How Each Andy Griffith Show Cast Member Died

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How Each Andy Griffith Show Cast Member Died

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The Andy Griffith Show is one of the most popular shows in the history of television. And the Andy Griffith Show cast are some of the most beloved and recognizable stars of the last 60 years.
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The show aired on the CBS network from 1960 to 1968. It took place in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, which was reportedly based on Andy Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Many of the show’s cast members went on to play other roles over the years that followed but each of them would be best remembered for their parts on the show. Some even went on to other iconic roles, like Happy Days’ Richie Cunningham for Ron Howard and Three’s Company’s Mr. Furley for Don Knotts. But their time in The Andy Griffith Show cast would stay with them until the end. Given that the show went off the air over 50 years ago, it’s reasonable to expect that most of The Andy Griffith Show cast members have died since. All but one of the cast members have passed away in the intervening years but many of them lived for several decades after the show’s end.
Only one cast member died during the show’s run, an event that had an impact on everyone in The Andy Griffith Show cast. Many members of the show’s cast remained friends afterward, and some went on to share the screen together in later shows, like Andy Griffith’s procedural drama Matlock.
While the show has been out of production for over 50 years, it has played in syndication almost non-stop ever since it ended. This means new generations can rediscover the show and they all get to enjoy its small-town friendliness and crazy characters. Make sure you click like and subscribe to the Facts Verse channel below so you don’t miss any of our upcoming videos.
How Each Andy Griffith Show Cast Member Died
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@daspicsman 2 жыл бұрын

I watch them almost every day. Nothing beats the fun and wholesome comedies of the time. These guys are gone but they live on more than 50 years later. Timeless.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We agree! Thank you for watching our content and for the heartwarming mesage. Be on the lookout for our next video!

@claudegrantt4686 8 ай бұрын

Me allso 😅

@wwilson7594 2 жыл бұрын

My father passed away when I was young, I always imagined Andy Griffith would be my father. We would whistle together, go fishing, and go play baseball in a field. I still watch the reruns on ME-TV every single day.

@Saybleu Жыл бұрын

I watch Andy Griffith every morning before work, I’m watching it right now💖

@cynthiamurphy8605 3 жыл бұрын

The Andy Griffith show helped me get through the first three months of COVID with my sanity. Spent my days in a fetal position binge watching Andy Griffith reruns and letting my mind escape to a simpler, easier, healthier time.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, Cynthia!

@jasonmacneil2256 2 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse Your videos STINK! You missed SO MANY CHARACTERS ITS PATHETIC!!

@gailenefuller8330 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@garylw3 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite actor on the Andy Griffith Show: Andy Griffith. I am 70 and grew up with this show. I have watched every episode of Matlock twice, and believe Andy Griffith to be one of the nest TV entertainers of all time.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Gary!

@bobbkg762 3 жыл бұрын

It was a wonderful show, when life was simple, Andy Taylor was a wonderful dad.

@jjs490 2 жыл бұрын

All the characters were very good, in their own way , but Andy Griffith was like a father, a friend, a guardian angel , a counselor and many things to me. These last two years with covid and what it did to some of my relationships has been very very difficult and I find myself watching Andy Griffith for some Solace and therapy. Andy was unique. So warm and friendly. He just plain made you feel good .Still does .

@daspicsman 8 ай бұрын

Back in the day when I had many tough days I’d come home and watch Andy Griffith. A respite from the modern reality. Without it I think I might have gone nuts. My favorite episode is the one with Malcolm Tucker, the stranded motorist. A big city guy forced to spend a moment in a different world. And he finds peace.

@esmith1940 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching Andy Griffith show and to this day I still watch it regularly

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love the show! Which episode is the most memorable for you?

@esmith1940 2 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse Well so many but I think the "Fun Girls" was pretty funny

@trishadavis8344 3 жыл бұрын

Otis was an unforgettable character and he played the part so well

@johnr8309 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite was "Andy On Trial." Don Knotts demonstrated not only his usual comedic brilliance, but in the conclusion of the episode displayed an ability to engage in a more serious tone.

@francesmullen4791 2 жыл бұрын

i watch the Andy Griffith Show EVERY SINGLE DAY...it makes me happy to relive those wonderful simple days...THANK GOODNESS FOR TV LAND!

@clovisyarnall6665 3 жыл бұрын

I gave a collection of the show’s DVDs to my 6-year old Grandson and he watches them over and over and loves the show.

