Barney "string mouth" plush toy
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1990
notes: label: Description
content: A “string mouth” Barney plush toy, made by Dakin Toys for the Lyons Group as a gift for members of the Barney Fan Club. Barney is a popular children’s television character, a purple and green dinosaur who teaches through skits, songs, and an optimistic, friendly persona. The character first appeared as a life-size puppet/costume in the Barney & the Backyard Gang direct-to-video series released from 1988 to 1991 and has since starred in a number of live action and animated television series, theatrical productions, video games, and a 1998 film, Barney's Great Adventure. Barney was created by Sheryl Leach, Kathryn O'Rourke Parker, and Dennis DeShazer, who drew on their background as educators, television professionals, and parents to develop the wholesome, engaging, and memorable character.
label: Description
content: This particular plush toy was made around 1990 for members of the Barney fan club but was soon recalled after the Lyons Group (producers and owners of the Barney franchise) grew concerned that the string mouth might pose a choking hazard to children. A redesigned plush toy without the string mouth was later produced and released.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Children's television programs
label: Subject
content: Toys
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Kathryn O. Parker and Phillip Parker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0102.04
label: accession number
content: 2013.0102
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0102.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: toy
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 5 in x 7 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 12.7 cm x 19.05 cm