Daily News | Why no love for the purple dinosaur? South Jersey director explores America’s hate for Barney in new film
, which ran from 1992 to 2010, Avallone said he grew up dismissing the show as kiddie pablum like most tweens, teens, and adults. But that focused ire, the organized hate directed at Barney for years, is what drew his interest as a filmmaker. Specifically, it was an“At the end, the newscasters said, ‘That’s the future of the country’,” he said. “And I thought it would be great to explore our current times, to explore love and hate, though the lens of Barney.
The two-part documentary, which debuts on Peacock on Oct. 12, is an examination of that hate, not a celebration. Meeting the people behind the purple costume, the musicians who wrote the songs, and the now-grown children who appeared in the popular television show, do much to humanize the show. Singer Demi Lovato, who appeared on the show as a child, has said Barney ““Barney stands for inclusion, acceptance,” Bob West, the original voice of Barney, says in the documentary’s trailer.
Avallone began filmmaking when he was a student at Haddon Heights High School. His “Station Crew” made home movies, parody music videos, doing just about anything to get some attention in the bucolic suburb. At 20, Avallone ran for mayor of Haddon Heights and lost.during election season in 2003. “My goal is to really be a filmmaker.”
Since then, Avallone has made four films and helped produce many more, including documentaries that have explored fan cultures —
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