Thanks for this! I lived with Don Knotts (my uncle) back in 1977. We would watch reruns of the show in the evening sometimes.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! He was a very talented man! I’m honored that his nephew watched my show!

@dennissmith9259

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Bill, been to Mogantown WV many times as my daughter attends WVU (Let's go Mountaineers!) Your uncle is fondly remembered there. Oh well, you probably knew that. Cheers.

@DrDoom-uu3cj

3 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, Bill. Did you watch "Three's Company" with him too! I thought he made a good transition to playing Ralph Furley, so he wasn't typecast as Barney Fife!

@webdapeeps9015

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks For sharing how fortunate you were to have Him.

@julierichardson6193

Жыл бұрын

i loved barney, he was the whole show ......RIP don.

The Andy Griffith show was probably the greatest comedy show ever. Don Knotts character Barney Fife just brilliant. Still being shown today in reruns I laugh just as much as when I was watching them as a kid. Thank you for showing us where the magic happened.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

It was a GREAT show because they had some very talented writers, and of course the magic between Don Knotts and Andy Griffith. Really Barney was the standout; Andy played the straight man. Later efforts to duplicate that magic in "Return to Mayberry" fell flat.

@scottkane3776

9 ай бұрын

After Barney left it was never the same

Boy, life would of been just bit more wonderful if they left us the Andy Griffith set for us to walk through and reminisce.

@nightrider5109

3 жыл бұрын

Yes ! That would be wonderful!!!

@tony92506

3 жыл бұрын

I believe that Sony studios have some leftover flats from Gone with the Wind. This was 20+ years ago, so I am not sure if they still have them.

@TheElvisWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Would of....🙄🙄🙄

@TheElvisWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome awesome awesome video!! So sad that they tear everything down. Great research!

@seerstone8982

3 жыл бұрын

Great video, im over 60, all of the info was like going home, being so familiar with the tv shows, and movies filmed there.

This has been one of the most in-depth videos I’ve seen that has gone into the history of where The Andy Griffith Show was filmed.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was hoping that I went above and beyond what the others have shown and I thank you for acknowledging that! I appreciate your comment!

@mov1ngforward

3 жыл бұрын

This is the best channel!! Jeff is VERY thorough and wants to teach as well as entertain! I love the personal bits and stories...

@JMVideos7676

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I'm subscribed to this excellent series of videos. Great content, great video quality and fantastic narration.

@keithjohnson5398

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, was an in depth tour of those filming locations. I've watch Griffith many times over the eons, as a kid & then reruns over the years as well. Last year I'd stumbled onto the Gomer Pyle series as well. And Hogans Heros too. There are bits & pieces of the old Hollywood studios such as Red & some others. One of Hollywoods very first studios, in the Vine & Sunset area is a parking lot. Funny how Hollywood boasts about its showbiz history yet much of it's been bulldozed into parking lots & other developments. Paramount's still around and across the street (Melrose) Raleigh Studios which maybe one of the oldest studios still around. I've been on a few of the old lots over the years when I was working as a photo assistant.

@smitskee

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithjohnson5398 Red Studios, which use to be Ren-Mar Studios up until 10 years ago or so, I saw several sit-com pilots shot there. "Seinfeld" did their first 6 episodes there.

Your use of superimposed vintage pictures over the modern scenes, and a complete walk around of the property, and inserting actual video scenes from the shows is superb. Very in-depth. Bravo!

@iamgermane

4 ай бұрын

They tore down the Hogan's Heroes set after they filmed a porno, kind of based on a concentration camp woman figure of real life!?!? "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS."

@deborahclark9282

3 ай бұрын

He was such a quiet man❤❤❤❤❤ 10:17

@deborahclark9282

3 ай бұрын

I'm talkin about the Great Don knottts

Hollywood history unfortunately suffers the same fate as much of real history. But, location is everything. Knowing where places and events happened, and having the opportunity to visit these places is more than a dream. I loved the manhole cover. That is history. And yes, as a kid Andy Griffith was my favorite show. I guess it still is. Thanks Jeff

I watch The Andy Griffith show every night.

