And when he's tall, he's what we call a dinosaur sensation.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_t7pTfdYts Oh, you are special, special. Everyone is special. Everyone in his or her own way]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O23UVhDc1vU Never talk to strangers. That's very good advice, cause you just can't tell if they're good or bad even though they may seem nice.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQzkAe-J-yY Hey, Mr. Knickerbocker, boppity bop. I like the way that you boppity bop. I like the way that you boppity bop with your hands!]]

** Although most of the criticism was aimed at WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}, MoralGuardians still went after Barney and the other stars of the We Are Family music video, claiming the video would teach "the [[HeteronormativeCrusader homosexual agenda]]"

** There was also an attempt to animate a breakdancing Barney for the first usage of "Mr. Knickerbocker" in the Backyard Gang tape, ‘’Three Wishes’’. Emphasis on ''attempt''. They just took photos of Barney laying down from different angles, and the end result is less than convincing since the frames would crossfade to each other instead of moving rapidly, to say nothing of the weird sound effect accompanying the "breakdancing".

** The show's other songs in the same production became Woolseyisms, though ones mostly true to the originals. One of the more dramatic examples "I've Been Working on the Railroad", which now talks about working at a sea port and watching ships (even if Israel has a railroad network). Another example noted on the main page is "London Bridge," which became "Yarkon Bridge" to connect with Israeli audiences.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: No matter your personality, disability, ethnicity, or nationality, you are loved and people will always care for you. YouAreNotAlone, as other people are loved as much as you are. Imagination is the key to helping you accomplish your dreams.

** Many people who have reviewed ''Barney's Great Adventure'' have pointed out the absurdity and unfortunate implications of this line early in the film:
--->'''Cody:''' What's your hurry? They're dumping us for a whole week.\\
'''Cody's dad:''' Aw, come on, Cody, you're gonna have a GREAT time. You can help Grandpa with the farm chores, like, uh... milking the chickens!

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: No prizes for guessing why ''Film/BarneysGreatAdventure'' didn't sell tickets at the box office. Parents weren't too keen on paying to go see Barney on the big screen with their kids, when they could just turn the TV on and have the kids watch Barney at home for free.

* ValuesDissonance: The early years of the show. These days, no kid would be allowed to hang around their school outside of school hours unless they were in an after school club (the theme song implies it's an after school club) or at another after school activity (under adult supervision) due to safety concerns. As such, starting in the early 2000s, the kids meet at a local park instead.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: [[ThemeTuneRap The intro to "Season 14"]] (which has been the last season so far, although it's just a recompilation of previous episodes).

** The winking Barney dolls and the winking donkey statue in "Rock With Barney", the latter which is sometimes said to be even worse than the Pooh doll from ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''.