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* RunningGag: He likes throwing bricks through windows to get people's attention.

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* RunningGag: He likes throwing rocks and bricks through windows to get people's attention.
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** To Charlene Darling in "Mountain Wedding", to the point of refusing to recognize her ''actual'' marriage as official because the ceremony wasn't performed by a preacher. The fact that Charlene is ''already'' an AbhorrentAdmirer to Andy (though when Ernest was counting her, she was already married and loyal to Dud) should tell you how unsavory he is.

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** To Charlene Darling in "Mountain Wedding", to the point of refusing to recognize her ''actual'' marriage as official because the ceremony wasn't performed by a preacher. The fact that Charlene is ''already'' an AbhorrentAdmirer to Andy (though when Ernest was counting courting her, she was already married and loyal to Dud) should tell you how unsavory he is.

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* RunningGag: He likes throwing bricks through windows to get people's attention.



** To Charlene Darling in "Mountain Wedding", to the point of refusing to recognize her ''actual'' marriage as official because the ceremony wasn't performed by a preacher.

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** To Charlene Darling in "Mountain Wedding", to the point of refusing to recognize her ''actual'' marriage as official because the ceremony wasn't performed by a preacher. The fact that Charlene is ''already'' an AbhorrentAdmirer to Andy (though when Ernest was counting her, she was already married and loyal to Dud) should tell you how unsavory he is.

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Filled in or expanded a couple of examples.


* CatchPhrase: "Nip it in the bud!"
** Also: "Heartaches! Nothing but heartaches!" and "What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen a man (performed action) before?"

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase:
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"Nip it in the bud!"
** Also: "Heartaches! Nothing but heartaches!" and heartaches!"
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"What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen a man (performed action) before?"



* CatchPhrase: "Well, golll-leeee!" and "Shazam!" And later, "[[RuleOfThree Surprise, surprise, surprise!]]"

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: "Well, golll-leeee!" and "Shazam!" And later, "[[RuleOfThree Surprise, surprise, surprise!]]"



%% * TheAlcoholic

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%% * TheAlcoholicTheAlcoholic: He's notorious as the town drunk, to the point where he lets himself into the jail to sleep off his latest binge.



* OfficialCouple: With Andy, in ''Series/MayberryRFD''

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* OfficialCouple: With Andy, in ''Series/MayberryRFD''In the pilot episode of ''Series/MayberryRFD'', she and Andy officially get married.



* StalkerWithACrush: To Charlene Darling in "Mountain Wedding".
** Also Helen when she became his teacher.

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* StalkerWithACrush: StalkerWithACrush:
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To Charlene Darling in "Mountain Wedding".
Wedding", to the point of refusing to recognize her ''actual'' marriage as official because the ceremony wasn't performed by a preacher.
** Also to Helen when she became his teacher.
teacher in "The Education of Ernest T. Bass", which Helen finds very annoying to the point of "graduating" him simply to get him away from her.



* CatchPhrase: Not catch ''phrase'', per se, but he did have a habit of asking, "Huh?" after a long succession of questions.

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: Not catch ''phrase'', per se, but he did have a habit of asking, asking "Huh?" after a long succession of questions.
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* TokenGoodCop: He's a diligent and intelligent peacekeeper and crime-solver, while [[CluelessDeputy Barney Fife]] is very far from the brightest bulb, and the various townspeople who are occasionally deputized for emergencies (Otis, Floyd, Gomer, Goober, Howard, etc.) have more enthusiasm than skill.
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%% * HeroesWantRedheads: Specifically with Opie's teacher, Helen Crump.
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%% * TheBarber

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* TheAllAmericanBoy

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%% * TheAllAmericanBoy



* BetaCouple: With Thelma Lou.

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%% * BetaCouple: With Thelma Lou.



* BreakoutCharacter
* BumblingSidekick: To Andy.

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%% * BreakoutCharacter
%% * BumblingSidekick: To Andy.



* ButtMonkey

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%% * ButtMonkey



* ChildhoodFriends: With Andy.

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%% * ChildhoodFriends: With Andy.



* {{Determinator}}
* TheDitz

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%% * {{Determinator}}
%% * TheDitz



* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Andy.

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%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Andy.



