query: who played aunt bea on andy griffith show

pos: 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

pos: 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: 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: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) "Aunt Bea the Warden," Andy wears a regular gunbelt. Also, the sixth-season episode, "Aunt Bee takes a Job" with co-star Jack Burns, Andy fires a gun (which he borrows from Deputy Warren Ferguson) to disable a car in order to capture some criminals. Andy did have an issued sidearm (a Colt Official Police revolver), but rarely saw cause to carry the weapon. He kept it unloaded on top of a shelf in his house. On the rare occasion he needed a weapon fast, he would grab a rifle or shotgun from the rack in his office or from his car.

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: 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: 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

neg: Floyd Lawson revealed that the titular character goes to Floyd the barber for his haircuts. In the English dub of "", Matt and T.K. go to a barber shop where the barber is addressed as "Floyd". In the closing credits, other characters in the barber shop are credited as "Andy," "Barney" and "Aunt Bea". In the fourth-season episode of "Arrested Development" entitled "Smashed", during the "haircut meeting", Ron Howard refers to his barber as Floyd, remarking that he calls all of his barbers "Floyd". Mr. Howard, of course, was a fellow castmate in "The Andy Griffith Show". Comedian Tim Wilson paid homage

neg: 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

neg: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Boyle, made his debut in the second season and left after the fourth. Andy Griffith, Frances Bavier, Ron Howard, and George Lindsey made guest appearances on the series reprising their respective roles from "The Andy Griffith Show". Denver Pyle and Allan Melvin, who both had roles on "The Andy Griffith Show", appeared in "Gomer Pyle", but did not reprise their original roles. Denver Pyle, who had played Briscoe Darling in six episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show", played tomato farmer Titus Purcell in the "Gomer Pyle" episode "The Price of Tomatoes." Allan Melvin, who had played Clarence "Doc" Malloy and

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: Moustache cup his twenty-seventh birthday. On Episode 15 of Season 4 on the Andy Griffith Show Aunt Bea receives one as a gift from a local Farmer, MR. Frisby. Moustache cup The moustache cup (or mustache cup) is a drinking cup with a semicircular ledge inside. The ledge has a half moon-shaped opening to allow the passage of liquids and serves as a guard to keep moustaches dry. It is generally acknowledged to have been invented in the 1860s by British potter Harvey Adams (born 1835). Moustaches flourished throughout the Victorian era. In fact, from 1860 to 1916, the British military actually

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) from "The Danny Thomas Show", viewers learn Andy lost his wife when Opie was "the least little speck of a baby." In the first episode of the show Andy has a maid that is getting married and moving away. Andy's Aunt Bee comes in to act as his live-in housekeeper and as surrogate mother/grandmother to Opie. Andy goes fishing with his son and often spends evenings on the front porch strumming his guitar. He sometimes entertains (with reluctance) overnight guests like his Aunt Nora and Uncle Ollie and often has friends in for Aunt Bee's fried chicken dinners. Andy goes

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: 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

neg: Gomer Pyle of every season. The following is a list of "Andy Griffith Show" episodes featuring Gomer before his spinoff series: Gomer Pyle Gomer Pyle was a television character played by Jim Nabors and introduced in the middle of the third season of "The Andy Griffith Show". A simple-minded and gentle auto mechanic, he became a character when actor Howard McNear, who portrayed Floyd the Barber, took a respite from the show for health reasons. Nabors played Pyle for 23 episodes, from 1962 to 1964. After two seasons on "The Andy Griffith Show", McNear returned, and Griffith proposed a show based on

neg: 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

neg: 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

neg: The Andy Griffith Show ladies until a schoolteacher becomes his steady interest in season three. At home, Andy enjoys fishing trips with his son, Opie (Ronny Howard), and quiet evenings on the front porch with his maiden aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier). Opie tests his father's parenting skills season after season, and Aunt Bee's ill-considered romances and adventures cause her nephew concern. Andy's friends and neighbors include, at various times, barber Floyd Lawson (Howard McNear – but played by Walter Baldwin in the 1960 episode "Stranger in Town"), service station attendants and cousins Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) and Goober Pyle (George Lindsey),

