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by uncacal on November 13th, 2008

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Did you know that Andy and Barney were related? (The characters, not the actors)

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  • by Account Closed on January 6th, 2009

    Account Closed

    In some of the episodes they are related and in some they are not.

    In the first one Barney thanks cousin Andy for giving him the job.
    In the episode where they are doing family trees it is clear they are not related.

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  • by Ruh Roh on November 13th, 2008

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    Early in the series, Andy and Barney comment that they are cousins. However, several episodes muddy the lineage and suggest that Barney may not be directly related to the Taylors. On "Aunt Bee's Invisible Boyfriend", Barney tells Andy, "If she (Aunt Bee) were my aunt, I'd wanna investigate this fella" (no familial Taylor ties). In one porch dialog, Barney speaks to Andy about buying his folks a septic tank for their anniversary. Andy does not refer to them as aunt and uncle (no familial Fife ties). On several occasions, Aunt Bee reminded Andy that, "he's YOUR friend" (suggesting no blood kin to either Taylor). While one can rule-out a shared Taylor bond, the two could be related via Andy's maternal side, or even via Andy's late wife.

    wiki - barney fife

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  • by uncacal on November 13th, 2008

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    Very first episode Barney calls him Cousin Andy

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