Using my husband George’s RUclips account, I have binge watched almost half of your films for hours today . The narrative done by you, is absolutely soothing and comforting. Everyone of your films has been a wonderful walk down memory lane when life at least appeared more innocent than the times we are living now. The quality of your films is superb and extremely professional. I look forward to watching more of your films. These are such a wonderful break from the disturbing reality that we live in today. May the Good Lord bless all of your efforts. Thank you.
The best TV show to ever hit the air waves. The perfect cast, perfect set, perfect writing and planning. Written with morals and learning experiences. An awesome documentary once again by Mr. Skinner!!!
i went to Airy, NC 3 weeks ago for Mayberry Days and it was the GREATEST! I also had the opportunity to meet "Thelma Lou" and talk to her personally for about 10 minutes! What a great experience! Thanks for the show and all - past and present! I Love Ya'll!
My sister was one of Andy Griffith's students in Goldsboro, NC, where I was born. Our father was stationed there at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. As to his performance personality development, Andy credited a Moravian Church pastor, in his home town, with teaching him to play several musical instruments, and with performing in front of others. I enjoy your videos, Jerry. Please keep it up!
I loved Betty Lynn aka Thelma Lou. I got to meet her and Ernest T. Bass the first year my husband took me to Mt. Airy for The Mayberry Days. It was so exciting to see both ifvthem and get to talk to them and I got their autographs. I've never got to go back but I hold those memories deep in my heart. I was so tickled to see the rocks in Earnest T. Bass's burlap bag laying on the floor beside him. I only wish I could've gone back year after year. My kids say I'm the biggest Andy Griffith show ever. I do love the show and watched it today.
Mr. Skinner, you remind me so much of my Dad...he’s been gone 19 years but he’s with me again as soon as you speak. Thanks so much for these snapshots of the heroes of my pst, and for bringing my dad back to me for a short while!
Regardless of the mispronunciations, you have to give this guy a great deal of credit for putting these presentations together. Thank you Jerry. Your videos are very entertaining.
Barry Bryan, it's funny but my young daughter hated the show but now she's almost 30 years old, married, has two little ones, and actually watches this show every day! Her husband even mentioned it to me although I see her most days and see the show on her phone, a tablet and/or the television. Sometimes she might watch a little Beverly Hillbillies but later in the day it's back to Mayberry! It's an endearing, addictive show.
Thank you for telling these stories as yourself! I get so sick of listening to these other people try to sound like news casters when telling a story like this. You bring a very down to earth and "at home" quality to your videos. I sit back and listen as if a close family member is telling me these stories. Thank you sir!
driveman I still watch the reruns everyday in my city. They come on from 4pm -6pm on one channel and 8pm -9pm on other channel. And I have special episodes I like to see over and over again that are my favorite. A True fan since the very early 60's.
our tv now is not worth looking. However. channels have collected passed programming and we're looking at tv history in it's birthright, that millinums + to see.
I always wish I could just jump in the screen and be in Mayberry NC every time I watch an episode. I miss shows like this the way it used to be when I was a little girl . Thank you so much for making this . Hearts hugs and sorrow and smiles .
Very well done production. Thank you for making it. I'm only 31 years old, and yet Andy Griffith is one of my favorite shows of all time. I grew up watching reruns! God bless!
I discovered Andy Griffth show on RUclips last year and watched most episodes available. It is one of my favourites. I watch the show whenever I want to relax. Timeless stories, genuine people, simple times, and wonderful actors. Your documentary was informative and interesting. Thanks Jerry, for putting this together.
Dear Sir, Truly wonderful the obvious respect and genuine kindness you bring to the casts of my favorite shows as a young man. You sir, are a true gentleman. Thank you.
Hey, the best decision they ever made was hiring Andy and Don Knotts and letting him co script. Andy and Don are two of my favorite people and that show has been on the air since before I was born. They can't pry it off the tv with a crowbar LOL It's a staple; not only on tv but churches you it to teach messages. They are truly responsible for God's work with that show. It's clean, wholesome and relatable to everyone watching. Thanks guys!
Midnight I don't recall seeing this myself, but I've read that very early on the show Andy and Barney were supposed to be related, and Andy referred to Don Knotts as Cousin Barney.
@@itburns5756 It was a snafu and contradiction. It was in the second episode where he said "cousin". It was changed to just friends for the rest of the show.
I watched the show when I was 11 years old and I am still watching it now that I am 72 years old. I purchased the entire series on DVD and I never get tired of watching. I love all the characters. There is nothing on TV today to compare. I don't even bother to look at the trash that is on the air now. It is really pathetic! Thank you for providing such great reviews of the show and it's very talented actors. I thoroughly enjoy them!
Where's the "Love" button when you need it? One of the best 24:48 I've spent. Thank you for sharing. If they ever stop airing Andy Griffith, that'll be the day I quit watching TV.
I agree! Life should be so simple and good...the worst that ever happens is that Otis is on another bender or Aunt Bee is chugging on the elixar again.
People make fun of me for loving The Andy Griffith Show. It's one of the most wholesome 30 minutes you can spend in a day. Real life can be so depressing...just read the paper or the online news. The good thing's in life are so welcome. The bum Buddy Ebsen portrayed was promiscuous? All I saw was Buddy steal one of Aunt Bee's sandwich's from the patrol car....you and I saw a different version of the episode. Opie Taylor was my dream child lol.
The music, the cadence, the rhythm, the movement of the photos, the languid tonality of your voice -- just right -- and of course, how can you go wrong with such a cozy show as this one? All of this--and more--makes this a fantastic video. Thank you, Jerry, for the time you spend on these. The next hug you get is from me!
I watched this show as a little boy and laughed at the slap stick humor and escapades of Deputy Fife. 40 years later I am watching the show as a middle aged man. I see it from a different point of view. I know now why this show still draws people in. We all wish we could reside in Mayberry and we all wish we had a friend like Andy Taylor, The High Sheriff of Mayberry. May God Bless everyone that made this show happen and kept it clean and classy and God Bless everyone that keeps this show alive!
