Talk:Anti-Barney humor/Archive 1

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Why has this article been listed in clean-up, if there is a good reason I would be willing to fix it, it is a very well written and inormative article that really doesn't deserve to get this kind of negative attention.

I think it's because the number of anti-Barney songs on there has gotten a little out of hand, due to the near limitless potential for variations (I'm more partial to "I hate you / You hate me / Let's get together and kill Barney / With a great big shotgun / Barney's on the floor / no more purple dinosaur"). --Toquinha 21:12, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

Writing style

Although perhaps fitting for an article about such a juvenile (I don't mean that word in an insulting way) subject, this article needs better sentence structure. It reads like a 9-year-old's first essay, especially the first few sections. I think that is part of the need for cleanup. --TexasDex 01:47, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Not to mention the NPOV-ness of it all - there is NO balance here. Also no references of any kind. 208.193.132.253 13:44, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

New York Times found the article "useful"

"Wikipedia, the community-edited online encyclopedia, maintains a useful history of anti-Barney Internet humor — from the “Jihad to Destroy Barney,” which has evolved into a role-playing game, to fictionalized stories and images documenting Barney’s womanizing and crack habit."

From Zeller, Jr., Tom. "Purple, the Color of a Legal Conniption", New York Times (28 August 2006). link --Fastfission 13:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

About the Barney Bunch...they still are making videos but for youtube.com

This article is getting out of contol

Ok everyone, filling an encyclopedia article with un-sited, OR children's songs, simply does not work. This entire article is filled un-sourced POV claims, a perfect example would be the Anti-Christ section (and very poorly written at that). Yes, it is well known that Barney has attracted a significant amount hatred, and is frequently mocked and made fun of across the media. That does not mean however, that an article written about the topic should be poor and biased like the jokes themselves are. In other words, this article needs a serious complete re-write, and one that will cover the topic honestly, and not fill 3 pages full of riducules children's jokes. Avador 05:08, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the Barney = Satan thing has been around for a LONG time, almost since the show itself came out. I don't see how you do a "serious" re-write about anti-Barney humor and not include at least one example of what you are talking about. In the case of Barney = Satan, it's certainly not as outlandish as some of the stuff I have seen or heard. I do agree however that the topic can be whittled down somewhat to become more "disciplined"...this is an encyclopedia, not The Laugh Hour.

• Indeed. I think the jokes should be reduced to a mention; writing out the jokes in their entirety is not necessary (they can be externally linked for those who are interested).--Aleron235 01:45, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to go ahead and delete the 10 or so versions of the Barney song.--Aleron235 01:46, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Added a References section - it's a start. Not sure why the Anti-Christ item got picked on - it at least had references and probably says more about 666 "proofs" than about Barney. Hopefully the added background there will reduce the number of people taking this part too seriously. Also added background for the Jihad section. There are also issues of legal attempts to shut down Barney parody sites, with EFF weighing in on the defence - haven't had time to pull that section together yet. Dl2000 04:14, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. The Anti-Barney songs section is basically an invitation for a whole buch of different people to submit their anti-Barney songs.Hondasaregood 20:20, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Barney/Tupac video missing?

The link at the bottom of the page doesn't actually go to the Barney-with-Tupac video; just to the site that it is (supposedly) located on. Could somebody who knows where the video actually is get a new link there? 63.215.28.146 02:31, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Principal office

• How does anyone know that kids got in trouble for anti-Barney humor at school? WizardDuck 00:53, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, I got in trouble for throwing kids' Barney backpacks in the trash in second grade. But then again, that's "original research," so... 63.215.28.146 02:31, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

It's also not so much "anti-Barney humour" as "theft", "destruction of property" and "bullying". Binabik80 23:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Homophobic children

Children will make up songs that don't seem appropriate to "adults". Classing them as Homophobic is insulting. For this reason I deleted the insinuation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.187.252.216 (talk) 08:05, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Links

OK, please find as many links as possible from YouTube, DailyMotion and other sites. Sorry if I sound demanding. --S.C.Ruffeyfan 17:43, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:JihadBarney.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Barney DOOM

What a shock, Nobody said anything about Barney DOOM?! How the years have passed me by. that was so fun to play, just because. 166.70.62.200 (talk) 22:37, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Barney vs. the Power Rangers

Does a video on Barney vs. the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers count as anti-Barney humor? Angie Y. (talk) 18:18, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Barney Bunch

It was a good addition. I one time created an article about the Barney Bunch, but then it was redirected to this article (what you have been on). Should we change it back into an article? Should the Barney Bunch section be deleted?

Add four ~s inside these lists. GBA 01:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Barney Bunch should be an article again

I think it should, granted, the List of Newgrounds Groups article gets ressurected as well. I myself am a Barney Bunch member, but I really don't think it's fair that the BB gets to be mentioned on Wikipedia, while the other Newgrounds groups (enspecially the Clock Crew, which was responsable for starting the whole group idea) get deleted or are not to be mentioned.

