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New Barney Docuseries Exposes Dark Side of Kids Show: Death Threats, Drug Rumors and Intense Hatred
I Love You, You Hate Me is set to premiere Oct. 12 on Peacock
Barney & Friends was a television phenomenon — but somewhere along the way, it became a catalyst for hate.
Peacock's upcoming docuseries I Love You, You Hate Me is breaking down the threats of violence and ruthless rumors that swirled around the beloved children's show.
"As [creator Sheryl Leach's] beloved character was heading into the stratosphere, people couldn't accept that this was just a show. And so, let the bashing begin," former Barney David Joyner says.
"Why does the world love to hate?" the trailer asks, giving wild examples of the growing backlash against Barney after it debuted in 1992.
"Some of the rumors I heard: Barney hides drugs in his tail," says one man in the teaser.
But the hatred for the show wasn't confined to rumors: Bob West, another performer who played the jolly purple dinosaur, detailed death threats against his entire family
"They were violent and explicit, death and dismemberment of my family," he recounted. "They were gonna come and find me, and they were going to kill me."