query: where is mayberry located on the andy griffith show

pos: Mayberry go a long way." Mayberry Mayberry, North Carolina is a fictitious community that was the setting for two popular American television sitcoms, "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D." Mayberry was also the setting for a 1986 reunion television movie titled "Return to Mayberry". Mayberry is said to be based on Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Mount Airy is also known as Mayberry and this town is known by both names to the people who reside there. According to show episodes, the community of Mayberry was named for fictional founder Lord Mayberry. Historically, the word Mayberry is

pos: Mayberry Mayberry originated in an episode of "The Danny Thomas Show" and was the setting for "The Andy Griffith Show", "Mayberry RFD", and the 1986 reunion movie "Return to Mayberry". Although the county seat of an agricultural county, black people were sometimes seen in the original series, but more often seen on "RFD". Mayberry is the name of a real community in Patrick County, Virginia; located 22 miles northeast of Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. The Mayberry Trading Post, home of the Mayberry, Virginia post office until it closed in 1922, told local TV station WGHP-TV that Griffith

pos: Sam Jones (Mayberry R.F.D.) Sam Jones (Mayberry R.F.D.) Sam Jones is a fictional character who debuted on the American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960 – 1968). Jones then went on to star in the spin-off show "Mayberry R.F.D.". Jones is portrayed by American actor Ken Berry. Sam lives in the fictional community of Mayberry, North Carolina. He is a farmer, thus lives outside of town. He does not appear in "The Andy Griffith Show" until the final four episodes of the final season when he is elected to the town council. He appeared in all 78 episodes of "Mayberry R. F. D."

pos: Andy Griffith starring Danny Thomas. This episode, in which Thomas's character is stopped for running a stop sign in a little town, served as a backdoor pilot for "The Andy Griffith Show". Both shows were produced by Sheldon Leonard. Beginning in September 1960, Griffith starred as Sheriff Andy Taylor in "The Andy Griffith Show" for the CBS television network. The show took place in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, where Taylor, a widower, was the sheriff and town sage. The show was filmed at Desilu Studios, with exteriors filmed at Forty Acres in Culver City, California. From 1960 to 1965,

pos: Thelma Lou marries Thelma Lou. The following is a list of "Andy Griffith Show" episodes featuring Thelma Lou. Thelma Lou Thelma Lou or Thel by boyfriend Barney Fife is a character on the American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968). The character appeared in 26 episodes. Thelma Lou is Barney Fife's girlfriend and is portrayed by Betty Lynn. Thelma Lou lives in the community of Mayberry, North Carolina. She is Mayberry Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife's girlfriend. Thelma Lou appeared as a semi-regular character in 26 episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1961 until 1966 when the character was dropped from

pos: Mayberry Mayberry Mayberry, North Carolina is a fictitious community that was the setting for two popular American television sitcoms, "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D." Mayberry was also the setting for a 1986 reunion television movie titled "Return to Mayberry". Mayberry is said to be based on Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Mount Airy is also known as Mayberry and this town is known by both names to the people who reside there. According to show episodes, the community of Mayberry was named for fictional founder Lord Mayberry. Historically, the word Mayberry is of Anglo-Saxon origin and

pos: Opie Taylor Opie Taylor Opie Taylor is a fictional character played by Ron Howard in the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show", which was televised on CBS from October 3, 1960 to April 1, 1968. Opie Taylor appeared in 209 of the 249 episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show", and appeared in 2 spin-off shows and a TV Movie. Opie is a 6-year-old when the series opens, who lives in the fictional and idealized small, sleepy southern community of Mayberry, North Carolina, with his widowed father, Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), the sheriff of Mayberry County, and his father's spinster aunt, Beatrice

pos: Mayberry is a locational name, a dialectical variant of the placename Maesbury in Shropshire. Purportedly, Andy Griffith himself chose the name of the fictional community. Griffith, however, told Larry King in 2003 that Artie Stander is the person who thought of the name Mayberry; Stander was one of the show's creators and writers. Mayberry is a real community in Patrick County, Virginia, located 22 miles northeast of Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. The Mayberry Trading Post, home of the Mayberry, Virginia, post office until it closed in 1922, told local TV station WGHP-TV that Griffith and his father

pos: The Andy Griffith Show which had several scenes cut, and "Barney Mends a Broken Heart", which had its epilogue cut. The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning over eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. The series partially originated from an episode of "The Danny Thomas Show". The show starred Andy Griffith in the role of Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. Other major characters include Andy's

pos: The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning over eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. The series partially originated from an episode of "The Danny Thomas Show". The show starred Andy Griffith in the role of Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. Other major characters include Andy's inept but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts); Andy's spinster aunt and housekeeper, Bee Taylor (Frances

pos: Clara Edwards Clara Edwards Clara Edwards (originally Bertha Edwards, Bertha Johnson and then Clara Johnson) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960 – 1968). Clara was portrayed by actress Hope Summers. Summers appeared as Bertha/Clara in 32 episodes of TAGS and was one of only a few characters (the others being Andy Taylor, Aunt Bee, and Opie Taylor) who appeared in all eight seasons of the show's run. The character migrated to the show's spin-off series "Mayberry R.F.D.". Clara lives in the fictional community of Mayberry, North Carolina on "The Andy Griffith Show" (TAGS) and

pos: Mayberry Mall was added in 1970, and J. C. Penney moved into the mall in 1987. On June 8, 2018, JCPenney announced that its store would be closing on July 9, 2018 which will leave Belk as the only anchor left. Mayberry Mall Mayberry Mall is a shopping mall located just outside Mount Airy, North Carolina on the east side of U.S. Highway 52. It was named after the fictitious town of Mayberry in which The Andy Griffith Show was based. The anchor stores are only one anchor which is Belk Opened in 1968, it is the only shopping center between Winston-Salem,

pos: Sam Jones (Mayberry R.F.D.) Aunt Bee moves in with Sam and his young son Mike following Sheriff Andy Taylor's marriage to Helen Crump. Aunt Bee stays with Sam through the beginning of the "Mayberry R.F.D." series, but eventually she moves away and is replaced by Cousin Alice (Alice Ghostley). Sam Jones (Mayberry R.F.D.) Sam Jones is a fictional character who debuted on the American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960 – 1968). Jones then went on to star in the spin-off show "Mayberry R.F.D.". Jones is portrayed by American actor Ken Berry. Sam lives in the fictional community of Mayberry, North Carolina. He

