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The New Andy Griffith Show

My Friend, the Mayor

  • Episode aired Jan 8, 1971
  • 30m
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7.3/10
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The New Andy Griffith Show (1971)
  • Comedy
Paul Hartman (Emmett Clark), Don Knotts (Barney Fife) and George Lindsay (Goober Pyle) all reprising their famous Andy Griffith Show roles. Andy Sawyer's three friends, Goober, Emmett, and B... Read allPaul Hartman (Emmett Clark), Don Knotts (Barney Fife) and George Lindsay (Goober Pyle) all reprising their famous Andy Griffith Show roles. Andy Sawyer's three friends, Goober, Emmett, and Barney, come to visit from out of town to welcome Andy back to Greenwood however that is no... Read allPaul Hartman (Emmett Clark), Don Knotts (Barney Fife) and George Lindsay (Goober Pyle) all reprising their famous Andy Griffith Show roles. Andy Sawyer's three friends, Goober, Emmett, and Barney, come to visit from out of town to welcome Andy back to Greenwood however that is not their sole reason for coming. Emmett and Goober along with Buff MacKnight (new character... Read all
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  • Director
    • Lee Philips
  • Writer
    • Aaron Ruben
  • Stars
    • Andy Griffith
    • Lee Meriwether
    • Ann Morgan Guilbert
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  • Director
    • Lee Philips
  • Writer
    • Aaron Ruben
  • Stars
    • Andy Griffith
    • Lee Meriwether
    • Ann Morgan Guilbert
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    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • Andy Sawyeras Andy Sawyer
    Lee Meriwether
    Lee Meriwether
    • Lee Sawyeras Lee Sawyer
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Noraas Nora
    Lori Rutherford
    • Lori Sawyeras Lori Sawyer
    Marty McCall
    • T.J. Sawyeras T.J. Sawyer
    Glen Ash
    • Buff MacKnightas Buff MacKnight
    Paul Hartman
    Paul Hartman
    • Emmett Clarkas Emmett Clark
    Don Knotts
    Don Knotts
    • Barney Fifeas Barney Fife
    George Lindsey
    George Lindsey
    • Goober Pyleas Goober Pyle
    Bob Harks
    Bob Harks
    • Pedestrianas Pedestrian
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    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • Aaron Ruben
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    Paul Hartman (Emmett Clark), Don Knotts (Barney Fife) and George Lindsay (Goober Pyle) all reprising their famous Andy Griffith Show roles. Andy Sawyer's three friends, Goober, Emmett, and Barney, come to visit from out of town to welcome Andy back to Greenwood however that is not their sole reason for coming. Emmett and Goober along with Buff MacKnight (new character played by Glen Ash) all have ideas of expanding their one store business into a chain on a site up for re-zoning. Barney has the same idea opening a restaurant believing that he has state wide celebrity status and his famous name will entice the general public to eat at a restaurant he wants to build on that site. While each has the same idea, each decides to keep it from the other three to use the power of bribery, friendship and Andy's new position as mayor to persuade the town council to accept their bid. After subtly warning each of them that there may be other bidders, he is put in a less than ideal position to decide if he is going to recommend the site to one friend and if so, which friend? Ultimately, as level headed as Andy Sawyer (Andy Taylor) has always been, he makes the right decision. —Brock Copperfield
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    • Trivia
      The character played by Don Knotts, apparently "Barney Fife" from the old show, is never addressed or referred to by any name, even though he calls Andy by the nickname "Ange" just like Barney did in the first Andy Griffith Show. The closest anyone comes is when Andy's young son just says he's Andy's "old friend".
    • Connections
      References The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 1971 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • ADA Productions
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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