Aunt Bee's Dying Words to Andy Griffith

So sad that for some it's in the end they feel the regrets of not having acted with kindness.

[@robinclark2483]

The Andy Griffith show is a classic.

[@NCLUSA]

Andy was a wife beater, drunk and other than that he was a nice guy ):

[@kaydunlap4455]

I’ve been watching the shows all over again. ❤️

[@lindaschipansky4429]

​@@NCLUSA Never heard this. Wow

[@SteveBrownRocks2023]

The Andy Griffith show will FOREVER be an American entertainment icon.

[@timtrax918artisan8]

required learning i think

[@LoneWombat2126]

Forget entertainment…it was purely and American icon forever. It had more soul than almost any other show I’ve ever seen, as well as a classic comedy

[@thomashayes8901]

How come the show was on for eight years but in syndication they show the same dozen episodes over and over again about every three weeks. I'm getting sick of seeing the same ones.

[@NCLUSA]

Andy was a Communist, The End.

[@CT-ob2bw]

I. See them all over and over and still love everyone of them. It is so nostalgic for me. Love it.

[@honestlyyours1069]

The "Andy Griffith Show" proved you could have a hit show without sex, foul language and/or violence and portrayed characters that really cared about each other and helped each other out in times of need. It is a true classic.

[@ramonmoreno8014]

fuck yeah

[@MatthewLoving1]

If they were to make a Rebooted version it would be awful

[@ramonmoreno8014]

@@MatthewLoving1 No one mentioned doing that, so you are pre-whining, which is so much more triggered than conventional whining

[@llongdong]

Oh, there was sex. Just take a gander at Miss Ellie from the early episodes. Or, the two "Fun Girls". The list goes on.......

[@paulrolf9011]

Your way off base.

[@richardsonramble4166]

We still watch the Andy Griffith show.

[@ronaldnorman5847]

Only thing I regret about The Andy Griffith show is it gave us so much that we can never give it back

[@karenbougher1219]

it was a tv show

[@MicheleMJJ]

I'm glad she and Andy made their peace before she passed.

[@NCLUSA]

She was an American, and he was a Communist.

[@tomcampbell6384]

I was just remembering that she didn't like Andy at all. She considered herself a professional stage actress, and didn't like Andy's good ole boy humor...

[@creolelady4096]

I am 67 years old and I still watch the reruns of Andy Griffith show. I will always love ❤️ that show.

[@bettyannhill7715]

Me too

[@j.103]

Got you beat 71 lol

[@herbhouston5378]

@@j.103 So do I... I'm 77

[@tatianalegolas6736]

Me too. One of my all-time favorite shows.

[@cupcake7760]

Me too.

[@pandapeep1148]

Spent my mother's last birthday laying in bed with her watching The Andy Griffith Show. She was terminally ill and wanted to watch something pleasant and positive, so we watched the show all day. I'll never forget it and am eternally grateful to that cast and crew for giving her that "pleasant" final birthday. I miss her so much but cherish the show because it was "there" for her when she needed that escape from her suffering on her last special day. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@John-xq4xb]

I love that show also, sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you.💗💗💗💗

[@daviddoyle543]

Mom and I are always quoting the Andy Griffith show to each other. A few days ago I sent her the clip of Ernest T Bass at Mrs. Wileys party..🥰

[@robweisman7221]

Awesome of you only got one mommy

[@dashriprock3468]

What a beautiful tribute.

[@wesleyrhoten8505]

@@daviddoyle543 Fantastic choice of episodes. That one is so flipping funny and Howard Morris is so so good as Ernest T-

[@daleeichler3993]

I’m 61 and have watched the Andy Griffith Show my entire life. Even today, I still find lessons in those episodes.

[@GreenHornet1962]

Wow. An interviewer who actually listens and doesn't interrupt. Thanks for sharing.

[@MaxyBoy-x9u]

I interview for a living and there's nothing better than making your subject feel comfortable enough to tell great stories. Active listening and questions that show you've been listening. I also hate it when someone stares at their clipboard while asking a question.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

That may be because the interviewer was severely criticized on a KZbin thread by viewers for not knowing much about the Andy Griffith Show. He asked basic questions to the former cast members that any true-blooded, TV watching American would already know the answers to. He showed absolutely no enthusiasm. KZbinRS quickly recognized his lack of knowledge regarding the show. But the actors like Don Knotts, George Lindsey (Goober), Hal Smith (Otis), Maggie Petersen were very gracious in attempting to compensate for his sub par interviewing skills. @2:29...his impassive expression spells it all.

[@heygetoffmylawn1572]

@@MrCJ-qz9dl...Very intuitive insight on this interviewer.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

@@heygetoffmylawn1572 lt's nice to allow the interviewee free reign on the conversation, but on the other hand the celebrity may not know the questions that the listeners want answered. A know-it-all interviewer at least knows what questions to ask. The problem is he/she may not shut up long enough to hear the answers. And sometimes they want to publickly showcase their knowledge of behind-the-scenes capers. I listened to a KZbin interview once where a man sat down with Linda Kaye Henning from PETTICOAT JUNCTION. He, the interviewer, talked so much that if l didn't know any better l would've thought that Linda was interviewing him. He not only knew all the questions, he had all the answers. At the end Linda had to speak up in order to overshadow his constant cackle.