@jameshassell8110 3 жыл бұрын

Ron Howard is NOT the only surviving cast member. Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou) is still living as of April 18, 2021. She is 94.

@JA-bh3cq 3 жыл бұрын

Elinor Donahue is also alive, and is 84.

@chrisamick6350 3 жыл бұрын

Yep and she was still makes appearances n Mt. Airy NC pre covid

@jameeselah9728 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering why there was some people left out

@browningbelgium2326 2 жыл бұрын

Clint Howard(Leon) is still alive as well.

@rootzandbranches4656 2 жыл бұрын

Such a non-fitting name for this channel - 'Facts Verse'. I can see why you might skip over Clint Howard since he only appeared in a handful of episodes but omitting Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou) as 'surviving' member of the AGS is a major screw up.

@joycependleton589 3 жыл бұрын

I think my favorite was the father and son relationship between Andy and Opie.💞

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

We loved that too, Joyce!

@colinpostell9619 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse @Facts Verse i liked Andy Griffith and Don Knotts Barney

@dannyowens8149 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@mtngrammy6953 Жыл бұрын

I have to say that probably my favorite character was Briscoe Darling played by Denver Pyle. I loved all the main characters and if I had to pick one, it would be Opie. He was the real deal of a boy in that generation and such a natural actor. Also among my favorites were Otis Campbell, Malcolm Marriweather and Mr. McBeevee (one of my favorite episodes). There were so many great characters on that show, each one bringing his or her own wonderful personality traits to add such great and varied color to the show. There will never be a show that comes close to the wholesome and delightfully entertaining quality of the Andy Griffith Show.

@jeffsims6549 3 жыл бұрын

I truly liked Andy Griffith show all the actors were great no shows like this today there were no violence or killing just good down home life greatest show ever

@garyharrall4002 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Thelma Lou, Ernest T. Bass, Briscoe Darling, Charlene Darling and her brothers, both mayor pike and Mayor stoner, jim lyndsey. You mentioned gomer pyle but that was it. The town drunk Otis Campbell, Clara Johnson, Malcolm Marriweather. Even though they were recurring they were still memorable. That should be your next video.

@Frankflexxxx Жыл бұрын

And don't forget about the lovely Elinor Donahue. She's still alive at 85 as of me posting this in 2022.

@garyharrall4002 Жыл бұрын

@@Frankflexxxx yup that's right. And Rafe Hollister. Don't forget him

@ArnoldStafford 10 ай бұрын

Yea sure didn't c o ver them all all of was great

@grbpac12 2 жыл бұрын

The Andy Griffith show got me through many days when I was sick and had to stay home from school as a kid (1963-1966). I loved watching all the actors but especially Barney and Otis and some of their interactions.

@engineerpat5290 3 жыл бұрын

Ellie, Thelma Lou and Opie are the last three characters of the show that are still with us.

@rickeyjenkins5969 3 жыл бұрын

And Clint Howard!

@hdawg74 3 жыл бұрын

Maggie Peterson who played Charlene Darling is still alive also

@darrelldurley9204 3 жыл бұрын

I think they mean main characters.

@Lumbago_survivor84 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the sandwich kid

@Lumbago_survivor84 3 жыл бұрын

@@Meri7965 yeah him

@luzsandres7751 2 жыл бұрын

Still to this day I watch the show and love seeing everyone of these actors. Takes me to those days

@wandahelms 3 жыл бұрын

Andy Griffith. He was a very good actor and I loved seeing him in Matlock also.

@gailenefuller8330 2 жыл бұрын

Oatis

@jennetteslade3444 3 жыл бұрын

I was and still am crazy about this show all the the character's were the best, so natural and authentic so at 63 I still watch faithfully

@ruthmiddleton258 3 жыл бұрын

Of course I loved them all....but my favorites was Andy and Don Knotts...I watch it every evening and I still laugh out loud.

@michaelclendenen4005 3 жыл бұрын

I loved andy Griffith its my escape to get out of a troubled world 🌎BLESS everyone who has been in trouble world. AMEN 🙏

@brianhanna7178 3 жыл бұрын

Both Andy and Barney was a joy watching them absolutely two icons

@fallapollo5518 3 жыл бұрын

This show will always have a spot in my heart as my grandpa would ALWAYS be watching this everything I saw him

@andriavoegel4694 2 жыл бұрын

Im 47 and i have watched andy since i was 3, i still watch every chance i get, i love the show! Not a bunch of stuff like you see on tv now.

