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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0973603843452
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 70
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: D038434D
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 09, 2006
Running Time: 767 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: October 03, 1960
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The widowed father of a young boy works as sheriff in the southern town of Mayberry.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: NR
Release Date: 7-AUG-2007
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Ask a certain portion of diehard Andy Griffith Show fans why the series' sixth season (1965-66) is less well-loved than others from its eight-year run, and the answer boils down to four words: "Warren Ferguson" and "color episodes." Played by veteran comedian and writer Jack Burns, Warren was the replacement for Don Knotts' Barney Fife as Andy's sheriff, and lasted for just eleven of the season's 30 episodes before vanishing without a trace. The brickbats heaved at Warren are undeserved, though; replacing the multi-Emmy-winning Knotts was a task that few performers would have relished facing (and indeed, Knotts earned another Emmy for his return to the series in two episodes, "The Return of Barney Fife" and "The Legend of Barney Fife"), and Burns certainly gives his all (including his signature, rapid-fire "huh-huh-huh" gag line) to the character. He's no Barney Fife, and who could be, aside from Knotts? As for the color issue, the debate seems to be centered entirely around preference, although it's true that in syndication, viewer response has been traditionally stronger to the black-and-white broadcasts of seasons 1-5.
Aside from the Barney/Warren and color controversies, the sixth season is notable for the final appearances of supporting characters Malcolm Merriweather (Bernard Fox) and Ernest T. Bass (the great Howard Morris) in "Malcolm at the Crossroads" (in which the pair tangle over a crosswalk), as well as such fun episodes as "The Taylors in Hollywood" (Andy, Opie, and Aunt Bee react to a movie being made about them, with The Love Boat's Gavin McLeod as the movie Andy); "Andy's Rival" (Charles Aidman guest stars as a new teacher whose working relationship with Helen Crump makes Andy nervous); and "Otis the Artist" (an amusing Warren episode, in which he suggests painting to Otis as a substitute for drinking). Andy Griffith completists will also note the presence of Jack Dodson in the episode "Lost and Found"; Dodson would later join the series as Deputy Howard Sprague and transition with most of the supporting cast to Mayberry R.F.D. As with previous Griffith boxed sets, this five-disc set features no extras. --Paul Gaita
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I have the full series and watch it all the time and laugh as much at the first episode as I do at the last. Many say when Don Knotts left and when it went from black and white to color... it lost it's luster. That is so wrong! The "town" lost Don Knott's comedy, but gained alot of different comedy from other characters. And to be fair.. you can't compare one to the other. Mayberry can't stay in 1964 when all the towns people have aged into 1967. Times change and the show just changed with it.. Opie ... Read More
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My 12 yr. old son has all episodes of Andy Griffith Show and loves them.
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Every season of Andy Griffith is quality entertainment. Although this is the first season without Don Knotts as loveable Barney Fife, it still ranks 5 stars. The show is original and just good clean entertainment. Nothing made today compares to the down home moral values of The Andy Griffith Show. I will agree with most critics that the character of Warren could have been done a little better, but it is humorous all the same. I originally didn't like Warren very much, but by the end of the season, ... Read More
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We have this entire collection so far. This 6th season does not have Don Knotts in all of them, but he does visit. We prefer the black and whites and this is the first in color season. But your still in Mayberry and all is well.
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This is the beginning of the end for this delightful series. The first five years were remarkably successful; one of the best television series ever produced in the United States. Year six, featuring color, the loss of Don Knotts, and an inexplicable deterioration in the scripts, was a near disaster. The "hicks in hollywood" programs are especially egregious. Deputy Warren, replacing Barney Fife, is dreadful. So steer clear of this one. And the series doesn't get any better, until it sputters to ... Read More
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