My husband & I have always said, "what would life be without the Andy Griffith Show?" Life is fleeting & there are so few joys that have stood the test of time. We are thankful. ❤
Season 6. Barney was gone and it was shot in color. The first 5 seasons are 100% better than season 6 and on. It seemed like their was an energy drain and it wasn’t funny anymore and the excitement had left. Don Knotts brought a whole lot to the show. Andy may have been keeping Mayberry safe but Don was keeping the show safe.
I’m 80 now and remember The Andy Griffith show and Mayberry RFD very fondly. Those of us who were raised in small towns learned to appreciate the simplicity and warmth of the people and their culture. Truly a great time to be alive.
Oh ya,I'm 73 and agree wholeheartedly. It was a wonderful time to grow up. Could afford food back then, not like now. I'm so disgusted with everything now. What do these kids have as memories?
@thefamouspeopleus Absolutely, we did not need graphic details, we actually watched the show, using our brain, listening to the words and watching the expressions from decent characters.
My favorite is when Opie & his friend try to increase circulation on their little newspaper by making it more like the "Mayberry After Dark" section of the town's paper. It was a section of the paper that gave the lowdown on the town local's.. But Opie & pal go too far with the material they print.. 🤣 A while after Andy explains to them they can't be writing stuff like that, Opie tells him they printed out an entire new page, but tossed it out and that they watched the garbage truck haul it off. The ending scene shows Andy, Barney and Aunt Bea all running into each other at the dump with flashlights later that night... They all wanted to read the latest dirt the kids had found... 😆💦
I'm lucky to have actually been in Mt Airy and played music in a dance hall, just outside of town and there is a place called Pilot Mountain, where I also performed and I assumed that the town "Mt Pilot" would have been referenced from that location since it's all in an area where you will be reminded of the show
Emmet was named for Andy's best childhood friend. I liked all the episodes featuring him. My favorite was when his brothers in-law tried to train him to sell insurance. After disappearing fir several hours, he was found back in his shop fixing a toaster and that's when it was realized that the shop is what gave him his Joy so his wife took the for sale sign off the door and tore it in half.
So sad about Don Knotts. He was hilarious. He did Dodge car and truck commercials in the 60s and early 70s. They were extremely funny. He didn't take himself seriously and knew how to make fun of himself. He was a good man.
You show a frame with Ernest T. Bass, but don't mention his character -- and yet he is one of the most memorable and funniest characters of the entire show.
I believe the first episode Barney thanks “Cousin Andy” for giving him a chance. Then in a later episode they are mentioned to be friends from high school. Them being cousins is never mentioned again.
Andy and Opie did not throw rocks at each other at the beginning of each episode as they walked down the road to the lake. Opie threw a rock into the lake, and Andy shows his admiration for such a good throw.
@@latinforever actually, Opie didn’t throw the rock. He was too little to get the rock to I skip, and someone else from the production staff was in the bushes and threw it . I have watched the opening of that show many times, and I could never tell someone else threw it. They edited in such a way that you couldn’t tell. I read that somewhere
I heard or read somewhere that Andy injured his hand, striking the wall, when he became angry to hear President Kennedy was assassinated. I do believe this episode was filmed that year, 1963.
I heard that he got into an argument with his pool guy, and he punched a wall with his hand. In the show, they explained the bandage by saying that he caught some moonshiners and they got rough.
Saying it's weird to end up on a comedy because you're not a fan of comedy is like saying it's weird that if an actor who isn't in favor of murder ends up in a movie where he or she is a murderer. It's called good acting!!!
Early in the presentation you mentioned that Don Knotts signed a one-year and then a 5-year contract. In actuality the total was only 5 years. Andy had told him, as you mentioned near the end, that he didn't expect it to go beyond that 5 years. And there was no way to recognize Sarah's voice because you never heard Sarah's voice. Whoever picked up the phone would acknowledge that they were taking the call that Sarah passed through or when making a call would pick up the phone and initiate the call by saying her name. But her voice was never heard.
