After repeated viewings throughout our lifetimes of the beloved episodes of
The Andy Griffith Show, the mistakes (Barney's different middle names and
years of service) and logic lapses (just how did Aunt Bee get out to the
dump anyway?) seem to crash through our TV screens like a rock chucked by
Ernest T. Bass.
But let's not forget that back in the day, the focus of the talented TAGS
writers was the production of a single quality episode, one at a time. If
you laughed and were entertained during that half hour, mission
accomplished.
Today, of course, TV series' entire seasons are mapped out before a single
episode is scripted, with interlocking story arcs and an ongoing continuity
narrative, primed for a culture that binge watches and demands such
attention to detail. Like the idyllic Mayberry itself, times were much
simpler when they were making TAGS. No one involved could have predicted
that a half-century later, we'd still be glued to this show.
Instead of being pestered by these goofs, why don't we forgive the
producers and writers for them and just continue to enjoy their fun in the
spirit in which they were produced?
Mayberry forever,
Michael Eury
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