Barney's First Car (TAGS Episode)

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Episode Info

Barney's First Car

  • Filmed: 90
  • Aired: 90
  • Original Air Date: 1963/04/01
  • Writer(s): Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
  • Director: Bob Sweeney

Plot Summary

Barney becomes "Mr. Independent Wheels" when he spends most of his savings on a used car -- only to find he's been taken by a bunco ring led by mastermind Myrt Lesh. By coincidence, Andy and Barney nab the gang when the crooks mistakenly resteal the car, which they think has been abandoned on a country road.

Odd Facts Known by Few

  • In the first season episode "Runaway Kid," Barney is seen driving a car other than the squad car and Andy mentions "Barney's car," so the title of this episode is misleading.

Character List

  • Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
  • Don Knotts - Barney Fife
  • Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
  • Frances Bavier - Aunt Bee Taylor
  • Betty Lynn - Thelma Lou
  • Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle
  • Ellen Corby - Myrt Lesh
  • Allan Melvin - Jake
  • Hallene Hill - Rose Temple
  • Tom Allen - Rose's nephew, the priest