Ironically, as wholesome as the show is, the PC police would never allow such a sitcom to air today. Case in point is the drunk who is a regular on the show. They would never allow that today. Yet they allow the same tasteless off-colour double-entendres that pass as jokes today.
Yes.. Otis the drunk. One of my favorites. Ernest T was a trip.
Absolutely right. They wouldn't get the comedy, either.
When I was in the hospital for a week and a half I got to watch the
Andy Griffith channel 24/7. There were some odd shows in the mix, especially early on when I had the pain medication running in the IV.
Good point. Someone should write a doctoral thesis on the disappearance of the funny drunk from popular culture.