Binky Barnes

of Binky Barnes."
 * "I was scared of the dark too, but I was more scared
 * &mdash; Buster Baxter, "Arthur's First Sleepover"

Binky is a fictional character voiced by Bruce Dincemore.

Binky's favourite books: Big Daddy, King & King, Frog Wrestler by Maribeth Boelts Let's Play Rough! by Lynne Jonell Rolling Harvey Down the Hill by Jack Prelutsky Three Strong Women: A Tall Tale from Japan by Claus Stamm

Appearance
Binky Barnes is an anthropomorphic bulldog and usually wears a long sleeved orange button up shirt, dark blue slacks, a light blue belt buckle, boxer shorts, and brown loafers. He usually wears his shirts tucked into his pants. He also outweighs most of the students at Lakewood Elementary School. For formal occasions Binky will wear a grey suit with a top front pocket on the right hand side of the jacket. Binky kept 3 pencils in this pocket. The suit also has two pockets, one on each side, with the pocket on the left hand side being slightly above the one on the right. The suit has two buttons and a black sleeve patch, one on each sleeve. He also wears a white collar shirt, a light green tie, matching trousers and black shoes. His real name is Shelley. He stopped being a bully in Bully for Binky.

Personality and description
Though Binky is generally portrayed as the typical school bully, he also has a softer side: he dances ballet (as revealed in the episodes), plays the clarinet, probably the saxophone and shows that he cares about the world around him. He also likes flowers. In the episode "Binky Goes Nuts" a butterfly lands on him and Molly MacDonald was going to shoot a spitball at it, but Binky stopped her. So he likes nature. He also secretly is afraid of the dark and of Sue Ellen Armstrong beating him at karate and ruining his reputation for being strong. He is Forward and Goalkeeper for the Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team.

The end was at season 11, They have adopted 1 year old Mei-Lin Barnes. He is the older brother of Mei-Lin.

Family

 * Mrs. Barnes: Binky's mom is a nurse who loves her son very much, and probably isn't very aware of his old bullying habits. She's very well-meaning, but occasionally can be a worrywart, as evidenced after she discovered Binky had a serious peanut allergy, during which she kept constant watch on him.
 * Mr. Barnes: Little is known of Binky's dad since he only appears occasionally, other than the fact that he too is very loving towards his son.
 * Mei-Lin Barnes: Binky's baby sister Mei-Lin is from China and was adopted by the Barnes family very recently. At first, Binky didn't know how to open up to his new sister, but with patience and some hard work, the two of them developed a very strong bond. Binky takes good care of his sister and works hard to raise her along with his parents, and is excited when Mei-Lin shows signs of growth, as he was thrilled when she learned to stand by herself.

Future Life

 * If the intro to the episode, "The Election" happens, he will be a member of The United States Secret Service.

Trivia

 * In the earlier seasons, Binky usually hung out with the Tough Customers, but in the later seasons he seems to hang out with Arthur and his friends more now.
 * Binky was held back in the third grade do what was implied to be his poor academic performance, a fact he is not very proud of. Thus, he should have been in the fourth grade with the Tough Customers and classmate Prunella Deegan. He is 8 years old and same age as the other 3rd graders, though in Binky VS Binky, a form he has says he is 10 years old.
 * He is allergic to peanuts as revealed in Binky Goes Nuts.
 * He is considered one of the two best members of the school band due to his expertise with the clarinet, rivaled only by Sue Ellen on the saxophone.
 * In the episode Bully for Binky, Binky seems to not like ballet. But in the later seasons, Binky has grown to have an affinity for it and is shown to be extremely talented at ballet.
 * In the episode Arthur's Faraway Friend, Binky was miscoloured when he was waving to Buster.
 * Binky Preschooler.PNG got lighter to heavier as he got older in the past years. He used to dislike his friends.
 * Binky is just a nickname his realname is Shelly Barnes, named after his grandfather, as revealed in Nicked by a Name.