Andy Griffith ~ Floyd Lawson in all his glory

[@jakebernstein117]

Floyd-One of the greatest tv characters ever

[@47Str8]

When acting is this perfect, you don't feel like you're watching them, it feels like you're actually inside the barber shop with them!

[@SW-jw6il]

Floyd was definitely my favorite !!

[@karlakor]

Any episode of The Andy Griffith Show that featured Floyd was better than it would have been without him. Both before and after his stroke, Howard McNear was hilarious.

[@randyrobinson1445]

Truth

[@bonesjackson81]

Truth years later!

[@fazbell]

Andy was very loyal to his friends. Many would have let Howard McNear slide after his stroke, but Andy was a true friend.

[@vanmoody]

"she'll get even with him" lol

[@Doug41160]

Floyd was my favorite character from that show. When the character left the show after season 7, the show never seem to be the same to me.

[@dpunch9323]

It’s easy to forget Floyd is playing a character as he usually quietly steals the scene

[@anarchistatheist1917]

I was born in mid 1984 so years after the final episode of the andy griffith show originally aired but I was introduced to the show by my dad who as a child watched the show while growing up. I have two short sleeved shirts of floyd lawson's image on them in pink with the words pink floyd in the written style of the musical group pink floyd.

[@jeffblythe6001]

"Oh boy, she'll get back at him now!"... Brilliant!

[@bobjames8232]

Floyd had the voice and the movements..amazing character. He would of been my barber forever..

[@davewanamaker3690]

Floyd the Barber is the resident barber of Heaven. It will be a great place if he is cutting our hair.

[@michaelscott7030]

I WAS SHAAAAAAVED

[@aydenmillender396]

Kurt Cobain u FINALLY get the joke

[@Mr123robert1999]

You were shaaaamed

[@nickrandles1102]

Hey it’s Kurt Cobain! What are you doing here?

[@martyparty7887]

Floyd the Barber was a Gem. No one else could of played that part except him.

[@jamesswigert5666]

Kinda like Barney. He was brilliant!

[@mwilliamshs]

Could *have*

[@wallacelang1374]

Howard McNear was just perfect as barber Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show, that is most likely the reason why Andy wanted to have Howard on his show for as long as possible.

[@nygnyg1]

Best line by floyd .. "just proves one thing...if u want a good suit u have to go to mount pilot"

[@ILoveOldTWC]

The fake lawyer of Otis's - Neal Bentley.

[@nightstalkerck]

Thanks for posting, Floyd has always been my favorite.

[@stevelight2123]

Perfect comedic timing and inflection by Floyd and all in this scene.

[@sustainfem]

The way he goes into a reminiscence, almost like he's in a trance. Then Barney yells and jolts him back into reality. Well, FLOYD'S reality, that is! :)

[@wilsonplindsey]

"And now they're announcing they're coming nuptials." I loved when Floyd was featured on the show.

[@tonywestbrook6436]

Howard McNear was perfect for that roll. He lost some of his natural ability after his stroke but was irreplaceable, regardless, because he was so good at playing Floyd that it seemed he wasn't acting a part at all. I bet Andy felt the same.

[@artist92543]

Yes absolutly!

[@kansaspeach7727]

I recall on a reunion show someone stating that of all the actors of the show, Floyd was as close to the real man as any other. He's delightful 😁😊😁😊

[@jamesswigert5666]

They say that Floyd was one of Andy’s favorite on the show.

[@toyman81]

@@jamesswigert5666 In a interview with Andy Griffith, He once said that during filming he would have to catch himself while doing a scene with Howard that he would get caught up in watching Howard do his work and that he would forget to say his own lines. Andy said that Howard was that good. He felt that he was the best of all the characters on the show.

[@jamesswigert5666]

@@toyman81 I can believe that no doubt.

[@BW-kv9wj]

Howard McNear was a wonderful man. He was a very funny man and perfect for that part. He had a stroke, so many of his scenes he would play sitting down. He was partially paralyzed on the left side.

[@donschmidt8203]

How great was the Andy Griffith show? You could take clips with Floyd Lawson alone and still outdo most sitcoms. What a talent Howard McNear was. "Well, actually Barney, I dont remember." Floyd never forgot how to be funny. Best sitcom ever. Open and shut case.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Yes indeed!!

[@zekeonstormpeak4186]

He had to sit or be leaning in his scenes due to his stroke. Andy made sure he was still a part of the cast after it.

[@tonyjames1953]

How many times have I watched this and I can't stop laughing when I do! All hail Floyd Lawson!!

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

Little did we know it at the time, but Floyd was a real treat.

