May 31, 20224 yr Author Well folks... This show might go under attack next by the bs cancel culture. They are now posting a disclaimer at the start of each of episode of Gilligan's Island stating Gilligan's Island was made in the '60s. It has outdated language and cultural stereotypes. I wouldn't be surprised if that's next for The Andy Griffith Show any network showing it.
June 1, 20224 yr Author https://metv.com/stories/theres-a-funny-reason-why-ron-howard-secretly-dreaded-every-time-opie-ate-ice-cream
June 1, 20224 yr Author It was really cold mashed potatoes because ice cream melts under the hot set lights. Same trick Rescue From Gilligan's Island(1978) used for Gilligan's ice cream cone civilization gave him in the castaways return from the island.
June 12, 20224 yr Author (Season 1 Andy and the Gentleman Crook) Andy Taylor:"Yes sir, it sure was slicker than a firehouse pole the way you took us all in Mr Caldwell."
June 21, 20224 yr Author It seems that the actor Parley Baer, who played "Mayor Stoner" on the show was always cast as an antagonist. He was brought on after the untimely death of actor Dick Elliot, who played the bumbling, more benign "Mayor Pike" in earlier episodes. Andy Griffith never wanted a mayor to be cast on the show originally, but the producers talked him into it. It seemed to show in the writing that the sheriff and mayor were always at odds with one another. Some interesting facts about Baer: Early in his career, he was a circus ringmaster. He was also a highly decorated captain in the Army Air Corps during WW2. To children who for many years watched Keebler cookie commercials, he was the voice of "Ernie the Elf!" :-)
June 24, 20224 yr Author (Season 5 Family Visit) Uncle Ollie:"He’ll tell ya when he’s ready fella!!!"
June 25, 20224 yr Author Some times The Andy Griffith Show episodes do the theme tune The Fishin' Hole in the in-episode music tune. During scenes.
July 28, 20224 yr Author (Season 3 The Darlings Are Coming) Brisco Darling:"What uh number did we commit now?" Andy Taylor:"317: Occupancy of private property without permission of the owner."
July 28, 20224 yr Author (Season 3 The Darlings Are Coming) Brisco Darling:"I wouldn't want you to get in trouble with the head mountie."
August 8, 20224 yr Author The Andy Griffith Show Fun Fact: Do you know in Alan Hale Jr.(Skipper) episode of TAGS(The Andy Griffith Show)The Farmer Takes a Wife, the guy coming out of the store Carroll's of Mayberry in the background is Andy's real daddy? Carl or Karl Griffith.
November 15, 20223 yr Author (Season 3 The Big House) Barney Fife:"Now here at "The Rock" we have two basic rules. Memorize them so that you can say them in your sleep. The first rule is... Obey all rules. Secondly, do not write on the walls, as it takes a lot of work to erase writing off of walls."
November 15, 20223 yr The same joke the other way around appeared in the British prison sitcom 'Porridge' about 10 years later. 'Porridge' was remade in the US as 'On The Rocks' featuring Rick Hurst, so the joke may have been used there as well. I'm guessing that it's an old joke that both sets of writers incorporated into their scripts, rather than one copying the other.
January 5, 20233 yr Author In the episode where ”cousin Gloria” comes to stay at Andy’s…I never understood Aunt Bee’s scolding of Andy for “being too nice and throwing competition into Helen’s face” ……when it was Aunt Bee herself who lectured Andy before Gloria arrived about how he had better be extra nice to her. Somebody ‘splain this to me!
January 5, 20233 yr Author In our first meeting with Ernest T Bass, he writes some fairly well-written notes on a rock and heaves them through the Darling's windows. Then later in the series, we learn he is illiterate and wants an education. He only knows a handful of words and almost no math. These are the things that keep me up at night.
March 1, 20233 yr Author Happy 69th Andy Griffith Show Birthday today to Ron Howard(Opie Taylor)3/1/54!
March 2, 20233 yr Author 9 hours ago, RogerDuke said: I forgot about that. Daisy and Opie born hours apart. I wonder who was born first. Cuzin Roger I wonder too.
March 9, 20233 yr Author https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02CMedGTtvVUojFCxu4nfeBTR2SWHmzZw5FVt4AdrPGpTzTGTf8V5W5e5t6ftSMhykl&id=100050347695863&post_id=100050347695863_pfbid02CMedGTtvVUojFCxu4nfeBTR2SWHmzZw5FVt4AdrPGpTzTGTf8V5W5e5t6ftSMhykl&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6
July 13, 20233 yr Author (Season 4 Opie the Birdman) Andy:(Goes to Opie's room.)"Let's have it! You know what I'm talkin' about. Let's have it. You remember me tellin' you to be careful with this thing?" Opie:"I'm sorry Pa." Andy:"That won't bring that bird back to life. Bein' sorry is not the magic word that makes everything right again." Andy(Raises window):"You hear that? That's those young birds chirpin' fer their momma that's never comin' back. Now you just listen to that for awhile." Edited July 13, 20233 yr by Skipper Duke Forgot the word young
July 26, 20233 yr Skipper - I replaced your link with an embedded video. A lot of people don't like clicking links, especially as you gave no indication what video you were linking to.
July 26, 20233 yr Author 15 minutes ago, HossC said: Skipper - I replaced your link with an embedded video. A lot of people don't like clicking links, especially as you gave no indication what video you were linking to. Cousin Boss Thanks!
August 10, 20233 yr Author My Facebook friend Rob Young about this show: "The world needs to watch this show. the police officers in our town need to watch this show the people of bushnell need to watch this show. We all do and take HEED. I don’t leave myself out of this post. Treat people like people we are all guilty of something. If you say your not, your a liar."
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