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Barney Fife and the Preamble to the Constitution


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Barney Fife and the Preamble to the Constitution

Description:
Classic Comedy bit where Don Knotts as Barney Fife demonstrates his masterful memorization of the Preamble the US Constitution

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hd95

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Andy, Barney, Classic, Don, Fife, Griffith, Knotts, Preamble, Television, TV,

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