Ronnie Schell

Betty Lynn

Throughout the United States, The Andy Griffith Show (TAGS) and characters like Andy and Opie Taylor, Aunt Bee, Floyd the Barber, Otis Campbell, Ernest T. Bass, Thelma Lou, and of course Barney Fife, continue to set off a certain nostalgic feeling of when life was simpler. Andy Griffith once said ""As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past." Loyal audiences and super fans make it their life's mission to pass down that nostalgic Mayberry feeling to future generations and even after 60 years, The Andy Griffith Show continues to help viewers escape the real world full of constant turmoil, wars and political disruption for at least 30 minutes per episode. This Utopian sitcom has never been off the air since 1960, continues to draw more fans of all ages and sizes, has helped transition Andy Griffith's hometown of Mt. Airy, NC into a tourist Mecca, and has influenced many to become tribute artists of their favorite Mayberrian characters. Through archival footage, clips from The Andy Griffith Show, and interviews with Andy Griffith Show cast members, tribute artists, scholars, and super fans, the effect this show has had on American television, music, film, and small town America is explored as a means to show how deeply rooted The Andy Griffith Show is in our own culture.—Chris Hudson

The Mayberry Effect

The Mayberry Effect (2021)

Maureen O'Hara

Louise Allbritton

Ed Begley

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere--who turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him. Mr. Belvedere works miracles with the children and the house but the Kings have no idea just what he's doing with his evenings off. And when Harry must go out of town on a business trip, a nosy parker starts a few ugly rumors. But everything comes out all right in the end, thanks to Mr. Belvedere.

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty (1948)

Paul Willson

Jim Nabors

Howard Morris

This was a reunion bringing back most of the characters from The Andy Griffith Show. It begins with Andy Taylor returning to Mayberry and planning to run for his old job of Sheriff but when he arrives, he discovers that his old deputy and friend, Barney Fife, is planning to run also. So Andy decides to back down. And at the same time there are some strange things going on, and Barney's stumped, so Andy has to help him out. Also Barney's planning to propose to his old girlfriend Thelma Lou, and Opie, Andy's son is about to become a father. —

Return to Mayberry

Return to Mayberry (1986)

Cyd Charisse

Steve Forrest

Frank Sinatra

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not to begin with...

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)

Robin Hughes

Walter Pidgeon

Paul Frees

Million Dollar Mermaid tells the story of Australian swimming sensation Annette Kellerman, who overcame childhood polio to go on and achieve fame as a professional swimmer and film star in the early decades of the 20th century. At the same time, she scandalized the world by wearing a one-piece bathing suit on public beaches long before the style was accepted in polite company, and made waves in other ways as well. The story was a perfect vehicle decades later to showcase the star quality of Esther Williams in the 1950s, and Kellerman's moniker was picked up by Life Magazine when it named Ms. Williams the "Million Dollar Mermaid" herself.

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

Dean Stockwell

Jeffrey Hunter

John Larch

A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed. —Anonymous

Gun for a Coward

Gun for a Coward (1956)

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