Every one of these characters left a lasting impression that has endured a whole lifetime! I have never grown tired of watching the episodes the last 62 years! I love every one of them!
The power with Andy is that I felt he was the smartest person in town. Always plays like he’s just a simple man but his eyes are observing. And always helps to patch things up as well as learn lessons from the other characters. If he had played it more comical then his character would not have given the viewers the secure and humble person that helped to balance all the nutty characters in town.
@@fair2middlin not entirely, the intent was for Andy to be the comical relief and you can see it in the first season. However Andy realized that Barney was the true comic relief and Andy started playing the straight guy. Even Andy's accent changed and he became less Southern in the way he spoke.
Also when Deputy Fife screwed things up like shooting a gun by accident, Andy would just look at him and take his gun away. Or he would have to tell Fife to relax and back off on writing too many tickets or throwing people in jail. Andy was always the steady character.
My favorite episode has always been "Aunt Bea's Pickles". The kerosene cucumbers, oh my what a hoot. "Opie the Birdman" was amazing as well. The best line ever was at the end when Opie released the birds. "Gee Paw, the cage sure seems empty. Yes son it sure does, but don't the trees seem nice and full."
I believe the episode was called, "The Pickle Story". It IS hilarious from beginning to end. Especially funny is when barney goes out to the Junction to get rid of aunt Bee's "Kerosene Cucumbers" as barbey called them. It is hard for myself as a diehard fan of thr show to actually choose any particular favorite. One more note. This clip is called "The CHARACTER Andy hated not the actor. After seeing this a while ago, I am on full agreement with Andy on this. Every town needs a mayor but the very idea of city and county in the sane building and the mayor being over the sheriff is too far fetched. I'm sure Don Knotts felt the same way. BTW Andy having a deputy was Don's idea and he really added a lot of zest to the show! The two were inseparable until Don's death.
@@jackkircher1755 I would love to be able to go back to those days ....it was so much peaceful than today ..im sure everyone has their own great memories...
Aunt B's pickles? I don't remember seeing that one. You see the one where a suspect was accused of something, ? Been so long ago, I don't remember. Aunt B was on the jury, they were going to send him to prison , but Aunt B , had this feeling he was not guilty. Towards the end of the show, they caught the real person who did it , great episode. With time not stopping, we have lost many actors. RIP to every single one of them.
@@Fargo2024 Mayberry was an and still is a wonderful place. The reality is it was during the Vietnam war years or Korean war. JFK assassination etc. But Mayberry I visist most nights like tonight and fall into a peaceful sleep :)
My daddy managed a small town grocery store that was a part of a cbain. He made signs like that to go in the store windows. He had a great way of printing, making letters and numbers stand out about the specials of the week. This was a few years after he was discharged from serving in WWII.
My daddy managed a small town grocery store that was a part of a chain. He made the signs of the specials of the week that went in the windows. He had a great way to print the letters and numbers that stood out . This was soon after he was discharged from the army after World War II.
Barney was always my favorite character and I couldn’t watch it after he left. All the characters were wonderful but Barney was needed for the comedic timing. He played so well against Otis, Floyd and the other characters that is was funny to see Andy have to referee the arguments or shutdown their crazy schemes and ideas.
@@russgrunert4730 when I'm watching reruns, I'll change the channel as soon as I see Warren walk through the door. The only exception is the episode where Barney comes back and meets Warren. But, even in that episode, Warren is a Friggin Idiot.
Don Knotts made the show what it was. Andy's recognition of the need to allow Don to be the comic and him to be the straight man may have been one of the most genius choices in television history!
@Tony Smith Wasn’t the first Season Barneyless ? From what I remember Don Knotts called Andy Griffin and pitched the idea of “ you need a Deputy “ and Griffin agreed and then the show found its voice
@@dagnabbit6187 No, Barney was in the first season from the very first show. He told Andy he needed a deputy based off the pilot that was on The Danny Thomas Show. But Barney was definitely in the first season.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 Well maybe there were episodes Barney wasn’t in and that confused me . I Googled it and you are right . Well at least I was right about how Knotts got the job.
@@dagnabbit6187 yes there were several episodes that Barney didn't appear during the first 5 seasons. Some of those episodes that Barney didn't appear in were actually pretty good, but Barney definitely made the show better.
I agree, I liked the Dillards music. You want believe it, but I live in Chicago Illinois but I liked the country, hillbilly, music. Ernest T was a hilarious, funny, character too.
