Yeah, wanted to shed their rural image. And then a year later, here come the Waltons! In fairness, though, the Waltons, though in a rural setting, was a family drama, unlike the slew or rural comedies on CBS airwaves throughout the 60s and early 70s.
This is from the episode "Palm Springs Cowboy" {December 29, 1969}, originally sponsored by General Foods; they sustained the entire series, as they did Andy's.
This show was pretty much just a direct continuation of the Andy Griffith Show with Andy Griffith having just left as the starring role...but for CBS's "rural purge" it might have stuck around longer. They axed a lot of good shows after that purge...I guess no one told them they could introduce some new shows without getting rid of all of the other shows.
This show was a little too whitebread for me but I always liked the "Mayberry March." Since this was the continuation of TAGS without Griffith they got a pretty damned good run from the show. And, it was still popular when they pulled the plug. I'm a big Ken Berry fan.
"Mayberry, R.F.D" was on television for three years on the CBS Television Network. Excellent Video Clip!! The show would have earned more credibility if the program had been opened as the following: "Mayberry, R.F.D -- A Lorimar Production" in the 1969-1970 Television Season ... and stayed there until the end of the 1971-1972 Television Season. A Solid 5!!
@Green18600, it wouldn't have worked anyway, because "Mayberry, R.F.D." was axed during C.B.S.'s ""Rural Purge", in which they cancelled shows that weren't considered upscale for younger audiences, or featured older people.
This closing has the second variation of the instrumental theme that was used, the arrangement changes at 1:12 and is shorter in length than the first closing. The title of the theme is "Mayberry March", and was used as background music in the original TAGS.
Yeah, wanted to shed their rural image. And then a year later, here come the Waltons! In fairness, though, the Waltons, though in a rural setting, was a family drama, unlike the slew or rural comedies on CBS airwaves throughout the 60s and early 70s.
alwrig 2 months ago
What a great memory. Thanks for posting.
20alphabet 7 months ago
Wow, what a special guest: Dick Forcem.
donnieandsarah 9 months ago
@donnieandsarah Probably the reason Duke Nukem exists.
UandMeRacoons 9 months ago
toastem is the less successful version of pop tarts.
bartbro 1 year ago
What is Toastem?
beanio12 1 year ago
@beanio12 fake pop tarts. they still exist. somewhere.
crappy4478 1 year ago
who was the sheriff of this town once andy left
richmjr67 1 year ago
whats rfd stand for
richmjr67 1 year ago
@richmjr67 R.F.D. stands for Rural Free Delivery. It's an old postal code.
Archangel101576 1 year ago
what the heck is a toastem...a 1960s pop tart
richmjr67 1 year ago
This is from the episode "Palm Springs Cowboy" {December 29, 1969}, originally sponsored by General Foods; they sustained the entire series, as they did Andy's.
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
Lots of butt shots on both shows.
I gotta say that theme music has stuck in my head for years.
myrnaturner 1 year ago
This show was pretty much just a direct continuation of the Andy Griffith Show with Andy Griffith having just left as the starring role...but for CBS's "rural purge" it might have stuck around longer. They axed a lot of good shows after that purge...I guess no one told them they could introduce some new shows without getting rid of all of the other shows.
ReuWil 1 year ago
Oh , Yes , I grew up watching this show !!!!
LadySierraSays 1 year ago
I love TAGS but I just never could get into Mayberry RFD.
kustomchainwerks 1 year ago
I liked Howard Stern's parody: Mayberry KKK
wdc2998 2 years ago
R.F.D. means Rural Free Delivery
TheTheo58 2 years ago
What does the RFD stand for
farmall51 2 years ago
This show was a little too whitebread for me but I always liked the "Mayberry March." Since this was the continuation of TAGS without Griffith they got a pretty damned good run from the show. And, it was still popular when they pulled the plug. I'm a big Ken Berry fan.
tonywallacess45 2 years ago
"Mayberry, R.F.D" was on television for three years on the CBS Television Network. Excellent Video Clip!! The show would have earned more credibility if the program had been opened as the following: "Mayberry, R.F.D -- A Lorimar Production" in the 1969-1970 Television Season ... and stayed there until the end of the 1971-1972 Television Season. A Solid 5!!
Green18600 2 years ago
@Green18600, it wouldn't have worked anyway, because "Mayberry, R.F.D." was axed during C.B.S.'s ""Rural Purge", in which they cancelled shows that weren't considered upscale for younger audiences, or featured older people.
vividwatch47 1 year ago
I'm looking for the opening theme. My bird can sing it.
Skylord12345 2 years ago
This closing has the second variation of the instrumental theme that was used, the arrangement changes at 1:12 and is shorter in length than the first closing. The title of the theme is "Mayberry March", and was used as background music in the original TAGS.
jed6271 2 years ago
@jed6271, next to the "Andy Griffith Show"'s main title, the "Mayberry March" was the closest thing to a leitmotif for both shows.
vividwatch47 1 year ago
This show has nothing on Andy!
thechristiandude09 2 years ago 2