The Definitive "Andy Griffith Show" Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectables - Hardcover

Robinson, Dale; Fernandes, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786401362 ISBN 13: 9780786401369

Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, 1996

Synopsis

On the February 2, 1960, episode of The Danny Thomas Show, entertainer Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) is arrested for a traffic violation by a small-town sheriff named Andy Taylor, played by a good-natured Southern actor named Andy Griffith. Thus was born one of the most popular television shows of the 1960s--The Andy Griffith Show. From the time it officially debuted in October 1960, The Andy Griffith Show was a perennial favorite on CBS, finishing its eight-year run as the top-rated show on television. It also produced some of the most remembered characters (Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney Fife) of the era. Each of the shows 249 episodes is fully detailed here, including air dates, cast and production personnel, guest stars, and a bevy of facts about that particular episode. The 1986 television movie Return to Mayberry is covered in detail. Brief biographies of the shows major stars, producers, directors and writers are also provided.

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Review

"capture[s] all the down-home charm of small-town life"--Burlington County Times

From the Author

Co-author enjoyed writing this book. Wants feedback.
This book was a true labor of love for its authors. We grew up watching "The Andy Griffith Show" and it has yet to leave the U.S. airwaves in 40 years. We would love to hear from all readers especially our British friends. We hope everyone will have as much fun reading "The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference" as we did writing it. Our follow-up, "A Guide to Television's Mayberry R.F.D." was published in 1999.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786401362
• ISBN 13: 9780786401369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336