I see we are not alone in our contempt of the little yellow bird. Thank you Mad Collector. I worry that you had that image so readily available.
And I think you are both being silly about Barney. Have you ever seen a showing of a Barney concert? They have a ring of security guards around the stage.... I don't think its to keep the little ones storming the stage to get TO Barney... I think its to keep Barney's little fellow performers from running AWAY. Those wide eyes and smiles that are a little too forced... if you look closely I do believe you can see tether lines.