Summary[]
Barney demonstrates the bank's vulnerability to robberies.
Plot[]
Barney gets in a snit over the lax security at the Mayberry Security Bank and decides to
Getting Barney Out of the Safe
prove his point when he slips by the bank teller dressed as a cleaning lady and accidentally locks himself in the vault. Later he is redeemed when real crooks are caught in a failed attempt to rob the bank.
Notes/Trivia[]
- Barney supposedly locks himself in the bank vault. The vault has a back door, however, that they could easily use to get him out because it was featured in another episode. The episode where the back door plays a part is in Crime-Free Mayberry, Season 2.
- This is the first appearance of Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, who later went on to star in a spinoff called Gomer Pyle USMC, which aired on CBS from 1964 to 1969.
- This is the second time Barney dresses himself up as a woman. The first was in The Bookie Barber.
- It's obvious in certain scenes that the building used for the bank is also Walker's Drugstore.
- The theme song for Mayberry R.F.D. is played while Barney is in the bank looking around.
- Throughout this episode, a fictional movie called "G-Men" starring actor Glenn Ford is mentioned. Ford never starred in any such movie, and there was actually a movie called "G-Men", but it came out in 1935 and starred James Cagney.
- The "Businessman's Special" for lunch at the drug store that day is a hollowed-out tomato stuffed with avocado and raisins. Top it off with a Lemon Phosphate and you're in business.
- Interesting that the newspaper man calls Barney “Howie” and the crook’s name is also Howie.
Goofs[]
Music[]
- As Barney mops the bank floor as the cleaning lady, he hums and sings the traditional Irish folk song, "Dear Old Donegal".
Quotes[]
- Andy to Barney- "That's what you saw. Glenn Ford in G-Men. Now you're gonna Glenn Ford it all over town."
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- Barney - "I simply said that after a thorough examination, I find this bank lacking any countermeasures whatsoever in the event of a 10-12.
Mr. Meldrim - "Well?... Glenn Ford! That was great, Barney!"
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- Harriet - "What's wrong with her?"
Barney (as Mrs. Magruder) - "Uh, fungus of the knee."
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