Can you tell the difference between Andy Taylor and Barney Fife?

See if you can tell the Sheriff and the Deputy apart.

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Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife were the best of friends. They are also two of the greatest characters in television history. But they sure had their personality differences.

See if you can tell them apart.

It takes a true Andy Griffith Show buff to ace this quiz. Let's travel to Mayberry. Good luck!

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  1. He has the middle name "Jackson."
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  2. He dated two different nurses.
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  3. At one point, he lived at the YMCA in Raleigh.
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  4. He lived at Mrs. Mendelbright's boarding house for a time.
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  5. He once owned a dog named Blue.
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  6. He had an Aunt Nora and an Uncle Ollie.
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  7. He often plays the guitar.
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  8. His address is said to be 332 Maple Road.
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  9. In the Mayberry Union High School yearbook, it lists his accomplishments as "Board of Director Tin Foil Drive" and "Volley Ball Court Maintenance Crew."
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  10. He was an avid reader of 'True Blue Detective Magazine.'
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  11. He was profiled in a 'Law and Order Magazine' article, which was adapted into a Hollywood television show.
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  12. He has the hots for a diner waitress named Juanita.
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  13. He had a baby named Andrew.
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  14. One of them was married on 'Mayberry R.F.D.'; the other got hitched in 'Return to Mayberry.' Who tied the knot on 'Mayberry R.F.D.'?
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  15. He made a guest appearance on 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'
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  16. When not in uniform, he often wears his "Salt and Pepper" suit.
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  17. He gave the governor a parking ticket.
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  18. He is sometimes called "Ange." Who has the nickname "Ange"?
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  19. He went undercover as an old lady to catch a bookie.
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  20. Both characters served in World War II. One of them went to France. Who went to France in WWII?
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  21. He bought a 1954 Fold from Myrt "Hubcaps" Lesh for $300.
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Can you tell the difference between Andy Taylor and Barney Fife?

Your Result...

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59 Comments

ColbysTonsorialParlor 2 months ago
Andy dated 3 nurses. Mary, Mary, and Peggy.
8176Morgan 2 months ago
19/21. Only had to guess two and I missed them both. Who had a baby named "Andy" I had no idea but I figured Barney did after he married Thelma Lou. And who went over to France, no idea but again I figured it might have been Barney.
BradBeall 2 months ago
20 out of 21. Question 6 threw me off.
LynCarrigan 2 months ago
21/21. Like everyone I’ve spent a lot of time in Mayberry, a nice place.
gockionni 2 months ago
20/21, second guessed #14. How many times do I have to tell myself to go with my gut??!! 🙄
OlgaBagley 27 months ago
Hell I deserve. The whole Cake🎂
VAC 30 months ago
20 of 21. Missed the WW2 question.
Andytaylor 30 months ago
21/21…It was just like I had the answers right in my hip pocket.
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