@aslan9334

3 жыл бұрын

Yrs ago i used to do that watch it at night before i went asleep that's how i felt in love w/ the show!

@matthewhernandez7941

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@scotto_123

3 жыл бұрын

Would have been cool if they kept on small prominent structure.

@TheFishdoctor1952

2 жыл бұрын

The last time I was in Mt Airy, The original police car was parked in front of the court house.

@jeremyreedtrucking.7053

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

God Bless you I was a 15 year old lot boy and I worked there in the summer of 67 and 68 for $1.10 an hour And I couldn’t have given as good a tour as you do please keep up the great work and keep our great American heritage going

I don't know how you do it Jeff. You take a street where nothing is there resembling what used to be there and bringing back the days of yesteryear. Even though there's not much left of the studios, I feel like I have a better feeling of what yesterday was like. Thank you again for a wonderfully entertaining video.

Andy Griffith said he didn't want to record in front of an audience. He said the actors go for the cheap laugh, when you do that. Thanks for the tour !

Hey Jeff, first, thank you for doing this. Really great work! My best friend growing up was Mark Hazelwood, son of the great singer/songwriter Lee Hazelwood. Their next door neighbor was Andy Griffith. I saw him all the time but he was, to me, just another person. He came to Mark's birthday parties, swam in the pool with us, and was as normal as you would imagine he'd be. Without people like you, this era will will eventually be lost so yes, again, thank you!!!

This episode of "History Hunters" was truly a trip down memory lane. Thanks for the memories, Jeff!

I'm 58 and still haven't seen Gone With The Wind and I'm suprised cause my Mom and I would always watch all the greats when I was little. 10 Commandments and Wizard of OZ came on once a year and remember us huddled around the old tv. Thanks Jeff! And my late wife was obsessed with I Love Lucy, I still have gobbs of her memorabilia.

@rong3378

3 жыл бұрын

I think Gone With The Wind is really overrated. I tried watching it twice and stopped watching after an hour both times.

@diannahill9430

3 жыл бұрын

Get past the "romance" parts and into the Civil war and it gets historically interesting.

@InfamousCrimeLocations

3 жыл бұрын

Hey mitch!! Good to see you man

@riverraisin1

3 жыл бұрын

Watch GWTW and then watch Carol Burnett's GWTW skit. It's must see.

@DrDoom-uu3cj

3 жыл бұрын

Mitch, you better hurry up and watch GWTW before the cancel culture gets to it. I heard they were trying to have it banned.

Jeff, this was phenomenal. The research and the accompanying film clips and pics were absolutely great. It's a shame that just about nothing remains of the historic shows and sites you showed us... It really is amazing that "The Andy Griffith Show" has never been off the air, somewhere in the world, since it was first shown. I read once that Jim Nabors had a hard time watching the opening scene where he is marching with fellow marines. He said that many of them were killed in Vietnam. This affected Jim tremendously... Great job, as always...👏💥

@nadiazahroon6573

3 жыл бұрын

All wars suck. Hate wars. Now I am going to think of the marines in that shot and think, who died.

@TheFishdoctor1952

2 жыл бұрын

Was wondering if the opening scene was filmed at Camp Pendleton. Wondering were the Marine marching beside Jim is now.

@johnkern7075

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFishdoctor1952 yes I think that's where it was filmed.

@esthergarcia1373

2 жыл бұрын

I did not realize those were real marine troops marching with Jim Nabors. I’m going to appreciate that opening scene more but with a heavy heart. 💔

I loved Floyd. He was my favorite character. Griffith was quite the actor. Very versatile. Thank you both for this trip. Stay safe.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Floyd was great, eccentric guy but what a character!

Brought back a lot of memories watching those shows growing up. As always, I appreciate all of the work that that you put into these videos.

Growing up, The Andy Griffith Show was one of my all-time favorite shows to watch with family. Now, we all love to watch your channel. Thank you for sharing this history with us, Jeff & Sarah!

My husband and I live in North Carolina, close to the original “Mayberry.” 3 years ago we were married in the courthouse By an Andy Griffith impersonator. I am originally from the Bay Area of CA and spent much of my life in the places you and Sara visit. Tuolumne, Sonora, Placerville, Stockton are all very important places to me, and growing up. Thank you for your videos. I love being able to show my husband the places I visited as a kid.

@mariem.1398

3 жыл бұрын

I was raised in Stockton

@dennydeckerful

3 жыл бұрын

That's really cool.

@TheFishdoctor1952

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariem.1398 Did you know the Barkleys by chance?

Ronnie Howard is STILL hilarious in this show.!!! A CLASSIC and beyond.!! Excellent video BTW.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Super talented individual!

Second comment: Also the iconic opening scene of Andy and Opie walking the dirt road with their fishing polls was shot at Franklin canyon reservoir it hasn't changed much except the trees and foliage has grown.

@smitskee

3 жыл бұрын

It's a bitch to get Film Equipment trucks down that road Franklin Canyon Drive, but they still do it, as there are two good parking lots down there near the lake. Very popular school kids field trip location. Hope that resumes after we get past this pandemic.

Big fan of history. Appreciate all the hard work you put into your videos. Thank you.

It's funny, we just started watching Andy Griffith again as a "filler" between two other shows. It's so hard to believe that all of that is completely gone without even a plaque in the sidewalk or some sort of sign like you stated! Thank you for yet another great and informative episode! Always look forward to see what's coming next!

@danielmconnolly7

3 жыл бұрын

Mayberry is toast... 😔

@jonburrows2684

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielmconnolly7 so is the United States. Can't believe the people back during those Andy days just gave it all away

@dedeebrockmorrison1136

2 жыл бұрын

😭💔

Great episode, but it is sad that nothing remains.

Jeff, I got to agree with you when you looked at that parking garage and said:.. This isn't progress to me. So true. Anyway, as usual, an excellent and thoroughly interesting video.

Progress doesn’t care about the past. It’s such a shame that as the remnants of the shows that taught morals to young children disappear, society becomes more like every apocalyptic movie ever made. What was once frowned upon has now become normal and if you don’t agree with those who do it, you are the one shamed and cancelled.

@judyferrill7934

3 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head! Exactly right.

@JB-js4xi

3 жыл бұрын

Parents should teach morals, not tv shows. We grew up with lots of questionable themes on tv .....it was not so glorious in retrospect. But, you can live in made up Mayberry all you like :)

@LoneWolf051

3 жыл бұрын

"Those who spoke the truth, were silenced" - George Orwell

@oldcountryman2795

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, it’s just terrible that you don’t get to decide how other people can live and what they can do. Go iron your white robes.

@TEXASLOYAL

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in very rural Louisiana, no cellphones, no iPads, my mother would make me a lunch every Saturday and Sunday, I would stay gone all day, over 100 acres and my imagination, creek beds, bayous, lakes, I feel very fortunate that I got to grow up in the country

I played on the sets when I was a kid. Security used to chase us out on the weekends. Lived on Duquesne st. Good times

@user-tq7hc6zw1o

2 ай бұрын

I did the same thing I lived on Carson St from 66 to 71

Awesome job Jeff! Thanks for the “look behind the scenes” experience of all these shows! Being a kid in the early to mid 80’s watching The Andy Griffith show reruns and Hogan’s Heroes and Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (I was a Marine too) I would never of thought these shows were all filmed in one location just different little sections. Really cool! Thanks again and can’t wait till next Sunday again! Take care you two, Frank from Philadelphia, PA.