@@regeniapope4089 even as a child, I could always tell when the actors were really playing the instruments. A great example is the Marx brothers. Harpo, and Chico, it was quite obvious too, but Groucho was a very good guitar player. One movie, he's playing guitar, while riding in a boat. Dont recall the name of the movie, and he isnt playing for long but easy to see he could play quite well.
Miss Ellie was my favorite of all the women Andy dated. I really enjoyed seeing a smart, educated, lovely young lady get the best of Andy. Since these actors didn't like each other off screen, it made their performance in the show even more layered to see.
I have my favorite episode recorded. It's the one where Opie was saving his money and wouldn't give any to a charity so he could buy his girlfriend Charlotte a coat.
Susan, that is my favorite because he was stubborn but wouldn't relent in holding on to more than 2 more pennies and just giving one 1cent to charities. He wanted to hold on to save for that little girl that needed a new sweater or coat. I just love Opie for wanting to save for his girlfriend. LOL
Andy was a great single father to Opie . His life lessons to Opie were stern and caring at the same time .When he has Opie listen to the baby birds crying for their mother I absolutely cry like a baby .
What separates "The Andy Griffith Show" from sitcoms of more recent decades are the following: 1. Each recurring role character was considered a real person who was never made fun of nor who made fun of the other characters. 2. Each storyline was based on believable happenings. 3. The scripts were not filled with "put down" jokes, "fabrications," and one-up replies by comedy writers, aimed to fill dialogue with curse words and/or sexual references. Today's humor is garbage (for the most part) compared to the wholesome humor as portrayed in 60's sitcoms ("The Andy Griffith Show'" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" are two such memorable classic programs.
Barney did refer to Thelma Lou’s cousin Mary Grace as “a dog” several times in one episode, which really surprised me. That’s the only really nasty incident I can recall from TAGS. My favorite character might be Floyd the barber. He had such a funny and genuine quirky delivery of his lines & priceless facial expressions. My favorite episode might be “The Manicurist”; Barbara Eden was great with perfect comedic delivery. Watching the men in the barber shop falling all over themselves trying to escape volunteering for a manicure was hysterically funny. The first season was good but Andy’s accent was way over the top. His character fell into line much more honestly when he went with his natural southern accent and acted more responsible. By second season he’d gotten it right. I loved his many scenes with Opie (who was my same age when the show started) where he has just the right “wise dad” advice. And love and discipline too. I always got a kick out of the Darlings. I never liked Ernest T; he was beyond the pale irritating and just plain ridiculous. Also loved the episode where Barney bought the car from the “little old lady” who later played Grangma Walton, Ellen Corby. And the classic Christmas episode with “Scrooge” Ben, who was perfect & Ellie sang “Away in a Manger”; it hit all the right Christmas spirit heartstings spot on!
@@Treechris23 Barney also called the girls dogs when talking to Andy at Mrs. Wiley's party. Barney also said a women is "uglier than homemade soap" in another episode.
These mini-documentaries always mention Don Knott's Universal Movie Contract issue, but Andy and Don were always tight, very close friends with no issues.
Griffith told Knotts to look for future opportunities since he planned on ending the show after 5 seasons. After changing his mind, Griffith was not stupid enough to think Knotts could get out of his other commitments. He mentioned 'trouble' between them. So much trouble that Knotts appeared in several episodes as a one off guest shot. Hmmmm.
@@bowtieguy377 Really? I didn't know that. That's very interesting. Thank you for the information. Don Knotts was a really good and funny actor in that movie.
I absolutely adored the Andy of Mayberry. Millions of us tuned in every week to watch Andy of Mayberry. I was watching it not long ago on ABC channel at 8:00 PM's...
They were actually the best of friends according to countless other videos, and articles. I feel he misrepresented what actually happened with the contracts. Andy loved Don like a brother and it was mutual.
Andy was right for not wanting a Mayor since the Mayor worked for the city whereas the sharif's office was a COUNTY branch. I'm glad there were only a few episodes involving the STATE police.
I liked when Mayor Stoner realized he had been tricked in letting the band represent the own. The look on his face when they start playing on the bus was hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣
I remember when Andy got into trouble with Aunt Bea's birthday present. He wanted to give her canning stuff! She was eyeing a beautiful bed jacket. Andy had to trade his beloved fishing pole to the Mayor in order to get it from him to give to Bea.
