$84 MILLION

(then R294m) Amount earned by Barney’s creator, Sheryl Leach, and her father-in-law and financial backer, Richard, from sales of Barney toys, cassettes, lunchboxes, underpants and other merchandise, in 1993.

14

Daytime Emmy Award nominations, with one win for sound mixing.

47

Weeks spent on the Billboard Top 200 for his debut album, Barney’s Favorites Vol 1. It peaked at No 9.

3 MILLION

Copies sold of Barney’s Favorites Vol. 1, earning it triple platinum status.