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{{Character infobox
{{Character infobox
|image = Kate on 1st Birthday.png
|image = Kate.png
|gender = Female
|gender = Female
|animal = Aardvark|family = [[Jane Read]] (mom)<br>[[David Read]] (dad)<br>[[D.W. Read]] (older sister)<br>[[Arthur Read]] (older brother)<br>[[Grandma Thora]] (grandma) <br> [[Grandpa Dave]] (grandpa)
|animal = Aardvark<ref>http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171102021621/http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html archived page])</ref>
|age = 1|hair=Light brown<ref>"[[Paradise Lost]]"</ref>
|family = [[Jane Read]] (mother)<br>[[David Read]] (father)<br>[[Arthur Read]] (brother)<br>[[D.W. Read]] (sister)<br>[[Thora Read]] (paternal grandmother)<br>[[Dave]] (maternal grandfather)<br>[[Gustav]] (maternal great-great-grandfather)<br>[[Bonnie (aunt)|Bonnie]] (paternal aunt)<br>[[Sean (uncle)|Sean]] (paternal uncle)<br>[[George (cousin)|George]] (paternal cousin)<br>[[Bud (uncle)|Bud]] (paternal uncle)<br>[[Loretta]] (paternal aunt)<br>[[Monique]] (paternal cousin)<br>[[Ricky]] (paternal cousin)<br>[[Loretta's daughter]] (paternal cousin<br>[[Ryder]] (cousin)<br>[[Jessica (aunt)|Jessica]] (maternal aunt)<br>[[Richard]] (maternal uncle)<br>[[Cora]] (maternal cousin)<br>[[Lucy]] (maternal aunt)<br>[[Lucy's husband]] (maternal uncle)<br>[[Fred]] (maternal uncle)<br>[[David's brother]] (paternal uncle)<br>[[Claudia]] (aunt)<br>[[Hilary]] (aunt)<br>[[Ruthie]] (aunt)<br>[[Theo]] (great-grand uncle)<br>[[Jane's great-grandfather]] (maternal great-great-grandfather)<br>[[Jane's great-grandmother]] (maternal great-great-grandmother)<br>[[Matthew (sailor)|Matthew]] (maternal great-great-great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's Brother 1]] (paternal great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's Brother 2]] (paternal great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's Brother 3]] (paternal great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's father]] (paternal great-grandfather)<br>[[Thora's mother]] (paternal great-grandmother)<br>[[Thora's mother's great-uncle]] (paternal great-great-great-great-uncle)
|age = 1<ref>''"Happy first birthday, Kate."'' — [[Jane Read]], "[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]]"</ref><ref>"[[Baby Steps]]"</ref>
|hair = Light brown<ref>"[[Paradise Lost]]"</ref>
Red<ref>"[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]"</ref>
|portrayer = [[Tracy Braunstein]]
|portrayer = [[Tracy Braunstein]]
|cartoon first appeared = "[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]"
|cartoon_debut = "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]"
|book first appeared=[[Arthur's Baby (book)|Arthur's Baby]]
|book_debut = [[Arthur's Baby (book)|Arthur's Baby]]
|favorite color = Yellow<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-kate2</ref>}}
|favorite color = Yellow<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-kate2</ref>
Baby Kate is a one-year-old infant and lives in [[Elwood City]] with her family, the Reads. She is modeled after [[Marc Brown]]'s youngest daughter, Eliza.
|complexion = Pink <small>(as a newborn baby)</small><br>Peach <small>(s1-s15)</small><br>Beige <small>(s16-present)</small>
|birthday = During the introduction of "[[Arthur's Baby]]"
|residence = [[Arthur's House]]
}}
'''<font color=purple>Kate Read</font>''' is the one year-old baby of [[Jane Read]] and [[David Read]] and the younger sister of [[Arthur Read]] and [[D.W. Read]].
 
==History==
==History==
===Early life===
===Early life===
[[File:Newborn_Baby_Kate.png|thumb|left|150px|Kate as a newborn baby]]
[[File:Newborn_Baby_Kate.png|thumb|right|150px|Kate as a newborn]]
Kate was first seen as a newborn in "[[Arthur's Baby]]" and "[[D.W.'s Baby]]."
Kate was first seen as a newborn in "[[Arthur's Baby]]" and "[[D.W.'s Baby]]".


===Season 1===
===Season 1===
At her first birthday, Kate put her face in the birthday cake in "[[Arthur's Baby]]."
On her first birthday, Kate puts her face in her birthday cake.<ref>"[[Arthur's Baby]]"</ref>
 
===Growing Up and Future Life===
===Growing Up and Future Life===
First revealed in "[[Paradise Lost]]," Kate is getting older and becoming less able to talk to Pal and more able to talk to other humans. "[[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]" also shows she is able to walk short distances.
First revealed in "[[Paradise Lost]]", Kate is getting older and becoming less able to talk to [[Pal]] and other pets and more able to talk to other anthropomorphic animals. "[[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]" also shows she is able to walk short distances.
 