The episode "Mr McBeevee" always got to me! It was so endearing that a dad believed his son! The end always cracked me up when Andy calmly said, "Mr. McBeevee," then he came down from the tree and shook his hand! I Loved Opie, he was so young and cute as a button!
@@sassysavageshannon6205, those are the days when TV shows had a moral message for their viewers. The times were innocent and sweet. I also loved watching: "Little House on the Prarie." Always a great message in each episode. Sadly, in these times, the shows on TV have no meaning to them. All respect and morals have been thrown out the window! Anything goes on TV, even the commercials have no boundaries, and some are embarrassing to watch! TV has crossed the line when it comes to: "sex and violence! Most talk shows subjects have no limits. Then we wonder why a lot of kids today have no respect.
That episode makes me cry every time. Especially when Andy says "but, i believe in Opie". it's a defining character moment for both Opie and Andy. We all know Opie is a good kid and Andy starts to fully realize just how good of a kid he is. He's still a kid and will make mistakes, but at his core, he's always going to do his best to do the right thing.
Love him or hate him, ole Ben the stingy store owner was pretty good in his roles; and I liked the old bank guard, too. Clean, good fun without all today’s put down , insulting jokes.
The Andy Griffith Show in the town of Mayberry is a place I want to live today. A friendly small town community where neighbors actually cared about human beings and no technology to screw with the minds of young people today. 2021 is a far cry to the simplicity of life in the 60s
Do remember it was fictional. While the values were there, they were not always practiced. Folks who grew up in a small town can verify that - as with all places, there was good and there was bad. The difference is in a small town everyone knows it so usually folks are careful because they know everyone will know.
@@politicallyincorrect869 That totally depends on the small town. In theory they are; however, some are horrible unless you are in the group in control. It's why so many people leave small towns when they are grown.
I loved the way that Andy Griffith was allowed to have church scenes where the actors and actresses were singing old fashioned Christian hymns to the old fashioned Christian music. He was also allowed to have an actor play an old fashioned preacher giving a good sermon. They even had a chorus in the church who sang old fashioned Christian hymns with old fashioned Christian music! Everyone dressed up for church too. I go to an Independent Baptist church and we sing old fashioned Christian hymns to old fashioned Christian music. We have a preacher who preaches old fashioned sermons. We members dress up for church too. Yes, all of the men wear suits with ties and all of the ladies, including me, wear dresses to church. 💒🙏🕊
That’s beautiful! I see that happening around my neighborhood with some of the seniors and their children and grandchildren. It’s a beautiful site to see! 🥰
I've gone to sleep to the first five seasons for 11 years now. It's the perfect noise cover for an early to bed guy... No foul language. No violent outbursts. No explosions (save Barney shooting the floor). And once I'm tired, I just roll over, and watch the show on the back of my eyelids - then I'm out. And I liked their "little, fat mayor" the best. He was always very agreeable - in the end. But Andy was right. The Sheriff is an elected official who runs his office as he sees fit... ... But Aaron did have a Midas touch. Peace to all.
That's the thing, when you watch it takes you back to a peaceful time when right was right and wrong was wrong. Women were women and men were men. Now everything is completely insane. It's getting so you caint trust anyone.
I liked Mayor Pike better for the most part. There was just one time that Stoner was really funny. That was when he got hammered on the spring water in Barney and the Governor.
I remember an episode explaining why Otis always came into the jail and locked himself up. Andy was talking to a visitor (forget who) when Otis stumbled in, took the keys off the peg next to the cell, entered the cell, closed and locked the cell door, reached through the bars to put the keys back on the peg and then curled up in bed, leaving the visitor dumbfounded. Andy explained it was just too time consuming to go out and arrest Otis every time he got drunk, so Andy had made Otis a Deputy so he could just arrest himself whenever he had too much to drink. Otis, being a dedicated Peace Officer, always fulfilled his duty! BTW, there were also a couple of episodes when Andy actually needed an extra Deputy and a SOBER Otis donned a uniform and stepped up to the plate!
Through a mutual friend, I had breakfast with Betty Lynn in Mt. Airy about two years ago and she was amazing. Very current on politics & current events...her memory from the show was if it was filmed five years ago. She said she still watches it when it's on TV and that the actors came to set with a very serious attitude because film was so expensive and that "breaking character" or laughing would cost money.
Timeless show, still fun to watch after all this time. Combination of all the characters and guest stars made the show. Miss Ellie (Elinor Donahue) was beautiful like a flower in a field.
