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‎Why did Barney (Don Knotts) leave TAGS after the 5th Season?

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==Why did Barney (Don Knotts) leave TAGS after the 5th Season?==

Andy had originally signed to do the show for 5 years, and I had a five year contract. He said " I'm only going to do this for 5 years and then move on." Even in the beginning of the fifth year he was still saying that. So I started self-protecting immediately and began searching out what I was going to do next. I interviewed with all networks. I was very hot with that show, so I could have had almost anything I wanted. Finally, I wound up getting a very nice feature deal with the universal to make The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Anyway, it came down to this: I hadn't actually signed with Universal yet but had made a lot deals and negotiated for a long time. Then all of a sudden Andy turned around and changed his mind. He came to me and said, "I've decided to stay on. What do you think? We've got a new deal to offer you. Do you want to stay. But by then I had already committed myself to universal, where I had an opportunity to make features. Although I didn't have a production company , they gave me an office, my own writers and a five year contract. It was a nice deal, and by then I thought it was time for me to move on - so I did. I came back and did a few shows with Andy. I used to kid them when I came back. I'd say "Are you still working with that little screen? Then they'd yell, "here comes the movie actor."

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		+	==I was just wondering how many times Barney or Andy refered to each other as cousin? I can only think of 3.==
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		+	You're exactly right. The three episodes are "The New Housekeeper," "The Manhunt," and "Runaway Kid." All are from very early in the first season; their relationship was never mentioned later. They might be distant cousins, but if they are FIRST cousins, then Andy's mother must be the sister of Barney's father. I know, I know, and I figured it out by simple logic. Let's look at the four possibilities:
		+	:A: Andy's father is the brother of Barney's father
		+	:2: Andy's father is the brother of Barney's mother
		+	:C: Andy's mother is the sister of Barney's father IV: Andy's mother is the sister of Barney's mother First Clue: ':
		+	:Barney often refers to his "mother's side of the family," as if Andy does not know any of them. For example, Barney's Cousin Virgil is from his mother's side (Virgil is not Andy's cousin). So, we can rule out 2 and IV.
		+	::Second Clue: Their fathers could not have been brothers, or Andy and Barney would have the same last name. This rules out A, leaving C as the only possible answer. In the words of Sherlock Holmes, once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbably, must be the truth.
		+	::Third Clue: We learn in "Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau" that Aunt Bee is not Barney's aunt (he just calls her "Aunt Bee" out of affection, like almost everybody else in town who is younger than she).
		+	Aunt Bee must be related to Andy's father (not his mother) or her last name wouldn't be Taylor. This is further evidence that Andy's mother must be involved.
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		+	==What is Barney Fife's shoe size?==
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		+	Barney's shoe size is 7 and 1/2 B.