I think part of Barney's persona was that he wanted to be perceived as a "ladies man" I believe that Andy recognized Barney's bravado as being the result of an inferiority complex, & always went out of his way to build up Barney & help him feel good about himself. There were times when Andy made sure that Barney received the credit for capturing someone. In the case of cave rescue both he & Helen knew that Barney would look & feel foolish in the eyes of the town, if it were known that they got out on their own. Barney so often was his own worst enemy, but was well meaning in everything he did. There was such a sweet relationship between Andy & Barney, & the writers captured the bond that existed between the two of them in real life. Aunt Bee 2 (Ruth in Or) _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
