I miss the kindness to others, the respect and the wholesome lifestyle that we had in the 60's. It is so sad, that the children of today will never experience that lifestyle.
Several months ago, Andy gave an interview talking about the cast; and Don inparticular, Stating that he and Don were so close as friends but could never tell one another how they felt. But he said through tears that when he spoke to him in the last days before he passed in 2006; that what he was most proud of was that they both told one another just how much they loved one another. There will never be anyone alse like them.
It's so sad that we live in a society where men can't tell each other that they love each other as friends as easily. We should all be able to express our love and admiration for our friends freely.
Like The Three Stooges, I Love Lucy and many others from that era ..........The Andy Griffith show will never grow old. Its just as funny now as it was in the 1960's!
This show was and is proof that a significant percentage of Americans LOVE good, clean humor. It shows that a good percentage of Americans want a simpler and less harsh view of life. Why does TV just ignore this market today? What do we have that compare with Andy Griffith, Hogan's Heroes or some of the variety shows they used to run? Nothing. That's what. Most of these reality TV shows are garbage.
Bullseye on your comment! You're so right. I enjoyed those shows so much growing up back then. Andy Griffith, Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes, Gilligan's Island, F-Troop, The Munsters, Patty Duke, and on the quality drama side: Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Star Trek, Dragnet, Daniel Boone, and Hawaii 5-0 to name a few. We had major societal issues during the 60s and 70s, but TV was still decent enough that adults and kids alike had good shows to watch.
We want to see the old classics but many of them seem dated. For some reason, The Andy Griffith Show never seems that way, it's still amusing and touching.
Don Knotts may have been the greatest comedic actor in the sixties. I didn't really care for the Three's Company Don Knotts but as Barney Fife, he was the best. RIP Don!!
+brugglesby Not arguing with you, but gee we were blessed with some great comedians in that era. There was the likes of Jackie Gleason, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns, Milton Berle, Flip Wilson and I have probably have neglected to mention a half a dozen others. This was an era of pure comedy, where they depended on funny lines not distasteful language etc. If only the world could go back to those days, what a world it would be again, but sadly that has gone forever
john crane Thank you John. I would never take your comment as an argument. You bring up some very fine actors, Jackie Gleason is also a favorite of mine, but I guess my point was he was just so damn good as Barney Fife that it was hard to picture him as somebody else.
Don Knotts was not just a comic, he was an actor who made you believe he was who he was playing. When you watched the show you saw Barney Fife, not an actor saying lines. There were great comics back then, such as Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason, Red Skelton, but they did not have the acting ability that Don Knotts did. IMO.
Every time I hear the whistling theme of "The Andy Griffith Show" it reminds me of my family in the early 60s when I was in elementary school. "The Andy Griffith Show" was the one show that the whole family watched. My dad would laugh so hard at Don Knotts he would lose it. I remember sometimes he would still be laughing at the breakfast table the next morning.
ldchappell1 years ago I had this thing that attached to my key ring that if you couldn't find your keys you could whistle and it make a sound, only thing was it wouldn't respond to anything but the Andy theme song.
When they did the backdoor pilot which was an episode of Danny Thomas's "Make Room for Daddy". Don Knotts saw it and said "You need a deputy, the producers invited to audition and the rest is history.
and Rafe Hollister and Otis Campbell, in every small town in america, the town drunk was known as Otis Campbell. and Gomer Aunt Bea, Helen, Thelma Lou, the Darlin's. So many wonderful characters. Remember the Christmas show with Ben the onry old store keeper.
Ethan Rucker i guess cause that times has way past us now 1960 was like a "SUPER LONG" time ago (56 yrs. to be except) & 1980 was about 36 yrs. ago this is the yr. 2016 now (I'm sure you know that)
this show was before my time but im now watching it on netflix and its do good! i wish shows were like this today. we dont need a hundred crappy, filthy shows like we have now
You can see how well these two interact, even years after the show ended. I echo everyone else's sentiment in saying these guys are sorely missed and The Andy Griffith Show is timeless and wonderful! :)
April,2022 and it's still on.Such an innocent way to show moral behaviors and language.I think they used "Darn" once for a severe situation,but I'm pretty sure it was "Dang" used.
It's too bad shows won't be more like this anymore...nice clean fun, hopeful and decent!...isn't tv for entertaining., even for relaxing ?, now it's all about politics, it's dirty, and people are always trying to "stand" for something when those are the ones that will fall for anything. Anytime they do put something on that's worth a hoot someone finds a way to cry about something to get it off the air. Most people are decent and want to see goodness don't let the media fool you!!
Thank God for the past is all I can say, and these shows were way before my time. If it wasn't for these types of shows, I wouldn't be watching any tv lol
JacksonMustaine Thanks Jackson. I carried along,maybe too long, only because he is so bad at trying to be clever insulting me. I see he finally gave up and deleted his posts. I see trolls do that to make the other guy the ass in the thread instead of themselves.
