The Andy Griffith Show Goofs & Fun Facts

Fun facts and funny goofs from the Andy Griffith Show starring Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor the sheriff of Mayberry and Don Knotts as deputy Barney Fife.
See hilarious goofs and bloopers that made it to the final cut of this classic television series and fun trivia facts like did James Best actually play the guitar and did Alan Hale Jr. call Barney his little buddy before Bob Denver on Gilligan's Island?
Find out about the Andy Griffith Show Mayberry set and what happened to it. Plus learn of all the many shows that used the set before and after including Star Trek, Batman, The Adventures of Superman, and the Green Hornet.
Laugh out loud when Barney Fife shows off his karate skills with his steel like hands.
#goofs #bloopers #classictelevision #classictv #andygriffith #donknotts #barneyfife
0:00 Intro
0:19 The Andy Griffith Show Goofs
1:24 Otis the Town Drunk
1:43 Did James Best actually play the guitar
1:58 Ellie comes to town
3:01 Christmas episode goof
4:37 Barney gets his man episode goofs
5:25 Alan Hale Jr. the Skipper guest stars
5:59 Nip it in the bud
7:04 Funniest Andy Griffith scene of all time
7:46 The Mayberry set

[@leewebb7]

Man in a hurry is the best episode of the Andy Griffith show of all time!

[@milehighkit4725]

Definitely in my top five :-)

[@sevinstorey4365]

It’s a great episode

[@jerrykunz9538]

Thanks for the fond memories. Man in a hurry was/is my favorite. It was what Andy Griffith was all about.

[@tvcrazyman]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@scottbostic6247]

I would absolutely pay to tour those buildings now. There are many memories of watching Andy. From when I was a small child to syndication when I was older to watching it with my grandson every night.

[@Dd13200]

Greatest tv show of all time

[@maggiegarber246]

Early on, Gomer knew nothing about fixing cars. He said he pumped gas and put water in the radiator. Later on, he was a master mechanic!

[@tvcrazyman]

That's true.😀

[@sevinstorey4365]

I think that’s how it happens in life. You start out working for somebody who teaches you the trade.

[@tvcrazyman]

I hope you all enjoy this trip into Mayberry!😀

[@patrickperalta59]

a interesting video showing all the buildings for many of the early TV shows and also movies. the Universal backlot was used a lot in those days and it's amazing how they dress the area up for a scene in a TV series or movie. so good that you normally wouldn't noticed at first but over time you do notice it.

[@A-1BurmaShave]

I enjoy ALL of your videos. You’ve got a KEEN eye for detail. Well done.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks@@A-1BurmaShave

[@Music_is_Breathing]

You did an excellent job on this video! I love all the neat connections. This must have taken you forever!! Thanks for the fun!!!

[@tvcrazyman]

Appreciate it! @@Music_is_Breathing

[@user-bf5gf3rn4q]

I think peggy was the best girlfriend of andy.

[@wb3381]

Me too

[@franknew9001]

Actress Joanna Moore who played Peggy, was beautiful. 😊😊

[@steaveblackmon5031]

Certainly the prettiest of all his girlfriends.

[@jasonmalone1040]

I liked Mary, the one who broke the guitar string.

[@user-wt7rh2rw8g]

Who is Peggy???😊

[@user-kx6mc2um5i]

In the Gomer Pyle USMC episode "I'm always chasing Gomers" from season 5 Sergeant Carter goes home to visit his mother who just happens to live in Andy Taylors house.

[@muttonchopsgayever]

"Our fat little Mayor Pike" had a great voice.

[@daler.steffy1047]

Another consistent feature on that familiar "40 acres backlot," and often seen in the background on many of these TV shows, including those mentioned in this video, was that infamous water tower that stood high on a metal structure.

[@davecarroll8186]

I've had all the seasons of Andy Griffith for many years on DVD, but mainly i just watch the 1st five episodes because they were in Black & White with Don Knott's. After he left it wasn't the same. I have a few favorites The Pickle Story, Those Gossiping Men, The Women Speeder and Opie at the Carnival trying to win something for Andy's Birthday.. I'm always looking for Goofs but so far haven't seen any. I really liked this video so much information if your a Andy Griffith fan. Thanks now back to the show 😄

[@tvcrazyman]

Appreciate it.

