- "Of course they remember me, I'm the only black girl in town.”
- —Angie to the Formans[src]
Angela "Angie" Barnett is the daughter of William Barnett, and the half-sister of Steven Hyde. She is portrayed by Megalyn Echikunwoke.
Biography[]
She grew up believing that she was an only child and with a dream of owning her own record store. She went to college and majored in math with the goal of working for her father's music company.
It was around this time that she learned from her father that she had a younger half-brother via her father. After beginning to work for her father, she wanted Hyde gone from the company.
After she learned that they would jointly co-own a new store, they began to get along.
Appearance[]
She wears her hair in an afro like her younger brother. She is usually seen wearing small gold hoop earrings.
Relationships[]
Kelso[]
In You Can't Always Get What You Want, Kelso and Angie begin dating. When she dated Kelso, it annoyed Hyde as he didn't like the idea and caused him to tell Angie that he didn't want her to get hurt, which left her touched as she really felt she had a brother. She then tries to talk Kelso into not telling her brother, which doesn't work. The relationship is tested in Don't Lie to Me when the Forman's fill her in on many of the stupid things Kelso has done over the years. She broke up with him before getting back together with him.
In the course of the relationship, he put a camera in Grooves in Who's Been Sleeping Here? and taught her how to do a proper "burn" in On With the Show.
The relationship ends in 2000 Light Years From Home when she goes to Milwaukee to work in the corporate offices instead of working in the store with people. Unbeknownst to her, he was going to break up with her just as she did it to him. Despite the break-up, she made it clear that she was still heavily attracted to him.
Hyde[]
When she first met her younger half-brother, she wanted him away from her father's company. However, that changed as they began to get to know each other better. When she began dating Kelso, she learned that he truly cared about her when he told her that he didn't want her to get hurt because of his womanizing ways. She was touched by his concern, remarking that she really felt that she had a brother. By the time she leaves, they had a good relationship and saw each other as family.
Appearances[]
Season 7[]
- "Angie"
- "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
- "Surprise, Surprise"
- "Don't Lie to Me"
- "It's All Over Now"
- "On With the Show"
- "Who's Been Sleeping Here?"
- "2000 Light Years From Home"
Trivia[]
- She is most likely 3-4 years older than Hyde seeing as when she was introduced, she was already out of college.
- Angie Barnett's first appeared in the episode "Angie" which is a reference to "The Rolling Stones" song of the same name. David Bowie's first wife, Angie Barnett, claimed that the "Stones" song "Angie" was about herself. This claim was denied by the band.
- Her relationship with Kelso marks the second time he has been involved with the sister of one of his friends. Eric even made fun of Hyde because Kelso slept with her like his sister.
- By the 90's, her current activities are unknown.