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The Andy Griffith Show

Year:
Duration:
30 min (249 episodes)
Genres:
Comedy | Family
IMDB rate:
8.4
Awards:
Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1960-10-03
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier
The Andy Griffith Show
Andy Griffith
Sheriff Andy Taylor
Ron Howard
Opie Taylor
Don Knotts
Deputy Barney Fife
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Trivia
Andy and Barney's squad car was a Ford Galaxie. The cars were supplied free of charge by a nearby Ford dealer, and whenever the newest model came out, it was sent to the studio and the old one was returned to the dealer who re-painted it and sold it. Altogether, there were about 10 different Ford Galaxies used throughout the run of the series.
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The chart over the bookcase in the sheriff's office depicts the Presidents of the United States and information about them and was also a popular chart displayed in elementary school classrooms in the early 1960s.
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The opening credits were expanded slightly during the original network run. After Opie throws the rock into the lake the camera shot would change to a close-up of the water rippling, the logo of the sponsor's product appearing in the middle.
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Goofs
There are discrepancies as to how long Barney has been a Deputy Sheriff. In the Season 4 episode "Citizen's Arrest", Andy finds an old document that shows he issued Barney his first revolver 10 years ago. Barney even makes an issue about being on the force for 10 years when giving Gomer Pyle a ticket for an illegal U-turn. However, in the Season 5 episode "Barney's Physical", the point is made that he is celebrating his 5 year anniversary as a Deputy Sheriff and even receives a watch with "5" inscribed inside as a gift.
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In the first couple of seasons there is window to the left of the entrance (as seen from the street outside) but inside the Sheriff's office there is no window. In later seasons this error was corrected.
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Over the years, the Taylor home back porch changed from a simple set of steps in S3:Ep1 Mr. McBeevee to a large porch with room for a freezer, sink, and wringer washer in S4:Ep24 Bargain Day then back to a very small porch in S7:Ep10 Opie Finds a Baby and S7:Ep12 Only a Rose.
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Quotes
Andy Taylor: [Picking up the phone] Sarah? What? Just soak it. That's right; just soak it a lot in warm water. Listen, Sarah; get me Thelma Lou. I know she's Barney's girl; just get her on the phone. What? 'Cause I don't want to. No, Sarah, I wouldn't rather talk to Juanita at the diner; just get Thelma Lou.
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Briscoe Darling: [serenading Aunt Bee] Low and lonely, sad and blue / Thinking only, of little you / Always tryin', to keep from cryin' / I'm low and lonely over you.
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Dud Wash: Where's my 'darlin' person'? There she is!
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Photos from cast
Frances Bavier Morgan Brittany Edgar Buchanan Dennis Holmes Claude Johnson Donald Losby J. Edward McKinley Sid Melton
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