Barney the dinosaur wasn't the traditional masculine figure, drawing some of the immense ire against him, according to experts discussing the series 'Barney & Friends' on a new podcast.

Barney & Friends followed the lovable purple Tyrannosaurus rex and his friends beginning in 1992. The series is beloved by many millennials who grew up as Barney kids.

Debuting 50 years ago, the show covered a series of detective in a more banal, day-to-day take on cop live when cops-and-robbers was all the craze.

The obsession over Barney and all his friends was inescapable. Barney & Friends premiered on PBS in 1988 and the live-action show became must-see TV among the nursery school set.