query: who played floyd the barber in the andy griffith show

pos: Howard McNear and old friend Parley Baer delivered his eulogy. Howard McNear Howard Terbell McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor. McNear is best remembered as Floyd Lawson, the barber in "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968). McNear was born in Los Angeles to Luzetta M. Spencer and Franklin E. McNear. He studied at the Oatman School of Theater and later joined a stock company in San Diego. McNear also worked in radio from the late 1930s, distinguishing himself in the 1937–1940 radio serial "Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police" as ace

pos: Howard McNear Howard McNear Howard Terbell McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor. McNear is best remembered as Floyd Lawson, the barber in "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968). McNear was born in Los Angeles to Luzetta M. Spencer and Franklin E. McNear. He studied at the Oatman School of Theater and later joined a stock company in San Diego. McNear also worked in radio from the late 1930s, distinguishing himself in the 1937–1940 radio serial "Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police" as ace operator Clint Barlow. McNear could be effective in

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Floyd Lawson the TV character, Clark called Hiatt "the uncanny virtual embodiment of Floyd the Barber". People from every state and 42 countries have visited City Barber Shop; many are shown in the 20,000 photos on the walls and the 40,000 other photos in storage. On one occasion, Oprah Winfrey visited. George "Goober" Lindsey and John Schneider (of "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Smallville") both had their hair trimmed by Hiatt himself while visiting Mount Airy. 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

neg: Floyd Lawson have cut his hair before Griffith moved away from Mt. Airy for college in the late 1940s. They both would have been teenagers at that time. In 1946, Hiatt started working at City Barber Shop (which was established in 1929), which added the name Floyd's in 1989 and now has photos and drawings of characters from the show. Jim Clark of the Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club doubts that City Barber Shop inspired Floyd's, but believes it was based Griffith's memories of barber shops in Mount Airy. Even though Hiatt made no attempt to look like or act like

neg: Howard McNear from Fort Bravo". In a 1958 episode of Leave it to Beaver, McNear made his first TV appearance as a barber named "Andy", who gave Wally his first shave. Over the course of his career, he would appear in over one hundred film and television guest spots. In 1959, McNear portrayed Dr. Dompierre in the film "Anatomy of a Murder" who testified about collecting evidence of a rape. In 1961, McNear was cast as the vague, chatty barber Floyd Lawson on "The Andy Griffith Show". During the show's run, he suffered a stroke that rendered the left side of his

neg: Floyd Lawson on "The Andy Griffith Show" was in the final episode of the seventh season. Howard McNear's health worsened and he was not able to return to the series for season eight, and he died less than a year later. To try to fill in his loss on the series, a new character named Emmett Clark (a fix-it man) was brought in. It was announced on the series that Floyd had retired because he had earned enough money. Emmett (played by veteran character actor Paul Hartman) moved his fix-it shop into Floyd's old barber shop location in Mayberry. Floyd has a

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: 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: Floyd Lawson A large pink image of Howard McNear was usually in the ads. All rights to McNear's image are controlled by the barber Hiatt. Hiatt died May 3, 2016 at 92 after nearly 70 years working at Floyd's City Barber Shop in Andy Griffith's real hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Due to health problems, he had retired several years earlier. It is uncertain whether he cut Griffith's hair when the actor had yet to become famous, though Griffith got his hair cut at Palace Barber Shop. Hiatt was only two years older than Griffith, so he would have had to

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: The Real McCoys three times; they were subsequently cast as Eustace Haney on CBS's "Green Acres" and as Floyd the Barber on CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show". Olin Howland and Willard Waterman appeared five times each as Charley Perkins and Mac Maginnis, respectively. Early in the series, Charles Lane, who often appeared in a character role on "I Love Lucy", was cast twice as Harry Poulson, a fast-talking egg salesman; Hassie McCoy has an interest in Harry's son. In 1963, Jack Oakie appeared three times in the role of Uncle Rightly. Dick Elliott was cast twice as Doc Thornton, and Lurene Tuttle appeared