[@sevinstorey4365]

Yea the show changed in season 6. Andy appeared more serious and seemed like he wasn’t having as much fun and it comes through in the show.

[@Olinlb]

That scene is why "Man in a Hurry" is in my top 5 favorite episodes. And I love all the Will Wright (Ben Weaver) episodes as well. Great video 👍

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks

[@johnnybaker3751]

Bing from North Carolina one of the biggest goose was in the episode where Andy and goober went to Raleigh for the car show. When they are outside of the filling station a cores delivery truck rides past at that time it was not legal to have Coors beer in North Carolina. Just a little goof I noticed.

[@user-kx4ty1vz6n]

Was my all-time favorite show to watch and still is I could not believe the character Andy Griffith played in the movie murder in coweta county😮

[@albertglass2594]

my mother and I would always laugh about Barnie keep saying about what he is going to do. She used to call me to the television every time it came on. I lost my mother on May 9th thank you for playing this clip.

[@tvcrazyman]

Sorry for your loss. Glad to know the video brought back a good memory.

[@albertglass2594]

@@tvcrazyman thank you

[@aviatortrucker6285]

Great job. Love the video! I’m one of those two that everyone tells that I have too much time on my hand because things that are not in place always jump out every time I watch a TV show or movie. I can spot a continuity error, wardrobe, error, etc, almost in an instant. As an example, I could blow the whole plot of back to the future 3. All the Doc and Marty had to do was go back to the mine where he originally placed the time machine and use it since it still had the original tires and gasoline in it. Remember, Doc had just buried it in the mine a few days after he arrived in 1895. All they had to do was swap the time circuits from the damage vehicle to the original, and then they wouldn’t of needed the train to push the car to 88 mph and the storyline involving Clara would not exist.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks. Back to the Future is one of my favorite movie trilogies.

[@ronaldcornelius7519]

Fantastic!! Job!! Many Thanks 😊!😊

[@joemichaels4231]

GREAT VIDEO!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!

[@tvcrazyman]

Appreciate it.

[@jackkircher1755]

There was a trivia question I answered years ago asking what was the maximum speed of the batmobile. I answered 120 and was surprised that it was only 45 MPH since they were in a studio set not the highway.😂

[@TheMarinemom02]

That was fantastic.. in fact, I think I’ll watch it again😊

[@tvcrazyman]

Awesome! Thanks 😀

[@A-1BurmaShave]

In “Barney’s Physical” Andy places a few cobbets of corn on Barney’s plate. In a quick turn-around camera shot EVERYTHING is gone from Barney’s plate….even the corn cobs!!!

[@user-en2if2rf8n]

Loved it thanks for posting.

[@tvcrazyman]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Pratman]

Another awesome show of hilarious Goofs bud 😀

[@tvcrazyman]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@ernestcruz6316]

Dick Elliott (Mayberry's mayor) was on episodes of The Honeymooners, as well as The Red Skelton Show. In fact, he was a regular member of Red's ensemble cast back in the '50s.

[@smoothpicker]

I love all the video goods you show! Cab tell you put a lot of work Into it, but I think it's a labor of love. Thanks and great work!

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks 😀

[@Patrickmelvin-rl5lz]

Loved this video want to see more

[@MISHKINPUSH]

Thanks for another fun video. I can't imagine how many times you must have watched these shows.

[@tvcrazyman]

I think I've seen the Andy Griffith Show more times than I have Gilligan's Island episodes, which is a lot, at least the black and white episodes. 😀

[@user-kx6mc2um5i]

The 40 acres backlot can also be seen throughout episode 2 of Land of the Giants titled Ghost Town.

[@Lumibear.]

Great video! This town set getting pulled down makes me think about the place in Slough where Gerry Anderson and his team made Thunderbirds & Captain Scarlet et al. Could’ve been a great tourist attraction too, but they just pulled it down. **SIGH**

[@tvcrazyman]

I think Hollywood doesn't have a sense of the importance of history these days.

[@allanpisula4125]

thank you, so fun!

[@richdorak1547]

Good stuff ! Thanks.

