Lessons learned from Andy Griffith, the end of an era

[EastCheats]

Source: Huffington Post

Andy Griffith, star of "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock," has passed away at the age of 86. In some ways, his passing marks the end of an era.
For many people, "The Andy Griffith Show" remains synonymous with their childhood. It was wildly popular in syndication at a time when letting the television raise your kids wasn't actually the worst thing you could do. It's myriad life lessons, delivered with sensitivity and the most good-hearted sense of humor any television show has ever mustered, have left a lasting impression on American culture. Be honest, work hard, take care of your friends, be a part of a community... those are just a few of the values it passed along to its millions of fans.
In honor of the legendary actor and his landmark show, here are 10 things we learned from Andy Griffith.
RIP, Sheriff Taylor. You made us better.

• 1.You don't want to go to the wood shed, ever.
• 2.Explaining higher math to children can be complicated.
• 3.Sometimes your kids are telling the truth even when it seems ridiculous.
• 4.The town drunk doesn't know anything about women.
• 5.Lying about how much you love Aunt Bee's pickles will always backfire on you.
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  6.How to get to first base
• 7.You have to take care of your friends.
• 8. How the economy worked before the banks screwed it up.
• 9.Sometimes a porch, a rocking chair and a guitar is all you need to fix things.
• 10. Birds have to fly away.

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[southwind]

While I'm sure many will remember him for his roles as Sherrif Andy Taylor and Matlock, my all time favorite will always be Private Will Stockdale in "No Time For Sergeants" ! RIP Andy !


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[EastCheats]

I'm about the same age as Ron Howard and grew up watching that show. Back then there was a positive message. TV today? Not so much.

Ron rembers Andy:
Howard understood why Griffith was so beloved. “I think there was something very authentic about Andy, not that he was like Andy Taylor on Mayberry, although a part of him was. He had a very honest voice and a lot of respect for people.”

As a young boy, Howard shot 209 episodes of the “Andy Griffith Show” and said what he remembers the most was the laughter on set. “There was a tremendous amount of just playing on the set -- but never at the expense of the schedule. He actually proved that you didn’t have to be neurotically in some state of anxiety to do good work. We'd get our 12 pages of shooting done in a day but at some point you would be laughing until you cried.”

Howard also explained, “[Griffith] thought that the Andy and Obie relationship took some inspiration from the relationship my dad and I had.”

Ron remembered that Griffith was not a very sentimental man, but he did give Ron the biggest compliment by telling him, “‘I'm proud of you, Ronnie, you've done really well and it's a hard business,” but would also chide Howard for never casting him in one of his movies. Howard laughed, “He would never let a phone call pass without raising that point.”

The Oscar-winning director concluded that Andy’s work ethic and love for the creative process would always remain with him. “If there's a lesson that I took away from my experience on the show, it was that creativity was exciting and exhilarating. I’ve tried to take that sense of relaxation and appreciation for the whole creative process, a collaborative spirit to the movies that I direct.”