Kathy

This article is about the character portrayed by Lauren King. You may be looking for the character portrayed by Kaitlin Lindley.

Kathy
Appearance Information
Years	1991-1995, 1999
Series	Barney & The Backyard Gang Barney & Friends
Seasons	1, 2, 3
Appearances	36 Episodes 3 Home Videos 2 Live appearances
First appearance	Rock with Barney
Last appearance	Sing & Dance With Barney
Portrayer	Lauren King
In-universe Information
Gender	Female
Family	Nana (grandmother)

Kathy is a main recurring character of the first three seasons of Barney & Friends. Earlier than that, she appeared as one of the new friends in the Barney & The Backyard Gang video, Rock with Barney. Kathy was the only one among the four new friends of the Backyard Gang who was carried over to the Barney & Friends from Rock with Barney. Kathy was portrayed by Lauren King.

Barney and Kathy

In-universe facts

• Family: Kathy lives with her mother and her grandmother, Nana, in an apartment. As revealed in "Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends", they're not allowed to have any dogs or cats in their apartment. As mentioned in the episode "Room For Everyone", they live on the fourth floor. It is unknown what happened to her father, though in the 1993 Family Marathon, Barney does mention that Kathy's father doesn't live with her, implying that her parents could be divorced or broken up. She also has no siblings (as mentioned in the episode "Caring Means Sharing").
• Pets: Kathy has a parakeet named Priscilla (as seen in "Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends").
• Dislikes: The smell of a stinky tuna fish sandwich that was left in a classmate's lunch bag for three days (as mentioned in the episode "1-2-3-4-5 Senses! ")
• As mentioned in the video Rock with Barney, Kathy wrote the song "Me and My Teddy", as a way to express how much she loves her teddy bear. As mentioned in "My Family's Just Right for Me", she mentions that her teddy is almost like a brother to her. As mentioned in "My Favorite Things", she expresses that her teddy is her favorite thing.
• Fears: Getting lost; though she remembers her phone number, street's name and the number of her apartment building in the event that she needs help (as mentioned in the episode "What's That Shadow?").
• Health: In the episode "Doctor Barney Is Here!", Kathy weighed fifty-eight pounds and was forty-eight inches tall (or 4ft).
• Likes:
  • Listening to the crickets chirping at night (as mentioned in the episode "What's That Shadow?").
  • As mentioned in the episode "Room For Everyone", Kathy's favorite room in her apartment is the bathroom because she loves to take bubble baths and she likes to brush her teeth.
• In the episode "1-2-3-4-5 Senses!", Kathy hadn't learned to read stories at her age during season one of Barney & Friends.

Main roles

Barney & Friends

"My Family's Just Right for Me"

Kathy's not sure her "small" family measures up as it's just her mom, her grandmother, and herself within her family. Once Kathy mentions to Barney how small her family is, Barney tells her that she has a wonderful sized family. She eventually comes to realize that her family is just right for her.

"Caring Means Sharing"

Min and Kathy quarrel over whose turn it is to play with Barney (as a doll). Barney comes to life and intervenes upon learning what's happening between the two girls. After singing "The More We Share Together", Min and Kathy become friends again and both explain sharing from their perspectives with Kathy forgetting about the concept of sharing at school due to not having any siblings at home and Min, coming from a big family, is tired of sharing because she already has to share so much with her two brothers and two sisters. At the end of the episode, while Derek and Shawn leave, Min and Kathy stay behind to take turns expressing their affections to Barney (as a doll again) before going home.

"Happy Birthday, Barney!"

Kathy wants to give Barney a present on his birthday, but she doesn't know what to give him, so she decides to give up her teddy bear so that he could have a special birthday present. Barney returns him to her and explains that although presents are nice, she already gave him the best present of all: the gift of love.

"Alphabet Soup!"

Kathy and Min want to learn reading words like Derek and Tina. Throughout the episode, Derek helps them by writing a mystery word one letter at a time, while Barney and the others engage in songs and games related to each letter of the mystery word. Once the mystery word is fully written, Derek helps Min and Kathy read out the word. The mystery word is none other than "BARNEY".

"Doctor Barney Is Here!"

Kathy is sad because she is afraid of going to the doctor. Doctor Barney takes her through a make-believe doctor check-up to show her that the going to the doctor is easy. She eventually feels comfortable about her upcoming visit to the doctor.

Sing & Dance With Barney

During the camping trip, Kathy finds Linda alone near the tent. Linda is holding her teddy bear and explains that she didn't go with the others because she is afraid of the dark. Kathy tries to comfort Linda by sharing that she used to be scared too when she was younger but found that having a bear (her teddy bear) helped her feel better.

