CNN
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“Barney & Friends,” it seems, hasn’t always been a happy behind-the-scenes family.
According to a new docuseries, ‘I love you, you hate me’, the beloved children’s show that launched the acting careers of Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez has been the target of a lot of hate .
The trailer for the two-part series shows Bob West, a Barney performer, recalling the death threats he received as the purple dinosaur.
“They were violent and explicit, the death and dismemberment of my family,” he says. “They were going to find me, and they were going to kill me.”
The show was created in 1992 by Sheryl Leach, Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer.
“Barney is synonymous with inclusion, acceptance. Y’all should love everyone, we all have Sheryl Leach to thank for that,” says a line in the trailer, which asks, “Why does the world love to hate?
“I Love You, You Hate Me” is slated to premiere Oct. 12 on Peacock.
Watch the trailer below: