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The Guitar Player: Directed by Don Weis. With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier. Sheriff Taylor twists the law to help a musically gifted citizen leave the community nest by arresting a traveling band on trumped up charges.
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- Comedy, Family
- Don Weis
- 1960-10-17
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The Guitar Player Returns: Directed by Bob Sweeney. With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Elinor Donahue, Don Knotts. Mayberry's own guitar celebrity Jim Lindsey returns, but he's not the conquering musical hero everyone thinks he is.
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- Bob Sweeney
- 1961-05-15
In episode 3 of the iconic Andy Griffith Show, titled “The Guitar Player,” viewers witness the incomparable talent of James Best as he brings the character of Jim Lindsey to life.
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A gifted guitar player who has self-doubts about his musical talent gets a chance at stardom - with a little push from Andy.
Andy believes his friend Jim Lindseyis the best guitar player around, but can't get Jim to believe that he's good enough to be a professional. When Bobby Fleet and His Band with a Beat come to town, Andy cooks up a plan. He fines Bobby and his band for so many minor infractions, that they decide to take 24 hours in Jail instead. Then Andy has Barne...
Andy makes a veiled reference to Elvis Presley: "How 'bout that fella we see every now and then on television, shakin' and screamin' - sounds like somebody's beatin' his dog."This is the first time we hear Andy call Barney "Tiger.”It is implied that Jim Lindsey is illiterate (when Jim and Andy are talking in the jail cell, Andy states that it would "nice to have the 'folding' kind of money, and having folks asking for autogr...Jim Lindsey is playing an acoustic guitar, yet electric guitar sounds are heard being played from it.Barney and Andy perform New River Train, a Blue Ridge Mountain standard first recorded by Henry Whitter in 1924.Barney plays "Jingle Bells" on the harmonica.Jim's arms lose quite a lot of their hairiness when shown in one guitar-playing close-up.Barney sings harmony with Andy on the song "New River Train.” He sings with a fake "hick" accent, but otherwise on key. That is contrary to later episodes where he can't carry a tune.Barney also sings the wrong lyric. The line is "the same old train that brought me here is going to take me back again." But Barney says "take me home again" the first time.Andy: "To tell the truth, I don't know why I bothered to arrest you." Bobby Fleet: "If they ever had a beauty contest in this town, nobody would win." Barney: "What number are you going to play, Jim." Andy: "You're interruptin' me in the middle of my ‘ifing.’”
This classic series takes us to America's favorite small town, Mayberry. "The Andy Griffith Show" serves up wit and warmth as Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and bumbling Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) solve the town's misdeeds. Watch Now.
From the episode "The Guitar Player" (airdate: 17 Oct 1960)
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