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"The Andy Griffith Show" TV or Not TV (TV Episode 1965) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
TV or Not TV: Directed by Coby Ruskin. With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier. After Andy is profiled in a national sheriff's magazine as the 'Sheriff Without A Gun,' a television production team comes to town to research a possible TV show about Mayberry's sheriff department.
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- Comedy, Family
- Coby Ruskin
- 1965-03-01
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series 1960–1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The following is a list of characters of The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom television series, starring Andy Griffith. The series ran for eight seasons on CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968.
CharacterActorBrief DescriptionSeasons(1)Sheriff of Mayberry; father (widowed) of ...Opie TaylorSon of Andy TaylorDeputy Sheriff of MayberryAndy's paternal aunt- Summary
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Bank robbers posing as Hollywood television producers come to Mayberry.
When an article about Andy entitled Sheriff Without a Gun appears in a magazine, Hollywood soon comes calling with a proposal to do a television series based on his exploits. A producer and his attractive secretary are soon in Mayberry scouting out locations and discussing particular storylines. Barney makes the most of it, bragging about his mostl...
•Barney states the Mayberry Bank has $50,000 in cash on hand.
•The title is based upon the often-used quote from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, "To be or not to be."
•Barbara Stuart who played Pat Blake had a recurring part on Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (series) as Sergeant Carter's girlfriend, Bunny.
•In this episode, the article misspells Barney's last name as "Fise.”
•This episode premiered on Ron Howard's 11th birthday.
•One of the crooks is played by Gavin MacLeod. In the Season 6 episode "The Taylors in Hollywood," MacLeod plays the actor who is going to portray Andy in the movie "Sheriff Without a Gun," which is based on Andy's career in Mayberry.
•When Andy introduces the TV writer to Floyd and Goober, he introduces Goober as "Goober Beasley.” It is not until season 7, episode 16 ‘Don’t Miss a Good Bet,’ that Goober is referred to as “Goober Pyle.” Aunt Bee mentions Goober Pyle to George Jones.
Andy: It's true, I don't carry a gun, but my deputies do.
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina.
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