February 10, 20196 yr I started a thread on this on TOS. But this ranks in the top 3 sitcoms of all time in my book. I’m not going to make my case again. Either you get it or you don’t. Watching “The Big House” right now where they bring in a couple of hardened criminals. Barney is at his absolute best in this episode.
February 10, 20196 yr The first few seasons were gold. Thank God they shot more than 8 episodes per season like they get away with now. The show lost a lot of the magic when they started shooting in color. Then Knotts left, Andy started drinking heavily, Howard McNear had a stroke, CBS went full formulaic sitcom mode and the show sank to the depths of Mayberry RFD.
February 10, 20196 yr Author Knots left after season 5. The show sucked after that. I don’t consider that show the same show. Don Knotts won the Emmy for best supporting actor in a comedy series all 5 seasons. One of the great comedic actors of all time. Edited February 10, 20196 yr by Sbbruin
February 10, 20196 yr Knots left after season 5. The show sucked after that. I don’t consider that show the same show. Don Knotts won the Emmy for best supporting actor in a comedy series all 5 seasons. One of the great comedic actors of all time.Andy said pretty much the same - saw it an article years ago. He said the first few years were gold/magic, and then after Don left it was just another show.One of my all time favorite shows (again, the first years) - Andy and Don were amazing together but they also did a great job with all the side characters (Otis, Gomer, Floyd, etc.) of creating the little world of Mayberry.
February 10, 20196 yr Saw an episode where Andy actually drank a beer in a restaurant (Not in Mayberry for sure, probably down in that sin hole, Mount Pilot). Almost fell out of my chair.
February 10, 20196 yr 14 minutes ago, Gil Bang said: Yeah, he ordered a “draft beer” once. Haven't seen that episode. I've seen Barney drink berry squeezins' though.
February 10, 20196 yr It was the episode where he dated the girl with the wealthy dad. She showed up driving a new T bird and everybody was all WTF?They went to a restaurant. She ordered escargot and Andy ordered a steak and a beer.
February 10, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, Gil Bang said: It was the episode where he dated the girl with the wealthy dad. She showed up driving a new T bird and everybody was all WTF? They went to a restaurant. She ordered escargot and Andy ordered a steak and a beer. Yeah that was the episode. It was on just the other day. I was heading to work, and only caught that scene. Wheeeew, Damn, I thought I'd missed more than 1 episode !!
February 10, 20196 yr The show never really gets old, no matter how many times you've seen every episode...until you get to the color era, where much of it is poop. Edited February 10, 20196 yr by DougO
February 10, 20196 yr 51 minutes ago, Gil Bang said: Yeah, he ordered a “draft beer” once. He would smoke a cig once in a while, too. When Andy smoked you knew shit was serious.
February 11, 20196 yr I feel kids nowadays miss out with so many entertainment options. These were my top 5:Andy GriffithBrady BunchDick Van DykeBeverly HillbilliesI Love Lucy
February 11, 20196 yr First five years. Every original character was classic. After that, it was something else.
February 11, 20196 yr My top 5 in no particular order Andy Griffith Show Leave it to Beaver Airwolf Magnum PI Charlie's Angels
February 11, 20196 yr Just good wholesome television. Barney is always funny, but it’s the secondary characters that were gold. Ernest T. Bass, Floyd, Gomer, Malcolm, Goober, Howard, Otis. Sports and Andy is basically all my parents watch on TV, so I saw them all growing up countless times. Never really gets old. I can’t even imagine how many times my dad has seen them all.
February 11, 20196 yr There's a reason I have every B/W episode of Andy Griffith show on my home streaming server. I started subjecting the offspring to it years ago. Along with every episode of: I Dream of Jeannie Gomer Pyle I Love Lucy Gilligan's Island Plus all 39 episodes of The Honeymooners. I also introduced my youngest (age 6) to the Adam West Batman series 3 years ago. My thoughts were the bright colors and campiness of the series would interest her. It worked. Edited February 11, 20196 yr by Francisco 2.0
February 11, 20196 yr Author 19 hours ago, Gil Bang said: Yeah, he ordered a “draft beer” once. While in a fancy restaurant in Raleigh.