What a great video - This makes me appreciate the Andy Griffith show that much more. The whole cast sounds like wonderful people no wonder the show was so successful.
Jerry I really enjoy listening to you narrate this documentary on perhaps the greatest show in the history of TV. The Andy Griffith show is a true masterpiece, The very best in classic TV!
You should get an academy award, Jerry, for your work on these videos.... they get better and better every time... You even mention intrigue without being disrespectful. We all love the Griffith cast, and you, Sir, are a gentleman.... thanks
Hi Jerry, Thanks for another excellent video. Back in the 80's I was in the computer industry and while on one of my visits to one of the facilities in Pinehurst, NC I was told by one of the data processing managers that the lady who played Aunt Bee was in one of the other facilities in the area and that she was very upset that she was not being noticed as the actor she was. I was shocked since that lady always seemed so sweet in the series. Of course, now days someone would have been fired for even mentioning anything about a patient. If she was so grouchy to Andy as you explained, she sure did a great job of being in character when they filmed that series. That program is truly timeless and after all of these years it's still fun to watch. I particularly like it when I am sick and not interested in listening to discouraging news and sitcoms where the theme seems to be insulting each other or bathroom / bedroom talk in graphic to obscene terms. I guess that is what has to be called comfort TV..LOL Again, thanks for your great video and insight into the lives of these great actors from the past.
Andy Griffith is still on TV in reruns, and my family has three generations watching Andy's TV program. The way the world is today, I need time in Mayberry, and every evening at 8:00 p.m., that's where I am. Thank you, Andy and crew for the good times and for all times. ~~Sunday, January 28, 2018~~
This had been a staple in my childhood home with my father and now have developed this tradition with my own children. And I'm serious when I say, its thee cleanest ,most wholesome, and most relevant t.v. show that's still aired today. I dont know anyone who watches this legendary series, that dosent wish times were like this today. This show makes you treat people better and makes you want to live your life in a manner that god himself would want you to. Its thee last remaining guide on how things should be and how you should live your life.
I've been enjoying watching The Andy Griffith Show on Netflix and started viewing every single episode from the very first one. It's fun as I'm watching this while here on a temporary move to Hollywood, CA, for the past year, as I'm missing my home in North Carolina. I, too, love the kind, caring basic way of life this show brings into our homes, and I think I'm enjoying the show more now then I did when it was airing in the 60's! I really enjoyed this video with the history you've provided. Thank you so very much for doing this!
I have seen every episode of the Andy Griffith Show about 5 times, lol. I just read a book about the show. It was interesting...Andy was quite the ladies man, Barney had his women too. My father-in-law was City Attorney of Burbank, CA and told me that he played golf with Don Knotts a few times. He said he was very nice. I am looking forward to Ron Howard's Beatles documentary that will be coming out soon. You are so awesome Ron. Great career! You are so talented and creative.
My 12 year old daughter and I watch this show faithfully. She loves it just as much as I do. I wish they still had shows like this today, but those days are gone.
This was enjoyable to watch. I liked the whole cast. Seems the show never gets old and I never tire of watching it....tho I've got most episodes memorized.
Times were simpler then. Didn't lock our doors. Everybody knew each other in the neighborhood. I miss those years. When I watch this show it takes me back.
Jerry you have done well, this was a great walk down memory lane. It saddens me though, that all good things have to come to a end. I truly don't know what happened to TV these days. With these shows you can laugh plus kind of learn a message from them, it made you appreciate life and family values. I had heard so many sad story about how Aunt Bee, but you gave so much enlightenment to her of how she was sorry and it showed honor to her. It was the way you worded it. We have no ideal what a person is going through in there life. Kinda made me weep. Very good video thank you for your hard work.
One day my husband asked me between the Andy Griffith show and I Love Lucy, which sitcom I liked more. So I started counting my favorite episodes between the two shows and Andy Griffith episodes won by about 20 episodes more over I Love Lucy most of it due to Barney Fife, Ernest T. Bass & the Darlings episodes as well as the interaction Andy had with Opie, Aunt Bee, Gomer Pyle, Goober, Thelma Lou, Helen & Floyd the barber. Oh and let’s not forget Reta Shaw as the inmate escapee who had a crush on Barney. Thanks for the memories Mr. Skinner. You’re a great narrator. 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for this video and your wonderful narrative! You did a great job, and I really love it. I watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show with my young daughter. She has now fallen in love with the show, too. The show is timeless.
Im originally from Pittsboro NC also in Chatham County just a few miles from Siler City. I love the way you pronounce the town names properly with the essential southern drawl. Wink wink. I'm whistling the theme tune now.
Another winner, Jerry! Well, actually ALL your videos are great. I'm so glad you enjoy doing these, it's such a treat whenever you put up a new one. Thank you again. Kris
That was very lovely. Thank you for putting that together so nicely. There were so many facts I was unaware of that you shared. All such wonderful people.
The Andy Griffith Show helped me to grow up to be the person I am today. It’s a shame there isn’t a program today in its league. It would be so helpful to so many children living in severely dysfunctional families. I thank God for blessing us all with this show.
this was the best video on the Andy Griffith Show I have ever seen!!! Excellently done!!! This is my most favorite show ever and so I very much enjoyed watching it!!! Thank You so much!!
Thanks ever so much for this one Jerry, brilliant as always, so informative, and you have such a wonderful accent.... The "Andy Griffith Show" was my young brothers favourite show when it was airing, they just adored it and the actors.... The reruns still go on and children of today still enjoy watching something funny and new to them.... Brilliance goes a long way in life and you have a winner, this it is a priceless gem that stands the test of time... Ron Howard has achieved his goal and directs some beautiful movies, way to go as there is a lot more for you to do yet... REST IN ETERNAL PEACE DON, ANDY AND OUR LOVELY AUNT BEE... YOU MADE OUR WEEK AS CHILDREN THANK YOU.
Thank you for posting this video. It was well thought out, researched and very enlightening to watch. I grew up on The Andy Griffith Show and I thought it was interesting to learn about the "behind the scenes" lives of the characters. Well done!
Mayberry N.C. & Sylvester W.Va. was one in the same in the 60s. My uncle was even a police man. Thanks for the memories Jerry. You're good at what you do. You sound like every man in my family. I love it! Keep 'em coming. Yey, Opie!
your tapes brought wonderful memories to me. Andy's first movie, A Facebook in the crowd, was made in my hometown in 1956. I got to be in it and went to NY to be in the wedding scenes as a friend of Lee Remick. she stayed with my family for a few weeks before the filming to get a Southern accent and learn to act like a southern teenager. I was 15 years old that summer and had the experience of a lifetime. Andy was so nice to the young people in the movie as extras and so were the other actors. I'm 76 years old now and a retired teacher, living in Arkansas again.
Thank you Amanda, that was a very interesting story of your experience as a young girl. You reminded me of you of me favorite actresses " Lee Remick". Thank you again. Jerry
+Amanda Lane Amanda, we are very interested in your story and would love more information. I'm thinking about doing a video on Lee Remick and would like to include your story. If you can, please email me at jeskinner1943@aol.com. Thanks again!
Yknow I was gonna slam the narrator for mispronouncing the names but when I read the outpouring of love for this guys simple delivery I had to give it up and go along and say that I enjoyed his style and to heck with the minor deviations! Sigh____
As the decades passed they died, one by one, starting with Will Wright (during the second season) and most recently Gavin McLeod. Today the only adult cast members of The Andy Griffith Show still alive are Elinor Donahue and Betty Lynn. And of course, Clint and Ronnie Howard are still living.
What great memories with my parents and grandparents watching the Andy Griffith show. A Southern Show was top of the list. They all were top shelf people.
Very well done Jerry! You actually had a lot of trivia & pictures I've never seen previously...Thoroughly enjoyed this. So sad saying goodbye to that generation of great talent. Beatrice's ending is tragic particularly; age is so cruel! Mortality sucks...thanx for work & homework my friend!
You did a fine job on this and I thank You, it pushed me to look further into the cast from the show. I learned in the last of season 3 Floyd the Barber had a stroke, we don't see much activity at the Barber Shop until the middle on Season 4 where Floyd was always propped up in a chair holding a newspaper in his bad left hand and one time standing held onto Thelma Lou so he couldn't fall. He died a year later. I was very saddened about that as I was very fond of the Barber. Thank You so much for this video
Hey Jerry we all love your videos and are always looking for more to come , your voice has a soothing quality, must be the southern accent , we here at my have come to a consensus , you are the Andy Griffith show of the documentary shows, keep em comin buddy
Thank you Jeffrey, you are very kind. We are working on more videos and we wont it to be correct. So we are taking our time thank you again my friend. Jerry
Excellent, Jerry! Love your videos, but haven't had a chance yet to watch all of them yet 'cause there are so MANY! You're an excellent narrator, taking your time to explain all pertinent details as well as many interesting facts concerning all of the actors' personal lives. The pictures are great as well. Your videos will be fondlyremembered hopefully for many years to come.Keep them coming. They are well enjoyed and greatly appreciated.
Thank you for doing these posts, I just watched 2 so far and loved Both.. This one & Gunsmoke.. Being born and living 60 years in NC, I grew up with Andy on my tv.. He made the people of NC proud !!!! Again thank you or this and all the others you have done
I wouldn't trade when I grew up for anything. My sons don't understand how we made it, didn't have the "games". We had a great time because we had imagination and stayed outside. We were innocent for the most part.
Mary Lawson that's so true, I grew up on a ranch, summers were the best. Playing baseball until you couldn't see anymore, barefoot with dirt maps all over your arms and legs. Tag, playing cowboys and indians, hide and seek, jax, riding our bikes on dirt roads. Damn! What I wouldn't do to go back.
The best video of the cast I've seen yet. Here in Georgia the local station shows Andy Griffith Show everyday at 5:30 for years. They tried to change and they had a riot on their hands. So in the end they realized they had better change it back to Andy at 5:30. I love the show and watch anytime it's on. It drives my wife crazy. RIP Andy
Wonderful presentation, Jerry! The detail you went into each character's life was absolutely brilliant!! I always perk up when I see another video you've made for our enjoyment :) Thank you!
We were friends with Jeanne Carson, who played one of the Goodtime Girls from Mt Pilot on the show. She retired to Palm Springs, CA and did a lot of theatre work, acting, producing and directing in community theatre. She travelled to the Mayberry RFD reunions around the country, autographing pictures from the show for devoted fans. After working as a Broadway actress, when she first moved to Los Angeles, she was cast in several episodes of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Throughout her career in the entertainment industry, she always said that being on the Andy Griffith Show was a highlight of her career. She always spoke fondly of the cast and crew. She passed away several years ago in Palm Springs.
You are so talented, I would rate you as one of the top three RUclips movie makers on RUclips. I just watched your Andy Griffith and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid documentaries. Your research and depth you share with your viewers is a gift. A 44 minute documentary floated by in what felt like minutes. I love the old west and the history that has created it. After watching your Butch and Sundance documentary, my youngest son and I drove up north to Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale and visited the grave of William "Elzy" Lay in the Graceland section. He is buried next to his wife Mary. His son James is buried just down the road from us in Bonita. His youngest daughter Mary is also buried at Forest Lawn with her husband Ralph. Amazing history. Thank you for sharing your outstanding documentaries.
My mom got me and my siblings watching this show on TV Land channel as we grew up. My mom was just a little kid when her grandmother would watch this show on repeats with her. Its kind of a tradition, I guess you could say, in my family. This is a really funny and great show and we have all learned from it as well to be good, love and appreciate each other as well as friends and neighbors. We all really enjoy it as a family. Who wouldn't have wanted Andy Taylor as a dad! (Though I love my dad very much but he said the very same thing) Thank you for the tribute! 😂😂😂
Well done, Jerry. I enjoy listening to your narrations of all your videos. You have a wonderful way of bringing it home to all of us. Keep up the good work, Jerry.
