Although clearly depicted as being in better shape than Fred, he is not shown to be quite as enthusiastic a sportsman as Fred is. Another time Barney actually built an advanced sports car racer which almost but did not win a $50.000 race because the car's stone wheels crumbled at the last minute. In the first episode of the original series, he was an inventor of a human-powered helicopter. He is also a talented pianist and drummer. He, like Fred, was also a member of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes lodge and its predecessor in earlier episodes, the Loyal Order of Dinosaurs. In "On the Rocks" and the late 2000s, his Jersey accent returns.īarney's interests included bowling, playing pool, poker, tinkering around in Fred's garage, and playing golf (though in some episodes, Barney did not know how to play golf). It was soon changed to a deeper, more chuckle-like voice. In early episodes, Barney had a New Jersey accent. Usually, after Fred had hatched one of his plans, Barney showed his agreement by laughing and saying, "Uh hee hee hee. Like Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, Fred was constantly on the lookout for get-rich-quick schemes, while Barney, like Norton, found life satisfactory as it was, but participated in said schemes because Fred was his friend. Pebbles Flintstone (goddaughter/daughter-in-law/niece)īarney's personality was based on that of Ed Norton on the 1950s television series The Honeymooners, played by Art Carney. Quick facts: Barney Rubble, First appearance, Created by.
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