00:01Dinosaur dinosaurs have fascinated kids for ages.
00:04There's the giant Brontosaurus, the funny-looking Stegosaurus,
00:09the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, and now there's Barney, the first fuzzy dinosaur.
00:15Giselle Fernandez reports on the big purple reptile that kids can't resist.
00:22Not since that famous mouse or that big yellow bird
00:27has anything captured the hearts of little children like Barney the Dinosaur.
00:32Oh, I'm so glad to see you all.
00:34Who is that?
00:36Barney.
00:37Barney? Who's Barney?
00:39Barney the Dinosaur.
00:41Who is this?
00:42Barney.
00:43He's Barney. What is Barney?
00:45Mine.
00:45He's yours.
00:47This purple dinosaur who got his start in videos has fast become the attention-getter at daycare centers,
00:53the star attraction at birthday parties.
00:56Happy birthday.
00:58He even made an appearance at the inauguration.
01:01I love you, you love me.
01:06He's got a mesmerizing effect even on the most mischievous of toddlers.
01:11When this dinosaur sings, they stop, they listen, some even sing along.
01:20He's just so friendly, he's warm, teaches about love, and it just kinda like suits the kids.
01:28It seems to me that sharing is a special way of caring.
01:33It's everywhere in my house.
01:34It's on his bed, in his bath towels, all over his room, all over my living room on videotapes.
01:41If you think this is just kid stuff, you've got another thing coming.
01:44Barney is big business.
01:46In all of New York this week, toy stores were sold out of Barney's.
01:49This big fellow was the only one we could find.
01:52This past year alone, Barney has raked in over $100 million in retail sales, over $50 million in videos.
01:58He's on public TV every day, and you haven't seen anything yet.
02:02I squeeze Barney's right hand, and like magic, he comes to life.
02:07Hello again.
02:08Talking Barney is coming out next month, along with Barney games and phones and trains, even cookie cutters.
02:13At the New York Toy Fair, buyers for toy stores couldn't wait to get in on the action.
02:18Will you fall like a duck? Quack, quack, quack, quack.
02:23Kids may not be able to get enough of Barney, but some parents have had all they can take.
02:28My husband doesn't love Barney, I'll tell you that much.
02:32But then parents aren't the point.
02:34Giselle Fernandez, CBS News, New York.
02:39Love me, love my dinosaur.
02:40And while we're on the subject of young children, there'll be some more news of interest about them tomorrow on
02:46CBS This Morning.
02:47A report about truth.
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