Would have been the seventh Kelly in his direct line in the Boston Fire Department. He simply likes riding the back of the truck with the sirens wailing; knocking down doors with his axe is frosting on the cake. "Barbecue is your basic party animal. It doesn't affect his function as the G.I. Joe firefighter. It just makes him more interesting to have around."
Barbecue is a G.I. Joe team operative in the A Real American Hero line. First released as a Hasbro carded action figure in 1985, with 3 distinct figure versions produced across the 1982 to 1994 vintage run.
Barbecue appears in 1 episode synopsis across the Sunbow (1983 to 1987) and DiC (1989 to 1992) runs, first appearing in Sunbow's "The Viper is Coming" (1985). Full screencap and continuity review pending.