[@heygetoffmylawn1572]

@@MrCJ-qz9dl...Yep. Lots of interviewers aren't very professional in their approach.

[@chuckedwards5134]

I grew up in a small N.C. town in the 50s and 60s that was comparable to Mayberry in that most people knew each other and family history. It was a great time to be alive. The fact that we watch a black and white show on our large-screen hi-def TVs that is 60 years old is a tribute to its greatness.

[@rayalderson67]

Was it Mt Airy?????

[@02hreblue30]

Its Mt Airy

[@rayalderson67]

@@02hreblue30 I had an aunt and uncle lived there years ago. Really nice little town, we would visit them when I was young.

[@floyd8153]

In the crazy, insane, evil world that we've become in the last decade, watching reruns of the Andy Griffith show is like taking a Xanax without actually taking a Xanax. Its calms the nerves and takes you back to a time when the world was sane and back to the innocence of your childhood. I'm 65. ❤

[@snowmountain2007]

Oh my goodness, I agree with you 1,000 %!! 👍

[@DashiellParr411]

Right!!!

[@randalmartin22]

Totally agree with you. There have been entire years in my life where I watched Andy Griffith every day at lunch.

[@markdinkel-uh2je]

Amen

[@JoeMomma-k1w]

It’s nothing like taking an addictive drug that ruins 100s of 1000s of lives a year. You need to seek professional help. I’ll be praying for you. I have pity for you.

[@barbarabass6527]

My husband and I watch this every evening, Monday through Friday.

[@michaelgallardo5815]

I watch Andy Griffith every night on METV. It was always a charming show. My favorite episode was Aunt Bee’s pickles.

[@timothywheeler3517]

My number 1 all time fave show...wish life was as easy.

[@ArielGuerra-q3e]

I'm 75 today. My grandkids ask me how many times have i watched this show. I told them, I watched the 1st show when it first aired. So when you multiply 75 times 365 days a year, that's how many. They grew up with me watching it. I told them I have at least 25 more years to go, so their babies will also watch with me!😊

[@stevenjbeto]

Thank you, Mr. Griffith, for eight years of teaching children how to be.

[@retroguy9494]

Yes...its just too damn bad those children didn't follow through as adults!

[@bwenluck9812]

@@retroguy9494 Hey, hey, hey--some of us followed through, retroguy 94!!!!

[@glennvieregge934]

What a great generation of television. I miss them days.

[@mjj8788]

Shouldn't the parents be the ones teaching, not some tv show?

[@retroguy9494]

@@bwenluck9812 Well, I won't say you didn't. I'm sure some did. But it wasn't the norm for the generation!

[@donnakenney1649]

This show helped pass my time during the pandemic even tho I had seen everyone of them in the 60s when I was 10 years old. I'd watch them over and over. I think it was because they took me with them sitting on the porch after supper. The episodes with music were my most favorite. Especially when Jim Nabors sang. No cussing. No fighting. Just good clean scripts.

[@retroguy9494]

HELPED you pass the time? Helped as in past tense? You mean the pandemic is over and nobody told ME? 😜

[@JaneDoe-ze5xe]

I love Rafe Hollister’s singing voice! There is still no comparison! Season 3 Episode 20; no I’m not a relative, I just love his voice. I also had a couple CDS of “The Darlings”

[@glorygracek.1841]

As Roy Rogers said in I believe the 90's could have been earlier then that....."Today they're making pictures that I wouldn't want Trigger to see." I know exactly what he would think now days. He was my childhood hero, I am in my mid-20s and let's just say kids anywhere near my age and I just don't get each other at all. I am always with the older folks. I just can't hardly stand being around the kids now days and all there fowl immoral ways. So sad. Oh the difference in children raised on say Lady Gaga (I only know her name and her crazy look) as opposed to Roy And Dale, Clint Walker, Gene Autry, and all the rest. I will take the Generation I identify with anyday.

[@mikewhitney8615]

@@glorygracek.1841 Me too, Glory.

[@markdavis1611]

Hi Donna

[@josephaziz1731]

Greatest TV serial of all time. Ranks with Laurel & Hardy, and all the great comedies of all time. Richly textured, restful, adventurous, humorous, all in perfect balance. Cured many illnesses for sure. Never fades.

[@bobstone1741]

I began watching this when I was young in the ‘60s. I swear this and other shows like it showed me what it meant to have good character. Lassie, Adam-12, Emergency all come to mind. I don’t think it’s a coincidence the difference in tv between then and now correlates between the societal violence then and now.

[@markginsel4238]

A show that only lasted 5 years with Andy & Don has been playing continuously in syndication for over 50 years. That's some impressive stats.

[@williamdufresne3831]

8 years plus

[@bobteachout]

and thats when they did some 39 episodes per year- Now days they only do about 20

[@jehudavis5422]

Yhe last 3 sucked though​@@williamdufresne3831

[@cc1k435]

3 years without Don, because Andy had initially told him it would only be a five year show, max. 😅

[@bradgaines]

The last 3 years were good, but the first 5 years were just magical.

[@JStarStar00]

Really the last 4-5 years of the series, Andy was rarely funny any more: he played more as the firm father authority figure. The laughs mainly came from the supporting cast.

[@StumptownBoy]

It certainly took a different path after Don left.

[@KP-go4rp]

Show was actually brutal to watch after Don left. Too much focus on life experiences and less on wholesome comedy sketches.