Very sweet interview. My mother adores this show and so do I thanks to her watching it so much. The world today is so crazy and scary at times, so I am deeply thankful of shows like this - really comforting to my soul. I enjoyed all of the characters on the show and Aunt Bea was so classic as well . She was strong, sweet and supportive. I watch this show a lot and It keeps me grounded. I am grateful to all who were associated with this wonderful show. Hugs and thank you to spsimmons for posting!
Truly one of the greatest duos in television history. It's 2015 and I'd still rather watch The Andy Griffith Show than anything else. It's stood the test of time very well
God bless both of them.. If we all had the respect and moral fiber of the people on the andy griffith show, the world would be a much much better place for ALL...
Time passes unabated, but memories of great artists, great writing, great comedy, will always be with us. The entire cast was a class act; one that developed the growth of a great director........
R.I.P. Andy and Don, you certainly gave us some entertainment over the years with other shows other than TAGS, when I was just 12 years old, now 66. In fact one of my favourite shows ever was Matlock (and still watch repeats over and over) where Andy was a brilliant lawyer. Don put in a couple of mad appearances from time to time, which were quite funny. You could tell they were very good friends as they interacted more like brothers with their body language. We have these shows to remember them by and of course Don for his famous characters he played
These two bigger than life Men had the kindest souls God ever placed in a person. It was truly fun getting to grow up during that era. It's sad to me that the kids of today, will never get to experience that innocence that my generation got to grow up with like in the 50's & 60's. Oh how I long for those days again!
Man, ain't that the truth? Today's TV is pure trash! Its not simply coincidence either! its all part of the agenda to dumb down our children, to make them mindless zombies, who cant see no difference between good and bad OR right and wrong. It trickles down from the propaganda news, to the filth they choose to do reality shows on, down to the Disney channel pushing homosexuality(in subtle ways, of course), to TBS who has filled their episodes with Illuminati symbols. I use to love watching the Andy Griffith show! the Flinstones, Sanford and Son, Beverly Hillbillies, Happy Days, and all the other wholesome programming of the 70's and 80's era.
I watch these shows on cable so I don't have to watch the news. If you watch the TV News you feel terrible afterwards; you watch Andy and Barney and you feel good.....right??
I'm 24 and obviously only caught the reruns but it portrayed a simplistic time, far from where we are now. I could feel any stress melt away while watching this show.
I'm 23 years old and watch this show everyday. Absolutely love the humor and every show has a deep meaning and solution to every day problems. Can't beat the old folk music to
I love all of the B&W episodes, but don't care much for the color ones - because Don Knotts was gone by the time it went color. The new deputy was a fail. I do remember one color episode Barney was in. He was a detective in Mount Pilot, and visited Mayberry for a High School reunion, I believe.
This was the year I was born! I've always loved don knotts every since I was little and would stumble upon the show. My great grandfather is a BIG fan of the show as well. R.I.P Andy you won't be forgotten :)
I'm 12 years old (Turning 13 June 4) And I love this show, my grandpa showed me that show, he's proud that I watch TV show from back then, most kids dont watch these but they're funny
Lem Lem I’m 13 and back when I was ten my dad and I stayed up till 2:00 in the morning to watch the Andy Griffith show. It will always have a special place in my heart.
All the icons are going or passed now. Appreciate these people, spend time with these cultural symbols before they pass from the earth. They are the bridge to the past. Andy and Barney are back together again somewhere...RIP.
If you are a Christian, you should know about Christian TV. Try watching that. There are family shows on those stations. There are even family movies on RU-vid.
They were such classics and truly amazing. One Bullet Barney (my nickname for him) and Sheriff Taylor, I'm so glad my mom had me grow up with these kind of shows and not those dumb shows like Zoey101
My paternal grandmother was born in "Mayberry," NC (actually Mt. Airy, NC) and I've been privileged to join in several family reunions there, attend one funeral and make notes about family buried in Mt. Airy, NC. Those are fine folks who created quite a legacy!
no pe you must of lived in the wrong town mine was quite peaceful nice and hardly any crime... at least no filth and nudity in this show, really good clean comedy
When I want to laugh I still turn on Andy griffin show as I did when the show first started. You could leave your doors unlocked and always felt safe at any time of the day!!! Those were the carefree days!!!!
I agree but lets not forget how good Andy Griffin really was. In the 70's I saw him in a TV movie (I think) where he played an evil sheriff; very chilling performance.
Lockemeister That guy is so underrated as an actor it is almost a shame he did The Andy Griffith Show. I say almost because it is a show I appreciate more and more as I get older and TV gets crappier and crappier.