@pattysandford8990 3 жыл бұрын

I still watch it every evening

@janetlieb2507 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!❤

@cristalramirez648 3 жыл бұрын

Same 💜

@aaronreinhart8164 3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😊😂

@carrollane3285 3 жыл бұрын

Don Knotts made the show

@TimScottDT 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@mariansturgeon5144 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed them all and still watching shows over and over.

@fritzvolz1640 3 жыл бұрын

Watching The Andy Griffith Show; takes you back in time, to when the USA' was a nice and peaceful place to live.

@jerrycruise5679 3 жыл бұрын

I love the show, but it’s not real & never has been. One of the best ever. If only the real world Was like that. It was paradise for sure .

@mikee2 2 жыл бұрын

@@jerrycruise5679 I see you never have lived in a small town in North Carolina, that's the way it was.

@licypaganmaldonado4564 3 жыл бұрын

JUST LOVE ANDY TAYLOR AND OPIE AND BARNIE FIVE AND GOOVER. MISS THIS DECENT AND CLEAN SHOW. JUST ADORED THIS SHOW.

@winnifredvanderhorst2391 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, a great show that in these complicated years, brings me back to a more peaceful life that the show evokes in the Andy Griffith show. Still watch it, but sure would like to see more of the many different shows that were made. Shows with Howard Spraag, Emmett, the other deputy.

@yeseniaazua-martin5803 3 жыл бұрын

Im actually crying i loved the show

@martymccarty7624 3 жыл бұрын

The entire cast was perfect and it is as relevent now as when it aired originally! Loved it! Still do!

@25christian 2 жыл бұрын

This is another show I grew up with. I loved all the actors and it was well written and will be another forever classic.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@douglastillman3306 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely loved them all, but Andy Griffin were my favorite. I continue to follow him in other starting shows.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Douglas!

@markb9755 3 жыл бұрын

Big miss by failing to recognize Betty Lynn as another surviving member of the cast.

@6412mars 3 жыл бұрын

Elinor Donahue

@nicoleknight9412 3 жыл бұрын

You also left out Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle).

@6412mars 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicoleknight9412 Jim passed...but he wasn't mentioned was he?

@itsmillertimeagain 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicoleknight9412 Jim Nabors also sang at the Indianapolis 500 raceway every year up until about 2012 when his voice went out. He was a real class act!

@kristineburbey4710 3 жыл бұрын

yes

@licypaganmaldonado4564 3 жыл бұрын

YOU DONT GET TIRED OF THIS SHOW, IT WAS A CLEAN AND DECENT SHOW. TO BAD THEY DIED, THEY ARE WITH GOD ALMIGHTY IN HEAVEN. GOOD FOLKS. 🇵🇷

@1991punkrocker 3 жыл бұрын

That's so sad 😭 I loved Andy Griffith show when my dad rest his soul he was in a coma from a stroke in 2009 he woke up but wasn't the same But I remembered him watching and whistling to the beginning song. It made me happy. So every time I hear the whistling and makes me think of my dad.

@susanprescott8973 3 жыл бұрын

This ñame was Ben has a lawyer

@1991punkrocker 3 жыл бұрын

@@susanprescott8973 huh?

@virginiacantwell6918 2 жыл бұрын

@@susanprescott8973 mi

@crazyman6099 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what my dad does too but he’s not dead sorry for your dad

@1991punkrocker 2 жыл бұрын

@@crazyman6099 thank you so very much I always think of him now he has a granddaughter. he never got to meet. He’s not my real dad but he was a real dad to me. When I was little he heard me say Dad! He said aww she called me Dad!! and took me in ever Since. but my two brothers that’s their dad we have the same mom but different dads. I’m 30 now I was 19 or 18 att.

@shirleymccoy8566 3 жыл бұрын

Andy is an will always be my favorite...i just love his role

@louisbodin2381 3 жыл бұрын

Andy was always my favorite.

@TheRedbabi 3 жыл бұрын

Don Knots i loved his attitude after he thought he did something important..He was hilarious, I Still watch the reruns

@cathyrichardson5012 3 жыл бұрын

Yes i watch it daily

@davec1294 3 жыл бұрын

Agree he was also funny as Mr.Furly in Three's Company.