[@jessicaallen901]

One of my favorite shows. Andy Griffith show was great before Don Knotts left. After that I didn't really enjoy the later episodes just was not the same.

[@chinfuzzchet3616]

The 5 with Don were legendary. It ran out of gas literally as soon as he left.

[@donreid6399]

Frances always thought she was a bit too good for television and she acted a bit haughty to the rest of the cast, but Andy Griffith showed her great respect and basically took a lot of her shit because he knew her presence made great tv. He was right....

[@debkerr2393]

Thats what I heard, and I heard her co stars didn't like her either

[@6hypnone]

​@@debkerr2393she definitely played her role as a sweetheart well!

[@Rayeast-uv3uo]

She didn't like Andy at all.😮😮

[@tonirobinson1365]

I still and always will watch The Andy Griffith Show. Just as if it was the 1st time. ♥️♥️

[@josephcox736]

Don Knotts was one of the funniest people to ever grace a TV screen.

[@billr3724]

Yeah, I also liked him on Threes Company.

[@lindifuller9113]

He was funny on the show sometimes however, I don't think there was ever a more annoyingly stupid character in a T. V. show. Actually there were a lot of stupid people in Mayberry.

[@s4dreamland671]

@@lindifuller9113 Gilligan was....but that's beside the point..Look back at the old comedies that were on for years and there were always ' underdogs' ..it's what made them.. Barney's heart was in the right place , his mind wasn't always up to speed. Most comedies in the 70's and 80's shared the same ideas...Matching up intellectual characters with simple minded characters...ie, Green Acres, All in the Family, Gilligan's Island,. Petticoat Junction, the list goes on...Bumbling, Zany, Bizarre, peculiar, accentric etc..It's what made people laugh because of similar situations or people in their lives...These shows drew huge ratings, as well as have continued..Seinfeld , Friends , even Big Bang Theory..( Sheldon was a genius but a complete failure at relationships) ...But intelligence wise on the Andy Griffith Show, Barney was very intelligent next to Ernest T. Bass or even Gomer ..Comedy that was created for those shows was created by great comedy writers,.that of which you won't find today....

[@yolandajohnson8685]

I agree with you 1trillion percent

[@lindifuller9113]

You are correct S4Dreamland. Lots of shows with the dumbest characters. The Andy Griffith Show was the only one I could watch. Imagine a grown man thinking a dog could talk.. Goober did :)

[@karendorsey4780]

My 88 year old Mom loves the Andy Griffin show! She has to watch it every day! Thank you Andy for leaving such a great legacy ! Don Knotts was just so funny! His comic timing was phenomenal!

[@markdavis1611]

Hi Karen

[@TheFvtampa]

My mother does too at 77

[@BernardProfitendieu]

what's the Andy Griffin show?

[@johngarvin8888]

Watch Andy and Bee everyday!!! Learned to live a better quality and comfortable life bc of the show.

[@planthing]

What a great interviewer Ralph Emery was. Short questions and then actual listening to the person we want to hear from. I appreciate that.

[@tomvernon2123]

Frances Bavier was everyone's Aunt Bea, everyone's favorite Aunt. I was so lucky to have had several Aunt Beas. They are almost all gone, God bless them all.

[@TDL-xg5nn]

Did your Aunt Beas make toxic pickles?

[@tomvernon2123]

No, but one of them made one heck of a chocolate meringue pie. The rest of them all had their specialties. Mama made the pickles and hers were fantastic. You ever had watermelon rind pickles? A real southern treat.

[@Magnetron33]

I think I loved all of my aunts without exception. I don't think any of them are still alive. Aunts Clara, Gladys, Irene, Ada, Dorothy, All wonderful!

[@tomvernon2123]

@@Magnetron33 I look back on the times when my cousins and I were kids. We would all get together at Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years Day. All of the Aunts and my mom's mother were all great cooks. My dad's mother was not cooking much by then, but the Aunts on that side of the family were good cooks, too. My Mama was the best cook of all. Dad's mother was born in 1889. That was only 24 years after the Civil War, her cooking was just country food. Her biscuits and gravy was mighty fine.

[@LaCatLady]

@@tomvernon2123...Homemade Watermelon Rind Pickles!!! Lord, I haven’t had those in at least 50 years. We had them on Mama’s buttered biscuits or toast. Add some heavy cow’s cream and a pot of coffee...so good. Thanks for sharing wonderful memories of simpler times. I miss them and the people who helped make them.

[@TWayneD1020]

Thank you so much !!! No show , NO SHow will ever top Andy Griffith Show !!!!

[@653j521]

TWayneD1020 AG was very good in its way but I prefer the Dick Van Dyke Show. Better parts for women.

[@SherryHill-k5y]

The cast was stellar! No one could forget Floyd the barber or Otis, not to mention Clara. Andy, Opie and Aunt Bee were the main characters but then so was Barney Fife.😂 I still watch reruns and love the theme song. A show of simple times.❤

[@lamar9331]

I wish we still had these old shows. Ed Sullivan, Carol Burnett, Bandstand. Best TV ever!!

[@merricat3025]

Bandstand? It was a show where you watch people dance and they would rate a record in they all say had a nice beat.

[@thebrowders7565]

And don't forget Soul Train

[@jamesanthony5681]

Why? They had their time and their time was up. Reruns exist somewhere, I'm sure.

