My memories of those Cold War days are that "the bomb" became a ubiquitous
explanation for everything, including unusual weather, and Barney's line was a
tongue-in-cheek nod to that. It had only been about 15 years since the atom
bombs had been dropped on Japan, and the threat of a nuclear war with the
Soviet Union was increasing every day. So I think "the bomb" became a symbol in
a lot of Americans' minds for the destruction of the world as we knew it.
Anyway, those are the thoughts I came up with after sitting with my bucket on
my head!
HistoryBuff
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Something Barney Said
Steve Cooke
Thu, 27 May 2010 09:13:12 -0700
I was watching the episode where Opie starts a paper with one of his friends.
They find all the gossip they can and printed two pages. When Andy, Aunt Bee
and Barney were in the kitchen when Opie gave them the first page, they were
talking about the weather being hotter than normal. While Barney is at the
table he makes a comment about "It must be the bomb". Knowing the time frame,
I wonder what others thought this might be aimed at. I have my thoughts but
wanted to see what others might have on the subject. I have never really
caught that line until last night.
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