What It's Like To Play Barney For 10 Years

Everyone recognizes the large purple dinosaur, but not many people know the man inside the costume. David Joyner played Barney for 10 years on TV and in live performances, and dancing around in that huge costume was not very easy. We spoke with Joyner about what it was like being one of the most famous children's characters of all time, and what he is up to now.
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[@r.trinidad3656]

Damn this man put a lot of effort and passion in his character

[@looneytunes4267]

Ricardo Rafael Trinidad Leguizamon tru

[@GoGetAjob_4]

I thought he was white at first xD

[@Krong]

JxGhostX Gaming you mean he was purple

[@giantsguy8282]

JxGhostX Gaming Same

[@maxli2217]

Ricardo Rafael Trinidad Leguizamon ummmmm I HATE BARNEY

[@VillaVibe]

This man is literally the glue that has held my childhood together.

[@manalmosadegh4669]

exactlyyyyyy

[@AlisonColley7]

Mine too!

[@aishathnahidha1693]

Same

[@CozyAteliers]

SAME

[@mattvis28]

He was the joy and sparks ⚡️ of our childhood I really enjoyed him

[@yelly13mori]

I don't really understand the hate that people had towards Barney the character. Not sure if people just won't admit that they liked him, but I literally loved and still love Barney. It holds a special place in my heart. I always looked forward to watching VHS and DVDs of Barney.

[@luyynala6058]

barney was my childhood, it's such a sweet show, i miss shows like these, when i was a child it was really conforting to watch lol

[@slashbash1347]

1. Barney can't really be enjoyed outside its target demographic, like Sesame Street. 2. Kids who are slightly outside the show's demographic have a fear of being seen as immature so they hate the show. Adults just hate it because it's kinda sickenly sweet (Does Barney have any negative emotions? Even Elmo lost his temper now and again). 3. How do you FIGURATIVELY love something?

[@ElliottDuster]

That's what I call anti-barney humour. Of course, it has played a role in my childhood and have enjoyed some episodes, although it is nice to have very dark humour every now and then ahah.

[@KrotumAlexanderThe500th]

Wait he was hated

[@nordicexile7378]

Same thing with Mr. Rogers when I was growing up.

[@morgan1894]

I’m glad he got to live out his dreams from when he was a child. Everyone rips on the dinosaur, but we all know he was a big part of a lot of our childhoods.

[@cinthyarivas1381]

I was made fun of for watching barney but I didn't care, still made my parents take to see Barney on Ice LOL

[@ShintaroShadow]

No he wasn’t a part of my childhood

[@fairycat03286]

@@ShintaroShadow Here’s a trophy 🏆

[@bkkersey93]

@@ShintaroShadow Congrats. I'm sure sure you're very proud of yourself.

[@morgan1894]

@Nick Selca Yaaas!!!

[@deadpandan3585]

Holy shit i never knew being barney required so much shit

[@gabbyisonline1634]

CringeO' Daddy shut up if you knew what barney was like and if you took your time to find out what those barney episodes are like you wouldn't be talking

[@deadpandan3585]

+Sponge Bob i wasnt being sarcastic..

[@Sevendeadlysins-fk2qc]

CringeO' Daddy lol

[@martylovesu]

CringeO' Daddy lol

[@supersmashbro596]

could say the character of barney was.... a two man job? ironically, a similar thing happened with darth vader of the original trilogy. everyone knows darth vader as james earl jones, but that was only the voice. a man named david prowse was actually in the suit.

[@caspern.8362]

This dude is low key chill, he’s got some chill vibes.

[@jonsnow4927]

He jus Vibin

[@donger1011]

vibe check

[@chrismolina8027]

Show me his vibing license right now!!!

[@Luv-dq5th]

Like frfr he just vibin not worried about anything

[@Rohit-jv7nl]

Everybody be stressin out here tryna kill his vibe but he jus be chillin n vibin

[@ethicaltechnical]

I remember in kindergarten kids would say the guy who played barney smoked cigarettes and that was like this huge deal. Turns out hes a super chill dude who only cares about vibing and spreading love.

[@teddybaker4759]

Having been a smoker for over a decade, I can say there's now way I'm jumping around with this man's energy in a 120 ° dinosaur costume.

