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SarahBellum · 06-03-2021, 01:14 PM

Did Ernest T Bass appear in any episodes of Mayberry RFD? How about the Darling family?

biffbronson · 06-03-2021, 03:00 PM

Bass (Howard Morris) did not appear on RFD.

The Darling Family as such did not appear on RFD -- however, beginning with the final season of TAGS, Maggie Peterson ("Charlene Darling") appeared as totally different characters: "Doris" (on color TAGS Season 8) and "Edna" (on RFD).

The final Darlings appearance had been in Season 7 of TAGS, their only color appearance.

Yong Fang · 06-05-2021, 03:05 AM

A lot of Andy Griffith Show fans complain and have been for fifty years now that the color episodes were not near as good as the black and white episodes and I concur with that. RFD was basically the color episodes without Andy Griffith.

Ken Berry to me was an okay actor. I don’t think he had that much range or maybe he did but his career went the way it did because of his choices. However the man was one of the best dancers ever, basically Berry was to dance was Michael Jordan was to basketball. He did amazing things. He did a bit on Carol Burnett Show I saw once where he pivoted his left foot and glided across the stage with me going “How the “bleep” did he do that?” I have tried with socks and a smooth wood floor to copy that. Nope.

Duster76 · 06-08-2021, 03:10 PM

I thought an opportunity was missed with respect to this show. Rather than growing the series, the producers seemed satisfied with just replicating the final three seasons of The Andy Griffith Show. There is certainly justification for doing exactly that, like it or not The Andy Griffith Show in color without Barney was still a massive hit. But in taking that road, RFD never developed into a series of its own. I think RFD might have survived the rural purge if it had become its own show. The series needed to add another comedic character and gently push the envelope a bit with respect to plot development. Remember CBS greenlighted The New Andy Griffith show for early 71 as a midseason replacement for Headmaster, suppose that show had worked, it would have been running at 8pm Friday nights instead of the dead on arrival series "The Chicago Teddy Bears". If RFD had been a better series maybe CBS would have given it a chance in that same timeslot that The New Andy Griffith Show would have been running in.

rusty spike · 09-14-2023, 01:56 PM

It's a charming show but it's not the big laugh powerhouse that the first five seasons of TAGS. I don't fault Ken Berry, RFD runs at a slower pace.

06-03-2021, 01:14 PM	#16
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,873	Did Ernest T Bass appear in any episodes of Mayberry RFD? How about the Darling family?

06-03-2021, 03:00 PM	#17
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,281	Bass (Howard Morris) did not appear on RFD. The Darling Family as such did not appear on RFD -- however, beginning with the final season of TAGS, Maggie Peterson ("Charlene Darling") appeared as totally different characters: "Doris" (on color TAGS Season 8) and "Edna" (on RFD). The final Darlings appearance had been in Season 7 of TAGS, their only color appearance.

06-05-2021, 03:05 AM	#18
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	A lot of Andy Griffith Show fans complain and have been for fifty years now that the color episodes were not near as good as the black and white episodes and I concur with that. RFD was basically the color episodes without Andy Griffith. Ken Berry to me was an okay actor. I don’t think he had that much range or maybe he did but his career went the way it did because of his choices. However the man was one of the best dancers ever, basically Berry was to dance was Michael Jordan was to basketball. He did amazing things. He did a bit on Carol Burnett Show I saw once where he pivoted his left foot and glided across the stage with me going “How the “bleep” did he do that?” I have tried with socks and a smooth wood floor to copy that. Nope.

06-08-2021, 03:10 PM	#19
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,639	I thought an opportunity was missed with respect to this show. Rather than growing the series, the producers seemed satisfied with just replicating the final three seasons of The Andy Griffith Show. There is certainly justification for doing exactly that, like it or not The Andy Griffith Show in color without Barney was still a massive hit. But in taking that road, RFD never developed into a series of its own. I think RFD might have survived the rural purge if it had become its own show. The series needed to add another comedic character and gently push the envelope a bit with respect to plot development. Remember CBS greenlighted The New Andy Griffith show for early 71 as a midseason replacement for Headmaster, suppose that show had worked, it would have been running at 8pm Friday nights instead of the dead on arrival series "The Chicago Teddy Bears". If RFD had been a better series maybe CBS would have given it a chance in that same timeslot that The New Andy Griffith Show would have been running in.

09-14-2023, 01:56 PM	#20
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	It's a charming show but it's not the big laugh powerhouse that the first five seasons of TAGS. I don't fault Ken Berry, RFD runs at a slower pace.