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Kathy is a main character who appeared in 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. She was portrayed by Lauren King.
Barney and Kathy
In-universe facts[]
- Family: Kathy lives with her mother and her grandmother, Nana, in an apartment. 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. She also has no siblings (as mentioned in the episode "Caring Means Sharing").
- Pets: Kathy has a parakeet named Priscilla.
- Likes: Listening to the crickets chirping at night (as mentioned in the episode "What's That Shadow?").
- Dislikes: The smell of a stinky tuna fish sandwich that was left in a classmate's lunch bag for 3 days (as mentioned in the episode "1-2-3-4-5 Senses! ")
- Hobbies: Playing with her teddy bear (Teddy) and playing soccer.
- Kathy is left-handed.
- 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.
- 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).
Role in series[]
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.
"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.
Appearances[]
- Rock with Barney (first appearance)
- My Family's Just Right For Me (episode)
- Playing It Safe
- The Treasure of Rainbow Beard
- Going Places!
- Caring Means Sharing
- What's That Shadow?
- Happy Birthday, Barney!
- Alphabet Soup!
- Let's Help Mother Goose!
- Be A Friend
- When I Grow Up...
- 1-2-3-4-5 Senses!
- A Camping We Will Go
- Carnival of Numbers
- Doctor Barney is Here!
- Home Sweet Homes
- Everyone Is Special
- Grandparents Are Grand!
- Red, Blue and Circles Too!
- Hoo's in the Forest?
- I Can Do That!
- Look At Me, I'm 3!
- My Favorite Things
- The Dentist Makes Me Smile
- Having Tens of Fun!
- A Very Special Delivery!
- Room for Everyone
- I Can Be a Firefighter!
- Any Way You Slice It
- On the Move
- Classical Cleanup
- Our Furry Feathered Fishy Friends
- At Home With Animals
- Camera Safari
- Are We There Yet?
- Ship, Ahoy!
- Barney Live! at Radio City
- Sing and Dance with Barney (final appearance)
- Barney & Friends World Premiere Gala (March 28, 1992)
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Kathy was the only one among the four new friends of the Backyard Gang who was carried over to the Barney & Friends TV series in late 1991.
- According to the episode 1-2-3-4-5 Senses!, Kathy hasn't learned to read stories at her age during Season 1 of the TV series.