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autaylor7 · 03-17-2003, 03:50 PM

Who was the black actor or athlete to make a guest appearance on the Andy Griffith show?

Fred G Cleaver · 03-17-2003, 04:54 PM

i dont think so

Kitt · 03-17-2003, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by autaylor7
Who was the black actor or athlete to make a guest appearance on the Andy Griffith show?

Are you quizzing us? Do you know the answer? If so, what is it? I don't know, but how about Jim Brown?

DarleneIllyria · 03-17-2003, 09:20 PM

Opie's football coach. I don't even know the guy's name, but it was the ep when Opie had to choose between piano lessons and football. I have to look this up.
7-26 215 13 Mar 67 Opie's Piano Lesson
Opie discovers that football practice and piano lessons are competing for his attention. Argh! It doesn't tell his name. I'll come back if I find his name.

DarleneIllyria · 03-17-2003, 09:26 PM

Found it. Rockne Tarkington look at his trivia. Generally believed to be the first black actor to appear on the Andy Griffith Show and the first to appear in a recurring role in a television series (Daktari)

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Tarkington,+Rockne

Fred G Cleaver · 03-18-2003, 12:09 PM

Jenny i like your picture of Norman Bates and back to the topic i never seen a blck man or woman on the AG Show

DarleneIllyria · 03-18-2003, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by Fred G Cleaver
Jenny i like your picture of Norman Bates and back to the topic i never seen a blck man or woman on the AG Show

Thanks

dav4463 · 05-18-2003, 10:18 PM

There is a black lady standing beside Barney in the episode where he accidentally captures the criminal while writing a ticket for littering and the state police comes up to get him. It is the episode where the criminal says. "I'll get you for this...deputy ! "

treky · 05-29-2003, 01:41 AM

there's also a black person in the episode "Citizens Arrest" (the one where Barney gives Gomer a ticket for making an illegal U-turn, then Gomer makes a "citizens arrest" against Barney for doing the same thing). She can be seen in the background when Barney & Gomer are arguing.

treky · 05-29-2003, 02:39 AM

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There is a black lady standing beside Barney in the episode where he accidentally captures the criminal while writing a ticket for littering and the state police comes up to get him. It is the episode where the criminal says. "I'll get you for this...deputy ! "

so there were black people on the show! I always though that Mayberry had a law against blacks, or something!

Will Dockery · 02-06-2014, 07:57 AM

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so there were black people on the show! I always though that Mayberry had a law against blacks, or something!

I don't know very much about North Carolina history, but was Segregation still happening there in the 1960s as it was in Georgia, Alabama, and other Southern states?

GrtGzu · 02-06-2014, 09:15 AM

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I don't know very much about North Carolina history, but was Segregation still happening there in the 1960s as it was in Georgia, Alabama, and other Southern states?

Yes, until the Civil Rights Bill was signed in 1964 by Pres. Johnson...

There's also some black guys that can be seen when Ernest T. Bass goes to sign up to enlist in the Army..They were standing in line outside the entrance to the office...

treky · 02-07-2014, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Will Dockery

I don't know very much about North Carolina history, but was Segregation still happening there in the 1960s as it was in Georgia, Alabama, and other Southern states?

Sheldon Lenoard said in an interview once that if they showed what it was like for blacks in a small southern town in the 60s the show wouldn't still be on all these years later.

MacLeaper · 02-07-2014, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Will Dockery
I don't know very much about North Carolina history, but was Segregation still happening there in the 1960s as it was in Georgia, Alabama, and other Southern states?

Sheldon Lenoard said in an interview once that if they showed what it was like for blacks in a small southern town in the 60s the show wouldn't still be on all these years later.

I can believe that. Had the show been a drama, it might could've been really groundbreaking to show the plight of African-Americans during that time period in America. Of course, a sitcom can do that too with a sense of humor as well- Norman Lear did that with All in The Family a few years later.

Will Dockery · 02-10-2014, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GrtGzu

Yes, until the Civil Rights Bill was signed in 1964 by Pres. Johnson...

There's also some black guys that can be seen when Ernest T. Bass goes to sign up to enlist in the Army..They were standing in line outside the entrance to the office...

Also, just everyone in Mayberry didn't hang out at the Barber Shop or outside the Courthouse... just the small circle of friends.

In a town of what, a few thousand people, hardly none made any significant appearances in the episodes, white or black.

03-17-2003, 03:50 PM	#1
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03-17-2003, 04:54 PM	#2
Fred G Cleaver Have You Forgotten Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 13, 2003 Location: With Esther Anderson Posts: 208	i dont think so

03-17-2003, 09:20 PM	#4
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	Opie's football coach. I don't even know the guy's name, but it was the ep when Opie had to choose between piano lessons and football. I have to look this up. 7-26 215 13 Mar 67 Opie's Piano Lesson Opie discovers that football practice and piano lessons are competing for his attention. Argh! It doesn't tell his name. I'll come back if I find his name.

03-17-2003, 09:26 PM	#5
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	Found it. Rockne Tarkington look at his trivia. Generally believed to be the first black actor to appear on the Andy Griffith Show and the first to appear in a recurring role in a television series (Daktari) http://us.imdb.com/Name?Tarkington,+Rockne

03-18-2003, 12:09 PM	#6
Fred G Cleaver Have You Forgotten Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 13, 2003 Location: With Esther Anderson Posts: 208	Jenny i like your picture of Norman Bates and back to the topic i never seen a blck man or woman on the AG Show

05-18-2003, 10:18 PM	#8
dav4463 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 18, 2003 Location: texas Posts: 252	There is a black lady standing beside Barney in the episode where he accidentally captures the criminal while writing a ticket for littering and the state police comes up to get him. It is the episode where the criminal says. "I'll get you for this...deputy ! "