Howard McNear as barber Floyd Lawson

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"Floyd the Barber" (as he was commonly known) was the slow-paced, somewhat absentminded barber in the fictional town of Mayberry. He was first seen in episode #12, "Stranger in Town", where he was played by actor Walter Baldwin. Baldwin established the running gag of Floyd's inability to trim sideburns evenly, which continued throughout the run of the show. Baldwin portrayed Floyd for just one episode; from 1960 on, the part was played by Howard McNear, the actor most commonly associated with the role. He had a moustache and wore thick glasses and usually a white barber jacket. He was a whimsical, laid back, but occasionally excitable fellow whose barbershop was somewhat of an institution in the fictional town of Mayberry. The men of town would gather there, not only to get their hair cut, but to play checkers, discuss current events, or generally just to "shoot the breeze" and "carry on." A boy visiting a barber A barber (from the Latin barba, beard) is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, give shaves, and trim beards. ... Mayberry is the name of a fictional town in North Carolina which was the setting for the American television sitcoms The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D.. Mayberry, population 1,800, was a small rural town which is remembered as much for its slow-paced life as it... The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ... General Ambrose Burnside, after whom sideburns may be named Sideburns or sideboards are patches of facial hair on the sides of a mans face, in front of the ears. ... Howard McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American film, television and radio character actor. ... Mayberry is the name of a fictional town in North Carolina which was the setting for the American television sitcoms The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D.. Mayberry, population 1,800, was a small rural town which is remembered as much for its slow-paced life as it...

Floyd was usually just a side character, despite his barbershop being one of the main centers of action in the town, although there were a few instances where he took center stage. On one such occasion, Floyd's female penpal with whom he had been corresponding writes to tell him she's paying him a visit. Floyd begs Andy to help him because he's been deceiving her into thinking he was a wealthy businessman. Andy reluctantly agrees to help put up the act, only to discover that the woman is a con artist herself, intent on getting her hands on Floyd's "money". A Secondary character is a character in a movie, play, musical, story, ect. ... Sheriff Taylor was a character on The Andy Griffith Show, a sitcom of the 1960s. ... A confidence trick or confidence game, also known as a con, scam, grift, bunko or flim flam, is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. ...

Floyd was also an amateur poet, sometimes composing verse for Mayberry civic events. These poems always consisted of repeating, over and over, the same few words.

When not cutting hair, Floyd can generally be seen sitting on the bench outside his shop. In fact, in almost all of his appearances later in the series, Floyd is only seen sitting. This is due to the fact that Howard McNear suffered from a massive stroke and was left with little use of his arms and legs especially his left arm (it rarely moves). Floyd was absent from the 1963 season, and from 1964-on, his appearances were less frequent and brief.

Floyd Lawson was the uncle of Deputy Warren Ferguson, who replaced Deputy Barney Fife in the 1965 season, after the departure of actor Don Knotts. Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show Barney Fife was the fictional deputy sheriff in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ... Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (a role which earned him five Emmy Awards), and as landlord Ralph Furley on the television sitcom Threes...

In the Nirvana song, "Floyd the Barber", Kurt Cobain depicts a scene of Freudian castration fears in which the whole town turns out to be a mass murderer. Nirvana was a popular American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Floyd the Barber is a song by the grunge band, Nirvana. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856–September 23, 1939; IPA pronunciation: [] in German, [] in English) was a Jewish-Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who co-founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Floyd the Barber is also referenced in the theme song for the TV series Freakazoid. Freakazoid! (or Freakazoid) is an animated television show created by Warner Brothers that aired for two seasons in 1995-1997. ...

Howard McNear also played a barber, a character practically the same as Floyd, in an episode of Leave It to Beaver. This article is about the television series. ...