[@b.k.r.doggielover5449]

Channel 19, ME TV, Cleveland, Ohio has all those shows you mentioned. Edit, Except for Bandstand.

[@paulinehogness8386]

Regular tv has all those shows here in Detroit on ch 4.3(METV),and Ed sullivan on ch 2.5(don't remember the name). Stop paying 200 for cable & get a $25 digital antenna, $35 roku, and $50 wifi you'll save HUNDREDS per year.

[@charlesparrish2831]

I’m glad Andy got to talk to Frances before she past away;that was touching to find out.

[@jerryb3838]

The character of Aunt Bea lives on in every child who has been blessed to know a Great Aunt.

[@monmixer]

Right, horrible news to hear but she made peace in the soul for both of them.,

[@kathygatlin221]

@@jerryb3838 xd

[@impalaman9707]

@@jerryb3838 I should know. I grew up without a grandmother. Both died before I was 3. But I had Great Aunts, and in many ways, both my great aunts were a grandmother to me, since they were my grandmother's sister, one of whom could never have kids of their own, so I was their grandchild So, yes, Aunt Bea was special to me. Great Aunts are grandmothers to those who never had a grandmother

[@michaelflinn2791]

I wonder if these guys know how much of a positive impact they has on us kids growing up?

[@KimtheElder]

Yes. The one where Andy talks about the bird cage being empty, but aren't the trees full. When Opie hit the bird with the sling shot and nursed it back to health

[@alicehallam8247]

This television show, the original show with the original cast, is still one of the most heartwarming and beautiful that you can find. Director Ron Howard, who played the widowed Sheriff Taylor's motherless son, Opie, has credited Andy with teaching him how to be a kind and decent man.

[@scottbell7858]

best sitcom ever. i hope it’ll run forever....and Frances Bavier, made the show run. god bless you.....Aunt Bee...send me some pickles. I had a bad life when I was young, your tv show was my babysitter. Bless you

[@alicehallam8247]

@@scottbell7858 "Oh, my goodness!" I suppose Clara's pickles were better. Clara would say they were. But Aunt Bea would never forget you. Bea was sent by the family to help Andy raise Opie after his mother died, right?

[@daleeasterwood2683]

@@alicehallam8247 After Rose the housekeeper got married. His mother was already deceased.

[@alicehallam8247]

@@daleeasterwood2683 was Rose ever on screen?

[@jeffreydevoti7000]

@@alicehallam8247 Married in the courthouse 1st episode... after Opie had to be silenced by Barney for speaking now & not holding his peace.

[@TheTrainereric]

The show displays a peacefulness and goodness that is enduring.... Wonderful!

[@RogueCheddar]

Opie and I are basically the same age, I grew up watching the Andy Griffith Show while he was in it. A wonderful nicer more innocent time in America that will never be repeated. (sigh)

[@milehighed52801]

Big sigh

[@jessielee1369]

So so true.

[@elizabethtrainer9732]

I agree, but ONLY if you were a white, heterosexual. I would very much like to have a life in Mayberry, but we NEVER had a REAL life in Mayberry...it was fiction then and fiction now.

[@RogueCheddar]

@@elizabethtrainer9732, You seem fun.

[@carltonpoindexter2034]

My town was like Andy of Mayberry and I was two years older than Opie and people did not cuss around children or ladies and you did not have to worry about kids having guns or drugs. And there were a number of rivers and creeks that we swam and fished in and we had to come in when the streetlights came on.

[@rexthompson8905]

This is what tv shows should be like. And we as humans should live and act like they did on that show

[@nadyarossi5102]

Im 80 years old and have watched this show from the beginning. When I die, I want to go to Mayberry.

[@LisaHerman1963]

That's beautiful. It touches my heart. Ahhh if we could go back to the good old days. I miss them everyday.

[@toddgaak422]

I'm 48 years old. I grew up watching Andy Griffth and still watch it today. One of the greats!

[@georgebrowne1]

I miss those guys . Thats tv you will never see again . The good days are gone .

[@joechain1968]

That's the truth.

[@apryLwitha_why]

I still watch it on 3 separate channels every day on Dish. 😁

[@mauriceclemens3286]

I lived in North Carolina for 15 years starting in 1980 and went to every hospital in the state on business,my job . I met a lot of people that had met Frances Bavier and dealt with her as a patient. She could be dificult, at times but that was her advancing age. She was a good actor. I remember her from The Day The Earth Stood Still and The Andy Griffith Show. She always played a strong willed character. May she Rest In Peace.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@patsymontana7670]

My clueless parents took me to see The Day The Earth Stood Still. I was six years old and sat on the edge of the seat in my starched cotton dress. My mouth was dry, my hands were cold. I couldn’t take my eyes off that weird robot thing . Patricia Neal was the big star of the movie. Wow. Those were innocent times compared to what we are stuck with today.

[@zimjun7]

@@patsymontana7670 That was Gort. remember: "Klaatu, barata, nikto."

[@zimjun7]

She also was in the beginning of "The Time Machine." 1960 with Rod Taylor

[@misskim2058]

Anyone that refuses to be a doormat is often labeled as “difficult”. Sometimes it’s everyone else and their cluelessness that is making things difficult.

[@MarkEliasGrant]

@@misskim2058 Anyone "WHO" refuses to be a doormat you mean. WHO refers to people. That to things.