It was a excellent show, but when Don Knotts left it was never the same. I think he took the heart of that show with him. Also, when the show went from black and white to color, it lost something. Nonetheless it was definitely a Great American classic TV show.
sort of like harriet olsen on Little House on the Prairie show; some people are not the main character but they play their role so well it takes over the show
It's been said that when Don left, he took Andy's heart and will to play the same character the same way with him. I've read that he said when he decided to renew (and stay on) the show for 3 more seasons, he knew that Don had been looking at other work but he never expected Don to turn down the 3 remaining seasons (though Andy respected and supported him). Don had already signed a 5 year contract with MGM or Disney (can't remember which). Andy explained that after 5 years day in and day out with his best friend, he eventually lost the connection with Andy Taylor, who the Sheriff had been. With Don gone, the chemistry was gone. His only true connection that remained was Ron Howard (with whom he also became close lifelong friends with). With Don gone and Andy's loss of connection to 60-65 Andy Taylor, his performance changed. He also had fights with Francis Bavier, which eventually played on his nerves. He was heartbroken without Don and stressed to the max with Francis, and it showed on screen. His irritation was evident. There were some wonderful color episodes, especially in season 6 and 8, but nothing compares to the B&W versions. It wasn't only that Barney wasn't there, it was that Don was gone, and without Don, Andy had no way to be his old self (they played off each other so well). Look at the episodes where Barney returned... Andy's character reverts to nearly the same Sheriff as in 60-65.
I'm not sure who's responsible for these videos, if it's Jerry Skinner, then thank you Jerry. What a powerful tribute, what powerful entertainment, and what a dignified and sweet way to reminisce about these wonderful old shows and entertainment friends. Thank you for your excellent work and kindness in bringing these stories to us. The very best to you sir!
hard to believe Aunt Bee was difficult to work with :/ Jerry your voice, narrating, makes the history of the actors, stories, so enjoyable! Thank You for taking the time to inform your viewer's the Story ♡☆♡☆♡
Using my husband George’s RUclips account, I have binge watched almost half of your films for hours today . The narrative done by you, is absolutely soothing and comforting. Everyone of your films has been a wonderful walk down memory lane when life at least appeared more innocent than the times we are living now. The quality of your films is superb and extremely professional. I look forward to watching more of your films. These are such a wonderful break from the disturbing reality that we live in today. May the Good Lord bless all of your efforts. Thank you.
I was born 1969 and I have watched almost every Andy Griffith show there is! Thank you for sharing this...I love it and I love Andy!
Every one Needs a little of The Andy Griffith Show GOD BLESS
I love Dandy I love you Andy Griffith and Don Knotts very the best
Am I getting my car today
The best TV show to ever hit the air waves. The perfect cast, perfect set, perfect writing and planning. Written with morals and learning experiences. An awesome documentary once again by Mr. Skinner!!!
i went to Airy, NC 3 weeks ago for Mayberry Days and it was the GREATEST! I also had the opportunity to meet "Thelma Lou" and talk to her personally for about 10 minutes! What a great experience! Thanks for the show and all - past and present! I Love Ya'll!
One of the best, purest shows ever produced. Loved by everyone.
My sister was one of Andy Griffith's students in Goldsboro, NC, where I was born. Our father was stationed there at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
As to his performance personality development, Andy credited a Moravian Church pastor, in his home town, with teaching him to play several musical instruments, and with performing in front of others.
I enjoy your videos, Jerry. Please keep it up!
dont think anyone else could have played aunt b.
That is awesome I am stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB now!
I loved Betty Lynn aka Thelma Lou. I got to meet her and Ernest T. Bass the first year my husband took me to Mt. Airy for The Mayberry Days. It was so exciting to see both ifvthem and get to talk to them and I got their autographs. I've never got to go back but I hold those memories deep in my heart. I was so tickled to see the rocks in Earnest T. Bass's burlap bag laying on the floor beside him. I only wish I could've gone back year after year. My kids say I'm the biggest Andy Griffith show ever. I do love the show and watched it today.
Mr. Skinner, you remind me so much of my Dad...he’s been gone 19 years but he’s with me again as soon as you speak. Thanks so much for these snapshots of the heroes of my pst, and for bringing my dad back to me for a short while!
Love that Shaw, never missed, missed it. Thank you for your hard work.
Regardless of the mispronunciations, you have to give this guy a great deal of credit for putting these presentations together. Thank you Jerry. Your videos are very entertaining.
Thank you ME TV, I am 71 and still watch all the programs and love them all!
I love these precious people. Thank you, Mr. Skinner, for making this one. ❤
AWESOME!!! I'M 50 YRS OLD- AND STILL WATCH ANDY GRIFFITH DAILY!!! NEVER GET TIRED OF RERUNS!!! THANKS FOR POSTING!!!! BJB
Barry Bryan I'm 64 and watching it again on Netflix. So funny and educational!
Barry Bryan Me too!
Barry Bryan, it's funny but my young daughter hated the show but now she's almost 30 years old, married, has two little ones, and actually watches this show every day! Her husband even mentioned it to me although I see her most days and see the show on her phone, a tablet and/or the television. Sometimes she might watch a little Beverly Hillbillies but later in the day it's back to Mayberry! It's an endearing, addictive show.
I never get tired of them either
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Thank you for telling these stories as yourself! I get so sick of listening to these other people try to sound like news casters when telling a story like this. You bring a very down to earth and "at home" quality to your videos. I sit back and listen as if a close family member is telling me these stories. Thank you sir!
That show was, and still is 10x better than anything on TV today. Thanks for the upload, nicely done!
driveman I agree 100%
I agree 999%
driveman
I still watch the reruns everyday in my city. They come on from 4pm -6pm on one channel and 8pm -9pm on other channel. And I have special episodes I like to see over and over again that are my favorite. A True fan since the very early 60's.
