<description>&lt;p data-start="0" data-end="297"&gt;Watching reruns of The Andy Griffith Show and particularly Deputy Barney Fife, to this day make you feel happy. You feel like that part of America&amp;rsquo;s past was a time of calm and safety. But for Don Knotts, the guy that played Barney Fife, life never felt calm or safe. This is how he used his pain.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="299" data-end="430" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;Feel free to DM me if you have a story you&amp;rsquo;d like me to cover . . on Facebook it&amp;rsquo;s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Backstory with Patty Steele

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The Backstory: The Real Life Painful Origin of Barney Fife

MAR 17, 20268 MIN
The Backstory with Patty Steele

The Backstory: The Real Life Painful Origin of Barney Fife

MAR 17, 20268 MIN

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Watching reruns of The Andy Griffith Show and particularly Deputy Barney Fife, to this day make you feel happy. You feel like that part of America’s past was a time of calm and safety. But for Don Knotts, the guy that played Barney Fife, life never felt calm or safe. This is how he used his pain. Feel free to DM me if you have a story you’d like me to cover . . on Facebook it’s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.