I'll never forget the episode that featured actor Jack Nicholson ad a father who left his infant at the front of the court house. And ,yes he and his wife came to take their baby back.
From Barney's nipit nipit nipit to gomers citizens arrest citizens arrest and goobers Judy Judy Judy then Ernest t Bass you can't see me but I can see you I'll break every window before I'm through then the two women barny found for dates to the dance for him and Andy hello doll she made that raspy voice sexy The other one had a silly pig giggle these all made memorable memories of the show can anyone add more
@georgemumford186. I remember the daughter saying he sure is a mighty fine handsome man can I keep him Paw no keep your hands off of me well can I at least pet him some
One continuity error was when Andy tried to mitigate a feud by they ways of the Old Country, he learned about it in the War. In another episode, we see Andy and Barney attending a school reunion for the class of 1947. If you assume the stories happen in a specific order, this is a problem. If you take each episode and a stand-alone story, this is not a problem.
Another episode that gives you the idea that Mount airy was Andy's home town when Barney solves the drug store robbery and Andy ask him he wants to go with him and Ellie on a double date and after that we can go down to the snappy lunch and it's located in Mount Airy 😊 my favorite with Barney is the haunted house 😂😂😂😂😂
SO MANY Great episodes. I liked PRISONER OF LOVE , The beautiful Susan Oliver as a criminal team stealing jewelry , is caught. They put her in the Mayberry jail to try and catch her partner. Andy and Barny both like her more than they should.. a great episode
I was never a fan of ‘Helen Crump’. She always seemed so bitchy and holier than thou type of person. And since the real life actress had an actual affair with Andy makes her a home-wrecker too. That’s something else that should never have happened. Destroys the innocence of the show.
I couldn't stand Helen Crump. She was the biggest witch on television. Sheriff Andy should have dumped her. Instead, he married her. Even when she was being nice to people, you knew her claws were there, waiting to come out.
Apparently she twisted his arm and made him cheat poor innocent Andy, suppose he just couldn’t make right from wrong type decisions, falling victim to a “home wrecker with claws”? Hint, it takes 2-
I know a lady who watches this show exclusively every day. When I was little I can recall saying how fake the show was. Families don't act like that I reasoned. I grew up in a dysfunctional family and could not relate.
I'm 75 and I've been watching the Andy Griffith show for many years. Now that I'm retired I've gone back to watching the old shows. It never was the same after Barney left the show. Actually, to me he made the show. I never could stand listening to Gomer Pyle though. He was so irritating.
Maybe Andy and other crew members should have played many pranks on Francis to lightener her up a bit. Jim’s husband played in the show at least on 1 occasion.
Why does the commentator say that Andy died in 2012, but the gravestone says 2003? Also, if he was born in 2011, as it says on the gravestone, he would have been older than 86!
It’s sorta hypocritical saying he sang “gospel” musical and being an adulterer. Those two don’t gel. Sad to hear that. I always sorta thought he was a godly man. I’ve watched his shows since he first starred in the Andy Griffith show. I guess it just surprised me. It must of been devastating to his family.
@ this is true, but one must acknowledge their sin ask for forgiveness, then repent…don’t do it again. A true Christian will never advocate someone’s sin being ok. We are to preach against sin, not get into agreement with it. Jesus saves those who acknowledge they need a savior because they’re a sinner. Jesus said….if you DO what I say, then you are my disciple. When you sin you must stop that sin. If an evil spirit drives you to sin, you must ask Jesus for His help. God has rules and principles, and you cannot go by your own rules and Ideas. A true Christian follows the book, and true believers will always be surrendered to Christ and His Word, and His book. His book is your instruction Manuel on how to conduct your behavior for having a beautiful and productive life. If you choose to not go by the book, then you have chosen spiritual death and destruction for your life. God will never remove your “choice”….you get to choose. Deuteronomy chapter 28, Deuteronomy 30:19-20
The cor episodes were more folksy with a down-home atmosphere. The ones in B&W are more dramatic, with criminal activity focused on the sheriff and deputy.