Still is in 2018
2019
Thank you for this EXCELLENT presentation, Jerry. I always loved The Andy Griffith Show , especially in B&W.
WE NEED MORE SHOWS LIKE THIS......TEACHING THE PROPER WAYS TO LIVE AND LOVING PEOPLE AND LIFE....
our tv now is not worth looking. However. channels have collected passed programming and we're looking at tv history in it's birthright, that millinums + to see.
Nowadays we have shitty Netflix originals
I’m 63 and would rather benge watch The Andy Griffith Show than anything today. A moral to each story and good clean really funny laughs! I miss it.
"Whatever happened to the cast?" Except for Thelma Lou and Opie, .they are all dead.
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I always wish I could just jump in the screen and be in Mayberry NC every time I watch an episode. I miss shows like this the way it used to be when I was a little girl . Thank you so much for making this . Hearts hugs and sorrow and smiles .
Thank you Jonette for watching. Jerry
Jonette Jones
Best show ever and also loved The Waltons
...the best and most wholesome TV shows ever. They both move me to tears when I see re-runs.
Wayne Warmack They should have kept it.
Very well done production. Thank you for making it. I'm only 31 years old, and yet Andy Griffith is one of my favorite shows of all time. I grew up watching reruns!
God bless!
I was a loyal watcher and fan of the Andy Griffith show. I watched the re-runs. The fame of Andy Griffith will always live in my mind.
I discovered Andy Griffth show on RUclips last year and watched most episodes available. It is one of my favourites. I watch the show whenever I want to relax. Timeless stories, genuine people, simple times, and wonderful actors. Your documentary was informative and interesting. Thanks Jerry, for putting this together.
Dear Sir, Truly wonderful the obvious respect and genuine kindness you bring to the casts of my favorite shows as a young man. You sir, are a true gentleman. Thank you.
Hey, the best decision they ever made was hiring Andy and Don Knotts and letting him co script. Andy and Don are two of my favorite people and that show has been on the air since before I was born. They can't pry it off the tv with a crowbar LOL It's a staple; not only on tv but churches you it to teach messages. They are truly responsible for God's work with that show. It's clean, wholesome and relatable to everyone watching. Thanks guys!
Midnight
I don't recall seeing this myself, but I've read that very early on the show Andy and Barney were supposed to be related, and Andy referred to Don Knotts as Cousin Barney.
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@@itburns5756 It was a snafu and contradiction. It was in the second episode where he said "cousin". It was changed to just friends for the rest of the show.
Loved Andy and cast! Watched them in the 50"s and still watching them now. They're like family. Never grow old. So funny and heart warming.
I watched the show when I was 11 years old and I am still watching it now that I am 72 years old. I purchased the entire series on DVD and I never get tired of watching. I love all the characters. There is nothing on TV today to compare. I don't even bother to look at the trash that is on the air now. It is really pathetic! Thank you for providing such great reviews of the show and it's very talented actors. I thoroughly enjoy them!
Me too ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🌈🌈🌈
The Andy Griffith show ran from 1960 to 1967...not sure how you watched it in the 50's.
Clearly a typo.
Always one of my favorite shows & casts. No so-called comedy shows out there anymore. Thanks, Jerry, for a great presentation.
Where's the "Love" button when you need it? One of the best 24:48 I've spent. Thank you for sharing. If they ever stop airing Andy Griffith, that'll be the day I quit watching TV.
Don't think that day will ever come.
I agree! Life should be so simple and good...the worst that ever happens is that Otis is on another bender or Aunt Bee is chugging on the elixar again.
Now Buddy Ebsen Played that promiscuous hobo that misled Opie ? Yes ? However he did set his actions right(or wrong) with Opie in the end !!! Yes ???
People make fun of me for loving The Andy Griffith Show. It's one of the most wholesome 30 minutes you can spend in a day. Real life can be so depressing...just read the paper or the online news. The good thing's in life are so welcome. The bum Buddy Ebsen portrayed was promiscuous? All I saw was Buddy steal one of Aunt Bee's sandwich's from the patrol car....you and I saw a different version of the episode. Opie Taylor was my dream child lol.
Emily Cigliano Oh I forgot to mention, I got to see the whole series BEFORE they were reruns !!!
The music, the cadence, the rhythm, the movement of the photos, the languid tonality of your voice -- just right -- and of course, how can you go wrong with such a cozy show as this one? All of this--and more--makes this a fantastic video. Thank you, Jerry, for the time you spend on these. The next hug you get is from me!
I watched this show as a little boy and laughed at the slap stick humor and escapades of Deputy Fife.
40 years later I am watching the show as a middle aged man. I see it from a different point of view. I know now why this show still draws people in. We all wish we could reside in Mayberry and we all wish we had a friend like Andy Taylor, The High Sheriff of Mayberry.
May God Bless everyone that made this show happen and kept it clean and classy and God Bless everyone that keeps this show alive!
Love you all so much. You truly brought many years of joy in my life. God Bless you all
What a great video - This makes me appreciate the Andy Griffith show that much more. The whole cast sounds like wonderful people no wonder the show was so successful.
Jerry I really enjoy listening to you narrate this documentary on perhaps the greatest show in the history of TV. The Andy Griffith show is a true masterpiece, The very best in classic TV!
"The Andy Griffith Show"" is a certifiable classic-No doubt about it!
The Newfoundland/Labrador tourism ads are absolutely the only ones that I enjoy -- and continue to watch each time they appear on TV.
Jerry, you're a great historian and narrator. Keep up the good work!
You should get an academy award, Jerry, for your work on these videos.... they get better and better every time... You even mention intrigue without being disrespectful. We all love the Griffith cast, and you, Sir, are a gentleman.... thanks
Hi Jerry, Thanks for another excellent video. Back in the 80's I was in the computer industry and while on one of my visits to one of the facilities in Pinehurst, NC I was told by one of the data processing managers that the lady who played Aunt Bee was in one of the other facilities in the area and that she was very upset that she was not being noticed as the actor she was. I was shocked since that lady always seemed so sweet in the series. Of course, now days someone would have been fired for even mentioning anything about a patient.
