Sheryl Leach created ‘Barney & Friends’ in 1988 to entertain her 2-year-old son Patrick. A new Peacock documentary sheds light on Patrick’s 2015 arrest and the show’s impact on his life.

Tommy Avallone, director of the documentary “I Love You, You Hate Me,” detailed how Barney, the once-beloved purple dinosaur, became the subject of public backlash and conspiracy theories.

Barney & Friends was first taped in Allen, then moved to the Studios at Las Colinas before setting up shop at HIT Entertainment’s studios in Carrollton.

Author, television writer and producer Sheryl Leach was the creator of Barney & Friends, alongside Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer.

Sheryl Leach created Barney & Friends with Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer in the late 1980s, launching the hugely popular children's character Barney the Dinosaur.

Official credit for creating the “Barney” as a TV show is split among Kathy Parker, Dennis DeShazer and Leach — but as “I Love You” makes clear, it was Leach who came up with the concept ...