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   Ernest T. Bass

   Ernest T. Bass was a fictional character on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. He was played by Howard Morris.
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   List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes

   This episode is the first appearance of Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris).
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   The Darlings

   Completely missing the irony, Briscoe admitted "They's all keyed up" (over Ernest T. Bass's antics).
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   Ernest P. Worrell

   Some speculate he may have been based on the earlier character Ernest T. Bass played by Howard Morris on The Andy Griffith Show.
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   The Dillards

   Maggie Peterson played Charlene Darling, their sister and the focus for the attentions of character Ernest T. Bass, played by Howard Morris.
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   Hillbilly

   The 1960s American sitcom The Andy Griffith Show has two contrasting stereotypes of recurring hillbilly characters: The ignorant but kindly, impoverished but generous Darling family, portrayed by bluegrass band The Dillards, Maggie Peterson, and Denver Pyle; and the belligerent, paranoid, frankly violent buffoon, Ernest T. Bass, portrayed by Howard Morris.
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   Mayberry

   Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris), good hearted trouble maker fond of throwing rocks
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   AMBER Alert

   In an episode of The Andy Griffith Show, Barney Fife claims/orders an "amber alert" with the capture of Ernest T. Bass who is committing vandalism around Mayberry.
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   Jackie Joseph

   She was a regular on The Doris Day Show portraying Doris' friend, Jackie Parker and also famously played the love interest of Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show.
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    Barney Fife

    (Referring to Ernest T. Bass) "He's a nut!"

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Ernest T. Bass,
• List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes,
• The Darlings,
• Ernest P. Worrell,
• The Dillards,
• Hillbilly,
• Mayberry,
• AMBER Alert,
• Jackie Joseph,
• Barney Fife