How far was the courthouse and Andy's house? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

nerrad · 01-04-2005, 03:10 PM

Didn't we always wonder that growing up? It surely didn't seem far. Aunt Bee was always grocery shopping, and walking home. I'd say, maybe two blocks. What about you all?

sar · 01-11-2005, 05:39 PM

I think it varied from ep to ep depending on the story.
Here is a link to an article about 'Forty Acres', a long gone studio back-lot where many movie and series exteriors were filmed, including TAGS.

http://www.radoknews.com/andy-griffith-show.html

Coffeecup · 01-26-2005, 10:16 PM

Very interesting article.

miss landers · 01-28-2005, 08:25 AM

The distance between the Jailhouse and the Taylor home couldn't have been far because Opie (as a very little boy) walked it after school and was constantly dropping in. Aunt Bee dropped in now and then and a heavy woman like Aunt Bee couldn't have walked too far. Aunt Bee also carried things with her when she dropped in like grocery bags, baskets of food, etc. In one episode she brought a prisoner his dinner on a tray! That suggests to me that the Taylor home was just around the corner. But it couldn't have been because the jailhouse area looks like a downtown business area - not a residential area! The telling thing for me however is Aunt Bee ... she couldn't have been capable of walking more than a few short blocks in light of her age and her weight and she certainly couldn't have walked too far carrying grocery bags.

nerrad · 01-28-2005, 08:30 AM

Good point. I used to think of that also. Aunt Bee sure liked walking for her age.

nerrad · 01-28-2005, 08:33 AM

Check out the link. From above, it looks like it might've been two blocks. Even though, we all knew that she didn't really walk it.

miss landers · 02-06-2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by nerrad

Check out the link. From above, it looks like it might've been two blocks. Even though, we all knew that she didn't really walk it.

Yes, I did. And it looks like the Taylor house is very close (about 2 blocks) from the Sheriff's office. I'm not surprised. Aunt Bee certainly couldn't have walked too far. Interestingly, in the later eps she drove around Mayberry. A car enabled her to roam further from home and get into more trouble!

Will Dockery · 04-01-2021, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by sar

I think it varied from ep to ep depending on the story.
Here is a link to an article about 'Forty Acres', a long gone studio back-lot where many movie and series exteriors were filmed, including TAGS.

http://www.radoknews.com/andy-griffith-show.html

The link above was defunct but I found the site on the Wayback machine:

http://://web.archive.org/web/200308...fith-show.html

SarahBellum · 12-03-2021, 04:41 PM

It couldn't have been very far. Aunt Bee was always bringing lunch for Andy and Barney, and sometimes bringing breakfast for Otis. And Opie was constantly dropping in.

Will Dockery · 12-30-2021, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SarahBellum

It couldn't have been very far. Aunt Bee was always bringing lunch for Andy and Barney, and sometimes bringing breakfast for Otis. And Opie was constantly dropping in.

I always just placed it where it existed onthe Mayberry set, justa couple f blocks away, just past the church.

Will Dockery · 12-31-2021, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by nerrad

Good point. I used to think of that also. Aunt Bee sure liked walking for her age.

Oddly, watching the first episode of Season 7, Opie seems to run a short distance from his front yard to Goober's gas station, which usually seems quite a bit farther from downtown.

Will Dockery · 06-27-2023, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by nerrad

Didn't we always wonder that growing up? It surely didn't seem far. Aunt Bee was always grocery shopping, and walking home. I'd say, maybe two blocks. What about you all?

Watching the episode with the threatening produce salesmen on the edge of town yesterday, it seems odd how just past the Snack Bar Mayberry seems to suddenly go from city streets to dirt road and rural setting. Kind of jarring in a way.

Will Dockery · 08-26-2023, 10:23 PM

This looks like a good thread for discussion of the forever missed 40 Acres Mayberry town set.

Read an interesting article today about what happened to the Mayberry set.

Apparently it was hit by an arsonist, ruined many of the landmark buildings including Andy's house, sad story.

I'll look for the link again and post it here.

Duster76 · 08-26-2023, 11:19 PM

There was an episode early in the series, I think it was Runaway Kid, the final scene has Opie hopping around inside an umbrella stand shaped like an elephant's foot around the front of the house. There's a shot down the road and it seems the courthouse is at the end of the road to the left.

ThisLittlePiggy · 08-26-2023, 11:44 PM

https://mayberry.fandom.com/wiki/R.K...ts-40acres.jpg

01-04-2005, 03:10 PM	#1
nerrad Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 06, 2003 Location: pfunkytown Posts: 1,253	How far was the courthouse and Andy's house? Didn't we always wonder that growing up? It surely didn't seem far. Aunt Bee was always grocery shopping, and walking home. I'd say, maybe two blocks. What about you all?

01-28-2005, 08:25 AM	#4
miss landers Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 29, 2004 Location: Northeast Posts: 226	The Taylor Home and the Jailhouse The distance between the Jailhouse and the Taylor home couldn't have been far because Opie (as a very little boy) walked it after school and was constantly dropping in. Aunt Bee dropped in now and then and a heavy woman like Aunt Bee couldn't have walked too far. Aunt Bee also carried things with her when she dropped in like grocery bags, baskets of food, etc. In one episode she brought a prisoner his dinner on a tray! That suggests to me that the Taylor home was just around the corner. But it couldn't have been because the jailhouse area looks like a downtown business area - not a residential area! The telling thing for me however is Aunt Bee ... she couldn't have been capable of walking more than a few short blocks in light of her age and her weight and she certainly couldn't have walked too far carrying grocery bags.

01-11-2005, 05:39 PM	#2
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	I think it varied from ep to ep depending on the story. Here is a link to an article about 'Forty Acres', a long gone studio back-lot where many movie and series exteriors were filmed, including TAGS. http://www.radoknews.com/andy-griffith-show.html

01-26-2005, 10:16 PM	#3
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Very interesting article.

01-28-2005, 08:30 AM	#5
nerrad Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 06, 2003 Location: pfunkytown Posts: 1,253	Good point. I used to think of that also. Aunt Bee sure liked walking for her age.

01-28-2005, 08:33 AM	#6
nerrad Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 06, 2003 Location: pfunkytown Posts: 1,253	Check out the link. From above, it looks like it might've been two blocks. Even though, we all knew that she didn't really walk it.

12-03-2021, 04:41 PM	#9
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,873	It couldn't have been very far. Aunt Bee was always bringing lunch for Andy and Barney, and sometimes bringing breakfast for Otis. And Opie was constantly dropping in.

08-26-2023, 10:23 PM	#13
Will Dockery Shadowville All-Stars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 31, 2006 Location: Shadowville Posts: 1,448	This looks like a good thread for discussion of the forever missed 40 Acres Mayberry town set. Read an interesting article today about what happened to the Mayberry set. Apparently it was hit by an arsonist, ruined many of the landmark buildings including Andy's house, sad story. I'll look for the link again and post it here.

08-26-2023, 11:19 PM	#14
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,656	There was an episode early in the series, I think it was Runaway Kid, the final scene has Opie hopping around inside an umbrella stand shaped like an elephant's foot around the front of the house. There's a shot down the road and it seems the courthouse is at the end of the road to the left.

08-26-2023, 11:44 PM	#15
ThisLittlePiggy Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Nov 02, 2013 Posts: 84,966	https://mayberry.fandom.com/wiki/R.K...ts-40acres.jpg