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| Sheriff Andy Taylor dead at 86 |
| 2015-07-04 |
| For eight years, from the relative calm of the early '60s through the decade's turbulent later years, Andy Griffith— who died today at 86 — sat at or near the top of the ratings with The Andy Griffith Show. One of the rare shows to actually end its run at No. 1, Andy and its star were a calming, home-spun refuge from the social and political struggles raging outside the fictional world of Mayberry. Vietnam, the sexual revolution and the fight for civil rights would eventually invade TV in the form of All in the Family. But Mayberry was a place apart — a bucolic paradise where elderly aunts dispensed comfort and homemade jam; drunks let themselves in and out of the county jail; and a warm, loving father opened each half-hour by taking his son fishing. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 Just so long as we don't confuse the actor with the character they portrayed. Andy Griffith was a big Obama and Obamacare supporter. |
| Posted by: charger 2015-07-04 14:14 |
| #5 He should have been given a state funeral as big as JFKs. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-07-04 13:17 |
| #4 No problem Badanov. Unfortunately, his death is ongoing. In America, he dies a little bit more each day. Like the innocent 'Dukes of Hazard,' someone will someday find a reason to extinguish those innocent, happy times and reruns altogether. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-07-04 01:44 |
| #3 Sh*t. Sorry about that folks. That's what I get for not noticing the date. |
| Posted by: badanov 2015-07-04 01:23 |
| #2 Steam-powered Gateway Optical Resonance Encryptor? |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2015-07-04 00:39 |
| #1 Dies today, in 2012. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-07-04 00:13 |