Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show?

[Rustyt1953]

From '75 to '79 I lived in the North Carolina Piedmont.

The name "Andy Griffith" was revered everywhere I went. They were sure proud of their native son.

PS: I still have a copy of "No Time for Sergeants".

 

[snubbyfan]

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Muss Muggins]

With a big ole whistle chain . . .

There was an episode where Barney had to gain weight for some state mandate. Andy read the fine print and the weight was taken in full gear.

 

[Muss Muggins]

If you watch the episode, Barney wore it around his neck with whistle appropriately attached . . .

The "state regs" listed what equipment Barney was to have, and the list included his "whistle and chain". Andy wrapped a length of log chain around his waist under his Sam Brown belt, calling it his whistle chain.

 

[BloodyThumb]

Harmonicas

 

[Golddollar]

With a big ole whistle chain . . .

From the whistle on a locomotive!

 

[jeffrefrig]

I always thought if Barney & Aunt Bea got into a heated argument, the high pitches would be deafening.
I still watch that show once or twice a week.

 

[LDM]

I remember one episode where Barney was going to work under cover. He loaded his bullet, put his gun in the six o'clock position of his waistband and blew out the seat of his pants.

 

[WCCPHD]

"There once was a deputy called Fife, who carried a gun and a knife. The gun was all dusty, the knife was all rusty, 'cause he never caught a crook in his life."

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQBhUzEsO-Y[/ame]

 

[smithra_66]

From '75 to '79 I lived in the North Carolina Piedmont.

The name "Andy Griffith" was revered everywhere I went. They were sure proud of their native son.

PS: I still have a copy of "No Time for Sergeants".

Check him out in "A Face in the Crowd" too.

A pretty good Elia Kazan movie and his character is WAY different than Andy Taylor's that we've known for so long.

 

[m75rlg]

If you watch the episode, Barney wore it around his neck with whistle appropriately attached . . .

You are probably correct. It's been a day or two since I saw that episode.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

As I recall in a book on Barney Fife, When it was known that Andy Griffith was getting his own show Knotts contacted him and said he needed a deputy and Andy liked the idea. Andy was supposed to be the funny one and Knotts the straight man but he saw right away that they should switch and Knotts be the funny one. Here's a parody of the show where Andy and Barney have to deal with Hannibal Lector…

Mad TV - Andy Griffith 2001 (HD) - YouTube

 

[djohns6]

I still love that show . How about Ernest T. Bass ? Hilarious character .

 

[quikdraw67]

As I recall in a book on Barney Fife, When it was known that Andy Griffith was getting his own show Knotts contacted him and said he needed a deputy and Andy liked the idea. Andy was supposed to be the funny one and Knotts the straight man but he saw right away that they should switch and Knotts be the funny one. Here's a parody of the show where Andy and Barney have to deal with Hannibal Lector…

Mad TV - Andy Griffith 2001 (HD) - YouTube

MAD TV. had some good skits. I enjoyed the show, and I'm not one for watching TV much.

 

[Valmet]

We always have the Andy Griffith Show on in the background at our hunt camp (at least when the TV is on).

 

[VaTom]

Now, don't that just beat all?

Barney carried a Colt. Looks like an Official Police Model.

 

[remshooter]

Barney had a total of eight negligent discharges during the run of The Andy Griffith Show. I think I would have been fired after the second one.

but remember. in early epidodes ,Barney said him and Andy was cousins ... you dont fire family

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

One of Don Knotts children said that in real life he was quite the ladie's
man.

 

[jdh]

I remember it being an ID tag and chain Which gave them the chance to hid it under his shirt.

"As it turns out, Andy gave Barney a very heavy chain to use under his shirt for his dog tags - the chain with dog tags, uniform and shoes were the only things he was allowed to give Barney to wear at the weigh in, and the chain helped push him over the minimum weight. "

"The Andy Griffith Show" Barney'''s Physical (TV Episode 1964) - Plot - IMDb