neg: Arthur Malet "Bewitched" ("The Trial and Error of Aunt Clara"; originally aired 2 February 1967). In 1965 he appeared as murder victim Ralph Day in the "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Golden Venom." He played a vagrant who claimed to have stolen Aunt Bea's pin on "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1966. In 1995, he portrayed Charles Randolph in "A Little Princess". In 1997, he did voice work in "Anastasia". He voiced the character of "Mr. Ages" in "The Secret of NIMH" in 1982 and reprised the role in "" in 1998. Malet died on 18 May 2013 at age

neg: City Detective in the sitcom "Leave It to Beaver". Madge Blake, a peripheral figure in "Leave It to Beaver" as well as the Walter Brennan series "The Real McCoys", also guest starred on "City Detective". Andy Clyde, who played Madge Blake's brother on "The Real McCoys", appeared as Pop in the 1955 episode "Desert Ice". Doris Packer of "Leave It to Beaver" and "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" appeared as Florence in the episode "Sixteen Vertical". Frances Bavier, later "Aunt Bee" on CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show", appeared three times on "City Detective". Lloyd Corrigan, a co-star of the future NBC

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: Floyd Lawson last line delivered by Floyd is "Ohh, and would you kill Howard Sprague for me?" referring to Howard Sprague, a character from "The Andy Griffith Show". His other appearance was in a parody of "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Merv Griffith Show," in which he is in his barber shop cutting hair and at a surprise party for Gomer. Kurt Cobain wrote a song titled "Floyd the Barber" that was recorded on Nirvana's first album "Bleach" (1989). In the song, Floyd, Barney, Opie and Aunt Bee hold him captive after he comes in for a shave, torturing and murdering him.

neg: 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

neg: The Christmas Story (The Andy Griffith Show) part of "The Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special", which also included "The Pickle Story". On Christmas Eve, department store owner Ben Weaver insists Andy jail moonshiner Sam Muggins. Weaver has brought along a jug of moonshine as evidence of Sam's wrongdoing. Andy complies with Weaver's request but feels it's only fair that Sam's wife Bess and his two young children be incarcerated as well, since they all had knowledge of Sam's moonshining. With the Muggins family in jail, Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee, Ellie, and Opie prepare a feast with all the trimmings for the family and decorate a Christmas tree.

neg: Elinor "Ellie" Walker joined "The Andy Griffith Show". Producers believed her name would have "drawing power" and gave her top billing in the opening credits with stars Andy Griffith, Ron Howard and Don Knotts. The only other performer to receive top billing during the course of the series' run was Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee) who began to appear in the opening credits in the 1965-1966 season after Don Knotts left the series. Donahue's wardrobe in the show was created by Mr. Burt of Encino, who received a nod in the closing credits. Donahue was dining out with her mother and three-year-old son when

neg: 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.

neg: John Dehner "The Andy Griffith Show", playing "Colonel Harvey," a smooth-talking pitchman who peddles his alcohol-based elixir, a concoction that ends up intoxicating Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and her women's club. He also played Rex Goodbody, a scheming actor about to be fired from his soap opera show, in The Beverly Hillbillies. Dehner appeared on Jack Palance's ABC circus drama "The Greatest Show on Earth" and on the CBS sitcom/drama "Glynis", starring Glynis Johns and Keith Andes. He was featured in 1965 in ABC's "F Troop" episode "Honest Injun" as a dishonest traveling patent medicine salesman. In 1966, he guest-starred in the

neg: Gomer Pyle Gomer Pyle Gomer Pyle was a television character played by Jim Nabors and introduced in the middle of the third season of "The Andy Griffith Show". A simple-minded and gentle auto mechanic, he became a character when actor Howard McNear, who portrayed Floyd the Barber, took a respite from the show for health reasons. Nabors played Pyle for 23 episodes, from 1962 to 1964. After two seasons on "The Andy Griffith Show", McNear returned, and Griffith proposed a show based on the Gomer Pyle character. In 1964, the character was spun off to "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", which ran until 1969.

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: Mayberry Taylor and himself as "the law west of Mount Pilot". Other place names used in the show refer to actual places in North Carolina, such as Raleigh—which was also often called "Capital City" – Siler City, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Chapel Hill, Stokes County, Elm City and Charlotte. One of the stars of the show, Frances Bavier (who played Aunt Bee) retired to Siler City in real life. In episode 249 "A Girl For Goober", the towns of Manteo and Toast are mentioned. Andy Griffith owned a home in Manteo (on North Carolina's Atlantic coast), and Toast is about two miles outside

neg: Dueling Banjos Dueling Banjos "Dueling Banjos" is an instrumental composition by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. The song was composed in 1954 by Smith as a banjo instrumental he called "Feudin' Banjos," which contained riffs from "Yankee Doodle." Smith recorded it in 1955 playing a four-string plectrum banjo and accompanied by five-string bluegrass banjo player Don Reno. The composition's first wide-scale airing was on a 1963 television episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" called "Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee," in which it is played by visiting musical family the Darlings (played by The Dillards, a bluegrass group) along with Griffith himself. The song

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: 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: Aunt Bee in one episode, her sister Nora visits. She also has a rapscallion cousin called Bradford J. Taylor who features in a color episode. Bee is a teetotaler. In an episode in which a traveling salesman comes to Mayberry peddling patent medicine, Andy tells Barney that Aunt Bee is heavily against alcohol due to her brother's trouble with the bottle. In the same episode, Bee plays the piano and speaks of her baptism. Bee is a member of the town choir and sings in church. Bee undergoes some changes during the final three color years of "The Andy Griffith Show." In

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: The Lady Says No The Lady Says No The Lady Says No is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Frank Ross, starring Joan Caulfield and David Niven, photographed by James Wong Howe, and featuring sequences filmed at Fort Ord, Pebble Beach and Carmel, California. The supporting cast features Frances Bavier, who later played "Aunt Bee" on television's "The Andy Griffith Show". Director Ross was married to Caulfield, the film's leading lady. Bill Shelby (David Niven) is a globe-trotting author and photographer on assignment from "Life" magazine to do a photo story on Dorinda Hatch (Joan Caulfield), best-selling author of the title book, "The

neg: Opie Taylor Griffith", an episode from "The Danny Thomas Show". Ron Howard was 5 years old at the time. In the first episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" (October 1960), Andy's Aunt Bee returns to Mayberry via Morgantown, West Virginia at her nephew's invitation in order to manage the Taylor household after Andy's housekeeper Rose marries and departs. Opie, 6, takes an instant dislike to Aunt Bee based upon his grief at losing his beloved Rose, although he does secretly enjoy her cooking. After discovering that she can neither play baseball nor fish, Opie declares that he will never love her. The

neg: 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

neg: Andy Griffith who had the recurring role of Leon (the kid offering the ice cream cone or peanut butter sandwich) on "The Andy Griffith Show". Griffith sang as part of some of his acting roles, most notably in "A Face in the Crowd" and in many episodes of both "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock". In addition to his recordings of comic monologues in the 1950s, he made an album of upbeat country and gospel tunes during the run of "The Andy Griffith Show", which included a version of the show's theme sung by Griffith under the title "The Fishin' Hole". In

neg: Charlie Ruggles the television series "Bewitched". He played Congressman John Canfield on an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" called "Aunt Bee, The Swinger", and appeared as a driving instructor on "The Munsters". Ruggles also lent his voice to the Aesop and Son features in Jay Ward's "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show". His marriage to Adele Rowland (1914–1916) ended in divorce after two years. He then married Marion LaBarba in 1942; the couple remained wed until his death in 1970. Marion died in 1978. Ruggles died of cancer at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California on December 23, 1970 at

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: Andy Griffith Peterson. In the film "Daddy and Them" (2001), Griffith portrayed a patriarch of a dysfunctional southern family. In the feature film "Waitress" (2007), Griffith played a crusty diner owner who takes a shine to Keri Russell's character. His last appearance was the leading role in the romantic comedy, independent film "Play the Game" (2009) as a lonely, widowed grandfather re-entering the dating world after a 60-year hiatus. The cast of "Play the Game" also included Rance Howard, Ron Howard's real-life father, who had made appearances in various supporting roles on "The Andy Griffith Show", and Clint Howard, Ron's younger brother,

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: Reta Shaw the bar hostess Tenney in the episode "The Richard Bloodgood Story" of the series "Wagon Train". Shaw's character of Bertha/Hagatha, a matronly witch, was a recurring role on TV's "Bewitched". She also appeared as Miss Gormley in an episode of "The Brian Keith Show". Shaw played escaped convict Big Maude Tyler in an episode of CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show", entitled "Convicts at Large". She appeared again in season four as Eleanora Poultice, the educated voice teacher of Barney Fife. She guest starred in season 1 episode 15 ("Return from Outer Space") of "Lost in Space" as Aunt Clara (which

neg: Aunt Jemima label "Uncle Tom". In this context, the slang term "Aunt Jemima" falls within the "Mammy archetype" and refers to a friendly black woman who is perceived as obsequiously servile or acting in, or protective of, the interests of whites. The 1950s television show "Beulah" came under fire for depicting a "mammy"-like black maid and cook who was somewhat reminiscent of Aunt Jemima. The 1933 novel "Imitation Of Life" by Fannie Hurst features an Aunt Jemima-type character, Delilah, a maid struggling in life with her widowed employer, Bea. Their fortunes change dramatically when Bea capitalizes on Delilah's family pancake recipe to

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) 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: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) sponsor spots, when he's "advertising".) "You beat everything, did you know that?" (Spoken by Andy when Barney makes a bad mistake.) "Now, now, Opie." (Spoken by Andy when he's trying to explain something to his son, Opie.) "Simmer down." (Spoken by Andy when someone is overly excited.) Opie's "Maw" is mentioned only once, briefly, during the show. In the second-season episode, "Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee", Opie asks his father if he had the kind of love for his "Maw" that leads to marriage. Andy answers that he did have that kind of love. When the series opens, several years

neg: The Eve Arden Show The Eve Arden Show The Eve Arden Show is a 26-episode American sitcom which aired during the 1957-1958 season on CBS, alternately sponsored by Lever Brothers and Shulton, Inc. (Old Spice). The show, starring Eve Arden, is about a widowed mother, Liza Hammond, of twin daughters who earns money from writing books. It features actress Frances Bavier, the future Aunt Bee of "The Andy Griffith Show", as Nora, Arden's mother and housekeeper. In eight of the twenty-six episodes, Allyn Joslyn portrays George Howell, her agent and potential boyfriend. The series was produced for Arden's Westhaven Enterprises by Desilu. The show

neg: It's a Great Life (TV series) It's a Great Life (TV series) It's a Great Life (also known in syndicated reruns as The Bachelors) is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956. Frances Bavier, six years before being cast as Aunt Bee in CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show", played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house. Frances Bavier stars as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house. Harry Harvey portrayed Mr. Russell, a neighbor. Two of her tenants are returning World War II veterans, played by William Bishop and Michael O'Shea in

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) as a gesture for having forced him away from his criminal lifestyle, giving him a chance to rethink his life and get back on track. In the episode "Aunt Bee Takes A Job", Andy grabs Warren's pistol and fires it in pursuit of two counterfeiters on their vehicle as they are attempting to flee. The sheriff badges worn by Andy and Barney are six point stars; the stars on their shoulder patches have five points. Andy regularly used reverse psychology on people making them see the error of their ways. He would help transgressors by enabling them to draw their

neg: The New Andy Griffith Show The New Andy Griffith Show The New Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in 1971 on Fridays at 8:30 ET. It debuted on January 8, 1971, and ended on May 21, 1971. Actor Andy Griffith had left his first sitcom, "The Andy Griffith Show", voluntarily after the 1967-68 season while it was still number one in the Nielsen ratings and despite a high-dollar offer from CBS to continue it, in order to pursue his other interests, singing and motion picture acting, and to prevent his being typecast solely as a