[@TS-gn2wy]

Floyd the barber was one of my favorites. The way he enunciated those honest always searching phrases was comedic brilliance.

[@jeffreydevoti7000]

Floyd enjoyed the Lady Prison Escapees.

[@crikker9447]

Floyd likes the pop nectarine crush

[@mountainman615]

Floyd was played by Howard McNear. I read somewhere that when Andy Griffith and Don Knotts had to do a scene with McNear that they could never make it through without breaking up!

[@crikker9447]

@@mountainman615 Floyd was my favorite character

[@mountainman615]

@@crikker9447 Definitely one of mine too!

[@Denvermorgan2000]

Wow I admire his honesty.

[@storyteller1749]

I LOVE the Andy Griffith show. I still watch the reruns over and over. Its a damn shame they dont make shows like that anymore.

[@robertshawiv1513]

It just goes to show how great of an actress that Frances Bavier was because she made her character really come alive. That’s a rare talent that you don’t see much anymore today. To be a great actor, you have to leave your mark, and boy, did she leave hers. She’ll forever be Aunt Bee.

[@holylandfan3275]

But that was the problem. So many actors are typecast and cannot get another job. She's forever Aunt Bee. Jethro is the same. Many others. Andy was blessed, where some are cursed. So sad.

[@robertshawiv1513]

@@holylandfan3275 Frances must have loved her character because she played it till the end and then for the whole run of Mayberry RFD.

[@holylandfan3275]

@@robertshawiv1513 Well, she said here she wanted to be herself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKrLnKVvo65rbs0

[@Mike-jq9jo]

Aunt Bee was a carbon copy of my Grandma Bennett. Right down to the hair style, preferred clothing and great home cooking! I miss them both so much...

[@robertrousseau5080]

Amen!

[@mrs.herculepoirot7763]

How lovely that show was, when morals and ethics were still shown on tv.

[@jimmygrant424]

I saw ( I think it was Peter Jennings) him in an interview talking about how television has changed so much. He said that in the 1950's (I love Lucy days) they weren't even allowed to say the word "toilet" on television!!!! I thought that was interesting.

[@local4075]

@ damn right and you wouldn’t have been welcomed don’t ever forget that.

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

Nobody is forcing you to watch actors on TV with no morals or ethics. You make your own choices.

[@heididietrich9800]

@ there was never a racist thing on Andy Griffith. Honestly, not everyone is racist.

[@justindc3124]

Yes!!!

[@mduncan28]

One of the best all time television shows ever written, if not the best. It has played a huge part in shaping my character over the years and is still beloved by millions. I love these interviews, and wish Ralph Emery was still doing them. We sure miss Andy and we need him as part of our television today.

[@muffs55mercury61]

I had read that the two had finally made up very late in her life so this confirms it. The Andy Griffith Show is one of the best shows still on TV. Best show to forget your troubles and have some laughs.

[@GOPMAN71]

Amen to that! It's a great show to watch in today's absolutely warped society when everything that's always been considered right is now laughed at and impugned. Leave it to Beaver is also a great comfort show to watch along with The Rifleman.

[@SkywatcherSandra]

Amen

[@eileenmaryomalley740]

The show was never the same after Barney left. Comedy genius !

[@kathleensarachinsky1460]

Could not stand that Warren who replaced Don.

[@eileenmaryomalley740]

@@kathleensarachinsky1460 same here I didn't like Warren either he wasn't a bit funny .

[@creolelady4096]

I agree with you 💯 Barney made the show.😊😊😂😂😂😄😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@eileenmaryomalley740]

@@creolelady4096 exactly right ! 😂

[@GOPMAN71]

I agree and disagree. The colored shows aren't considered abject failures just because Barney left. Sure, that didn't help matters. But the reason the show sucked so bad in the last three utterly pathetic seasons is because the entire show changed. The writers destroyed it. Andy was no longer the least bit funny, ridiculously stupid characters like Howard and Emmett were brought in, along with Warren and the episodes were just as stupid as the day is long. Not funny, not interesting and certainly not worth watching. Don't forget that Don Knotts wasn't in all of the black and white episodes but there were multitudes of them that were still wonderful shows! I love the fact that MeTV goes back to Season 1, Episode 1, after Season 5 ends. They aren't stupid. They know that nobody is watching those colored episodes. As for Aunt Bee, I never could stand her. I truly believe the series would have been MUCH better having Hope Summers, who played Clara Edwards, be Aunt Bee instead of Frances Bavier, who clashed with Andy Griffith behind the scenes constantly and in my opinion was the most annoying regular character on the show.

[@LisaMarie-gx5ku]

Still watch the Andy Griffith show every day. I’ve always loved it ❤️ One of the best shows that’s ever been on tv. Andy Griffith and Don Knotts were phenomenal actors and will always be remembered.

[@markdavis1611]

Hi Lisa

[@elijahvincent985]

We could all use an Andy Griffith today. A great influence for all audiences of all races, ages, and sexes. His purity and transparency is what we need today to get through tough times. Even though I disagree with his political beliefs, he did a top-notch job of maintaining professionalism, civility, and overall treatment of others. A national treasure. Had I been born in the 1950s instead of 1997, I would've definitely had a great family show to tune into every week. No inappropriate swearing, no sexual content, slapstick violence only (which is always hilarious), and great stories with a message.

