The further misadventures of the citizens of Mayberry.The further misadventures of the citizens of Mayberry.The further misadventures of the citizens of Mayberry.
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- TriviaMayberry R.F.D. (1968) was one of CBS' victims of the network's infamous "rural purge" in the early 1970s, along with such shows as The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963), and Green Acres (1965). At the time, close analysis of demographics indicated that these shows appealed only to those who lived in rural areas and older people. Then head of CBS and his new chief of programming Fred Silverman decided to cancel them, even though they were all still hugely popular and got high ratings, in favor of more politically correct shows that were targeted toward a younger more hip audience. An often-told joke that passed into legend is that "CBS canceled every show with a tree in it."
- ConnectionsFollowed by The New Andy Griffith Show (1971)
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An Okay Sequel
As many people know this show is essentially a sequel to the Andy Griffith Show. The producers decided that instead of canceling the show all together, they would continue it with essentially the same cast except for the leads. Ken Berry and Arlene Golonka were okay replacements for Andy Griffith and Aneta Corsaut, but Sam and Millie were no Andy and Helen. Also, even though this show was still popular at the time of the rural purge of 1971, I don't think that its cancellation hit people as hard as the cancellations of The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres.
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- Apr 22, 2003
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