This is a sweet episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" because it further solidifies the strong friendship bonds between Barney and Andy--and also shows how much his friends in Mayberry care.
The show begins with a surprise party for Barney. His anniversary with the Sheriff's Department has arrived and he thought no one rememberer--but they did and congratulate him on a job well done. This excitement, however, is cut short when they receive word that new state standards for the department would eliminate Barney from being eligible to bean employee. He is too short and too light weight for these standards and he decides to resign. However, his friends encourage him to go to extreme lengths to stretch him and fatten him up--and it appears to be possible he MIGHT just make the cutoff. But, at the last minute his goal becomes unattainable....until Andy comes up with a brilliant solution.
Clever, sweet and charming--this is a nice episode from start to finish.
The show begins with a surprise party for Barney. His anniversary with the Sheriff's Department has arrived and he thought no one rememberer--but they did and congratulate him on a job well done. This excitement, however, is cut short when they receive word that new state standards for the department would eliminate Barney from being eligible to bean employee. He is too short and too light weight for these standards and he decides to resign. However, his friends encourage him to go to extreme lengths to stretch him and fatten him up--and it appears to be possible he MIGHT just make the cutoff. But, at the last minute his goal becomes unattainable....until Andy comes up with a brilliant solution.
Clever, sweet and charming--this is a nice episode from start to finish.
