What kind of dinosaur is BJ?

BJ is a main recurring character on the television series, Barney & Friends. A seven-year-old yellow Protoceratops, BJ made his first appearance in season two of the show with the episode, "Look At Me, I'm 3!", in 1993.
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What kind of dinosaurs are BJ and Baby Bop?

Meet BJ! He is a yellow Protoceratops and Baby Bop's older brother.
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What kind of dinosaur is Riff?

Riff is a main recurring character on the television show Barney & Friends. A six-year-old orange hadrosaur, Riff made his first appearance in the home video, Let's Make Music (2006), with a subsequent introduction in the episode, "Welcome, Cousin Riff".
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What does BJ the dinosaur mean?

BJ stands for "Barney Junior." BJ and Baby Bop are Barney's children... somehow. Hey, if a protoceratops and a triceratops can be siblings, there's no reason why a tyrannosaurus can't be their father.
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What kind of dinosaurs are Barney and friends?

The show, shot in Dallas, was based around Barney, a giant yet non-threatening Tyrannosaurus Rex, brought to life by a child's imagination. Barney has human children friends as well as other dinosaur friends such as Baby-Bop, a triceratops; B.J., a Protoceratops; and Riff, a Hadrosaur.
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Is Barney a killer?

One rumor proposed that Barney was based on a 1930s serial killer. The rumor was confirmed as false by Snopes. Another false rumor claimed that the Purple dinosaur children's host Barney had cocaine hidden in his tail and would frequently use profanity with the child actors on the show.
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What is a purple dinosaur?

The dinosaur is said to be a children's favorite. Barney is a famous purple dinosaur belonging to a dinosaur species known as Tyrannosaurus rex. This dinosaur, with a purple body and a green friend called Baby Bop, was the main character of the movie named 'Barney and Friends'.
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Why did they cancel Barney?

The numerous lawsuits, the rise of public scorn, or the rapidly-changing conventions shaping children's television shows in the era of post-digitalization could explain why Barney was canceled in 2009.
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Is Baby Bop a Triceratops?

A three-year-old bright green triceratops, Baby Bop made her first appearance in Barney in Concert which performed in 1991 at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas.
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What is BJ Barney?

BJ is a good friend of Barney's and the older brother of Baby Bop, whom he frequently calls "Sissy", though on rare occasions, he does call her by name. He is also Riff's cousin and his best friend. BJ is described as an impulsive dinosaur but is always eager to help his friends.
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What type of dinosaur is a Protoceratops?

Protoceratops, (genus Protoceratops), ceratopsian dinosaur found as fossils in the Gobi Desert from 80-million-year-old deposits of the Late Cretaceous Period. Protoceratops was a predecessor of the more familiar horned dinosaurs such as Triceratops.
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What kind of dinosaur is bumpy?

Bumpy is an Ankylosaurus that was born in Jurassic World. Born with one large horn, Bumpy first saw Ben Pincus when hatched leading Bumpy to be close to the boy. Later on, Bumpy joined Ben and the rest of the campers from Camp Cretaceous after the escape of the Indominus rex.
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Why is Barney purple?

Sheryl, the mother who originally created this well-known character, decided that Barney should be purple to appeal to all members of the community, rather than being targeted specifically to boys or girls. The purple color meant that Barney appealed to many more people, and a community of fans formed around the show.
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What is Barney full name?

Barnabus Stinson is a fictional character portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris and created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014). One of the show's main characters, Barney is known for his brash, manipulative and opinionated personality.
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How is Barney evil?

As Barney went out to live on his own, he liked to attack other dinosaurs who were weaker than him, and became a monstrosity to dinosaurs all over the world. For millions of years later, Barney became the most vicious and idiotic dinosaur of the Prehistoric Age.
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Is there a lost episode of Barney?

A LOST EPISODE OF BARNEY AND FRIENDS. FIRST AND ONLY CHANCE TO SEE IT! AIRS AT 7:00! When the time finally arrived, they ran into the living room, turned on the TV, and sat down on the couch with me.
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Who is in the BJ costume on Barney?

The man inside the Big Bird costume is Carroll Spinney.

It's hard to believe, but the iconic yellow bird from Sesame Street has been played by the same guy since 1969. That's 48 years! And at 83 years old, he has no interest in retiring anytime soon.
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What kind of dinosaur is blue?

Blue is a female Velociraptor that appears in Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. She is the oldest of the four raptors in her pack consisting of her sisters, Delta, Echo, and Charlie.
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How heavy is Barney?

Of the purple suit, Joyner says, “Barney is about 70 pounds, and it can get over 120 degrees inside. It's a T-Rex, so you're basically just up to your elbows in being able to move.” He adds that to cool down during breaks, he would “put a fan in the mouth and sit down on an Apple box.”
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How old is Barney?

According to the episode "Happy Birthday, Barney!" Barney is two hundred million years old or two dinosaur years old.
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What was the name of the orange dinosaur on Barney?

Riff (voiced by Michaela Dietz): An orange six-year-old Hadrosaur, who is Baby Bop and BJ's cousin, Riff has been on the show since September 18, 2006. He wears green sneakers. His theme music is "I Hear Music Everywhere". Riff loves music and it is in almost everything he does.
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What color was Barney?

Barney is a purple dinosaur and the main protagonist of the television series Barney & Friends, and its home video predecessor Barney & The Backyard Gang.
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