Appearances

• Barney & The Backyard Gang
• Barney & Friends
• Home Videos
• Live appearances

1. Rock with Barney

1. "My Family's Just Right For Me"
   
2. "Playing It Safe"
   
3. "The Treasure of Rainbow Beard"
   
4. "Going Places!"
   
5. "Caring Means Sharing"
   
6. "What's That Shadow?"
   
7. "Happy Birthday, Barney!"
   
8. "Alphabet Soup!"
   
9. "Let's Help Mother Goose!"
   
10. "Be A Friend"
    
11. "When I Grow Up..."
    
12. "1-2-3-4-5 Senses!"
    
13. "A Camping We Will Go!"
    
14. "Carnival of Numbers"
    
15. "Doctor Barney is Here!"
    
16. "Home Sweet Homes"
    
17. "Everyone Is Special"
    
18. "Grandparents Are Grand!"
    
19. "Red, Blue and Circles Too!"
    
20. "Hoo's in the Forest?"
    
21. "I Can Do That!"
    
22. "Look At Me, I'm 3!"
    
23. "My Favorite Things"
    
24. "The Dentist Makes Me Smile"
    
25. "Having Tens of Fun!"
    
26. "A Very Special Delivery!"
    
27. "Room for Everyone"
    
28. "I Can Be a Firefighter!"
    
29. "Any Way You Slice It"
    
30. "On the Move"
    
31. "Classical Cleanup"
    
32. "Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends"
    
33. "At Home With Animals"
    
34. "Camera Safari"
    
35. "Are We There Yet?"
    
36. "Ship, Ahoy!"

1. Barney Live! In New York City
   
2. Sing & Dance With Barney

1. Barney & Friends World Premiere Gala (March 28, 1992)
   
2. Barney Live! at Radio City

Gallery

Kathy in "Rock with Barney"

Kathy in "My Family's Just Right for Me"

Kathy in "Caring Means Sharing"

Kathy in "When I Grow Up..."

Kathy in "Red, Blue and Circles Too!"

Kathy in "The Dentist Makes Me Smile"

Kathy in "A Very Special Delivery!"

Kathy in "On the Move"

Kathy in "Classical Cleanup"

Kathy with Barney and Baby Bop (as seen in "My Family's Just Right For Me").

Kathy smiling (as seen in "My Family's Just Right For Me").

Kathy in Barney Live!

Kathy pretending to be a sailor (as seen in "When I Grow Up...").

Headshot of Kathy for Sing & Dance With Barney.

Kathy looking at herself in the mirror (as seen in "Everyone Is Special").

Kathy covering Barney's eyes (as seen in Sing & Dance With Barney).

Trivia

• Despite not appearing in the film, the original draft of Barney's Great Adventure had Kathy appearing in the beginning of the film, alongside the other children from season three of Barney & Friends.

See also

• Images of Kathy - categorized images featured on Barney Wiki of the character Kathy, portrayed by Lauren King.

References

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Characters Dinosaurs: Barney • Baby Bop The Backyard Gang: Michael • Amy • Tina • Luci • Jason • Adam • Derek • Jeffrey Other: Michael and Amy's Mom • Michael and Amy's Dad • Moonkin • Molly the Mermaid • Mrs. Claus • Santa Claus • Luci and Tina's Mom • The Bear • Kathy • Jennifer • AJ • Joseph • Adam's Mother Videos The Backyard Show • Three Wishes • A Day At The Beach • Waiting for Santa • Campfire Sing-Along • Barney Goes To School • Barney in Concert • Rock with Barney Music Cassettes: The Backyard Show • Three Wishes • A Day At The Beach • Waiting for Santa • Campfire Sing-Along • Barney Goes To School • Barney in Concert • Rock with Barney Song debuts: "Barney Theme Song" • "I Love You" • "Hello, Hello, Hello" • "The Rocket Song" • "Friends Are Forever" • "Barney is Our Dinosaur" • "This is the Way We Walk the Beach" • "Are You Hungry?" • "Swimming, Swimming" • "This is the Way We Leave the Beach" • "Waiting for Santa" • "Winter's Wonderful" • "Skating, Skating" • "The Elves' Rap" • "Let's All Do A Little Tapping" • "A-Camping We Will Go" • "I'm Being Eaten By a Tyrannosaurus Rex" • "S'Mores" • "I Wish There Was School Every Day" • "There Are Seven Days" • "The Alphabet Chant" • "The Weather Riddle Song" • "The Shape Song" • "Mix a Color" • "What I Want to Be" • "Three Bears Rap" • "Everyone is Special" • "The Backyard Gang Rap" • "We Are Barney & The Backyard Gang" • "Baby Bop's Song" • "Baby Bop's Street Dance" • "Bubble, Bubble Bath" • "Help Protect the Earth" • "Me and My Teddy" • "I Can Laugh" • "Good Manners" Books The Backyard Show • Three Wishes • A Day At The Beach Licensees Neiman Marcus