of a Barney Fife deputy sheriff in a crowd. In The Sopranos season 6, episode 15, Paulie Gualtieri tells Tony Soprano a story about getting pulled over by a state trooper while driving Tony's father's Cadillac without a license in the 1960s. Mr. Soprano, Sr. tells the young Paulie to smooth things over by telling the trooper he has a cousin who is a trooper named Barney Fife. He gets punched in the head by the trooper for his troubles and Mr. Soprano has to bribe the trooper $100 (said to be an average month's wage at the time) to avoid charges. Accolades Knotts' portrayal of Barney Fife earned him five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, the most in that category. Notes References External links Remembering Mayberry BarneyFife.com The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club Fictional American police officers Fictional characters from North Carolina The Andy Griffith Show characters Television characters introduced in 1960 Television sidekicks