Growing up watching all these shows was far better than anything today. As mentioned below, it is sad that most all of these places are now gone, but they were very real to me and still exist when I watch these shows. Thank you for such a well put together history.
Well, we have an unprecedented number of great shows on the air, movie quality. These shows were good, but you don't think "The Sopranos", "Mad Men", "Breaking Bad", "Yellowstone", "Homeland", "24", "Billions" or "Game of Thrones" can stack up to Andy Griffin and Batman?
@@prestonbealle8632 I made mention of growing up watching these shows. I do think it’s a shame that young kids now won’t have the same opportunity to watch shows like Andy Griffin that focus on good wholesome characters. I never cared for Game of Thrones but Breaking Bad, the Sopranos, and Lilyhammer are completely kick ass but that is a comparison of apples and oranges. Shows for kids and shows for adults. Kids don’t need to grow up on the Sopranos.
@@finallyitsed2191 Fair comment. There are still wholesome, upbeat shows but perhaps not with the true life lessons that Andy Griffith delivered in almost every episode. Also such fare as "Leave it to Beaver", "Ozzie and Harriet", and "Father Knows Best" would teach you something while being entertaining.
Without exaggeration I probably watch an Andy Griffith Show once a day. I often tell my wife how I’d love to live there. Thanks so much for this video!
We’re buying a house there! Mt. Airy, NC is where the real Andy Griffith (the actor) was raised and so modeled the show after his hometown. Snappy Lunch is there, Main St, the whole thing. It’s fantastic.
This amazing video simultaneously brought me feelings of great happiness and great sadness. Part of me wants to believe that Mayberry, or maybe just the Mayberry set, still exists somewhere, fully intact and the characters still live there frozen in time.
It does, it’s 2 hours from where I live in mt airy North Carolina, Andy’s real hometown and where the show is based on. It’s a new time though so don’t expect Mayberry from that era.
@@james-he7xv Unfortunately, Mount Airy is just a tourist trap of the worst kind. In the area, however, the view from the top of Mount Pilot is amazing.
I still watch the Andy Griffith show to this day! I introduced it to my girls and now they love it. I wasn’t even born till 1979! This was good TV and Lord knows I miss it dearly❤️
This is by far THE best video I’ve seen regarding the “then & now” areas of The Andy Griffith Show. The editing, narration, and everything that went into this is “First Class” all the way. There’s no nonsense or wordiness and it gets right to all of the interesting features people clicked on this link to see in the first place. Great historical footage (and obvious knowledge) to compare to current day conditions, as well as some great Star Trek humor. I wish more “TH-camrs” used this as their standard when making videos. Truly an awesome job…well done!!
As a lifelong SoCal resident and historic preservation activist (as well as an Andy Griffith Show fan), it makes me sad to see the changes Greater Los Angeles has undergone over the course of my 63-year old life. Because high real estate values here attract developers and Wall Street/foreign investors, many of what made LA a tourist attraction and source of local pride has disappeared. Thanks for your video. Well done!
It is not the same as Hollywood, but San Luis Obispo appears to have preserved much of what SOCAL was like in the 1960’s because large land owners, agreed decades ago, not to sell out to developers and turn it into a SFV, Oxnard or Orange County.
Awesome video! My dad worked at Desilu as a set medic, told stories of patching up Lucy's knee after a fall on stage. He also works at Ziv Television and various other production companies. I love learning about the history of all this, I was too young at the time he worked there to appreciate it all.
On the air from 1960 to 1968- still on in 2022. That tells you what you need to know about how good that show was. I went to college in Raleigh NC in the mid 80’s and had a group of friends that would recant the last night’s syndicated episode almost every day at lunch. We would laugh and talk about all the great lessons that show would teach and how funny it was. In 1988, I moved to the DC area and actually saw the Darlings (Dillards) at a venue called the Birchmere. After the show, I was able to go backstage and actually meet them. I can’t even begin to tell you how wonderful that moment was.
Awesome!! I was a kid when all of the Andy Griffith, Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes, etc., television shows were created and ran, and I still watch all of them to this day, including, of course, I Love Lucy!! Loved every minute of this!! Thank You!!
To me the Andy Griffith show was the greatest ever. You recreated everything beautifully. We felt like we were on a professional tour of the studios. Great job. You’re very talented. Thank you.
It was on all the time in my house - my 5 young children loved it and as teenagers we still watch episodes frequently - they will go on to watch Andy Griffeth throughout their lives just as I still do in my 50's
Excellent video! I am so grateful that Lucy & Desi made so many shows possible! ✨Thank you for taking the time to show us these important places! They remain very dear to us, as new generations discover them for the first time. 😊
If the "40 acre backlot" had not been demolished and redeveloped it would have become the most famous piece of TV history and today would have been such a big visitor attraction and would have been used for many more productions. It's a sad that it's not around today.
You did a WONDERFUL JOB, I am 61 and to this day I can watch Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, Gomer Pyle, and get so much enjoyment and laughter out of watching these classics. I will never get to go to those places myself, so thank you for taking me.
My Dad is 70 and I "lent" him the Blu-Ray Box set some years ago. I love to go over to his house and watch it with him... sh!t. I think I'm gonna cry now. Carry on...
@@leesagrrl you made me tear up , I look at these shows and think everybody that brought me so many great memories, and to this day can make me laugh is now passed away except Ron Howard , and I still watch I LOVE LUCY and the the main 4 cast has passed away . The fact that these shows were on 50 years ago and I have seen them more time that I can count, they still bring me happiness. Rock on
I work in the industry and I have worked at every one of these major studios at one time or another, including Warner Bros. Every time I step foot onto these lots, I always take a moment to reminisce on all of these great movies and shows of a classic and wholesome time and place from which they were conceived and flourished. Albeit they were reruns, I watched every single one you mentioned. Andy Griffith was probably my favorite, but really it's hard to pick just one because they were all great. Excellent video, thank you.
