>>>Back to the story. Andy lost his right to take Elly out, so Aunt Bee pushes >>>him to ask for forgiveness but the problem is she already has a date with >>>Barney. Aunt Bee suggest Andy use his authority to sway Barney to give up >>>his date with Elly and it works.
That kind of erks me as being a bit underhanded and treating a friend as though hes a bit dumb. ( Did Barney say he was on the force for 1.5 years without an arrest? ) He knows Barneys dedication to law enforcement duties and uses that against Barney to get what he wants; even though he didnt have the right to have a date with Elly to begin with.<<< Holland, I can't say I *like* what Andy did in this episode, but we do need to keep in mind that this occurred early in the series -- in fact, early in the first season -- before Andy's character was fully realized. At this time, he was also playing more of a comic role, and he affected a heavy southern accent. Andy's character developed over time, and though he was never above being a bit deceptive (in a harmless way), it was usually to help out someone else and not for his own advantage. This early episode was an exception. Thelma Lou (Janet) _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
