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Andy Griffith: Episodes
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Griffith sang as part of some of his acting roles, most notably in A Face In The Crowd and on some episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. In recent years, he has recorded successful albums of classic Christian hymns, for Sparrow Records. In 1999 Andy was inducted into the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame with fellow artists Lulu Roman, Barbara Mandrell, David L Cook, Gary S. Paxton,
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The sheriff was of course played by Andy Griffith. Griffith was a popular comedic actor at the time, and his initial appearance in the episode received applause from the studio audience. Griffith had begun his career in show business with recordings of his self-penned comic monologues, most of which concerned a naive country lad's reactions to events in the larger world outside his hometown (such as, in probably his most popular routine, a football game). He had appeared in Broadway in a similar role in No Time For Sergeants, and repeated the part in the film version.
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All 32 episodes from season three--including "Mr. McBeeVee," "Andy and the New Mayor," "Floyd the Gay Deceiver," "Opie and the Spoiled Kid," and "The Darlings Are Coming"--are collected in a five-disc set. 13 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
[F]ar, the collection includes every script of "The Andy Griffith Show" -- used and marked up with pencil -- and a 16-millimeter film reel of the first episode. It includes every script of "Matlock," Griffith's 1980s courtroom drama series.
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