[@JayDogTitan-he6wo]

This is the "Punch in the nose" episode, Classic, Classic, Classic!!!! Nothing was signed?!! They just shook hands? The case isn't closed its as open as it ever was!!!! Seconds later Barney is walking down the street holding his nose. One awesome episode.

[@nickhaghighi3210]

Floyd was very unique, thank you for sharing, I love all the residents of Mayberry

[@glenwelty6788]

Bobby Gribble hates Emma Lart!!! LMAO...Howard Mcnear was incredible..like he wasn't acting. . Wonderful man..Passed in 1969..RIP.

[@TonyMontana-qv8cx]

One of the most hilarious scenes ever!

[@scottcarterr7796]

👌 Perfection 👌 💕 FLYsss

[@rickhall6886]

I love Floyd!!!

[@eduardosquidwardo2694]

Already liked before watching based off the beautiful title alone

[@Shimanofan]

I didn't even know Bobby and Emma were goin' together.

[@dhart8451]

I heard rumors but didn't believe it.

[@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si]

Nobody on the show ever knew what Floyd was going to say.

[@tlgodfrey82]

Even Floyd.. 😄🤣😄🤣

[@larryburton9369]

Great characters to all of them

[@snozer6966]

Floyd observed my hairy chin..... I was then proceeded to be shamed

[@vernwallen4246]

Barney,in his pursuit of this assault case winds up getting a bloody nose.😂😂😂

[@Berkner80]

I hear him all the time on classic talk radio on Sirius radio. He played Doc on the old Gunsmoke radio program but he played other roles also.

[@louiseasmith1336]

I LOVE Floyd.

[@dhart8451]

Best character on the show.

[@kevinjones8242]

Damn looking at those prices a haircut was 1.75 now it’s 30 dollars wow price were reasonable back then

[@mplsmark222]

A truly unique character, given wonderful dialogue by fabulous writers. As a kid, I always wondered why he talked and acted that way. 60 years later and still have never met or have seen anyone like Floyd.

[@williampalchak7574]

Classic all round.

[@artist92543]

the greatist charcater ever!

[@michaelb8957]

Floyd was great, one of my personal favorites along with Barney of course. I remember the first season a different person played Floyd. It was the episode where a stranger came to town. That Floyd I liked also but for sum unknown reason he was replaced by McNear. Perhaps he past away like the original mayor who I also liked very much. I always wanted to see more of Floyd in the series. I continue to watch them to this day, they are uplifting and funny, I wish I could live in such a town today. I also believe that Don Knotts did his best work at this time, he was absolutely perfect.

[@JamesJohnson-re9zw]

Floyd was a legendary enigma

[@lizschaap438]

I hope they never stop it

[@DanSmith-cb5vj]

"Actually Barney, I don't remember!", lol!

[@LLJR]

I like the scenes when he had that fine ass Manicurists working with him

[@middlefingerpuppet]

That was Jeannie (Barbara Eden). She was smoking hot!

[@arnenelson4495]

That was a great episode!

[@martinmahern7268]

She was so great in that. I wonder if that was her big break? Definitely top 5 episode.

[@donr5593]

She pissed off all of the wives in Mayberry.

[@jamesswigert5666]

Never forget Andy telling her that nature spent a lot of time on her. Said he couldn’t remember nature spending so much time on any one person. Loved it!

[@eagleman1542]

I always noticed how Aunt Bea and Floyd didn't have southern accents like most of the other cast members; Mr. McNear was from California and I believe the former was from the northeastern U.S.

[@CoCoGardner]

Worthy video . . Thanks!

[@johnwright291]

Everyone assumed that floyd was gay but I saw some clips of him in movies from the 30s and 40s where he played a very convincing tough guy.

[@user-wz1qo1cn3i]

lots of "tough guys" turn out to be gay

[@johnwright291]

@@user-wz1qo1cn3i this is true.

[@rotunda57]

price board "Haircuts.... $1.75" How could Floyd possibly make a living charging that price? I paid $20 just last week for a haircut.

[@SL-vi4tk]

He did okay before Howard Sprague proposed a rent increase... lol

[@mr.mustang656]

I was shaved

[@pigurine]

Love that sign.

[@citizenken7069]

This was obviously after Howard McNear had his stroke, since he wasn't as animated as he was in the earlier episodes. Still, even after his stroke, he was more than capable of getting laughs!

[@1320trail]

I love how Floyd gets startled so easily!!! See 0:40

[@ryanbarker5217]

wow, that's an expensive haircut! my barber charges me $9, but in 1963, $2 is worth almost $17 today! (just guessing at the year of this episode.)

[@DiamondCutter423]

Fascinating.