[@tvcrazyman]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jbmbryant]

Mayberry was Aldo used in 'The Return of the Archons'. Capt Kirk and crew zap some town folks in Superman's alley with their phasers.

[@patzguitarz]

Ellie was too high maintenance and Helen was too frumpy. Peggy was Andy's best girlfriend.

[@dannieallen1379]

That would be great to visit this ❤❤

[@muttonchopsgayever]

" gravy is no joke, no siree. It always pays to look your best"

[@lauraanderson2429]

It was great. Loved the video with side by side shots.

[@tvcrazyman]

Glad you liked it

[@TommygunNG]

If I could do a “Pleasantville” and retire into a television show, it would be TAGS. I’d model my arrival after “A stranger in town,” and set myself up as a self-sufficient person, and maybe represent myself as having military or law-enforcement experience to be a reserve deputy alongside Barney. Then’d live out my life in Mayberry.

[@jbmbryant]

The stranger in town would become the mayor in Newhart.

[@brianarbenz7206]

Great research. Exactillioso, in fact!... One little thing -- the shoplifter who "clinked" and was caught by Barney was played by an actress named Lurene Tuttle. You said Barney was dressing up like Grandma Walton to go undercover. Not sure if you were indicating that Ellen Corby played the shoplifter, but may people (myself included) long thought that was the Walton's Mountain matriarch stealing from Mr. Weaver's store. Though Ellen Corby was the car hustler, she was innocent of shoplifting.

[@tvcrazyman]

Oh, I just meant his dress reminded me of something you'd see on the Waltons. She definitely could have got her clothes from Weavers.😀

[@goosewhisperer6275]

@@tvcrazyman 😂 My mother and I always watched "The Waltons" and when I was in high school, I bought a dress for "Western Day" at school, and it reminded us of "The Waltons". After that, whenever we saw clothes in stores or that somebody was wearing, that had "the look", we called it "Walton Wear". 😊

[@bigdaddigaming]

Way back in parts of America the term cousin often was a term for a friend not an actual cousin

[@wb3381]

Miss Ellie's real-life husband 2 years later was over 20 years older than her

[@franknew9001]

Elinor Donahue's second husband, Harry Ackerman, was nearly 25 years older than she was. He was born in November of 1912, and she was born in April of 1937.

[@sveerdlov1917]

Ellie and the first Mayor were my favorites.

[@bryanh1944FBH]

Here's a interesting detail of the courthouse building. For a small building, it has three forms of heat. Cast iron hot water radiators can be seen in many locations throughout the building in many episodes. There is a gas space heater by cells in the episode where Gomer finds Andy passed out from a gas leak. Finally, the building has forced air heat from a furnace in the basement. Don Rickles makes a soot cloud when working on the furnace.

[@michaelbyars8004]

I found a goof in Barney’s first car episode

[@user-pk1rf5vi6z]

Really cool video, I wished they hadn't got rid of the set. I like the fact they used the set for all those great shows.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks

[@user-xr6oz1um3d]

I loved it

[@joeanderson9852]

That’s funny I was gonna send a message and ask you to find some Andy Griffin stuff. You must’ve read my mind. ❤😂

[@tvcrazyman]

Seems like people tend to get the same ideas at the same time.😀

[@Psalm-iz5jw]

Thanks for supporting The Chosen

[@TJ-oz3cd]

Many episodes of the "Untouchables" were filmed there also.

[@dorydiavelone3531]

I walked down that street in front of the court house.

[@Muffin192213]

Yes it is a shame (or crime) that the 40 acres wasn't preserved as a part of Americana tv history, i too would go and pay to tour it.

[@eddiearocha1702]

Great Stuff!!!!!

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks!

[@IncogNito-gg6uh]

Andy was already kind of grumpy by the time he met Helen. The story of Griffith deciding to be the straight man is well known. As the series went on, though, he seemed a bit more exasperated than amused by the other characters.

[@tvcrazyman]

He definitely wasn't the same fun loving hillbilly the longer the series went. I often wonder if was just part of the changing act though, or if he was really changing.

[@slechtajames53]

In “Man in a Hurry”, they’re all getting into the patrol car to go home home after church, with Andy’s house across the street about 100 feet away.