I have information about Andy Griffith show most don't know about. I live here. For more info message me. It's about going to Raleigh and getting a corner room at the Y.
Why didn't Francis Bavier even attempt to speak with a Southern accent? I'm not sure if she spoke with a Manhattan or Transatlantic accent? Whatever it was, it didn't fit in with a small southern town like Mayberry, North Carolina.
In real life it isn't necessary for everyone in an extended family to have the same accent. She could have been raised somewhere else, or even many places with an accent blend. Or considering her looks, she might have taken elocution lessons to be more ladylike.
I agree. Keep bedroom business in the bedroom. Used to be referred to as a “confirmed bachelor” and I wish it would go back to that. You don’t lose anything by keeping it to yourself so why even bring it up unless you’re trying to rile people up.
Oh my make that make the slightest sense to me, what tf will anybody want to decorate anything with duck guts. I get that it was for fun and laughs but really🤷🏽♀️🤮🤢🤮
My husband & I have always said, "what would life be without the Andy Griffith Show?" Life is fleeting & there are so few joys that have stood the test of time. We are thankful. ❤
I still watch it from 4 - 7:00 PM every weekday! It never gets old.
I would find it hard to choose a favorite Andy Griffith episode they are all so much fun. The chemistry with the characters is excellent.
I was born in 1956. That was my favorite show.I could connect with opie i still watch it ❤
@@marksmet2933 54 baby here. Gotta love Ope!
I would find it hard to choose a favorite Andy Griffith episode they are all so much fun.
Mayberry was never the same when Barney left the show
Agreed 💯 he made the show
Season 6. Barney was gone and it was shot in color. The first 5 seasons are 100% better than season 6 and on. It seemed like their was an energy drain and it wasn’t funny anymore and the excitement had left. Don Knotts brought a whole lot to the show. Andy may have been keeping Mayberry safe but Don was keeping the show safe.
He did come back from time to time. Don Knotts did win an Emmy for the Andy Griffin Show.
You got that right
Amen to that.
Great info, thank you. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is my favorite Don Knotts movie.
They couldn't get the blood off the organ keys! And they used Bon Ami!
As a kid, I liked the Apple Dumpling Gang that had Don Knotts and Tim Conway.
@@thinkforyourself2109 Tim Conway, what a genius. His activity, including on the Carol Burnett show, along with Carol and Harvey is hilarious to watch
@@latinforever What a wonderful quote, used several times in the movie. Thank you for remembering.
I love that show and own a DVD “atta boy Luther”
Even today those shows are still very classic especially with all the reruns on the comedy channel.
I’m 80 now and remember The Andy Griffith show and Mayberry RFD very fondly. Those of us who were raised in small towns learned to appreciate the simplicity and warmth of the people and their culture. Truly a great time to be alive.
Oh ya,I'm 73 and agree wholeheartedly. It was a wonderful time to grow up. Could afford food back then, not like now. I'm so disgusted with everything now. What do these kids have as memories?
It’s amazing how even the smallest details can add such charm to a classic show like The Andy Griffith Show.
@thefamouspeopleus Absolutely, we did not need graphic details, we actually watched the show, using our brain, listening to the words and watching the expressions from decent characters.
My favorite episode was when Barney was on duty as security at a local department store...he was hiding and spying and in the dark...very funny!
My favorite is when Opie & his friend try to increase circulation on their little newspaper by making it more like the "Mayberry After Dark" section of the town's paper. It was a section of the paper that gave the lowdown on the town local's.. But Opie & pal go too far with the material they print.. 🤣 A while after Andy explains to them they can't be writing stuff like that, Opie tells him they printed out an entire new page, but tossed it out and that they watched the garbage truck haul it off. The ending scene shows Andy, Barney and Aunt Bea all running into each other at the dump with flashlights later that night... They all wanted to read the latest dirt the kids had found... 😆💦
I'm lucky to have actually been in Mt Airy and played music in a dance hall, just outside of town and there is a place called Pilot Mountain, where I also performed and I assumed that the town "Mt Pilot" would have been referenced from that location since it's all in an area where you will be reminded of the show
@@pianoman4rent you are probably right.