You've done an excellent job of presenting this information both clearly and with humour. I dearly love the Andy Griffith show and often watch it when I grow nostalgic for innocent times and want to "visit" Mayberry. 😊 Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. As a 69 year fan of Superman, this has always been hallowed ground. I have the old 40 acres map but had no idea of what it looked like today - until today . Just a great video and history you created. Thanks very much again!
Thank you for bringing back so many pleasant memories. As a child of the 1960's, I remember " The Andy Griffith show" and the characters of Mayberry. Most of them have passed on as have so many of my family members. We didn't know how good we had it back then. I wish I could get in a time machine and travel back to those days!!!
…I can tell that a lot of thought (and work) went into making this video. I’ve produced (mostly) commercials and recognize most of the locations, so I really enjoyed the history lesson. Thank you for producing and uploading!
One of the best looks at the history and current locations of The Andy Griffith Show that I've seen. It is my ALL TIME favorite television show, and Star Trek TOS happens to be my second. Great look back on these locations. Thank you for sharing this with all of us fans who otherwise may never get to see the locations.
Thanks so much for this wonderful video. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Incredibly, The Andy Griffith Show is still popular on those nostalgic TV channels. It reminds us boomers of a simpler time in our lives! I love these types of videos to the sets of tv shows and movies. A few years ago we visited Monument Valley and when I returned home, I watch all those John Wayne movies filmed there and paused the movie each time I recognized a rock or cliff I'd just visited! Thanks so much again.
My husband and I raised our son and daughter watching shows that we were raised on watching. One of them was The Any Griffith Show. They’re now 27 & 25 years old and have such fond memories of this show. It brought our small family together every night during dinner watching this show and both kids are grateful to us for having introduced them to old fashion CLEAN comedy.
Franklin Lake was a popular site for many different TV shows and movies. It is instantly recognizable to anyone who watched the ABC WWII show, Combat! I can still see Sergeant Saunders and his patrol walking down the different paths through the Franklin Lake area. Truly nostalgic.
Exceptional video!! I shared it to the TAGS Andy Griffith Show group, I know they’ll love it like I do! 😁👍🏻 I’m such a nerd for classic tv and film locations!
For years, the geographical concepts of Desilu-Cahuenga/Desilu-Gower and 40 Acres were all conflated into one locational lump. Thank you so much for carefully and happily delineating each location with its own history in the Golden Ages of Film and Television. It was not only informative but exciting to see each location with its own history and character and how they served needs of the industry. Great detective work and we appreciate the service you've done to people like us invested in our cultural legacy.
Eat this stuff up. Often, I'll do the same thing (wander around some historic area that is generally overlooked) pondering what once was. You do a very good job piecing together those things here for Andy Griffith, with an overview of the Desilu Studios facilities, which I have always had a strong interest in. Thank you for doing this, it's actually a benefit to not only fans but people interested in history of the business. Hope you'll take some deeper looks at Desilu operations in the future. Thanks much.
As a huge Andy Griffith and Star Trek TOS fan, I want to thank you for making this. Incredible job to you. Also, I have never seen the flyover video of the back 40. Soooooo cool. A time gone by that will live with me until I'm gone. Thanks again!!!!!!
Very well done. I worked at Desilu and MGM back in the day, 1964-1965 in the lighting and electrical department on many of the shows you mentioned. I grew up and lived in Alhambra, CA. Went to Mark Keppel High School. This was a very nice trip down memory lane. I also love StarTrek! Thank you.
Wow! This is so great to read. I provided some history in my comment. Please feel free to correct anything I said that is incorrect. I just wanted to add some details, as I understand them, to the stories told in this video. (At one time in the 90s I worked in home video and our company controlled home video rights to the RKO film library, which is now owned by Warner Media.
I posted a response in the wrong place. My dad went to Mark Keppel in the 50’s. Must have graduated around 1956 before he joined the Army and headed to Germany. I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. Hot Fudge Sundaes at Twoheys were favorites in our family. My parents went there when they were young and we continued the tradition when I was in H.S (Arroyo H.S.).
Thanks Greg, I’m 64 now and have come to treasure the Andy Griffith Series that I enjoyed as a child. I appreciate the efforts You’ve gone through to provide this background which while bittersweet (that the Mayberry set is all gone) I loved the way you showed and explained where the locations were. Mayberry will always be real and have a place in my heart.
A friend of mine asked me to work on an independent film she was making. Imagine my surprise when I pulled into the old Desilu studio. It was an honor to just walk around the lot and take in all of it's history.
