Barbara Whitmore (Stargirl TV Series)

Barbara Whitmore is a character in The CW and DC Universe series Stargirl.
Barbara is the mother of Courtney Whitmore, the wife of Pat Dugan, and the stepmother of Mike Dugan.
==History==
===Biography===
Barbara Whitmore was born in Blue Valley, Nebraska to an unnamed woman before moving to California. Five years prior to the series, she started dating Samuel Kurtis and later had their only daughter, Courtney in 2004. By the time their daughter was born, Samuel was in and out of Barbara's lives. She settled down in Valley Village and often had to work late shifts at a nearby diner and often let Courtney with her friend, Maggie and her daughter. 
On December 24th,2010 Barbara was running late for work and was growing inpatient of Sam never showing up. She asks her longtime friend, Maggie Kramer for watching over Courtney for the evening. She walked over to her daughter and kissed her goodbye. Even though Courtney understood that she was spending Christmas Eve with Maggie and her best friend, Mary, she still stood by the window, waiting for a father who would never come. 
Barbara spent an entire year trying to find Sam for their daughter's sake; however she eventually gave up and accepted that Sam had abandon her. 
In 2018, Barbara returned to her hometown of Blue Valley to settle her mother's estate after her death. At the local diner, Richie Rich's, Barbara met Patrick "Pat" Dugan. They ordered the same food - a corn dog and banana split and were unknowingly having an impromptu date. Pat and Barbara eventually fell in love and dated me for 2 years before marrying in 2020. Through this marriage, Barbara gained a stepson through Mike. After Barbara accepted a new job in Blue Valley, the family decided to move back for a fresh start. Courtney felt indifferent towards the idea of moving away but kept up appearances and tolerated Pat for Barbara's sake.
===Stargirl===
====Season 1 ====
====Season 2 ====
====Season 3====
==Personality==
Barbara is very intelligent, hard working woman who won't hesitate to give her opinions at work. This makes her values a positive repour with her boss, Jordan Mahkent. However, when Barbara learns that Jordan has a crush on her and that he is Icicle, the leader of the Injustice League, all respect she had for him goes out the window. The only thing she respected about him afterwards was his bed to preserve small towns.. when she learns he was the one who killed Tigress 
Barbara is a kind and supportive wife and mother. For most of her life, Barbara was a single working mother who was employee at a diner as well as taking night classes. However, Barbara was initially furious when she learns that Pat never told her about his past as Starman's sidekick and that he and Courtney have been going out on missions on her own. They nearly divorced as a result but this changes when Barbara sees Pat comforting Courtney after learning her biological father only returned four her locker and sell it. In the end, she is ultimately the one who urges Courtney to continue fighting as Stargirl and stand up to Shiv. Despite not being Mike's biological mother, he treats her as such and calls her "Mom", with a bond grew stronger ever since Barbara attended his science fair. She also acts as a mother figure for the younger, new members of the Justice Society of America, such as inviting the kids over for Christmas, allowing Yolanda to live with them after her family kicks her out and comforting Artemis when her parents are murdered. She isn't big on formalities as she insists to Jennie to call her by her first name instead of "Mrs. Dugan." 
In the end, when the Shade threatened to kill her, Barbara said he should because she would rather die than live without her daughter. 
==Abilities==
*Businesswoman: Barbara comes up with alternative projects to her new job, that impressed Jordan Mahkent.
*Marksmanship: Barbara is somehwhat handy with a crossbow, and she takes the perfect shot at Icicle in the Season 3 finale.
*Maternal Instincts
==Possessions==
*Tigress' crossbow: After Paula's death, Barbara uses her late friend's crossbow and shoots Icicle on the neck, telling him to stay away from her daughter and her friends.
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Mother †
*Pat Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E. - Husband
*Courtney Whitmore/Starwoman - Daughter
*Mike Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E. 2.0 - Stepson
*Mr. Dugan - Father-in-law †
===Allies===
*Buddy - Dog
*Maggie Kramer - Good Friend
*Mary Kramer
*Justice Society of America
**Yolanda Montez/Wildcat
**Beth Chapel/Dr. Mid-Nite
**Rick Tyler/Hourman
**Cindy Burman/Dragon Queen
**Artemis Crock/Artemis
**Jakeem Williams/Jakeem Thunder
**Thunderbolt
**Jennie-Lynn Hayden/Jade
*James Chapel - Co-worker
*Bridget Chapel
*Sir Justin/Shining Knight
*Richard Swift/The Shade
*Charles McNider/Dr. Mid-Nite
*Paula Brooks/Tigress - Former Enemy and Best Friend
*Larry Crock/Sportsmaster - Former Enemy
===Enemies===
*Injustice Society of America
**Jordan Mahkent † - Former Boss, Admirerer (on his side) and Attempted Killer
**The Gambler
**Henry King Sr./Brainwave - Former Enthrallee
*Lily Mahkent
*Eclipso (Defeated)
*Tim T. Tattle
*Ultra-Humanite †
===Miscellaneous===
*Sam Kurtis - Ex-Boyfriend and Father of her Daughter.
==Trivia==
*Barbara was named after Stargirl's creator, Geoff John's mother, similar to how Courtney is named after Geoff Johns' late sister Courtney Elizabeth Johns.
*In the New Earth comics, in addition to Mike and Courtney, Barbara and Pat have a biological daughter of their own, Patricia. However, in the TV series, Pat and Barbara have no biological children of their own.
*Additionally, while Barbara and Sam were married and later divorced, but in the TV show, they only dated.
*According to Swift, Barbara reminds him of his late sister.
==Navigation==
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