Andy Griffith - Dead at 86
 

Sad day in Mayberry... Andy is gone... Opie is an orphan now....

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/S...161201175.html

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RIP Andy.

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The Andy Griffith show is a classic. One of my favorite shows of all time. It is still fun to watch today more than 50 years after it made it's debut.

I hate that I never got to see him in person. I had a chance to see Don Knotts at a fan function for The Andy Griffith Show right after we moved to Nashville in 1999 and I ended up not going. When Don died I hated I had not made it a priority to go.

I have been to Mt. Airy, NC which is speculated to be the inspiration for Mayberry. They have made it a tourist destination for AGS fans. Only one actual establishment from Mt. Airy is named in The Andy Griffith show and that is the Snappy diner. It has been open since the 1920's and they do serve the pork chop sandwich mentioned in the show. It is a boneless pork chop run through a wringer type device that flattens it before it is cooked. It is served as a sandwich with a special coleslaw on it that is not like any coleslaw I have eaten before. Very good!

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I feel like I've lost a family member. :(

O.o

Mmkay.

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My kids still watch AG almost every day.

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Loved and still love Mayberry RFD! RIP Andy!!!!

And you know I hate to put a damper on the grief, but that is one less vote for Obama. Andy made a video in support of Obamacare.

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We still love to watch re-runs of AG on netflix too. Wish they still made good clean funny movies like that again!

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I like to think that he was somewhat senile in making that video supporting Obamacare. Many times elderly celebrities are taken advantage of my family members or business associates looking to use their clout. I am not saying this is the case here but I am hoping it is so my thoughts of Andy Griffith won't be tarnished!

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I'll always remember Andy in his most famous role, that of Harry Broderick who sent the ship Salvage 1 into space!

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This was one of Andy Griffith's best roles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...fSw0ua5K0&NR=1

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This is my favorite scene from the episode, Opie's Charity...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eI689Qxaao

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Believe it or not I actually remember this show and watched it faithfully. It was a stretch of the imagination for a guy to launch space capsules from the junkyard he owned but it was still Andy Griffith.

Here is a bit of trivia. Did you know that when Andy decided to end The Andy Griffith Show it was #1 in the ratings?

Andy thought he was big stuff (his own words in an interview I saw) and that he would have a lot of movie offers and transition to a big movie star. He did sign a movie deal but nothing seemed to really work so in 1970 he came to television in a show "Headmaster". He played the head of a school and the stories were supposed to blend humor with messages. I am assuming about morality, etc. It was a dismal failure and after 14 episodes he switched gear and in Jan 1971 came back to TV with "The NEW Andy Griffith Show". In it he was a different character than Andy Taylor and Lee Merriwether played his wife. He also had kids on this show. Although closer in tone and feel to the original show than Headmaster was it did not have good ratings and ended after just 10 episodes. It is hard to capture lightning in a bottle once must less twice!

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Did you guys see where Andy Griffith died at 7 am and was buried at 11:30 am THE SAME DAY???? That is really strange. The statement said it was "at the family's request". I wonder if this was Andy's wishes or the family was just in a hurry to be somewhere.

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I am sure it is the funeral expense. Whitney Houston left Newark with $187,000 police overtime. They probably didn't want the extra expense and to deal with the crowds.