If she was so grouchy to Andy as you explained, she sure did a great job of being in character when they filmed that series.
That program is truly timeless and after all of these years it's still fun to watch. I particularly like it when I am sick and not interested in listening to discouraging news and sitcoms where the theme seems to be insulting each other or bathroom / bedroom talk in graphic to obscene terms. I guess that is what has to be called comfort TV..LOL
Again, thanks for your great video and insight into the lives of these great actors from the past.
+wa4aos Thank you very much for giving us a little more information on Aunt B. Than you again. Jerry
Jackie mom Manley
Find All. Of them,,,,
Andy Griffith is still on TV in reruns, and my family has three generations watching Andy's TV program. The way the world is today, I need time in Mayberry, and every evening at 8:00 p.m., that's where I am. Thank you, Andy and crew for the good times and for all times. ~~Sunday, January 28, 2018~~
This had been a staple in my childhood home with my father and now have developed this tradition with my own children. And I'm serious when I say, its thee cleanest ,most wholesome, and most relevant t.v. show that's still aired today. I dont know anyone who watches this legendary series, that dosent wish times were like this today. This show makes you treat people better and makes you want to live your life in a manner that god himself would want you to. Its thee last remaining guide on how things should be and how you should live your life.
I've been enjoying watching The Andy Griffith Show on Netflix and started viewing every single episode from the very first one. It's fun as I'm watching this while here on a temporary move to Hollywood, CA, for the past year, as I'm missing my home in North Carolina. I, too, love the kind, caring basic way of life this show brings into our homes, and I think I'm enjoying the show more now then I did when it was airing in the 60's! I really enjoyed this video with the history you've provided. Thank you so very much for doing this!
+Faith Parent Hendrickson Thank you Faith for taking the time to watch. Hope you get back home to N.C. safe. Jerry
I have seen every episode of the Andy Griffith Show about 5 times, lol. I just read a book about the show. It was interesting...Andy was quite the ladies man, Barney had his women too. My father-in-law was City Attorney of Burbank, CA and told me that he played golf with Don Knotts a few times. He said he was very nice. I am looking forward to Ron Howard's Beatles documentary that will be coming out soon. You are so awesome Ron. Great career! You are so talented and creative.
Thanks so much for this. I still watch Andy Griffith every chance i get. All though i have seen them many times they still make me laugh.
I know there was never a "Mayberry" , but it does exist...in our hearts and minds. and will exist forever.
it aint never gonna be this good again.
arkie74 Some of these little NC towns are pretty close, and most southern states have something similar.
Their is a Mayberry
There is a Mayberry, NC. I'm from Charlotte, NC.
@@americaproud9344 It's Mt. Airy, NC
I grew up in a little town in the mid-70s that was like Mayberry, keep your front door open all night and your keys in your car that's not locked...
My 12 year old daughter and I watch this show faithfully. She loves it just as much as I do. I wish they still had shows like this today, but those days are gone.
I love this show n watch it with my 13 year old son. 😊
@@lucy0537 that's awesome. Good clean quality time together
@@lorak14 Yes ❤. Happy New Year!! 😊
This was enjoyable to watch. I liked the whole cast. Seems the show never gets old and I never tire of watching it....tho I've got most episodes memorized.
I spent man years of my life watching Andy Griffith shows. Wonderful video! I loved them all!
+eggnog62 Thank you. Jerry
Thanks Jerry, you are one of the best storytellers on the Internet.
Times were simpler then. Didn't lock our doors. Everybody knew each other in the neighborhood. I miss those years. When I watch this show it takes me back.
Jerry you have done well, this was a great walk down memory lane. It saddens me though, that all good things have to come to a end.
I truly don't know what happened to TV these days. With these shows you can laugh plus kind of learn a message from them, it made you appreciate life and family values. I had heard so many sad story about how Aunt Bee, but you gave so much enlightenment to her of how she was sorry and it showed honor to her. It was the way you worded it. We have no ideal what a person is going through in there life. Kinda made me weep. Very good video thank you for your hard work.
I was absolutely enthralled with this informative and touching video. Great job, Jerry!
One day my husband asked me between the Andy Griffith show and I Love Lucy, which sitcom I liked more. So I started counting my favorite episodes between the two shows and Andy Griffith episodes won by about 20 episodes more over I Love Lucy most of it due to Barney Fife, Ernest T. Bass & the Darlings episodes as well as the interaction Andy had with Opie, Aunt Bee, Gomer Pyle, Goober, Thelma Lou, Helen & Floyd the barber. Oh and let’s not forget Reta Shaw as the inmate escapee who had a crush on Barney. Thanks for the memories Mr. Skinner. You’re a great narrator. 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you Esther. Jerry
Truely a amazing show. I watched them in the 70's and still would. In the top 10 family shows of all time.
Thank you for this video and your wonderful narrative! You did a great job, and I really love it. I watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show with my young daughter. She has now fallen in love with the show, too. The show is timeless.
Thank u for these videos everyone needs a lil andy griffin shows. Bless u🙏
I agree Melinda. Jerry
One of your best remembrances, Jerry. A slice of life of sentimental-but-not-sloppy Americana we will never forget, both in fiction and in fact.
Im originally from Pittsboro NC also in Chatham County just a few miles from Siler City. I love the way you pronounce the town names properly with the essential southern drawl. Wink wink. I'm whistling the theme tune now.
That was another fine commentary on an important part of television and movie history...Thank you Sir....
Another winner, Jerry! Well, actually ALL your videos are great. I'm so glad you enjoy doing these, it's such a treat whenever you put up a new one. Thank you again. Kris
You deserve a star on the walk of fame for these wonderful reviews!
