- This page is about the girl who dated both Chandler and Joey in season 4. See Katie (disambiguation) for other people with this name.
Kathy appeared in the fourth season of Friends. Chandler sees her in Central Perk and decides to ask her out, only to learn she was already waiting for a date... with Joey.
Despite her relationship with Joey, Chandler develops very strong feelings for Kathy as the two interact, such as the two watching a late-night movie together and Chandler subsequently buying her an expensive first edition of her favorite childhood book- The Velveteen Rabbit - for a birthday present (although he allowed Joey to give it to her when he was stuck for present ideas, Kathy nevertheless guessed that Chandler was the person who originally brought the gift), and becomes depressed because he cannot be with her. Eventually, he learns that she has feelings for him as well while giving him a haircut, and they kiss.
When Joey learns of this, it nearly ruins their friendship, to the point where Joey contemplated moving out, until Chandler agrees to get in a wooden crate and think about the ways he wronged Joey (Joey having spent a similar amount of time trapped in their old entertainment unit with a similar train of thought when they were robbed). When Kathy comes over to tell Chandler she cannot be with him because she doesn't want to ruin his and Joey's friendship, Joey finally agrees to forgive Chandler, releasing him from the box.
Despite some insecurity in the early stages of their relationship on Chandler's part - most notably regarding his sexual skills when compared to Joey's- he was able to significantly impress Kathy later on after asking Monica and Rachel for tips, Monica providing him with a diagram and a pattern to follow when touching the various erogenous zones for maximum effect that apparently proved to be very satisfying.
Chandler goes to see Kathy in a play and discovers that it has extreme sexual content with her male co-star, Nick. Chandler starts to suspect that she is cheating on him and confronts her about it. Kathy is offended and walks out on Chandler. He later calls her and learns that she wasn't sleeping with him, only to notice that she now is involved with Nick.
Their relationship ends, leaving Chandler very hurt and depressed for the next few days.
Trivia
Kathy is the second girl to date both Joey and Chandler, and the first to be aware of the connection between them (The first one was Ginger, who apparently never learned that Joey was Chandler's roommate).
Production Notes
- In the Friends of Friends feature on the Season Ten DVD, Paget Brewster revealed that she became such good friends with the rest of the cast during her time on the show that, when the storyline for Kathy's departure was revealed, the female cast members asked if it would be possible to change the storyline so that she simply had to move away for another reason rather than having Kathy cheat on Chandler.