pos: The Andy Griffith Show between Leonard and Griffith in New York, Griffith flew to Los Angeles and filmed the episode. On February 15, 1960, "The Danny Thomas Show" episode "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" aired. In the episode Griffith played fictional Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry, North Carolina, who arrests Danny Williams (Thomas's character) for running a stop sign. Future players in "The Andy Griffith Show", Frances Bavier and Ron Howard, appeared in the episode as townspeople Henrietta Perkins and Opie Taylor (the sheriff's son). General Foods, sponsor of "The Danny Thomas Show", had first access to the spin-off and committed to it immediately. On

pos: Mayberry Mall Mayberry Mall Mayberry Mall is a shopping mall located just outside Mount Airy, North Carolina on the east side of U.S. Highway 52. It was named after the fictitious town of Mayberry in which The Andy Griffith Show was based. The anchor stores are only one anchor which is Belk Opened in 1968, it is the only shopping center between Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Roanoke, Virginia. One of the original anchor stores was W.T. Grant's Grant City, which closed in 1975 and became Kmart. Kmart closed in 2016. Winn Dixie was also an anchor until it relocated in 1978. Belk

pos: Thelma Lou Thelma Lou Thelma Lou or Thel by boyfriend Barney Fife is a character on the American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968). The character appeared in 26 episodes. Thelma Lou is Barney Fife's girlfriend and is portrayed by Betty Lynn. Thelma Lou lives in the community of Mayberry, North Carolina. She is Mayberry Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife's girlfriend. Thelma Lou appeared as a semi-regular character in 26 episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1961 until 1966 when the character was dropped from the show following the departure of Don Knotts and his Barney Fife character. She appeared in

pos: The Andy Griffith Show across America. Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina annually hosts a week-long "Mayberry Days" celebration featuring concerts, parades, and appearances by the show's players. In 1997, the episode "Opie the Birdman" was ranked No. 24 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, "TV Guide" ranked "The Andy Griffith Show" ninth on its list of the 50 Best Shows of All Time. Bravo ranked Andy Taylor 63rd on their list of the 100 greatest TV characters. In 2003, the country band Rascal Flatts released the song Mayberry and many of the lyrics pay tribute to the

pos: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) Andy and Barney are featured in a musical sketch about their friendship and recreate some classic moments between the characters. Andy Griffith, as Sheriff Taylor, also has a brief comedy cameo in "Rowan and Martin at the Movies" (1969), a PSA short subject promoting the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds. Andy Taylor appeared in all 249 episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" and was played by comedian, musician, and actor Andy Griffith. Andy Taylor lives in the fictional, sleepy community of Mayberry, North Carolina. Andy is a widower and father to one young son, Opie. In the backdoor pilot episode

pos: Mount Airy, North Carolina were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over. Actor Andy Griffith was born in Mount Airy, and the town is believed to have been the basis for Mayberry, the setting of the TV shows "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry RFD". The community holds an annual "Mayberry Days" celebration during the last weekend of September; 30,000 attended in 2009, and 50,000 attended for the show's 50th anniversary in 2010. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro estimates the town receives $5 million each year as a result. Surviving

pos: Betty Lynn She portrayed the role regularly from 1961-65, then made a final guest appearance in one episode during the sixth season (1965–66). Following the end of "The Andy Griffith Show", Lynn continued appearing in various television and film roles. In 1986, she reprised the role of Thelma Lou in the reunion television movie "Return to Mayberry" in which Thelma Lou and Barney Fife were finally married. In 2006, Lynn retired from acting and relocated to Mount Airy, North Carolina, the hometown of Andy Griffith and the town on which Mayberry is believed to have been based despite Griffith's claims to the

pos: Taylortown, North Carolina or over. On the TV program, The Andy Griffith Show, it is said in the episode The Battle of Mayberry, that the town of Mayberry was almost named Taylortown in honor of Colonel Carleton Taylor, who was one of the first settlers in the area. Taylortown, North Carolina Taylortown is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 722 as of the 2010 census. It is bordered by nearby Pinehurst and Murdocksville. Taylortown is located at (35.216254, -79.495543). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it

pos: The Andy Griffith Show show. The cable television network TV Land erected bronze statues of Andy and Opie in Mount Airy and Raleigh, North Carolina ("see:" Pullen Park). The Taylor Home Inn in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, is a bed-and-breakfast modeled after the Taylor Home. The Mayberry Cafe in Danville, Indiana, features Aunt Bee's Fried Chicken and a replica of Andy's Ford Galaxie police car. In 2013, TV Guide ranked "The Andy Griffith Show" #15 on their list of the 60 Greatest Shows of All Time. In the late 1980s, Premier Promotions released various episodes on VHS. Most tapes had either two or four episodes.

pos: The New Andy Griffith Show tem". The series is set in the fictional small city of Greenwood, North Carolina, with a population slightly under 13,000 residents and thus noticeably larger than Mayberry. Andy Sawyer was the model family man, always agreeable and understanding, spending lots of quality time with his children. His character bore more of a folksy attitude Griffith had previously portrayed in early episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" and the teleplay and film "No Time for Sergeants". Lee Meriwether was cast as Andy's wife, reprising a pairing of the two from the film "Angel in My Pocket". Marty McCall and Lori Rutherford

pos: The Andy Griffith Show their original roles. Absent, however, was Frances Bavier. She was living in Siler City, North Carolina, in ill health, and declined to participate. In the TV movie, Aunt Bee is portrayed as deceased (and in fact Bavier did die three years later), with Andy visiting her grave. Also absent were Howard McNear, Paul Hartman, Jack Burns, and the cast members who were featured only in the Mayberry RFD seasons. Griffith and Howard reprised their roles a final time for a Funny or Die skit supporting the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama. In 1993, "The Andy Griffith Show" had a

pos: Economy of North Carolina in Rodanthe" and "28 Days." Half of Stephen King's films were filmed in North Carolina. The television show most associated with North Carolina is "The Andy Griffith Show", which aired on CBS-TV from 1960 to 1968. The series is set in the fictional small town of Mayberry, North Carolina, and was based on the real-life town of Mount Airy, North Carolina, although it was filmed in California. Mount Airy is the hometown of actor Andy Griffith. The show is still popular in reruns and is frequently shown in syndication around the nation. North Carolina is also home to some of

pos: The Andy Griffith Show Mayberry Days, is held each year in Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Sheldon Leonard, producer of "The Danny Thomas Show", and Danny Thomas hired veteran comedy writer Arthur Stander (who had written many of the "Danny Thomas" episodes) to create a pilot show for Andy Griffith, featuring him as justice of the peace and newspaper editor in a small town. At the time, Broadway, film, and radio star Griffith was interested in attempting a television role, and the William Morris Agency told Leonard that Griffith's rural background and previous rustic characterizations were suited to the part. After conferences

