Look at it again... watch him closely... he was not enjoying that at all.
He thought Barbara was gonna tease him for saying something stupid, but when he realized she was moving in for the kill, he braced himself to defend his dumb statement.
ps - Of course she doesn't complain...he probably slapped the tongue right outta her mouth!
pps - That's a last resort for men who can't cope. They can't handle a female with both a brain and a tongue, so they resort to brutal physical force. Let him try saying that today, see how his status saves him.