Saturday, December 2, 2017

Origin of a Classic: Andy Griffith meets Danny Thomas (1960)

From Make Room For Daddy, aka The Danny Thomas Show:

Danny Williams (Thomas) and family end up getting towed into what would be Mayberry, NC by Sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith), who's a little closer to Griffith's characterization of Will Stockdale in "No Time For Sergeants" than the gentle, pacifist sheriff we'd see over 8 seasons of The Andy Griffith Show. In fact, the character of Andy Taylor would soften into its final form over the course of the first two seasons.



Regrettably, there would not be a "rematch", as Thomas didn't appear on The Andy Griffith Show.

Rating: A-.

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