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The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) follows Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry, North Carolina through both his public and private life. Sheriff Taylor nabs criminals with the help of his deputy Barney Fife (played by Don Knotts) and deals with the she… more »

Barney:
I had them, Andy! I had them all dead to rights! You can check the manual! Every one of them was as guilty as sin!

Andy:
Listen to me, Barney. Listen to me just a minute. Now it's true you had them all dead to rights by the book. But now if you went strictly by the book, why I don't reckon we'd have anything in this country but about 180 million jailbirds.

Barney:
Yeah; I guess you're right. I was just trying to show you how much you could trust me.

Andy:
I know you did, and I appreciate that, but maybe you tried just a bit too hard.

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