pos: Mayberry of Mount Airy, North Carolina, but actually, Griffith has indicated that nearby Pilot Mountain, also in Surry County, North Carolina, inspired him in creating the town. Pilot Mountain likely was the inspiration for the fictional town of "Mount Pilot", a nearby larger town in relation to Mayberry, often referred to and occasionally visited by the characters in "The Andy Griffith Show". The county seat of Surry County is in Dobson; thus, this is the location of the nearest courthouse to Mount Airy. One episode has a fictional nearby location - "Pierce County". Another episode has Barney Fife referring to Sheriff

pos: The Andy Griffith Show revolves around Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and his life in sleepy, slow-paced fictional Mayberry, North Carolina. Sheriff Taylor's level-headed approach to law enforcement makes him the scourge of local moonshiners and out-of-town criminals, while his abilities to settle community problems with common-sense advice, mediation, and conciliation make him popular with his fellow citizens. His professional life, however, is complicated by the repeated gaffes of his inept deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts). Barney is Andy's cousin, but that is only mentioned in a few early episodes. Andy socializes with male friends in the Main Street barber shop and dates various

pos: Helen Crump new TV series debut for the decade. The couple move to Raleigh, North Carolina, but return to Mayberry at a later date on "Mayberry R.F.D." to christen their newborn son, Andrew Samuel Taylor. In 1986, Andy and Helen made appearances in the reunion telemovie "Return to Mayberry". In the telemovie, Andy has recently retired from the United States Postal Inspection Service in Cleveland and returns to Mayberry to see Opie and his wife become first-time parents. Opie's half-brother, who would have been a teenager then, wasn't mentioned at all. The following is a list of episodes of "The Andy Griffith

pos: Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Pilot Mountain is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,477 at the 2010 census. It is named for the nearby landmark of Pilot Mountain, a distinctive geological formation. It is believed to be the inspiration for the fictional town of Mount Pilot on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry RFD". The Bank of Pilot Mountain, (Former) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Pilot Mountain is located at (36.384407, -80.469083). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all

pos: Barney Fife Barney Fife Bernard "Barney" P. Milton Oliver Fife is a fictional character in the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show", portrayed by comic actor Don Knotts. Barney Fife is a deputy sheriff in the slow-paced, sleepy southern community of Mayberry, North Carolina. He appeared in the first five seasons (1960–65) as a main character, and, after leaving the show at the end of season five, made a few guest appearances in the following three color seasons (1965–68). He also appeared in the first episode of the spin-off series "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968–1971), and in the 1986 reunion telemovie "Return to

neg: Return to Mayberry the film was released on DVD as a bonus feature included with "The Andy Griffith Show" box set (), in 2010 as a special feature on the DVD "The Andy Griffith Show 50th Anniversary: The Best of Mayberry", and on Blu-ray in 2014 as a special feature on "The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1". It was released individually on DVD on June 13, 2017. police car Return to Mayberry Return to Mayberry is a 1986 American made-for-television romantic comedy film based on the 1960s sitcoms "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.". The film premiered on April 13, 1986 on

neg: Gomer Pyle the two shake hands, not knowing Gomer's hand is covered in shellac. Both "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." ended their runs by the late 1960s. While Mayberry R.F.D. continued from 1968 to 1971, where "The Andy Griffith Show" left off, the concept of returning Gomer to Mayberry was nixed, as the actor was given a CBS variety show of his own (which lasted two seasons). Gomer eventually returned, along with most of the original cast of "The Andy Griffith Show", to the 1986 television movie "Return to Mayberry". Gomer and Goober Pyle run a gas station/car repair

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) Sheriff Andrew "Andy" Jackson Taylor is the lead character on "The Andy Griffith Show", an American sitcom which aired on CBS, (1960–1968). He also appears in the "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." episode "Opie Joins the Marines", made a cameo appearance in the USMC episode "Gomer Goes Home," five episodes of "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968–1971) and the reunion telemovie "Return to Mayberry" (1986). The character made his initial appearance in an episode of "The Danny Thomas Show" entitled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith." In the CBS special "The Andy Griffith - Don Knotts - Jim Nabors Show" (1965),

neg: Return to Mayberry interviews with some of the other surviving cast members. This special was called "The Andy Griffith Show: Back to Mayberry". Some media outlets have occasionally called this show, too, "Return to Mayberry", which led to some confusion between the two productions. The title, "The Andy Griffith Show: Back to Mayberry", distinguishes this production from a 1993 production titled "The Andy Griffith Show Reunion". The film was originally released on VHS in 1989 by Forum Home Video under license from Viacom (). A budget release from Video Treasures followed. It was released again in 1994 by Regent Entertainment (). In 2007,

neg: Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of "The Andy Griffith Show". When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characters returned for the retitled program, which ran for three seasons (78 episodes) on the CBS Television Network from 1968–1971. During the final season of "The Andy Griffith Show", widower farmer Sam Jones (Ken Berry) and his young son Mike (Buddy Foster) are introduced and gradually become the show's focus. Sheriff Andy Taylor takes a backseat in the storylines, establishing the new premise. The show's first

neg: Aunt Bee Aunt Bee Aunt Bee is a fictional character from the 1960 American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show". Played by Frances Bavier, the character migrated to the spinoff "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968–1971) when "The Andy Griffith Show" ended its run in 1968, and remained for two years. Though she was the aunt of Sheriff Andy Taylor, virtually every character in Mayberry called her "Aunt Bee". Aunt Bee, full name Beatrice Taylor, is the paternal aunt of widower Sheriff Andy Taylor and great-aunt to his son Opie Taylor. In the premiere episode of "The Andy Griffith Show", "The New Housekeeper," Aunt Bee

neg: The Andy Griffith Show telemovie, "Return to Mayberry" (1986). After the eighth season, when Andy Griffith became one of the original cast members to leave the show, it was retitled "Mayberry, R.F.D.", with Ken Berry and Buddy Foster replacing Andy Griffith and Ron Howard in new roles. In the new format, it ran an additional three seasons and 78 episodes, ending in 1971. Reruns of the show are often aired to TV Land, MeTV and SundanceTV, while the complete series is available on DVD. The sitcom has also been made available on streaming video services such as Netflix. An annual festival celebrating the sitcom,

neg: Mayberry R.F.D. "The Andy Griffith Show", absent Andy Taylor and son Opie. "Mayberry R.F.D." was number four in the Nielsen ratings the first two years of its run. While its ratings were strong enough for renewal at the end of its third season (number 15), it was canceled despite public complaints. That year CBS, seeking a more urban image, canceled all its rural-themed shows including "Green Acres", "Hee Haw" and "The Beverly Hillbillies" in what became known as the "rural purge". Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of "The Andy Griffith Show".

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) Griffith Show" begins with Andy telling Opie he was raised by Aunt Bee, who is about to return to Mayberry after a five-year sojourn in Morgantown, West Virginia (the real-life hometown of Don Knotts, the actor who portrayed Barney Fife). Being raised by Aunt Bee suggests that Andy was orphaned at an early age, though there is very little evidence offered on the show about Andy's childhood or his family. In one or two instances, old timers remember Andy as a boy. He seems to have no close relatives in Mayberry other than his aunt, his son, and his cousin

neg: Return to Mayberry the rest of the Darling family. Otis Campbell (Hal Smith), the former town drunk, has become sober and now drives an ice cream truck. The film serves as the series finale to "The Andy Griffith Show", as no further episodes were made to continue from where it left off. It also serves as the final appearances of the characters from the show who returned in the film. Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), now living in Cleveland as a U.S. Postal Inspector, returns to his native Mayberry to see his son Opie (Ron Howard) become a first-time father, and also to run

neg: Aunt Bee in one small thing or another with a dismissive sniff or an abrupt and cutting comment. Aunt Bee Aunt Bee is a fictional character from the 1960 American television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show". Played by Frances Bavier, the character migrated to the spinoff "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968–1971) when "The Andy Griffith Show" ended its run in 1968, and remained for two years. Though she was the aunt of Sheriff Andy Taylor, virtually every character in Mayberry called her "Aunt Bee". Aunt Bee, full name Beatrice Taylor, is the paternal aunt of widower Sheriff Andy Taylor and great-aunt to his son

neg: Mayberry R.F.D. episode, "Andy and Helen's Wedding", had the highest ratings in recorded television history (up to premiere date in 1968). Sheriff Taylor and newlywed wife Helen make guest appearances on "Mayberry R.F.D." until late 1969 and then relocate with Opie. "Mayberry R.F.D." (which stands for Rural Free Delivery) was popular throughout its entire run, but was canceled after its third season in CBS's "rural purge" of 1971. Father and son stories involving Sam and Mike Jones are reminiscent of the episodes that starred Andy Griffith. Both characters are introduced in the last season of "The Andy Griffith Show" ("TAGS"), beginning with

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) (Sept. 1969), in which it was explained that Andy was now an agent for the "State Bureau of Investigation," he and Helen live in Charlotte, where Opie is attending high school. Their departure (and Opie's) is further explained during RFD's 2nd season in the episode "The Caper," when Howard Sprague reads a letter about the family's relocation, explaining that Mayberry now relies on Goober as a part-time Deputy Sheriff and has contracted with the State Police for serious matters. In 1986 the Taylors returned for the made-for-TV reunion movie "Return to Mayberry". The movie explained that Andy has retired as

neg: Return to Mayberry Return to Mayberry Return to Mayberry is a 1986 American made-for-television romantic comedy film based on the 1960s sitcoms "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.". The film premiered on April 13, 1986 on NBC, and was the highest-rated television film of 1986. Sixteen of the original cast members reunited and reprised their roles for the film and its success could have led to additional Mayberry programs, but Griffith was committed to "Matlock" (also airing on NBC at the time) for the 1986-87 season. Most of the characters from the old series are revisited. The slightly milquetoast Howard Sprague (Jack

neg: Helen Crump Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D." featuring Helen. Helen, the Authoress (1967 TAGS episode) Helen Crump Helen Crump is a fictional dramatic character on the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968). Helen made her debut in the third-season episode "Andy Discovers America" (1963). Helen was a schoolteacher and became main character Sheriff Andy Taylor's girlfriend. Helen also appeared in "TAGS" spinoff, "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968 – 1971), and in the "TAGS" reunion telemovie, "Return to Mayberry" (1986). Helen was portrayed by Aneta Corsaut. Helen Crump hails from Kansas and attended college in Kansas City. She majored in journalism. Helen takes up

neg: Howard Sprague Howard Sprague Howard Sprague is a fictional character on the CBS television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" (TAGS), and its spin-off "Mayberry R.F.D.". He was played by Jack Dodson from 1966-71. He was characterized by his milquetoast demeanor, moustache, bow ties, and a penchant for philosophy and culture. Howard was a repressed Mother's boy who lived with his overbearing and manipulative mother, played by Mabel Albertson. (TAGS, "The County Clerk", episode #185). He appeared as the county clerk during the later color episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (and continued onto Mayberry R.F.D.). While Jack Dodson made an earlier appearance

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) errands. He occasionally leaves Mayberry to attend work-related conferences or functions in Mt. Pilot or Raleigh. As sheriff, Andy is the chief law enforcement officer in the county, yet most of his activity is in and around the town of Mayberry, and there is no evidence of a separate city police force. Both the town and the county are named Mayberry, so Andy is the chief law enforcement officer for both. These working conditions, plus his reliance on a single deputy (and no clerk or jailer) indicate that the county is very small in both size and population; however, in

neg: Andy Griffith episode of "Make Room For Daddy" that led to the formation of "The Andy Griffith Show" the same year. For eight seasons, they starred together in most of the show's episodes, portraying father and son. They guest-starred together in the show's spin-off series, "Mayberry R.F.D.". They appeared in an episode where Griffith's character married his long-time girlfriend, Helen Crump, and in the "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C." episode "Opie Joins the Marines", in which Howard's character, Opie, runs away from home and attempts to enlist in the US Marines. They co-starred in the TV special "Return to Mayberry" (1986), in which the

neg: Goober Pyle happens to look exactly like Sheriff Andy Taylor and behave similarly to him as well; Goober visits Sawyer in Greenwood during the premiere episode of "The New Andy Griffith Show". Goober appeared on 86 episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1964 through 1968, one episode each of "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C." and "The New Andy Griffith Show" and then on 54 episodes of "Mayberry R.F.D." until its cancellation in 1971. Following that, Lindsey spent roughly 20 years playing the character on "Hee Haw" from 1972 through 1992. Goober also appeared in the 1978 television movie "Goober & the Truckers Paradise"

neg: Goober Pyle and the 1986 television reunion movie "Return to Mayberry" alongside his cousin Gomer for only the third time in television history (running the town's G 'n G gas station and auto repair shop). The characters also appeared together in one "The Andy Griffith Show" episode and one "Gomer Pyle USMC" episode. Goober Pyle Goober Pyle is a fictional character in the American TV sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" and its sequel series "Mayberry RFD". He was played by George Lindsey. Lindsey first read for the part of Gomer Pyle, Goober's cousin, which went to actor-singer Jim Nabors. The two actors

neg: The New Andy Griffith Show were seen as Griffith's children, T.J. and Lori, and Ann Morgan Guilbert was Lee's sister Nora, a live-in relative. Nora was constantly complaining, neurotic, meddling and superstitious. Rotund country comic Glen Ash was cast as town councilman Buff McKnight. Ruth McDevitt played Mrs. Gossage. The premiere episode was a major success for CBS, buoyed by guest appearances by "The Andy Griffith Show" regulars Don Knotts, George Lindsey and Paul Hartman. Lindsey and Hartman explicitly played "Goober" and "Emmett", their characters on both "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D." (still on the air at the time); this is confirmed in

neg: Jeanne Robertson tall. Beaver is a 1989 graduate of Elon University, where Jeanne is a trustee. He and his wife Dayna have two sons, Ryder and Gray. Jeanne and Jerry Robertson are both members of Elon University's Phoenix Club which supports the athletic program. Jeanne is Methodist. She has claimed her favorite television series is "The Andy Griffith Show". Her "Mayberry Humor Across the USA" furthers her connection to Griffith's show. The book title refers to Mayberry, the town which is the setting of Griffith's show. Robertson has authored three books. Robertson's performances have been recorded on both DVD and CD. She

neg: Helen Crump Helen Crump Helen Crump is a fictional dramatic character on the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968). Helen made her debut in the third-season episode "Andy Discovers America" (1963). Helen was a schoolteacher and became main character Sheriff Andy Taylor's girlfriend. Helen also appeared in "TAGS" spinoff, "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968 – 1971), and in the "TAGS" reunion telemovie, "Return to Mayberry" (1986). Helen was portrayed by Aneta Corsaut. Helen Crump hails from Kansas and attended college in Kansas City. She majored in journalism. Helen takes up residence in Mayberry and is employed as an elementary schoolteacher. Her uncle,

neg: Danny Thomas late Rusty Hamer, in an episode of NBC's "The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford." The show was produced at Desilu Studios, where Lucille Ball was appearing alongside Desi Arnaz Sr. in "I Love Lucy," and it featured several guest stars who went on to star in their own shows, including Andy Griffith ("The Andy Griffith Show", "Mayberry RFD"), Joey Bishop, and Bill Bixby ("My Favorite Martian" and others). He also scored a major success at the London Palladium, in the years when many big American stars appeared there. In 1970, the program was revived for a season under the

neg: The Darlings on guitar. The Darlings made their final appearance on "The Andy Griffith Show" in episode titled "The Darling Fortune". They made a total of six appearances throughout the show's run. The Darling family (sans Dud) returned in the 1986 reunion movie, "Return to Mayberry". The Darlings The Darlings are a fictional family of musically inclined hillbillies in the American TV sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show". The Darlings (usually pronounced "Darlin's") lived in a mountain shack somewhere in the mountains neighboring Mayberry. The good-natured, but trouble-making Appalachian clan, led by patriarch Briscoe Darling (played by Denver Pyle) usually came into town

neg: Opie Taylor "Aunt Bee" Taylor (Frances Bavier). Opie appears once in "The Andy Griffith Show" spinoff "Mayberry R.F.D.", twice in the spinoff "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." and also in the 1986 reunion telemovie "Return to Mayberry". There are two explanations of the origin of the character's name. One is that Opie was named after bandleader and radio actor Opie Cates; the other is that he was named for Opie Shelton (1915–1999), a childhood friend of Griffith, who went on to become president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Opie makes a brief first appearance in the February 1960 backdoor pilot, "Danny Meets Andy

neg: Paul Hartman Broadway, but then past fifty, he tired of the hectic stage life. He continued to play bit parts in movies and television throughout the rest of his life, most famously as handyman Emmett Clark on CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D." In a nod to his earlier life, he is seen doing a dance routine at Howard Sprague's party in the "Andy Griffith" episode "The Wedding", and in the "Mayberry, RFD", episode "All for Charity", he can be seen doing a soft shoe routine with costar Ken Berry. In addition, he had small parts on "Petticoat Junction", "Love,

neg: The Danny Thomas Show appeared in the episode "The Trumpet Player", child pianist Ginny Tiu playing Li Chow in "The Chinese Doll" and the legendary Jimmy Durante, who appeared as himself in the episode "Danny and Durante". The theme music was various versions (changing over the years) of the traditional Irish song, "Danny Boy". The series was responsible for the creation of another long-running sitcom, "The Andy Griffith Show". In the seventh season, Danny Thomas is arrested by Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and detained in the small town of Mayberry in an episode entitled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith". The episode aired on February

neg: Helen Crump date with Andy to work on her book, Andy becomes impatient and tells her that he doesn't have to sit home alone. Helen is indignant, of course, and brushes him off. Andy then calls Mavis Neff (a woman reputed to be "rather forward"), and arranges a date with her. When Mavis gets too close, Andy realizes his mistake and apologizes to Helen. In the first episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" spinoff, "Mayberry R.F.D.", Andy and Helen marry. Other characters from "The Andy Griffith Show" make guest appearances in the episode. The episode gave CBS the highest ratings for a

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) the community and Mayberry saw little native crime, with the exception of moonshining. Out-of-town bank robbers, scam artists, thieving vagrants and other crooks frequently passed through the area to practice their evil deeds but were no match for the wise and wily sheriff. Andy is known to have shot only one man in his position as sheriff, which is the key event surrounding the episode "High Noon in Mayberry". Apparently, Andy shot the suspect in the leg years ago during an armed robbery; in the latter of the episode, the suspect returns to Mayberry to present Andy with a shotgun

neg: Warren Ferguson of the show and never mentioned again. In fact, when Andy visits Barney in Raleigh in the season 7 episode "A visit to Barney Fife," Andy mentions Barney's former job "is still open." After season 6, Goober Pyle is deputized on rare occasion in Warren's place. Warren Ferguson Warren Ferguson is a fictional character in the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show". Warren Ferguson is portrayed by Jack Burns. Warren is Mayberry barber Floyd Lawson's nephew. Warren hails from Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated fourth in his police academy class but proves to be a bungler in Mayberry. Warren serves

neg: The Andy Griffith Show for a few additional episodes before leaving with a move to Raleigh, effectively ending their appearances. After "RFD"'s cancellation in 1971, George Lindsey played Goober for many years on the popular country-variety show "Hee Haw". Goober, Barney and Emmett all made appearances in the series premiere of "The New Andy Griffith Show", which starred Griffith as a similar but canonically different character, Mayor Andy Sawyer. All three characters treated Sawyer as if he were Andy Taylor. The series as a whole only lasted ten episodes. In 1986, the reunion telemovie "Return to Mayberry" was broadcast with several cast members reprising