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: Floyd Lawson of the series and Andy Griffith wanted McNear to return as Floyd when his health permitted it, and after about a year, McNear was talked into coming back (which he was not going to do at first). The series had a special chair constructed that McNear was able to sit in most of the time while on the set, as the stroke had left him only able to stand for short periods of time. Accordingly, the Floyd character then began to appear regularly again on the series towards the end of season four. The last appearance of Floyd the Barber

neg: Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was a prolific character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio from a theatrical family and served in the First World War. He was probably best known for playing the father of the handicapped sailor in "The Best Years of Our Lives". He was the first actor to portray "Floyd the Barber" on "The Andy Griffith Show. Prior to his first film roles in 1939, Baldwin had appeared in more than 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 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

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 to Lawson in the lyrics of his 1999 song "Haircut Malpractice", singing "We ought to strap you in the chair with Floyd Lawson and get that mess under control." Actor and comedian Rich Koz has portrayed Floyd Lawson on WCIU-TV's "Svengoolie" which is now seen nationally on the Me-TV Network. Koz appeared as Floyd during the program's showing of "Return to Mayberry", the 1986 NBC TV movie reuniting the surviving characters of "The Andy Griffith Show". Koz also portrayed Floyd Lawson during a mini-marathon of "The Munsters" as part of "Svengoolie's TV Graveyard". A 1988, CBS, Saturday morning kids show

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: Howard McNear right arm and hand as he spoke his lines. In a 1967 episode titled "Goobers Contest," McNear's character is heard, but not seen, walking into the courthouse. The next scene shows Floyd already seated in a chair. According to Jack Dodson, who played Howard Sprague on "The Andy Griffith Show", McNear began having difficulty remembering his lines and became anxious and frustrated. He left the series in 1967. On January 3, 1969, McNear died of complications from pneumonia following a stroke at San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital in Sylmar, California. He was interred in the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Actor

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: Helen, the Authoress pronouncement. Andy murmurs, "I'm with her." The next day in the barber shop, Floyd and Goober have heard of Helen's trip to Richmond and speculate on her future financial prospects as a well paid authoress. Andy enters and the boys congratulate him on being engaged to a woman who will be "bringing in the bacon." Peeved, Andy leaves abruptly. On the street, he meets Howard, who, like Goober and Floyd, speculates on Andy's future as the spouse of a rich and famous woman. Andy sighs and walks away. That evening, Andy has dinner at Helen's house. He toasts her success

neg: Return to Mayberry in fact die three years after the program was filmed.) Elinor Donahue (as Ellie Walker) and Jack Burns (as Warren Ferguson) were two other cast members not to be involved in the movie. Some of the main "R.F.D." regulars, including Sam Jones, son Mike, and Millie Swanson—all of whom were first introduced on the last season of "The Andy Griffith Show" itself—were also absent. (Ken Berry, who had played Jones, was asked to appear but had to decline as he was busy playing Vinton Harper on "Mama's Family".) Former series regulars Howard McNear (as Floyd Lawson), Hope Summers (as Clara

neg: Floyd Lawson whose name is revealed to be Melba in the Season 1 episode "Quiet Sam". Melba was never seen and was never referred to after the first season. In the Season 3 episode, "Floyd the Gay Deceiver", Floyd is apparently single or a widower. The episode centers around Floyd meeting a woman with whom he corresponded through a "Lonely Hearts Club". At the start of "The Andy Griffith Show", Floyd was a secondary character, despite the fact that his barbershop is one of the main centers of action in Mayberry. Over time, Floyd's role gradually increased, and he began to be

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: 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 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: Howard McNear body nearly paralyzed. He left the series for nearly a year and a half to recover. Andy Griffith asked McNear to return to the series, to which McNear agreed despite being unable to walk or stand, and the production crew accommodated him accordingly, as Floyd was usually seen onscreen either seated, or standing with support. Many scenes were shot with him sitting on a bench outside the barber shop, as opposed to actively trimming hair as before. In most of his post-stroke scenes, McNear's left hand would be holding a newspaper or resting in his lap, while he moved his