* TheLancer: To Andy.
* LovableCoward
* MilesGloriosus

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%% * TheLancer: To Andy.
%% * LovableCoward
%% * MilesGloriosus



* MotorMouth

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%% * MotorMouth



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* PluckyComicRelief

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%% * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
%% * PluckyComicRelief



* CoolOldLady
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Opie.

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%% * CoolOldLady
%% * IntergenerationalFriendship: With Opie.



* MamaBear: To Opie. Andy as well.
* MoralityChain: For Opie and Andy.
* [[NiceGirl Nice Lady]]

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%% * MamaBear: To Opie. Andy as well.
%% * MoralityChain: For Opie and Andy.
%% * [[NiceGirl Nice Lady]]



* TeamChef / TeamMom
* TheTeetotaler
* WomenAreWiser

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%% * TeamChef / TeamMom
%% * TheTeetotaler
%% * WomenAreWiser



* BreakoutCharacter

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%% * BreakoutCharacter



* IncorruptiblePurePureness
* PluckyComicRelief

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%% * IncorruptiblePurePureness
%% * PluckyComicRelief



* SouthernFriedPrivate: The quintessential example.

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%% * SouthernFriedPrivate: The quintessential example.



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

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%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}



* TheDitz
** GeniusDitz: He can take apart a police car, reassemble it, and take it apart all over again, as evidenced in one episode.
* TheGhost / HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Originally.
* PluckyComicRelief

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%% * TheDitz
** * GeniusDitz: He can take apart a police car, reassemble it, and take it apart all over again, as evidenced in one episode.
%% * TheGhost / HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Originally.
%% * PluckyComicRelief



* TheAlcoholic
** AlcoholHic
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

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%% * TheAlcoholic
** %% * AlcoholHic
%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}



* FatComicRelief
* FatSlob
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Hal Smith was TheTeetoaller.

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%% * FatComicRelief
%% * FatSlob
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Hal Smith was TheTeetoaller.
FatSlob



* TheBarber
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

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%% * TheBarber
%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}



* BetaCouple: With Barney.
* LoveInterest: To Barney.
* NiceGirl
* NoLastNameGiven

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%% * BetaCouple: With Barney.
%% * LoveInterest: To Barney.
%% * NiceGirl
%% * NoLastNameGiven



* HotTeacher

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%% * HotTeacher



* {{Tsundere}}

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%% * {{Tsundere}}

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* NiceGuy: He's a kind, compassionate and caring man who makes an effort to treat everyone around him with respect and dignity.



%% * OnlySaneMan
%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure

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%% * OnlySaneMan
%%
OnlySaneMan: He acts as one to the whole town, being a stabilizing influence for all their eccentricity.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigureReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's a cop and a fair one. He always tries to reason with people rather than resort to brute force right away but also makes clear he isn't to be underestimated or trifled with.
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* NiceHat: His unique Beanie, which is similar to the one worn by Jughead Jones from the "Archie" comics.
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* SupremeChef: Is an excellent cook in pretty much all regards except for when it comes to pickles, which somehow manage to taste like kerosene.
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* DoesntLikeGuns: While he's very handy with them and will use them if absolutely necessary, Andy has an intense dislike of guns and doesn't carry one regularly, preferring to reason with people and get them to listen to him out of respect rather than intimidation.

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* DoesntLikeGuns: DoesNotLikeGuns: While he's very handy with them and will use them if absolutely necessary, Andy has an intense dislike of dislikes guns and doesn't carry one regularly, preferring to reason with people and get them to listen to him out of respect and through reason rather than intimidation.
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%% * DoesntLikeGuns: See TechnicalPacifist.

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%% * DoesntLikeGuns: See TechnicalPacifist.While he's very handy with them and will use them if absolutely necessary, Andy has an intense dislike of guns and doesn't carry one regularly, preferring to reason with people and get them to listen to him out of respect rather than intimidation.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Walter Baldwin portrayed Floyd in his debut appearance, with Howard [=McNear=] taking over the role from then on.




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* WrittenInInfirmity: After [=McNear=] suffered a major stroke during Season 3 which left him unable to walk, Floyd was always shown either seated or leaning against a stand.
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* IronyAsSheAsCast: Hal Smith was TheTeetoaller.

