'nite, Ang.

That's how Deputy Barney Fife addressed his cousin, Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show. "Nite, Ang."

Andy Griffith passed away last Tuesday - my Dad's birthday. The Andy Griffith Show is one of my favorite television shows for many reasons - the humor, the life lessons, the country charm of "days gone by".
In a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion piece, a woman from Burlington, WI writes, "If you know where "Mayberry" is, please write to me."

Well I know of "a Mayberry" - Greendale, WI, where I was born and my father was born and where I live today. And Wayland, IA, where an ex-girlfriend's from. Both towns have many of the same qualities as Mayberry. I'm sure there are lots more.

You just have to look a little harder these days, that's all.

Here's a favorite scene of mine from TAGF. It's the reason I fell in love with the show, the actors and the characters. Nite, Ang...and thanks for all the good times you gave us in Mayberry.

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Happy Birthday, Andy!

One of my favorite all-time TV shows. Andy (right) turns 85 today!

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A TV Land Merry Christmas!

These are my favorite shows of all-time. And they wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Archie, Edith, Meathead and Gloria from "All in the Family".

Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone".

Felix (right) and Oscar from "The Odd Couple".

Andy, Barnie, Opie, Aunt Bea and Andy's girlfriend (?) from "The Andy Griffith Show".

And last but not least, the Walton clan from "The Waltons".

Here is the beginning of my post. And here is the rest of it.

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