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Poor ol Barn in the last picture his face said it all. Such a classic

Andy had to help her Pa realize he wasnt using Francis in the most positive way on the farm.

66 years ago today, October 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show premiered on CBS. Andy Griffith starred as the widowed sheriff of Mayberry, North Carolina, whose life was complicated by his inept but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, played by Don Knotts, his aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, played by Frances Bavier, and his young son, Opie, played by Ron Howard.

The series grew out of "Danny Meets Andy Griffith," a February 15, 1960, episode of The Danny Thomas Show. Griffith later said the show had the feel of the 1930s even though it was shot in the 1960s, a nostalgic tone that coexisted with modern touches such as the current year's Ford squad car. Although neither Griffith nor the show won an Emmy, Knotts won five and Bavier one.

The Andy Griffith Show never ranked lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and finished its final season at No. 1, with the last episode airing April 1, 1968. It spawned the spinoff Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., which premiered September 25, 1964, the sequel Mayberry R.F.D., which premiered September 23, 1968, and the reunion TV movie Return to Mayberry, which aired April 13, 1986. TV Guide later ranked it the ninth best show in American television history.

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I prefer the original 1st Ben Weaver which episode or scene is your favorite from this very talented actor?