Re Rick Eastwood's spinoff dialogue: A Mayberry/Hooterville crossover would've been fun! Since "The Beverly Hillbillies" crossed over into the "Petticoat Junction"/"Green Acres" "universe," it's surprising CBS didn't attempt a guest-star episode of TAGS with the Hooterville cast.
I've pondered from time to time the idea of spinoffs from "The Andy Griffith Show." Outside of the ones we got -- "Gomer Pyle USMC" and the TAGS continuation, "Mayberry RFD" -- the only other character I believe could've carried his own show was Barney. A "Barney Fife, Man Undercover" (or some such title) show would've no doubt been a hit, but since Don Knotts was already "spinning off" into movies, his own TV show was an impossibility. A dramatic Mt. Pilot series? That would've been a tough one to pull off as a spinoff without a carryover character (and none of the TAGS characters would've fit the drama genre). For years I've hoped that Andy Griffith and Ron Howard would executive-produce a new TV series called "Mayberry," a contemporary show featuring small-town life in the 21st century. A TAGS carryover character would be a nice touch (George Lindsay as Goober?), with Andy and Opie helping launch the pilot, but the show would feature a new cast (of course, with a next-generation Taylor, Fife, or Lawson included). Since that show's unlikely, I'll just throw a bucket over my head and "thank" about it for a spell... Michael Eury Concord, NC _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