neg: The New Andy Griffith Show to Sawyer's one boy and one girl), and prior to the start of "The New Andy Griffith Show", both were living in larger cities. Overall, the introduction of characters from Mayberry and the similarities in character gave the appearance that the show was an alternate version of Griffith's earlier show, only with some names and details changed, creating confusion. Griffith also blamed the bad reputation of "Headmaster" for making it more difficult for "The New Andy Griffith Show" to succeed. Coincidentally, CBS had a public desire to overhaul its image to appeal to wealthier, more sophisticated audiences, which left the

neg: Leave It to Beaver characters a restaurant manager in the fourth-season episode "Beaver Won't Eat", while Dorothy Neumann, Otis Campbell's wife Rita on "The Andy Griffith Show", appeared in "The Community Chest" as a Mayfield housewife. Howard McNear, Mayberry's barber Floyd Lawson, played a barber in a second-season "Beaver" episode. Burt Mustin (Mayfield's Gus, the fireman) had a long career as Jud Fletcher on "The Andy Griffith Show" and Will Wright (Mayfield's first season Pete, the fireman) appeared on "The Andy Griffith Show" as Ben Weaver, a sour, miserly Mayberry department store owner. Phyllis Coates, who portrayed Lois Lane during the first season of "The

neg: Return to Mayberry Main Street. Most of the surviving cast members of "The Andy Griffith Show" reprised their roles in the reunion movie. One notable exception was Frances Bavier, who played Aunt Bee for all eight seasons as well as two seasons of "Mayberry R.F.D." Bavier had retired shortly after leaving "R.F.D." in 1970. Her absence was explained by a scene in which Andy visits the cemetery where Aunt Bee is buried, confirming that Aunt Bee is deceased. (The official reason given for Bavier's absence was poor health. Bavier reportedly was also reclusive and ambivalent about coming out of retirement, but she did

neg: Barney Fife with "The Archive of American Television", Griffith admitted: "The second episode was called 'Manhunt' and I knew by that episode that Don should be the comic and I should play straight for him. That made all the difference." Fife appeared on "The Andy Griffith Show" from the show's beginning in 1960 until 1965, when Knotts left the show to pursue a career in feature films. It is explained that Fife had left Mayberry to take a job as a detective in Raleigh. Knotts reprised the character in guest appearances each season until "The Andy Griffith Show" left the air in

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) embarrassing matches. One of those attempted arranged dates was with the odd, socially inept Lydia Crosswaithe. The producers created a long-term love interest in school teacher, Helen Crump. Helen made her first appearance in the third season and remained Andy's love interest throughout the rest of the series. The two were eventually married in the first "Mayberry RFD" episode in 1968. The newlywed Taylors remained in Mayberry, and Andy was featured on several episodes of the spinoff series. Andy and Helen returned to "Mayberry RFD" for their son Andrew Samuel Taylor, Jr.'s christening in the 2nd-season premiere episode "Andy's Baby"

neg: The Andy Griffith Show its bonus features included the episode "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" from "The Danny Thomas Show" which served as the pilot, the episode "Opie Joins the Marines" from "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." which featured Ron Howard and the 95-minute, made-for-television comedy film "Return to Mayberry". In 2016, "The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Series" was repackaged and released again as a 39-disc set that featured all 249 episodes of the series but did not include the bonus feature disc. Sixteen episodes from the season three, which lapsed into the public domain after CBS neglected to file copyright renewals on the episodes in

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) mother since the term is usually only used for men whose wife has died. There are no souvenirs or mementos of a wife around Andy's house. Opie's "Maw" apparently has no family in Mayberry – no parents, siblings, aunts or uncles that were related to Opie. All of Opie's relatives seen on the show (Aunt Bee, Aunt Nora, Bradford Taylor) are paternal relatives. It is also mentioned in an episode where Andy is dating a "rich" girl and Barney warns him that it might not work out. He brings up to Andy that he was his best man and godfather

neg: Jack Dodson Jack Dodson John Smeaton "Jack" Dodson (May 16, 1931 – September 16, 1994) was an American television actor best remembered for the milquetoast character Howard Sprague on "The Andy Griffith Show" and its spin-off "Mayberry R.F.D." From 1959 until his death in 1994, Dodson was married to television art director Mary Dodson. In 1966, Andy Griffith hired Dodson for the Howard Sprague role, having previously seen him in Broadway's "Hughie". Dodson also portrayed insurance agent Ed Jenkins in the "Lost and Found" episode of "The Andy Griffith Show". Dodson also appeared in episodes of "My Friend Flicka", "Hazel", "The Virginian",

neg: Return to Mayberry a result, all three Detroit automakers were represented in one capacity or another, as "The Andy Griffith Show" used Ford Motor Company products, and its spinoffs "Gomer Pyle, USMC" and "Mayberry RFD" had those from the Chrysler Corporation. However, Griffith, who was also portraying the namesake attorney on "Matlock" at the time, had gone back to driving Ford cars, as he would go through several iterations of the Ford Crown Victoria throughout the series. Although "Return to Mayberry" was a ratings success, its critical reception was mixed. A review in "The New York Times" opined that its "slow pace, extremely

neg: Warren Ferguson Warren Ferguson Warren Ferguson is a fictional character in the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show". Warren Ferguson is portrayed by Jack Burns. Warren is Mayberry barber Floyd Lawson's nephew. Warren hails from Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated fourth in his police academy class but proves to be a bungler in Mayberry. Warren serves as deputy of Mayberry under Sheriff Andy Taylor, following the departure of the previous deputy Barney Fife, when actor Don Knotts left the series. Warren is just as impetuous in his role as deputy as his predecessor Barney and is just as bumbling. Many of the

neg: Westminster, South Carolina family activities. Westminster and the nearby community of Long Creek have several commercial apple orchards. Mayberry Days is held each year in April, and recreates the town of Mayberry from the 1960s television program "The Andy Griffith Show". Artists dress up like characters from the television program and there are replicas of Mayberry's Ford police cruiser. Westminster welcomes car enthusiasts and is a very popular 'cruising' destination where people come from all over the tri-state area to cruise town and show off their vehicles. Westminster proudly holds the title, "The Southeast's Cruising Destination." April - October, the town has Music

neg: Goober Pyle Goober Pyle Goober Pyle is a fictional character in the American TV sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" and its sequel series "Mayberry RFD". He was played by George Lindsey. Lindsey first read for the part of Gomer Pyle, Goober's cousin, which went to actor-singer Jim Nabors. The two actors had similar backgrounds; Lindsey was from Jasper, Alabama, while Nabors was from Sylacauga, Alabama. The character was introduced by Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) as Goober Beasley, but he was referred to as Goober Pyle for most of his time on the show. Goober was the cousin of Gomer Pyle