During Arthur's dream in "[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]", Kate is shown at approximately age 5. She wears D.W.'s hand-me-downs, including her iconic pink jumper. She has fuller, red hair now, in the same style as when she was an infant, with a bow pulled up at the top of her head. D.W. calls her by her new nickname "Katie Bug".
 
In the book ''[[Arthur's Reading Trick]]'', written and illustrated by series creator [[Marc Brown]], she is able recognize several objects by sight and say the words for them, such as "ball" and "diaper."


==Physical appearance==
==Physical appearance==
Baby Kate is an aardvark like her parents and siblings. She wears a pink shirt, green pajama pants, white disposable diapers, and a bow with a hairclip on her hair. Her swimwear are swim diapers that are about the same color as regular ones, a red bathing shirt, and a white bathing cap with red polka dots. When she was a newborn, she was wearing pink footsie pajamas with green accents. She also had a pacifier in her mouth; but since she became a year old, she has rarely had one. An early Kate can be seen in Arthur's Baby and D.W.'s Baby.{{clear}}
Kate is an aardvark like her parents and siblings. She wears a pink shirt, green pajama pants, white disposable diapers, and a light green bow with a hairclip on her hair. Her swimwear is swim diapers that are about the same color as regular ones, a red bathing shirt, and a white bathing cap with red polka dots. When she was a newborn, she was wearing pink footsie pajamas with green accents. She also has a pacifier in her mouth; but since she became a 1 year old, she has rarely had one. An early Kate can be seen in "[[Arthur's Baby]]" and "[[D.W.'s Baby]]".{{clear}}
===Alternate apparel===
 
<gallery type="slideshow">
<gallery type="slideshow">
Kate Swimwear.png|Kate in a bathing shirt, swim diaper, and polka-dot bathing cap.
Kate Swimwear.png|Kate in a bathing shirt, swim diaper, and polka-dot bathing cap.
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Kate Read in Arhur's Missing Pal.jpeg|Kate Read, as she appears in Arthur's Missing Pal.
Kate Read in Arhur's Missing Pal.jpeg|Kate Read, as she appears in Arthur's Missing Pal.
Kate teenager.jpg
Kate teenager.jpg
Babykate.png
BabyKate Pose.png
Kate in Arthur's Baby (1987).jpg|Kate in Arthur's Baby (1987)
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Personality==
==Personality==
She is able to communicate with [[Pal]], [[Mei Lin Barnes|Mei Lin]], the viewers, and other animals or babies. Anybody who is older than her dismisses it as "baby talk" gibberish, and she and the animals interpret grownups' talk likewise. She enjoys playing in her sandbox and shows remarkable intelligence for her age, despite not being able to communicate with people older than herself. But in one episode she couldn't hear Pal correctly at times. Despite being a year old, she rarely stands up. On certain occasions, she is prone to crying. At one point, she threw a tantrum over wanting a balloon, and Pal ran off and brought her back one in order to cheer her up.
Kate is able to communicate with [[Pal]], [[Mei Lin Barnes|Mei Lin]], and other animals, toys<sub>,</sub> or babies. Anybody who is older than her and can speak English dismisses it as "baby talk" gibberish, and she and the animals interpret grownups' talk likewise. She enjoys playing in her sandbox and shows remarkable intelligence for her age, despite not being able to communicate with people older than herself. But in one episode she couldn't hear Pal correctly at times. Despite being a year old, she rarely stands up. On certain occasions, she is prone to crying. At one point, she threw a tantrum over wanting a balloon, and Pal ran off and brought her back one in order to cheer her up.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*A running gag is her first word, ranging from "bloog-agwa" to "Brain" or "D.W." This causes many continuity errors within the series.
*She can talk, but only to animals, toys, and other babies (similar to ''Rugrats''). She also talks to the viewers when she's featured in an episode's intro.
*It is said in some episodes she can talk, but only to Pal.
*She can say "D.W." by copying D.W.'s lip movements, but she says "D Double woo".<ref>"[[Baby Steps]]"</ref>
*She understands what Pal is saying.
*On her Trading Card, her age is listed as "cute," even though she is one year old.
*She can say "D.W" by copying D.W's lip movements, but she says "D Double woo"
*In material related to the series, she is commonly listed as "Baby Kate." This name is also used in "[[Buster's Second Chance]]" and "[[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]."
*In "[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]," it revealed that she wants to go to Paris someday.
 
