Barney, purple dinosaur of 90s vintage, to return in CGI reboot

Barney is back, announces Mattel.

The 'Barney & Friends' show, featuring the titular violet-hued T-Rex, aired on PBS in the United States from 1992 until 2010. Mattel said Monday that the new show, unlike the original, will be animated. So no beleaguered actor dressed up in a dinosaur costume marching around and singing to young kids. — Read the rest