Barney & Friends' began airing in 1992One of the things kids loved — and parents perhaps tolerated — about Barney & Friends were the catchy tunes the purple dinosaur and his friends would sing.Believe it or not,

Barney & Friends music director recalls ‘horrible’ death threats over infectious songs - Bob Singleton revealed he was threatened with ‘death and dismemberment’ as music director for ‘Barney & Friends

"There were certain things, certain messages that people would send that were pretty threatening," Bob West shared.

Barney & Friends became a cult classic among kids for its bright, colorful characters and the catchy songs sung by the purple dinosaur

The music director on Barney & Friends has claimed he received death threats over the show's catchy tunes that he helped create for the popular children's show

Barney & Friends” music director Bob Singleton didn’t warm everyone’s heart with his catchy tunes. Singleton appeared on the new podcast “Generation Barney” and recalled receiving death threats from people who hated the songs he made for the children’s TV series.