[@tvcrazyman]

That's funny 😀

[@sevinstorey4365]

A good lawman has to have access to his vehicle at a moments notice.

[@DCJNewsMedia]

Ty very cool 😎

[@dalegray3188]

Not all the bloopers are on this, go look at the episode when the gold truck came to town, when the treasury agents first got there they seem to change when Opie came in. There was another one when Barney was giving the 5-year watch because of 5 years of service yet on another episode it was called out that he'd been there 10 years when the receipt of his pistol was found. And there's many more.

[@gwshelton4875]

Remember when a farmer was working at night with headlights and Barney thought he was growing marijuana ? His wife was pregnant , besides, you could still SEE weed growing in the daytime. THAT'S what was so funny. That part is edited out a lot

[@TommygunNG]

Interesting goof is the year Andy and Barney graduated high school. In an early black-and-white episode, we’re told it’s 1945. But in, the color “Return of Barney” episode, its 1948. Both episodes were about high school reunions. Andy says during the series that he was in Europe during “the war,” but WWII effectively ended in Europe in May 1945. I guess Andy was just part of the occupation. An oddity in those episodes is a character name, Sharon DeSpain. In the black-and-white episode, we learned that she was a love interest of Andy in high school. In the color episode, as the reunion is being planned, a bit character whispers to Andy that “Sharon DeSpain is coming.” Obviously a throwback to the first episode, it is an odd throwaway line, because Sharon never shows up in the later episode. Indeed, she’s not even mentioned in any but those two episodes. Yet, despite this attempted continuity, you still have the graduation date discontinuity. One curiosity about the black-and-white episode is that it is made in a very cheap and chinsy way. Andy and Barney are the only two regular characters in it, and none of the usual sets are used. We only see the garage of the rooming house where Barney lived, and a small room with curtains used to give the impression that it’s a high school gymnasium for a reunion. There are a few bit parts and Sharon, who make appearances, but that’s it. It’s as if they needed an extra episode, but had no money to pay anybody.

[@jonathanriley1882]

That was interesting

[@michaelcolston9334]

I’ve read that the facades and building on the backlot were in such bad shape that they weren’t safe in 1976. Likewise they wouldn’t survive being moved somewhere else. The church apparently burned in a studio fire in 1976.

[@tvcrazyman]

Interesting. I think I would have rebuilt them and turned it into a tourist site. It could have been a big money maker.

[@msh4281]

I was born in 1966. In 1970 my mom me and my two older brothers moved to 4204 van Buren st. Which is less then two blocks from where desilu studios was, it was already basically abandoned at that point , myself and my brothers and all the neighborhood kids would sneak in there on a daily basis and play for hours, just as long as we were home by the time street lights came on nobody cared , when I was 7 yrs old I fell from one of the props as we called them it was in the western town. Basically most every thing you see was just a front of a house or building with catwalks behind them for actors to appear like they where in a hotel room having a shootout. Or whatever the scene called for, I was basically three floors up running on basically a 2×6 plank that gave way from age and rot landed face first on a concrete slab, 2 1/2 months in the hospital year and a half in a wheelchair I shouldn't be here but by the grace of God, my older brother actually burnt that church down. He also burnt down the guard Tower from Hogan's heroes..10 year old pyro. They leveled the whole place shortly after that, I will say that Lucille Ball stepped up and paid all my hospital bills. I can tell you hours and hours of stories about the crazy s#+" that went on at 40 acres by a bunch of unsupervised hellions in the early 70's all our parents were working two jobs getting divorces partying, all us kids had a hell of a lot of fun in our backyard as we called it. I'm not very articulate when it comes to typing But if you got any questions hit me up. Be happy to reminisce.

[@neergydnar]

Andy and Barney confiscated a little boy’s bike because he kept riding on the sidewalk,but I’ve seen at least 2 episodes where Opie rides his bike on the sidewalk while talking to Andy. That’s nepotism for you!

[@marinhusky8863]

I think I have seen some episodes of the Twilight Zone on that set.

