80th Jomaribryan Riddles

Here are my 71st riddles I made.

Riddles
Silly Nonsense:

Shakespeare in Love (2nd Anniversary Edition)

The preschool set is going bonkers over Barney, public's television dinosaur darling. BARNEY & FRIENDS LIVE MARATHON features purple passion in the musical extravaganza "Barney in Concert." The marathon airs as part of public television's June 1995 pledge drive.

Saving Private Ryan (2nd Anniversary Edition)

Barney & Friends Family Marathon was an event which aired on PBS stations across the United States and Canada in 1995.

History

After PBS decided to cancel Barney & Friends despite being renewed for the 1996 home video, members of local PBS stations across the United States and Canada called to object. After the decision was made to keep Barney & Friends on the air, PBS realized that they were short on funds for their children's programming.

Event

The marathon was basically an ordinary PBS pledge drive, however during this drive, PBS another aired episodes of Barney & Friends and offered Barney merchandise as thank-you gifts for contributions to PBS. During the pledge drive, Barney was also shown giving messages to viewers asking to pledge. The marathon was wrapped up with a television airing of Barney in Concert.

Controversy

Some parents and members were offended by the use of Barney merchandise, such as plush toys and videos as recognition gifts. They saw the use of them as a commercial rather than a sign of recognition for devotion to trustworthy PBS programming.