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== Episode Info ==
 
== Episode Info ==
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'''<big>Sheriff Barney</big>'''
*'''Filmed:''' <Filmed Order>
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*'''Filmed:''' 44
*'''Aired:''' <Aired Order>
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*'''Aired:''' 44
*'''Original Air Date:''' <Add Air Data Here in yyyy/mm/dd format>
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*'''Original Air Date:''' 1961/12/25
*'''Writer(s):''' <List the writer(s)>
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*'''Writer(s):''' Ben Gershman and Leo Solomon
*'''Director:''' <List the director>
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*'''Director:''' Bob Sweeney
  
 
==Plot Summary==
 
==Plot Summary==
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Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of Greendale, and Andy tries to
 
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discourage him. Unsure how to handle matters, Andy gets an idea to let Barney be
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sheriff of Mayberry for a day. Given the opportunity to get a taste of what the
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office of high sheriff entails, Barney understands that he is not up to the job
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and calls Greendale to decline.
  
 
== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
 
== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
* None at this time.
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* Jack Teagarden's name appears in the end credits of the episode 'Sheriff Barney' (December 25, 1961), but he is nowhere to be seen. Jack Teagarden was ''the father of all trombone players'' that a 15 year old Andy Griffith was awestruck by in the film ''Birth of the Blues'' in 1941. Presumably what happened  was that the scene he appeared in was deleted and his name was not removed  from the credits. (This is just like the Stanley Farrar non-appearance  in [[Goober Takes a Car Apart (TAGS Episode)| Goober Takes a Car Apart]].)
  
 
== Character List ==
 
== Character List ==
 
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
 
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
 
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* Don Knotts - Barney Fife
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* Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
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* Howard McNear - Floyd Lawson
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* Jack Prince - Rafe Hollister
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* Hal Smith - Otis Campbell
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* Dabbs Greer - Councilman Dobbs
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* Ralph Dumke - Mayor Purdy of Greendale
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* Paul Bryar - Mr. Osgood
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* Orville Sherman - Mr. Welch
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* Frank Warren - Art
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* Joseph Hamilton - checker player
  
 
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]]
 
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]]

Latest revision as of 01:07, 15 August 2007

Episode Info

Sheriff Barney

  • Filmed: 44
  • Aired: 44
  • Original Air Date: 1961/12/25
  • Writer(s): Ben Gershman and Leo Solomon
  • Director: Bob Sweeney

Plot Summary

Barney gets an offer to become the sheriff of Greendale, and Andy tries to discourage him. Unsure how to handle matters, Andy gets an idea to let Barney be sheriff of Mayberry for a day. Given the opportunity to get a taste of what the office of high sheriff entails, Barney understands that he is not up to the job and calls Greendale to decline.

Odd Facts Known by Few

  • Jack Teagarden's name appears in the end credits of the episode 'Sheriff Barney' (December 25, 1961), but he is nowhere to be seen. Jack Teagarden was the father of all trombone players that a 15 year old Andy Griffith was awestruck by in the film Birth of the Blues in 1941. Presumably what happened was that the scene he appeared in was deleted and his name was not removed from the credits. (This is just like the Stanley Farrar non-appearance in Goober Takes a Car Apart.)

Character List

  • Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
  • Don Knotts - Barney Fife
  • Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
  • Howard McNear - Floyd Lawson
  • Jack Prince - Rafe Hollister
  • Hal Smith - Otis Campbell
  • Dabbs Greer - Councilman Dobbs
  • Ralph Dumke - Mayor Purdy of Greendale
  • Paul Bryar - Mr. Osgood
  • Orville Sherman - Mr. Welch
  • Frank Warren - Art
  • Joseph Hamilton - checker player