[@TwoPair72]

1. Gold truck episode where Gomer was putting gas in and got it all over Barney's feet. The next scene his pants are dry 2. When Briscoe Darling was putting water into the truck. Said it took 7 hat fills, only took 4. 3. When did Gomer suddenly become a mechanic? At first, he put in just gas and oil. Later on, he had people lined up at Andy's looking for repairs. 4. What happened to the car Barney drove up in the runaway kid episode? Later on he buys his first one from the crooks. 5. In a few episodes Barney is acting like he is on the phone with the receiver in hand and it rings. How can it still ring? 6. When the kids pushed the patrol car in front of the fire plug. Impossible since it was an automatic transmission. They didn't move the selector and you would think you needed the key to unlock the mechanism.

[@ericg4042]

Cars didn't have locking gear shifts until the late 1960's. Anyways, in the era of Andy Griffith, Fords had the ignition switch on the left side of the steering wheel on the instrument panel. As for the phone, perhaps he was faking making a call and had his fingers holding down the cradle buttons.

[@Relayer56]

Yes, I’d pay good money to walk the streets of Mayberry! They’d have run me off.

[@user-ez4bo4ke2b]

The Pickle Story and Opie The Birdman . And Convicts At Large are very good .

[@photosrain4351]

I remember Andy playing a busted guitar in the jail to annoy the crooks in the cell blocks. The box was just a flapping as he was doing his ( guitar playing ) antics.

[@dzfh98]

Has anyone ever noticed that behind the front door of the sheriff's office keeps changing? There's a window. Then the window goes away, there's a heater. Then the heater goes away, then there's a door, and the door goes away, then the jail cells move closer to the front wall. It's kind of weird once you notice it.

[@ericg4042]

Yes and the jail cells had windows, impossible as Floyd's barber shop butts right up against that side of the jailhouse.

[@dzfh98]

@ericg4042 The magic of Hollywood. It seems like the sets were pretty fluid.

[@gregoryclemen1870]

the star trek series also used mayberry in the "RETURN OF THE ARCONS"

[@JohnWilliams-ij4gj]

You didn’t mention that the Christmas card shown was printed “greetings from state prison”. Andy read it saying “merry Christmas” from state prison. Plus, in the Episode Ellie comes to town, in the drug store there is a pair of sunglasses missing one lens on the display board. Also a pair with no lenses at all.

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

The school Teacher Crump was the worst she was controlling Andy had to walk the line.

[@tvcrazyman]

I always thought she was way too grumpy and it seemed to coincide with Andy getting more grumpy and serious as the show went on.

[@declansills1614]

If a man acted toward his girlfriend the way Helen acted toward Andy, people would be warning her about him. Too great a potential for violence.🤕

[@jacktribble5253]

So many iconic movie props ended up in junk yards or thrift shops that it boggles the mind. Entire TV series were lost to save a few dollars on film.

[@tvcrazyman]

Yeah, they probably lost a lot trying to save money.

[@jacktribble5253]

@@tvcrazyman They lost fortunes to save $20 dollar bills.

[@rlwoodlief]

Well, I can offer you a small consolation...IF you're ever in NC, you can stay in Andy Griffiths home that he grew up in right in Mount Airy(Mayberry). It's managed by the The Hilton Inn in town and costs $250.00 a night. It has two bedrooms.

[@tvcrazyman]

Neat. Thanks for the info.

[@johnhart3480]

Interesting to watch Mr. Tvcrazyman. Have you considered a video on "Voyage to the Bottem of the Sea"? I hope you don't mind a suggestion.

[@tvcrazyman]

I can definitely see me doing a video on that show at some point. Definitely, love suggestions, I like to know what everybody wants to see. It helps me plan for future projects. Thanks

[@dalegray3188]

Peggy was the Angel!

[@johnnybaker3751]

Just wanted to correct some of my errors lol speech to text. Being, Coors, and goofs. Thanks

[@TommygunNG]

As much as I like Ellie more than the other girls, one theory has to Andy being grumpy in later seasons is that it was a result of him quitting smoking.

[@tvcrazyman]

That could be. It does make you grumpy quitting smoking.

[@shannonguerrero6821]

Really enjoyed. I have a long time Andy Griffith question. If you notice the gun rack in the court house, there is a thin piece of wood that swings into place to lock the guns in place. I think that all you would need to do is just reach over it and take a gun. Thoughts? My husband says, honey, it's not a documentary.

