The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)

The sleepy town of Mayberry, North Carolina is kept in order by Sheriff Andy Taylor, and at times, undone by Deputy Barney Fife.  A widow, Andy raises his son Opie with help of his Aunt Bee.  An eclectic group of townsfolk include barber Floyd, cousins Goober and Gomer and Mayor Pike.  

The Andy Griffith Show was a ratings success during its entire run, even ranking in the top for the final season.  It was a spinoff of The Danny Thomas Show/Make Room For Daddy.  The series won Don Knotts five Emmy Awards.  Of the 240 episodes produced, 159 aired in black & white and 90 in color.  The show is well-remembered for it's opening theme and sequence with Andy and Opie heading toward the fishin' hole.      




Location: Myers Lake

Address: 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

If you park at the Eugene & Michael Rosenfeld Auditorium, it is a short walk off Franklin Canyon Drive as it loops around...

Sam and Paul's deaths from Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)  and The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) camping grounds were also filmed around this area.

Location Visited: February 2025

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Head Of The Class (1986-1991)

 

Class is in session for a group of gifted students attending the Individual Honors Program at Manhattan's Millard Fillmore High School.  Out-of-work actor and substitute history teacher Charlie Moore's initial roll call consisted of Maria Borges, Arvid Engen, Darlene Merriman, Simone Foster, Jawaharlal Choundhury, Alan Pinkard, Eric Mardian, Sarah Nevins, Dennis Blunden and Janice Lazaratto.  Charlie eventually became their full-time teacher and pushed his students to think.  Head Of The Class holds the distinction of being the first U.S. sitcom to film in the Soviet Union with a two-part episode "Mission to Moscow."  Later seasons saw the student roster change a bit and Charlie's acting career finally taking off, causing him to depart before the final season.  Howard Hessemen, formerly of WKRP in Cincinatti (1978-1982) fame, felt the series had drifted away from what was promised and left the show.  He was replaced with Billy Connolly, who received his own spin-off, Billy, that further explored his personal life.  Head Of The Class saw a short-lived revival in 2021.

Location: Millard Fillmore High School

Address: 40 Irving Place, New York, NY

Gramercy Arts High School

Location Visited: January 2025

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