The Andy Griffith Show Characters Andy Taylor (the Andy Griffith Show), Aunt Bee, Barney Fife, Briscoe Darling Jr. , Clara Edwards, Elinor Ellie Wal

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show), Aunt Bee, Barney Fife, Briscoe Darling Jr., Clara Edwards, Elinor "Ellie" Walker, Ernest T. Bass, Flora Malherbe, Floyd Lawson, Gomer Pyle, Goober Pyle, Helen Crump, Howard Sprague, Opie Taylor, Otis Campbell, Sam Jones (Mayberry R.F.D.), Thelma Lou, The Darlings, The Fun Girls, Warren Ferguson. Excerpt: Bernard "Barney" Milton Fife is a fictional character in the American television program The Andy Griffith Show, portrayed by comic actor Don Knotts. Barney Fife is a deputy sheriff in the slow paced, sleepy southern community of Mayberry, North Carolina. He appeared in the first five black and white seasons (1960 - 1965) as a main character, and, after leaving the show at the end of season five, made a few guest appearances in the following three color seasons (1965 - 1968). He also appeared in the first episode of the spin-off series Mayberry R.F.D. (1968 - 1971), and in the 1986 reunion telemovie Return to Mayberry. Additionally, Barney appeared in the Joey Bishop Show episode, "Joey's Hideaway Cabin" and the first episode of The New Andy Griffith Show. In 1999 TV Guide ranked him Ninth on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list. Don Knotts had previously co-starred on "The Steve Allen Show," along with Tom Poston, Pat Harrington, Jr., and Louis Nye-which is where a frantic, twitching "man on the street" character was introduced. He created Deputy Barney Fife in the same fashion, as a hyperkinetic but comically inept counterpart to Mayberry's practical and composed Sheriff Andy Taylor. Sometimes considered a blowhard with delusions of grandeur, Barney fancies himself an expert on firearms, women, singing and just about any other topic of conversation brought up while he is around. Conversely, Andy knows that Barney's false bravado is a smokescreen for his...