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Since its network debut in 1960, The Andy Griffith Show has been a viewer favorite thanks to its folksy, nostalgic charm and memorable cast, both of which shine in this set featuring the series' debut season. Originally spun off from an episode of Make Room for Daddy (both series shared producers Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas), The Andy Griffith Show centered around the lives of small-town sheriff Andy Taylor (the marvelously dry Griffith), his son Opie (Ron Howard), cousin and deputy Barney Fife (multiple Emmy winner Don Knotts), and the other gentle eccentrics of Mayberry (which was based on Griffith's real hometown). But while other "rural" programs poked fun at its characters (The Real McCoys, The Beverly Hillbillies), The Andy Griffith Show never stooped to stereotypes, preferring instead to draw its humor from the fine writing and cast, which counted Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee, Howard McNear as Floyd the Barber, and Hal Campbell as Mayberry's benevolent drunk, Otis.

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SOME OTHER SHOW DETAILS

The show was filmed at Desilu Studios, with exteriors filmed at Forty Acres in Culver City, CA.

Woodsy locales were filmed north of Beverly Hills at Franklin Canyon.

The show's theme music, "The Fishin' Hole", was composed by Earle Hagen and Herbert Spencer, with lyrics written by Everett Sloane. Whistling in the opening sequence was performed by Earle Hagen. One of the show's tunes, "The Mayberry March", was reworked a number of times in different tempi, styles and orchestrations as background music.

The show's sole sponsor was General Foods, with promotional consideration paid for by Ford Motor Company (mentioned in the credits).

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CAST & CHARACTERS

•Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor 
•Ron Howard as Opie Taylor 
•Don Knotts as Barney Fife (1960-1965) 
•Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor 
•Hope Summers as Clara Edwards 
•Aneta Corsaut as Helen Crump (1964-1968) 
•George Lindsey as Goober Pyle (1965-1968) 
•Howard McNear as Floyd Lawson 
•Betty Lynn as Thelma Lou (1960-1965) 
•Hal Smith as Otis Campbell (1960-1967) 
•Burt Mustin as Jud Crowley (1961-1966) Broadcast 

First Telecast: October 3, 1960 
Last Telecast: September 16, 1968 
View The Andy Griffith Show Episode Guide
Number of Seasons: 8 
Number of Episodes: 249 
Original Network: CBS 

ORIGINAL PRIMETIME TV SCHEDULE:

•Oct 1960- July 1963, CBS, Monday 9:30-10:00pm 
•Sept 1963- Sept 1964, CBS, Monday 9:30-10:00pm 
•Sept 1964- June 1965, CBS, Monday 8:30-9:00pm 
•Sept 1965- Sept 1968, CBS, Monday 9:00-9:30pm 

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METRO "DYNAMITE"
BLAST FROM THE PAST
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JULY, 1993

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JERRY'S WORLD - 7/1/1993

After watching Kelly & Margaret's whale vacation videos from Boston, I'm madder than George Perott at a weight watcher clinic. These McCarty kid's are spoiled with all these fancy schmancy vacations.

When I was a kid, we didn't go on vacations. I remember one year I had to write a paper on "What I Did on My Summer Vacation". I turned in a paper with the word "Nothin" written across the top. We didn't do anything and we didn't go anywhere, but we loved it anyway.

We didn't need to go anywhere to have fun. Our Mom and Dad would send us off to the local park. At the park, we were taken care of by some deranged, shell-shocked, ex-Vietnam vet park director with missing digits. He would teach us how to make plaques, lace, and once in a while he would uncork a fire hydrant and let us run through the water screaming like crazed animals. Except for being molested, we loved it!

And how about Rick and Kathy. Their kids have been to Cedar Point, Disney World, and lots of other amusement parks. I'm sick of those kids, "....Oh, we went on Space Mountain", "..Ohhh we LIKE the Demon Drop". Yeah, I bet when they're on the ride, they are screaming like babies, with their eyes closed and puking their corndogs all over their parents. When I was a kid, if we wanted a ride, we got in an empty cardboard box at the top of the basement stairs and pushed ourselves off. Some times we got hurt and sometimes we didn't, but we loved it anyway!

Don't spoil your kids with these powderpuff vacations. Instead of out of town trips, take them running down hills, to the zoo, or just to the park. But, most importantly, and read this very carefully. Please, Please! do not take videotapes of them! We've seen enough to know that we have seen enough.

DATELINE NEWS - 7/1/1993

Dateline Shelby: 
The nuptials between Steve and Krtsten will be held on August 6, 1993. A special section in this months paper is devoted to this event. As always, a McCarty Metro reporter will be on hand as well as Marv Albert on commentary and the fight doctor Ferdie Pacheko to cover the blessed event and reception.

KELLY'S TOP 10 LIST - 7/1/1993

As a loving son, terrific brother, devoted husband and father of 3, I have many people who look up to me and think that I can do no wrong. To show that I'm human, I've listed my Top 10 list of things that I'm not too proud of,

10 Suction cups
9 Voted President of The Banana Splits Club
8 Utica Explodes 1 
7 Having someone photograph
me at a dogs birthday party 
6 Utica Explodes 2
5 The "It Won't Come Out" controversy 
4 Aunt Mary's bowl 
3 Bob Batch 
2 Any other Utica explosions I can't or won't remember 
1 CRAZY IKES

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A METRO PHOTO BLAST


Eisenhower High School Prom
May 18, 1986

BILLBOARD TOP 100 HIT SONGS
GUESS THE YEAR THESE SONGS WERE HOT

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Chipmunk Song - David Seville & The Chipmunks
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters 
Venus - Frankie Avalon 
A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley 
Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin 

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Wimpy

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J. Wellington Wimpy, (Wimpy), is one of the characters in the long-running comic strip Popeye, created by EC Segar and originally called Thimble Theatre. Wimpy is Popeye's friend. In the cartoons he mainly plays the role of the "straight man" to Popeye's outbursts and wild antics. Wimpy is intelligent, and well educated, but also lazy and gluttonous. He is also something of a scam artist and, especially in the newspaper strip, can be notoriously underhanded at times. Wimpy loves to eat hamburgers, and is usually seen carrying or eating one or more at a time – e.g. in Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor he is seen grinding meat or eating burgers almost the entire time – however, he is usually too cheap to pay for them himself. A recurring joke involves Wimpy's attempts to con other patrons of the diner into buying his meal for him. His best-known catchphrase started in 1931 as "Cook me up a hamburger. I'll pay you Thursday." In 1932, this then became the famous "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today". This phrase is now commonly used to illustrate fiscal irresponsibility and appears in modern comedies such as The Drew Carey Show and The Office.

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