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Barney the purple dinosaur is coming back with a new show — and a new look

Mattel released a preview of Barney's new animated look on Monday, alongside news that the dinosaur would star in a new global series in 2024. Mattel Inc. hide caption

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Barney the purple dinosaur is coming back with a new show — and a new look

Barney, the big purple dinosaur with a preschool following, will be returning to TV in 2024 with a new animated series, according to Mattel. A new film, toys and adult apparel are also in the works.

Barbie's Big Makeover
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The Indicator from Planet Money

Barbie's Big Makeover

There's been a Barbie boom recently, and it's due in part to new collections of products featuring diverse skin tones and body types, as well as an accompanying PR makeover.

Barbie's Big Makeover

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Hello, Barbie! What Do You Want To Talk About Today?

Hello Barbie is displayed at the Mattel showroom at the North American International Toy Fair in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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Simon Says

Hello, Barbie! What Do You Want To Talk About Today?

It's Barbie, but not as you know her. NPR's Scott Simon wonders what the new Hello Barbie might say to kids, and what will happen when the kids talk back.

Hello, Barbie! What Do You Want To Talk About Today?

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After Backlash, Computer Engineer Barbie Gets New Set Of Skills

Computer Engineer Barbie is shown at the New York Toy Fair in New York. Critics took issue this week with a book that portrays Barbie needing help from boys in order to make a video game and fix a virus. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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Book News & Features

After Backlash, Computer Engineer Barbie Gets New Set Of Skills

The 2010 book Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer was highly criticized this week; it shows Barbie designing a game, but relying on male friends to code it for her. So the Internet set out to fix it.

After Backlash, Computer Engineer Barbie Gets New Set Of Skills

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Fangs And Fishnets For The Win: 'Goth Barbie' Is Monstrously Successful

Mattel executives say they did not anticipate the runaway success of the goth-influenced Monster High brand when it debuted in 2010. Mattel hide caption

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Media For Kids And Teens

Fangs And Fishnets For The Win: 'Goth Barbie' Is Monstrously Successful

Barbie sales have slumped. But Monster High is doing great. That's another line of dolls from Mattel — imagine even skinnier Barbies that look like they've been designed by Tim Burton. And the Monster High dolls have been a success, spawning hordes of ghoulish imitators.

Fangs And Fishnets For The Win: 'Goth Barbie' Is Monstrously Successful

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