[@chloemr.pippinsfanmail95]

Those are probably lies

[@BubbleArcadia]

Oh man I've heard even worse rumors that the guy was a pedo. I'm so glad that he's just a third eye opened man craving bliss and peace and love

[@hoodiek6802]

@@BubbleArcadia where did all these rumors come from

[@craig205]

@@hoodiek6802 from random people on the internet

[@adami5844]

Demi Lovato was on Barney when she was a kid, and she said she had a crush on the guy who played Barney because he was ripped because he had to be fit to be able to act in the suit haha

[@shayla8301]

Wasn't justin beiber and debby ryan on there too?

[@psychedelicpayroll5412]

@@shayla8301 No. The other was Selena Gomez.

[@danielgraham1082]

That was a different guy Demi was talking about

[@VYDEOS2]

what the heck

[@disneyfan94themuppetsforev95]

@@danielgraham1082 The guy that Demi was talking about was Carey Stinson he replaced David on the TV show

[@maggiedunn9826]

This guy made my childhood. I was a total Barney baby

[@marica2971]

OMG I thought I was the only one. I love him.

[@ericagulley3918]

Me too 🤸‍♀️

[@bluerosecraft6612]

Me 3 I took a picture Barney stuffy on my 5 birthday.

[@vpisces85]

I still know the song and sing it to my kids every day. I love Barney

[@carmine4878]

And too

[@apieceofhair8449]

I feel bad for him for everyone hating his cute character. He did a great job as his actor

[@alvasuxas]

Krusty Krab what?! PPL ARE HATING ON THIS MAN? Wth

[@l7ckyblu]

ah i remember when i was a kid singing the song together. My favourite childhood character

[@chineseviruszombie773]

Ni b b a

[@AlejandroHernandez-rf1ju]

I know right

[@an0rangutan]

It's almost like Jar Jar Binks in a way, people hated that character so much the actor considered killing himself, I feel if you put so much life into something and so many people say it's the worst thing ever, if you don't fully commit to loving that character, that hatred will kill you

[@Zizumia]

The "I love you, you love me" lullaby was sung to me every night by my mother when I was a child. That song has a very special place in my heart.

[@morganghostbusters-egonfan]

It’s my favorite Barney song too

[@Rain-kw1bn]

Dude you have my respect for wearing that big costume inside without suffering from dehydration

[@eiko1]

120 Degrees fahrenheit. Astonishing

[@Deezy_Ankh]

This man took a metaphysical, spiritual approach to being a giant purple kids character

[@bobbylewisjr5250]

If you listen, you might learn something.

[@Deezy_Ankh]

@@bobbylewisjr5250 yeah, if I didn't listen why would I have that comment? Furthermore, how do you know exactly, what it is that I know, or what it is you're assuming I don't know? 😉✌🏿

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@Deezy_Ankh giant purple kids character

[@sethobester9331]

@@Deezy_Ankh Dinasar lov u

[@darrylbrownstone2553]

Makes it even better.

[@kennydarmawan13]

No matter how much hate Barney has, it's sweet the guy who played him decide to explain how he played him rather than being ashamed of.

[@lennonmccartney3989]

Kenny Darmawan I don't know why is there hate for Barney? I grew up with it

[@asleepypizza]

And now he gets paid for sex... lol

[@melaninchicknugget2949]

Kenny Darmawan that ture

[@Z1VA]

Kenny Darmawan he made bank. Why would he be ashamed.

[@charly6088]

Kenny Darmawan the meme King Barney

[@kithalie]

Nothing makes me happier to know how much love and soul he put into barney, and the fact that hes proud to have played barney is beautiful. I wasn't a huge barney fan, but this makes me emotional.

[@FedorovAvtomat]

We going to ignore that the barney suit weighed 70 lbs. Medieval suits of armor weighed less than that.

[@CadieCat]

...I weigh that much- (I’m underweight:,)

[@zahirsookoor2673]

Characters from my childhood who were secretly black 1)Elmo 2)Barney 3)Hannah Montana

[@grotty6510]

Wait Hannah Monta- Oh 😂👌

[@robtoocold8051]

TheBookWorm1718 THE DINASOUR MOVIE LMAOOOO

[@aidanmco]

Zahir Sookoor The backyardigans 😁

[@totallytherealpewdiepie1643]

Fictional charters who were played by black guys when I was a kid Barney and hip hop harry

[@Connor-rn3hh]

francinehannah santos cuz Miley Cyrus acts like a nigga

[@kelbihn]

Why did I get this video after watching Barney Dies which was a giant inflatable Barney being ripped. Weird.

