Aunt Bee, the Swinger
- Episode aired Oct 4, 1965
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
216
YOUR RATING
Aunt Bee and her new beau go out on the town.Aunt Bee and her new beau go out on the town.Aunt Bee and her new beau go out on the town.
- Director
- Writers
- Jack Elinson
- Sheldon Leonard(uncredited)
- Aaron Ruben(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFrances Bavier was 63 at the time of filming. Charlie Ruggles was 79.
- GoofsAunt Bea tells Andy that she and John Canfield had dinner in a restaurant in Nags Head. Since Mayberry is set in the real MT Airy NC that would be about 5 hours' drive away.
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Bee & Her New Squeeze End Up Heartwarming
Without the usual formula of Barney's dimwitted faux pas, or Opie's morality play, what does a writer do. Looks inward to what you have at hand and think outward to something we all can, or will, relate to. That's the core of this episode which, while barely humorous at all, hits the heart in a nice poignant way.
The character of Aunt Bee is like secret sauce. While the viewer may barely know she's there, she constantly is.. If the home is a refuge, it isn't anything but bricks and sticks without people giving it life. I think all of us know the matriarch of the home is like the beating heart that gives life to the place. In our case that's Aunt Bee. So, another episode centric to her is a natural. This time it is kind of keying on that part of human nature where we need companionship, maybe more as we age. However, with age certain facts must be faced. Like the need to chase a bit of our youth only to find out "that ship has sailed". In the end a solid, if largely devoid of humor, good episode. I admit I'm so addicted to looking forward to laughing out loud at Andy episodes it's far too easy to underestimate how good some non-humourous episodes actually are. This one is one of those that gets better as I age.
The character of Aunt Bee is like secret sauce. While the viewer may barely know she's there, she constantly is.. If the home is a refuge, it isn't anything but bricks and sticks without people giving it life. I think all of us know the matriarch of the home is like the beating heart that gives life to the place. In our case that's Aunt Bee. So, another episode centric to her is a natural. This time it is kind of keying on that part of human nature where we need companionship, maybe more as we age. However, with age certain facts must be faced. Like the need to chase a bit of our youth only to find out "that ship has sailed". In the end a solid, if largely devoid of humor, good episode. I admit I'm so addicted to looking forward to laughing out loud at Andy episodes it's far too easy to underestimate how good some non-humourous episodes actually are. This one is one of those that gets better as I age.
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