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: Les Tremayne Unwelcome Well." In 1964 he played Ed Pierce in "The Case of the Ruinous Road". In 1962 Tremayne portrayed the part of C.J. Hasler, a known thief in "The Andy Griffith Show" episode entitled, "Andy and Barney in the Big City" aired on 26 March 1962. In that show, he played the part of a cunning opportunist who happens onto off-duty Barney Fife who himself believes that he is stalking a jewel thief (Allan Melvin) who is in fact the house detective of the hotel where the story takes place. In 1965 Tremayne played Mr. Clary in "My Favorite Martian",

neg: Howard Morris Morris also appeared twice in 1957 in episodes of the short-lived NBC comedy/variety show "The Polly Bergen Show". Although Morris was a classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is best remembered for playing the wily and over-the-top "mountain man" character Ernest T. Bass on "The Andy Griffith Show". Also, he played George, the TV mechanic in the episode: "Andy and Helen have their Day" on the Andy Griffith show. He had lampooned southern accents while in the army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He starred in one of the more comical early hour-long "Twilight Zone" episodes, "I Dream of Genie". Other

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) of all time. Tampa Bay Online's public poll also voted him the greatest father in pop culture history, including both television and film, with 82% of the vote. In 2018, retired "Akron Beacon Journal" writer Rich Heldenfels said he believed Andy Griffith was never nominated for an Emmy because "just made the acting look too easy" and because the character was so much like Griffith, "his timing and other skills did not seem as apparent." 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

neg: The New Andy Griffith Show rural Southern sheriff. When he decided to return to network television two years later, in the fall of 1970, it was in "Headmaster", a drama, in which he played the headmaster of an exclusive California private school. When that program very quickly sank in the ratings, Griffith replaced it immediately with this one, which was much closer in tone and content to his earlier, more successful role, and this program replaced "Headmaster" on the CBS Friday night schedule effective January 8, 1971. Griffith portrays Andy Sawyer, who upon returning to his hometown is immediately installed as the new Mayor "pro

neg: It's a Great Life (TV series) switch in time, it aired opposite the second season of "Lassie" on CBS. It's a Great Life (TV series) It's a Great Life (also known in syndicated reruns as The Bachelors) is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956. Frances Bavier, six years before being cast as Aunt Bee in CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show", played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house. Frances Bavier stars as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house. Harry Harvey portrayed Mr. Russell, a neighbor. Two of her tenants are

neg: Ronnie Dapo Show" soon folded. Young Dapo then appeared in small roles on Lucille Ball's CBS series "The Lucy Show" and on Gene Barry's ABC detective series "Burke's Law" in the episode entitled "Who Killed Andy Zygmunt?". In 1964, he played Peter McCloud in the film "Kisses for My President". From 1963 to 1965, Dapo appeared twice on CBS's "Lassie" and "The Munsters". In 1965, he appeared on ABC's "The Fugitive" and "The F.B.I." Between 1963 and 1966, Dapo appeared three times as Arnold Winkler, a friend of Opie Taylor (played by Ron Howard) on CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show". The episodes

neg: 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

neg: The Andy Griffith Show Reunion Special which featured Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Ron Howard, Jim Nabors, George Lindsey and Jack Dodson. "The Andy Griffith Show" consistently placed in the top ten during its run. A Nielsen study conducted during the show's final season (1967–68) indicated the show ranked number one among blue collar workers followed by "The Lucy Show" and "Gunsmoke". Among white collar workers, the show ranked number three following "Saturday Movies" and "The Dean Martin Show". "The Andy Griffith Show" is one of only three shows to have its final season be the number one ranked show on television, the other two

neg: Ron Howard in "The Andy Griffith Show". Credited as "Ronny Howard", he portrayed the son of the title character (played by Andy Griffith) for all eight seasons of the show. Recalling his experiences as a child actor on set, he commented In the 1962 film version of "The Music Man", Howard played Winthrop Paroo, the child with the lisp; the film starred Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. He also starred in the 1963 film "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," with Glenn Ford. He appeared as Barry Stewart on "The Eleventh Hour", in the episode "Is Mr. Martian Coming Back?" in 1965; on

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) be real or believable.) source In Season Two, Andy dated a few ladies, including Karen Moore, a cousin of Thelma Lou (only in one episode), and County Nurse Mary Simpson (played by two different actresses Julie Adams and Sue Ane Langdon). In early Season Three, Andy dated Peggy McMillan (Joanna Moore), another county nurse, who chalked up four appearances on the show. In "Class Reunion", Andy was reunited with an old girlfriend, Sharon DeSpain. On a number of occasions, Barney meddled into Andy's romantic life and tried to arrange dates for him, which invariably turned out to be ill-suited or

