Friday, October 23, 2026

TV Quote of the Day (‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ As Mayberry Drunk Otis Makes an Unexpected Visit to Jail)

Deputy Barney Fife [played by Don Knotts]: “Otis, what are you doin' here? It's only Friday afternoon!”

Otis Campbell [played by Hal Smith]: “I decided to take a long weekend because of the holiday.”

Barney: “What holiday?”

Otis: “I think it's our anniversary.”

Barney: “Why ain't you home with your wife?”

Otis: “What kind of a holiday would that be?”— The Andy Griffith Show, Season 3, Episode 15, “Barney and the Governor,” original air date Jan. 7, 1963, teleplay by Bill Freedman and Henry Sharp, directed by Bob Sweeney

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