Barney's Sidecar (TAGS Episode)

Episode Info

Barney's Sidecar

• Filmed: 112
• Aired: 111
• Original Air Date: 1964/01/27
• Writer(s): Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum
• Director: Coby Ruskin

Plot Summary

Determined to nip the speeding on highway 6 in the bud, Barney purchases a motorcycle and sidecar at a military surplus auction. With the town up in arms over Barney's new toy, Andy tricks Barney into donating the motorcycle to a museum.

Odd Facts Known by Few

• Actress Virginia Sale had over 3,000 performances in a nationwide tour of a one-woman comedy/drama act.
• The Marne is a river in France, a tributary of the Seine river.
• In this episode, Barney quotes "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling when he exclaims, "But it's thank you Johnny Shafto when the guns begin to shoot!"

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Character List

• Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
• Don Knotts - Barney Fife
• Ronny Howard - Opie Taylor
• Frances Bavier - Aunt Bee Taylor
• Joe Hamilton - Jase
• Virginia Sale - Ms. Beggs
• Rodney Bell - protester in dark cardigan
• Ray Kellogg - Edgar J. Masters
• Hal Landon - undetermined
• Jerry Brutsche - undetermined