Emmet was named for Andy's best childhood friend. I liked all the episodes featuring him. My favorite was when his brothers in-law tried to train him to sell insurance. After disappearing fir several hours, he was found back in his shop fixing a toaster and that's when it was realized that the shop is what gave him his Joy so his wife took the for sale sign off the door and tore it in half.
Thank you 😊
So sad about Don Knotts. He was hilarious. He did Dodge car and truck commercials in the 60s and early 70s. They were extremely funny. He didn't take himself seriously and knew how to make fun of himself. He was a good man.
You show a frame with Ernest T. Bass, but don't mention his character -- and yet he is one of the most memorable and funniest characters of the entire show.
The women escapees was the most hilarious!!!
I believe the first episode Barney thanks “Cousin Andy” for giving him a chance. Then in a later episode they are mentioned to be friends from high school. Them being cousins is never mentioned again.
Ron Howard stated during an interview that Mr. Mcbeavey was his favorite episode
Note: "I Remember Mama" of the 50s also ended at the top of its ranking.
Andy and Opie did not throw rocks at each other at the beginning of each episode as they walked down the road to the lake. Opie threw a rock into the lake, and Andy shows his admiration for such a good throw.
@@latinforever actually, Opie didn’t throw the rock. He was too little to get the rock to I skip, and someone else from the production staff was in the bushes and threw it . I have watched the opening of that show many times, and I could never tell someone else threw it. They edited in such a way that you couldn’t tell. I read that somewhere
@@jeannetteramsey8347 I have seen that same spot where Andy and Opie are walking down the road on the TV series "Combat."
@@latinforever Wow, violence really broke out near Mayberry!
@@653j521 And I've seen Floyd's Barber Shop on Star Trek.
I heard or read somewhere that Andy injured his hand, striking the wall, when he became angry to hear President Kennedy was assassinated. I do believe this episode was filmed that year, 1963.
No, it was a temper tantrum. He was a cranky guy offscreen.
I heard that he got into an argument with his pool guy, and he punched a wall with his hand. In the show, they explained the bandage by saying that he caught some moonshiners and they got rough.
Drunk Aunt Bea was hilarious.
Saying it's weird to end up on a comedy because you're not a fan of comedy is like saying it's weird that if an actor who isn't in favor of murder ends up in a movie where he or she is a murderer. It's called good acting!!!
Early in the presentation you mentioned that Don Knotts signed a one-year and then a 5-year contract. In actuality the total was only 5 years. Andy had told him, as you mentioned near the end, that he didn't expect it to go beyond that 5 years.
And there was no way to recognize Sarah's voice because you never heard Sarah's voice. Whoever picked up the phone would acknowledge that they were taking the call that Sarah passed through or when making a call would pick up the phone and initiate the call by saying her name. But her voice was never heard.
I'll never forget the episode that featured actor Jack Nicholson ad a father who left his infant at the front of the court house.
And ,yes he and his wife came to take their baby back.
@kenvaughan6694 He was also on the episode Aunt Bee the Juror, for stealing a TV.
Also, he was on trial for stealing a TV, with Aunt Bee the Juror.
No kidding! I KNOW that Barney WAS the show! When he left, that show died!
Yea I agree with this 100%. All the excitement and energy was gone. And it was in color.
Many say that Don Knotts left a hole in _Mayberry_ when he left. But l enjoy both B&W versions and the color ones.
Color and Don Knotts leaving killed the show.
Absolutely right!!!