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: Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) to the movies occasionally and to dinner at Morelli's with friends. He enjoys picnicking at Myers Lake and fishing is his favorite pastime. In the working world, Andy is Mayberry's Sheriff and Justice of the Peace. He has held the elected job of sheriff since approximately 1952 or ‘53. Andy has a head strong deputy named Barney Fife and, in the color seasons, another deputy named Warren Ferguson. When business is slow at the courthouse, Andy can be found playing checkers with Barney, sitting in front of the barber shop chewing the fat with idlers, playing pranks, or conducting personal

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: Floyd Lawson character adds, "He may bury us all." On NBC's sitcom "30 Rock", Liz Lemon's recurring boyfriend, a recovering alcoholic, is named Floyd De Barber and played by "SNL" cast member Jason Sudeikis. His voice and mannerisms were sometimes imitated by Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show". FX series "Sons of Anarchy" featured a barber by the name of Floyd, first showing up in season 1. In the "Animaniacs" episode "Dough Dough Boys/Boot Camping/General Boo-Regard", Wakko gets his hair cut by Floyd during boot camp. Floyd in this episode was voiced by John Roarke. In the "Freakazoid!" theme song, it is

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: 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: 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) 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: 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: 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: Floyd Lawson the Edge of Forever", there is a scene in which Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and guest star Joan Collins are walking down a street supposedly located in New York City during the 1930s. As they are walking down the sidewalk, a glass window clearly marked "Floyd's Barber Shop" is visible briefly. This is because both series used the outdoor Desilu Studios lot that was originally constructed as "Atlanta" in the film "Gone with the Wind" (1939). In an episode of "St. Elsewhere", guest-starring Griffith cast member Jack Dodson, the characters make reference to the hospital's barber also named "Floyd". Dodson's

neg: Goober Pyle him from his cousin Gomer. A garish tie completed the picture of the dressed-up Goober. Goober's suit was originally owned by Howard McNear (Floyd) who donated it for a friend's funeral. It was rejected and returned to the studio where it wound up in wardrobe. On two occasions, Goober also wore one of Andy's suits, which was first lent to him in Raleigh at the auto show when his suit ripped. He also borrowed it again one time. On August 27, 2010, the suit became part of the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North Carolina. George Lindsey, who was

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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: RKO Forty Acres on doors and windows. In "Star Trek's" "The City on the Edge of Forever" for example, a crossover from "The Andy Griffith Show" can be seen by noting a window sign for "Floyd's Barber Shop" in a particular scene involving Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Edith Keeler (Joan Collins), who were strolling by. Forty Acres was also the backdrop for a 1961 episode of "My Three Sons" entitled "The Horseless Saddle", and five episodes of the TV series "Bonanza" where the backlot’s Western Street, next to the "Garden of Allah" (1936) set, served as a trail town. An added feature

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: 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: Sean Garrison as Mike Fullerton in the episode "The Empty Gun" of the ABC/WB western series "Cheyenne", starring Clint Walker in the title role. Garrison played Andy Gibson in the 1958 episode "The Canary Kid" of "Sugarfoot", another ABC/WB western series with Will Hutchins in the title role. He also had a comedy role with Ricky Nelson in 1958 as George in "Stealing Rick's Girl" on ABC's "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". In 1958, Garrison played the role of Yeoman Kaffhamp in "Onionhead", a military film with Andy Griffith. In 1959, he was cast as Seaman Floyd in the film "Up

neg: Frick and Frack Zurich. "Frick and Frack" has become an English slang term used to refer to two people so closely associated as to be indistinguishable. Comic radio mechanics Tom and Ray Magliozzi performed for years under the name Click and Clack. Frick and Frack were referenced in an episode of "Cheers" (Season 8, Episode 7) named "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice." and an episode of Sanford and Son (Season 2, Episode 24) named "Rated X". In addition, an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" ("The Bookie Barber") had Deputy Barney Fife, annoyed at a joke made by Sheriff Andy, using the

