Barney’s Back: Mattel Sets Premiere Date for Rebooted Preschool Show The purple dinosaur and friends are due to return to screens, including Max and Cartoon Network, in October.

The tidy purple and green dinosaur is back with CGI-animated friends in "Barney's World," premiering on Max in October.

Barney is a dinosaur from our imaginations that will finally be back this fall with the launch of animated Max series "Barney's World." ...