Andy Griffith had to prove he was still a good actor after TAGS ended - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-20-2023, 02:38 AM

https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-gr...ter-tags-ended

"They all told me, 'You're not Andy Griffith. You're Andy Taylor,'" Griffith said.

Yong Fang · 04-21-2023, 09:11 AM

I don’t think so, I think after at least two failed shows “The New Andy Griffith” and “The Headmaster” he sort of reinvented himself for a few years in TV movies and other things. He did well what I would call “Evil Andy” where he played really bad and psychopathic guys (including a TV movie called Under the Influence where he played a bad patriarch of a family with no redeeming values). Andy did work and there was demand for him but he probably did a lot of this and that before Matlock put him on a regular show for years.

daniellemill · 05-14-2023, 03:01 AM

I love Andy Griffith! A good actor but he has his negative sides like every person!!

Will Dockery · 05-18-2023, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Yong Fang

I don’t think so, I think after at least two failed shows “The New Andy Griffith” and “The Headmaster” he sort of reinvented himself for a few years in TV movies and other things. He did well what I would call “Evil Andy” where he played really bad and psychopathic guys (including a TV movie called Under the Influence where he played a bad patriarch of a family with no redeeming values). Andy did work and there was demand for him but he probably did a lot of this and that before Matlock put him on a regular show for years.

Andy Griffith really just made bad choices for new series, when he decided to get back to television, in my opinion.

I don't really have any memory of Headmaster but I'm new AGS was pretty awful.

04-20-2023, 02:38 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,227	Andy Griffith had to prove he was still a good actor after TAGS ended https://www.metv.com/stories/andy-gr...ter-tags-ended "They all told me, 'You're not Andy Griffith. You're Andy Taylor,'" Griffith said.

05-14-2023, 03:01 AM	#3
daniellemill Member First Time Poster Join Date: Mar 25, 2022 Location: NY Posts: 1	I love Andy Griffith! A good actor but he has his negative sides like every person!!
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04-21-2023, 09:11 AM	#2
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	I don’t think so, I think after at least two failed shows “The New Andy Griffith” and “The Headmaster” he sort of reinvented himself for a few years in TV movies and other things. He did well what I would call “Evil Andy” where he played really bad and psychopathic guys (including a TV movie called Under the Influence where he played a bad patriarch of a family with no redeeming values). Andy did work and there was demand for him but he probably did a lot of this and that before Matlock put him on a regular show for years.