February 11, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, ocugolf said: Just good wholesome television. Barney is always funny, but it’s the secondary characters that were gold. Ernest T. Bass, Floyd, Gomer, Malcolm, Goober, Howard, Otis. Sports and Andy is basically all my parents watch on TV, so I saw them all growing up countless times. Never really gets old. I can’t even imagine how many times my dad has seen them all. Fuck Howard and Malcolm. Goober is borderline too.
February 11, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Gil Bang said: Fuck Howard and Malcolm. Goober is borderline too. Oh jeebus, Malcom was a quality character. Goober was a bit borderline, my least favorite of the original cast. Howard was in that color BS he doesn't even exist in my universe.
February 11, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Onboard 2.0 said: Oh jeebus, Malcom was a quality character. Goober was a bit borderline, my least favorite of the original cast. Howard was in that color BS he doesn't even exist in my universe. Malcolm was more of a guest star. Gomer was in early seasons, but got spun off into a series, and replaced by Goober. Jack Dodson was actually pretty good in an early episode as a different character. He played an insurance salesman that got disappointed when he found out Andy was making a claim instead of buying a new policy. They started with strong supporting characters, but every character they replaced was replaced with a weaker character, sometimes terribad. Warren trying to replace Barney was the most obvious. Still can't believe Andy had the hots for Helen Crump over Ellie. Personally, though, I would have gone for Floyd's manicurist (Barbara Eden.)
February 11, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Richard Kimball said: Malcolm was more of a guest star. Gomer was in early seasons, but got spun off into a series, and replaced by Goober. Jack Dodson was actually pretty good in an early episode as a different character. He played an insurance salesman that got disappointed when he found out Andy was making a claim instead of buying a new policy. They started with strong supporting characters, but every character they replaced was replaced with a weaker character, sometimes terribad. Warren trying to replace Barney was the most obvious. Still can't believe Andy had the hots for Helen Crump over Ellie. Personally, though, I would have gone for Floyd's manicurist (Barbara Eden.) Oh yeah, the list of character guests is pretty long. He was one of the few that had repeat episodes I believe. Jim Lindsay was the other one that comes to mind. Yeah Helen was kind of a cold bitch. I loved Ellie.
February 11, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, CooterBrown said: I feel kids nowadays miss out with so many entertainment options. These were my top 5: Andy Griffith Brady Bunch Dick Van Dyke Beverly Hillbillies I Love Lucy I can't remember the order they came on TVLand but it was these 4 core shows that my parents had on every night: Leave it to Beaver The Andy Griffith Show Adam-12 Dragnet It got to the point where my dad insisted that the hotels he stayed at on vacation had TVLand.
February 11, 20196 yr 58 minutes ago, Richard Kimball said: Malcolm was more of a guest star. Gomer was in early seasons, but got spun off into a series, and replaced by Goober. Jack Dodson was actually pretty good in an early episode as a different character. He played an insurance salesman that got disappointed when he found out Andy was making a claim instead of buying a new policy. They started with strong supporting characters, but every character they replaced was replaced with a weaker character, sometimes terribad. Warren trying to replace Barney was the most obvious. Still can't believe Andy had the hots for Helen Crump over Ellie. Personally, though, I would have gone for Floyd's manicurist (Barbara Eden.) Aunt Bee lost her broach or something, they made the insurance claim, and then she found it later. Goober "existed" early on, before he was seen IIRC. "Man in a Hurry" episode referenced Goober working on that Lincoln, but we didn't see him, just Gomer. Edited February 11, 20196 yr by Gil Bang
February 11, 20196 yr 54 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: I can't remember the order they came on TVLand but it was these 4 core shows that my parents had on every night: Leave it to Beaver The Andy Griffith Show Adam-12 Dragnet It got to the point where my dad insisted that the hotels he stayed at on vacation had TVLand. This past sunday some off-channel had 2 episodes of Dragnet, followed by 2 of Adam 12, and then "Emergency".
February 11, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Gil Bang said: This past sunday some off-channel had 2 episodes of Dragnet, followed by 2 of Adam 12, and then "Emergency". I'm a sucker for that old Jack Webb stuff.