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* IronyAsSheAsCast: IronyAsSheIsCast: Hal Smith was TheTeetoaller.
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* IronyAsSheAsCast: Hal Smith was TheTeetoaller.
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The trope "The Wacky Guy" no longer exists.


* WackyGuy

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* WackyGuy
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** Also Helen when she became his teacher.
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* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 5 so that Knotts could work on a movie career, although he [[TheBusCameBack returns for a couple of episodes each season]] until the show's end.

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* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 5 so that Knotts could work on a movie career, although he [[TheBusCameBack [[CommutingOnABus returns for a couple of episodes an episode or two each season]] until the show's end.
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* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 5 so that Knotts could work on a movie career, although he returns for a couple of episodes each season until the show's end.

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* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 5 so that Knotts could work on a movie career, although he [[TheBusCameBack returns for a couple of episodes each season season]] until the show's end.

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I'd comment out the rest of the ZC Es, but I'm lazy at the moment.


* [[TheAllAmericanBoy The All American Man]]

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%% * [[TheAllAmericanBoy The All American Man]]TheAllAmericanBoy



* ChildhoodFriends: With Barney.

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%% * ChildhoodFriends: With Barney.



* DaChief
* DoesntLikeGuns: See TechnicalPacifist.

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%% * DaChief
%% * DoesntLikeGuns: See TechnicalPacifist.



* FairCop

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%% * FairCop



* {{Foil}}: To Barney.
** BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big to Barney's Little.
** RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Barney's Red.
** SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Barney's Sensitive Guy.
** StraightManAndWiseGuy: The Straight Man to Barney's Wise Guy.
*** This was originally planned to be reversed, with Barney being the Straight Man to Andy's Wise Guy. However, the creators (and Griffith himself) was quick to realize that the show was funnier with Andy as the Straight Man.

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%% * {{Foil}}: To Barney.
%% ** BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big to Barney's Little.
%% ** RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Barney's Red.
%% ** SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Barney's Sensitive Guy.
%% ** StraightManAndWiseGuy: The Straight Man to Barney's Wise Guy.
%% *** This was originally planned to be reversed, with Barney being the Straight Man to Andy's Wise Guy. However, the creators (and Griffith himself) was quick to realize that the show was funnier with Andy as the Straight Man.



* TheHeart
* TheHero
** IdealHero
* HeroesWantRedheads: Specifically with Opie's teacher, Helen Crump.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Barney.

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* %%* TheHeart
* %%* TheHero
** IdealHero
%% * HeroesWantRedheads: Specifically with Opie's teacher, Helen Crump.
%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Barney.



* OnlySaneMan
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* TheSheriff
* SitcomCharacterArchetypes: The Sage.
* SmokingIsCool: On a few notable occasions.
* StraightMan

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%% * OnlySaneMan
%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure
%% * TheSheriff
%% * SitcomCharacterArchetypes: The Sage.
* SmokingIsCool: On a few notable occasions.
occasions he'll smoke a cigar.
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* StraightMan



* AdorablyPrecociousChild

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%% * AdorablyPrecociousChild



* CheerfulChild

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* CheerfulChildCheerfulChild: He's quite the playful and curious little boy who lives up to the old saying of kids being kids, usually venturing around town with his friends as they come across mysterious sights.



* HeIsAllGrownUp: More or less, at the end of the series.

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%% * HeIsAllGrownUp: More or less, at the end of the series.



* IntergenerationalFriendship: With most characters, notably Barney and Aunt Bee.
* KidAppealCharacter
* [[BratsWithSlingshots Kids With Slingshots]]
* [[LittleMissSnarker Little Mister Snarker]]
* MissingMom

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%% * IntergenerationalFriendship: With most characters, notably Barney and Aunt Bee.
%% * KidAppealCharacter
* [[BratsWithSlingshots Kids With Slingshots]]
* [[LittleMissSnarker Little Mister Snarker]]
%% * MissingMom



* SitcomCharacterArchetypes: The Precocious.

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%% * SitcomCharacterArchetypes: The Precocious.
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* VocalEvolution: Early episodes had Andy speaking with a southern simpleton like voice before it evolved into a more normal authoritive southern voice.

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