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1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
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3. True To The Call by Kingdom Heirs (reviewed 3/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

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November 6, 2004

It's about time

On November 16, Paramount is releasing the first season of The Andy Griffith Show on DVD. It's about time.

I already own two DVD collections containing eight episodes each, one titled The Best Of The Andy Griffith Show and one titled The Best Of Barney. The quality level is OK, but the original theme song before each show has been replaced with some ripoff tune. I've found a number of other DVD collections for sale, but they invariably contain the same 16 episodes I already own (episodes 80-95).

I don't know why Paramount would have waited so long to get a definitive collection on the market when scads of similarly nostalgic shows are already on the shelves. Five seasons of Sanford And Son are already available on DVD, for example.

I've yet to find a list of the episodes that will be on the official Paramount release, so I decided to consult my copy of Richard Kelly's book The Andy Griffith Show and post the first season's titles here. The first season ran for 32 weeks on Monday nights beginning October 3, 1960 and running thru May 22, 1961.

Episode titles include: "The New Housekeeper," "The Manhunt," "Guitar Player," "Ellie Comes To Town," "Irresistible Andy," "Runaway Kid," "Andy The Matchmaker," "Opie's Charity," "A Feud Is A Feud," "Ellie For Council," "Christmas Story," "Stranger In Town," "Mayberry Goes To Hollywood," "The Horse Trader," "Those Gossipin' Men," "The Beauty Contest," "Alcohol And Old Lace," "Andy, The Marriage Counselor," "Mayberry On Record," "Andy Saves Barney's Morale," "Andy And The Gentleman Crook," "Cyrano Andy," "Andy And Opie, Housekeepers," "The New Doctor," "A Plaque For Mayberry," "The Inspector," "Ellie Saves A Female," "Andy Forecloses," "Quiet Sam," "Barney Gets His Man," "The Guitar Player Returns," and "Bringing Up Opie"

Main characters introduced the first season in addition to Andy Taylor include Barney Fife, Opie Taylor, Aunt Bee, Otis Campbell, and Ellie as Andy's main love interest. (Elinor Donahue, the actress who portrayed Ellie, left the show after one season.) Floyd Lawson appeared in the thirteenth show.

The ninth show is significant because it incorporated a piece of Griffith's old comedic material, the story of Romeo and Juliet. This was the only episode that borrowed from pre-existing Griffith routines (although the Paul Revere story in "Andy Discovers America" was certainly inspired by them).
posted by David Bruce Murray @ 10:30:00 PM


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