IMO Howard was the anti-Barney. Warren was written more like Barney but where Andy and Barney were long time friends and his quirks were slowly written in, Warren was just thrust at us full blown, quirks and all. They didn't give us time to get to know him.
Howard, on the other hand, was the opposite of Barney. Where Barney had an opinion on everything but knew little, Howard was well read and actually knew what he was talking about. Barney pretended to be brave but was chicken. Howard knew he couldn't hack it as a deputy because he had no self defence skills yet would come out when needed as when he and Otis helped rescue Andy. Barney thought he had self defence skills but wasn't good at using them. Howard didn't brag about himself, either. However he wasn't as funny as old Barn was. All three, however, had heart. They'd drop everything to help another person in trouble and i am glad I got to know them. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to me and may not necessarily represent the opinions of the WBMUTBB. Sent on Marie's iPad _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