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: The Christmas Story (The Andy Griffith Show) 2007. (). The Christmas Story (The Andy Griffith Show) "The Christmas Story" is an episode from the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show" broadcast Monday December 19, 1960 on CBS. A family spends Christmas Eve in jail. "Christmas Story" is the eleventh episode in season one, and the eleventh episode in the complete series. The show is noted for being the only Christmas episode in "The Andy Griffith Show" complete series, and for featuring actress Margaret Kerry, the model for Tinkerbell in Walt Disney's 1953 animated feature film, "Peter Pan". On December 25, 2015, CBS aired this episode in

neg: The Christmas Story (The Andy Griffith Show) The Christmas Story (The Andy Griffith Show) "The Christmas Story" is an episode from the American television program "The Andy Griffith Show" broadcast Monday December 19, 1960 on CBS. A family spends Christmas Eve in jail. "Christmas Story" is the eleventh episode in season one, and the eleventh episode in the complete series. The show is noted for being the only Christmas episode in "The Andy Griffith Show" complete series, and for featuring actress Margaret Kerry, the model for Tinkerbell in Walt Disney's 1953 animated feature film, "Peter Pan". On December 25, 2015, CBS aired this episode in color, as

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: Ian Wolfe man out of his inheritance by using a look-alike to collect the payment. The episode is unusual in that it featured white collar crime, though at the end, true to formula, Wolfe draws on The Lone Ranger and has his gun shot from his hand. Wolfe appeared in the 1966 "Perry Mason" episode "The Case of the Midnight Howler" as Abel Jackson. In 1966, he portrayed the new Rev. Leighton on "The Andy Griffith Show" ("Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory", broadcast October 10, 1966), where in an attempt to impress, Aunt Bee wears a wig. He also appeared in two episodes

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: Jack Albertson sitcom, "Happy" starring Ronnie Burns, and "Glynis", starring Glynis Johns and Keith Andes, which aired for 13 weeks in the fall of 1963. Albertson appeared in two episodes of "The Twilight Zone". In a 1967 episode of "The Andy Griffith Show", he played the ne'er-do-well cousin, Bradford J. Taylor, of series character Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier). He co-starred as "The Man" Ed Brown in "Chico and the Man", with Freddie Prinze, for which he earned an Emmy. He resided for many years in West Hollywood, California. In 1978, he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, but kept this information private and

neg: We Didn't Start the Fire lyrics to reflect the changing Cornell experience but always mentioning various Cornell and Ithaca landmarks. The band Guns 'n' Moses made a parody of the song called "We Love Barney Fife" that was played frequently on the Doctor Demento radio show, which not only paid tribute to "The Andy Griffith Show", it also took advantage of the melody of the refrain being a suitable counterpoint for the Andy Griffith Show theme ("The Fishin' Hole"). The song was also parodied on the episode of the U.S. version of "The Office" where "Ryan the temp" starts a fire in the office building,

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: 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: 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,

neg: The Strangers in 7A The Strangers in 7A The Strangers in 7A is a 1972 American made-for-television thriller drama film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Andy Griffith, Ida Lupino, and Michael Brandon. It is based on the 1971 novel of the same title by Fielden Farrington and originally aired on CBS on November 14, 1972. The film was the first real dramatic role for Griffith following his eight-year run on "The Andy Griffith Show", and his two unsuccessful series follow-ups ("Headmaster" and "The New Andy Griffith Show"). The film would lead Griffith to star in a series of TV-movies throughout the entire 1970s

neg: Andy Griffith Museum at which time the estate turned over the collection. Many of the artifacts were in poor condition and the museum made efforts to preserve the items and keep them in good shape. Personal items on exhibit includes a rocking chair that Andy Griffith's father, Carl Griffith, made for his mother, Geneva. A large portion of the museum includes pieces from the sets of "The Andy Griffith Show", which aired from 1960 to 1968, and the "Matlock" television series. The museum also houses objects related to actress Betty Lynn, who now lives in Mount Airy, and the late Don Knotts. Andy