[@GoldCauld4832]

same

[@kelbihn]

The purple cultist The way the world works aye

[@xeliacannotdraw4919]

Same here.

[@bedfastlamb]

lmao same

[@ayman._i3403]

Same

[@codydavis7846]

Are people really going to ignore the fact that he said “there’s a lot of psychic energy in my family?”

[@jaimecca6259]

😂😂😂

[@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279]

Barney just got weirder.

[@ashagold777]

Some people are blessed with spiritual gifts from our creator ✨✨

[@jamybailey]

IKR!

[@longstandingvoyage7507]

Asha gold physcics are not from God

[@Cosmic_Nova1]

Can we just say thank you to this man who made our childhood?

[@trumtrum5136]

Yes I can. Thank you, Barney. Can you?

[@Cosmic_Nova1]

@@trumtrum5136 yee

[@OfficialZatona]

Facts

[@slayride136]

Yeah

[@TROYCETV]

Didn’t expect to get this recommended to me considering I’m grown and haven’t watched Barney in years

[@maryagyemang9870]

TROYCETV lol 😂 the real shit is how come barney is black

[@syneshiarivers9999]

Troyce! I just thinking you should do a video on what happened to Barney almost every body grew up watching this and I would love to here your view on this.

[@lateefahquadri5551]

Yes please do a video on Barney

[@jennikifm2]

TROYCETV Next they may recommend the Barney Outtakes. I never knew there were Outtakes here on YT. They’re hilarious! Be careful though. It might ruin your childhood if you let it. I didn’t though

[@halim1582]

@@syneshiarivers9999 I swear I was thinking this as I was watching it lol

[@jaywayytoofresh9670]

I knew Barney was played by a black man he had too much soul with those dance moves

[@berdouglas2000]

😂😂

[@celglizzy5444]

💀💀💀

[@cooperscreditconsultingint6792]

🙃🙃🤣🤣🤣

[@skids_97]

He learned the dance moves from James Brown

[@WhatsReal401]

JAY WAYY TOO FRESH 🤣🤣🤣🤣 facts

[@nafiyaprova7650]

Mr. David Joyner, thank you for all the joy you have brought me and my little brother (he is autistic) when we were growing up. My brother is now 26, he still watches Barney videos on KZbin. Thank you sir!

[@ennioo5918]

So he basically made my and millions of other childhoods

[@daryldixon4438]

how tf is he 53 he looks great for his age

[@hiro.2898]

Tara White thats really ironic😂

[@rihanna2330]

Daryl Dixon hey Daryl

[@onlyonSiMPLE]

Daryl Dixon he looks like an old 30 year old or a young 40 year old man

[@Vintiqueture]

Daryl Dixon seriously?! Dude only looks late 30 at most 0_0

[@germyw]

Daryl Dixon ...blck dnt crk...

[@GarrettRose]

My mom had an 8 hour loop tape of Barney when I was a toddler in the early 90,s. She said it would literally shut me up for 8 hours

[@gamingforgeeks5619]

Garrett Rose me too

[@marivicromulo6364]

Until now..barney still used to make kids stop for a while...

[@reezy4219]

Dude omg me too, my mom had one too

[@derikdragon80]

I remember that. Of course, my sister in law might of kept rerunning the same 30+ minute tape.

[@Puggsly00]

Ha I had a tape like that but it was with blues clues

[@karima8927]

I was a Barney fan and I didn’t realize how much of a impact it had on my childhood. My best memories were watching it with my dad and going to the park right after dressed up like a princess. I think I still have my Barney bed sheets folded somewhere under layers of other old bed sheets in my moms closet. Damn, that says a lot. Cause after we moved, my childhood was not the same. It took a few years to feel like a happy kid again. Thanks Barney, you kept me safe from the chaos of reality before I became aware of what was happening around me.

[@daisyx1002]

Thank you for sharing 💕

[@sierralovat5498]

This genius is an engineer for one of the companies that helped me go through college and played a charachter that shaped my childhood. I'm in love

[@ZACKARDO]

I have two things on my mind now: 1-he is such a nice person.i found that he is pretty cool in the way he talked about his work being barney 2-so this is the guy who selena gomez and demi lovato had a crush on back in the day

[@funnytextmessages9994]

lol

[@elsademolli7083]

ZACK dead 💀😂

[@brigidadelossantos3381]

Ha,lol!