From Barney's nipit nipit nipit to gomers citizens arrest citizens arrest and goobers Judy Judy Judy then Ernest t Bass you can't see me but I can see you I'll break every window before I'm through then the two women barny found for dates to the dance for him and Andy hello doll she made that raspy voice sexy The other one had a silly pig giggle these all made memorable memories of the show can anyone add more
And the music from the Dillard's aka darlins
@georgemumford186. I remember the daughter saying he sure is a mighty fine handsome man can I keep him Paw no keep your hands off of me well can I at least pet him some
Your comment just reminded me of Ernest T. who I hadn't thought of in years.
"You ain't seen the las' of Ernest T. Bass !!"
The Fun Girls from Mount Pilot.
One continuity error was when Andy tried to mitigate a feud by they ways of the Old Country, he learned about it in the War. In another episode, we see Andy and Barney attending a school reunion for the class of 1947. If you assume the stories happen in a specific order, this is a problem. If you take each episode and a stand-alone story, this is not a problem.
Loved Matlock 😅😅
Another episode that gives you the idea that Mount airy was Andy's home town when Barney solves the drug store robbery and Andy ask him he wants to go with him and Ellie on a double date and after that we can go down to the snappy lunch and it's located in Mount Airy 😊 my favorite with Barney is the haunted house 😂😂😂😂😂
Howard McNear, not Mcneel played Floyd.
I noticed that too.
There was more than 1
That was not Barney's first car. He had one at the first episode He wrote Andy a ticket for tempting to push it in front of a hydrant.
I remember that episode which was wonderful.
@DennyClark-es9qw He wasn't in the first episode. Andy, Bee and Opie on a dirt road, and Andy had a truck.
Andy: Gomer. Not in MayBerry. Take it to Mt. Pilot.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Great show. I always wished there was a real place like that to live. Any suggestions?
You will need a time machine and you can't bring your cell phone...
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So many people tried to stop by to that town where the show was being shot for the Andy Griffin Show. I believe it was in North Carolina.
Mt. Airy, NC
Andy's hometown
@@ChuckSchickx And they even hold annual "Mayberry Days" (festival) there every September. 👍😊
Mt husband refuses to watch after Barney left
Little known fact: Gerorge Lidsey (Goober) was offered the role of - wait for it - "Mr. Spock in the original "Startrek series! He turned it down.
Never would've guessed that Jim Neighbors was a rump ranger
Kerosene cucumbers tops my list
That’s my very favorite episode
This was one of my favorite childhood shows, and you are criticizing it. I will not want you again.
The patrol cars are CUSTOM base series not the the higher Galaxie series.
SO MANY Great episodes. I liked PRISONER OF LOVE , The beautiful Susan Oliver as a criminal team stealing jewelry , is caught. They put her in the Mayberry jail to try and catch her partner. Andy and Barny both like her more than they should.. a great episode
There is a snappy’s in a small town near my home town.
None of the men in the show were married, except the drunk Otis.
Otis had a nice house, and Barney lived in that dumpy apartment owned by Mrs. Mendelbright, the "bulb snatcher."
@@kenhayes3448 The mayor was married
@@georgecreel6960And the fix it man.
Emmett was married & Floyd had a scene with his son on the shoe 👞 salesman episode..
I was never a fan of ‘Helen Crump’. She always seemed so bitchy and holier than thou type of person. And since the real life actress had an actual affair with Andy makes her a home-wrecker too. That’s something else that should never have happened. Destroys the innocence of the show.
From what I've read the whole show knew what was going on. I feel sorry for his wife.
I couldn't stand Helen Crump. She was the biggest witch on television. Sheriff Andy should have dumped her. Instead, he married her. Even when she was being nice to people, you knew her claws were there, waiting to come out.
Yesss!! I couldn't stand her closed minded ass.
Apparently she twisted his arm and made him cheat poor innocent Andy, suppose he just couldn’t make right from wrong type decisions, falling victim to a “home wrecker with claws”? Hint, it takes 2-
This was a great show for the time but Andy was never a saint
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One minute it was 1989 then it was 1998 lol
Miss Peggy was the best “love interest” for Andy imo
I know a lady who watches this show exclusively every day. When I was little I can recall saying how fake the show was. Families don't act like that I reasoned. I grew up in a dysfunctional family and could not relate.