neg: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) to Opie. Andy had several love interests through the show's run, but his first romantic relationship on the series is Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue), a newcomer to town who works in her uncle's drug store. Ellie made twelve appearances in the first season and then disappeared without explanation to the viewer. (Donahue once stated in an interview that she left because she felt she had no chemistry with series star Andy Griffith. Griffith later admitted that it was his fault because he had a hard time showing affection on screen, and as a result, the relationship did not appear to

neg: Andy Griffith television series such as "Headmaster" (1970), "The New Andy Griffith Show" (1971), "Adams of Eagle Lake" (1975), "Salvage 1" (1979) and "The Yeagers" (1980). After spending seven months in rehabilitation for leg paralysis from Guillain–Barré syndrome in 1983, Griffith returned to television as the title character, Ben Matlock, in the legal drama "Matlock" (1986–1995) on NBC and ABC. Matlock was a country lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, who was known for his Southern drawl and for always winning his cases. "Matlock" also starred unfamiliar, struggling actors (both of whom were childhood fans of Andy Griffith) Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas (1987–1992)

neg: Ron Howard Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard is best known for playing two high-profile roles in television sitcoms in his youth and directing a number of successful feature films later in his career. Howard first came to prominence playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 through 1968. During this time he also appeared in the musical film "The Music Man" (1962) and the comedy film "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1963). In 1973, he played

neg: Ken Berry perform the opening number for the show when it played the Riviera hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Berry eventually returned to Las Vegas again in the 1970s at the invitation of Andy Griffith. Griffith, with Berry and Jerry Van Dyke, played Caesars Palace, where Berry performed song and dance numbers sandwiched by Andy and Jerry's stand-up routines. Actress Dee Arlen referred Berry for a role in the show "In League with Ivy" at the Cabaret Concert Theatre, a nightclub in Los Angeles. Here he met famed composer–impresario Billy Barnes, the play's composer. Barnes brought Berry into "The Billy Barnes

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: George Lindsey Los Angeles in 1962. He got parts in TV series of the day including "Gunsmoke", "The Rifleman", "The Real McCoys", "The Twilight Zone", "Daniel Boone", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and three episodes of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", before he got the role he would become famous for as "Goober" on "The Andy Griffith Show". In 1964, Lindsey was cast as the slow-witted but kindly "Goober Beasley" on "The Andy Griffith Show". His character was later renamed "Goober Pyle" to tie him to his cousin Gomer Pyle, slow-witted country boy played by Jim Nabors, also from Alabama. Goober's

neg: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Duke Slater. Roy Stuart portrayed Corporal Chuck Boyle, GySgt. Carter's good-natured sidekick. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Staff Sergeant Charley Hacker. Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, writers for "The Andy Griffith Show", are credited with creating the character of Gomer Pyle. The character was based on an "incompetent" gas station attendant whom Greenbaum met and named after Gomer Cool (a writer) and Denver Pyle (an actor on "The Andy Griffith Show"). Jim Nabors was cast

neg: Brenda Bruce of Jean Genet's "The Balcony" in 1971. In the 1950s she appeared on television in many dramas, and in a chat show "Rich and Rich" with her husband. She starred as Winnie in the 1962 British premiere of Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days", and in 1977 as Lucilla Edith Cavell Teatime in "Murder Most English". Bruce played Aunt Dahlia in the 1990s production of "Jeeves and Wooster" with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Other roles include Tilda in the "Doctor Who" story "Paradise Towers", Bea in the rag trade drama "Connie" and in "The Riff Raff Element". In 1964, she played

neg: Don Knotts Griffith Show" (1960–1968). Knotts took the role of Barney Fife, the deputy—and originally cousin—of Sheriff Andy Taylor (portrayed by Griffith). Knotts's portrayal of the deputy on the popular show earned him five Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Comedy, three awards for the first five seasons that he played the character. A summary of the show from the website of the Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Deputy Barney Fife: When the show first aired, Griffith was intended to be the comedic lead with Knotts as his straight man, similar to their roles in "No Time for Sergeants".