Miss Ellie would have made a great wife for Andy in my opinion. Beautiful, intelligent, and self-assured. I couldn't stand the Helen Crump character, she seemed very domineering and unlikable.
@@don_cc123 I agree. I guess that Andy had trouble playing off of Elinor when shooting. The chemistry just wasn't there. Elinor didn't think that the male writers wrote well for her part. She was definitely nice to watch.
Pike was a more likeable Mayor that Stoner. Pike seemed more laid back and was probably well liked by the town; whereas Stoner came across as a tinhorn politician who was more concerned with his image than the town and it's people. Rafe Hollister was a prime example. Even though he won for his beautiful singing voice, Stoner didn't like his looks; completely judging a book by its cover. He then became even more of a weasel by giving (making it sound more like an oder actually) Andy the job of telling Rafe he couldn't represent the town. It was a similar situation for Pike when Otis was to be awarded a plaque for the efforts of his ancestor Nathan Tibbs; While he was concerned about Otis being awarded a plaque, his concern was understandable since it was likely that Otis would show up drunk; which fortunately he didn't.
Pike was a more likeable guy for sure but I actually liked Mayor Stoner because of the episodes he was in. He was younger and could do some physical comedy like the time he got mauled by a bear in the bushes... Good stuff!
Pyke smiled but Stoner was always serious as could be! "Hollywood comes to Mayberry" was my favorite Pyke episode while "the loaded goat" was my favorite stoner episode.
Tough call between mayors. Pike was hilarious in the "Hollywood Come to Mayberry" episode. Especially when they debate over whether they will make fun of the "fat little mayor". And Stoner was such a buffoon. I loved the episode where he denies (initially) the Mayberry Band to go to Raleigh. Then Andy brings in some ringers to convince Stoner otherwise. The episode ends with the band leaving town in a bus playing music in a God awful fashion as Stoner realizes he had been had. Great television!
@@lynettepalecek3141 I think it was also the writing. During the color years even the episodes where Barney made an appearance weren't as magical as the first 5 seasons.
@@thisisme3238 Barney was the highlight of the show, but it was also the supporting cast, writers, producers, etc that made it all possible. It was like a great rock and roll band that captured lightning in a bottle.
Don and Andy remained very good friends from before the show. Andy visited Don on the day Don died. Andy and Don talked briefly. Andy sang at Dons bed side.
Love the "Barney Buys a Car" episode. All the regular cast members were there along with Gomer Pyle and Thelma Lou. Great character roles by Ellen Corby and Allan Melvin as well. Melvin seemed to show up again and again in this series, but my memory says he played a different character in each appearance.
Favorite Mayor was Pike. Having a Mayor "over" Andy was good for the show. It kept Andy in check to a point but challenged Andy to outsmart his superiors but not in a confrontational way.
My parents had introduced me to the Andy Griffith Show WAYYYY back in the 1990’s (I was born in 1991) & I have ALWAYS ADORED the innocence & Purity of the Good People of Mayberry, North Carolina. I have ALWAYS wondered “Where is the town of Mayberry? Is it a real place or not?” It is SO GOOD to see that it was a fictional town based off of Andy Griffith’s actual Home Town...
I liked mayor Pike. Mayor Stoner was a jerk. However, one of my most favorite episodes was Barney and the Governor.Otis spiked the spring water. Mayor Stoner and Barney get smashed.
He was good friends with Howard McNear. You see him in the clip with Robert Conrad when they were on the radio version of Gun Smoke. I have read that he gave the eulogy at McNear's funeral.
"Aunt Bee" was burnt out from acting the same old character. She mentioned that. Andy Griffith said Frances Bavier was "too sensitive." That show is still great even on this day and forward!
Maybe she was, but there is still only one Aunt Bee. The role was made for her. I think she did a good job. She was an excellent actress. Maybe she wanted them to widen her role or give her more opportunities in her role on the show, who knows?
I am sorry I must be honest. I loved very much watching the show. I was a country girl too. I remember the Mayors but Andy was my main focus. It never mattered about the Mayor being there or not. Andy and his son would be what my eyes wanted to see the most.
The early years were the best when Andy was still somewhat country. In the late years he was more dignified and when Warren came on the show, that was the end of it. When the show changed to Mayberry RFD, that was like watching paint dry.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 I had read that somewhere. Jerry found his perfect role as Luther Van Dam on the show Coach. That was a great show, well written.