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) Barney. In the first two episodes it is stated that Barney is his cousin. Other relatives include Bee's sister Nora (who would also be Andy's aunt), who pays a visit in one episode. In another episode, Andy tells Barney that Aunt Bee is heavily against alcohol due to her brother's trouble with the bottle. It is unclear whether this brother is meant to be Andy's father, or one of Andy's uncles. Andy went to school in Mayberry and graduated from Mayberry Union High. One 3rd-season episode #19 "Class Reunion" had Andy and Barney finding their old high school yearbook—the pictures

neg: Mayberry Machiavelli senior staffers who reduced every issue to a simplistic black and white, us vs them narrative. The phrase invokes the infamous Machiavellian-style power politics coupled with the simplistic mindset of rural small town, as exemplified by the fictional town of Mayberry in the television shows "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.", which ran on the American television network, CBS, from 1960 to 1971. Mayberry Machiavelli Mayberry Machiavelli is a satirically pejorative phrase coined by John J. DiIulio Jr., a former George W. Bush administration staffer who ran the President's Faith-Based Initiative. After DiIulio resigned from his White House post

neg: Barney Fife 1968. Barney also appeared in the inaugural "Mayberry R.F.D." episode, in which Andy and Helen Crump marry. In 1971, the character, whose name is not explicitly mentioned, appears in the premiere episode of "The New Andy Griffith Show", visiting the mid-sized city of Greenwood to catch up with Mayor Andy Sawyer, who looks exactly like Andy Taylor and shares some of Taylor's earlier mannerisms and friendships with Fife, Goober Pyle and Emmett Clark. Fifteen years would pass before the character was again reprised in the reunion film "Return to Mayberry" in 1986. By then, Fife had moved back and become

neg: Maggie Peterson Maggie Peterson Maggie Peterson Mancuso (born January 10, 1941) is an American television actress. She is best known for playing Charlene Darling on "The Andy Griffith Show". She also played the character of Doris in the episode "A Girl for Goober" (1968). The youngest of four children, Peterson was born to Arthur and Tressa Hill Peterson. Her father was a doctor and her mother a homemaker. Aside from "The Andy Griffith Show", Peterson also appeared on other TV shows such as "Love American Style", "Green Acres", "Gomer Pyle USMC", and "The Odd Couple". She appeared in an episode of "Mayberry

neg: Rural purge CBS sought. These ratings successes prompted Silverman and the network to cancel "Green Acres", "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Mayberry R.F.D.", "Hee Haw", and "The Jim Nabors Hour" at the end of the 1970–71 season, as well as cut short "The New Andy Griffith Show", a comeback vehicle for Andy Griffith, after only ten episodes. ("The New Andy Griffith Show" was a last-minute replacement for "Headmaster", Griffith's unsuccessful effort to reach a more refined, urban audience; "Headmaster" was canceled after only 14 episodes.) Another series, "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour", lasted until the end of the 1971–72 season. ABC also was looking

neg: The New Andy Griffith Show both dialogue and in the closing credits. Knotts, meanwhile, played an unnamed character who was identical in mannerisms to Barney Fife of "The Andy Griffith Show". All three characters were "old friends" of the character Andy Sawyer; they dropped by his new house, ostensibly to welcome him to town, but actually to seek political favors. These Mayberry characters treated Andy Sawyer exactly as if he were Andy Taylor, and the two characters had similar backstories: both Andys by this point were married and had two children (although Taylor's two sons, Opie and infant Andy Jr., were both boys as opposed

neg: Russ Mayberry Russ Mayberry Russell B. Mayberry (December 22, 1925 – July 27, 2012) was an American-born television director. Mayberry was born on December 22, 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota. He later moved to Chicago, Illinois, after serving as a Navy aviator during World War II. Mayberry was educated at Northwestern University. Throughout a career that started in 1947, he amassed a number of credits in television. His credits include "The Monkees", "Bewitched", "I Dream of Jeannie", "That Girl", "The Brady Bunch", "The Partridge Family", "The Andy Griffith Show", "Alias Smith and Jones", "McCloud", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Rockford Files", "Kojak", "The Fall

neg: Russ Mayberry two children, and his grandson and granddaughter. Russ Mayberry Russell B. Mayberry (December 22, 1925 – July 27, 2012) was an American-born television director. Mayberry was born on December 22, 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota. He later moved to Chicago, Illinois, after serving as a Navy aviator during World War II. Mayberry was educated at Northwestern University. Throughout a career that started in 1947, he amassed a number of credits in television. His credits include "The Monkees", "Bewitched", "I Dream of Jeannie", "That Girl", "The Brady Bunch", "The Partridge Family", "The Andy Griffith Show", "Alias Smith and Jones", "McCloud", "Marcus Welby,

neg: Andy Griffith hit. Griffith never received a writing credit for the show, but he worked on the development of every script. Knotts was frequently lauded and won multiple Emmy Awards for his comedic performances (as did Frances Bavier in 1967), while Griffith was never nominated for an Emmy Award during the show's run. In 1967, Griffith was under contract with CBS to do one more season of the show. However, he decided to quit the show to pursue a movie career and other projects. The series continued as "Mayberry R.F.D.", with Ken Berry starring as a widower farmer and many of the

neg: Andy Griffith regular characters recurring, some regularly and some as guest appearances. Griffith served as executive producer (according to Griffith, he came in once a week to review the week's scripts and give input) and guest starred in five episodes (the pilot episode involved his marriage to Helen Crump). He made final appearances as Taylor in the 1986 reunion television film, "Return to Mayberry", with fellow co-star, Don Knotts. Two reunion specials followed in 1993 and 2003, with strong ratings. After leaving his still-popular show in 1968, and starting his own production company (Andy Griffith Enterprises) in 1972, Griffith starred in less-successful

neg: Mayberry (song) being caught up in the rat race. It reminds me of my childhood and it’s a really cool tune--one of our favorites." The song references the easy-going life lived in the fictional town of Mayberry, from "The Andy Griffith Show". It depicts the way life used to be, before the world started changing and becoming so fast-paced. The song is set in the key of G-flat major albeit every following verse modulates to the key of F-sharp minor. "Mayberry" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 3, 2004. On

neg: Frances Bavier Daddy", which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode led to "The Andy Griffith Show", and Bavier was cast in the role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her famous role during the run of the show. As a New York City actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked, yet after playing Bee for eight seasons, she was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, "Mayberry R.F.D.", for two additional seasons. Bavier was easily offended