[@arthigar2404]

ZACK that is what I was thinking

[@eaglestrike99]

No it was Carey Stintson

[@chaosswa-ee-ty5911]

This man looks way good for 53.

[@neanam]

If he had hair he would look even younger

[@croissant._.003]

Ikr

[@Bumbumbr-zu5gc]

Well usually black don’t crack lol

[@lanalvr2413]

He looks like will smith

[@iibellaii3143]

Lester Lester black don’t crack

[@pearlphosphophyllite995]

Thank you to this man and Bob West for being the most iconic purple dinosaur for being part of our childhood. And now I really want to do a Barney marathon.

[@destinyndombele9067]

It’s crazy how Hip Hop Harry is now meme and the guy used to be Barney.

[@eldiandevil]

Does berleezy know?

[@catherine7837]

_Remembers all those “Barney swears” and “Barney is fired” videos_

[@trickyz3609]

I Teach you how to do that title First Do _ Title _ Without Any Space or you can do any words _THERE YOU HAVE IT!_

[@catherine7837]

kanavy khith Thanks for your help?

[@megatronsroyalemissary382]

“Elmo Kills Barney” is a KZbin classic!

[@faithhihihi]

_yes_

[@hollowedricecakes3085]

_Ligma balls_

[@10byrdie]

All the 90’s and 80’s babies were obsessed.

[@delpossible4776]

The comments were goin so well...

[@saynomore5730]

Lol 80s ???

[@dre-p3058]

Yup

[@justicelyric]

Luis Martinez 🤦‍♀️ Barney started in the late 80s with the Backyard gang

[@saynomore5730]

@@justicelyric he just said 1991 to 2001 must of been a different barney .

[@PierreStJohn]

Me quedé esperando a que dijera cómo movía la boca.

[@trac185]

Saludos master!

[@cello9877]

Yesterday I got recommendation of Steve from "Blues Clues" and now this Barney guy, David! Totally made me happy seeing them again and knowing that they're doing good in their life. This made it look like we're getting some kind of closure to our childhood life. Amazing :)) God Bless them

[@NeilTruick]

That's how they got me!

[@TeenTitansAMV]

*You were literally my childhood!*

[@eharris6347]

It was mr rogers for me , late 80's

[@jennileeels]

TeenTitans AMV mine tooooooo ❤️❤️❤️

[@temarinara77]

TeenTitans AMV same i was 2 i would grab my barney doll put him on lap and watch

[@kalebbaccam4565]

You are most likely still a child if your KZbin channel is about teen titans

[@TeenTitansAMV]

ItsKaleb actually teenager

[@princesstaylorella9016]

It’s a shame that I never knew who the real actor was behind Barney until today..

[@supme7558]

Why?

[@kylexennaedig6111]

Me too sis haha it’s my childhood.

[@Ttj007]

Facts

[@katie_awad]

Same

[@qwerty-ll2hn]

same

[@muhammadrouhan6121]

I really love the positivity of this guy. He's such of old age and is still proud of all the children stuff he does

[@jorgedelgado9666]

When he said "I loved everything about barney, but that chapter is gone." and showed toy barney... That hit real hard

[@briannasmith3527]

Sir, you were my childhood. I’m 27 years old and I am not afraid to admit that I still know every lyric to every song in the 90s Barney. I watched the same Barney tape for hours, over and over. For me, this gentleman and Bob West will always be Barney. Thank you for being a major part of my childhood.

[@joyleath07]

Brianna Smith me too I’m 29 and know every song still!

[@sarahelizabeth6010]

Same here I am 27 ❤️❤️

[@TomDeVito]

Brianna Smith Same here I'm 26 gonna be 27 next week

[@amandagaskill7609]

Same!! I'm 32 and I still remember ❤

[@jasminewilson1607]

Same!!

[@yomamapicklechungus1283]

You don't become Barney. *Barney becomes you.*

[@tsg7official]

*SOVIET RUSSIA INTENSIFIES*

[@jadenn.hernandez7784]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@nytrex_yt7417]

*COMMUNISM HAS JOINED THE CHAT*

[@kivina9040]

I use Barney as a Sex Toy .

[@nytrex_yt7417]

GangMemberFake WTF LOL P.S: no offence

[@cureangelz]

I'm here after i saw barney being ripped out to death video

[@BlackCatTales]

I wish I could thank this man, in person, for being the cornerstone of my childhood. I loved Barney as a kid, and this just made me love him even more.

[@jelani2790]

Thanks for supplying me love and joy as a kid!

