Barney Fife tried that once or twice, if I recall...
That was Gomer. Barney was the deputy.
I thought Barney had been suspended or something...
...but now that my auditory memory is playing back the VOICE in which the words were spoken, I think you are correct.
It’s DEFINITELY Gomer’s voice, not barney’s, that has been ‘seared, SEARED’ into my memory saying those words.