neg: Leo Gordon best-remembered television appearances on CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show" in the episode "High Noon in Mayberry", in which he portrays an ex-convict who appears destined for revenge against Sheriff Andy Taylor of fictitious Mayberry. The screenwriters for the episode, Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, borrowed heavily from Gordon's brief criminal career and subsequent incarceration in order to supplement the role. Perhaps Gordon's single most memorable film scene occurred in "McLintock!" (1963), during which John Wayne knocks him down a long mudslide after uttering the famous line "Somebody oughta belt you but I won't! I won't! The hell I won't." Another

neg: Ron Howard In 1976, Howard played Gillom Rogers in the movie "The Shootist", with John Wayne. Howard's last significant on-screen role was a reprise of his famous role as Opie Taylor in the 1986 TV movie "Return to Mayberry", an "Andy Griffith Show" reunion reuniting him with Griffith, Don Knotts, and most of the cast. He also appeared in two "Happy Days" TV reunions: 1992's "The Happy Days Reunion Special", a retrospective hosted by Winkler that aired on ABC; and 2005's "The Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion", where he was reunited with most of the surviving cast. Before leaving "Happy Days" in

neg: Dear Old Donegal Episode 25, "Reunion For O'Rourke"). It was also sung by Don Knotts as "Barney Fife" in an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" (when he was dressed up like a woman to show what a pushover the Mayberry Bank was). Its latest incarnation is a comedic version about an evil capitalist arriving in Hell, where he meets all his role models in the trade, by Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine, parodists from Woodstock, NY, on their 2007 CD "Poor, On Tour, & Over 54". Many versions of the lyrics exist. Some have the singer's 'sister Kate' and the girl at

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) other. It is possible Andy is simply telling a "white lie" to befuddle the two feuders. However, if Andy did indeed see France, he couldn't have seen action on a battlefield because he graduated Mayberry Union High in late spring 1945 and the war in Europe was over in May 1945. He also mentions being in France "during the war" in the episode, "Ellie Comes to Town". He also later mentions being in Africa and that he was a First Sergeant. (President Harry Truman declared an official end to World War II on the last day of 1946-thus Andy could

neg: Bill Stewart (musician) a composer, Bill Stewart is forward-looking, and seems not to want to repeat what others have already accomplished. In other words, his tunes have a bit of an avant-garde flavor. The melodies, harmonies, phrase lengths, and measure lengths are often altered so as not to conform too closely to traditional jazz language. Some of his tunes (such as "Mayberry") also feature a built-in "free blowing" section, surrounded by a composed "head" (in the case of "Mayberry", a parody of the theme song of the "Andy Griffith Show".) The concept of "Mayberry" may have been borrowed from Stewart's long-time collaborator John

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) show. In a 1965 four-part color saga starting with "Off to Hollywood", film producers plan a "fictionalized" feature film about Andy's sheriffing activities and the Taylors travel to Hollywood to witness the proceedings. The premise of the movie is that Andy Taylor was "The Sheriff Without a Gun," however a 1963 episode "High Noon in Mayberry" mentions that Andy has been a sheriff at least since 1952—an occasion when he had to use a gun to wound a robber. In three first-season episodes, "The Manhunt," "A Feud is a Feud," and "Barney Gets His Man," and in one second-season episode,

neg: Jim Nabors about a cross-country car chase, Nabors made a cameo appearance alongside such celebrities as Dom DeLuise, Jackie Chan, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and "Andy Griffith Show" co-stars Don Knotts and George Lindsey. Like the two previous Reynolds films Nabors appeared in, "Cannonball" received mostly negative reviews. In 1986, Nabors returned to television, reprising his role as Gomer Pyle in the television movie "Return to Mayberry," in which the cast of "The Andy Griffith Show" reunited. Also in 1986, Nabors starred in the half-hour comedy pilot "Sylvan in Paradise" as the title character, Sylvan Sprayberry, an accident-prone bell captain

neg: Don Knotts Knotts then began his Universal five-film contract with "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1966), "The Reluctant Astronaut" (1967), "The Shakiest Gun in the West" (1968), "The Love God?" (1969) and "How to Frame a Figg" (1971). Knotts reprised his role as Barney Fife several times in the 1960s: he made five guest appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" (gaining him another two Emmy Awards), and he later appeared once on the spin-off "Mayberry RFD", where he was present as best man for the marriage of Andy Taylor and his longtime love, Helen Crump. After making "How to Frame a Figg",

neg: Barney Fife Mayberry". Additionally, Barney appeared in the "Joey Bishop Show" episode, "Joey's Hideaway Cabin" and, unnamed, in the first episode of "The New Andy Griffith Show". In 1999, "TV Guide" ranked him Ninth on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list. Before joining Griffith's show, Don Knotts was a regular on "The Steve Allen Show", in which he played several parts. most notably "Mr. Morrison," a nervous man on the street character, upon which Knotts' based the personality of Barney Fife, who himself was a hyperkinetic but comically inept counterpart to Mayberry's practical and composed Sheriff Andy Taylor. According

neg: Frances Bavier Frances Bavier Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D." from 1960 to 1970. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. Born in New York City in a brownstone on Gramercy Park to Charles S., a stationary

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) the episode "Mountain Wedding", Andy and Barney get up at four o'clock in the morning to get an "early start" on their trip to the Darling's cabin, which is described as being "up in the mountains". When they arrive, it is full daylight, so it could be inferred that Mayberry County is larger than originally thought and with mountainous areas, but sparsely populated. Andy and Barney both work the courthouse during daytime hours, and rotate shifts at night. The length of night duties is never specified; however, it appears the only time either spends all night at the courthouse is

neg: The Andy Griffith Show U.S.M.C." aired, and the following September, the spinoff series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." debuted with Jim Nabors in the role of Gomer and Frank Sutton as drill instructor Sergeant Vince Carter. In the last episodes of the eighth season, as Andy Griffith was preparing to leave, the character Sam Jones, played by Ken Berry, was introduced as the new star, and the series was retitled "Mayberry R.F.D.". Most of the cast members continued their original roles, with Bavier becoming Sam's housekeeper. To create a smooth transition, Andy and Helen were married in the first episode with the new title and remained

neg: Mayberry R.F.D. many original performers from "TAGS". Ken Berry, Buddy Foster and Arlene Golonka don't appear in the movie, nor do "TAGS" regulars Frances Bavier, Elinor Donahue, and Jack Burns. Nevertheless, "Return" does share continuity with the "R.F.D." storyline, by maintaining that Andy and Helen are married. However, Andy and Helen's son, Andy Jr. is never mentioned. On April 8, 2014, Warner Home Video released the first season on DVD in Region 1. On February 27, 2018, Warner Bros. re-released season 1 on a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) DVD via their Warner Archive Collection. The social upheaval that occurred during "The Andy Griffith Show"'s