Hey Greg! I’m really glad you did this. After living in several California cities, I once again live in Culver City. This Comment was written before I watched most of your video, so there’s some information that’s not quite duplicated, but it covers some of the things your video does, albeit a little more in-depth. I was born in Culver City, Ca. I’ve lived in a number of California cities, and I’m very happy to once again be living in my home town. There were SO many studios here! Starting in the “Silent” era of the 1920’s, there was The Mack Sennett Studios (home of gazillions of two-reel comedies, starting the the silent days, and LOTS of Laurel and Hardy two-reelers came from there), Keystone Studios (home of the Keystone Kops), and of course Desilu Culver (more about that later… and as of this writing, that lot, where Stalag 13 once was, and where HUNDREDS of movies and TV shows were filmed, now has a sign out front that reads “Amazon Studios”). Sennett and Keystone are no longer there. But just drive a couple of blocks West of what was Desilu Culver (also known as the “Forty Acres” lot), and you’ll find SONY Pictures (and Columbia Pictures - SONY owns them both). That property was originally something called “Triangle Studios”, but it’s most famous for having been LOT #1 of M-G-M Studios. Did I say Lot #1? They once had SIX separate lots that ran West of what’s now SONY. Well, FIVE of then did… they ran West between Washington and Culver Boulevards. Lot #6 was where West L.A. College and many condos are now. It’s a couple of residential blocks South of Culver Boulevard on Overland Avenue. Just turn left on Overland when you’re headed past SONY. It’s several residential blocks South of Culver Blvd. And that little shopping center on your right as you’re headed South down Overland Avenue - the one with the Ralphs Supermarket in it, along with the Denny’s in the Northeast corner of that shopping center was once the home of “The Ben-Hur Stables”, where horses for Westerns and exotic animals for the Tarzan movies that were made starting in the 1930’s were housed. M-G-M had so much property, parts of it could look like ANYWHERE on Earth. Hundreds of movies were made there, including those great Musicals M-G-M was famous for. There are a lot of soundstages on Lot #1, and they’ve been named after famous movie stars. The Gene Kelly stage is right next to the Fred Astaire stage. They are identical to each other… just to prevent complaints from the stars, such as “HIS stage is ONE FOOT longer than mine!” There are a million stories about the great studios of Culver City. But those will have to do. I want to see this video!
Such a great job. You have such an easy way and your attention to cool details like manhole covers and trees for reference points really gets me excited.
That was fascinating to see being a fan of those old time shows especially Andy Griffith.. You did a great job with the narration (great voice also) and pointing out a lot of the facts
Andy Griffith and Star Trek were two of the best shows ever made. Both were about love. Yes love. And justice. Unfortunately there’s not a lot of that to go around today especially when it comes to television. But we can still enjoy the memories. Thanks for this amazing retrospective. ❤
Great job on putting this all together. I've seen several good coverages of the old studio'(s), but none as fine as this one. I got to visit a few studio's back in 1969 and loved the tours. Always amazed me the "illusions" they could do making movies and tv shows. Like walking into a building, but in reality they stopped filming once the door opened, and then perhaps days later, picked it up in the studio as they came through the door. Most folks had no idea this was the way it was done. Thanks again for the great memories.
Great video... I'm 61 and these shows were a big part of my childhood...Lots of memories. Been to Andy's hometown and the museum in Mt. Airy NC twice. Thanks for sharing.
Television has shaped and molded many a young child's mind. Showing the history of how it is and was done brings back so many memories. This is how history should be taught. Thanks so much!!
I am glad that you highlighted the scene in “City on the Edge of Forever” where Bill Shatner and Joan Collins stroll past Floyd’s Barber Shop. It always brings a smile to my face!
Nicely done coverage. Brings back awesome memories from my career working as a cinematographer at Paramount Studios for 24 years. I’ve gone thru the Ball entrance on Gower Street having lunch at Astro Burger on the corner of Melrose Ave.
In 1972 a few of my classmates (me included) were lucky enough to visit Paramont Studios. We got to play in the prop dept. look inside for the labels of costumes to see who wore them. We saw part of an episode of Mission Impossible. Very tall men. We saw Jack Dodson (Howard Sprague) and got his autograph. At the end of the day we had a late lunch where we saw a few actors and actresses but our teacher would not let us interupt their meals. What a great memory
@@wadestevens5659 I should have been more detailed but I am heading for my twilight years but Mayberry RFD and I do believe it was at Paramount. No Andy No Barney No Opie. I did however get the year wrong. 1971 to correct it. I could have been still shaken up over Sylmar Quake
Thanks so much for this wonderful video. I’m 69 now in Canada and I always watched those shows. Still do on tape. This video is so interesting yet makes me sad also as our world has become so dark. Such a contrast to those simple times in those great shows. Thank you for your work.
I just love watching clips like this. Comparing the places from the 60's and present. Breaks my heart that all these stars are gone. Thank you for this wonderful clip.
Amazing video! You did a fantastic job. Favorite part was Lucy and Desi leaving the studio…you can see a newspaper box by the door that says papers are .10 cents. This was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Definitely bittersweet.😊❤️
I was a Firefighter in Culver City for 30 years. Began my career in 1980. This was just after 40 acres was developed. I never knew any of this Andy Griffith show stuff. Thanks so much. Went on 1000 calls in that area. I heard the old timers talk about 40 acres. Culver City Fire Dept grew out of MGM Studios Fire dept back in 1920s
I love the Andy Griffith show and watch it to this day, I love the old episodes. I just happened to come across your video and absolutely LOVED IT!! Great job in bringing back some oh so great moments. It was amazing to see what we all watched week in and week out. THANK YOU!!! Loved it......................
I love this!!!!❤️❤️💯… Still watching many on cable … Andy ….Lucy.ThatGirl … The list goes on….Thank you so much for sharing this ….Pitter Patter .. Goes my beating heart … ❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯🙏😁😁😁🌹🌹🌹
Great video. By the way, I'm a Star Trek fan as well, so keep making those references. I believe there's a picture from an episode of Andy Griffith that has Barney standing in outside the Sheriff's office, and from the angle it's being shot you can clearly see a sign for the "21st Street Mission," on a building. Apparently the Star Trek Episode, "City On the Edge of Forever" was being filmed at the same time. Ron Howard once said he used to ride his bike around the sets on the 40 acres backlot. Such an experience. I'd of loved to have had that chance. It's amazing how close everything was there. Gomer Pyle's Camp Henderson and Stalag 13 were practically next to each other. Always enjoy hearing about the 40 Acres Backlot. Thanks again for the look back.
