He broadened out the play to a full length Broadway production in late 1955 which became quite successful. This led him to the opportunity to play his first major role in the teleplay, "No Time For Sergeants" on the United States Steel Hour. This was where he first made a name for himself with, "What It Was, Was Football", which 60 years later, his country/rural character still makes me laugh. He was a monologist, one who would tell long stories. He started his career as a stand up comedian, but not like we think of one today. His first job out of school was teaching music and drama at a high school in Goldsboro. After pondering becoming a minister, he switched his major to music and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1949.
He learned to play the trombone, and also acted some in high school. Well, there are those who will take a deeper look into the sociological aspects to the show, and this isn't the venue for that kind of analysis.so let's take a look at the man.Īndy Griffith was born North Carolina and from his earliest years was immersed in music. Played in the fictitious Mayberry, North Carolina, it was as close to utopia as television would ever get. Questions of general interest will be answered personal replies are not possible.For several generations the character of Andy Taylor and the actor who played him (for many of us one in the same) presented a vision for many of what life could be. Write David Inman in care of The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal, 525 W. Can you tell me who performs it?Ī: The original song is "Power" by the Temptations, remixed by Oliver Julian. Q: There's a commercial for the Blackberry PlayBook that opens with footage from "Thor" and then there's a fast disco-y song with the word "Power" repeated. The Saturday morning version was hosted by good old Soupy Sales. It was the kids' version of "Almost Anything Goes," which ran on ABC from 1975-76. Does this sound familiar?Ī: That was "Junior Almost Anything Goes," and it ran Saturday mornings on ABC from 1976-77. Often the teams would get extremely wet or dirty and a lot of the tasks were physical. The contests were on teams and would have to perform tasks to win. It was like some of the shows that have recently been on Disney and Nick. Q: I remember a show in the mid- to late 1970s that was a game show for kids and adults. Whitford was also regular on "The West Wing" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," and he has appeared in films including "Billy Madison," "Scent of a Woman" and "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Who is this versatile guy? What else has he done?Ī: That fellow is Bradley Whitford, and he was indeed a regular on "The Good Guys," which ran briefly on Fox last summer. Q: I think the guy who played Red John on "The Mentalist" was also on a funny cop show on Fox last season. It's not on DVD - it was on video, but is now out of print. The cast also includes Deborah Raffin, Michael Learned and John Amos.
Please tell me the name and if it's on DVD.Ī: That's the 1980 film "Touched by Love," with Diane Lane as the girl, a cerebral palsy patient.
#ANDY GRIFFITH THE FISHIN HOLE MOVIE#
Q: In the 1970s or '80s there was a movie (or TV movie) about a physically handicapped girl who developed a relationship with Elvis through the mail. Keating was on the show from 1961-63, and Ames from 1963-65. Gordon Kirkwood for the remainder of the episodes. Therefore Leon Ames was recruited to play Col. Ed," the cast change is explained very simply - Larry Keating, who played next-door neighbor Roger Addison, died in the summer of 1963 at age 67. Ed" reruns before my kids go to school - they love it! Can you explain why the neighbors all of a sudden went from Addison and Kaye to The Colonel and Winnie?Ī: In the hallowed history of "Mr. She was revealed as the killer on the Novemepisode, one of the highest-rated programs in TV history. Mary Crosby played Kristin Shepherd, and she did the deed in the final episode of the 1979-80 season. Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was shot by Bing Crosby's daughter. Q: My cardiac rehab group at Rapides General Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana cannot remember who shot J.R. You may remember Sloane as the bad guy Jubal Foster, the moonshine-making farmer who unjustly accuses Opie of burning down his barn, on one of my favorite episodes, "Keeper of the Flame." The song is called "The Fishin' Hole," and the lyrics were written by Everett Sloane, Earle Hagen and Herbert Spencer. Please throw me a line so they don't put me in the nervous hospital!Ī: You are the opposite of "all wet" on this one. Q: I know that years ago I heard the words to the theme song from "The Andy Griffith Show," something like "down by the fishin' hole." Some folks think I'm all wet about this.
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