Barney sure has some nerve labeling Henry Bennett a "Jinx". It's one thing for a group of grown men to have a casual friendship with some occasional benign "ribbing". But Barney's actions made Henry feel as though nobody in Mayberry wanted him there because all he did was bring bad luck simply by being there. It made me wish I was able to jump into the tv program (like in the movie "Last Action Hero") and inform Barney on the many mistakes he'd made. I'd also make it appoint to tell Barney about the many times Andy had bailed him out of a bad situation, like arresting the entire town while Andy was away, and restored his manhood. But I sure am glad Andy came to Henry's defense and how he shamed the barber shop boys over how they practically made Henry feel he was unwanted in Mayberry.
4 Reviews
Sadly funny
vitoscotti21 March 2022
John Qualen (Henry Bennett) plays the mousey jinx perfectly. Sad to bully an accused jinx. Even sadder for men to stoop that low. Funniest scenes the boat sinking (Barney's shirt color switching), and Henry giving his number "6 7/8". Barney in the series repeatedly has a liking for the occult.
Superstition Gets Andy Justice In A Most Unusual Way
AudioFileZ13 November 2023
The humor here is Barney buying wholesale into the folklore regarding bad luck. Andy's attempt to put the jinx, Henry Bennet, in the boat at the fishing tournament hilariously backfires. Jumping off from that we , see how Barney's actions push Andy, ever the guardian of all fairness, to promote a cheat. Most unlike Andy. Andy pushing aside the rules for the larger truth - which is to say rules are only moral as to how you apply them. That's the larger truth as Andy sees it, but how? In the end Andy's idea tanks yet in that failure the real righteous truth prevails in the love of the common man. Debunking superstition has rarely been better, and humorously, stated. Once more, Andy's wisdom, most curiously, rights a wrong. Not the best episode, but there's nuggets to mine here.
Too Hard to Believe
Hitchcoc30 November 2019
When old Henry stands behind Barney, the deputy loses at checkers. What transpires is another one of those efforts by the town and Barney specifically to hone in on a citizen and make him feel terrible. The plot to give away the television is really beyond the pale.
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