This is a great production Greg and brought back a lot of memories since I grew up here from 1954 to today and watching all these transformations take place. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Never seen The Andy Griffith Show, I only came here for the "& Desilu Locations" so thanks for that. Would love to see a full video on Lucy and Desi and I Love Lucy.
"Never seen the Andy Griffith Show"'?? Oh wow, you're probably the only one on the planet. LOL Well Hen, you owe to yourself to start with episode #1 and watch the first 5 years.
@@tagnut1952 Actually, I'm just about to begin the 6th I Love Lucy season (been binging it for the first time.) I read a lot about them, whatever I can find, reading, listening, watching, etc. That's why YT offered me this video, I assume.
@@tagnut1952 Agree...after season 5..NO BARNEY, AND COLOR...RUINED THE SHOW..THATS MY OPINION! The first 5 seasons are the best show ever produced...my wife & I watch it everyday on TH-camTv
Great job on this, you are truly a location detective! The “retaining wall” to my eye appeared different to me in both the shape of the brick, as well as the flat “ top” capping stone which appears to be be of a different thickness. Keep making these great vids, love ‘em!
Really good video. This took a lot of time and effort. The 40 acres back lot was also used on The Green Hornet. On almost every car chase scene, you can see they pass the Mayberry Courthouse over and over. If anyone knows, did Bruce Lee and Andy Griffith ever meet? They shared the same filming location during that time. Andys house in Mayberry was also used on a Gomer Pyle episode. In the episode "I'm Always Chasing Gomers", Gomer accidently gets stuck on Carters plane to "Wichita" while going home to see his Mother. While there, Carter sees Gomer everywhere he looks. It's a funny episode. The exterior shots of the house in this episode is the AG house from the AG show. Some great still pics here also. The pic of Barbara Eden kissing Andy on the cheek is cool. She was drop dead gorgeous back then. Who was the guest star in the pic at 18:32? Looks a little like Bill Bixby from his episode, but may not be. Pluto TV has an AG channel. All Andy all the time. I watch a couple of episodes almost every day. We need a Gomer Channel now! Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed it.
I believe that is Mark Miller who played Bob Rogers the attorney sent to Mayberry for training but who Barney thought was going to replace him in the episode "Barney's Replacement."
Great Video. I also have seen all the other videos on Mayberry but you have included lots of photos and some interesting insight to the Andy Griffith show that I had not seen or heard before. Well done. Thank you.
Thanks so much! I grew up with all these shows. They were another part of my life. I couldn't wait for Friday night so I can watch "The Wild, Wild West" and then "Gomer Pyle". Its amazing where they were filmed. I would've never dreamt that all these shows were filmed inside! Wow. And the characters, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton were actors I looked up to! All of them like a family. And I thought these actors would live forever. Well, on the screen they will. But whenever I heard that one had passed, it would break my heart so bad. I loved these folks. I know they all went to Heaven but, it hurts on the folks left behind. God Bless all these actors and their families and you, who put this video together.❤❤✝✝
I was born in1956 and still live in San Fernando Valley and didn't know most of these locations, it was a fun time for us kids watching these shows when they were first aired.
Good evening, everybody...! Thanks a lot for posting such a sweet memories..excellent video ! Well done ! Golden age of tv was really something..compared to nowadays, it sucks..! God bless you for recalling such a memorable time..!
I am a sucker for nostalgia such as this. Greg's presentation was outstanding. Thank you for bringing back childhood memories of these classic shows.
what a great job presenting this wonderful tv history locations..thanks kindly for sharing..
Growing up watching all these shows was far better than anything today. As mentioned below, it is sad that most all of these places are now gone, but they were very real to me and still exist when I watch these shows. Thank you for such a well put together history.
I feel the same as you
I still visit these places. I'm near 60 years old. Watching the shows since kindergarten.
Well, we have an unprecedented number of great shows on the air, movie quality. These shows were good, but you don't think "The Sopranos", "Mad Men", "Breaking Bad", "Yellowstone", "Homeland", "24", "Billions" or "Game of Thrones" can stack up to Andy Griffin and Batman?
@@prestonbealle8632 I made mention of growing up watching these shows. I do think it’s a shame that young kids now won’t have the same opportunity to watch shows like Andy Griffin that focus on good wholesome characters.
I never cared for Game of Thrones but Breaking Bad, the Sopranos, and Lilyhammer are completely kick ass but that is a comparison of apples and oranges. Shows for kids and shows for adults. Kids don’t need to grow up on the Sopranos.
@@finallyitsed2191 Fair comment. There are still wholesome, upbeat shows but perhaps not with the true life lessons that Andy Griffith delivered in almost every episode. Also such fare as "Leave it to Beaver", "Ozzie and Harriet", and "Father Knows Best" would teach you something while being entertaining.
You did a beautiful job on that Greg. It's lovingly narrated. Thank you for the time you put into this detailed video.
Without exaggeration I probably watch an Andy Griffith Show once a day. I often tell my wife how I’d love to live there. Thanks so much for this video!
Me too, back in the days when their were no Kardashians, Casey Anthonys or youtube influencers.
Well, just retire in North Carolina, then.
We’re buying a house there! Mt. Airy, NC is where the real Andy Griffith (the actor) was raised and so modeled the show after his hometown. Snappy Lunch is there, Main St, the whole thing. It’s fantastic.
Floyd too???
watched them all as a kid, now 61 I still watch them, they never get old
I’m watching The Andy Griffith Show now!!! It’s my favorite show of all time.😁 Thank you for sharing this with us. 🙏🏻👍🏻
Omg...brilliantly narrated!...thank your for this wonderful peice of history.
I am 66 and I am so glad I found this to bring back fond memories of when life was so simple compared to today.
Thanks Greg
This show got me through many a sick day home from school. Who didn't want a Dad like Andy!