[@looneytunes4267]

Jelani Yaqoub IKR😭

[@daviewz9335]

Barney was creepy to me as a kid. Especially with that creepy theme song "I love you" 😖. I'm never showing Barney to my kids knowing the actor studied tantra.

[@kingskylord6099]

I can't believe I used to like this show. After a while, I actually believed Barney was the devil due to a KZbin video. How can a giant creepy purple dinosaur provide you with happiness?

[@harasnicole]

The guy explains the purpose of Tantra and still people keep thinking it's all about sex. Why'd he even bother? 🙄

[@lavamelon729]

Barney was my childhood.

[@k.r.6836]

I like how this dude uploads a video about black holes and just after that a video about Barney the Dinosaur.

[@armykid0000]

it's not just a dude. it's a news website launched by business insider

[@LordGingerBerry]

Κωνσταντινος Ρεντζεπης logic

[@thecrazyrocketscientist8860]

lol hi

[@ireneskitsa2500]

παντου ελληνες

[@k.r.6836]

Πρώτη φορά παίρνω 452 likes.Επισης είσαι από τους λίγους Έλληνες που παρακολουθούν τέτοια βιντεο.Ολοι τώρα βλέπουν μ...ες για τα τραγούδια του Νώε κλπ.Δε θα πω για το survivor γτ κι εγώ βλέπω.

[@nostalgicallydevotedtoyou]

David Joyner is such a talented individual! Thank you so much for making my childhood so magical! 💜💚💛🦖

[@thejohnny0018]

Loved the video! ❤️

[@RavenBallerina7]

It’s makes me feel so great that the person behind Barney has such a beautiful energy.

[@nlee4566]

This man is a legend.....

[@matthewlariza7411]

Nick Lee stfu

[@marcoatienza8884]

+Matthew Lariza You stfu

[@matthewlariza7411]

Arthur Velasco stfu Nick Lee copied the top comment

[@corso793]

Matthew Lariza how old are u ya know this dude made some ppls childhood smh fucking 8 year old idiot

[@outlayschips2327]

jacob107 Facts

[@barby007]

Amazing! Grew up loving Barney. No feel good TV like this nowadays. Much needed!

[@aaronspringborn34]

Oh I get it now. You were inside Barney the costume while Bob did his voice that makes sense now

[@catcadette9127]

Why is no one talking about how he gave Barney mouth to mouth resuscitation??!!!!!

[@arazec1014]

JohnRitterFan4803 the Nut uhhh

[@fatimaturcios5026]

Lmfao i was wondering about it

[@DingoXBX]

Do you really wanna know?

[@ijustine8682]

Catcadette lol

[@peridotdoesstuffgaming595]

Catcadette eeeeew

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

This comment is for my nephew Damien.

[@sev9642]

Casey ikr

[@mylaskii]

same

[@SIMPDUDE]

That’s the voice actor you’re thinking of

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

Aesthetic Clouds lol I’m not use to anything? Barney didn’t sound black , blacks have a certain dialect to them, the Ebonics sounding dialect.

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

Aesthetic Clouds who said anything about black needing to sound ghetto? That’s an insinuation on your part cause maybe you feel that way? I said blacks have a certain dialect, like Beyoncé, Oprah, etc. there’s a dialect in the speech, There’s a black “accent” in most black ppl speech. This guy does not have it thus ppl thought he was white.

[@richardidgaf8002]

So much wisdom in this man... I hope he receives so much more than what he has already earned in life. This is the kind of person that truly deserves it

[@plawson8577]

Hide your Wife. If she’s White. She’ll be in bed with him.

[@bellainbuenosaires]

I loved Barney growing up! Hearing this story makes me love it even more. I have had dreams and intuition about my goals. Sometimes I am discouraged but now I feel motivated to breathe life into my goals again.💜

[@wanupgirl]

this guy was apart of my childhood. Thank you David Joyner

[@isaacdyer6556]

...As a man who nearly sweltered to death inside a foam rubber deathtrap shaped into a Minion-Tm- on the opening day of a dollar store, I respect this guy for putting up with Barney for that length of time. The fact that he was able to hop around like that is also amazing, considering the weight of the suit.