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
This list is incomplete. Please add to it if you know another appearance.
*"[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]" (debut)
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Spelling_Trubble Arthur's Spelling Trubble] (debut)
*"[[D.W. All Wet]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W._All_Wet D.W. All Wet]
*"[[Arthur's Lost Library Book]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Lost_Library_Book Arthur's Lost Library Book]
*"[[Arthur's Pet Business]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Pet_Business Arthur's Pet Business]
*"[[D.W. the Copycat]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W._the_Copycat D.W. the Copycat]
*"[[Arthur Goes to Camp]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur_Goes_to_Camp Arthur Goes to Camp]
*"[[Arthur Babysits]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur_Babysits Arthur Babysits]
*"[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]" (Cameo)
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Cousin_Catastrophe Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]
*"[[Arthur's Birthday]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Birthday Arthur's Birthday]
*"[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]]"
*[[Arthur's Baby (episode)]]
*"[[D.W.'s Baby]]"
*[[D.W.'s Baby]]
*"[[Arthur's Lost Dog]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Lost_Dog Arthur's Lost Dog]
*"[[So Long, Spanky]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/So_Long,_Spanky So Long, Spanky]
*"[[Arthur's Family Vacation]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Family_Vacation Arthur's Family Vacation]
*"[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Grandpa_Dave%27s_Old_Country_Farm Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]
*"[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur_and_the_Crunch_Cereal_Contest Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]
*"[[Arthur's Chicken Pox]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Chicken_Pox Arthur's Chicken Pox]
*"[[Sick as a Dog]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Sick_as_a_Dog Sick as a Dog]
*"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_Almost_Boring_Day Arthur's Almost Boring Day]
*"[[The Half-Baked Sale]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/The_Half-Baked_Sale The Half-Baked Sale]
*"[[Arthur's New Years Eve]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_New_Years_Eve Arthur's New Years Eve]
*"[[D.W., the Picky Eater]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W.,_the_Picky_Eater D.W., the Picky Eater]
*"[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Go_to_Your_Room,_D.W. Go to Your Room, D.W.]
*"[[Play it Again, D.W.]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Play_it_Again,_D.W. Play it Again, D.W.]
*"[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Arthur%27s_TV-Free_Week Arthur's TV-Free Week]
*"[[Lost!]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W._Goes_to_Washington D.W. Goes to Washington]
*"[[D.W. Goes to Washington]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W.%27s_Deer_Friend D.W.'s Deer Friend]
*"[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/How_the_Cookie_Crumbles How the Cookie Crumbles]
*"[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W.,_All_Fired_Up D.W., All Fired Up]
*"[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Chip Revenge of the Chip]
*"[[D.W.'s Very Bad Mood]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Mom_and_Dad_Have_a_Great_Big_Fight Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]
*"[[How the Cookie Crumbles]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W.%27s_Perfect_Wish D.W.'s Perfect Wish]
*"[[D.W., All Fired Up]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/The_Long,_Dull_Winter The Long, Dull Winter]
*"[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Prove_It%21 Prove It!]
*"[[Revenge of the Chip]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/The_Blizzard The Blizzard]
*"[[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rat_Who_Came_to_Dinner The Rat Who Came to Dinner]
*"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/That%27s_a_Baby_Show%21 That's a Baby Show!]
*"[[The Long, Dull Winter]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Nerves_of_Steal Nerves of Steal]
*"[[Prove It!]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/You_Are_Arthur You Are Arthur]
*"[[The Blizzard]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Dogs_and_Babies The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]
*"[[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Cast_Away Cast Away]
*"[[That's a Baby Show!]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/The_Great_Sock_Mystery The Great Sock Mystery]
*"[[Nerves of Steal]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Elwood_City_Turns_100%21 Elwood City Turns 100!]
*"[[You Are Arthur]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Pick_a_Car,_Any_Car Pick a Car, Any Car]
*''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Is_There_a_Doctor_in_the_House%3F Is There a Doctor in the House?]
*"[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/April_9th April 9th]
*"[[Cast Away]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Postcards_from_Buster_%28episode%29 Postcards from Buster (episode)]
*"[[The Great Sock Mystery]]"
*[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Kiss_and_Tell Kiss and Tell]
*"[[Elwood City Turns 100!]]"
*[[All Worked Up]]
*"[[Pick a Car, Any Car]]"
*[[Baby Steps]]
*"[[Is There a Doctor in the House?]]"
*[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
*"[[April 9th]]"
*[[Dog's Best Friend]]
*"[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]"
*[[Show Off]]
*"[[Kiss and Tell]]"
*"[[All Worked Up]]"
*"[[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]
*"[[Big Brother Binky]]
*"[[Baby Steps]]"
*"[[Opposites Distract]]"
*"[[Dog's Best Friend]]"
*"[[Show Off]]"
*"[[The Tattletale Frog]]"
*"[[Staycation]]"
*"[[Carried Away]]"
*"[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]"
*"[[Pal and the Big Itch]]"
*"[[Invasion of the Soccer Fans]]"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 21 August 2022

