when we were just wee little tad poles. He was and still
is smarter than the average gollywobbler.
I never just assumed Andy and Barney were true cousins as I was raised steeped
deep in Southern traditionSweet tea goes with fried chicken and milk goes
with hot brownies.
Harriet, the chicken
We have an annual family reunion that is from my mother's maiden
name,McInnis.We have
folks come from several states,even had a family two years ago come from
Norway.People
will often bring folks with them that are no kin at all,such as
friends,neighbors.We have a
generic name for them.We call
they say that they had been
friends since fourth grade. If they were cousins, they would have known each
other since very early in life, I would think.
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
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With all the talk about cousins, I was under the impression and maybe
falsely that in the south, people sometimes refer to their friends by
calling them cousin in an endearing way. And even if they aren't related.
Well don't understand it, I sure don't understand it. Of course I don't fix
them, I
I know a lady that calls everyone her cousin. That goes for sisters of
in-laws, third cousin's uncle's wife, or husband's sister's daughter.
Whomever. We decided she is related to everyone in town.
And, wasn't Otis kin to Mr. Foley?
Bee in New Concord, OH
Brenda J. Higgins
Growing up in the south we counted cousins1,2,3,4,5,6, Perhaps Barney and
Andy were third cousins which was considered close enough to call close
cousins, ( for us anyway) which could have given them a common grandmother
on Andy's mother's side which also would have changed the last name
Pam asked:
I was watching the first episode yesterday and I noticed how Barney referred to
Andy as his cousin. How are they cousins? Does anyone know?
Andy and Barney are said to be cousins in three early episodes. We are never
told exactly how they're related, but we can deduce it from
Was it in the Punch in the Nose episode that we hear of Floyd being a
distant cousin of somebody? I can't remember who though.
Aunt Bee of Orlando
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Which one of Andy's and Barney's parents were kin (making Andy and Barney
cousins)? Well, for sure, Andy's father and Barney's father could not have
been brothers. If they were brothers, Andy and Barney would have had the same
last name. So it must have been brother-sister. Many, many time
Andy and Barney would have to be cousins on Andy's mother's side because in the
episode Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau Barney makes the remark, If Aunt Bee were
my aunt, I'd sure be more concerned about the situation (or something like
that). So since Aunt Bee is not Barney's aunt, Andy's mother
and/or uncles, and
therefore their children would be Opie's cousins.
Now here's another trivia question. In three early episodes, Andy and Barney
are said to be cousins. Assuming that they are first cousins, which of Andy's
parents is the sibling of which of Barney's parents? There are various clues
I have friends I've known for 50 years, and when the grandkids are around I
have them call'em aunt and uncle. When the grandson asked if these were real
aunts and uncles, I told him after you've known people that long they are
family.
More on the favorite quotes list:
Oh Paw, can't I even look
My first day in the first grade, I met a boy I'll call Roger. We became
friends at school, not best friends, but friends. Around the 5th or 6th grade
our mother's happened to meet at a parents meeting. When my mother came home
she told me that Roger and I were distant cousins, somewhere
or Cousin.
A good example is the I Love Lucy episode where Ernie Ford visits. Ricky,
Lucy, Fred and Ethel were soon Ernie's cousins.
Cousin Kim - TX
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Thelma Lou (Janet), you're right, down here in Dixie we do use the word cousin
pretty loosely. If there's even a hint two folks might be related (say their
grandparents were all from the same county) there's a good chance those two
will jokingly call each other cousin.
Jimmy, way down in
When we took the squad car tour in Mt Airy, the driver told us that Barney
and Andy were cousins in real life.
Nita Kuhns
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Ken's presentation included my favorite guest star-jimmy-the loaded goat. After
living in a small town, for a long time, I found out that everybody was
related somehow. And in my case, I was adopted by many families as kinfolk. It
is so neat to be from a small town.
In another note, doing
It would seem more likely that Barney and Andy are not first cousins.