[@nadyarossi5102]

Andy Griffith was sooo underestimated as an actor. He had HEART! Depth! No one can ever replace him.

[@VeronicaArmenta-r9n]

I started watching tags in 1982 when I was 13 years old- I'm 57 now and when ever I can catch it on reruns I do!! It's an awesome show!! 🙏👏💯💪🥰

[@GabbyD5050]

I loved this show and when Don Knots left it wasn't the same. I wish he would've stayed on. In any case, I enjoy watching the reruns still today. I loved watching all of you. Matlock is another show I've enjoyed too. I also enjoy the albums you've made . You're a good singer and an inspiration to many people.

[@cathyoutland8354]

I see we are all on the same page back in the day had talent morals respect no filth no violence just clean shows. Today it's a toilet. I miss the ole days in everything.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

Andy Griffith had as much impact as Mr. Rodgers. A MALE single parent successfully raising a child while holding down a fulltime job. Produced some of the best comedy of all time.

[@joysoyo2416]

Aunt bee raised the child.

[@HaywoodHomestead]

@@joysoyo2416 no not completely. Andy taught Opie many valuable lessons. They all worked beautifully together.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

@@joysoyo2416 No, Aunt Bee took care of household responsibilities, but Sheriff Taylor raised him. The fact that a single male parent even being ACTIVE in a child's life in the mid 60s was 50 years ahead of it's time.

[@egogo816]

I just became an Andy Griffith show acolyte Just last year. I came in, not thinking I would like the show because it always looked boring to me growing up. And now that I’ve watched it I absolutely love the show. This interview made me tear up 🥲 because you could tell Andy was fighting back tears. He really loved being on that show and working with the people on it even if it was not all sunshine and roses. And if I was Andy, I would feel sad too about walking away from the show but understanding that Sometimes you have to love something enough to let it go.

[@tombasye1016]

The Andy Griffith Show Will Always, Always, Be Remembered To Many American Fan's As For Years.

[@PolPotsPieHole]

I watch it everyday

[@caroleeryan9304]

I still watch it everyday❤❤❤

[@tombasye1016]

@@caroleeryan9304 And Yes, Me To.

[@debbiemohekey1509]

Not just remembered by Americans. As a kid in New-Zealand it was also a favourite- in the 60s.

[@alexbucko48]

Still watch the show. What a great show and team they made

[@thomasjacques5286]

And when I need a "pick me up" with all the drama going on today I'll find an Andy Griffith Show and be whisked away to a more simpler and friendly place.

[@lauragreen6764]

I still watch it everyday, best TV

[@CA2AL]

I watch Three's Company for that reason.

[@bridgev6652]

Exactly!! Me too, there’s such a calming feeling when watching his show. I put it on every night when I go to bed and watch until I fall asleep. The show calms my anxieties in this crazy country we’re living in.

[@timothyblackburn6801]

Same here. Now I'm looking to find that magical little town to move to. Anyone know of any little towns like Mayberry?

[@vickyswindoll686]

This show is the best way to cheer up and have a great laugh!

[@davemacgyver573]

The Andy Griffith Show was the best show ever. It taught people morals and values in the best possible way. It is sad there are no good shows like that anymore.

[@sludge4125]

Especially the Mayberry Band episode where everyone lied, over and over, so the band could go perform where they weren’t qualified.

[@sludge4125]

Meanwhile, Andy, who was married, was porking a costar.

[@ninline2000]

This show had some of the greatest character actors in history.

[@heididietrich9800]

I thought Ernest T. Bass was hysterical.

[@oldgoat142]

@@heididietrich9800 He also did a lot of cartoons like The Flintstones and others. Hilarious character.

[@elizabethdixon1009]

Wasn't crazy about a crazy man that threw a rock at people windows.

[@David-wu7jj]

It's too bad that clean , decent shows like that aren't around today in this crazy world, but I guess that kind of show wouldn't work today, sad

[@DaveE7171]

So true on so many levels.

[@georgiabutka5096]

Not as clean and decent as you may think....Andy had an affair with Aneta Corsaut who played Helen Crump for over 30 yrs up until she passed away in 1995,Don Knotts had affairs also.

[@territina5365]

It would work for me, nothing beats the classics in both made for TV & the big screen!🥰❤

[@territina5365]

Oh and Georgia, I believe David was admiring and speaking of the wholesome show and its characters, not the personal lives of the Actors & Actresses. IDYLIC MAYBERRY LIFE and we could all use a little more goodness & inspiration in the world today~~~♡

[@rachelramsey1245]

It probably would work if people would get back to the basics an want good clean tv again.Sad what this world has come to

[@dianabeckman1266]

The episode when Andy makes Opie care for the little with little Opie and the little birds...so many lessons, regardless of age. You're never to young or to old!

[@amandabuller8627]

What a beautiful man. They don't make them like Andy anyone he was one of a kind

[@liamroberts9047]

Hello, How are you doing?

[@scotcoon1186]

He also excelled as a villain. He played the bad guy in Spy Hard with Leslie Neilson.

[@richardmanginelli2624]

Everyone who grew up with that show has a special place in their heart for Aunt Bee

[@ronaldmccoy5879]

Ronmccoy Ronmccoy

[@jedibri81]

Not her pickles though!

[@wilrobles5392]

Good decision by Andy not to take the four year extension. The show left on a high note.

