Mattel’s new talking Hello Barbie doll encountered a fresh wave of hostility on Monday with the launch of a “Hell no Barbie” social media campaign.

A 134-year-old talking doll invented by Thomas Edison managed to spook social media users ahead of Halloween.

Barney’s demise has been especially quick, coming only a year after Hasbro introduced a “talking” Barney doll, at $35, which became the top-selling toy in 1993.

Yes, I mean the purple dinosaur. See, my daughter had a talking Barney doll. Somehow, it malfunctioned and developed a habit of popping off out of the clear blue sky.

Yes, I mean the purple dinosaur. See, my daughter had a talking Barney doll. Somehow, it malfunctioned and developed a habit of popping off out of the clear, blue sky.