As we reported last week, this marks the 25th anniversary of the debut of Barney the Dinosaur on PBS.
And of course there is a Connecticut connection. Former CPTV executive Larry Rifkin “discovered” Barney and sold the idea to his boss and ultimately the network.
The New York Times has a look back.
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