The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete First Season
by Aaron Ruben, Charles Irving (II), Gary Nelson, Gene Nelson, Lawrence Dobkin
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Actor: Howard McNearDirector: Aaron Ruben, Charles Irving (II), Gary Nelson, Gene Nelson, Lawrence Dobkin
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 915 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete First Season
Movie Review: The Greatest Television Comedy Ever Produced
Summary: 5 Stars
Many mainstream television critics assert that "Seinfeld" is the best comedy program ever produced. While "Seinfeld" had its funny moments, it featured a cast of some of the most unlikeable and least redeemable characters in television history. Celebrating a program about four utter narcissists who look upon other people as mere objects to be used and discarded is more than passing strange, no matter how popular it was (and still is).
No, the greatest television comedy ever produced is "The Andy Griffith Show." Even though it is set in a rural, Southern small town in the early 1960's, the writing is so good that it is essentially timeless. In addition, rather than laughing at the characters, one laughs and even empathizes with them. We recognize our own failures, foibles and follies in the cavalcade of characters -- Sheriff Andy Taylor, Aunt Bea, Floyd Lawson, Gomer Pyle, and all of the rest. Even the egocentric blowhard Barney Fife earns our grudging love, because -- deep down -- he is a basically decent and good human being.
There is a reason why "The Andy Griffith Show" remains so enormously popular long after its original exhibition, and other comedies before and since have been forgotten. The producers of the program respected the audience and put together a quality product that appealed to the better angels of our nature. Even when "Seinfeld" has become painfully outdated and unfunny, new audiences will appreciate and enjoy "The Andy Griffith Show."
Summary of The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete First Season
Down-home humor and an endearing cast of characters helped make "The Andy Griffith Show" one of the most beloved comedies in the history of television. Introduced as a spinoff of "The Danny Thomas Show" in 1960 "The Andy Griffith Show" ran for eight seasons in prime time.Widower Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) divides his time between raising his young son Opie (Ron Howard) and his job as sheriff (and Justice of the Peace) of the sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin Barney Fife (Don Knotts) is his deputy sheriff -- whose utter incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.So wet your whistle grab your fishing pole and take a trip back to Mayberry with this four-disc set containing the premiere season of the classic hit series!SPECIAL FEATURES:Full Screen FormatDolby Digital: English MonoSystem Requirements: Runnning Time 915 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 097360537246 Manufacturer No: 053724Since its network debut in 1960, The Andy Griffith Show has been a viewer favorite thanks to its folksy, nostalgic charm and memorable cast, both of which shine in this set featuring the series' debut season. Originally spun off from an episode of Make Room for Daddy (both series shared producers Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas), The Andy Griffith Show centered around the lives of small-town sheriff Andy Taylor (the marvelously dry Griffith), his son Opie (Ron Howard), cousin and deputy Barney Fife (multiple Emmy winner Don Knotts), and the other gentle eccentrics of Mayberry (which was based on Griffith's real hometown). But while other "rural" programs poked fun at its characters (The Real McCoys, The Beverly Hillbillies), The Andy Griffith Show never stooped to stereotypes, preferring instead to draw its humor from the fine writing and cast, which counted Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee, Howard McNear as Floyd the Barber, and Hal Campbell as Mayberry's benevolent drunk, Otis, among the first season ensemble. All 32 episodes (including the epilogues, which are rarely aired in syndication) are compiled on this four-disc set, which regrettably lacks any supplemental features. --Paul Gaita
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