@@TheFishdoctor1952 I never really watched Coach but what I saw of it I enjoyed. The one episode he played on TAGS, I thought he did a pretty good job, but the fans would have rejected anyone replacing Barney at the point. I think the show should have done a better job of preparing the fans for Barney leaving the show. I feel like if the fans could have had a proper goodbye they may have accepted a replacement for Barney a little easier.
@@PegasusBYU It wasn't just Warren, almost all of the characters, even the ones we loved like Otis, Ernest T, and Goober, became silly and boring in the later years.
I saw an interview years ago with Ron Howard and he spoke reverently of Andy. I've also read that Aunt Bea was not a beloved person on the set. Floyd always came across as creepy IMHO. Of course Barney stole the show but Gomer came in a close second. The plots succeeded in combining ethics and comedy. Every so often they would have very attractive young actresses in episodes. One was Barbara Eden who came to Mayberry to do manicures. I still watch reruns as a diversion from the prevailing gloom.
Howard McNear (Floyd) had a stroke shortly after the season started and had problems speaking and standing. So they always hid him behind a large chair or something where he could sit on a stool. That may be why he appeared creepy. If you notice, they almost always had him sitting on a bench or in his car, you never saw him standing beyond the first season.
All that is certainly true, I also loved the show and concur that the sitcom writers were great and there SO many lessons taught in this 30 minute wonderful comedy show...as mentioned, there several entertaining shows from the era of the 60s back then...nonetheless, I've often wondered why Andy never featured African Americans on non of the many skits shown over the course of the several years...?...
Andy Griffith admitted later in life that his jokes towards "Aunt Bea" were not nice, and he could have been kinder. He alluded to her having enough problems in her life and he should not have added to them.
I still watch the Andy Griffith show on a pretty regular basis. They play several episodes daily on TVLand & MeTV... People had respect for each other back then, unlike most people today, unfortunately!... I wish I lived in those more innocent times! I always say that I was born too late!
TVLand chops a lot off the episodes, which originally ran 25 minutes. Now the episodes are only 20 min long. Thank Paramount, everything they touch turns into shit, packed full of overamped tv commercials. Look what they did to CBS... 'Nuff said.
I've been watching it every work day during the pandemic while I work from home. I've probably seen all of the black and white episodes 20 times. They had a bunch of later famous guest stars like Barbara Eden, Jerry Van Dyke, Gavin McCloud, Don Rickles, Lee Van Cleef and Buddy Ebson. The most wholesome show ever.
@@grant1739 he was IMO...weirdly funny though. I believe nearly 100% would say that Barney was the funniest character on that show and likely any show at any time in tv history. I have to include Hank Kimball on Green Acres as funny as anyone ever as well.
So many great episodes, I have a ton of favorites, especially the one with the guy from out of town who needed his car fixed. And any of the episodes with Ken Lynch, who always played some kind of law enforcement heavy.
When I met "Mayor Stoner" it was at a staged radio show where I was doing several characters and he was our guest. I couldn't help myself, and launched into "Barney Fife", which kind of freaked him OUT, to tell the truth! He said it was "too real", and asked that I not do it, again. LOL
It was a great show and I have nothing bad to say about it. It portrayed a sweet little town with family values and also had a very personal side to it.
@@jamessilva7991 Well, yeah....Still do! But among some 721 voices I do. Barney, Andy, Gomer, Goober, Floyd, Aunt Bea, mostly. The funniest ones. ;) You can check out G2tube if you want more voices, but my Barney was used for a British cartoon called "Matisse", as the dog catcher. He can also briefly be heard on my voice demo on Facebook, if you like. G2voices is the page.
My kids, who are 17 and 23 know this show 50 plus years after it was made. I don't think anyone will know, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" 50 years from now.
@@martyzielinski1442 I said I like the show, but Andy and Opie aka Ron themselves developed into modern thinkers who would likely agree with me. Times were better for select people only.
I have seen them all many times & never get sick of them. Jack Nicholson had a small role in one episode, back before he became a big movie star. Best sitcom ever.
Yes, Jack's wife in the episode you speak of left her baby at the front door of the sheriff's office. Andy gave them a good lecture when they came back to claim the baby.
