Prime VideoBarney & Friends (1992–2010)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.8
Overview
Hey kids! Pick your feet up off the floor; it's time to dance with the dinosaur - Barney, that is, in this high-energy song and dance revue. You can't help but twist and shout to these infectious grooves, a compliation o...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime Video
Apple TV
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Hey kids! Pick your feet up off the floor; it's time to dance with the dinosaur - Barney, that is, in this high-energy song and dance revue. You can't help but twist and shout to these infectious grooves, a compliation o...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoApple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Barney & Friends is rated 0 (Neutral/Centrist) because its central themes revolve around apolitical, universally accepted principles of childhood development, social-emotional learning, and positive behavior, consciously avoiding partisan ideological promotion.
Barney & Friends consistently features a visibly diverse cast of children, promoting inclusivity through its character representation. The narrative maintains a positive and neutral framing, focusing on universal themes of friendship and learning without critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
Barney & Friends, a children's educational program, does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its content focuses on general positive social lessons and imaginative play, without addressing specific identity-related topics, leading to a classification of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The characters in "Barney & Friends," including Barney, Baby Bop, BJ, and the various child actors, were either original to the series or maintained their established genders from earlier iterations. There are no instances of characters being portrayed with a different gender than their canonical or historical baseline.
Barney and the other dinosaur characters are not human, so race is not applicable. The human child characters were always a rotating, diverse cast from the show's inception, with no specific child character having an established race in prior canon that was later changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
3.9
5.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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