This amazing video simultaneously brought me feelings of great happiness and great sadness. Part of me wants to believe that Mayberry, or maybe just the Mayberry set, still exists somewhere, fully intact and the characters still live there frozen in time.
It does, it’s 2 hours from where I live in mt airy North Carolina, Andy’s real hometown and where the show is based on. It’s a new time though so don’t expect Mayberry from that era.
Ballona creek never freezes.
I live in the mountains of Western N.C. and our little town is just like Mayberry
@@keithsw2566 me too I live in brevard nc
@@james-he7xv Unfortunately, Mount Airy is just a tourist trap of the worst kind.
In the area, however, the view from the top of Mount Pilot is amazing.
I still watch the Andy Griffith show to this day! I introduced it to my girls and now they love it. I wasn’t even born till 1979! This was good TV and Lord knows I miss it dearly❤️
This is by far THE best video I’ve seen regarding the “then & now” areas of The Andy Griffith Show. The editing, narration, and everything that went into this is “First Class” all the way. There’s no nonsense or wordiness and it gets right to all of the interesting features people clicked on this link to see in the first place. Great historical footage (and obvious knowledge) to compare to current day conditions, as well as some great Star Trek humor. I wish more “TH-camrs” used this as their standard when making videos. Truly an awesome job…well done!!
And, Greg has an incredible media voice!
As a lifelong SoCal resident and historic preservation activist (as well as an Andy Griffith Show fan), it makes me sad to see the changes Greater Los Angeles has undergone over the course of my 63-year old life. Because high real estate values here attract developers and Wall Street/foreign investors, many of what made LA a tourist attraction and source of local pride has disappeared.
Thanks for your video. Well done!
It is not the same as Hollywood, but San Luis Obispo appears to have preserved much of what SOCAL was like in the 1960’s because large land owners, agreed decades ago, not to sell out to developers and turn it into a SFV, Oxnard or Orange County.
Awesome video! My dad worked at Desilu as a set medic, told stories of patching up Lucy's knee after a fall on stage. He also works at Ziv Television and various other production companies. I love learning about the history of all this, I was too young at the time he worked there to appreciate it all.
On the air from 1960 to 1968- still on in 2022. That tells you what you need to know about how good that show was. I went to college in Raleigh NC in the mid 80’s and had a group of friends that would recant the last night’s syndicated episode almost every day at lunch. We would laugh and talk about all the great lessons that show would teach and how funny it was. In 1988, I moved to the DC area and actually saw the Darlings (Dillards) at a venue called the Birchmere. After the show, I was able to go backstage and actually meet them. I can’t even begin to tell you how wonderful that moment was.
Awesome!!
I was a kid when all of the Andy Griffith, Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes, etc., television shows were created and ran, and I still watch all of them to this day, including, of course, I Love Lucy!!
Loved every minute of this!!
Thank You!!
To me the Andy Griffith show was the greatest ever. You recreated everything beautifully. We felt like we were on a professional tour of the studios. Great job. You’re very talented. Thank you.
It was on all the time in my house - my 5 young children loved it and as teenagers we still watch episodes frequently - they will go on to watch Andy Griffeth throughout their lives just as I still do in my 50's
Excellent video!
I am so grateful that Lucy & Desi made so many shows possible!
✨Thank you for taking the time to show us these important places! They remain very dear to us, as new generations discover them for the first time. 😊
If the "40 acre backlot" had not been demolished and redeveloped it would have become the most famous piece of TV history and today would have been such a big visitor attraction and would have been used for many more productions. It's a sad that it's not around today.
Yeah 😢
Probably not.
OUTSTANDING video, with a pleasing voiceover
Wow!!! Fascinating to say the least. One of my favorite shows & I of course still watch Andy & Barney
You did a WONDERFUL JOB, I am 61 and to this day I can watch Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, Gomer Pyle, and get so much enjoyment and laughter out of watching these classics. I will never get to go to those places myself, so thank you for taking me.
My Dad is 70 and I "lent" him the Blu-Ray Box set some years ago. I love to go over to his house and watch it with him... sh!t. I think I'm gonna cry now. Carry on...
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@@leesagrrl you made me tear up , I look at these shows and think everybody that brought me so many great memories, and to this day can make me laugh is now passed away except Ron Howard , and I still watch I LOVE LUCY and the the main 4 cast has passed away . The fact that these shows were on 50 years ago and I have seen them more time that I can count, they still bring me happiness. Rock on
Thanks for all your effort in putting this together. Grew up watching these shows and this was a wonderful way to remember them.
This is one of the best documentaries on TH-cam. It should receive an award.
Thank you so much for the memories of these great shows and their locations!!!
What great stories. I never tire of re-visiting these old show sets. Everything is so well explained. Tnank you very much.
I have seen this several times and enjoy it just like the first. Thanks
I work in the industry and I have worked at every one of these major studios at one time or another, including Warner Bros. Every time I step foot onto these lots, I always take a moment to reminisce on all of these great movies and shows of a classic and wholesome time and place from which they were conceived and flourished. Albeit they were reruns, I watched every single one you mentioned. Andy Griffith was probably my favorite, but really it's hard to pick just one because they were all great. Excellent video, thank you.
You've done an excellent job of presenting this information both clearly and with humour. I dearly love the Andy Griffith show and often watch it when I grow nostalgic for innocent times and want to "visit" Mayberry. 😊 Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. As a 69 year fan of Superman, this has always been hallowed ground. I have the old 40 acres map but had no idea of what it looked like today - until today . Just a great video and history you created. Thanks very much again!