[@isaacdyer6556]

If you're trying to set me off, forget it. I said not one word about Mr. Joyner's race. In fact, you're the one who brought that up. (I'll let that set in while I move on to trying to spell things out for you). I clearly said that, -well heck, if you'd have read the post instead of shooting off your mouth, you'd have known what I said. The name of the costume is BARNEY! Mr. Joyner was the one having to put up with the character. One that to a lot of children was for the most part a wonderful creation, but in reality was a hot, sweltering pile of foam rubber. I only wore such a costume once and nearly suffocated, as I clearly stated. Mr. Joyner put up with wearing that purple death trap all those years. That is why I said that I respected him. Get that through your chrome, you insolent twit. Mr. Joyner was the guy in, (I respect THIS GUY for putting up with BARNEY for that length of time),- in case you were careless enough to miss that. And as for the bit about hopping about, Think on it: The man himself said that the suit was a lump of lead. And being able to hop around in said lump is an amazing feat. Not one that many people would ATTEMPT to deal with, let alone have the patience or the nerve to pull off constantly for several hours a day for so many years. And as far as the "white male" bit you spouted off, two things: #1.This man said not one word during this video about anybody of any race making things hard for him, 'cept for that green' n' purple headache that just about cooked him on a daily basis. #2. You're white yourself. So if it's, "White men", who're giving him trouble, then you must be doing something to him that I don't know about . Speaking for myself, I ain't doing crap, save for paying respect to a man with more gumption than me. By MAN, I of course mean Mr. Joyner. And to boot, if being made into a millionaire and getting booked for all of those great acting jobs is evidence of someone, "Making things hard for him", -then what world are you living in? In fact, if that's evidence of being mistreated, then I wish that someone would mistreat ME that way. As the judge probably said on that show Mr. Joyner played an attorney on, CASE CLOSED.

[@ammannadasyltie4016]

isaac Dyer BARENY IS BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@insertusername4079]

Ammannda Syltie hes purple

[@louieg3276]

Thank you for sharing! Bless you!

[@m7md_m7md]

Thank you for letting us had a great memories and tremendous childhood.

[@solpaz9519]

He does not look 53, he sure takes care of himself

[@rtlthemusician5598]

Black people age so much better than others

[@zero-one2585]

@@rtlthemusician5598 yup

[@Cheersthewinners]

@@rtlthemusician5598 not true at all. Definitely not true.

[@RebornAudio]

@@rtlthemusician5598 Heeeeeeeeere we go

[@4MY_TH3_CR4ZY_0N3]

Sol paz yep

[@thetientran]

I can't believe I watched this guy for 10 years of my childhood

[@adam.m4432]

Tien Cubes ikr!

[@san_syc9808]

Tien Cubes same but only in my childhood

[@patriciakayee5744]

Tien Cubes i loved Barney i knew all the dance moves but i moved on cause I'm 13 now

[@THETHREELEMONS]

10 years? You stopped watching Barney when you were 10?

[@patriciakayee5744]

THE THREE LEMONS lol

[@allinaahmad10]

Sir, you are my childhood. Barney was my best friend growing up. I teared up a-bit watching this probably cause I’m turning 25 years old in a week’s time. And time has flown by so fast. I’m not that same 3 year old girl anymore. And its just nice to see Barney, my best friend all well & content. My childhood self is giving Barney a big hug and my 25 year old self is just watching from far away, & walking away from the scene. Bless you sir.

[@therosewebbb]

I was a huge Barney fan growing up. I am looking forward to sharing this joy to my future children!

[@JPhilPJ]

I can't imagine how much this guy suffered, *RESPECT!*

[@pedrogamez4634]

Stfu he didnt suffer for shit ... There people that work hard labor jobs in the sun i might add and make less then he did 😶

[@hannahlee1280]

Pedro Gamez dang can y’all rude commenters chill like srsly

[@TraumaER]

ComedyFury do you even military?

[@mohammadahmed-ali2183]

@@pedrogamez4634 do u even know the things he had to go through? U obviously don't thats y ComedyFury gives him RESPECT

[@Tweetypi16]

You people need to do some meditation to get rid of some of that salty hate ☮️✌🏼

[@qtaylor2747]

He never chose the Barney life The Barney life chose him! This is a very spiritual story. I like it

[@lisakaye3919]

Q Taylor 😂

[@alluringdee5066]

🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂😂

[@gokys9001]

K

[@effgee2973]

It's been a while now since I've heard these words.

[@shesonice6786]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jojoagogo912]

Mr. Joyner, ty! My special needs daughter learned so much from this show. God bless u!

