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Welcome to Mayberry

David Bassler | Richmond, VA USA | 10/04/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Andy Griffith Collection is a nice introduction to the inhabitants of the small foothills town of Mayberry, North Carolina. This set includes sixteen episodes from the second half of the show's third season, with Griffith starring as Sheriff Andy Taylor, a widower with a young son named Opie (played by a very young Ron - then Ronny - Howard); Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee, Andy's housekeeper and Opie's unofficial foster mother; Don Knotts as Barney Fife, Andy's inept Deputy Sheriff; Jim Nabors as gas station attendant Gomer Pyle and Hal Smith as Otis, Mayberry's town drunk. Episodes included in this set are:

Barney's First Car (3.27)
Mountain Wedding (3.31)
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs (3.30)
High Noon in Mayberry (3.17)
The Loaded Goat (3.18)
Class Reunion (3.19)
Rafe Hollister (3.20)
Opie and the Spoiled Kid (3.21)
The Great Filling Station Robbery (3.22)
Andy Discovers America (3.23)
Aunt Bee's Medicine Man (3.24)
The Darlings Are Coming (3.25)
Andy's English Valet (3.26)
The Rivals (3.28)
A Wife for Andy (3.29)
The Big House (3.32)

As a bonus, four episodes featuring Griffith's co-stars' appearances on other comedy series are included - Don Knotts' early guest spot on "The Bob Cummings Show" aka "Love That Bob", Jim Nabors (as Gomer Pyle) on "The Lucy Show" and Hal March as Charlie Henderson on two episodes of "I Married Joan". The episodes are:

"The Bob Cummings Show" - Bob and Schultz at Sea (4.30)
"I Married Joan" - Mabel's Dress (2.16) and Changing Houses (2.21)
"The Lucy Show" - Lucy Gets Caught in the Draft (5.9)"

Great fun- SUPER quality - brings back old times!

Birgit Johnson | 02/24/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great fun to watch- brings back OLD TIMES in a very good quality!
Have fun watching it - we had!"