portrays a widowed sheriff in the fictional small community of Mayberry
, North Carolina
. His life is complicated by an inept but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts
), a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier
), and a young son, Opie (Ron Howard
, billed as Ronny). Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.
The series was a major hit, never placing lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings
and ending its final season at number one.
"Call the man!" - Andy Taylor, after the freezer went out at home and Aunt Bee needed a place to keep her meat.
"You beat everything Barney, you know that?" Andy to Barney
"But aren't the trees nice and full?" Andy referring to the birds Opie has just let go. In 'Opie:The Birdman'.
Here at THE ROCK, we have two basic rules. One: Obey ALL the rules. Two: Do not write on the walls, as it is hard to get writing OFF the walls.
Of course You smell gas. What do you think this car runs on, coal!
Deputy Barney Fife: Nip it! Nip it in the bud!
"You got to spend a quid and some bobs to get anything good these days." Barney talking with Andy and Malcom Merriwether in 'The Return of Malcom Merriwether'.
"Well, where there's smoke there's firewater." Barney to Andy in 'Aunt Bee's Medicine Man.'
"Citizen's arr-ay-est!, citizen's arr-ay-est!, citizen's arr-ay-est!" -- Said by Gomer Pyle (actor Jim Nabors) to Barney Fife (actor Don Knotts) in the episode aptly titled "Citizen's Arrest."
"You're a boob, Gomer!" -- Barney Fife, in "Citizen's Arrest"