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At least two times, its revealed Barney's middle name. But they were different each time.
What were the two middle names and describe the scenes?
Barney also often mentioned his middle initial that had nothing to do with those two different middle names. What was the middle initial and describe at least one scene where it was used.
in Barney's H.S. yearbook it said his middle name was Milton.
the episode where otis was said to be a Revolutionary war descendant, Andy thought his middle name was Oliver. Barney said his middle initial was P.,
in Barney's H.S. yearbook it said his middle name was Milton.
the episode where otis was said to be a Revolutionary war descendant, Andy thought his middle name was Oliver. Barney said his middle initial was P.,
Isn't it amazing that the Andy Griffith show has survived all these years. Outdated, black and white, no sex, no cleavage, no gays, and it is still a better show than modern sitcoms.
All the modern tv shows seem to have an agenda. When will the writers learn there is there is no substitute for a good story.
What's even more amazing is Howard McNear (Floyd) had a stroke during season three. But Andy Griffith wanted him back and he certainly wanted to come back.
Notice how during the remaining seasons, Floyd is always sitting and rarely uses his left hand for hardly anything.
I love that guy.
Floyd was cool. His hair always looked good, too. He was a good advertisement for his profession.
Isn't it amazing that the Andy Griffith show has survived all these years. Outdated, black and white, no sex, no cleavage, no gays, and it is still a better show than modern sitcoms.
All the modern tv shows seem to have an agenda. When will the writers learn there is there is no substitute for a good story.
Good point, Donsabi. I wouldn't say that all the sitcoms since that era have been lousy, but a lot have been, largely because they often have shallow plots. Starting somewhere along about the '70's or '80's, all too many sitcoms have relied on getting some laughs here and there with clumsy political commentary (with except for the occasional show with political and social commentary which did it well, like All in the Family) or sophomoric sexual gags.
In Andy Griffith, the rare instances of sexual innuendo were more subtle, strictly for the adults in the audience, over the heads of kids, and not done in a way that popped you over the head with it. Like the scene in the episode where Opie has a crush on Thelma Lou, where Andy begins to nudge Opie away from this interest by pointing out all the things kids enjoy that you can't do with a grown woman, like ride bikes and play ball. Which leads Opie to ask innocently, "Pa, just what can you do with a grown woman?"
For the adults in the audience that line added a little comic lightness to a poignant story about a kid with a crush, something we all can relate to. The line did not involve the blatant, sometimes even crude, sexual references that many more recent sitcoms seem to find necessary for some cheap laughs, but because it was a subtly, lightly humorous moment in an overall good story.
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He was a good advertisement for his profession.