Thank you for bringing back so many pleasant memories. As a child of the 1960's, I remember " The Andy Griffith show" and the characters of Mayberry. Most of them have passed on as have so many of my family members. We didn't know how good we had it back then. I wish I could get in a time machine and travel back to those days!!!
That was such a great tour of now and then, where all us kids imagined skipping down that sidewalk with Opie! Thank You - that was fun!
I really enjoyed your video; very informative and made me nostalgic for those old days in history.
I could watch this video a hundred times. It’s MAGIC.
…I can tell that a lot of thought (and work) went into making this video. I’ve produced (mostly) commercials and recognize most of the locations, so I really enjoyed the history lesson.
Thank you for producing and uploading!
One of the best looks at the history and current locations of The Andy Griffith Show that I've seen. It is my ALL TIME favorite television show, and Star Trek TOS happens to be my second. Great look back on these locations. Thank you for sharing this with all of us fans who otherwise may never get to see the locations.
Thanks so much for this wonderful video. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Incredibly, The Andy Griffith Show is still popular on those nostalgic TV channels. It reminds us boomers of a simpler time in our lives! I love these types of videos to the sets of tv shows and movies. A few years ago we visited Monument Valley and when I returned home, I watch all those John Wayne movies filmed there and paused the movie each time I recognized a rock or cliff I'd just visited! Thanks so much again.
My husband and I raised our son and daughter watching shows that we were raised on watching. One of them was The Any Griffith Show. They’re now 27 & 25 years old and have such fond memories of this show. It brought our small family together every night during dinner watching this show and both kids are grateful to us for having introduced them to old fashion CLEAN comedy.
No black people of note. Is that why it's clean?
Franklin Lake was a popular site for many different TV shows and movies. It is instantly recognizable to anyone who watched the ABC WWII show, Combat! I can still see Sergeant Saunders and his patrol walking down the different paths through the Franklin Lake area. Truly nostalgic.
Exceptional video!! I shared it to the TAGS Andy Griffith Show group, I know they’ll love it like I do! 😁👍🏻 I’m such a nerd for classic tv and film locations!
What platform is the group on? I would like to join
Desi and Lucy were so smart and I’m amazed how much they bought and owned. Desi must have been a very smart financial man along with Lucy.
For years, the geographical concepts of Desilu-Cahuenga/Desilu-Gower and 40 Acres were all conflated into one locational lump. Thank you so much for carefully and happily delineating each location with its own history in the Golden Ages of Film and Television. It was not only informative but exciting to see each location with its own history and character and how they served needs of the industry. Great detective work and we appreciate the service you've done to people like us invested in our cultural legacy.
I've been binge-watching Andy Griffith again. Great video, Greg!
This was such a great video !! Thanks for producing and sharing !! Loved it !!
Eat this stuff up. Often, I'll do the same thing (wander around some historic area that is generally overlooked) pondering what once was. You do a very good job piecing together those things here for Andy Griffith, with an overview of the Desilu Studios facilities, which I have always had a strong interest in. Thank you for doing this, it's actually a benefit to not only fans but people interested in history of the business. Hope you'll take some deeper looks at Desilu operations in the future. Thanks much.
Sir, you did an excellent job of describing the set and locations for all of us fans of the show. Thank you!
As a huge Andy Griffith and Star Trek TOS fan, I want to thank you for making this. Incredible job to you. Also, I have never seen the flyover video of the back 40. Soooooo cool. A time gone by that will live with me until I'm gone. Thanks again!!!!!!
Very interesting. I watched the show new, as a child. I had a crush on Andy.
Very well done. I worked at Desilu and MGM back in the day, 1964-1965 in the lighting and electrical department on many of the shows you mentioned. I grew up and lived in Alhambra, CA. Went to Mark Keppel High School. This was a very nice trip down memory lane. I also love StarTrek! Thank you.
Wow! This is so great to read. I provided some history in my comment. Please feel free to correct anything I said that is incorrect. I just wanted to add some details, as I understand them, to the stories told in this video. (At one time in the 90s I worked in home video and our company controlled home video rights to the RKO film library, which is now owned by Warner Media.
Did the leaks in the roof mess up the electricity?
I posted a response in the wrong place. My dad went to Mark Keppel in the 50’s. Must have graduated around 1956 before he joined the Army and headed to Germany. I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. Hot Fudge Sundaes at Twoheys were favorites in our family. My parents went there when they were young and we continued the tradition when I was in H.S (Arroyo H.S.).
• Beautiful job bringing back this TV history for another "visit" ... 🎭👌
I am a film location nut, and I must say this is the most well done video I have seen of all the location youtubers yet. Appreciate your efforts.
Thanks Greg, I’m 64 now and have come to treasure the Andy Griffith Series that I enjoyed as a child. I appreciate the efforts You’ve gone through to provide this background which while bittersweet (that the Mayberry set is all gone) I loved the way you showed and explained where the locations were. Mayberry will always be real and have a place in my heart.
A friend of mine asked me to work on an independent film she was making. Imagine my surprise when I pulled into the old Desilu studio. It was an honor to just walk around the lot and take in all of it's history.
Hey Greg!
I’m really glad you did this. After living in several California cities, I once again live in Culver City. This Comment was written before I watched most of your video, so there’s some information that’s not quite duplicated, but it covers some of the things your video does, albeit a little more in-depth.
I was born in Culver City, Ca. I’ve lived in a number of California cities, and I’m very happy to once again be living in my home town. There were SO many studios here! Starting in the “Silent” era of the 1920’s, there was The Mack Sennett Studios (home of gazillions of two-reel comedies, starting the the silent days, and LOTS of Laurel and Hardy two-reelers came from there), Keystone Studios (home of the Keystone Kops), and of course Desilu Culver (more about that later… and as of this writing, that lot, where Stalag 13 once was, and where HUNDREDS of movies and TV shows were filmed, now has a sign out front that reads “Amazon Studios”). Sennett and Keystone are no longer there. But just drive a couple of blocks West of what was Desilu Culver (also known as the “Forty Acres” lot), and you’ll find SONY Pictures (and Columbia Pictures - SONY owns them both).