I am just in awe I grew up on Andy Griffith as well as I love Lucy but the AG show is in my heart ironically I’ve worked for many many years in that exact area in and around Culver City/Baldwin Hills and never had a clue thanks so much for the trip down memory lane I loved photo stills

Hello History Hunters, Thanks so much for sharing and bringing back great memories of these shows. 👍

I used to sell the Daily News newspaper at these studios. That's when a afternoon paper was still around.

Thank you for this...it’s like going back home!

Spent many days of my youth playing, riding my bicycle and talking with people on the back 40 . CBS and Desilu were the greatest playgrounds ever. I just didn't realize the history being made right before my eyes. You have brought back some great memories. 👍 ❤

Don't forget to snoop a little around where the Morrison sisters had their 'shine still and see if they left any jars of "elixir" behind.

Thanks Jeff. I love Andy Griffith. I watch just about anything he has done. His old movies,his Mayberry show,Matlock,his later movies. Any type of guest appearances he did,that I can find. After getting sick in 2017,I started watching a lot of his stuff🙂

Now that I know for sure it's all gone, I am sadder than ever. That show was a GOD reminder to us all about how human we are and what integrity really is as well as father, grandma, friend, and great to people. I wish I could go there and if I was a billionaire I would rebuild it for real and fill it with the same kinds of people who loved it.

I too grew up with these shows, thanks for showing me what I will never get to see. I always wanted to go to LA . I wanted to see Laural canyon , the Whisky A GoGo and so many other places . But its all screwed up . Thanks for sharing this with us .

Getting to travel all over Georgia and South Carolina it interesting how many small towns I pass through that I think, “This could be where Mayberry was filmed!” It seems like all these little towns got a facelift right after WWII and still have a courthouse with a bell tower and clock that goes back years earlier. Close to where I live now, the towns of Covington, Jackson and Monticello Georgia are perfect examples.

Gone but not forgotten. The days of morals and values have gone the way of all these film sets. I tell my children that each show had a message within it that at least garnered some semblance of wholesome lifestyles.

I must make a soaring tribute to Jeff on this review of Mayberry and RKO history. The intimate walk coupled with historic photos along the way really gave me a detailed comparison of life then and now. As a boomer who reveres the great fantasy period of TV and film that filled our hours after school and beyond, I thank you so much for this wonderful story.

I'm 78 so I remember about all of the shows you mentioned. We never think of where they are actually filmed. I guess that would take away some of the magic.

Many of the outdoor scenes from "Gone With the Wind" were filmed here in Chico CA. as well as "Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn. 🧐". Warner street was named in that honor. Many yrs ago I caddied for Alan Hale in Medford Oregon for the Hollywood Hackers charity game. 😅

Absolutely outstanding content! I'm 43, and I remember watching a lot of these shows with my parents as a child. Brings back a lot of memories for me. Keep up the great work and stay safe.

Those were the days for sure, I know I have seen most every episode of the Andy Griffith show. And also watched most of the show's that you mentioned in your video. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. 👏🎥

I still have a Desilu metal cable box. They used to sell old movie set items at Andy's salvage yard out on the Arrow Hwy near Irwindale.

Excellent video !!! Full of fabulous history and insight into the incredible activities at the 40 acre back lot. It's a real shame that they didn't preserve the area. It would now be a major tourist attraction. You did a marvelous job with this video. Thanks a lot.

Thank you for your research! The bygone era when television was worth watching! You did a great job splicing in the snipits of the original over the future it became!

Good program. Andy was one of my all time favorite actors. Thank you for a stroll down memory lane. 💚🙏🏼🇺🇸

Jeff & Sarah, I grew up watching most of the shows mentioned in this episode of History Hunters. It brought back a lot of memories for me growing up, where the whole family; grandparents, mom and dad, brothers and sisters, would all sit in front of the TV watching these great (wholesome) programs. I’m a little older than Mitch M and must confess that I too haven’t seen Gone with the Wind. Not long ago I heard some people talking about it and saying it should be destroyed - which IMO would be a shame. You cannot erase history, but we can all learn from it. Anyway, thanks for all the hard work you put into making these great videos. They bring a great deal of enjoyment to my busy life.

