Andy Griffith

Growing Up Opie

When I was a kid, my dad used to love "The Andy Griffith Show". Under two criteria. It was a black and white episode and that Barney Fife (Don Knotts) was in it. Because of the way the show was syndicated, on a bad night you could get a single helping of Andy, Barney, Goober, and all the rest. But, on a good night there was three episodes on. The show became a staple of my growing up. My father, my uncles, and I all were fans of the show to the point that you were shamed if you couldn't give a 2 minute synopsis of the show after watching the first 10 seconds of the show.