That property was originally something called “Triangle Studios”, but it’s most famous for having been LOT #1 of M-G-M Studios. Did I say Lot #1? They once had SIX separate lots that ran West of what’s now SONY. Well, FIVE of then did… they ran West between Washington and Culver Boulevards. Lot #6 was where West L.A. College and many condos are now. It’s a couple of residential blocks South of Culver Boulevard on Overland Avenue. Just turn left on Overland when you’re headed past SONY. It’s several residential blocks South of Culver Blvd. And that little shopping center on your right as you’re headed South down Overland Avenue - the one with the Ralphs Supermarket in it, along with the Denny’s in the Northeast corner of that shopping center was once the home of “The Ben-Hur Stables”, where horses for Westerns and exotic animals for the Tarzan movies that were made starting in the 1930’s were housed. M-G-M had so much property, parts of it could look like ANYWHERE on Earth.
Hundreds of movies were made there, including those great Musicals M-G-M was famous for. There are a lot of soundstages on Lot #1, and they’ve been named after famous movie stars. The Gene Kelly stage is right next to the Fred Astaire stage. They are identical to each other… just to prevent complaints from the stars, such as “HIS stage is ONE FOOT longer than mine!”
There are a million stories about the great studios of Culver City. But those will have to do. I want to see this video!
You did an amazing job!! No filler, and your formatting was EXCELLENT!!!!!
I agree with so many of the other commenters… You did an outstanding job in producing and presenting this video. Thank you very much.
Such a great job. You have such an easy way and your attention to cool details like manhole covers and trees for reference points really gets me excited.
What an excellent trip down memory lane for all my favorite TV shows I still watch to this day.
Phenomenal production. Thanks for making and sharing this literal walk down memory lane.
That was fascinating to see being a fan of those old time shows especially Andy Griffith.. You did a great job with the narration (great voice also) and pointing out a lot of the facts
Loved this, pure magic!
Andy Griffith and Star Trek were two of the best shows ever made. Both were about love. Yes love. And justice. Unfortunately there’s not a lot of that to go around today especially when it comes to television. But we can still enjoy the memories. Thanks for this amazing retrospective. ❤
Great job on putting this all together. I've seen several good coverages of the old studio'(s), but none as fine as this one. I got to visit a few studio's back in 1969 and loved the tours. Always amazed me the "illusions" they could do making movies and tv shows. Like walking into a building, but in reality they stopped filming once the door opened, and then perhaps days later, picked it up in the studio as they came through the door. Most folks had no idea this was the way it was done. Thanks again for the great memories.
The interior shots could just as easily have been done days (or even weeks) earlier!
Thank you for saving history and letting us keep our memories alive and refreshed!
Great video... I'm 61 and these shows were a big part of my childhood...Lots of memories. Been to Andy's hometown and the museum in Mt. Airy NC twice. Thanks for sharing.
Television has shaped and molded many a young child's mind. Showing the history of how it is and was done brings back so many memories. This is how history should be taught. Thanks so much!!
I am glad that you highlighted the scene in “City on the Edge of Forever” where Bill Shatner and Joan Collins stroll past Floyd’s Barber Shop. It always brings a smile to my face!
Nicely done coverage. Brings back awesome memories from my career working as a cinematographer at Paramount Studios for 24 years. I’ve gone thru the Ball entrance on Gower Street having lunch at Astro Burger on the corner of Melrose Ave.
In 1972 a few of my classmates (me included) were lucky enough to visit Paramont Studios. We got to play in the prop dept. look inside for the labels of costumes to see who wore them. We saw part of an episode of Mission Impossible. Very tall men. We saw Jack Dodson (Howard Sprague) and got his autograph. At the end of the day we had a late lunch where we saw a few actors and actresses but our teacher would not let us interupt their meals. What a great memory
??? Interesting anecdote BUT Andy Griffith was not shot at Paramount. That’s what this video is all about. It was shot at Desilu….MILES away.
@@wadestevens5659 I should have been more detailed but I am heading for my twilight years but Mayberry RFD and I do believe it was at Paramount. No Andy No Barney No Opie. I did however get the year wrong. 1971 to correct it. I could have been still shaken up over Sylmar Quake
Thanks so much for this wonderful video. I’m 69 now in Canada and I always watched those shows. Still do on tape. This video is so interesting yet makes me sad also as our world has become so dark. Such a contrast to those simple times in those great shows. Thank you for your work.
Best video I've seen on this topic. Excellent work!
An awesome video. Thank you so much for this. You sir are a natural. Hope to see more in the future 👍
Thank you! I really enjoyed that!! I've walked around the 40-acre site too which was neat - but sad too.
Wow! I really enjoyed this video. I shared it in my Nostalgia group from little McDonald, Ohio. Thank you for this!
Thanks for the historical and educational video !!!!
I just love watching clips like this. Comparing the places from the 60's and present. Breaks my heart that all these stars are gone. Thank you for this wonderful clip.
Incredible care put into this and great storytelling....
Amazing video! You did a fantastic job. Favorite part was Lucy and Desi leaving the studio…you can see a newspaper box by the door that says papers are .10 cents. This was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Definitely bittersweet.😊❤️
Good catch, I missed that!
