Baloney the Dinosaur is a large Tarbosaurus who is a parody of the titular character in the Barney franchise. He was first introduced in the first-season episode "Baloney and Kids".
He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.
Physical appearance
Baloney is an costumed orange dinosaur with a blue stomach, toes and spots.
Personality
Baloney is happy, huggy and loves to sing. He is oblivious to certain situations, still managing to be positive and happy, such as when the Warner siblings dropped anvils on his head and pretended that he ran out of oxygen in space. Baloney is one of the few people capable of truly terrifying Yakko, Wakko and Dot, largely due to being impervious to their violently-physical brand of humor and his inability to understand how much they despise him.
Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain revealed his dark side: he has a strong dislike for cheating or swearing. He and Elmyra both smashed The Brain while calling him a "naughty potty-mouth" due to being unable to grasp his (swearless) verbosity.
Appearances
Animaniacs (Original Series)
Pinky and the Brain
Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain
Other
Trivia
- Yakko describes him as "a big fat polyester dinosaur who's the color of an International House of Pancakes."
- In later appearances, Baloney is used as a torture device, specifically in "Star Warners", "Please Please Please Get A Life Foundation", and Wakko's Wish.
- Jeff Bennett is credited with voicing Baloney in "A Pinky and the Brain Halloween," even though the dinosaur is nowhere to be seen in the episode itself.
- Though Baloney hasn't made any appearances in the Animaniacs reboot, a similar Barney-esque dinosaur can be seen in the show's intro sequence.
Quotes
- (first lines; coming to life) Did someone say "pretend"?