Sherry, you are someone after my own heart. Thank you. Jerry
Sherry S
That was very lovely. Thank you for putting that together so nicely. There were so many facts I was unaware of that you shared. All such wonderful people.
Thank you for providing so much info for us to understand all the characters. Loved them all!
The Andy Griffith Show helped me to grow up to be the person I am today. It’s a shame there isn’t a program today in its league. It would be so helpful to so many children living in severely dysfunctional families. I thank God for blessing us all with this show.
Well done. It's clear you put many hours of research into this video. Thank you for your time.
I loved this show so much as a kid and still do!
Thank you Baley. Jerry
this was the best video on the Andy Griffith Show I have ever seen!!! Excellently done!!! This is my most favorite show ever and so I very much enjoyed watching it!!! Thank You so much!!
+Elizabeth DeMelio Thank you Elizabeth, that was very kind of you. Jerry
Thanks ever so much for this one Jerry, brilliant as always, so informative, and you have such a wonderful accent....
The "Andy Griffith Show" was my young brothers favourite show when it was airing, they just adored it and the actors....
The reruns still go on and children of today still enjoy watching something funny and new to them....
Brilliance goes a long way in life and you have a winner, this it is a priceless gem that stands the test of time...
Ron Howard has achieved his goal and directs some beautiful movies, way to go as there is a lot more for you to do yet...
REST IN ETERNAL PEACE DON, ANDY AND OUR LOVELY AUNT BEE... YOU MADE OUR WEEK AS CHILDREN THANK YOU.
Thank you for posting this video. It was well thought out, researched and very enlightening to watch. I grew up on The Andy Griffith Show and I thought it was interesting to learn about the "behind the scenes" lives of the characters. Well done!
Mayberry N.C. & Sylvester W.Va. was one in the same in the 60s. My uncle was even a police man. Thanks for the memories Jerry. You're good at what you do. You sound like every man in my family. I love it! Keep 'em coming. Yey, Opie!
love this guys voice" great narrator, he sounds like someone who is telling the story as if he was a witness to it all, could listen to him all day.
One of my favorite shows when I was young. I still love binge watching now and then.
your tapes brought wonderful memories to me. Andy's first movie, A Facebook in the crowd, was made in my hometown in 1956. I got to be in it and went to NY to be in the wedding scenes as a friend of Lee Remick. she stayed with my family for a few weeks before the filming to get a Southern accent and learn to act like a southern teenager. I was 15 years old that summer and had the experience of a lifetime. Andy was so nice to the young people in the movie as extras and so were the other actors. I'm 76 years old now and a retired teacher, living in Arkansas again.
Thank you Amanda, that was a very interesting story of your experience as a young girl. You reminded me of you of me favorite actresses " Lee Remick". Thank you again. Jerry
+Amanda Lane Amanda, we are very interested in your story and would love more information. I'm thinking about doing a video on Lee Remick and would like to include your story. If you can, please email me at jeskinner1943@aol.com. Thanks again!
You have such a charming way of delivering your narratives. I just love to listen to you speak. You do a great job.
Thank you shelaughs. Jerry
shelaughs
Yknow I was gonna slam the narrator for mispronouncing the names but when I read the outpouring of love for this guys simple delivery I had to give it up and go along and say that I enjoyed his style and to heck with the minor deviations! Sigh____
Once again you have taken us down memory lane.... one of your very best tours through time.
God bless you and your family my Brother.
Brother Daymond
Thank you Chief. Jerry
Very nice documentary! Thanks for the time spent on putting this together!
As the decades passed they died, one by one, starting with Will Wright (during the second season) and most recently Gavin McLeod. Today the only adult cast members of The Andy Griffith Show still alive are Elinor Donahue and Betty Lynn. And of course, Clint and Ronnie Howard are still living.
What great memories with my parents and grandparents watching the Andy Griffith show.
A Southern Show was top of the list.
They all were top shelf people.
guess he's illiterate huh?
Edward Davis
Huh?
Saying he didn't know much just a hick
Epic Quintessence
Wow. What a bundle of joy this guy is. The life of the party.
What? LOL... what in the world are you trying to say?
Very well done Jerry! You actually had a lot of trivia & pictures I've never seen previously...Thoroughly enjoyed this. So sad saying goodbye to that generation of great talent. Beatrice's ending is tragic particularly; age is so cruel! Mortality sucks...thanx for work & homework my friend!
This was a very well done tribute and I learned a lot. Thanks for the memories and will be checking out more of your videos.
Miss that show. Such beautiful awesome actors...I hold great respect for them.
You did a fine job on this and I thank You, it pushed me to look further into the cast from the show. I learned in the last of season 3 Floyd the Barber had a stroke, we don't see much activity at the Barber Shop until the middle on Season 4 where Floyd was always propped up in a chair holding a newspaper in his bad left hand and one time standing held onto Thelma Lou so he couldn't fall. He died a year later. I was very saddened about that as I was very fond of the Barber. Thank You so much for this video
Hey Jerry we all love your videos and are always looking for more to come , your voice has a soothing quality, must be the southern accent , we here at my have come to a consensus , you are the Andy Griffith show of the documentary shows, keep em comin buddy
Thank you Jeffrey, you are very kind. We are working on more videos and we wont it to be correct. So we are taking our time thank you again my friend. Jerry
Excellent, Jerry! Love your videos, but haven't had a chance yet to watch all of them yet 'cause there are so MANY! You're an excellent narrator, taking your time to explain all pertinent details as well as many interesting facts concerning all of the actors' personal lives. The pictures are great as well. Your videos will be fondlyremembered hopefully for many years to come.Keep them coming. They are well enjoyed and greatly appreciated.
Thank you for doing these posts, I just watched 2 so far and loved Both.. This one & Gunsmoke.. Being born and living 60 years in NC, I grew up with Andy on my tv.. He made the people of NC proud !!!! Again thank you or this and all the others you have done
I wouldn't trade when I grew up for anything. My sons don't understand how we made it, didn't have the "games". We had a great time because we had imagination and stayed outside. We were innocent for the most part.
