Posted on 11/14/2004 2:21:13 PM PST by silent_jonny
November 12, 2004 - You can't grow up in North Carolina without being subjected to endless reruns of The Andy Griffith Show. Though the show was a bit harder to find once I moved to San Francisco, I still made a point of seeking out the reruns wherever I could find them. The nostalgic show, produced by Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas, looks back to an idealized time and place that never really existed. The popularity of the show lasted a full eight seasons and it was, along with I Love Lucy and Seinfeld, one of the few shows to ever end its run while still at the top of the Nielsen ratings. Though the show has thrived in syndication ever since it went off the air (or morphed into the decidedly unfunny Mayberry R.F.D.), fans have long been waiting for a comprehensive DVD version of the show. Thankfully, Paramount has finally consented to release the entire first season in a remastered DVD format, available November 16.
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That stinks. I love DVD extras. It would be great if Andy and Don Knotts provided commentaries.
Thanks for the link. I've never seen Mayberry like that before.
Andy played a couple villanous roles in his career, and you can tell he has a mean streak somewhere.
I agree. If nothing else, they could've included the reunion special that first aired last November on CBS--cried like a baby when Andy hugged Ron Howard at the end and said "I love you." Plus there are plenty of cable specials that have been done on the show--The E! True Hollywood Story, TV Land, The Learning Channel ...
More than a couple. After T.A.G.S. went off the air, he couldn't find any comedic roles so he had to switch to playing villains in TV movies. A lot of these movies were pretty good--especially "Murder In Coweta County". Excellent!
The best collection of comedic character actors ever assembled.
One of--if not the best--Darling song. Thanks.
Hellooooooo, doll!
I don't see your pic.
It comes up my screen just fine....hmmm....
LOL! Let's go to Mount Pilot and see the Fun Girls!
Ernest t. Bass was a rock throwing anarchist with a fake diploma.
If anyone has seen "A Face in the Crowd" you will know what a good serious actor Griffith was.
"Is he one of our'n'?"
"More power to ye!"
Heee heee heeee! Oh, BERNIE!
Just my way of saying thank you for the "heads up"!
Got any pickles?
"There were some odd shows in the mix, especially early on when I had the pain medication running in the IV."
That had to be a surreal experience blending andy griffith with commemorative coin and tampon commercials within a narcotized haze. Was it hard picking out Aunt Bea from the blond complaining about nicked tanning lines or Bob Vilas's blathering about his latest Craftsman gadget(jest 19.95 please!)?
(LOL LOL LOL)
Andy played the sleezeball.
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