{"id":1847127,"date":"2023-02-14T15:05:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1847127"},"modified":"2023-02-14T15:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:07:52","slug":"mattel-announces-barney-is-coming-back-with-apparel-and-accessories-for-adult-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mattel-announces-barney-is-coming-back-with-apparel-and-accessories-for-adult-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattel Announces \u2018Barney\u2019 Is Coming Back With \u2018Apparel And Accessories For Adult Fans\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmattel-announces-barney-is-coming-back-with-apparel-and-accessories-for-adult-fans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1847127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Mattel announced Monday that Barney, the big purple dinosaur, will return to an animated series which will debut next year. \u201capparel and accessories for adult fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A message from Josh Silverman (the toymaker) <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.mattel.com\/news\/mattel-announces-barney-franchise-relaunch?_ga=2.85194585.1951374480.1676400199-1610054972.1676400199\">company\u2019s<\/a> Chief Franchise Officer and Global Head of Consumer Products, said Barney\u2019s \u201cmessage of love and kindness has stood the test of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will tap into the nostalgia of the generations who grew up with Barney, now parents themselves, and introduce the iconic purple dinosaur to a new generation of kids and families around the world across content, products, and experiences,\u201d Silverman added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get a first look at the revived Barney franchise here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vJhZNP6vL\">https:\/\/t.co\/1vJhZNP6vL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZTnt0VtpAM\">pic.twitter.com\/ZTnt0VtpAM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1625182288513490944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reboot of the iconic brand \u201cwill span television, film, and YouTube content as well as music and a full range of kids\u2019 products including toys, books, clothing, and more,\u201d a statement on Mattel\u2019s website read. \u201cApparel and accessories for adult fans, featuring classic Barney, are also in development,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/greenenergyanalysis.com\/animated-version-in-the-barney-relaunch\/\">animated series<\/a> is set to debut in 2024, with the product launch in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn creating the new series, it was important to us that we properly reflect the world that kids today live in so that the series can deliver meaningful lessons about navigating it,\u201d Fred Soulie, SVP and General Manager of Mattel Television said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith our modern take on Barney, we hope to inspire the next generation to listen, care, and dream big,\u201d he added. \u201cWe think that parents, many of whom will fondly remember the original Barney from their own childhoods, will love the show, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The children\u2019s program \u201cBarney and Friends\u201d debuted on PBS in 1992 and ran for almost two decades, with the final episode airing in 2010. However, this time around, the dinosaur will be an animated slimmed-down version rather than played by an adult in a costume. The change has drew ire from some.<\/p>\n<p>A Vulture headline read, \u201cEven Barney Isn\u2019t Safe From Societal Beauty Standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With a great big hug and buccal fat removal too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xQIPk3CXzC\">https:\/\/t.co\/xQIPk3CXzC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vulture (@vulture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vulture\/status\/1625333345818144774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another Twitter account posted, \u201cMaybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m use (sic) to the OG Barney I grew up with during the \u201990s, but this new Barney looks like they gave him a face lift and some botox.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maybe it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m use to the OG Barney I grew up with during the &#8217;90s, but this new Barney looks like they gave him a face lift and some botox. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ltwIleBlSt\">pic.twitter.com\/ltwIleBlSt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mat Brunet (AniMat) (@AniMat505) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AniMat505\/status\/1625187735030972454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conservative commentator Brigitte Gabriel tweeted, \u201cBarney is returning. They better not make him woke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barney is returning. They better not make him woke.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1625186236842360852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/stripping-away-all-innocence-american-girl-book-tells-young-girls-they-can-change-gender\">\u2018Stripping Away All Innocence\u2019: \u2018American Girl\u2019 Book Tells Young Girls They Can Change\u00a0Gender<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mattel announced Monday that the big purple dinosaur Barney will be back in an animated series to debut next year, along with a line of \u201capparel and accessories for adult fans.\u201d A message from Josh Silverman, the toy company\u2019s Chief Franchise Officer and Global Head of Consumer Products, said Barney\u2019s \u201cmessage of love and kindness &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":1847130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[18641,18642,18639,9175,4156,4726,5823,18640],"class_list":["post-1847127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-apparel","tag-barney","tag-accessories","tag-adult","tag-announces","tag-coming","tag-fans","tag-mattel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1847127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1847130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1847127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1847127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1847127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}