Kim, I can't remember if I saw it in a TV interview or read it in a book, but
the writer who came up with the bit about Barney being Andy's cousin (I'm
thinking it was Everett Greenbaum?) said that this was just put
OK, so I figured Aunt Bea was sister to Andy's father because they both
would have had the same last name...Taylor. If she was sister to Andy's
mother, it seems that she wouldn't have the last name of Taylor.
Coincidentally, my maiden name was Taylor, and I had an Aunt Helen Taylor,
Helen's name
there.)
I'm pretty sure those were the only episodes where cousins were mentioned.
Have a Mayberry day!
Susi Blank
(Miss Crumpmany years later)
It's too late.I already 10-4'd ya! It feels good to get it in first for a
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Andy refered to Barney as his cousin 2 or 3 times early on, never after the
first season. But over the years, I have put on my thinking cap and I have
come to a few conclusions. Andy or Barney neither one said that they were
first cousins, but let's assume they were.
Then one Andy's
In a message dated 3/15/2011 11:00:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
How many, and in which episodes (besides Runaway kid and I THINK the
first episode) do Andy and Barney refer to each other as cousin?
Wasn't there an extended conversation about this in
How many, and in which episodes (besides Runaway kid and I THINK the first
episode) do Andy and Barney refer to each other as cousin?
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I surely don't mean to argue or dispute the conclusions of Paul, trained
noticer and fact-finder extraordinaire, but I myself imagine that Barney and
Ange just refer to themselves as cousins like lot of folks in small towns
do. They make reference in one episode about knowing one another since
in just the first few
episodes so maybe the writers decided they shouldn't actually be kin related
so they let it drop. We don't hear about them being related in later
seasons.
Us Southerners have LOTS of cousins.
Harriet, the chicken thief
..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good
Aunt Bee is not Barney's aunt. We discover this in Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau
when Andy and Barney are discussing what Andy should do about Barney
discovering that Orville Hendrick has a son and is married. Barney says, If
she were my aunt
So they must be cousins on Andy's mother's side
Now for my next question. How are Barney and Andy cousins? Aunt Bee
(Taylor) must be Andy's Aunt on his Father's side. Barney calls her
Aunt Bee, but so does everyone else in town. Does anyone know the answer? I
sure don't.
Let's analyze the situation. If Andy and Barney are FIRST cousins
Ken,
I believe the third reference to cousins is in the first episode - The
New Housekeeper - had Andy and Barney talking about being
cousinswhen Andy was waxing the car..
Sue Doughty
High Point, NC
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I believe that in the very first episode Barney comes to deliver a message to
Andy who is working or washing his car. And Barney tells him how much he wants
to do a good job etc. and then tells him I want to thank you cousin Andy, and
Andy says, your welcome cousin Barney.
Your
that Barney and Andy were cousins in just
two episodes. In episode 2 The Manhunt Barney refers to Andy as
Cousin Andy and in Episode 6 The Runaway Kid Barney again refers to
Andy as Cousin Andy when he writes him a ticket for parking in front of
a fire plug
I remember Barney calling Andy his cousin when he was at Andy's house and
delivering a message. He mentioned he wanted to know as reliable Barney Fife.
That's when he mentioned he wanted to do the best job he could to show people
that Andy hired him because he had looked over all the
Ken, you forgot the very first episode! That's when reliable Barney
Fife wanted everyone to know he was hired based on his
qualifications... and then finished with: and I want to thank you for
that cousin Andy...
larry
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The third episode that refers to Andy and Barney as cousins is episode #1, The
New Housekeeper.
Mr. Schwamp
From: Ken Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Andy and Barney as Cousins
To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com
I believe it was only mentioned that Barney and Andy were cousins in just
two episodes
I believe it was only mentioned that Barney and Andy were cousins in just
two episodes. In episode 2 The Manhunt Barney refers to Andy as Cousin
Andy and in Episode 6 The Runaway Kid Barney again refers to Andy as
Cousin Andy when he writes him a ticket for parking in front of a fire
I believe it was only mentioned that Barney and Andy were cousins in just
two episodes. In episode 2 The Manhunt Barney refers to Andy as Cousin
Andy and in Episode 6 The Runaway Kid Barney again refers to Andy as
Cousin Andy when he writes him a ticket for parking in front of a fire
plug. I
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