Return to Mayberry (1986) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Bob Sweeney

Writers:

Harvey Bullock (writer)
Everett Greenbaum (writer)

Release Date:

13 April 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This was a reunion bringing back most of the characters from The Andy Griffith Show. It begins with...

Plot Keywords:

Mayberry | Sequel | Based On TV Series | Rural | TV Series Reunion

Cast

Robert Broyles	...	Wilson
Aneta Corsaut	...	Helen Crump Taylor
Karlene Crockett	...	Eunice Taylor
Jack Dodson	...	Howard Sprague
Andy Griffith	...	Andy Taylor
Rance Howard	...	Preacher
Ron Howard	...	Opie Taylor
Don Knotts	...	Barney Fife
Karen Knotts	...	Opie's Receptionist
George Lindsey	...	Goober Pyle
Richard Lineback	...	Wally Butler
Betty Lynn	...	Thelma Lou
Howard Morris	...	Ernest T. Bass
Jim Nabors	...	Gomer Pyle
Maggie Peterson	...	Charlene Darling
Denver Pyle	...	Briscoe Darling
Hal Smith	...	Otis Campbell
Allen Williams	...	Lloyd Fox
Paul Willson	...	Ben Woods

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Arroyo Grande, California, USA

Company:

Viacom Productions

Trivia:

'Hal Smith (I)''s character, Otis Campbell, was the town drunk in the original series. In this reunion he's now sober and is the town's ice cream man.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Return to Mayberry" (1999)

Let's All Return to Mayberry

Despite the differences in this movie and the show,this was a very happy return to some of my favorite characters.Several of these people are very special to me,probably more than my real family. I think the critics made idiots out of themselves by complaining that this movie looked like a senior citizens reunion; to me, these people are ageless,but I do miss some of my favorite Mayberrians like Ellie Walker,the pretty lady druggist.I have always thought she and Andy made a nice couple. I shudder to think what happened to Opie once Helen stuck her claws into Andy.I also miss Leon the little cowboy with his PB&J sandwiches,but I imagine he's somewhere in town with his son;the two of them both eating them. [Clint Howard who played the role was actually bound by contract to another film at the time]. What about Sam Jones [Ken Berry]; could he still be living nearby ? What about Rafe Hollister and his moonshine still at the Old Rimshaw House? I also wonder if Gomer married his sweetheart LuAnne Poovie or did he leave her with the Marines. I would also have liked to have seen Opie married to Mary Alice Carter [beautiful Morgan Brittany]. Oh well,this movie was a wonderful walk down familiar streets and meeting old friends. Please excuse me as I take down my fishing pole and stroll down to the fishing hole,,,,,,