@mikeperry6224 3 жыл бұрын

Did you forget about BETTY LYNN "Thelma Lou (1960-1966)"? Last I heard she's alive and was residing in Mount Airy and she continues to make monthly personal appearances in town at the Andy Griffith Museum, signing autographs and meeting with her fans.

@katieismyname5391 3 жыл бұрын

I got married there by an Andy Griffith impersonator a few years ago!

@juliew1966 3 жыл бұрын

Gomer was my favorite. Especially after he joined the Marines and we were thrilled to hear him sing.

@brendawatkins5751 2 жыл бұрын

I'M NOT ONE TO HIDE MY AGE 76,SO HERE GOES, I'VE ENJOYED THESE SHOW'S AS A SCHOOL KID,AND AM STILL WATCHING THE RETURNS EVERY DAY, THESE EVEN IN BLACK AND WHITE ARE SO FUN TO REMEMBER ,I CAN STILL LAUGH AND REMEMBER WHEN , OVER AND OVER AGAIN 👍💕 LOVE YOU.

@MarthaRodriguez-bh4mg 7 ай бұрын

That show was great in 1968 I was a nine year old in the hospital with open heart surgery .I spend a month and half in the hospital I use to see this show every time it was on.

@nicoleknight9412 3 жыл бұрын

Andy Griffith also did a . stand-up routine called "What it Was, Was Football", which was recorded, and received a gold record for it. One of the funniest routines of all time!

@sherryhannah498 3 жыл бұрын

Nicole Knight I have that record What it was was football that was hilarious...,,.on the record Andy was billed as Deacon Andy Griffith hope you will reply to this and the other posts I posted to you

@nicoleknight9412 3 жыл бұрын

@@sherryhannah498 We once had a two-sided 78 of that. I forgot about the "Deacon" part. Don't know what happened to it.

@markspradling6490 3 жыл бұрын

Betty Lynn who played Thelma Lou, Barny's girlfriend is still alive.

@6412mars 3 жыл бұрын

Elinor Donahue

@bigbadlee1 3 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Donahue is also still alive.

@Damone7653 3 жыл бұрын

Thelma Lou was a doll... loved it when she smack Barney in the fun-girls episode.

@sandrablanchette2239 3 жыл бұрын

She is very helpful in the Andy Griffith museum in Mount Airy South Carolina.

@patrickkphillips 3 жыл бұрын

@@sandrablanchette2239 Mount Airy is in NORTH Carolina.

@carmenlopez8541 3 жыл бұрын

I loved them all,I soo truly proud of Ronald Howard for his strength and confidence in the field of directing movies, he grew up with the blessings of the lord, all the actor's friends and family members who were there for him made himself feel well and loved to be the best in his career.

@joananderson3328 3 жыл бұрын

I have been very lucky to have met Ron Howard in person. He was very friendly and nice to talk to.

@anestgr1449 3 жыл бұрын

Keep it up dude! I respect you so much for not stopping KZfaq for 5 years straight

@jeffryseitz9699 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention Otis the town drunk and Howard Morris who played Ernest T Bass.

@nadyarossi5102 3 жыл бұрын

I believe wonderful Howard Morris passed away some years ago.

@donnagiron1989 Жыл бұрын

I loved everyone in the cast but my favorite was Opie! he was so cute when he was small!!

@debbieturner1574 3 жыл бұрын

Don Knotts was my Favorite Actor on The Andy Griffith Show. He was hilarious ! I watch the episodes over & over . Love that show

@willenepatterson9131 3 жыл бұрын

I have always love the Andy Griffin show and to the day I still watch it

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Willene!

@tomwilliams1639 3 жыл бұрын

Elinor Donahue who played "Miss Ellie" is still alive. She was featured in 12 episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show as the pharmacist Ellie Walker, even getting a mention in the opening credits. Her character was intended to be a love interest for Sheriff Andy Taylor.

@kristineburbey4710 3 жыл бұрын

She never got her credits

@dianeweilheimer2142 3 жыл бұрын

@Wilhelm Geisler she was in Father Knows best as oldest daughter. She was not in the movie Sound of Music

@Kayfabe-226 2 жыл бұрын

I always though Elinor was in relationship with Andy by way she looked at him during certain scene's...She was a doll😘

@terrymarvin 2 жыл бұрын

But she wasn't a regular cast member.

