Barney & Kleptaminaracks

Shakespeare wasn't the only writer to play with language!

In Season 2 of The Andy Griffith Show, "Guest of Honor," Barney expresses concern for a group of criminals he read about in a police magazine: 

Kleptaminaracks.

They sound so much more interesting than the regular kleptomaniacs! 

The scene is not the first time The Andy Griffith Show has played with language. 

A Fife by Any Other Name...

Grammar & Language: Jokes Based on Definitions 

 

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