It was a scene almost straight out of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" — or maybe even "Godzilla." A giant, inflatable figure of the purple children's character Barney got out of its handlers' control, ...

“The beginning of millennial trauma that continues to this day,” one TikTok commenter wrote NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Between a new animated kids’ show on Max and a new documentary podcast series, Barney ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual delight, a previous "tragedy" on the parade route involving Barney ...

The level of vitriol and hatred that humanity has leveled toward Barney the Dinosaur is unprecedented -especially when you consider that he’s designed to bring joy and teach inclusiveness and love to ...

As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York on 27 November 2025, nostalgia mingled with unease. Many recalled the infamous 1997 incident involving the giant Barney the ...

NEW YORK — Alright, it wasn’t Godzilla reincarnated – but it was really dangerous. Strong wind gusts tearing across 5th Avenue made Barney the Purple Dinosaur violently twist and buck, as brave ...

The 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade started off like any other, with a procession of balloons shaped like kids’ favorite cartoon characters lining the streets. A giant purple Barney the dinosaur ...

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In November 1997, Barney the Dinosaur was stabbed to death by the New York City Police Department. If you’re thinking this is the start of a dark and gritty fanfiction, I can assure you there is ample ...

A view of the Monkey D. Luffy by One Piece balloon. Getty It wasn’t a Barney level of puncture, but the One Piece balloon at today’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade suffered a flesh wound when its hat ...

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Evy Mages/NY Daily News Archive via Getty; Visions of America LLC/Corbis via Getty Sonic the Hedgehog; The Cat in the Hat; Raggedy Ann The Macy's Thanksgiving ...