That was fantastic! There are several 40 acre lot videos out there, but man o man, you really take the time to do the homework to make your videos the best. Thanks!!

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks friend! We appreciate your acknowledgment. Yes this one took a lot of research and advance studying! Glad you liked it!

THANK YOU!!! I love "The Andy Griffith Show" and still watch it EVERY TIME it is on TV! I have watched the KZread videos on the 40 Acre Lot, films and photos taken while it was there. Truly, thank you for showing us what is where the lot USED to be! A true Andy Griffith fan will love this!!!

When I lived in L.A we often went by the studio where The' I love Lucy' show was filmed. I wish I as alive during the original run and could have went to see it filmed live. My sisters and I all loved Lucy and so do my kids ! my son can rattle off trivia with the best of them! I noticed your clip of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C where he is driving through the gate and "Belmont Studios" was shown as the fictional name of the studio, I believe they chose that name because Lucy used to go by Diane Belmont early in her career. That was a little tip of the hat to Lucy, who was, Jim Nabor's ( Gomer's) boss at the time). You did a wonderful job on this video. Thanks for showing us all those wonderful filming locations.

If you're a Star Trek - Original Series fan, the episodes of "Miri", "Errand of Mercy", and "City on the Edge of Forever" had scenes filmed at 40 acres. In "City On the Edge of Forever" you will see William Shatner and Joan Collins pass by Floyd's Barber Shop. Such a shame it's all gone, but the property became to valuable for development to preserve.

@tallman4040

3 жыл бұрын

In Miri, you can see the courthouse pretty easily.

Just brings the good, memories back

@jodyguilbeaux8225

3 жыл бұрын

as a kid growing up in the 1960s, those old black and white tv shows were our babysitters. we grew up with them and it was great entertainment. those places and people are now gone. but the memories are burned into our hearts and minds. my dad use to tell me that........... TIME stands still for no mortal man.

@danielmconnolly7

3 жыл бұрын

What is a "good memory"..? I've never heard of that... 😏🤨😅

@danielmconnolly7

3 жыл бұрын

@@jodyguilbeaux8225 Born in '63. For years I just assumed all actors were gray and living in a black and white world... 🤔

Another great history hunters you were able to fit all of that history in 22:48. I watched every show and movie you explained. Aunt B reminded me of my grandmother. Thanks again.

Good morning Jeff and Sarah. Love the videos! I appreciate all of the work that goes into what amounts to 30 mins or so of entertainment for us subscribers. You and I are about the same age and share the same childhood television memories. I am a Thousand Oaks native and would love to see a then and now filming locations. I know that Gunsmoke was filmed where I grew up in Wildwood. Paramount Ranch in Agoura was also the site for very many shows that we watched. Munsters Go Home. Mash and many others. These places might be worth checking out. Take care and stay healthy.

Love all the shows you filmed as i grew up with all of them and didnt know they where filmed here . Does make me feel old. But again your addons to each story made it much more Thankyou for such a lovely video again x

Growing up in the late 50's and 60's these shows were part of our lives then. All those locations are gone but the places still seem real, they did such a good job. This was a real good one, very informative but kinda sad. I wonder if the lady had an insurance policy taken out on Buster as it looked like she helped the wall out at 15:18

I worked on Hayden for years on Sony productions and misc. tv shows and never knew! Thanks for the video!

Another amazing vid... and more stuff I'd known nothing about. Thanks Jeff!! This one falls into the category of "I spent so long telling my wife about it, that I just had her watch it again with me... and then we talked about it for like an hour. Really cool stuff how they built everything, then disappeared it all into oblivion, but there are those like Jeff that document it all and remember... so it will never truly be gone.

Very interesting! Go back and look at that manhole cover suspected to be part of the set. If you line it up with the fire hydrant across the street you will see it's pretty much an exact match in the next footage from Mayberry. Great research and enjoyed the episode.

"ANDY, ANDY!" It's always sweeter that Aunt Bea's pie and returning birds to their family to find out where the Mayberry memories still are. Stay safe everyone!

Well, Well done. So much research went into that production. Thanks for doing what you do and keep up the outstanding work.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Dennis! We try our best, always striving to put out interesting videos!!

This is the Best show of Set Locations for any Movies and Series I have seen yet........All of the Shows in this area are my Favorites.......The Real McCoys, Andy Griffith, Batman, Hogan's Heroes, Gomer Pyle, Star Trek, Tarzan, King Kong, Gone with the Wind, Superman and many more ...... Thank you 👌👌👍👍

This is incredible! Thank you so much for this! I am a huge Andy Griffith Show fan! Along with many of the other shows and movies you have graciously mentioned! If only things stayed as they were. But, thanks to people like you we at least get an idea of what it was like. 💕

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

i have watch a lot of your video's ..love ever one ..and i love how calm and cool Sarah is ..she awesome ....thanks for your video's

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Sarah is quite a sport, isn't she?

i was born in the early 50's and as a child of the television era i loved these shows, now in reruns i have seen every episodes of andy griffith, i love lucy, danny thomas and still not sick of them at all. my only regret is that these sets were totally destroyed and are gone, such a shame and a piece of history !

I grew up with these shows and loved them all. This tour brings back many fine memories and makes me feel like a kid again.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man when I hear the theme song to Gomer Pyle, I am a kid again! Lol. Thanks very much for watching and commenting!

"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". Gomer Pyle and Hogan's Heroes were the two shows I had any interest in. I've been to Old Tucson several times. Once, during the High Chaparral heyday, got to see Manuelito Montoya! it's been modernized since the 60's, but still quite a place to visit!

That sign bracket. Dang, if it could talk.

I might not have recognized citizens arrest scene right off but I would have known after the Mayberry reference, I can still hear the Gomer voice repeating..."citizens arrest, citizens arrest... CITIZENS ARREST". Thanks for your time and effort 😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you so much for all your time and effort to show the locations of all the shows I've watched as a kid. love this

Days gone by, never to return. Sadly.

@archerlane9802

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but whether you were young or old, what a rare and miraculous opportunity to have lived in that time period.

Nice investigative work here. I was hoping there would be a shot of Myer's Lake in here too

Awesome 👍. Thanks for taking me back to childhood memories. The good old days 💗💗💗

I’ve worked in all those locations starting w/ a Stone Temple Pilots video at Nantz in 2002. Smashbox Agency is right there. Also we shot Ray Donovan on Higuera St. The Agency was shot just a few blocks away where the KABC tower is. Lastly the Fox TV show Bones also shot there on occasion while I was on it. Keep up the great work. -Jon Robberson IATSE Affiliated Property Craftsperson Hollywood Local 44 Member 10603 (2000-2015)

That's interesting about the Batman television show being filmed there. I took of tour of Warner Brothers Studio and the guide pointed out the building used as Gotham City Hall, so I thought the entire television series was filmed there. Apparently not :-)

@smitskee

3 жыл бұрын

Not uncommon for various studios to rent the backlots of other studios for a particular shot.

Thank you History Hunters for doing this. Lots of my childhood is contained in this video- including "The Loaded Goat" and "Citizen's Arrest" episodes. All of your vids are excellent.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, Dave! We appreciate it very much!

Hey Jeff great video the Andy Griffith show and all them shows were great it is sad all that is gone your videos are great wish I could meet you and Sarah you guys are awesome Randy from Kentucky.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Randy! We appreciate you sending those nice compliments!

