1. If they really wanted to reach Bush they should have bought an ad on a TV station showing Gunsmoke, Lassie, Bonanaza or Flipper re-runs!
Don't Forget Andy Griffith
PREMIERE DATE: October 1960
NETWORK: CBS
SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Andy Griffith plays Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of the small sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and his son Opie (Ron Howard) live with Andy's Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), who takes care of the family. Andy's deputy is his bumbling but neurotically hilarious cousin Barney Fife (Don Knotts). Most of the series' stories center around the interactions of the characters, as there is little very crime in Mayberry. Subtle philosophical moral tales lead to the success of the show.
BRIEF HISTORY:
Several spin-off series came from "The Andy Griffith Show." Jim Nabors' Gomer Pyle character started there, and Don Knotts -- who played Barney Fife -- had his own variety show called (what else?) "The Don Knotts Show." Other shows, including "Mayberry R.F.D.," "Andy of Mayberry" and "Return to Mayberry," also followed. Opie was played by former child actor/now-famous director Ron Howard ("Happy Days").
STARS:
Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor
Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor
Ron Howard as Opie Taylor
Don Knotts as Barney Fife
Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle