You possibly can rely Bob West, the unique voice of Barney, among the many minority who’re feeling the reimagined purple dinosaur, and he tells us the brand new — as an example extra energized — look is strictly what the franchise wants.

Bob, who grew to become the voice of Barney approach again in 1988, tells TMZ … it is actually thrilling to see Barney making a comeback after 14 years off the grid, and the pleasant dino’s spruced-up picture suits with the instances.

After all, Bob’s response is a far cry from the favored sentiment being shared on-line … with most people dragging the rebooted Barney throughout social media.

However Bob, who voiced Barney on “Barney & Pals” on PBS from 1992 to 2000, says the franchise wanted recent programming and a recent picture … and he is excited to see what the longer term holds for the brand new Barney.

Mattel says the brand new present will not debut till subsequent 12 months, and Bob tells us he is hoping to voice the character once more … he even did the traditional voice for us, and he is nonetheless received it down! He hasn’t been contacted or spoken to anybody from the manufacturing but, however he’d love to speak with ’em if the position’s nonetheless open.

Bob says there is a stability between honoring custom and bringing Barney updated … and he thinks his voice work may bridge that hole.

It is humorous … Bob says numerous mother and father who introduce their children to the OG Barney rent him to ship Barney voice messages to their children, however all they’ve to point out their kids are outdated VHS tapes and grainy footage.