Andy Griffith Show Pilot Missing Scene

This is the scene which was cut from the syndication print that were used on the Andy Griffith and Make Room for Daddy dvds.

In the previous scene, Widow Perkins had explained to Andy why she was not able to pay her taxes. She had rented a suit for her late husband to wear at his funeral with the plan that the suit would be removed before burial. But he was buried in it and she has been paying 50 cents a day rent for the last 2 years. In this scene Andy confronts the storekeeper who rented the suit.

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[mrgrober]

This Is Not A Missing Scene...When I Saw The Pilot,This Scene Was In The Show...

The Only Way This Scene Is Missing is Because You Took It..

And Yes It Is "Make Room For Daddy". If You A Real Fan..Or At Least Read The Credits,You'll See That The Show Is A Danny Thomas Production...

This Isn't As Mysterious Of A Clip As One Might Be Lead To Beleive....

[kirkba]

@mrgrober It's missing from the dvd's as I wrote in the description.

[joebcfp61]

The Andy Griffith Show is one of the best shows ever. It has a great morality and thought provoking skits as well as insane extremely funny episodes. I do like the black and white episodes with Barney the best. Too many shows are great. I own the entire 8 seasons on DVD. A great investment in total entertainment.

[SpaceAceTX]

@daven58100 Turner Classic Movies did a really nice mini-doc about that film and Andy Griffith. Warner Brothers were set to promote Andy as the next Brando with full studio backing, they were floored by his ability and ready to put their money where their mouth was.

All those plans were crushed when Griffith took the role of Andy Taylor. He passed on the big budget movies, Hollywood & fame because as he stated "his heart was truly in The Andy Griffith Show" to him it was family. Very cool

[womanwonder10]

One of the best shows ever on tv!!! Why can't they make 'em like this anymore?! So sick off all of the cruddy stuff they now air. What would we do without reality tv, since that's all there is.... reality and sleeze! Ughh!

[jamo387]

@Tre404 Sheldon Leonard directed the show

[rcayers3yahoo]

this don't even show,danny getting arrested.

[benschlechter]

That's the same actor that portrayed Ben Weaver in some of the episodes of TAGS

[Huntingtheworld123]

I'm going to Mayberry in a while... Maybe even mt. Pilot

[WSenator1]

@rustydog1236 - Must politely disagree about MRFD. It was an EXCELLENT, very funny show that had a very long run (11 years) on TV. I agree about the irony that not many people remember it, and that is a total shame.  Andy Griffith and Dick Van Dyke (Thomas produced both shows) deserve their immortality, but Make Room for Daddy should have some of that, too.

[CrashTestChris]

@Astraldragon1 Midway thru the 2nd season, Griffith and Sheldon Leonard found that the interplay between the other characters worked more than the Andy Taylor cornpone and probably was the reason for the shows longivity....It was easier to write for the show this way, and Griffith didn't have to carry the whole load every episode....When a character didn't work out (Ellie, Peggy, Warren the new deputy) they just disappeared....Andy becoming the straight man is what helped the show last so long.

[buzzcen]

where can I see the full episode?

[SurferJoe1]

@kirkba Right- sometimes known as a "backdoor pilot".

And if it had been made a few miles up the road it would have been a Mt. Pilot pilot. Great stuff, thanks for posting this!

[Astraldragon1]

The early days of the Andy Griffith Show was great the B & W days. I didn't care to much when it went to color other then if Barney came back from time to time. To me Andy was at his best when on the Danny Thomas Episode and the first couple seasons..I mean how he acted and talked was different then later episodes.