[@tvcrazyman]

You are probably right about that. I bet you could.

[@kevlandy]

Hi, I wonder if you have any plans to release a goofs and trivia video about Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea? - I’ve started watching episodes on youtube that I watched when I was a kid.😎 Thanks.🏆🇬🇧

[@tvcrazyman]

I might do one at some point. Thanks

[@alext8828]

The Town That Never Was. Is that the one where Jimmy Olsen trips over a stone going into the courthouse?

[@tvcrazyman]

That's the one.

[@alext8828]

@@tvcrazyman I knew it, I knew it. We never forget our episodes. Thank you.

[@roymarksberry4152]

❤ That's a shame they did not save it

[@gogoyubari366]

Pretty girls!

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

What about the ''Gone With the Wind'' scenes?

[@shanea3956]

bests guitar was acoustic but the sound was that of an electric

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

I think they were mouthing the lines with them for timing to know when to exactly say their lines

[@tvcrazyman]

That's probably true. I bet they didn't know they were moving their lips though.

[@milehighkit4725]

It really is a shame about the old 40 acres lot. And another big disappointment is the demolition of Warner Brothers lot last October, for those of us that liked Hazel, bewitched, and even the partridge family among others. 🙂

[@mechdesigner9304]

At 11:48 in the video when Batmans car is chasing, you see Andys police car over on the left side. Like they stopped the filming on one show to get a scene in on another show.

[@tvcrazyman]

I thought that was Andy's car too, but some other commenters from a previous video said it was the wrong model, so I'm not sure about it now. Seems logical they would have Andy's car in Mayberry though, but then they filmed various shows in that spot.

[@el_grecko_31]

James Best did not play the guitar. "Barney Kessel" was the guitar player on both episodes where Jim Lindsey was featured.

[@cadeevans4623]

I can see why this show has its goofs working with Don knotts would be hard you couldn't keep a straight face don knotts would make you lose it and crack up so many hilarious stuff in this show I agree Ellie walker was the best girlfriend for Andy love these goofs

[@tvcrazyman]

It sure would be hard not to laugh at Don Knotts. 😀

[@cadeevans4623]

Yes it sure would he is hilarious his face expressions are priceless lol😂😂😂😂😂

[@tvcrazyman]

Yeah, I wonder if practiced those in a mirror, or if that was just his natural expressions.@@cadeevans4623

[@cadeevans4623]

I don't know man I'm sure he did practice those expressions maybe it's possible he was a natural comedian naturally funny in general

[@tvcrazyman]

He was definitely a natural at his nervous guy skit that he did. He was perfect as the nervous or scared dude.@@cadeevans4623

[@eric81872]

☺♥

[@merletdavis6463]

I saw a goof , Barney shot Lantern and blew out the bottom left portion of it but yet when they show it again with the guy's hands up the whole glass is there ! So what happened to the one he shot

[@cooter-of7ej]

one goof you missed is the guitar sounded like a electric guitar and it was not i never heard anyone comment on that

[@opinionatedone2561]

Little did they know the billions of dollars to be made as a tourist spot

[@HiraethRestorations]

I theorize that Andy was a serial killer. The way his girlfriends disappeared without a trace is a bit suspicious. A serial killer sheriff makes an interesting plot twist.

[@chrisosieczanek8281]

Always thought Thelma Lou was a knockout !

[@GumLogLaw]

Most of these type videos are junk. Not this one. The maker has respect for this era. It got my subscribe and bell.

[@bigrich6750]

Why was everyone so happy in Mayberry? Nobody was married.

[@Merylstreep1949]

They probably moved that pear because it looked too phallic lol Please keep up the videos, I'd love to eventually see videos on Eight is Enough, The Avengers, Brady Bunch and Sanford and Son

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks.

[@kingslaphappy1533]

👍

[@hifijohn]

As a guitar player , James best did a terrible job of faking guitar player.

[@michaelbyars8004]

Yeah I big time bad job and playing two guitars at the same time 🤣

[@azilll]

Your wife/spellchecker needs to watch this video. At 2:00 "misspelled" is misspelled.

[@tvcrazyman]

Hmm...that's kind of ironic or coincidental.

[@jonathanward1263]

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE!