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Ever Noticed?

Answering the telephone was hit-and-miss. Seems they knew that properly they should always answer "Sheriff's Office" yet they didn't always do that. Sometimes they just said "Hello." 

And while I have your undivided attention, Aunt Bea was quite a reg

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Man in a Hurry

This episode has a mature quality all its own. Does an excellent job highlighting then-and-now aspects of life even these days, maybe especially these days. So many in a hurry contrasted to Mayberry's relaxed atmosphere. Mankind's priorities have cha

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Andy's Dad

His father appears briefly in the "Farmer Takes A Wife" episode. When Andy takes local farmer Jeff Pruitt (played by Alan Hale) to get a new suit, Andy's dad is seen leaving the clothing store and walking away. 

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Really Unreal

For instance, Andy and Barney wore only one patch. Every other officer in America wears two, one on each shoulder. 

And and and TAGS had too much sireen. If it ain't an emergency, no lights and siren. Even the so-called state police ( North Carolina h

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Mayberry Bus Station

In a very early episode Andy and Opie Housekeepers, they have Barney picking up Bea to take her to the bus station. Later Andy says he is going to the bus station to pick her up. HOWEVER, at other times we see people getting off the bus that stops ri

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Missing Episodes

I watch the show om two networks, TVLand and MeTV. Both keep showing the same episodes, and neither ever show what I call the last half. One guess is that it has to do with Barney, but come on, folks, they are leaving out a substantial number of epis

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