February 12, 20196 yr Author Watching “A Black Day for Mayberry” where the gold truck comes through. So classic. Barney’s physical comedy is brilliant.
February 12, 20196 yr fucking gomer pumping gas into the gun port on the armored truck. Barney waving around a Thompson. Edited February 12, 20196 yr by Gil Bang
February 12, 20196 yr Author Now watching “Aunt Bee the Warden” where the jail is too crowded so a shitbagged Otis has to stay at Andy’s. And Aunt Bee doesn’t have time for Otis’ shenanigans. Good stuff.
February 12, 20196 yr 16 hours ago, Gil Bang said: This past sunday some off-channel had 2 episodes of Dragnet, followed by 2 of Adam 12, and then "Emergency". A lot of my generation of firefighters got into it because they watched Emergency! growing up. Dragnet trivia: Jack Webb and Harry Morgan always wore the same clothes (Webb the gray jacket and black slacks and Morgan the gray suit) cause they reused transition scenes all the time, like getting up and walking from the desk, walking to the car, and walking into buildings. There was only one episode where Webb wore something different, a red sweater.
February 12, 20196 yr 16 minutes ago, Richard Kimball said: There was only one episode where Webb wore something different, a red sweater. Let me guess, the episode where Friday goes over to Gannon's house for a "guy's night" and they bust a door to door magazine scam. Something about a cream cheese and liverwurst sandwich mixed in there, too.
February 12, 20196 yr Just now, RPM said: Let me guess, the episode where Friday goes over to Gannon's house for a "guy's night" and they bust a door to door magazine scam. Something about a cream cheese and liverwurst sandwich mixed in there, too. No, although Gannon wore an apron in that episode. It was one where Friday took a night class and when the rest of the class found out he was a cop, they voted to kick him out.
February 12, 20196 yr Damn. Was sure that was it. One of the rare episodes they showed their personal lives off duty. There was one other with Joe's apartment and he had to deal with the busy body neighbors. Loved Emergency! on Saturday nights. (KMG-365) They changed emergency medicine across the country. "Why don't we have this shit?" Webb really perfected the procedural. He was cutting edge for his time. It was reality before "reality". However, there were a few that didn't make it. An Adam-12 spinoff starring Robert Conrad about the LA ADA called... The DA. It was up against The Brady Bunch and lasted 15 episodes before it was replaced by a new show called Sanford and Son. 905-WILD, an Emergency spinoff about LA County Animal Control with Mark Harmon never made it past a crossover/pilot episode. How many times can you have an escaped tiger in a neighborhood grocery store? He also made O'Hara, U.S. Treasury with David Janssen on CBS (a rare departure from NBC) that was actually pretty good and got nominated for a Golden Globe - Best TV Drama. Unfortunately it was up against The Partridge Family and Room 222 on ABC and got murdered in the ratings. It lasted one season.
February 12, 20196 yr The best one is the 3 way argument with the Timothy Leary type guy about dropping acid. Joe really beat him with geometric logic and hard-nosed police smarts
February 12, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, Sbbruin said: Now watching “Aunt Bee the Warden” where the jail is too crowded so a shitbagged Otis has to stay at Andy’s. And Aunt Bee doesn’t have time for Otis’ shenanigans. Good stuff. I believe I'll sleep a little longer, Aunt Bee. Keep my breakfast hot..... and my coffee simmering.
February 12, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: The best one is the 3 way argument with the Timothy Leary type guy about dropping acid. Joe really beat him with geometric logic and hard-nosed police smarts Baby in the oven you hophead.
February 12, 20196 yr 22 hours ago, Richard Kimball said: Malcolm was more of a guest star. Gomer was in early seasons, but got spun off into a series, and replaced by Goober. Jack Dodson was actually pretty good in an early episode as a different character. He played an insurance salesman that got disappointed when he found out Andy was making a claim instead of buying a new policy. They started with strong supporting characters, but every character they replaced was replaced with a weaker character, sometimes terribad. Warren trying to replace Barney was the most obvious. Still can't believe Andy had the hots for Helen Crump over Ellie. Personally, though, I would have gone for Floyd's manicurist (Barbara Eden.) Barbara Eden was such smoke in that episode. And I agree about the Ellie/Helen choice. From what I understand, Andy was real-life shagging Helen. Fucking the boss hasn't always been frowned upon, I guess.
