“Opie Taylor: Can I run away from home? Sheriff Andy Taylor: Uh... you... you want to run away from home? Well, now, uh, if-if-if that's what you got on your mind, well, you-you goin' about it all wrong. Opie Taylor: I am? Sheriff Andy Taylor: Oh, yeah. You ain't supposed to ask your pa. Opie Taylor:…”Tagged: Runaway, Running Away From Home
“Rose: Opie, dear, I'm marryin' Mr. Pine because I love him. Opie Taylor: I thought you loved ME. Rose: I do, Opie. Opie Taylor: You don't catch me marryin' somebody else.”Tagged: Marriage, Cheating, Infidelity, Love
“Sheriff Andy Taylor: Anybody here know why these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace. I now pronounce you man... Opie Taylor: I know why they shouldn't be married. Sheriff Andy Taylor: Opie, what're you tryin' to do? Opie Taylor: I'm speakin' now so's I won't have to forever…”Tagged: Weddings, Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace, Hypocrisy
“Deputy Barney Fife: He got the drop on me. Sheriff Andy Taylor: You mean he had a gun? Deputy Barney Fife: Ugh...well...he has NOW.”Tagged: Got the Drop, Ineptitude
“Deputy Barney Fife: You'll never guess what's happened. Something big. Sheriff Andy Taylor: Well, what is it? Deputy Barney Fife: Biggest thing ever happened in Mayberry. REAL big. Big. BIG big. Sheriff Andy Taylor: Well, now, now just simmer down, Barney. What is it? Deputy Barney Fife: Well, I'm…”Tagged: big, Hinting, Beating around the bush
“Opie Taylor: [entering the courthouse] Hi. You seen my pa? He's the sheriff. Bobby Fleet: You mean he's human enough to have kids? Opie Taylor: Huh? Bobby Fleet: Never mind. He stepped out for a minute. Opie Taylor: Oh. [looking at all the fellas] Pa musta rounded up a gang. You look like from the…”Tagged: Criminals, Gang
“Emma Brand: Aye, Sheriff, I come to report a murder. Sheriff Andy Taylor: A murder? Emma Brand: That's right. Sheriff Andy Taylor: Somebody's been murdered? Emma Brand: Yes. Sheriff Andy Taylor: Who? Emma Brand: Me! Sheriff Andy Taylor: You? Emma Brand: Yes, and I'll tell you who done it! That lady…”Tagged: Murder, filing a false police report
“And you better gird your loins, buster. You got a fight on your hands.”Tagged: Gird Your Loins, Fight, Warning
“Well, that's a fine day's work. You've outsmarted justice and you've made a mockery of this court, and you've turned three people against me that I would have sworn would never leave my side. Oh, I can understand a shiny, autographed baseball turning a little boy's head, but I am a little…”Tagged: Ruined, Friendships