Who said it: Barney Fife or a different Don Knotts character?

Who spoke these hilarious lines about giraffes, karate and dear sweet Juaneet?

Don Knotts made Barney Fife one of the funniest characters on television. Of course, great lines provided by the show's writers helped as well. But Don Knotts was also hilarious in his many other roles outside of Mayberry.

Here are ten quotes said by the always amusing Don Knotts. Try to guess if they belong to Barney Fife or a totally different character!

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  1. “Gun-drawing practice, ten minutes every day. If I ever have to use this baby, I want to teach it to come to papa in a hurry.”
  2. “I wish, I wish I were fish.”
  3. “If there's anything that upsets me, it's having people say I'm sensitive.”
  4. “The first thing you do is to get the psychological edge on your adversary by showing supreme confidence.”
  5. “What we do here, Private, is to evaluate your manual dexterity on a timescale in relation to visual digital coordination.”
  6. “Boy, giraffes are selfish.”
  7. “That's, karate... I’ve been studying it by mail for years. My whole body’s a weapon.”
  8. “Two things have always been my downfall - I have always been the most failure of anybody, and I'm too thin.”
  9. “Juanita, Juanita, lovely dear Juaneet. From your head down to your feet. There’s nothing half so sweet.”
  10. [Talking about a broken TV] “I know how I’d feel if mine went out. Almost like losing a friend.”

Who said it: Barney Fife or a different Don Knotts character?

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63 Comments

Kenner 25 months ago
9/10. Nip it. Nip it in the bud.
bigsquirrel 30 months ago
8-10. barney was the greatest!
narcoossee 30 months ago
Ghost and Mr chicken... My favorite movie featuring Don Knotts. Also a big influence on Adam Sandler. "Ada boy " was featured in several of his movies
narcoossee 30 months ago
Giraffes are selfish....Best line of the show
grandpa5741 31 months ago
Terrible 5/10
kimmer grandpa5741 31 months ago
Just enjoy it...dont over think it....great try!
TheOnlyONE 31 months ago
20/20...Do they get any easier than this? I think not.
Snickers TheOnlyONE 31 months ago
There were only 10 questions.
Randall 31 months ago
Gee, no lines from THE RELUCTANT ASTRONAUGHT I think the best movie he ever made, also he and Tim Conway made a wonderful film in 1980 the detectives worth watching if you can find it!!
cseeley90 31 months ago
Loved Don Knotts in "Pleasantville", he was perfect for the TV Repairman role!
kathyswaringen 31 months ago
Missed 2 don't know as much as I thought. Not bad though.
Wendy57 31 months ago
8/10
I used to love watching Barney trying to be romantic on the telephone with Juanita, and then realizing that he was overheard by Andy or better yet, Opie.
😆
kimmer Wendy57 31 months ago
Love his singing to her...priceless!
TheDavBow3 31 months ago
Missed the giraffe one and the karate one. Shoulda known Luther was the karate expert. Atta boy, Luther!!
kimmer TheDavBow3 31 months ago
Best movie line ever!
TheDavBow3 kimmer 31 months ago
It is! Great soundtrack too! I have it on CD. And...I agree...That electrician is probably a Democrat! 😉😋😄
kimmer TheDavBow3 31 months ago
So funny....I watch it when I get the Blues....cheers me right up!
bigsquirrel TheDavBow3 30 months ago
got 8-10 missed the giraffe question and for some reason, i cant recall that line from barney. what episode was that?
TheDavBow3 bigsquirrel 30 months ago
That "atta boy, Luther" and "the electrician must be a democrat" was from his Luther character in "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken". From the big town square picnic scene. So funny!
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