[@rr7firefly]

A "butch haircut"? That certainly brings up some nutty imagery. I would have loved to hear Floyd describe exactly what that is.

[@David-yw2lv]

Floyd was a very funny character.

[@rodneyjackson6181]

Hilarious Floyd!!

[@scottcarterr7796]

Aunt. B. Say Don't. B. Late. 4. Suhhh. Supahh

[@sanfordberg4880]

Life's funny ya know.

[@jimpitt100]

Personally I feel that role could only be played by Howard McNear, the ideal character. The first Floyd I didn’t like.

[@toyman81]

Howd this come up Andy?

[@chantseboucher8113]

So yay

[@bonesjackson81]

Hilarious but i think i like the Calvin Coolidge bench talk best.

[@toyman81]

I wonder how many times they had to do this scene.

[@cliftonjarvis8010]

He was better after the stroke

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

Poor Floyd had a horrible end with all them strokes. 😢

[@DJ-bj8ku]

Overzealous Barney and cotton-headed Floyd in a fruitless exchange, while mild-mannered Andy, instead of putting the kibosh on reopening the case, lets the long-forgotten conflict spin out of control. That’s what happens when there’s no crime in Mayberry. 😂

[@bobbylee2853]

The KKK kept the peace.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

@@bobbylee2853 true

[@jamesziegler2763]

Interesting

[@alanstrong55]

Floyd punched Barney in the nose. Funny that a butch cost a higher price than a haircut. Now that term is off limits.

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

Floyd also played on the “Twilight Zone”

[@tedpeterson1156]

McNear played Doc on the radio version of Gunsmoke, and was cast in a bazillion other episodes on many different radio shows.

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

Ted Peterson I was just watching McNear on a western this morning , H&I channel , playing the banker of “Bank of Dangerfield” . Lol

[@jamesswigert5666]

Yep, the one where the aliens came to take someone from the planet. They picked a guy who told tall tales. He practically won the war singlehandedly, told Henry Ford to put the engine in the rear of a car, etc...

[@BW-kv9wj]

Yes, I just watched that episode today with Frisbee who was the worlds greatest liar and got kidnapped by aliens. And no one would believe him because he always lied. LOL

[@petervance6777]

Think that was Andy Devine 🙄

[@bryantoth5249]

Answer me this, Who cut Floyd's hair?

[@tlgodfrey82]

He mighta had to go to Mt. Pilot.. after all, he had to go there if he wanted a good suit.

[@dmichael100]

@@tlgodfrey82 Well. he wouldn't go to Raleigh. You know what they charge for things in those big cities?

[@rufust.firefly4890]

What DID Calvin Coolidge say?

[@su-rv2uq]

This isn't how I remember Floyd. He talked much slower and gently.

[@rotunda57]

That was after his stroke. It slowed him down.

[@chantseboucher8113]

Yay right

[@chantseboucher8113]

Am not a him okay

[@adamskaboy]

Floyd rules!

[@simonebell6871]

LOL

[@darrelljohnston8676]

Wouldn't Norm Macdonald make a great Floyd the barber.

[@davewanamaker3690]

Absoultely. That was a brilliant idea. Norm would have been good in a re-casting of Mayberry. I could hear him now telling the story of the farmer with the three-legged prized pig.

[@joeanderson9852]

😂😂

[@rhrh2025]

Barney Fife was the most obnoxious, clueless character ever created!

[@conniekepke7676]

Soooo annoying ya NEVER see a full episode, why bother showing little skits, not worth watching

[@goodmorning77777]

The best part is where he died smothered in Andys Butt

[@tlgodfrey82]

Huh?

[@goodmorning77777]

tlgodfrey82 Lol listen to a song called ‘Floyd The Barber’ by Nirvana, The singer Kurt Cobain made a joke of this show portraying the barber ‘Floyd’ as a serial killer. The lyric ‘Barney ties me to a chair, i can’t see i’m really scared, Floyd breathes hard I hear a zip, Pee Pee pressed against my lips’ explains it Lmao.

[@douglasmijangos3327]

Archie Currie “ they take turns and cut me up “ I think Kurt was making the entire town look like there was something strange going on .. they were killing everyone that came to town .. specially took their opportunity when they would cut their hair at Floyd’s place 🤷🏻‍♂️... 😂

[@timfitzgerald1035]

notice the price of haircuts?

[@elfritts9895]

Believe it or not my barber shop is nearly identical to Floyd's except haircuts are 2.25 it's a genuine time capsule west side Barber shop on the square in Nevada Missouri 😅😅

[@eightinches3671]

Years ago I had a co-worker that looked exactly like Floyd.