COVID and Chemo, your neighborhood strong-talking duo, consider the history of violence, intrigue, and grief that Barney the Dinosaur suffered at the hands of grown af love-haters. From a “jihad” to destroy Barney, creator Sheryl Leach’s favorite son, to the rash of “Barney Bashing” parties, to the tragic stories of the Barney kids’ life after the show, COVID and Chemo marvel at the ways in which our society rejects any pure messages of love. Why do we hate toddlers so much? Why can’t we let the children keep their own things??
