![]() ![]() Barney, the harmless, ever-so-lovable purple dinosaur who is the star of the highest-rated public TV show for children in the United States, Barney and Friends, becomes a fierce object of hate.Reverend Joseph Chambers in Barney, "The Purple Messiah" (1993).Conjuring someone up is certainly not kids' play! This kind of occult activity fills the "Barney" material. The Bible calls that necromancy and says a person who participates in such behavior is an abomination unto the Lord. ![]() As they sing and dance their little ditty she - poof! - appears in their presence. ![]() Led by Barney, the children commune with Mother Goose and conduct a seance to bring her to them. On one show Mother Goose talks to the children from one of her books. The idea of a seance is at the forefront of almost every "Barney" program.Reverend Joseph Chambers in Barney, "The Purple Messiah" (1993-1994).But such powers are clearly physical and end with the normal experiences we enjoy. No one should deny that positive or negative thinking can tremendously affect our lives. Nothing comes through Barney's teachings more clearly than the New Age idea of using our minds to create miracles. He teaches transcendental thought and mystical ideas. To many children Barney has become a guru of sorts. He is a politically correct teacher of everything on the liberal left's agenda, from New Age evolution to radical ecology. Barney is much more than just a fun creature of kids' imaginations.Sheryl Leach, quoted in Handbook of Children and the Media (2001) by Dorothy G.We don't really think about what the parents are going to like and dislike. Sheryl Leach on the creation of Barney & Friends, in "Thinking Big, Really Big: Sheryl Leach" at StartupNation.I started noticing what worked with him and what didn’t – the characters, music, pacing and so on - and I came up with a formula in my mind of what was needed in order to work with preschoolers. I was always looking for products and programs that I felt good about and that would entertain my young son and hold his attention, because very few things would hold his attention.But it wouldn't be a bad idea to remember all four food groups in every meal. Shawn: That couldn't really happen could it? Luci: No Shawn, that was just a story. And let that be a lesson to him, me, and youdle. But then one dark day after eating his noodles, not carrots, and oranges, and such healthy froodles, that little boy turned into a noodle. He thought those were things that could wait. He wouldn't eat salad or meatballs or froodles. And wiggle and whine and act terribly ruddles. Yes unless he got noodles he get him mad noodles. And unless mom served him, he'd go boo-hoo-hoodles. Oodles, and oodles, and oodles of noodles. There once was a boy who would only eat noodles. But what will happen if someone had only ate one kind of food forever and ever? Luci: Oh you wouldn't wanna do that. Shawn: Four kinds of foods make one healthy body. Um, some bread, a little bit of peanut butter, um, a piece of cheese, and some celery sticks! Barney: Oh-ho. Barney: Yummy, yummy veggies! Michael: So a healthy meal could be. And there are lots of fruits and vegetables like apples, oranges, bananas, carrots, cauliflower, celery, and lots more. Milks & Dairy are things like, milk, and butter, and cheese, ice cream, and yogurt. Meats & Protein are things like Meat, and fish, and eggs, and peanut butter. Luci: Breads & Cereals are things like bread, and cereal, and rice, and crackers. I think it would take a dinosaur to eat all of that. Barney: Oh boy! Just look at all the good things to eat. Luci: Sure, look here! Come here, Shawn! These are the four food groups, Bread & Cereal, Meats & Protein, Milk & Dairy, & Fruits and Vegetables. Theme song - Full lyrics and video at YouTubeĭialogue Shawn: I like spaghetti and pizza, are they healthy foods? Michael: Well they can be, but to be healthy, you need to eat lots of different kinds of food.We're best friends like friends should be ![]()
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