Barney 2024 Updates Updates. Set for an unnamed date. A reboot of “barney,” the famous 1990s children’s tv franchise featuring the titular purple dinosaur, is officially in the works, mattel announced monday.

Set for an unnamed date. Mattel is doing a full overhaul in relaunching barney the dinosaur with a new animated preschool tv series set to debut worldwide in 2024, along with a comprehensive.