Mary Lawson that's so true, I grew up on a ranch, summers were the best. Playing baseball until you couldn't see anymore, barefoot with dirt maps all over your arms and legs. Tag, playing cowboys and indians, hide and seek, jax, riding our bikes on dirt roads. Damn! What I wouldn't do to go back.
you must not have grown up in Mississippi
Amen💗💖
I'm71 and miss those days also. People don't realise how well we did have it.
Those were the innocent days. RESPECT,MORALS and LOVE for life was BIG
The best video of the cast I've seen yet. Here in Georgia the local station shows Andy Griffith Show everyday at 5:30 for years. They tried to change and they had a riot on their hands. So in the end they realized they had better change it back to Andy at 5:30. I love the show and watch anytime it's on. It drives my wife crazy. RIP Andy
Thank you Ray so much. Jerry
Wonderful presentation, Jerry! The detail you went into each character's life was absolutely brilliant!! I always perk up when I see another video you've made for our enjoyment :) Thank you!
We were friends with Jeanne Carson, who played one of the Goodtime Girls from Mt Pilot on the show. She retired to Palm Springs, CA and did a lot of theatre work, acting, producing and directing in community theatre. She travelled to the Mayberry RFD reunions around the country, autographing pictures from the show for devoted fans. After working as a Broadway actress, when she first moved to Los Angeles, she was cast in several episodes of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Throughout her career in the entertainment industry, she always said that being on the Andy Griffith Show was a highlight of her career. She always spoke fondly of the cast and crew. She passed away several years ago in Palm Springs.
Phil Murphy oi
That was so entertaining. Thank you so much for putting this together. I'll be watching Andy in 2 minutes on TV.
Thank you Mark. jerry
Jerry Skinner
Mark Mark My favorite Episode of the Andy Griffith show is the Pickle Episode
+jeanthree mine is dynamite goat
You are so talented, I would rate you as one of the top three RUclips movie makers on RUclips. I just watched your Andy Griffith and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid documentaries. Your research and depth you share with your viewers is a gift. A 44 minute documentary floated by in what felt like minutes. I love the old west and the history that has created it. After watching your Butch and Sundance documentary, my youngest son and I drove up north to Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale and visited the grave of William "Elzy" Lay in the Graceland section. He is buried next to his wife Mary. His son James is buried just down the road from us in Bonita. His youngest daughter Mary is also buried at Forest Lawn with her husband Ralph. Amazing history. Thank you for sharing your outstanding documentaries.
Sir, my respect. You did an outstanding job on this!
Thank-you for posting this, well done.
What a great you tube site this is! I just LOVE it!
O5/14/2K20...still watching Andy Griffith. Thank you Jerry, keep them coming!!! 💖💖💖
I am 74 years with this show when every it is on I watch all reruns. Ronny had a good experience work I n g with an of them
My mom got me and my siblings watching this show on TV Land channel as we grew up. My mom was just a little kid when her grandmother would watch this show on repeats with her. Its kind of a tradition, I guess you could say, in my family. This is a really funny and great show and we have all learned from it as well to be good, love and appreciate each other as well as friends and neighbors. We all really enjoy it as a family. Who wouldn't have wanted Andy Taylor as a dad! (Though I love my dad very much but he said the very same thing) Thank you for the tribute! 😂😂😂
Thank you Piper for watching. Jerry
The movie w/Don Knotts, "the ghost and mr. chicken" is a classic.............Really enjoy your vids Jerry, Thank you.
Well done, Jerry. I enjoy listening to your narrations of all your videos. You have a wonderful way of bringing it home to all of us. Keep up the good work, Jerry.
It was a excellent show, but when Don Knotts left it was never the same. I think he took the heart of that show with him. Also, when the show went from black and white to color, it lost something. Nonetheless it was definitely a Great American classic TV show.
Don knotts loved him in everything i saw him in . It was a shame when we lost him. I still watch rerun today @t 61 years old.
i agree with epecially the black and white thing it lost something i cried when barney left
sort of like harriet olsen on Little House on the Prairie show; some people are not the main character but they play their role so well it takes over the show
Couldn't agree more.
It's been said that when Don left, he took Andy's heart and will to play the same character the same way with him. I've read that he said when he decided to renew (and stay on) the show for 3 more seasons, he knew that Don had been looking at other work but he never expected Don to turn down the 3 remaining seasons (though Andy respected and supported him). Don had already signed a 5 year contract with MGM or Disney (can't remember which). Andy explained that after 5 years day in and day out with his best friend, he eventually lost the connection with Andy Taylor, who the Sheriff had been. With Don gone, the chemistry was gone. His only true connection that remained was Ron Howard (with whom he also became close lifelong friends with).
With Don gone and Andy's loss of connection to 60-65 Andy Taylor, his performance changed.
He also had fights with Francis Bavier, which eventually played on his nerves. He was heartbroken without Don and stressed to the max with Francis, and it showed on screen. His irritation was evident.
There were some wonderful color episodes, especially in season 6 and 8, but nothing compares to the B&W versions.
It wasn't only that Barney wasn't there, it was that Don was gone, and without Don, Andy had no way to be his old self (they played off each other so well). Look at the episodes where Barney returned... Andy's character reverts to nearly the same Sheriff as in 60-65.
I'm not sure who's responsible for these videos, if it's Jerry Skinner, then thank you Jerry. What a powerful tribute, what powerful entertainment, and what a dignified and sweet way to reminisce about these wonderful old shows and entertainment friends. Thank you for your excellent work and kindness in bringing these stories to us. The very best to you sir!
+authenticmind Thank you for taking the time to watch them. Jerry
Well done! Andy and all the friends he knew and worked with made everything they did so real. Thanks for the walk.
hard to believe Aunt Bee was difficult to work with :/ Jerry your voice, narrating, makes the history of the actors, stories, so enjoyable! Thank You for taking the time to inform your viewer's the Story ♡☆♡☆♡