Arnold Winkler (The Andy Griffith Show)

"Arnold Winkler" is a character who first appeared in the episode, "Opie and the Spoiled Kid". He is a friend of Opie Taylor. Arnold runs afoul of lawman Barney Fife and teaches Opie how to throw a tantrum. The loss of Opie and Arnold's baseball initiates a series of events that lead to a major moon shining bust in "The Haunted House".

Why He Sucks

 * 1) He is a spoiled, bratty, whiny kid who gets his own way by earning .75 cents ($6.34 worth today) without chores while Opie earns .25 ($2.11 worth today) if he had done his chores per week.
 * 2) * He taught Opie to get .75 without chores and throw tantrums if he doesn't get it.
 * 3) He allegally rode his bike on the sidewalks three times.
 * 4) * he ran on Mrs. Rodenbach's way while she was holding groceries, making her drop some of them and later ran on Barney's way, who is the police officer.
 * 5) * He literally ignored Barney's rule and rode on the sidewalks again, Which caused him to take his bike.
 * 6) He lied to Andy by saying "I wouldn't hurt anybody" but he was trying to on purpose.
 * 7) His dad did not understand until he thinks about it, He agrees.
 * 8) He told his dad to send Andy to jail just because he took his bike due to him riding on the sidewalks. Which makes no sense because Andy is a responsible police officer.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The scene when he says "Nyeahh!" and Barney saying it back to him was funny.
 * 2) He got punished for his actions since the show teaches about life lessons.

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