[@ahmadbs8383]

Congratulations for never falling keep up the good work

[@Abby-tc1lb]

He seems like such a sweet guy :)

[@angelnyambio2610]

Yea, He sure is!

[@fatboyi6725]

Of course he is he the legendary Barney.

[@lisamc2590]

❤🎉 Thank u, my child hood was so great. I love the show and thank u

[@lauriepolden6594]

I have to tell you my son literally grew up with you you were the best thing that ever happened to a mother who was a single parent with an ADHD child God bless you and thank you my son could not have gotten to where he is without Barney He would wake up because his mind could not shut off at the age of 3 and 4 years old...And I had to go to work at six it would be 2 o’clock in the morning and I would put him in his playpen in front of the TV and put a Barney video and then I have pictures of it thank God Barney would keep him occupied while I slept on the couch...He loved burning over and over and over and over you really save this single mom’s life thank you

[@theunundunly5368]

He made my little Childhood.... :3

[@kys.deprime7849]

Haise Leonhardt me too :3

[@widewalter3640]

mine too

[@foxyhat3496]

The Un Und Unly same, until i the people who hate my childhood and they slowly ruined it

[@nameisdai]

The Un Und Unly me to ♥

[@chai1893]

The Un Und Unly ikr

[@julien8084]

This man is a legend

[@Yaboingus]

Yup Trying to move without pumbing to anything was a challenge for him Meanwhile the dude that played big bird saw nothing and had the script and a tv inside the suit

[@EllaShii]

And he's so cool

[@Ona-H0L3]

Mr. Julien COPIED COMMENT.

[@plawson8577]

A BBC legend!!!

[@jasonregan365]

thanks for my childhood

[@alarenos4643]

Thank you for the memories

[@Indigoestobed]

God damm this man looks like he's 24 and HES 53. Massive props to this guy for making my childhood awesome

[@deandrethompson5341]

Black don't crack

[@rockyrivermushrooms529]

You dont age when youre inside the Barney costume, just like space or somethin.

[@greybo123]

Indigø Has Nø Søul WHAT!? I thought he was probably in his early 30's due to his career of being Barney for a while. He looks like he could fit in at a college.

[@Indigoestobed]

Wakc ikr, when he said it I was surprised af. He takes good care of himself

[@Indigoestobed]

Chwyn Barney is an immortal entity

[@apelumann9962]

I can't belive I'm meeting the guy who played my child hood friend lol

[@psychoarmy466]

Thank you man, For being part of My Childhood Great, and full of imagination ❤️😊 I really appreciate your effort, here from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@senorswordfish6019]

Thank you for making my childhood even better 🥺

[@felicity6065]

HEY LOOK THE MAN OF MY CHILDHOOD

[@Jokerlolpopkagamings]

Felicity DIYS I hated when I was a child I thought it is for baby's

[@lelecici7980]

He’s 53????? He looks like he’s in his early thirtys

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

Hr looks like he is the age that he is.

[@aprilinaugust99]

Nah. He looks his age.

[@threebrick8125]

He is likely now 55 years old because this video passed 2 years.

[@urawizardharryeh]

Black don't crack

[@bmgsimms264]

You guys are bugging he don't look like he's in his 50's

[@KFXG]

I seem to be the odd guy out who wasn't a fan of Barney growing up. I'm not really sure why that was the case, but nonetheless, I have a newfound respect for the character because of this video and hearing about the man who played him. I think it's so cool that he so fondly remembers his time playing the character.

[@NeilTruick]

You're not that odd, my friend. Like you, as well, being introduced to the real man inside the costume and hearing about the effect the character had on his life, I am happy for him.

[@hhaannnnggg]

Barney is my childhood. Glad to learn a bit about the person who made Barney possible.

[@wut462]

Thanks for being Barney

[@juliatrevino3191]

Barney is evil I don't know why people like him and he looks big

[@wut462]

Julia Trevino he is amazing

[@jamesfields4722]

He's not evil, he's good

[@Deoogey]

Ok

[@ammannadasyltie4016]

Wut Say hi barnney

[@2507jasonpoon]

Thank you for living in my childhood

[@bennyriely4149]

Read More Is this a joke...

[@bennyriely4149]

Mc Nate He is a troller his comments are everywhere in this vid

[@Double400]

Mc Nate *You're

[@RxT7A]

Read More| Your're so stupid. No offense but you're.