I grew up living really close to Andy, he was a cool dude, he collected old cars and would give us rides sometimes, he had one car that was so old it didn’t have a steering wheel, it had a tiller like a sailboat, push it forward for left, pull towards you right, he had a son named Sam who died of an OD at a young age, he was a nice man who was not pretentious as much of Hollywood was, also knew Ron and Clint Howard but not very well, Clint was a stoner and was chill, Ron I didn’t know very well but he seemed cool, Cheers🤙🏽🍀💚🏄🏻♂️🍻
I liked Pykes voice. Parley had a good voice too. Andy always knew how to put Mayor Stoner "in HIS place" Many examples (Mayor up a tree) When he got a "snoot full" when Gov. car got tagged (and Gov. didn't even know know Stoner was?!!! LOL!) The Loaded Goat (when he denies the real reason why the underpass is coming to Mayberry) He was a "stuffed shirt" that needed to have the air let out every now and then.
My Grandma raised me. This was our jam. As well as random 1932 onwards things and stories. She passed in 2017 tho while I was out of the country. 🥰 missing my Grammy y'all. Even missing those boring pbs shows plus infomercials about the music mixes of the 60s 70s and 80s weekends and repeat vhs tapes😆👌thanks for the non drug induced flashback 🥰✌
One of the things that has always puzzled me about this family oriented show is there was never any attempt to explain the absence of Andy's wife/Opie's mom. Its my understanding there are only two brief, VERY brief, mentions of her existence in the entire series. No pictures, no favorite item, no grave site, no anniversary, no "your mom would be proud of you", "you look like your mom", moments in Opies life. No Aunt Bea mentioning doing her best to fill the absent wife/mom's shoes. Its like she never existed! Granted this was the early days of television and they never envisioned anyone being interested in expanding a characters background.
not certain opie's mom may have lost her battle to some kind of cancer. the oversight only matters to someone who knows a little more. if that was the only oversight let it be. it does not affect the quality of the show. it only shows room for improvement if there is a remake.
@@mrwaterschoot5617 There probably isnt an answer to this question other than she died. Exact cause of death was not important to the shows stories. No one knows, even the writers. When they wrote the show they figured they would just say Opie didnt have a mom and Andy a wife, end of story. No thought that all these years later people would de asking about Mrs. Taylor.
I think it played well that there was a boss over Andy but that Andy was smarter and ultimately, in selfless ways always came out on top. This created some fun plots and story lines.
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My favorite mayor was Mayor Pike. Thank you for the video. I watch every episode I can. Thanks to cable I watch The Andy Griffith show 4 hours a day during the week. I love this show and never get tired of it.
The Andy Griffith show is the best!!!!!! It show's family value's, kindness, and loving family living!!!! I watch it everyday, and record it!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...... 🥀🥀🥀🥀.... From the Motor City!!!!!....
When you watch TV shows and movies, you are entering into a fantasy world. I am sure you thought to yourself many times, "Oh yeah, as if that would happen in real life."
I have the cd collection and watch it nightly. I never tire of it and fall asleep watching it. I wish they still had the set on the 40 acre lot. I definitely would of visited it when I could. R.I.P to the great characters of Mayberry.
@@JillKirchner yes, but Don Knotts wanted some ownership in the show, that was one of the reasons he left the show. Andy Griffith said it was miscommunication.
@@nealbarkett8512 you are correct. We always hear Don left because he thought the show was ending after 5 seasons, that may have been part of it, but he also wanted part ownership in the show and Andy wouldn't give it up
Sadly, we just lost " *Maggie Peterson Mancuso* (January 10, 1941 - May 15, 2022) appeared in episodes of _The Andy Griffith Show_ (notably as Charlene Darling), _Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C._ and _Mayberry R.F.D._ She has appeared in the films _Angel in My Pocket_ (with Andy Griffith), _The Love God Maggie Peterson Mancuso (January 10, 1941 - May 15, 2022) appeared in episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (notably as Charlene Darling), Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. and Mayberry R.F.D. She has appeared in the films Angel in My Pocket (with Andy Griffith), The Love God? (with Don Knotts) and the TV movie Return to Mayberry (as Charlene Darling). T.V. movie _Return to Mayberry_ (as Charlene Darling). *She's now n Heaven with her family & friends, and friends from Mayberry!*
Ernest T was my absolute favorite. My father enjoys the Darlings. I think my favorite scene is when Ernest T steals the bride. "Oh Charlene. Say you'll be mine. You will be mine. Say you'll be my belovded." 😆 And Barney takes the veil off. "I wouldn't marry you if you were the last man on Earth." Then he chases him back to Andy with a shotgun. 😆 Or they lock him up and he escapes. Also when he's on a rampage when he doesn't get his uniform. Barney keeps saying "He's a nut." 😆 Ernest T should have been on more. I can only remember 3-4 episodes with him.
