The Darlings Are Coming (18 Mar. 1963)

The musical mountain family descends upon Mayberry.

Director:

Bob Sweeney

Writers:

Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell

Stars:

Andy Griffith, Frances Bavier, Denver Pyle

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Andy Griffith	...	Sheriff Andy Taylor
Frances Bavier	...	Aunt Bee Taylor
Denver Pyle	...	Briscoe Darling
Olan Soule	...	John Masters
Hoke Howell	...	PFC Dudley A. 'Dud' Wash
Maggie Mancuso	...	Charlene Darling (as Margaret Ann Peterson)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doug Dillard	...	Jebbin Darling (as The Dillards)
Rodney Dillard	...	Rodney Darling
Mitch Jayne	...	Darling Brother (as The Dillards)
Dean Webb	...	Darling Brother (as The Dillards)

Storyline

The musical Darling Family - father Briscoe, daughter Charlene and four sons - show up in Mayberry to collect Charlene's fiancé, 'Dud' Wash, a soldier who is arriving on the bus the next day. The family patriarch rents a single room and sneaks in the rest of the family and Andy is soon at the hotel trying to figure out what to do with them. The Darlings are a good family and aren't really troublemakers so Andy agrees to let them stay the night at the courthouse. The real problem however is that daughter Charlene has taken a real shine to Andy and goes after him with a vengeance. She hasn't seen Dud for a while and isn't sure what her feelings are about him. Dud's arrival however sets everything straight.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1963 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mayberry Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This show's copyright has expired and it is now in the public domain.

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Quotes

Andy Taylor: Well, I caught him earlier on a 10-17.
John Masters: Dipping a hat in a horse trough?
Andy Taylor: Yeah.

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Connections

Referenced in The Andy Griffith Show: Mountain Wedding (1963)

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Soundtracks

"Banjo in the Hollow"
(as "Tearin' Up Your Old Clothes for Rags") (instrumental)
Performed by Denver Pyle, The Dillards, and Andy Griffith

User Reviews

The Darlings come to the big city

Andy finds a family filling their truck radiator from the memorial horse troph. Their is some very funny dialog in this episode between Andy and Mr. Darling. It is worth watching for that reason alone. The Darlings are there to meet Dud Walsh who is returning from serving his country. He and Darlene have been "pledged" since they were small children. Meanwhile Darlene develops a crush on Andy and Mr Darling keeps trying to find a place for the family to spend the night. Andy keeps ducking Darlenes advances, and trys keeping the family out of trouble. He eventually puts them up in the jail til they can meet the bus the next day. Some fine bluegrass here also.