@terrymarvin 2 жыл бұрын

She was never a regular cast member.

@jameseubanks379 3 жыл бұрын

I like Floyd , such a wealth of knowledge of Calvin Coolidge.

@TheRoland1947 3 жыл бұрын

Elinor Donahue is a famous American actress who is widely recognized for her performance as Betty Anderson in the American sitcom ‘Father Knows Best’. Elinor Donahue: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Nationality, Ethnicity Donahue was born on April 19, 1937, in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Is still living. Andy's 1st girl friend and Drug store clerk/owner, She has 4 grown sons.

@ronclifford3336 3 жыл бұрын

Emmitt (Paul Hartman) died in 1973, Otis (Hal Smith) died in 1994, Briscoe Darling (Denver Pyle) died in 1997, Ernest T Bass (Howard Morris) died in 2005, Gomer (Jim Nabors) died in 2017, Warren (Jack Burns) (Barney's replacement) died in 2020.

@clovisyarnall6665 3 жыл бұрын

Don Knotts was the best character on the show. It was never the same when he left.

@davidedwards1218 3 жыл бұрын

Clovis I agree no one could fill Don's shoes.i love the show.i can normally see a short seen tell you what's going on what season it is

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

Don knotts went on to become Mr. Furley on three's company.

@nicoleknight9412 3 жыл бұрын

He also re-united with Griffith on "Matlock".

@Ron-im6mj 3 жыл бұрын

I stopped watching when he left..

@kristineburbey4710 3 жыл бұрын

so true

@jasonirelan4487 3 жыл бұрын

The one who was Thelma Lou was the only recurring actress in the black and white episodes that's still alive.

@cameronduff884 3 жыл бұрын

I had a crush on her!,but I was just a kid....now I know how Elton feels.

@jasonirelan4487 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't Google the one who played the politician Howard Sprague or the cast members who played the Darlings because it wasn't that big of a deal. Unfortunately, Denver Pyle passed away; and he was fun to watch. There was that but who played Ernest T. Bass also. He's another one I didn't bother with. As far as the Darling family cast members there's that young girl who's probably still alive, and it's hard to say about the ones who played her brothers and the guy she wound up marrying on the show.

@philipancell516 3 жыл бұрын

My Mom knew him and saw him towards the end of his life plenty of times down in the Outer Banks and Manteo where he lived. He was a fantastic man.

@fortherecord8241 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing I love the show and am watching it as I watch this

@cindystarling7401 3 жыл бұрын

Love all of them especially BARNEY ❤

@Monkofmagnesia 3 жыл бұрын

What about Otis Campbell? Two actors played him, Jack Prince and Hal Smith. Most people remember Smith.

@olgabagley3564 3 жыл бұрын

How could they forget Otis the Town Drunk

@hdawg74 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Prince played Rafe Hollister - not Otis

@darrelldurley9204 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Prince wasn't Otis he played rage Hollister he was a moonshiners and could sing good.

@doralaclear8434 3 жыл бұрын

What about Ernest T Bass?

@doralaclear8434 3 жыл бұрын

And the Darlings

@wilmarhinehart8111 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting “like” at the end of your commercial after we have seen the video!

@sodakcatholic 3 жыл бұрын

I love Don Knots and Opie especially in the first couple of years. He was hilarious. I still watch it all the time, too.

@sallystepp1964 3 жыл бұрын

Loved them all. I watch 5-8 Episodes EVERY night. Still my favorite all time tv show.

@patriciaboyette3697 3 жыл бұрын

Barney and Otis trying to jump up and down on one leg, Barney was testing Otis for balance. That episode was hilarious. My dad bless his soul laughed so hard I almost teared up.

@richarddenny7632 3 жыл бұрын

What happened to Otis?

@patriciaboyette3697 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know

@hanezutchins2786 2 жыл бұрын

Otis was played by Hal Smith, who died in 94

@kathyhantge964 3 жыл бұрын

I loved them all. They were all important to make the show so good. But when Barney left the show it changed. It was not the same. Opie was a natural. Its still the best show on tv in my opinion.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, Kathy!

@PamelaRP 2 жыл бұрын

Andy was the best character I liked because he always was tough and could figure things out. He was fantastic on matlock.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@traceywilliams2160 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video but missing a few. I have all seasons. I don’t watch television, I watch my dvds of Andy. I go to sleep with him on and if I wake up in the middle of the night and it’s off, I sleepingly hit the on button and go right back to sleep. My 6 yo granddaughter is very familiar with the shows and the casts. I’ll let you in on a secret. I’ve been watching Andy faithfully when I stop watching television, in 1992. Loved the video.

@chandraderrickson7812 3 жыл бұрын

Correction to you post. Betty Lynn also know as Thelma Lou on the show is still living. She is 94 years old and resides in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

@jasonsheppard3850 3 жыл бұрын

Andy outlived everyone but 2...😍

@wilmalewis6466 3 жыл бұрын

I loved all the people on it i still watch the reruns everyday

@gloriashaeffer9117 3 жыл бұрын

Opie and Andy and barney all tie for my favorite character I love the whole show and every day I watch reruns even though I have seen them all a thousand times they never get old or boring

@blissfularrogance3529 3 жыл бұрын

I believe Elinor Donahue is still living . She played Ellie, the pharmacist.

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

She played the oldest daughter on father knows best.

@edwinjones1000 3 жыл бұрын

What about Earnest T. Bass? He was MY favorite. " "You ain't heard the last, of Earnest T. Bass". LOL.

@TheRedbabi 3 жыл бұрын

He was hilarious

@kaykiessling5029 3 жыл бұрын

Truly a hoot!!!! Denver Pile on occasion was gd also😁👍👍👍

@kfiscal01 3 жыл бұрын

He's a nut! Barney Fife.

@Silentafterthought 3 жыл бұрын

Mine were Ron Howard Andy Griffin and Don knots why because they made the show full of laughter Everytime

@jamesjhonson4568 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot Ernest T. Bass played by Howard Morris, who also directed the Andy Griffith Show, Ernest T was my favorite character on the show.

@nicoleknight9412 3 жыл бұрын

Ernest T. redefined the term "redneck". He was so funny! "You ain't seen the last of Ernest T. Bass!"

@MrIslandman59 3 жыл бұрын

The real reason Mayberry was a place that was happy all the time is because no one was married. Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam, Ernest T Bass, The Darlin family, Helen, Thelma Lou, Clara and of course Opie were all single! The only married person in Mayberry was Otis and he stayed drunk all the time! Mystery solved!

@nicoleknight9412 3 жыл бұрын

On "Return to Mayberry", Otis was a recovering alcoholic, and driving an ice cream truck. How touching!

@Damone7653 3 жыл бұрын

I hear you brother... Floyd did have a son in one episode, let's just say he was a player.

@marjoriegarner5369 3 жыл бұрын

Michael, you are true philosopher. Hysterically funny commemt. Brilliant. "Everyone's happy, ( on the show) because no one is married." SO true. I've been divorced almost 40 years. I will be 80 next year. I was never happy until I left that mean bSOB .... 40 years ago. Andy Griffith was a bully. Sad, but true.

@MrIslandman59 3 жыл бұрын

@@marjoriegarner5369 I know Marjorie...I tell people I've been happily divorced for 38 years!

@mollyettwein1779 3 жыл бұрын

Hysterical

@cmm2145 3 жыл бұрын

Frances Bavier’s last name is pronounced Baa-vee-yay. Similar to Jackie Kennedy’s maiden name Bouvier pronounced Boo-vee-yay. Ron Howard isn’t the only surviving cast member. Betty Lynn who played Thelma Lou, Elinor Donahue who played Ellie Walker, Maggie Mancuso Peterson (hope I got her name right) who played Charlene Darling, Rodney Dillard who played one of the Darling boys, and at least some of the child actors like Keith Thibodeaux who played Johnny Paul Jason

@shicoff1398 2 жыл бұрын

I really thought Aunt Bea was excellent, Thelma Lou, was actress Betty Lynn, she died at age 95 in 2021.

@lisabain4012 3 жыл бұрын

My dad loved this show. Especially Don Knotts

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

What's your dad's favorite episode, Lisa?

@user-ym8rl3hb2z 11 ай бұрын

I liked all of the characters. I see the repeats every day! I have seen most of them 2-3 times! I even have Andy’s cassette of hymns!

@FactsVerse 11 ай бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show and all of the characters. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

@dianamaida4172 3 жыл бұрын

They didn't even mention anything about Jim Nabors may he RIP 🙏even though he passed away. Yes Betty Lynn is still alive why didn't they mention her.

