Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971)In this continuation to the "Andy Griffifth Show", Sam Jones, a local farmer, is elected to the Mayberry town council. Like Andy Taylor, Sam is a widower raising a young son named Mike. Sam... See full summary » Creator:Bob Ross |
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Sam Jones
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| George Lindsey | ... |
Goober Pyle
(58 episodes, 1968-1971)
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Howard Sprague
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Paul Hartman | ... |
Emmett Clark
(50 episodes, 1968-1971)
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| Arlene Golonka | ... |
Millie Swanson
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Buddy Foster | ... |
Mike Jones
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| Frances Bavier | ... |
Aunt Bee Taylor
(25 episodes, 1968-1970)
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In this continuation to the "Andy Griffifth Show", Sam Jones, a local farmer, is elected to the Mayberry town council. Like Andy Taylor, Sam is a widower raising a young son named Mike. Sam also hires Aunt Bee as his housekeeper after Andy marries his sweetheart Helen Crump and moves away. The show chronicles Sam's dealings with the citizens of Mayberry as well as his home life. Written by Brian Washington <Sargebri@att.net>
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23 September 1968 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Cinema General Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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I am about to say something that no-doubt will annoy many. While "The Andy Griffith Show" was one of the best shows in television history, after a while it really outlived its usefulness. Without Barney as a series regular, the show tried a variety of either annoying replacements (Warren!!!) or insipid ones (Howard and Emmett)--none of which gave the show the wonderful comedic balance it once had. To make matters worse, after the show limped through three mediocre such seasons, the powers that be at CBS decided to continue the show even when Andy left!!! The 'clever' plan was to introduce a widower, Sam (Ken Berry), who would move to town with his son AND apparently buy Aunt Bee! Talk about a contrived premise--and a poor copy of the original. So now without either leading man, the show was nothing but insipid characters...period. That, in a nutshell, is "Mayberry R.F.D."--like the original show but with none of the humor or interesting characters. Now this isn't to say that the show was bad--it just was bland and inoffensive and that still made it better than some shows. But who wants to live on a steady diet of bland toast--which is, metaphorically speaking, "Mayberry R.F.D.".