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barbwire and roses · 10-12-2003, 01:51 PM

recently a local radio station had a trivia question about barney. they wanted to know his middle name. they said the answer was oliver. my question is, was that his middle name? i seem to recall when ever barney's full name was given it was always barnard p. phife. when i asked my husband ( a die hard griffith fan) he told me he thought at one time he was called milton, but wasn't sure.

could someone please tell me what barney's middle name was? its driving me NUTS!!

GoofySue59 · 10-24-2003, 03:53 PM

Barney's middle name is indeed Milton-see the episode "Class Reunion". FYI-Andy's middle name was "Jackson". Hope this helps! :-)

sar · 10-24-2003, 05:12 PM

Actually, Barney is given three middle names. Well, two names and one initial: Oliver, P. , Milton

Dimestore · 11-15-2003, 10:02 PM

Barney had all three names at various times during the show.

Oliver, P. and Milton

shutupdummy · 03-12-2004, 08:19 PM

Why do writers screw up like that? what are they morons?

GoofySue59 · 03-13-2004, 02:01 AM

Well I just guess they never thought that 40 years later there would be reruns watched by people who actually pay attention to the show ! And Oliver no less!! That's a new one on me! LOL!

sar · 03-13-2004, 10:05 AM

It's that plus the fact that there were numerous writers over the years and one didn't necessarily know the details another added.

barwars · 03-21-2004, 08:51 AM

Maybe his full name was "Barney Oliver P. Milton Phife"

treky · 03-24-2004, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GoofySue59

Well I just guess they never thought that 40 years later there would be reruns watched by people who actually pay attention to the show ! And Oliver no less!! That's a new one on me! LOL!

also, 40 years ago, noone knew that one day there would be countless channels showing it, and that people would one day be able to buy tapes of the show!

SarahBellum · 10-15-2022, 02:42 PM

So which one was used the most?

10-12-2003, 01:51 PM	#1
barbwire and roses Member First Time Poster Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Posts: 1	Question about Barney recently a local radio station had a trivia question about barney. they wanted to know his middle name. they said the answer was oliver. my question is, was that his middle name? i seem to recall when ever barney's full name was given it was always barnard p. phife. when i asked my husband ( a die hard griffith fan) he told me he thought at one time he was called milton, but wasn't sure. could someone please tell me what barney's middle name was? its driving me NUTS!!

10-24-2003, 03:53 PM	#2
GoofySue59 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 24, 2003 Location: Grand Junction CO Posts: 11	Barney's middle name is indeed Milton-see the episode "Class Reunion". FYI-Andy's middle name was "Jackson". Hope this helps! :-)

10-24-2003, 05:12 PM	#3
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	Actually, Barney is given three middle names. Well, two names and one initial: Oliver, P. , Milton

11-15-2003, 10:02 PM	#4
Dimestore Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Nov 15, 2003 Posts: 3	Barney had all three names at various times during the show. Oliver, P. and Milton

03-12-2004, 08:19 PM	#5
shutupdummy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 36	Why do writers screw up like that? what are they morons?

03-13-2004, 02:01 AM	#6
GoofySue59 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 24, 2003 Location: Grand Junction CO Posts: 11	Well I just guess they never thought that 40 years later there would be reruns watched by people who actually pay attention to the show ! And Oliver no less!! That's a new one on me! LOL!

03-13-2004, 10:05 AM	#7
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	It's that plus the fact that there were numerous writers over the years and one didn't necessarily know the details another added.

03-21-2004, 08:51 AM	#8
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	Maybe his full name was "Barney Oliver P. Milton Phife"

10-15-2022, 02:42 PM	#10
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,873	So which one was used the most?