February 12, 20196 yr Author Andy had some good looking ladies on that show. Helen Krump was the bottom of the barrel. Peggy Ellie Walker Mary Simpson And a few he shoulda plowed. The hot inmate chick Barbara Eden
February 12, 20196 yr One of my favorite shows of all time. This was my dad's favorite show so I watched it growing up. I used to record these episodes onto VHS tapes for my dad so he could watch an episode when he came home for lunch back in the summers. So I'd watch with him and got hooked instantly. My dad didn't like the color episodes or the episodes when Barney left so I never watched them. Are they really that bad? I always thought about watching them one day. The one where Barney buys that car from the old lady and then all the shit starts acting up while they are driving it is classic. And then they find out they were running a scam. That old lady stealing from the store was one of my favorites. And Barney going undercover inside the store. Opie getting 3 wishes and Count Vandalckee is another all time favorite. Opie not finishing high in the relay race and he ends up quitting and Andy saying he is disappointed. Then Barney showing him how bad he looks by going into that tirade at the courthouse for Opie. Until he founds out he really didn't get that raise and gets mad for real haha. So many classics from that show. Edited February 12, 20196 yr by Vic Mackey
February 12, 20196 yr The cow thief Otis getting a car Ernest T. Bass joins the Army These are a few of my favorite things.
February 12, 20196 yr There are some decent moments in the post-Barney era, but they got to be more and more about Andy being annoyed by all the dumbasses and weirdos of Mayberry. And a lot of them just got really stupid.
February 12, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, pokeNbeans said: I believe I'll sleep a little longer, Aunt Bee. Keep my breakfast hot..... and my coffee simmering. Aunt Bee? Bloody Mary!
February 13, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, DougO said: There are some decent moments in the post-Barney era, but they got to be more and more about Andy being annoyed by all the dumbasses and weirdos of Mayberry. And a lot of them just got really stupid. The biggest dumbass, weirdo leaves Mayberry, and of course Andy is going to get frustrated. Barney made the rest of them seem downright sane. Poor Andy.
February 13, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Deej said: The biggest dumbass, weirdo leaves Mayberry, and of course Andy is going to get frustrated. Barney made the rest of them seem downright sane. Poor Andy. I'm sorry that really does belong to Ernest T. Bass. Not an actual citizen of Mayberry, but he was a nuts nut. Andy played the straight man to Barney of course.
February 13, 20196 yr Author My favorite episodes are: The Haunted House Three Wishes for Opie The one where Barney and Gomer pose as Dr. Pendike, DVM and Mr. Opie Taylor Sr.. Citizen's Arrest Man in a Hurry
February 13, 20196 yr Love this show. One of the best imho is early on when Opie shoots a mamma bird and then raises the chicks. Upon their release he says ( paraphrasing) The cage sure looks empty pa Andy: yeah but don’t the trees look full thats a Zen koan
February 13, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Sbbruin said: My favorite episodes are: The Haunted House Three Wishes for Opie The one where Barney and Gomer pose as Dr. Pendike, DVM and Mr. Opie Taylor Sr.. Citizen's Arrest Man in a Hurry Man in a Hurry is great. What was the one with the two old ladies that are bootleggers and they keep turning in other bootleggers to get rid of the competition?
February 13, 20196 yr The episode where they have Barney sing so low that he is mute during his choir performance is classic. Edited February 13, 20196 yr by lemonandaturd
February 13, 20196 yr The Pilot episode, I guess it was the pilot, where AB is introduced but Opie doesn’t like her but then has a change of heart when she decides to leave... “ who’s gonna teach her all of those things?”
February 13, 20196 yr Didn't the Sheriff Andy Taylor character first air when he arrested Danny Thomas for speeding in an episode of The Danny Thomas Show?
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