Not a Big Happy Family: ‘Barney’ Doc Explores the Hatred and Threats the Show Faced - Rolling Stone

But the show and its creators got to witness a much darker side of the “I love you”-singing dinosaur, thanks to those who spewed hate for the beloved character, as a new docuseries addresses.

I Love You, You Hate Me — which covers the rumor mill, threats, and disdain the dinosaur character faced — shared its trailer on Wednesday.

The trailer features interviews with actors who portrayed the purple dinosaur, including Bob West, along with other folks who worked on the show, and pop culture leaders such as Al Roker and Bill Nye.

“As [creator Sheryl Leach’s] beloved character was heading into the stratosphere, people couldn’t accept that this was just a show,” Roker says in the video.

But the rumors led to threats of violence for the actors who portrayed the lovable dinosaur.

Now having children of my own, I understand all the love that went into making the purple dinosaur.”