Barney’s story starts in late 1987 in Allen, Texas. At the time, a former teacher named Sheryl Leach had a two-year old son, Patrick. She struggled to find videos that held his attention. “I was a ...

NEW YORK -- In a plea for the life of ``Reading Rainbow,'' host LeVar Burton returned to a familiar setting: the stage where he picked up the PBS show's seventh Emmy Award for Best Children's ...

What made Barney, the purple dinosaur and nineties kids’-TV sensation, so infuriatingly loathsome? Was it his doofy voice and inane giggle, coming at you like a low-watt Pillsbury Doughboy? His ...

Mychal Threets to host the new 'Reading Rainbow.' (Photos: Getty images & Kidzuko/YouTube) Popular content creator, Mychal Threets a.k.a Mychal the Librarian, will host the ‘Reading Rainbow’ reboot.

I love you, you love me, Barney’s back on your TV. A reboot of “Barney,” the famous 1990s children’s TV franchise featuring the titular purple dinosaur, is officially in the works, Mattel announced ...

After 20 years off the air, “Reading Rainbow” is soaring back into the spotlight—and this time, it’s taking flight in the digital age. The beloved PBS classic, which ran from 1983 until 2006 with ...