"Mayberry R.F.D." (1968) TV series 1968-1971

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Creator:

Bob Ross

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

23 September 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

In this continuation to the "Andy Griffifth Show", Sam Jones, a local farmer, is elected to the Mayberry town council...

Plot Keywords:

Mayberry | Spin Off | Small Town

Cast

Ken Berry	...	Sam Jones (78 episodes, 1968-1971)
Richard S. Steele	...	Harold - Mikes Best Friend / ... (74 episodes, 1968-1971)
George Lindsey	...	Goober Pyle (52 episodes, 1968-1971)
Jack Dodson	...	Howard Sprague / ... (47 episodes, 1968-1971)
Paul Hartman	...	Emmett Clark / ... (45 episodes, 1968-1971)
Arlene Golonka	...	Millie Swanson (34 episodes, 1968-1971)

Runtime:

30 min (78 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

RFD Productions

Trivia:

Essentially a continuation of "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960). In fact the series premier featured the wedding of Andy to his long time girlfriend Helen Crump, and Barney Fife can briefly be seen serving as Andy's best man.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hobgoblins (#10.7)" (1998)

Not a bad sequel

This show was cute and innocent like the original, but it lagged a bit in some episodes. But I found out that if the episodes centered around the trio of Goober, Howard and Emmett, then it was funny as anything!! It was hilarious how those three could play off of each other, as they picked up the void of comedy left by Ken Berry and Arlene Golonka (does she always sound like a little girl when she speaks??) Ken Berry was funny when he was on Mama's Family, but in this show, he is not funny at all. But it is still a good show.