The Andy Griffith Show

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Why I love the Andy Griffith Show

If there was one place I have wanted to live since I was a kid it was Mayberry USA, In fact, I am still looking for a Mayberry to move to, even today.

There was just something that drew you in. Made you want to be a part of that Mayberry family.
Friendship that holds strong through thick and thin.

In a world of reality television (bleh), the Andy Griffith show offers a break from the bogged down world we live in today.

If you see a car driving down the road in front of you with Andy Griffith playing in the portable DVD player overhead, that could just be us!

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Opie meets Aunt Bee 

One of my all time favorites

The Andy Griffith Show (S2) - "The Pickle Story" pt.1/3

Season 2 Episode 43: Andy, Barney and Opie find themselves in a real pickle when they pretend to love Aunt Bee's homemade "kerosene cucumbers."

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Good Ole' Barney Fife 

I have to be honest, Barney is my favorite....

Okay, we all know the show is titled the Andy Griffith Show, but Barney's (aka: Don Knotts') humor was the icing on the cake. Andy was the brains, Barney was the laughs.

WHO IS BARNEY FIFE?
Bernard (P., Milton, or Oliver - he is heard to have 3 different middle names in the show) Fife.
Best friend to Andy Taylor, Deputy Sheriff of Mayberry, Thelma Lou's main squeeze. Oh, did you also know that Barney is Andy's cousin and Godfather to Opie. Just think of how this knowledge could impress your friends ;)

Andy Griffith's character was intended initially to be the comedy man on the show. However, after Barney was introduced, he was so loved and caught on so well with viewers, that Andy decided for the good of the show to let Barney (Don Knotts) carry the comedy while he (Andy) took the role of the straight man.

Some odd, random Barney facts:
*Barney's mom appears for a brief few seconds in the episode 'The Manhunt' in season 1

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Everyone needs an Aunt Bee 

Francis Bavier (aka: Aunt Bee).
She cooks, she cleans, she is there for comfort in hard times, and somehow, she never seemed to complain and actually enjoyed it!
Let's admit, we could all use our very own Aunt Bee!

Often found in a good gossip session with her friend and neighbor Clara Edwards, Aunt Bee knew all of the goings-ons of Mayberry USA.

"I need to get out of the house more often." --Aunt Bee

 

The Andy Griffith Show (S1) - "Stranger in Town" pt.1/3

Season 1 Episode 12: A stranger comes to town and knows a little too much about the people of Mayberry.

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The Andy Griffith Show (S1) - "Those Gossipin' Men" pt.1/3

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The Andy Griffith Show where Barney Explains How to sing A Capella

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