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== Episode Info == | == Episode Info == | ||
| − | '''<big> | + | '''<big>Barney and the Governor</big>''' |
| − | *'''Filmed:''' | + | *'''Filmed:''' 76 |
| − | *'''Aired:''' | + | *'''Aired:''' 78 |
| − | *'''Original Air Date:''' | + | *'''Original Air Date:''' 1963/01/07 |
| − | *'''Writer(s):''' | + | *'''Writer(s):''' Bill Freedman and Henry Sharp |
| − | *'''Director:''' | + | *'''Director:''' Bob Sweeney |
==Plot Summary== | ==Plot Summary== | ||
| − | + | Barney is goaded into ticketing the governor's car and mistakenly believes Andy | |
| − | + | is setting him up for a dressing-down by the governor. In fact, the governor is | |
| + | coming to Mayberry to give him a personal commendation for performing a job | ||
| + | without showing favoritism. In the midst of all the action, Otis secretly spikes | ||
| + | the water tank, giving both Barney and Mayor Stoner a surprise snootful. | ||
== Odd Facts Known by Few == | == Odd Facts Known by Few == | ||
| − | * | + | * The license plate on the Governor's car appears to have been |
| + | "retouched", possibly by making "California" look like "North Carolina" | ||
| + | * Actor Carl Benton Reid played "Larry Slade" in the original Broadway production of Eugene O' Neill's "The Iceman Cometh", in 1946. | ||
| + | * Democrat Terry Sanford was the real Governor of North Carolina during the airing of this episode. | ||
== Character List == | == Character List == | ||
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor | * Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor | ||
| + | * Don Knotts - Barney Fife | ||
| + | * Parley Baer - Mayor Roy Stoner | ||
| + | * Hal Smith - Otis Campbell | ||
| + | * Burt Mustin - Judd | ||
| + | * Joe Hamilton - Chester | ||
| + | * Bob McQuain - postal clerk | ||
| + | * Carl Benton Reid - Governor | ||
| + | * Rance Howard - chauffeur | ||
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]] | [[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]] | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 27 April 2020
Episode Info
Barney and the Governor
- Filmed: 76
- Aired: 78
- Original Air Date: 1963/01/07
- Writer(s): Bill Freedman and Henry Sharp
- Director: Bob Sweeney
Plot Summary
Barney is goaded into ticketing the governor's car and mistakenly believes Andy is setting him up for a dressing-down by the governor. In fact, the governor is coming to Mayberry to give him a personal commendation for performing a job without showing favoritism. In the midst of all the action, Otis secretly spikes the water tank, giving both Barney and Mayor Stoner a surprise snootful.
Odd Facts Known by Few
- The license plate on the Governor's car appears to have been
"retouched", possibly by making "California" look like "North Carolina"
- Actor Carl Benton Reid played "Larry Slade" in the original Broadway production of Eugene O' Neill's "The Iceman Cometh", in 1946.
- Democrat Terry Sanford was the real Governor of North Carolina during the airing of this episode.
Character List
- Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
- Don Knotts - Barney Fife
- Parley Baer - Mayor Roy Stoner
- Hal Smith - Otis Campbell
- Burt Mustin - Judd
- Joe Hamilton - Chester
- Bob McQuain - postal clerk
- Carl Benton Reid - Governor
- Rance Howard - chauffeur
