What does the "T" in Earnest T. Bass stand for? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

gb · 02-02-2005, 10:45 PM

I cannot find anywhere what the "T" in Earnest T. Bass stands for. Can someone help with this?

sar · 02-06-2005, 10:23 PM

I read somewhere that the writers just added the 'T' because it made the name sound funny so it doesn't stand for anything.

hoosierelvisfan · 02-14-2005, 11:52 AM

Ernest T. Bass has got to be one of the funniest characters in all of television. Truly classic. Barney and Ernest T. Bass are two phenominal characters from the Andy Griffith Show.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

Orville Kruger · 03-13-2005, 09:53 PM

T is for "tetched" in the head.

The great Howard Morris played Ernest T. Bass.
Loved him in "High Anxiety" and "History of the World Part I."

02-02-2005, 10:45 PM	#1
gb Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jan 29, 2005 Posts: 1	What does the "T" in Earnest T. Bass stand for? I cannot find anywhere what the "T" in Earnest T. Bass stands for. Can someone help with this?

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hoosierelvisfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Location: I do not like TV Land any longer!!!!! Posts: 467	Ernest T. Bass has got to be one of the funniest characters in all of television. Truly classic. Barney and Ernest T. Bass are two phenominal characters from the Andy Griffith Show. Signed, Respectfully, Dutch
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02-06-2005, 10:23 PM	#2
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	I read somewhere that the writers just added the 'T' because it made the name sound funny so it doesn't stand for anything.

03-13-2005, 09:53 PM	#4
Orville Kruger Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 16, 2004 Posts: 151	T is for "tetched" in the head. The great Howard Morris played Ernest T. Bass. Loved him in "High Anxiety" and "History of the World Part I."