I was a Firefighter in Culver City for 30 years. Began my career in 1980. This was just after 40 acres was developed. I never knew any of this Andy Griffith show stuff. Thanks so much. Went on 1000 calls in that area. I heard the old timers talk about 40 acres. Culver City Fire Dept grew out of MGM Studios Fire dept back in 1920s
I love the Andy Griffith show and watch it to this day, I love the old episodes. I just happened to come across your video and absolutely LOVED IT!! Great job in bringing back some oh so great moments. It was amazing to see what we all watched week in and week out. THANK YOU!!! Loved it......................
I love this!!!!❤️❤️💯… Still watching many on cable … Andy ….Lucy.ThatGirl … The list goes on….Thank you so much for sharing this ….Pitter Patter .. Goes my beating heart … ❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯🙏😁😁😁🌹🌹🌹
Nicely done.
Great video. By the way, I'm a Star Trek fan as well, so keep making those references. I believe there's a picture from an episode of Andy Griffith that has Barney standing in outside the Sheriff's office, and from the angle it's being shot you can clearly see a sign for the "21st Street Mission," on a building. Apparently the Star Trek Episode, "City On the Edge of Forever" was being filmed at the same time. Ron Howard once said he used to ride his bike around the sets on the 40 acres backlot. Such an experience. I'd of loved to have had that chance. It's amazing how close everything was there. Gomer Pyle's Camp Henderson and Stalag 13 were practically next to each other. Always enjoy hearing about the 40 Acres Backlot. Thanks again for the look back.
This is a great production Greg and brought back a lot of memories since I grew up here from 1954 to today and watching all these transformations take place. Thank you for sharing your talent.
A Really Heart warming video ..........GREAT Narrated !
Never seen The Andy Griffith Show, I only came here for the "& Desilu Locations" so thanks for that.
Would love to see a full video on Lucy and Desi and I Love Lucy.
"Never seen the Andy Griffith Show"'?? Oh wow, you're probably the only one on the planet. LOL
Well Hen, you owe to yourself to start with episode #1 and watch the first 5 years.
@@tagnut1952 Actually, I'm just about to begin the 6th I Love Lucy season (been binging it for the first time.) I read a lot about them, whatever I can find, reading, listening, watching, etc. That's why YT offered me this video, I assume.
@@tagnut1952 Agree...after season 5..NO BARNEY, AND COLOR...RUINED THE SHOW..THATS MY OPINION!
The first 5 seasons are the best show ever produced...my wife & I watch it everyday on TH-camTv
Excellent job on this…..network quality performance.
I agree. Greg made it not to show himself off but truly a story with great quality.
Great job on this, you are truly a location detective! The “retaining wall” to my eye appeared different to me in both the shape of the brick, as well as the flat “ top” capping stone which appears to be be of a different thickness. Keep making these great vids, love ‘em!
Really good video. This took a lot of time and effort. The 40 acres back lot was also used on The Green Hornet. On almost every car chase scene, you can see they pass the Mayberry Courthouse over and over. If anyone knows, did Bruce Lee and Andy Griffith ever meet? They shared the same filming location during that time. Andys house in Mayberry was also used on a Gomer Pyle episode. In the episode "I'm Always Chasing Gomers", Gomer accidently gets stuck on Carters plane to "Wichita" while going home to see his Mother. While there, Carter sees Gomer everywhere he looks. It's a funny episode. The exterior shots of the house in this episode is the AG house from the AG show. Some great still pics here also. The pic of Barbara Eden kissing Andy on the cheek is cool. She was drop dead gorgeous back then. Who was the guest star in the pic at 18:32? Looks a little like Bill Bixby from his episode, but may not be. Pluto TV has an AG channel. All Andy all the time. I watch a couple of episodes almost every day. We need a Gomer Channel now! Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed it.
I believe that is Mark Miller who played Bob Rogers the attorney sent to Mayberry for training but who Barney thought was going to replace him in the episode "Barney's Replacement."
@@deezee6732…Could be. The actor Mark Miller, just passed away a few weeks ago. He was also in the TV program…Please Don’t Eat the Daisies.
Kevin Powers…Great recall on that episode. My compliments, Sir. 😊
Barney could've given Bruce Lee some pointers on self defense and making your whole body a weapon. 😉
th-cam.com/play/PLCC6FYUU-Hg0p-Bp2gY_a0wjjO9Oex0Yp.html Gomer for you.
This is really great! Amazing how much change takes place over the years. Love the multiple show references too. Loved them all!
Great Video. I also have seen all the other videos on Mayberry but you have included lots of photos and some interesting insight to the Andy Griffith show that I had not seen or heard before. Well done. Thank you.
Thanks so much! I grew up with all these shows. They were another part of my life. I couldn't wait for Friday night so I can watch "The Wild, Wild West" and then "Gomer Pyle".
Its amazing where they were filmed. I would've never dreamt that all these shows were filmed inside! Wow. And the characters, Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton
were actors I looked up to! All of them like a family. And I thought these actors would live forever. Well, on the screen they will. But whenever I heard that one had passed, it would
break my heart so bad. I loved these folks. I know they all went to Heaven but, it hurts on the folks left behind. God Bless all these actors and their families and you, who put this video together.❤❤✝✝
I was born in1956 and still live in San Fernando Valley and didn't know most of these locations, it was a fun time for us kids watching these shows when they were first aired.
Very very well done! I am visiting Los Angeles in February and I will do my best to replicate this video journey. Holy ground indeed!
Excellent video! Love this stuff. Well done.
Absolutely wonderful! Great video
Good evening, everybody...! Thanks a lot for posting such a sweet memories..excellent video ! Well done ! Golden age of tv was really something..compared to nowadays, it sucks..! God bless you for recalling such a memorable time..!
Awesome video..I watch Andy Griffith show ..love it..thanks for sharing this video..
Well done. I enjoyed this piece of history!