I agree. It's not fair that only the Barney Bunch gets to be mentioned on Wikipedia and more well known groups get deleted. I don't understand why the Clock Crew can't be mentioned. Giant Blue Anteater 20:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

The section should be deleted, period

• Barney Bunch should not exist as a seperate article. Newgrounds groups have been deleted many times before, check the deletion logs for Clock Crew and List of Newgrounds groups. I don't mind too much that there's a mention of the Barney Bunch here, but it's an article about anti-barney humour, not Barney-Bunch. So whereas they may enjoy taking the piss out of Drew Pickles, it really doesn't belong here. - Hahnchen 00:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

• I agree. Please delete the section. There is no reliable source to confirm a lot of the information at all. YT is not a reliable source.--72.189.238.209 (talk) 19:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• • It exists therefor its relevant, you dont have to like it! Also, you not liking it is not a valid reason to delete. All Grown Up! Defender 22:06, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

• • • No it is not. If that were the case, then the Jessica Gaude article wouldn't keep getting deleted. I said nothing about me not liking it, I'm just agreeing that there is no reliable source to it. That website is old and very much a gag. --72.189.238.209 (talk) 15:55, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

No More New Song Variations

I put up an invisible message not to put anymore new song variations in to the "anti-Barney songs" part of the article, that should keep these people quite for now. Protozoic Waste

It got erased. Markendust

I can understand why this may be a notable social phenomena. But Wikipedia is not a song book and articles shouldn't be kept "just for laughs". WP:NOR and WP:NOT are not policies created without reason. If people want to keep an archive of songs they find funny then setup an account at Wikia. It is free and avoids the whole problem and you will still be able to add more songs if you wish. If something isn't done about this it needs to go back to AfD if nothing else then to reach a final consensus on what should stay and what needs to go. MartinDK 20:18, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

You should do an external link to anti-Barney songs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.228.41.49 (talk) 23:42, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Barney's On Fire

Is this song a parody or an original song?72.209.40.27 (talk) 02:06, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Death to Smoochy

There should be a link/reference to Death to Smoochy. I'd put it in myself, but this page appears to be blocked for some reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.99.104.234 (talk) 00:23, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Barney Bunch

Why was the Barney Bunch section deleted? It seems vital in Anti-Barney humor, calling him and his friends homosexual.76.185.92.3 15:33, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

I agree, there has never been a good explanation for why it has been removed.Cheddarjack (talk) 21:24, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Parodies

• Dinosaurs (TV series) has Earl Sinclair vs "Blarney"
• Fresh Prince of Bel Air has Will Smith vs "Dougie the Whale" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.83.126.88 (talk) 14:27, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Harry Hill

A Uk centric example, but popular comedian Harry Hill has announced a dislike for Barney on well known show Room 101, a show where celebrities announce their dislikes. This could be mentioned —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.201.75.113 (talk) 20:54, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Bad writing in first paragraph

"The controversy surrounding the series has led to several humorous attempts, dubbed anti-Barney humor, namely in the form of Internet videos, songs, Internet fiction, print media, and video games." Attempts at what? Dubbed by whom? And what does "namely in the form of" mean? 86.161.31.85 (talk) 11:14, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

"A Stranger is a Friend You Haven't Met Yet"

OK, perhaps I'm over thinking this, but I had to know the truth about the supposed early episode where Barney is supposed to have encouraged kids to talk to strangers. The source for this claim on Wikipedia goes to a gopher text from July, 1997 "Barney: the Baby-Sitter" hosted on jihad.net (operated by the Jihad to Destroy Barney). This essay states that the episode was pulled after pedophiles used the episodes message to lure several children. The author of the essay, a certain Alex Bellinghausen, cites two sources for his piece, neither of which he uses specifically for this incident. Source one was Riley, Michael. "Stuuupendous!" _Time_. December 21, 1992, p 7. This was fortuitously available at TIME magazines website:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977303,00.html

His second source was "Pacifier," _New_Yorker_. May 3, 1993, p. 37. What I think is the complete article is available here

http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=1993-05-03#folio=037

While Bellinghausen incorporates parts of both articles in his essay, neither of them mention the "A Stranger is a Friend You Haven't Met Yet" episode. This is how misinformation gets propagated - one guy uses an essay with seemingly reliable sources; another person looks at it and believes its true because its sourced, and it goes on ad nauseum. While the episode may in fact exist I say we should remove it from the article as it cannot be factually verified.--Dudeman5685 (talk) 02:22, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Chicken cannon

There in an anti barney reference during a 1994 episode of air farce live. In the very first appearance of the chicken cannon, a barney doll was shot out of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.112.135 (talk) 21:05, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

A new BARNEY song - I Love You

(to tune of 'This Old Man)

I love you, you love me Let's gang up and kill Barney With a knife and a fork in the head Sorry children Barney's dead —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.108.33.58 (talk) 18:43, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

I thought it was ``with a knife and an axe and a gun to his head`` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.112.135 (talk) 20:38, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

How about that ever popular song that everyone knows?

Barney is a dinosaur With no imagination, Big and fat and full of crap, He died of constipation.

