Katie Howard

Katie Howard is a bubbly valley girl environmentalist and college drop-out. Her conflicting ideas of marriage with boyfriend Owen, as well as the fact she's the subject of Sophia's unrequited affections, are key plots throughout the show.

She is a main character in FOX comedy That '80s Show and is portrayed by Tinsley Grimes.

Personality
Katie is sweet, bubbly, and occasionally naïve. She is an archetypal Californian valley girl, being a college dropout and sometimes coming across as silly or oblivious. She is very kind, and cares deeply for her loved ones. She rarely gets annoyed with people even when they take advantage of her kindness, although she is known to become irritated if she feels her actions are not being appreciated, such as when Corey got upset with her for editing his song ("Corey's Remix").

She is very environmentally conscious, often trying to get her family members to adopt more sustainable environment-friendly practices with mixed results, although is shown to make exceptions for herself, insisting Corey stops using disposable razors to shave but still using them herself.

Appearance
Katie dresses very girly, always wearing skirts or dresses and lots of shiny jewellery. Her outfits are often layered brightly coloured, fitting her valley girl personality.

She has blonde curly hair, and blue eyes.

Series Arc
Katie begins the series attempting, with little success, to make a candle. She is sympathetic when she hears about Corey's breakup, but says that Sophia wasn't right for him anyway and enthusiastically suggests he start dating her previous college roommate. She is later visited by Sophia, who is confused that she's not in college, prompting Katie to admit that she dropped out. She is happy about remaining friends with Sophia, but becomes uncomfortable and leaves when Sophia admits her crush and tries to kiss her. Later at the bar, she accepts Sophia's apology for this and reluctantly agrees to remain friends. ("Pilot")