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Mount Airy, North Carolina members of the cast, along with family members of other cast members, often visit. The 2012 event was slated to have Karen Knotts (Don's daughter) and George Lindsey Jr. (eponymous son of the actor who portrayed Goober). Three Ford Galaxie police cars, painted to resemble those used on the show, give rides to tourists. A barber shop has been named "Floyd's", and a salvage yard has the name Mayberry. The Andy Griffith Museum, founded in 2009 by Emmett Forrest, attracts 200 visitors a day. The 2,500-square-feet museum, located half a mile from Griffith's childhood home, houses the world's largest collection

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: Floyd Lawson featured as a main character, most notably in the Season 2 episode "The Bookie Barber" and two Season 3 episodes: "Floyd the Gay Deceiver" and "Convicts At Large". The character of Floyd the Barber has proved to be a large part of the popular culture as proven by these examples: In two episodes of the comedy sketch program Second City Television, actor Eugene Levy played Floyd the Barber. His first appearance was in a parody of "The Godfather", in the opening scene as Amerigo Bonasera, in which he asks the Don to hurt Opie for breaking his barber pole. The

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: George Cisar (actor) and added the middle initial "J." for his character, Theodore J. Mooney, a tough-minded banker on Lucille Ball's second sitcom, "The Lucy Show". Cisar portrayed character Donald Hollinger's father in "That Girl", the Marlo Thomas sitcom which aired on ABC, and Cyrus Tankersley on CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show" and its sequel "Mayberry, R.F.D." Unbilled in his first film, 1948's "Call Northside 777", he was credited at the bottom of the cast list in his next feature, 1949's "Johnny Holiday". His final film appearance, also near the end of the list, was as Joe the barber in the 1970 Southern

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: Floyd Lawson barber up there says he cut my hair when I was a child. Hell, he'll have to be 115 years old." Floyd the Barber was the slow-paced, somewhat absent-minded barber in the series' fictional town of Mayberry. He was first seen in episode #12, "Stranger in Town," played by actor Walter Baldwin. Baldwin established the running gag of Floyd's inability to trim sideburns evenly, which continued throughout the run of the series. Baldwin portrayed Floyd for just one episode. From 1961 on, the role was played by Howard McNear, the actor most commonly associated with the role. In McNear's first

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 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 Andy Griffith Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer, whose career spanned seven decades of music and television. Known for his southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, and his gruff, gregarious voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film "A Face in the Crowd" (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960–1968)

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Elinson, and Bill Idelson; "Andy Griffith Show" writers Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell also wrote episodes. Coby Ruskin was the primary director in the first four seasons, before John Rich took over the role for the fifth season; other directors included Gary Nelson, Peter Baldwin, and Alan Rafkin. Ruth Burch was in charge of the casting, and John Finger directed the cinematography. The theme song was composed by Earle Hagen, who also composed the themes for shows such as "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and "That Girl". The show was filmed at Camp Pendleton, Desilu Studios's

neg: Barney Fife to Andy Griffith, the character of Barney Fife was suggested by Don Knotts himself. At the same time that "The Steve Allen Show" was ending, Knotts was looking for work. When he saw the episode of "The Danny Thomas Show" featuring Andy Taylor, he called Griffith suggesting that his sheriff character might reasonably need a deputy. Griffith liked the idea and suggested that he call Executive Producer Sheldon Leonard. Griffith later recalled that Don Knotts' contribution was the show's saving grace because he was uncomfortable with the original concept to have Andy Taylor being the comic lead. In an interview

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: 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: 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: Helen, the Authoress at Morelli's. Andy is peeved. Helen reminds him that he has worked evenings many times in the past. Andy claims "that's different." Why it's different, he is unable to explain to Helen. The discussion escalates. Voices are raised, with Andy becoming sarcastic. Helen wonders why Andy is so upset over spending a few nights at home alone. Andy then insinuates he doesn't have to sit home alone. Helen is indignant, telling him to find another date. When Helen leaves, Andy immediately calls Mavis Neff at the drugstore. At the barber shop, Howard tells Floyd that Andy made a date with

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