[@jonsussman]

JJ son 的茍且生活 y v fccfvfcffvc M Mbvv Man yhweeerrrrrrrdsddsdddggb. V B.B. bbmkjjjjuyyvg ccd ddoopknbbnbbsbsb😀🐒🍗🐒👭🍗👭🤗🤗😨🥜🥜1️⃣4️⃣🈳🆙4️⃣🆕4️⃣4️⃣🆕3️⃣9️⃣2️⃣7️⃣8️⃣7️⃣7️⃣3️⃣

[@marlynerodriguez1829]

Thank You for all the memories! :')

[@masmodiba]

So enlightened by this 😭❤❤❤

[@nickpringle6629]

He's 53?! I thought he was like 30 or something!!

[@soulenlewis2447]

Nick Pringle black don't crack

[@duckhorse5914]

+Soulen lewis boi

[@soulenlewis2447]

Duck Horse stfu cause it don't

[@kyungsoonation6189]

64 He LOOKS like a 30 year old man.

[@NoEntertainment]

He was 30 when he played the character, somehow. Around that age anyways

[@mankeydankey1258]

This guy made my Childhood, who else got there childhood made by this guy?

[@raed6994]

Mankey dankey I watched him every day

[@mmdmmj1]

Meee!!!🙋

[@jalenlowe7481]

He made 70% of my childhood.

[@raed6994]

LoweJalen Lowe what was the other 30%?

[@mmdmmj1]

@@raed6994 lol😄😄😄

[@gghostin]

Makes me wanna revisit that show again keeping this in mind Thank you dude for being a part of my childhood :”))

[@Mantequillaa_]

I love this man and thank him for many good childhood memories ❤

[@thefieryhighpriestess306]

Barney was a woke black man who has Psych abilities wow I’m so happy

[@elijahunknown155]

I almost did a spit take with my intestines when I seen this comment 😂🤣🤮🤧😅

[@nickpaine2767]

Just like the shining

[@gwynzynoodles2553]

@@nickpaine2767 :o

[@queaponte4819]

He was the greatest era of Barney!!!

[@Christopher_Woods]

He was the reason why the show became popular. Carey Stinson never brought the same life to the character that he did.

[@mysteriousc.6718]

Trayle Wilson THEE greatest 👌🏾

[@kiabeetv9784]

Yess that was the era I watched

[@91Definite]

No bullshit! And I remember him during the era of 91’ to 01’! I was born in 91’ so I’m pretty sure I was watching him after I came out the womb

[@KOLAkola]

Que Wilson right

[@stvssrie2305]

One song stuck in my head which will forever be in my head “I love you, you love me”

[@azureforceM]

Much respect to this man for all the work he did!

[@Thom4123]

Your amazing man bringing positive energy. Best of luck on your future endeavors, you are very blessed.

[@edwardcortez6662]

Thom spillane *You're or you are. Sorry, but I had to.

[@Thom4123]

The

[@T-A-W]

Thom spillane you three have orange profile pic

[@Eva-dm5qb]

Thom spillane ur a good person

[@daryldixon4438]

Thom spillane frickin dino costume👋

[@bussinbb5064]

My whole life I thought Barney ended because He got shot. MY LIFE IS A LIE

[@AunicaAnimations]

MetalDetecting Bros I was told he got arrested for having cocaine in his tail

[@Emma-nj5jg]

Bill Cipher that's what I was told! Maybe it is true then..

[@furgusuned15650]

MetalDetecting Bros i thought he was arrested for weed possession lol

[@dfpl2554]

People told me he got caught selling. tf

[@joeyw6955]

No no Archie got shot

[@carmelijoycetam9752]

This man did everything to make kids happy and glued my childhood to my Ipad

[@luluharshie3929]

It makes me so happy the actor cares so much about Barney and the character bc it was such a big part of my childhood

[@jocelynecupcake]

I grew up watching Barney the dinosaur! Barney is so underrated. He was popular when I was little, but now... I honestly rather have a four year old watch Barney than Paw patrol. Barney danced, sang songs and made arts and crafts with kids. It also got kids into exploring the world around them.

[@marlaacolee]

Jocelyne cupcake very true, plus paw patrol is annoying

[@hiro.2898]

Jocelyne cupcake yes, it made my childhood great

[@cantthinkofaname8248]

Jocelyne cupcake I agree,paw patrol is...uhh...not my type

[@felipethefirst8293]

Ikr lots of kids shows these days are dumb especially teen titans go

[@Hanan-xi5sn]

it's 2017 and I still watch it.