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

andy knew he was NOTHING w/o barney !!

[@joeboucher6911]

That's a hard decision to make whether it's a career, our relation.

[@docadams7099]

That's for sure. "The Andy Griffith Show" finished season 8 (its last) at No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings. Frances Bavier and Don Knotts both won Emmys for their work on this show.

[@rondobson1828]

And then Mayberry RFD sucked.

[@jamesanthony5681]

You could tell Andy Griffith and Don Knotts were good friends when Barney referred to Andy as 'Ang', a number of times on the show.

[@BernardProfitendieu]

it was in the script

[@melissaupton2097]

The Andy Griffith Show is sitcom gold. I've seen every episode at least 100 times, and I still watch them every day. A lot of today's shows are only seen once with that being enough, leaving no desire to watch them again.

[@irenegaiko8779]

I agree that writers of the “now” ,shows , think we should all enjoy filthy language, sex oriented & explicit degrading of all, to be able to actually enjoy a program of higher moral content! What have we become?

[@marycountry]

Have watched this show all of my Life and still do, daily. Oh how I wish we could go back to that time of serenity❤️

[@mountainman615]

The complete crap that Hollywood produces now can’t compare to the comedic genius that was The Andy Griffith show!

[@muffs55mercury61]

Right. There is no comedy anymore. They don't write dialogue like they used to.

[@jondrew55]

Most of the shows from that time sucked just as much as the ones today. You can't compare a stand out show like this (or I Love Lucy etc) against what's out there today unless you compare the junk from back then to the junk today. (and if you want examples look up "Its About Time" and "My Mother the Car". All that said, I can't think of a single comedy today I can watch without getting nauseous. In the last 20 years comedies that stood out to me (YMMV) were Seinfeld, Everybody loves Raymond and even today, with Last Man Standing (ducks).

[@mojodojo5533]

@@jondrew55 I've always been a harsh critic of anything new (last 25 years or so). Thought Seinfeld was the greatest thing since Andy Griffith. When it ended I thought well that's all she wrote, everything else is garbage. But then I stumbled on to The King of Queens. Really a top notch comedy show. Give it a watch. You won't be disappointed. Now that it's been over for a few years, I'm back to everything is garbage.

[@jondrew55]

@@mojodojo5533 I've seen the show and yes, it was one of the good ones. Just forgot about it.

[@jondrew55]

Jerry Stiller right? How could I have forgotten?

[@randyhenry2477]

Ralph is unsurpassed in the questions he asks and the way he asks them. Andy's responses equally skilled letting us peek behind the curtain.

[@suzannesmith2452]

Can you tell me the interviewer’s last name, please.

[@randyhenry2477]

@@suzannesmith2452 - Ralph Emory, a famous DJ from Nashville's WSM and hosted many shows on the Nashville cable TV network.

[@suzannesmith2452]

@@randyhenry2477 Thank you so much!

[@RoscoMontana21]

@@randyhenry2477 He passed away in January :( RIP.

[@chuckhanshaw1638]

By far the best television show ever for multiple reasons.

[@garytoro2]

One of my favorite shows of all time. Family values at their best. All decent respectable people on that show. Gone but not forgotten. Those days are over

[@debbiecampbell5458]

Wish those days would come back 😪

[@ramonhamm3885]

Andy & Don gave us a lot of good tv over the years, thank you both!

[@paulsmith8212]

That 1947 picture of Francis Bavia wearing the plaid shirt . She was absolutely stunning. As a young lady Aunt Bea was one beautiful lady . I really respect the way she lived her life , on her own terms . Hopefully she is resting in peace . Maybe she and Andy and Jim Nabors and probably some more from the show are all sitting around talking and enjoying heaven.

[@stevekelley7738]

Aunt Bee probably serving up her Heavenly Kerosene Cucumbers to Andy, Barney, and all the other characters.

[@lindavincent7105]

One of the best shows ever on TV next to I love Lucy those two shows will never die

[@motivationaltime9247]

I would say Andy Griffith Show is the best show ever TV ever saw

[@anns1921]

Absolutely agree!!!

[@jeffreyelliott622]

@@motivationaltime9247 I would say my 3 favorites on the telli-vision would be 1. The Andy Griffith Show 2. The Little House on the Prairie and 3. The Waltons !!!!

[@markdavis1611]

Hi Linda

[@cjcj6945]

I still watch the show everyday on ME TV! Along with many of the great westerns!🤠👍

[@debbiecampbell5458]

ME TOO. GUNSMOKE AND BONANZA. WALTONS.

[@kevinmac1989]

Been watching it at least 35 years and still do today at 55. Never has been a show like it. Just makes you feel good!

[@n-r-m8888]

Best show ever. I still love Andy Griffith what a wonderful person. I wish I could have met him in person.

[@justinherbert9146]

No actress ever in the history of actors could have played Aunt Bea as well as Francis did - she was perfectly cast - she was brilliant playing that part - everyone loves Aunt Bea - everyone wishes they had an Aunt Bea in their lives - no one who watches that show ever knew Francis was unhappy playing the part - now that's ACTING folks

[@lynnf3337]

There were subtle life lessons to be learned when you watched "The Andy Griffith Show." Be a true friend. Be fair. Be kind, etc. Wonderful, timeless show.

[@sludge4125]

Meanwhile, Andy, who was married, was porking a costar.