@daughterofchrist550 3 жыл бұрын

Jim died of Hiv... it wasn't mentioned in this video, but another, I never knew he was married to a man, but anyway sad that he died, I loved his voice, his singing voice. Such great actor. 💙

@dianamaida4172 3 жыл бұрын

@@daughterofchrist550 when I was married my husband and I saw him in Reno NV and he just blew me away with his beautiful voice. I knew that he was gay and that he had HIV but it shouldn't have mattered. I still don't know why or how they didn't mention Betty Lynn they need to have there ducks in a row before they do a vlog on the subject matter.

@patfischer749 3 жыл бұрын

@@daughterofchrist550 yes Gomer was an important character and he wasn't mentioned

@babyfaceassassin6938 3 жыл бұрын

Remember watching this with my grandma

@Frantic43 3 жыл бұрын

Love the commentary on all the videos can’t click fast enough

@davidaraujo57558 2 жыл бұрын

Andy Griffith And Don Knotts will Always be my favorite!

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love both Andy and Don! Which episode of the show is the most memorable for you?

@ajfoxw 3 жыл бұрын

This missed some notable members of the cast. There were others I would like to hear about including the actors who played Thelma Lou, Gomer, Ernest T. Bass, and more. It would be fun to hear about the lives (not deaths) of many character actors who played memorable characters on The Andy Griffeth Show.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe in our next videos, aj!

@jessepike3565 2 жыл бұрын

Thelma Lou Betty Lynn died October 16 2021 Howard Morris Ernest T bass died May 25th 2005 Jim Nabors Gomer died November 30 2017

@kimberlyolander2403 3 жыл бұрын

I always loved the episode’s that the Darlings were in or when Andy was doing a lot of singing

@hugsluv6964 2 жыл бұрын

Andy Griffith Show Is The Best Still Today

@brendalucier4466 3 жыл бұрын

I watch it every morning and evening

@deguyjay5408 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe you left out Otis Campbell (Hal Smith) and Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue) from this list! Elinor was actually my favorite character. Such a lovely lady with a beautiful smile. She and Griffith however were one awkward-looking couple, though. Andy was about as romantic as a wet sponge.

@davidcarbone3385 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to pick a favorite although Opie being so young and watching him grow-up he's most favorable along with Griffith. Bittersweet to hear about these folks' death but also interesting to hear of their lives post TAGS. Recently watched all the re-runs of the show. Also just now watched your Betty Lynn video. I imagine also still living are the other child actors like the kid who played a runaway cowboy and the girl who was Junior Miss Mayberry. She played in a couple of episodes. There were a couple of other child actors like the boy who moved the Sheriff's car, and the boy who played Sam's son in the last couple of episodes of the show, and Clint who was Ron's brother in real life. It would be interesting to see a video of interviews with them about what it was like for them to be in TAGS.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@rositaadams5172 3 жыл бұрын

I am watching Andy Griffin right now I'm 70 years old and my favorite is sheriff teller and Opie and Bonnie thank you for those memories. 🙏🏼👑⚓🇺🇸🥊💯

@melissaotis7489 3 жыл бұрын

May God bless and thank you for a great show. 👍

@ediekoller1144 3 жыл бұрын

Elinor Donahue who played Ellie on Andy Griffith Show is almost 84. She was on Father Knows Best and other shows.

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

She also guest starred on the original Star Trek.

@taukshianimations 3 жыл бұрын

I love that show! :Noooooooo:

@kimstellacunningham6425 3 жыл бұрын

I still watch the show every day and I love Opie

@landonward565 2 жыл бұрын

Best show ever.

@wandacastillo4220 3 жыл бұрын

This is still my favorite show to watch every day from 2 to 6pm 🙂

@ericchapman8719 3 жыл бұрын

I lived in Manteo, NC in the early 2000's where Andy Griffith had retired. Locally, he was known as a grumpy, caustic old man projecting an image of entitlement. While he may have been a talented actor, his later years didn't follow his good ole boy country persona.

@dailyknowledgetv7215 3 жыл бұрын

I belongs to poor family" "And i have not job and money" "KZfaq not giving me views" "I want to handle my family

@myavo 2 жыл бұрын

Otis Campbell the town-drunk character was played by Hal Smith. Hal died in 1994, just 4 days after his 77th birthday. He had been married from 1936 to 1992 to Louise (who died that year). In real life, he didn't drink and he was a decorated Air Force sergeant.