A special stool was built to make it appear Floyd was standing when he was in fact half-sitting or leaning. Floyd the barber had trouble standing up.īecause he had suffered a stroke, Howard MacNear (who played the barber) had trouble standing. This idea was dropped after a few episodes.Ħ. In season one, Andy would occasionally refer to Barney as "cousin Barney", and the two were written as cousins. But after seeing Don Knotts in the first episode, Andy knew Barney would be the show's resident "funny man" and Andy would be his straight man.ĥ. Andy would comment and make jokes about the show's other characters.
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The original concept of the show was for Andy to be the show's resident comedian, a sort of homey Will Rogers-type cracker barrel philosopher. This was Andy's personal tribute to his own father, who he said would shake his head in the same manner to tell him "nice work" or "good job."Ĥ. You can hear it on YouTube.Īt the beginning of the show, where you see Andy and Opie walking down the road together, you will see Opie throwing a rock and Andy nodding or shaking his head in acknowledgement. Andy Griffith actually made a record of the words to the song. Everett Sloane composed the lyrics to the song, which were never used on the series. That's Earle you hear whistling the song himself on the show's opening and closing credits. It was composed by Earle Hagen and Herbert Spencer. The opening theme song was called "The Fishin' Hole." Aunt Bee (Francis Bavier) was also featured in this episode, but was introduced as Harriet Perkins.Ģ. Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and his son Opie (Ronnie Howard) were first seen in a February 1960 episode of Make Room for Daddy. The characters were introduce on another show. Let's take a look at a few facts behind the beloved classic The Andy Griffith Show.ġ. And although Mayberry may be a fictional town, I think, in times of stress, angst, and overwhelm in our own world, we all like to close our eyes and wish it were a real place. seem more like friends to us than fictional characters.
Perhaps more so than in any other familiar "classic" television show, Sheriff Andy, Deputy Barney Fife, Opie, Aunt Bee, Goober, Gomer, Floyd the barber et. It remains with us, not only in our hearts, but in reruns, the world over. The Andy Griffith Show ran for 8 seasons on CBS (1960-1968). Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.
Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen.
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