The Esquire Club is an exclusive fictional club that Andy Taylor's fishing buddy is a member of. The club member (aka. Roger Courtney) invites Andy and Barney to visit the club and meet the members for possible membership. Barney's ego kicks in and he's convinced that Andy should go so far as to be pretentious about what they do. The club members see through Fife's pretentious ways and have no desire to offer him a membership. Andy is offered a membership but turns it down. Following Andy and Barney's visit two members of the Club visit the Sheriff's Office. They express their interest in having Andy join but they don't offer a membership to Barney. Andy explains to Roger that he and Barney are close friends and not excepting Barney means Andy would have to decline as well. The two Club members understand as Andy thanks them for the invitation and tells them he looks forward to seeing them at the fishing hole. When Barney returns to the Sheriff's Office and Andy tells Barney that only one of them was accepted Barney assumes he was the one. He immediately sits down and begins to write the Esquire Clum a letter expressing his disappointment that only he was accepted.
The writers showcased Deputy Fife at his egotistical best. He pretended to know so much in an effort to impress. He failed miserably. Fife's strategy was to review the stock pages and talk to the members about his knowledge of golf. His comments were embarrassing. However, this is where Don Knotts shined. All he wanted to know is, "Can we join the Club?
The writers showcased Deputy Fife at his egotistical best. He pretended to know so much in an effort to impress. He failed miserably. Fife's strategy was to review the stock pages and talk to the members about his knowledge of golf. His comments were embarrassing. However, this is where Don Knotts shined. All he wanted to know is, "Can we join the Club?