19:54 the short lived Fox TV Series "Woops!" was on stage left, the left door was used for the studio audience. Also in 1992 the stage on the corner of Cahuenga and Waring was used for the show Empty Nest. I was in the audience for an episode of both of those shows. And I have walked the old 40 Acre lot many times, it's fun just imagining "what was."

As a previous person just said, what a shame some of this history was never saved , even if only a small bit, as a reminder.

@gunnarbiker

3 жыл бұрын

visit Mount Airy, NC if you want to see some of Mayberry that was saved. It's well worth the trip. Thankfully, I grew up only a couple of hours from Mt Airy and have been to the Andy Griffith museum a few times. It's easy to stand and look at things in the museum and get choked up. Just warning you! :) Cheers from North Carolina!

@SMaamri78

3 жыл бұрын

It's all about money in the entertainment industry. Whatever makes more money is what they do. It is a business. Though I do wish they could have saved at least some of it.

@danielmconnolly7

3 жыл бұрын

It was sacrificed at the egotistical alter of Hollywood... 😳

@danielmconnolly7

3 жыл бұрын

@@gunnarbiker Aunt Bea was a hardcore North Carolinian... 🧐

@miketravels

3 жыл бұрын

@@SMaamri78 Agreed. Hollywood is about $$$

Awesome content I wish more people would do stuff on the history of The Andy Griffith Show it's the most popular long-running show in history and people rarely even talk about it anymore

Jeff this is my favorite TV show andy griffith show was the best very informative video thanks so much Jeff great video thumbs up as always my friend

Still watch those shows. I'm 57. Good old days!!

As always nice job Jeff and Sarah. interesting, your recordings of things long past are now updated for history. Things that have changed will be changed again, and you have recorded it to be looked back on with a, remember in 2021 it looked like this!

I wish the producers had the prospicience to have saved the buildings on the old set for posterity's sake. It would have been a serious tourist trap and money-maker.

Thanks for the great vid,! With your history tour ,, you brought back the sweet innocent times of my boyhood! Thanks so much!👍

I was a big fan of the Andy Griffith show, and i love lucy. This was just amazing to see the historical sites, of the old tv shows. And that was also amazing,to see the site of roger rabbit. I knew the golden girls was filmed in a studio, i love that show as well. Thank you for sharing, the old cast locations. 👍👍👍

I used to love the "I Love Lucy" reruns when I was a pre-schooler. I used to think that the town of Mayberry was a real town. (I was also crazy about "Car 54" and "The Honeymooners".) I miss the cozy worlds depicted by television shows of late 1950's and early 1960's. Sad to see these make-believe worlds replaced by parking lots and industrial buildings.

@kenphillips6550

3 жыл бұрын

I was the same way with The Dukes of Hazzard. I remember looking at an atlas to try and find where Hazzard was in Georgia. It’s still a thrill to drive past the Warner Brothers ranch studios in Burbank because you can see the Facade of the courthouse that was in the show.

@smitskee

3 жыл бұрын

"Car 54." Actually filmed in NYC, where their stage interiors were a studio located in the Bronx. "The Naked City," also a NYC location show, used the same studio facility.

So sad that everything was destroyed.

No matter how much time has passed, The "Andy Griffith" show still takes you back to that time. "Maxwell House" coffee commercials. Gomer Pyle and Batman were also my favorites

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

I totally relate! Thanks! Mayberry is timeless! Thanks for watching this episode of "History Hunters"!

Hi guys! Great vlog and very interesting! I watched Andy Griffith Show all the time! It was very funny! Thanks for another great vlog! Deborah Winnipeg Canada

I recently read somewhere that in real life “Ang” was really doin’ Helen Crump, or the actress that played her. Just a little useless Mayberry trivia. My favorite episode was where a cow thief was stealing cows by putting shoes on the cow’s hooves and they brought in a “‘big city” detective (from Mt. Pilot no doubt) to solve it. It had to do with Barney putting faith in his friend who had faith enough in him to make him deputy. “Mr. McBeavy” was another fave where Andy had to put his faith in Opie who he at first thought was lying.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think Aneta Corsaut and Andy were an item. I just watched the cow theft episode and crack up when I see the cow march out wearing four shoes. That show had some fantastic comedy writers!!!

