# Barney apologizes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678 "2011-08-06T01:56:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![barney5\_99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@barney5\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barney5_99)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/1 "2011-08-06T01:56:51Z")
I was told after all the times he bungled and screwed things up, Barney only apologized 1 time, Which episode was that and what did he do? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/2 "2011-08-06T01:58:43Z")
In all fairness, it was usually Fred who screwed things up. _…What?_ ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/3 "2011-08-06T02:07:02Z")
Probably wasn’t due to Nick’s hash-brownies either. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/4 "2011-08-06T03:04:08Z")
> [@barney5\_99](#): > > I was told after all the times he bungled and screwed things up, Barney only apologized 1 time, Which episode was that and what did he do? I think it was the episode where he got drunk and ate three of the children. I definitely remember him sobering up, weeping purple tears over the gnawed bones, in the morning, but I can’t actually remember an apology. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/5 "2011-08-06T03:17:13Z")
Before this gets completely out of hand, I believe the OP is referring to Barney Fife on the _Andy Griffith Show_, and not Barney Rubble, Barney Stinson or Barney the purple dinosaur. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/6 "2011-08-06T03:31:17Z")
To be fair if I were an openly gay congressman from Massachusetts I wouldn’t apologize to anyone either. ---
**Author:** ![barney5\_99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@barney5\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barney5_99)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/7 "2011-08-06T03:32:27Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Before this gets completely out of hand, I believe the OP is referring to Barney Fife on the _Andy Griffith Show_, and not Barney Rubble, Barney Stinson or Barney the purple dinosaur. yes , thank u… I didnt think about the others and should have been more clear , but this is only about my 3rd ever post to anything… so I am learning as i go… Yes it is Barney Fife on Andy ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/8 "2011-08-06T03:34:44Z")
Oh… Now my original idea for a post makes MUCH less sense. \Nevermind…\ ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/9 "2011-08-06T03:43:13Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > To be fair if I were an openly gay congressman from Massachusetts I wouldn’t apologize to anyone either. His rent boy was running a gay brothel out of his apartment while he was at work. If he didn’t apologize for that he’s not apologizing for nothin’! So there! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/10 "2011-08-06T03:45:43Z")
I think it was the episode where he got Aunt Bea pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/11 "2011-08-06T03:51:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think it was the episode where he got Aunt Bea pregnant. Wow, he must have been hung like a Clydesdale to make that happen. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/12 "2011-08-06T03:53:02Z")
No, **Left Hand of Dorkness** was correct. It was the episode where he got drunk and ate three of the children. Major cast change that year. The tears looked purple because black and white sets back in the day had trouble with contrast, so they only looked purple. Aunt B’s pregnancy came later, after Opie’s voice changed. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/13 "2011-08-06T03:59:54Z")
> [@barney5\_99](#): > > yes , thank u… I didnt think about the others and should have been more clear , but this is only about my 3rd ever post to anything… so I am learning as i go… Yes it is Barney Fife on Andy I’m glad to see that you’ve apologized. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/14 "2011-08-06T04:04:18Z")
Come back, diaper! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-apologizes/591678/15 "2011-08-06T04:06:31Z")
I seem to recall Barney apologizing a _lot_… “I’m sorry, Anje”. He should have apologized more for mispronouncing Andy’s name so ofter.