Fred Holmes, a director of Barney & Friends, was inquired to be in the documentary as well, but declined due to Covid-19 at the time. Former child-actors of Barney & Friends, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez were inquired to be in the documentary, but declined interview requests with the latter citing it due to not involving Mattel, owners of the Barney franchise. Her son, Patrick Leach, declined interview requests. ĭuring production of the documentary, Tommy Avallone, director the documentary, met up with Sheryl Leach, creator of the Barney franchise, in Sleepy Hollow, New York to inquire about participating in the documentary. Julie Johnson and Patty Wirtz, the original voices of " Baby Bop" and " BJ" respectively, were meant to be interviewed, but Johnson was on tour and Wirtz had COVID‑19 when the crew was filming in Texas. Notable interviewees from the Barney franchise cut from the documentary include Jeff Ayers (a body of " Baby Bop"), Kyle Nelson (a body of " BJ"), Jess Nelson (a production designer) and Josh Martin (a body of " Barney").
While many people wanted to discuss about Barney, nearly fifty interviews of people from the later years of Barney & Friends and the touring stage shows were unable to make the final cut of the documentary. On December 1, 2021, Matt McDonald, the archival producer for the documentary, reached out to a few users via Barney Wiki for help on the documentary. Fans of the franchise and outspoken critics were announced to be interviewed as well. During production, a few cast and crew members from Barney & Friends, and the proceeding, Barney & The Backyard Gang, were interviewed, offering first-hand accounts of the Barney phenomenon. The documentary was announced to look into the popularity of Barney the Dinosaur who also became a target of hate worldwide. The documentary, then untitled, was officially announced on Novemas a three-part series. Work on the documentary was first started in 2020. Tommy Avallone on the first day of filming I Love You, You Hate Me.Īfter viewing a nostalgic social media post featuring a 1993 news story about a Barney-bashing event at the University of Nebraska, Tommy Avallone wondered if he could tell a story about love and hate through the story of Barney the Dinosaur.
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