I don't know about you, but I've been hearing that since first grade, and it sounds pretty anti-Barney to me.174.92.113.99 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:54, 15 October 2011 (UTC).

DELETE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't belive their will be such an article on WikipediaMike28968 (talk) 17:48, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Nobody likes Barney, not even kids. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.104.159.202 (talk) 18:11, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Youtube Parody Dubs?

I have seen quite a number of Barney dub parodies on there, should they be mentioned in the article?--99.188.80.114 (talk) 03:26, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

In Mexico, one of the most famous Barney's parody dubs were created for real dub actors that supports the Partido Accion Nacional (National Action Party) in order to celebrate and poke fun of Partido de la Revolucion Democratic (Democratic Revolution Party) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defeat in the 2006 elections against Felipe Calderon. The song was full of swears against Lopez Obrador and it was almost subject of demands while Lopez Obrador blocked Mexico City streets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.99.166.84 (talk) 22:47, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Dinosaurs episode

There is a episode of the 90's TV show Dinosaurs "Georgie Must Die" that parodies Barney. Plot outline: Baby Sinclair is mesmerized by the latest annoying children's idol, Georgie, an orange hippo. When Georgie comes to town, Baby demands to see him but Earl won't wait in the long line. Baby throws a tantrum, and in desperation, Earl dons a costume and imitates Georgie to stop the Baby's cries. Unfortunately, Earl is arrested for copyright infringement by Georgie's people and is thrown in jail. When Fran calls in Georgie the Hippo to clear things up, he has some time alone with Earl as his voice changes stating how he wasn't pleased with Earl trying to make him look bad. Later that night, Earl escapes with the help of Jean-Claude and Brigitte, two members of a group of parents who see Georgie for what he truly is: a money-grabbing, tax-evading racketeer. Earl ends up having to call on Roy to help him clear his name by coming up with a plan to expose George the Hippo. 86.46.45.211 (talk) 07:48, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Tic-Tac-Toe

Is there any source for the tic-tac-toe song? When I was a kid one of the songs went "Tick-tac-toe, three in a row, Barney got shot by a GI Joe. Momma called the doctor and the doctor said Barney's dead." Emperor001 (talk) 04:57, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Why is this an entry?

Is this so popular that this has a wikipedia page?

Wow.

Well.

I really like that fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThisGuy481 (talk • contribs) 10:11, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Yes, it was indeed prevalent enough to earn its own article. Besides, there will most likely be a massive resurgence once the show comes back. TheIsraeliSudrian (talk) 13:57, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

(Dramatic music)...its coming back?--Bellerophon5685 (talk) 00:25, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Unsourced Statement

The reference for the sentence "Sources of hostility include episodes where Barney and the other characters do potentially harmful acts such as lying, cheating, stealing (with no punishment or scolding from the purple dinosaur), and catching stinging insects." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Barney_humor#cite_note-talkstrangers-3 doesn't actually source or even just say any of that. Crxs (talk) 19:24, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

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Anti-Media Humor

Hmm? If we have a page for Anti-Barney Humor, should we create a page covering Anti-Media Humor in general? Kaithehedgefox (talk) 18:33, 9 May 2019 (UTC)kaithehedgefoxKaithehedgefox (talk) 18:33, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Barney Bunch

I was looking for information on the Newgrounds/YouTube group, the Barney Bunch. A search for 'Barney Bunch' redirects to this article, but there is no information on the group contained within. What gives?

Fixed by re-adding info on barney bunch All Grown Up! Defender 22:04, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

It seems some persistent idiot has deleted it again. --95.96.146.115 (talk) 13:03, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Re-added it {Nelspeedracer (talk)} —Preceding undated comment added 04:05, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2020

Thomas the Tank Engine is not as ridiculed as Barney and Friends. I strongly recommend removing his name there.HelloADoodleDown (talk) 21:27, 17 September 2020 (UTC) HelloADoodleDown (talk) 21:27, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:56, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 January 2021

Elinor Olive and Ari from Elinor Wonders Why are also consulted to Anti-Barney Humor. 75.89.206.237 (talk) 18:37, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Jack Frost (talk) 05:41, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 February 2021

70.249.170.51 (talk) 07:12, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Zupotachyon (talk) 07:35, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

UN

The conversion of letters into numbers is introduced in the middle of the process of turning Barney into 666, without even a link to the article Numerology or any treatment of the subject; as if it were a self-explanatory matter. Nuttyskin (talk) 14:08, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Seemingly off-topic sentence, and also split paragraph

This section, titled "[m]usic and related video, includes the following sentence, which I found to be off-topic:

The animated TV series Garfield and Friends parodied Barney in the episode "The Beast from Beyond".

Could anyone please tell me if it should be removed? I also split the paragraph of this section; please let me know if I did the correct thing here.--Thylacine24 (talk) 00:40, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Lead bloat

In the lead, users keep adding shows to the list of shows subject to subversive adult humor, without citing any sources. I feel like specific mentions of the shows need to be excised in the interest of verifiability and reducing bloat/cruft. The Grand Delusion^{(Send a message)} 00:44, 28 October 2023 (UTC)