IIRC, he lost one case. If him and the lady from Murder She Wrote had teamed up, they would have ended all crime in America.
Hopefully somebody else will pick up the task of keeping Barney Fife in line. They'll have martial law in Mayberry otherwise.
AGS will probally always be my favorite show. I grew up on reruns on TBS. Goober died earlier this year, Richard Dawson, loved FF and The Running Man. If we lose Shatner this year I'm just gonna lose it.
I feel terrible, most of you guys know him from reruns, I remember the show when it was actually on. Just like the Flintstones use to be on prime time at night.
Same here OV, we watched AGS religiously. From age 14 to 20, I worked for my grandfather at his service station, and I went to his house for lunch every day. They had a TV in the kitchen, and every day we watched AGS reruns. It is one of my strongest memories of that part of my life. My grandfather had an enormous influence on me as to work ethic, honesty, and how to deal with people. I still watch them today.
I was too young when my "giggy" died, but that brings back memories of days I'd help Dad on the farm and we'd come in for lunch and my granny would have a feast made for us. And she's say "Sorry I couldn't do more." Of course, there was enough food to feed a small army.
There were a few, I remember at least one episode of AGS did. I Spy was the first show to have a leading character, Bill Cosby, who was black. The Twilight Zone had several episodes with black actors. But as a rule, there were few on weekly shows, mostly on variety or entertainment shows like Ed Sullivan. Sammie Davis, Jr had a show. There was a more recent Doctor show with a black nurse, but I cannot remember the names of either. I remember the line of the opening show where she calls in to ask about a job, and tells the Doc, "I'm colored", to which he asks, "well what color are you, not blue or green I hope". I thought it was a great line which I use any time I have the opportunity.
Andy Griffith did have black actors on ags now and then, now that I think about it. Bold decision then. His main investigator was black on Matlock. It was the Flintstones that made me think about it.