She passed away in 1989 not 1998! Aunt Bee that is
I'm 75 and I've been watching the Andy Griffith show for many years. Now that I'm retired I've gone back to watching the old shows. It never was the same after Barney left the show. Actually, to me he made the show. I never could stand listening to Gomer Pyle though. He was so irritating.
Gohhhahly!
@@dianealarcon8304Shazam
Anything w/'mooners'?
Robin and hood Tom and jerry😂😂😂😂
Maybe Andy and other crew members should have played many pranks on Francis to lightener her up a bit. Jim’s husband played in the show at least on 1 occasion.
Howard McNear, not Howard McNeill.
"Floyd the Barber"s ight name was Howard McNEAR - NOT Howard Mc Neal!
Why does the commentator say that Andy died in 2012, but the gravestone says 2003? Also, if he was born in 2011, as it says on the gravestone, he would have been older than 86!
I AGREE! Helen just wasn't it!
It’s sorta hypocritical saying he sang “gospel” musical and being an adulterer. Those two don’t gel. Sad to hear that. I always sorta thought he was a godly man. I’ve watched his shows since he first starred in the Andy Griffith show. I guess it just surprised me. It must of been devastating to his family.
All have sinned & fallen short.....
@ this is true, but one must acknowledge their sin ask for forgiveness, then repent…don’t do it again. A true Christian will never advocate someone’s sin being ok. We are to preach against sin, not get into agreement with it. Jesus saves those who acknowledge they need a savior because they’re a sinner. Jesus said….if you DO what I say, then you are my disciple. When you sin you must stop that sin. If an evil spirit drives you to sin, you must ask Jesus for His help. God has rules and principles, and you cannot go by your own rules and Ideas. A true Christian follows the book, and true believers will always be surrendered to Christ and His Word, and His book. His book is your instruction Manuel on how to conduct your behavior for having a beautiful and productive life. If you choose to not go by the book, then you have chosen spiritual death and destruction for your life. God will never remove your “choice”….you get to choose. Deuteronomy chapter 28, Deuteronomy 30:19-20
The cor episodes were more folksy with a down-home atmosphere. The ones in B&W are more dramatic, with criminal activity focused on the sheriff and deputy.
There were a few very funny episodes post Barney but they were few and far between. Helen was a very attractive woman but she could be controlling.
I have information about Andy Griffith show most don't know about. I live here. For more info message me. It's about going to Raleigh and getting a corner room at the Y.
Jim/Gomer? Really? 😢
I knew for years before he came out that he was gay..but there was no need to go public in my opinion
@@debrakiser1976 In my opinion he could do what he liked. It doesn't affect me and I don't see how it affects anyone here.
Neighbors should have been ashamed. He was a pervert!
Why didn't Francis Bavier even attempt to speak with a Southern accent? I'm not sure if she spoke with a Manhattan or Transatlantic accent? Whatever it was, it didn't fit in with a small southern town like Mayberry, North Carolina.
In real life it isn't necessary for everyone in an extended family to have the same accent. She could have been raised somewhere else, or even many places with an accent blend. Or considering her looks, she might have taken elocution lessons to be more ladylike.
Have not seen anything mentioned I had not already known or been aware of. Nothing new here. Keep scrolling.
Rude
Stop talking!
Gomer should have kept his mouth shut. Nobody wants to know about his per
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sion.
I agree. Keep bedroom business in the bedroom. Used to be referred to as a “confirmed bachelor” and I wish it would go back to that. You don’t lose anything by keeping it to yourself so why even bring it up unless you’re trying to rile people up.
If you can't say anything nice.......................
Are you one of the mean ole gossips in Mayberry?
@@653j521 NOT ME.
Just be nice.
Oh my make that make the slightest sense to me, what tf will anybody want to decorate anything with duck guts. I get that it was for fun and laughs but really🤷🏽♀️🤮🤢🤮