Andy Griffith -- "what It Was, Was Football"

[Concord]

I swear to you, I nearly cry every time I see that little boy realize he has killed those baby birds mama. It truly gets to me. They did a great job contrasting Opie to the birds.

Me too.

 

[Concord]

I always thought Andy should have had a hotter girlfriend than Helen Crump tho. I liked his first girlfriend, Elinor Donohue. Helen, Not so much.

 

[Chief]

I always thought Andy should have had a hotter girlfriend than Helen Crump tho. I liked his first girlfriend, Elinor Donohue. Helen, Not so much.

Helen Crump was the only thing wrong with the show.

I had a crush on Ellie.

 

[Chief]

Floyd the Barber. In the very first show it was an older man with white hair. Howard McNear took over in season 1 and was Floyd from then on.

That's true.

But there were other characters that were changed.

Ben Weaver (as someone posted on the first page).

Dud Wash (Charlene Darling's husband).

Bobby Fleet ("and his band with the beat").

 

[Hostile]

That's true.

But there were other characters that were changed.

Ben Weaver (as someone posted on the first page).

Dud Wash (Charlene Darling's husband).

Bobby Fleet ("and his band with the beat").

I didn't consider those as characters on the show. They were guest stars. But Floyd's character was a regular.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

Floyd the Barber. In the very first show it was an older man with white hair. Howard McNear took over in season 1 and was Floyd from then on.

Sorry it took me awhile to reply but this is correct.



A couple of "did you know":

1) In the first show, Barney made a comment to Andy about how happy he was to be given a chance to be a deputy. Andy replied, "That's the least that I can do for my cousin". But them being related was never mentioned again.

2) Ernest T Bass could never remember his lines, so he addlibed most of them.

3) Andy was supposed to be the "dumb" one with Barney being the "smart" one. But after the show started and it was seen how Don Knotts and Andy worked together, they flipped it.

 

[CATCH17]

I love that show.

Makes me wanna eat some fried chicken and go fishin.

 

[FloridaRob]

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3) Andy was supposed to be the "dumb" one with Barney being the "smart" one. But after the show started and it was seen how Don Knotts and Andy worked together, they flipped it.

I do remember the first few episodes that Andy Griffith took on the character more of a Will Stockdale from No Time for Seargeants that he starred in. Then he did change to a more serious character. Always wondered why. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

I do remember the first few episodes that Andy Griffith took on the character more of a Will Stockdale from No Time for Seargeants that he starred in. Then he did change to a more serious character. Always wondered why. Thanks for clearing that up.

I remember reading somewhere that the Will Stockdale character got Andy the role and that was why he supposed to be the "dumb" one.

 

[YosemiteSam]

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I want to choke people who speak like that. :bang2:

 

[Hostile]

Sorry it took me awhile to reply but this is correct.



A couple of "did you know":

1) In the first show, Barney made a comment to Andy about how happy he was to be given a chance to be a deputy. Andy replied, "That's the least that I can do for my cousin". But them being related was never mentioned again.

2) Ernest T Bass could never remember his lines, so he addlibed most of them.

3) Andy was supposed to be the "dumb" one with Barney being the "smart" one. But after the show started and it was seen how Don Knotts and Andy worked together, they flipped it.

Here's a couple more.

Mayberry is modeled after an actual North Carolina town called Mount Airy. So is Mount Pilot that they speak of often; a town called Pilot Mountain. I lived in Mount Airy for a while and even got my hair cut in the "original Floyd's Barber Shop." That really was the original owner's name.

Every year for "Mount Airy Days" celebrations Andy Griffith was the Grand Marshall of the parade. However, he took offense to something written in the newspaper and quit attending. Just about everywhere in town are autographed pictures of Andy and many of the other characters as well. Last I heard they had made up and he attends the celebrations again.

The Darling Boys were a real bluegrass band minus the Dad, Denver Pyle, who was a professional actor who went on to play Uncle Jesse in the Dukes of Hazard. The band's real name is The Dillards.

In the Mr. McBeevie episode Barney is excited to show Opie how his imaginary horse, Blackie, will nuzzle right up to him. In the show where Charlene tries to divorce Dudd Wash, Barney is allergic to horses.

 

[CoCo]

Something I ran into just a few weeks ago and never knew.

The guy who played Howard Sprague, I forget his name, actually played a different character on the show at one time. I don't know if it was a single episode or not but I caught it midstream and Aunt Bea was calling the guy by a different name.

Anyone know more specifics?

 

[CoCo]

Ok, I'll answer my own question.

Here you go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Sprague

A couple other interesting tidbits as well.