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: 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: Floyd Lawson Floyd Lawson Floyd Lawson (Floyd the Barber) is a fictional character on the American sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show", who was likely inspired by barbers in Andy Griffith's real-life hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. One barber named Russell Hiatt was known as "the real-life Floyd". Hiatt may have cut Andy Griffith's hair while Griffith was young and living in Mount Airy, and was still cutting hair daily at "Floyd's City Barber Shop" in Downtown Mount Airy until several years before his death on May 3, 2016. Griffith denied that Hiatt was the inspiration for Floyd Lawson, however, saying, "A

neg: The New Andy Griffith Show network less eager to promote rural sitcoms that previously had been a network staple. Although the premiere gathered respectable ratings, viewership quickly declined over the next several weeks, and after ten episodes, CBS canceled the series on March 12, 1971. These ten episodes repeated through May 21, then were replaced with reruns of "Headmaster" during the summer. The New Andy Griffith Show The New Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in 1971 on Fridays at 8:30 ET. It debuted on January 8, 1971, and ended on May 21, 1971. Actor

neg: Mitchell F. Jayne Mitchell F. Jayne Mitchell Franklin "Mitch" Jayne (July 5, 1928 – August 2, 2010) was emcee and upright bass player in The Dillards bluegrass band, the band often remembered for their several Andy Griffith Show appearances as the Darling Family, 1963–1966, as well as touring throughout southern California in the late 1960s. Mitch Jayne, born in Hammond, Indiana, was the son of Bea and Gus Jayne. Following US Navy service and after a stint at the University of Missouri, he began teaching in one-room schools in Dent County, where he documented the use of the forgotten words and phrases of

neg: Andy Griffith regular role on "The Andy Griffith Show" for five seasons. Knotts left the series in 1965, but periodically returned for guest appearances. He appeared in the pilot for Griffith's subsequent short-lived series, "The New Andy Griffith Show", and he had a recurring role on "Matlock", from 1988 to 1992. They kept in contact until Knotts' death in early 2006. Griffith traveled from his Manteo, North Carolina, home to Los Angeles to visit the terminally ill Knotts at Cedars-Sinai just before Knotts died of lung cancer. Griffith's friendship with the then-unknown Ron Howard began in 1960, when they guest-starred in the

neg: Will Wright (actor) Johnson on CBS's "The Danny Thomas Show" in the episode titled, "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", the spin-off for "The Andy Griffith Show". On "The Andy Griffith Show", Wright portrayed department store owner and landlord Ben Weaver in three episodes from 1960 to 1962. After his death, he was replaced as Ben Weaver, first by Tol Avery, and then by Jason Johnson. Wright made his last onscreen appearances in a 1962 episode of NBC's "Bonanza". On June 19, 1962, Wright died of cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. He is interred in Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery in Fairfield, California. Will

neg: 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

neg: Jean Hagen was cast a year later as Danny's second wife and played opposite Thomas successfully for the remainder of the series. In 1957 Hagen co-starred in an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" titled "Enough Rope for Two", portraying a woman who accompanies two thieves trying to retrieve stolen money from a desert mine shaft. She then appeared as Elizabeth in the 1960 episode "Once Upon a Knight" on CBS's anthology series "The DuPont Show with June Allyson"; and the following year she guest-starred on "The Andy Griffith Show" in the episode "Andy and the Woman Speeder". Although she made frequent guest

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: Syndication exclusivity with "30 Rock", and Sony Pictures Television used the same method for "Seinfeld" for TBS. However, once one superstation's term of license on a program ends, it can enter into syndex restrictions. For example, for decades TBS had full signal rights to "The Andy Griffith Show" until Viacom's cable networks were able to negotiate new full signal rights in the mid-1990s ("The Andy Griffith Show" at the time was distributed by Viacom, then its successor, Paramount Television). Today, TV Land has national rights to "The Andy Griffith Show" (now distributed through CBS Television Distribution), and under this new contract cannot

neg: Andy Griffith the show co-starred character actor and comedian — and Griffith's longtime friend — Don Knotts in the role of Deputy Barney Fife, Taylor's best friend and comedy partner. He was also Taylor's cousin in the show at first, though later they dropped that cousin relationship and talked simply of knowing one another since boyhood. In the series premiere episode, in a conversation between the two, Fife calls Taylor "Cousin Andy", and Taylor calls Fife "Cousin Barney". The show also starred child actor Ron Howard (then known as Ronny Howard), who played Taylor's only child, Opie Taylor. It was an immediate

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: 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