Katie Barberi | From Garbage Pail Kids to Telenovelas & Not Quite Human II 🎬🤖

<p>This week, <em>The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel</em> is joined by actress <strong>Katie Barberi</strong> for a conversation that takes us through an incredible Hollywood journey — from growing up between Mexico and the United States to becoming a working actress across film, television, theater, and some of the biggest telenovelas in the world.</p><p>And, of course, we&#39;re talking about the movie that brings us here: <strong>Not Quite Human II</strong>, where Katie plays <strong>Roberta</strong>, a female android who finds herself at the center of Chip&#39;s college adventures.</p><p>But <em>Not Quite Human II</em> is just one stop on a career that includes <em>Garbage Pail Kids</em>, <em>Ferris Bueller&#39;s Day Off</em>, <em>Kids Incorporated</em>, Disney projects, telenovelas, theater, and so much more.</p><p>We get into everything, including:</p><p>🎬 Katie&#39;s unique journey to Hollywood and growing up between Mexico and the United States<br>👩‍🎤 Her mother being a singer and how Katie eventually realized acting was truly the career she wanted<br>📺 <strong>Kids Incorporated</strong>, her first credited project, and the fascinating story behind her controversial episode<br>🎭 Her experience navigating Hollywood as a young Mexican-American actress and the challenges of being typecast<br>🏫 Working on <strong>Ferris Bueller&#39;s Day Off</strong> and being part of that incredible &#39;80s/early &#39;90s Hollywood community<br>👹 <strong>Garbage Pail Kids</strong> and how the movie&#39;s unexpected cult following has stayed with her decades later<br>💇‍♀️ The legendary Tangerine hair — and how much of the character Katie connected with personally<br>🇲🇽 Making the transition into <strong>telenovelas</strong> and discovering a completely different television industry<br>📺 The difference between American soap operas and Mexican telenovelas — including the incredible pace of producing roughly 120 episodes in about six months<br>🎬 Working with <strong>Disney</strong> and how <em>Spooner</em> eventually led to <em>Not Quite Human II</em><br>🤖 Playing <strong>Roberta</strong> in <em>Not Quite Human II</em>, working with Alan Thicke, Jay Underwood, and Robin Lively<br>☀️ The hilarious story of Katie actually passing out from the Arizona heat while filming <em>Not Quite Human II</em> — which accidentally worked perfectly for her robot character<br>❤️ Why she still has such fond memories of making <em>Not Quite Human II</em> and remains in contact w