My favorite mayor of "The Andy Griffith Show" was mayor Pyke. He tried hard to lead the town of Mayberry and Andy always made it seem like it was the mayor who made the right decision regardless of the matter. "We tried to tell 'em, didn't we Andy?" Of course, mayor Stoner was good, too. Mayor Pyke wins my vote.
There were blacks living in Mayberry in those days, perhaps because the blacks came out exclusively after dark? I'm thinking that Mayberry may have been a SUNDOWN TOWN! Somebody please explain this...was it because North Carolina had a city ordinance providing integration?
I used to hike in Franklin Canyon where they filmed the opening scene & My grandparents lived around the corner from Desilu Gower Studios where they filmed many of the interiors, 'that Desilu Gower Studio used to be RKO Pictures on Melrose & Gower- next to Paramount Pictures, I Loved that old Hollywood neighborhood... 'They had So much happening all the time on that section of Melrose Ave between Plymouth & N Bronson Ave, Movies, Television, etc... Incl. Nickodell Melrose Restaurant, Tasty cuisine & So much Hollywood history inside those walls
Man, I absolutely loved watching the episodes with Otis - he was by far the funniest character! (just my lone opinion) haha............Floyd was no slouch either
The problem was that when Don Knotts left TAGS, there wasn't anyone for Hal Smith (Otis) to play off of. Both Don Knottts and Hal Smith could do physical comedy, and watching them play off of each other was always hilarious. Jim Nabors could also do physical comedy, but he had left the show to star in Gomer Pyle, USMC. The problem was that there really wasn't another character on the show for Hal to play off of.
I Would like to find a book "How to be more like Andy Taylor", had such high self-esteem he let Barney have some of his, encouraging Barney, make Barney appear to be the hero etc. Andy Taylor knew who he was and was Ok with who he was.
i love this show. i watched it as a child and now in my 60's. it is currently a wonderful way to relax before sleep. we usually watch an episode every night, it helps to get away from all of the craziness in the world. barney is a nut and sometimes it gets to me. andy, i like except for when he gets mad at opie and jumps to a bad conclusion without giving the boy a chance to explain. my favorite episodes are when opie is little. he is just the cutest little boy the pilot is funny and heartwarming.
Opie went to burbank high in socal--he played basketball for the school--he played our school--the fans would yell "opie opie" every time he touched the ball
I have all 8 seasons on dvd. I loved "The Andy Griffith Show." It was such a wholesome and very morally decent show with old fashioned country living in a small town of 2,000 people in it. I liked Mayor Stoner better than Mayor Pike.
When Don Knotts died, my local radio station had on some Mayberry "experts" and they were giving away the entire 5th season on DVD for anyone who could call in and stump the experts. Needless to say, I stumped them and won the set, they couldn't answer my trivia question. 😁
Mark of a great character actor that you always recognize them, smile when you see them, and cannot for the life of you remember their name and little of what they have done.
Mayor Pike was my favorite. He just looked like, talked like and acted like a mayor. Loved him in It's A Wonderful Life when he told Jimmy Stewart why don't you kiss her instead of talk her too death? Awww youth is wasted on the wrong people!!!"
10 years ago today on July 3rd 2012 millions of Americans mourned the death of Andy Griffith but his legacy as a beloved tv icon will never be forgotten the world misses him everyday and we will always love him
Even as a little kid, I understood the concept that a COUNTY sheriff would not be under the direct authority of a small town mayor. Notice how the name of the county that Andy would Sheriff of is never mentioned in the show?
"As a deputy of the county of Mayberry, I swear to uphold the laws and regulations therein, set to by statute 426C, county rules and regulations, put there by this date, city of Mayberry, county of Mayberry, thereon." -- ep. 80, "High Noon in Mayberry"
Although Pike was more likeable that Stoner, I actually thought Stoner was a better character because he brought conflict to the show through his self-centeredness, stiffness, and political shiftiness. This confirmed the wholesomeness of the rest of the characters. Sometimes ya gotta have negative reminder in life to show you how good ya actually got it!
I like how you are using original content, rather than unrelated pics. So many stories I see on FV & other short story channels include pics & video clips with actors that are unrelated to the topic & main content.