Elijah James You ain't kidding brother! when I was a kid in the 60's, we had 6 channels to watch over the air. That's it, 6 channels. There was ALWAYS something good on TV to watch on one of the stations. Sometimes, good shows on 2 channels so we had to switch back and forth to catch some of each show. VCR's were not invented for home use yet. No remote control either (on the black and white TV we had), so we got up each time and turned the tuner during the commercial. Now 300 channels of (virtually) nothing. a true wasteland.
Lockemeister Well you spoiled rotten kid where we lived in Northern Alberta we had only two channels CBC and CTV. lol I remember watching a football game where it was snowing at the game and so much snow on the reception that you literally couldn't see anything. And yet you are right in spite of all that it did seem better and way more fun. I remember waiting all week for me and my brothers favorite cartoon show Looney Tunes. We would sit there with holding our breath waiting for the intro to start. I remember sometimes we'd get up and march right along to the intro. Now you just go to the 24 hours a day Looney Tunes channel; not the same. One thing I don't miss is the god awful test patterns and their single tone that was so annoying.
Don came to the casino by my house about 10 or so years ago to do his act, being an Andy Griffith show and three's company fan, I thought about going but didn't. I kind of regret that decision now.
I really appreciate these types of videos on youtube with the co-stars, years later. Speaking not just about this show, but about many of the classic TV programs; Many years go by and we seldom ever see the stars together talking about the shows that made them famous. Thanks for posting.
1 OF THE ALL TIME BEST BLACK@WHITE COMEDIES EVER !! DON KNOTS AS BARNEY FIFE SPLIT MY SIDES WITH UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER EACH AND EVERY TIME I WATCHED IT , ANDY GRIFFITH AS THE STRAIGHT MAN 2 DON WAS AS GOOD AS THEY COME !! PROBABLY MY FAVORITE COMEDY SHOW 2 GRACE THE TV SCREEN !!
It was a GOOD, DECENT, yet WELL ACTED show. THAT'S why is really was a show about a day gone by, because the days of decent, funny, well acted FUNNY shows really HAS gone by. Just look at the CAP on today!!!
Back when Andy Griffith was a teacher my grandmother was in one the last classes he had before he moved on to doing the show. She told he was as nice a man as you'd expect him to be, and was just like he portrayed his character on the show.
JacksonMustaine It's Tvland everyday...In the morning and a marathon from 5pm-8:30pm...Also some mornings they're also on the Sundance ch....Watching the last episode of the night right now!!!👏👏👏🙄
It is the only black and white show that I show my grandkids. If you want to know how to raise children watch two episodes. "Mr. Mcbevee" and "Opie the bird man". Everything you need to know about relationships are in those two episodes.
OMG, so true, especially Mr. Mc beevee, lil opie, was soo sad his Pa didn't believe him, and sometimes is parents , we do the same, we need to believe in them, They do tell the truth on occasion 😀
+Mark Younger Don't forget the one with the young Bill Bixby, the son of a powerful man (maybe the governor) who was speeding going through town and Andy put him in jail and taught him a lesson that you must pay the consequences of your actions.
Growing up in the latter 1970's, I always wanted to watch the Andy Griffith show with my dad on some cable channel that played the black & white & early color shows, Don Knott's Barney Fife was the BEST Character to me! I'm SO Glad Jim Nabors "Gomer Pyle" going to his own show > "Gomer Plye U.S.M.C" was Favorite show to watch... Frank Sutton's Sgt. Carter made the show GREAT !!! Don't think the Entertainment Company Channels could ever make this kind of show again.... Sad, but True...
The “Good Old Days” are truly gone… And I don’t mean that just metaphorically. This is not just melancholia! This is the cold, cruel reality! Banks and huge Corporations are taking over! The Constitution and The Bill Of Rights are vanishing. The best day was yesterday in America!
Has anyone ever noticed how Andy's personality changed throughout the show. When it first started he was more like the clown from No Time For Seagants, but a a couple of years later he was more poised, wise, and mature.
RubberWilbur I’ve read articles and seen interviews where Andy said early on he knew he had to be the straight man and let Barney be the “goof ball” type character. It was definitely the right choice.
Andy says (said) it was deliberate. He recognized after the first season that the cast was a Murderer's Row of comedic talent and he needed to be the straight man, because he was in every scene and Andy Taylor had to be consistent.
In the newspaper, before Andy died he told people he wanted a museum made of his Manteo NC home where he got started acting. (it is near Kitty Hawk NC not near where he grew up) But Andy never put it in his will so his wife sold the house and is not going to fulfill Andy's wishes.
This was one of the best television shows that ever aired. I recently introduced my six-year-old daughter to the show. She loves the show. I wish they still made shows such as this. Clean, simple, and funny.
I wonder how many people who haven't seen this show much would appreciate it? I think more people should give old shows from the 50s-70s a try. It might even give our overall mindset a good tweak...
