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March 18, 1963
The Sheriff has his hands full as a clan of mountain musicians descends on Mayberry. This is the first appearance of The Darlings. Trivia buffs will note that Andy's microphone cord is visible in his pants leg as he first approaches the Darling's truck at the watering trough. This marks the first appearance of Denver Pyle, who would go on to play Uncle Jesse on The Dukes of Hazzard The inscription on the trough reads: DAVID MENDELBRIGHT 1870-1933/LET NO HORSE GO THIRSTY HERE. Don Knotts does not appear in this episode. The Darlings check into Room #27 at the Mayberry Hotel. The Darling boys aren't very talkative. Although they sing in most of the episodes in which they appear, this is the only episode in which they speak. In the jail cell Aunt Bee asks if everyone has had enough to eat and one of the boys says "about to pop", and as she is leaving they all stand up and say "Thank You Aunt Bee/Good Night". Dud Wash spent three years in the Army. He brought back a "tiger eye" ring for Charlene. He bought it in Spokane, Washington. Dud Wash arrives on a Southern Buslines bus out of Macon, Georgia.
The Darlings were a fictional family of musically-inclined hillbillies in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show.
The Darlings (usually pronounced Darlin's) lived in a mountain shack somewhere in the mountains neighboring Mayberry. The good-natured, but trouble-making Appalachian clan, led by patriarch Briscoe Darling (played by Denver Pyle) usually came into town when they had some sort of problem that Sheriff Andy Taylor had to resolve. Briscoe was the widowed father of five grown children (four sons and one daughter) who all lived together, and each had a different musical talent. All together, the members of the family formed a jug band. They had their own set of values and rules and had little concern for matters that went on outside of their family. Due to their secluded lifestyle, their lack of social grace, and their superstitious belief in mountain lore, they were perceived by the people of Mayberry as being somewhat backward. Their arrival in town usually meant trouble for Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife, despite their friendly relationship with the family.
The Darlings made their first appearance on The Andy Griffith Show in episode #88, "The Darlings Are Coming." In their second appearance, episode #94, "Mountain Wedding," Andy and Barney must pay a visit to the Darlings' home to rid the family of "Ernest T. Bass," a pesky neighbor with an affinity for rock throwing, who was intent on marrying Briscoe's daughter Charlene. Andy asked Briscoe if he and "the boys" couldn't take care of Ernest themselves to which Briscoe laconically replied, "Well...we thought about killing him...but we didn't want to take it that far." Their appearance on the show was always supplemented by a song (provided by bluegrass band The Dillards, who played the Darling boys), usually with Andy accompanying them on guitar.
Darling Family members Briscoe Darling Jr. — The head of the Darling household, he acted as the spokesman for the group. He was also the leader of the family band, in which he played a ceramic jug. Briscoe was played by Denver Pyle, who was best known for his roles as "Buck Webb" on The Doris Day Show and "Uncle Jesse" on The Dukes of Hazzard. Charlene Darling later Mrs. Dudley A. Wash — Briscoe's only daughter was one hot number played by Maggie Peterson . She was an attractive but naïve young, blonde woman who often caused trouble for Sheriff Taylor and his family with her flirtatious behavior and her belief in mountain lore. She was also the original object of desire for Ernest T. Bass. She loved her husband, "Dud," but once attempted to get a divorce because he looked at another woman. She later had a baby daughter named "Andelina," whom she tried to betrothe to Andy's son Opie, as was customary in her family. She occasionally sang when her father and brothers played music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Andy_Griffith_Show_episodes
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The Darlings-Andy Griffith Show/ "Dooley"by vtroupe17,230 views
@Ebo9508 YEE HAA ty for posting ebo!!
SueBeaWho 2 months ago
I always loved episodes with the Darlings! The music of The Dillards was my first exposure to blugrass.
Ebo9508 4 months ago