Return to Mayberry
| Return to Mayberry | |
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Original airing print advertisement
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| Genre | Comedy Romance |
| Written by |
Harvey Bullock Everett Greenbaum Andy Griffith (uncredited) |
| Directed by | Bob Sweeney |
| Starring | Andy Griffith Ron Howard Don Knotts Howard Morris Jim Nabors George Lindsey Aneta Corsaut Betty Lynn Jack Dodson |
| Theme music composer | Earle Hagen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Andy Griffith Dean Hargrove Richard O. Linke |
| Producer(s) |
Robin S. Clark Donna Colabella (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Richard C. Glouner |
| Editor(s) | David Solomon |
| Running time | 95 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
Strathmore Productions Viacom Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | April 13, 1986 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
The Andy Griffith Show Mayberry R.F.D. |
Return to Mayberry is a 1986 American made-for-television comedy film based on the 1960s sitcoms The Andy Griffith Show and, to an extent, Mayberry R.F.D. as well. The film premiered on April 13, 1986 on NBC, and was the highest-rated television film of 1986. Sixteen of the original cast members reunited for the film and its success could have led to additional Mayberry programs, but Griffith was committed to Matlock for the 1986-87 season.
Most of the characters from the old series are revisited. The slightly milquetoast Howard Sprague (Jack Dodson), in an attempt to look younger, is seen in various hues of hair color. Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors), having returned to civilian life following his stint in the Marines, shares filling-station duties with his cousin Goober (George Lindsey), and the pair are seen together for only the third time in the history of the franchise (after having previously only been shown together in the episode "Fun Girls" and an episode of Gomer Pyle, USMC). Howard Morris and Denver Pyle reprise the hillbilly roles of Ernest T. Bass and Briscoe Darling, respectively, along with Maggie Peterson and The Dillards as the rest of the Darling family. Otis Campbell (Hal Smith), the former town drunk, has become sober and now drives an ice cream truck.
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