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I grew up watching Andy, Barney, Opie, Goober, Aunt Bee and the rest of the characters of Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show. Griffith portrayed a father whose sensitivity, intelligence and love should be a model for every parent striving to be as good as they can be.
I think Andy Griffith would have smiled if he ever caught a glimpse of my illustration above. Away from the cameras, he was a Democrat and a strong supporter of President Obama in 2008. In 2010 he publicly endorsed the President’s health care reforms. There was a lot of Andy Taylor in Andy Griffith
Mario, I truly believe that we need so many more like Andy Griffith in this world! I wish more actors, writers, musicians and producers, etc. would take up the challenge to give this gift to the world. Create for us characters like him and let us see more examples of how this world could be and how we could treat each other if only we made the choice. I agree with you……may he rest in peace and I hope with knowing that he changed a piece of each of us who watched him live his life both onscreen and off. Thank you, Andy!
Thank you Mario, Like millions of others I too grew up watching The Andy Griffith Show with all of the lovable characters. Funny thing is that I was thinking of him just a couple of days ago. He was a role model not only for fathers but for people in general.
My mother still watches him. He will be missed. Thank you for your tribute. I think that he would approve of your illustration, great job.
Like so many others, I grew up watching Andy and Opie, Aunt Bee, Goober and Barney. A time when character mattered and no one my age had ever heard of police brutality (not that it didn’t happen, we just were unaware of it in our small town) Andy was wise and loving, understanding, tolerant and just a bit mischievous. All the things fathers and mothers strive to achieve and to teach.
Ron Howard spoke of the real Andy – they were the same person.
We will miss you Andy. We were glad to have you come into our homes for 8 years as Opie’s father. Thank you for being the person you were. RIP
Unlike most people, I always thought that The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. were rather hokey – I watched it because my parents watched it, and with only one TV in the house and no remote, the parents ruled the dial. I did, however, have favorite character; it was Otis Campbell, the town drunk. Of course, back then, heavy imbibers were characters of amusement and even endearment (remember Foster Brooks?) rather than disdain and scorn.
I actually preferred Griffith as Ben Matlock (at least until they put Don Knotts in) because it showed off his dramatic talent to much better effect. I guess I saw Sheriff Taylor as more of a character role. Most of the compliments showered on him for that role seem to be for his off-camera doings – how well he got along with the rest of the cast, how supportive he was, and other things that didn’t come across on the screen. This isn’t to say that I don’t respect character players – in many ways, they have a much harder job than their dramatic or comedic counterparts. It is a rare actor who has the talent to do both. And if for no other reason, we can be thankful to Andy Griffith for his influence on one of the leading directors of our time – Ron Howard.
Andy Griffith was a straight man for Don Knotts just as Bud Abbott was for Lou Costello or Dean Martin for Jerry Lewis.
But Griffith was more than that as an actor. As said by others, Matlock was a great character actor. But catch his wonderful dramatic performance in “Face in the Crowd”, “Hearts of the West” or his last film role in 2007 as Old Joe , in ” Waitress”.
He had a long, successful career and we were all blessed to have had him and his talent in our lifetime.
RIP, Andy, and Thanks for the memories.
I watched and loved that show growing up, too, Mario. I wish we had TV like that today — every sweet segment had a life’s lesson that spoke to you, all done with wonderful humor. No raw sex, violence, and obscene language — yet it was great entertainment. RIP Andy Griffith.
We lost one of ours this week, Eric Sykes. Not quite synonymous, but still occupies a great place in British hearts and comedy.
I would love a link to the stuff you guys remember about Mr Griffiths.
Eric Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. NPR in America replayed many of these Goon Show episodes in the 1970s much to my delight. I spent many a happy Saturday morning guffawing heartily to the likes of the great Peter Sellers and his associates.
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Nice post Mario!
Mario, I truly believe that we need so many more like Andy Griffith in this world! I wish more actors, writers, musicians and producers, etc. would take up the challenge to give this gift to the world. Create for us characters like him and let us see more examples of how this world could be and how we could treat each other if only we made the choice. I agree with you……may he rest in peace and I hope with knowing that he changed a piece of each of us who watched him live his life both onscreen and off. Thank you, Andy!
Thank you Mario, Like millions of others I too grew up watching The Andy Griffith Show with all of the lovable characters. Funny thing is that I was thinking of him just a couple of days ago. He was a role model not only for fathers but for people in general.
My mother still watches him. He will be missed. Thank you for your tribute. I think that he would approve of your illustration, great job.
My Japanese wife learned a lot of her English by Watching TV Shows like Andy’s. We both still enjoy watching reruns. RIP Sheriff Taylor.
Like so many others, I grew up watching Andy and Opie, Aunt Bee, Goober and Barney. A time when character mattered and no one my age had ever heard of police brutality (not that it didn’t happen, we just were unaware of it in our small town) Andy was wise and loving, understanding, tolerant and just a bit mischievous. All the things fathers and mothers strive to achieve and to teach.
Ron Howard spoke of the real Andy – they were the same person.
We will miss you Andy. We were glad to have you come into our homes for 8 years as Opie’s father. Thank you for being the person you were. RIP
Unlike most people, I always thought that The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. were rather hokey – I watched it because my parents watched it, and with only one TV in the house and no remote, the parents ruled the dial. I did, however, have favorite character; it was Otis Campbell, the town drunk. Of course, back then, heavy imbibers were characters of amusement and even endearment (remember Foster Brooks?) rather than disdain and scorn.
I actually preferred Griffith as Ben Matlock (at least until they put Don Knotts in) because it showed off his dramatic talent to much better effect. I guess I saw Sheriff Taylor as more of a character role. Most of the compliments showered on him for that role seem to be for his off-camera doings – how well he got along with the rest of the cast, how supportive he was, and other things that didn’t come across on the screen. This isn’t to say that I don’t respect character players – in many ways, they have a much harder job than their dramatic or comedic counterparts. It is a rare actor who has the talent to do both. And if for no other reason, we can be thankful to Andy Griffith for his influence on one of the leading directors of our time – Ron Howard.
Andy Griffith was a straight man for Don Knotts just as Bud Abbott was for Lou Costello or Dean Martin for Jerry Lewis.
But Griffith was more than that as an actor. As said by others, Matlock was a great character actor. But catch his wonderful dramatic performance in “Face in the Crowd”, “Hearts of the West” or his last film role in 2007 as Old Joe , in ” Waitress”.
He had a long, successful career and we were all blessed to have had him and his talent in our lifetime.
RIP, Andy, and Thanks for the memories.
One of my favorite illustrations Mario. RIP Andy.
I watched and loved that show growing up, too, Mario. I wish we had TV like that today — every sweet segment had a life’s lesson that spoke to you, all done with wonderful humor. No raw sex, violence, and obscene language — yet it was great entertainment. RIP Andy Griffith.
My niece posted this cartoon on FB today, and I had to share:
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/311669_4175293863236_534827010_n.jpg
We lost one of ours this week, Eric Sykes. Not quite synonymous, but still occupies a great place in British hearts and comedy.
I would love a link to the stuff you guys remember about Mr Griffiths.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WnGgSvzi2I
Dear Mr. Hockley,
Eric Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. NPR in America replayed many of these Goon Show episodes in the 1970s much to my delight. I spent many a happy Saturday morning guffawing heartily to the likes of the great Peter Sellers and his associates.
RIP Eric Sykes, you were a comedic icon.