@raydash1424

3 жыл бұрын

History Hunters actually they were.

@scottlosey4978

3 жыл бұрын

Ms Crump actually played a judge in the Matlock shows

@petegregory517

3 жыл бұрын

Never cared for Ms Frump. Yeah, intentional F. Not gonna Google but the first blond girlfriend was the one. Can’t remember why she left, I think after 1st season.

@chuckfan1

3 жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy probably never know for sure, but do a little internet research, and a plethora of intel will come up. With all those different sources, I'd have to think the needle leans more toward it being true......than not 🤔

Actually, there is a marker/sign at the former 40 acres lot indicating the approximate location of the King Kong wall....

That was AMAZING!!! Thank you! I was born in 64 in L.A. and lived there all my life i moved a few years ago. That brought back wonderful memories :) thanks!

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it considering that some commented it was clickbait with over 55 giving me a thumbs down. Go figure.

Thank you for the guided tour! I had the opportunity to see the area myself, but I would not have been able to make sense of any of it like you just did. Thank you again.

set pieces from the Mansion in "GONE WITH THE WIND" are being loveingly stored in a south Georgia barn, look up fellow vlogger "Jordan the lion" trip to Georgia, on his trip to see the set pieces from that movie, he's a big fan of Clark Gable.

@jbenziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I did see that one! Thanks!

@naybur74

3 жыл бұрын

Ok..good deal!

I can’t remember exactly but I think a scene for the original Star Trek was shot on the Mayberry set also.

@comment2009

3 жыл бұрын

Best use of TOS filming there was S1E28, "The City on the Edge of Forever". Scenes w/ Klingons, etc. on the Western and old Arab village sets in other episodes, not so much.

@smitskee

3 жыл бұрын

Star Trek, was a Desilu Production for NBC TV. No doubt it was filmed there.

@danielgreen8522

3 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Hancock I found the Floyd's Barber shop you mentioned. It was from E29 though of S1, not E28. I believe there are other buildings too that may be from that street that were possibly remodeled for Star Trek, including the Mayberry court house. Thanks for pointing that out.

Great walk down memory lane! Thanks for this video. The Star Trek TOS “Miri” has some shots of a trashed street and bunch of buildings. You can see the courthouse and Ellie’s drugstore. Search for “when Star Trek visited Mayberry”, and you’ll see the Kirk-Keeler walk past Floyd’s Barber Shop, plus other pix. A cable channel here is showing a bunch of Untouchables episodes every week. It’s easy to see the Mayberry church, the theater, and other buildings in Mayberry that were used in shooting The Untouchables (no pun intended). 😁

@smitskee

3 жыл бұрын

40 Acres was an old lot. A lot of those town structures pre-date the Andy Griffith Show. It was RKO before Desilu. You've probably watched movies from the late 30s and early 40s that were using those same streets and structures. I'm sure the Art Director for the Andy Griffith Show did some tweaking, but most of that backlot was already there.

Great job describing the background to all the old shows.

Thank you Jeff and Sarah and Hamilton yes Hamilton because he comes to you when you guys get home and he tries to give you love and you guys have fun petting him nurturing him I think it's a him I don't know but Hamilton I would think is a guy cat anyways thank you for all you do we appreciate your videos I've always known of Culver City for that reason because of the things they did over there it was all Hollywood and you went over there and showed it to us and that is really really cool thank you so much for this channel these videos that you make and the time that it takes to do it it's not easy you put a lot of effort into making your videos and they are awesome .......