Kate Read
Kate.png
Age 1[1][2]

Gender Female
Animal Aardvark[3]
Birthday During the introduction of "Arthur's Baby"

Hair color Light brown[4]

Red[5]

Complexion Pink (as a newborn baby)
Peach (s1-s15)
Beige (s16-present)
Favorite color Yellow[6]
Residence Arthur's House
Family Jane Read (mother)
David Read (father)
Arthur Read (brother)
D.W. Read (sister)
Thora Read (paternal grandmother)
Dave (maternal grandfather)
Gustav (maternal great-great-grandfather)
Bonnie (paternal aunt)
Sean (paternal uncle)
George (paternal cousin)
Bud (paternal uncle)
Loretta (paternal aunt)
Monique (paternal cousin)
Ricky (paternal cousin)
Loretta's daughter (paternal cousin
Ryder (cousin)
Jessica (maternal aunt)
Richard (maternal uncle)
Cora (maternal cousin)
Lucy (maternal aunt)
Lucy's husband (maternal uncle)
Fred (maternal uncle)
David's brother (paternal uncle)
Claudia (aunt)
Hilary (aunt)
Ruthie (aunt)
Theo (great-grand uncle)
Jane's great-grandfather (maternal great-great-grandfather)
Jane's great-grandmother (maternal great-great-grandmother)
Matthew (maternal great-great-great-uncle)
Thora's Brother 1 (paternal great-uncle)
Thora's Brother 2 (paternal great-uncle)
Thora's Brother 3 (paternal great-uncle)
Thora's father (paternal great-grandfather)
Thora's mother (paternal great-grandmother)
Thora's mother's great-uncle (paternal great-great-great-great-uncle)

Book debut Arthur's Baby
Cartoon debut "D.W. All Wet"

Kate Read is the one year-old baby of Jane Read and David Read and the younger sister of Arthur Read and D.W. Read.

History[edit]

Early life[edit]

Kate as a newborn

Kate was first seen as a newborn in "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby".

Season 1[edit]

On her first birthday, Kate puts her face in her birthday cake.[7]

Growing Up and Future Life[edit]

First revealed in "Paradise Lost", Kate is getting older and becoming less able to talk to Pal and other pets and more able to talk to other anthropomorphic animals. "Mei Lin Takes a Stand" also shows she is able to walk short distances.

During Arthur's dream in "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday", Kate is shown at approximately age 5. She wears D.W.'s hand-me-downs, including her iconic pink jumper. She has fuller, red hair now, in the same style as when she was an infant, with a bow pulled up at the top of her head. D.W. calls her by her new nickname "Katie Bug".

In the book Arthur's Reading Trick, written and illustrated by series creator Marc Brown, she is able recognize several objects by sight and say the words for them, such as "ball" and "diaper."

Physical appearance[edit]

Kate is an aardvark like her parents and siblings. She wears a pink shirt, green pajama pants, white disposable diapers, and a light green bow with a hairclip on her hair. Her swimwear is swim diapers that are about the same color as regular ones, a red bathing shirt, and a white bathing cap with red polka dots. When she was a newborn, she was wearing pink footsie pajamas with green accents. She also has a pacifier in her mouth; but since she became a 1 year old, she has rarely had one. An early Kate can be seen in "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby".

Personality[edit]

Kate is able to communicate with Pal, Mei Lin, and other animals, toys, or babies. Anybody who is older than her and can speak English dismisses it as "baby talk" gibberish, and she and the animals interpret grownups' talk likewise. She enjoys playing in her sandbox and shows remarkable intelligence for her age, despite not being able to communicate with people older than herself. But in one episode she couldn't hear Pal correctly at times. Despite being a year old, she rarely stands up. On certain occasions, she is prone to crying. At one point, she threw a tantrum over wanting a balloon, and Pal ran off and brought her back one in order to cheer her up.

Trivia[edit]

  • She can talk, but only to animals, toys, and other babies (similar to Rugrats). She also talks to the viewers when she's featured in an episode's intro.
  • She can say "D.W." by copying D.W.'s lip movements, but she says "D Double woo".[8]
  • On her Trading Card, her age is listed as "cute," even though she is one year old.
  • In material related to the series, she is commonly listed as "Baby Kate." This name is also used in "Buster's Second Chance" and "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone."
  • In "The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies," it revealed that she wants to go to Paris someday.

Appearances[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Arthur Goes to Camp 48.jpg
The full image gallery for Kate Read may be viewed at Kate Read/Gallery.

References[edit]