[@QouteTheRavenNevermore]

Andy was a good clean family show. I'm glad it still air's.

[@darryldeclue841]

Aunt Bea reminded me of one of my friends mom, she was a special lady

[@sludge4125]

Aunt Bee. 🙄

[@scottmiller6495]

This makes you cry because of all the people associated with the show have either died or are very old now and the world has changed so much that it doesn,t seem possible that television was really that good back then, but it really was and it is a horrible shame now that it isn,t that way anymore !!!!!

[@stopthecrazynow]

Or the world was better then

[@scottmiller6495]

@@stopthecrazynow It was and people will never be that way ever again !!!!!

[@Sterlingkataadem]

I grew up watching the reruns. My boys and I watched the entire series. I catch my 15 year old whistling the opening when he is getting ready for school.. They loved it and still do. Nothing compares to this show. I wrote Ron Howard on Instagram. I told him thank you. Thank you for a show my two sons will love and watch with their children.

[@lt4324]

He is being nice about her which shows he was a class act! They had feuds on set which is well documented.

[@luckettt.]

It was just the greatest time. Growing up getting to watch all of these episodes and enjoying every minute of it. It truly sucks knowing that we’ll never actually get to see them in person. But it’s nice to know that they built a museum to dedicate the show by. It’ll always be a favorite of mine for sure.

[@fredjennings5312]

I didn’t know that Andy worked on The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Loved that movie. My favorite line was when Don was explaining what happened and gives that big sideways sniff, hitches up his pants to the point he’s standing on his toes and says “used my whole body as a weapon.”

[@Max-lt2gh]

Nor did I know that Andy worked on The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. That is my all-time favorite Don Knotts movie.

[@billwilson5341]

Surprised how far I had to scroll through the comments to find mention of "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken". It's a great movie.

[@marshallmom1962]

One of my very favorite parts of that movie!!

[@donnatalmage6806]

“Nip it in the bud!”

[@jamesdrynan]

A sweet and quietly wonderful show. The bond Griffith and Knotts shared was obvious from their interplay.

[@LV2UXO77]

Who would've known that there were any problems with aunt Bee? She was one of the sweetest characters on the show! I adored everyone on the show especially, in the early years when Opie was just a little tiny boy. Thanks for sharing this with us all! XO

[@debbiecampbell5458]

Still watching the show today! Good family show ❤ Wish there were MORE ON TODAY. TO ME THOSE SHOWS AND OTHERS TAKE ME TO MY GOOD MEMORIES OF GROWING UP

[@misterb6416]

Loved that show, I used to watch it with my mom when I was a little boy, then later in life we once again were living together and we watched it together when I was a grown man and she was near the end of her life.

[@squashhead1374]

Interesting, I had the same experience. My mother and I would watch the show every morning while my dad was at work and sisters at school. I always cherished those memories. Recently she was diagnosed with Covid. I would take care of her and we would watch the Andy Griffith show. It reminded me of old times. By the grace of god she pulled through. Sorry for your loss.

[@misterb6416]

@@squashhead1374 Glad your mom pulled through, I'm a respiratory therapist and I seen so many sad cases. Yes, those old shows are priceless, not so much because we enjoyed them, but because of the memories. Take care and I'm glad your mom recovered.

[@emmawattson3187]

My late husband Karl and I had a 100 gallon fish tank , and we named all the fish after the characters, on the show. TRUE STORY.

[@markdavis1611]

Hi Debra

[@toddschendel4999]

Hi Debra

[@scotmetcalf2745]

I still watch it on my (new day) Rabbit ears on ME Tv and still laughing as hard as the first time watching them! They don’t produce anything to this day as down to earth,moral principles and how to treat one another shows!!! RIP Andy

[@markdezii]

Absolutely loved Andy Griffith. Reminds me of my Dad but without the cursing. :) Andy was a class act. Very down to earth.

[@sammy9103]

Andy reminds me SO much of my dad. RIP Dad Another reason I love to watch.

[@sschevy8558]

The whole show was perfect. Casting, writing, set, situations, characters. Floyd always busted me up. “If these hamburgers are ruined, I won’t be held responsible”!😆

[@Linda-sk9hl]

I've always suspected Frances Bavier's friction with Andy Griffith may have been caused by his affair with the actress who played Helen Crump. He was married at the time. It put Bavier in a difficult position as she knew his wife. She had even been on the show, playing a choir member. I still love the show, always will. It's still one of the best family TV shows ever made.

[@DeuceDropper]

Loads of life lessons in the episodes.

[@HPDrifter2]

Sheriff Andy Taylor...if you read between the lines, Andy is the hardened steel fist inside a velvet glove. The ability to disagree and remain friends, the ability to say no politely, the ability to maintain discipline without anger.

[@clurkroberts2650]

Its a good thing he and Don left when they did. It allowed them to go on to other parts and enjoy a full career.

[@enid0mom]

I loved his show Matlock.

[@RSN2277]

@@enid0mom True. Andy did Matlock and Don did There's Company.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

My parents were children when the andy griffith show was originally broadcast in the 1960's but I was introduced to the show by them when I was a child. Such a great, pleasant and wholesome show. Rest in peace all the departed cast and crew of this show thanks for your work in bringing this show alive.

[@williameltringham7559]

Probably my favorite TV show of all time I have Watched it all my life not sure how many times to many to count .