Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show?

[Alk8944]

Remember that Barney only carrier one "bullet" for his revolver in his shirt pocket? Watching an old (aren't they all) episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" I noticed that Barney is wearing a double dump pouch on his Sam Browne belt.??? What would be the point to that? Just for grins and giggles!

 

[Nevada Ed]

He has to add some weight to his gear,
so any wind will not blow his little frame around, don't you know.

I heard that he wore, lead, lifters !!

 

[jeffrefrig]

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.

 

[Hair Trigger]

Remember that Barney only carrier one "bullet" for his revolver in his shirt pocket? Watching an old (aren't they all) episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" I noticed that Barney is wearing a double dump pouch on his Sam Browne belt.??? What would be the point to that? Just for grins and giggles!

Probably kept a handkerchief in one and a pack of gum in the other.

 

[mdf9183]

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.

 

[WardenRoss]

Now, don't that just beat all?

 

[meaneyedcatz]

They served as a counterbalance for his lightning fast draw. His words, not mine.

 

[JcMack]

I first saw Don Knotts on the Steve Allen Show. Don was a regular on the show and always played a "nervous guy". Pretty simple sight gags that the live audience loved. Shows you how vile TV entertainment has devolved into. I guess we're more sophisticated now.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54wdCLdrfVk[/ame]

 

[ZGrand]

At least he was an expert at "bullet maintenance". That one round was kept clean and shiny. I remember him lecturing the elderly bank guard about his "bullets turning green".

 

[Rustyt1953]

Barney: " What are those green things in your belt loops?"

Asa Breeney: "Bullets."

Barn: "They're moldy!"

Asa: "I'll get my ball of tin foil."

Barn: " Now this is how a bullet should look."

Asa: "I've only heard about your bullet. It's beautiful."

 

[m75rlg]

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.

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.

 

[Warren Sear]

Barney got it workin'!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMlWVW9RMq4[/ame]

 

[Rustyt1953]

He could sing, too.

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c1uKT7ez5Kw[/ame]

 

[Muley Gil]

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.

In episode #1, Andy and Barney are cousins. You don't fire family!

 

[RWJ]

Good thing he lived in Mayberry and not Mt. Airy....

From WFMY News article:



MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — An intruder was shot in the neck during an attempted home invasion in Mount Airy Tuesday, according to police.

The Mount Airy Police Department said they received a call about a shooting around 4:19 p.m. on Andrews Street.

When police arrived, they found the homeowner, Joshua Wade Murphy, 41, standing with a shotgun in his front yard. 26-year-old Daniel Scott Laskey Brown, of Mount Airy, was lying in the front yard with a gunshot wound to his neck.



Investigators identified Brown as the suspect. They said he broke into Murphy's home through the front door as he was armed with a gun. Once Brown came through the front door, Murphy shot him in the neck.

Brown was taken to a local hospital and is in critical condition.

After consulting with the Surry County District Attorney’s Office there will be no criminal charges issued at this time.

 

[SPEEDGUNNER]

Barney Fife, an American Classic.

 

[Ron In MD]

For those that may not know, Mayberry was modeled after Andy's hometown of Mt. Airy, NC

Mayberry - Wikipedia

Mayberry Days 2023, an Event in Mount Airy, North Carolina

 

[riverrat38]

Barney employed what came to be known as the "Mayberry reload"!

73,
Rick

 

[jscheck]

Yup!

For those that may not know, Mayberry was modeled after Andy's hometown of Mt. Airy, NC

Mayberry - Wikipedia

Mayberry Days 2023, an Event in Mount Airy, North Carolina

You are correct sir (or m’am)! And we’re proud of it!

 

[SweetMK]

I doubt that Barney could out-draw Matt Dillon,,

HECK, Matt Dillon can even out-draw Matt Dillon, and here is PROOF!!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FVgJD16NHY[/ame]