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I was the voice of Barney The Dinosaur – viewers tried to KILL me after hating the show
A SHOCKING new tell-all documentary is set to reveal the deepest and darkest secrets behind the US kids show Barney the Dinosaur.
A new trailer for the Peacock documentary features scenes of panic and disarray and a member of the cast fearing for their life.
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The honest documentary is set to show the backlash of how television’s most loving and caring character often spurred the opposite reaction amongst the public.
The newly-released trailer teases a variety of dramatic footage and is not short on noteworthy moments.
In one particularly shocking instance, David Joyner, the voice behind the character, tells the camera: “They were going to find me and they were going to kill me.”
Elsewhere, the threat to life is brought up once more as another person says: “I don’t think you could ever go and think someone would go and shoot someone.”
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I Love You, You Hate Me will delve into how a character and television programme that stood for kindness and inclusion suffered negatively as a result.
Executive producer Joel Chiodi, head of documentaries and SVP of strategic development at Scout Productions, said in a statement: ‘I Love You, You Hate Me unpacks how a children’s character who stood for inclusion, understanding and kindness birthed a movement of anger and criticism that threatened the show, its creators, and their futures.’
He continued: “As it spotlights the beginnings of modern-day hate culture, this documentary traces the creation of the character and how it took a toll on the people closest to it, examining the surprising and lingering impact the Big Purple Dinosaur left on American society.”
In a surprise twist of events, the documentary was directed by a self-proclaimed reformed ‘Barney’ hater, Tommy Avallone.
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Tommy said: “Barney came out on television when I was just 10 years old, and I admittedly didn’t understand him.
“As a teenager, for one of my birthdays, I asked my aunt to make me a Barney costume, so my friends and I could beat him up on camera.
“Several years later, creating this docuseries, it feels good to be on the other side and no longer a Barney hater.
“Now having children of my own, I understand all the love that went into making the purple dinosaur.”
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I Love You, You Hate Me is set to be released October 12 on Peacock in the US. A UK release date is to be confirmed.
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