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Official Couple: According to Mayberry R.F.D., he and Helen Crump have gotten married, which is carried over to the 1986 TV movie Return to Mayberry.Nice Guy: He's a kind, compassionate and caring man who makes an effort to treat everyone around him with respect and dignity.Oddly enough, the "Jackson" part of his name is in question, as his newborn son in Mayberry R.F.D.Named After Somebody Famous: President Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.Meaningful Name: The apostle Andrew is the patron saint of fishermen, which makes the opening sequence so much better.The Matchmaker: There are numerous episodes where he plays this role, mostly for Barney or a one-time character searching for love.He was able to blow a tire off a moving car with just a pistol and was able to shoot every target of a shooting gallery with a bent rifle. Improbable Aiming Skills: Andy is a very skill sharpshooter.Hidden Badass: Andy isn't one to pick a fight over a meaningless argument, but he will put you down if absolutely necessary.Happily Married: Andy gets married to Helen in the pilot of Mayberry R.F.D.Flanderization: Andy being the Only Sane Man in Mayberry becomes more and more obvious, especially in the last three seasons, almost to the point where it seems he harbors some contempt for the Eccentric Townsfolk around him.The Face: If you're in trouble and need someone to help you find the words to get out of it, Andy's the guy you want doing the talking.Does Not Like Guns: While he's very handy with them and will use them if absolutely necessary, Andy dislikes guns and doesn't carry one regularly, preferring to reason with people and get them to listen to him out of respect and through reason rather than intimidation.The Confidant: Several characters often entrust Andy to keep secrets for them.Characterization Marches On: He and Barney are cousins in the first two episodes, something that isn't brought up again also, for much of the first season, Griffith played Andy as more of a country bumpkin than the straight man role he played in later episodes.By-the-Book Cop: Serves as this particular "voice of reason" for Barney.Beware the Nice Ones: Seriously, do not get into a fight with this guy.Mayberry's residents were sometimes petty, envious, greedy or arrogant, but they almost always came around to doing the right thing.Sheriff Andrew Jackson "Andy" Taylor ( Andy Griffith) 1 in its last season in 1968 and was never out of the Nielsen top 10. “The Andy Griffith Show,” on CBS on Monday nights, debuted at No. He played many other TV roles (a later generation knew him as the folksy defense lawyer in “Matlock”) and appeared in dozens of films.īut it was his role as Sheriff Taylor that resonated so well with our nation during the show's run from 1960 to 1968 and does still resonate remarkably well today. Griffith, who never won an Emmy but was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, of course, was far more than his portrayal of Andy Taylor, straight man and sidekick to the Walter Mitty-esque Deputy Barney Fife, nephew to the lovingly fretful Aunt Bea and widowed father to the ever-questioning son Opie.
If the Fourth of July holiday is really about celebrating all things American - from our freedom to our liberty to our values - is there a better representation of that than the fictional town of Mayberry and the odd but honest cast of characters shepherded by the good sheriff the thoughtful sheriff with a gentle wit and homespun wisdom who always did the right thing. In his tribute, President Barack Obama noted that Griffith's portrayal of Andy Taylor “warmed the hearts of Americans everywhere.”
That the 86-year-old Griffith, who had a wonderful career as a singer, television actor and film star, died the day before the Fourth of July sparks inescapable laments connected to his most famous character, lovable Sheriff Andy Taylor, and that most famous small town of Mayberry, N.C. When we learned Tuesday morning that Andy Griffith has passed away, one of the things that popped to mind was the timing of his death.
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