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TV series · 1968

Mayberry R.F.D.

First aired 23 September 1968 Comedy / Family TMDB ↗

Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show. When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characters returned for the new program, which ran for three seasons on the CBS Television Network from 1968–1971. During the final season of The Andy Griffith Show, widower farmer Sam Jones and his young son Mike are introduced and gradually become the show's focus. Sheriff Andy Taylor takes a backseat in the storylines, establishing the sequel series. The show's first episode, "Andy and Helen's Wedding", had the highest ratings in recorded television history. Sheriff Taylor and newlywed wife Helen make guest appearances on RFD until late 1969, and then relocate with Opie. Mayberry R.F.D. was popular throughout its entire run, but was canceled after its third season in CBS's infamous "rural purge" of 1971. R.F.D. stands for "Rural Free Delivery", a quaint postal depiction of the rural Mayberry community.

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Frances Bavier
as Aunt Bee Taylor
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Paul Hartman
as Emmett Clark
64
Alice Ghostley
as Alice Cooper
45
George Lindsey
as Goober Pyle
39
Buddy Foster
as Mike Jones
11
Richard Steele
as Harold
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Frank Puglia
as Mr. Morelli
76
Will Geer
as Captain Charles Wolford
66
Vince Barnett
as Elmo
66
Don Beddoe
as G.B. Smith
65
Willis Bouchey
as Mr. Adams
61
Willis Bouchey
as Reverend Bickford
61
Willis Bouchey
as Mr. Fremont
61
Frank Wilcox
as Dr. Wilson
61
Howard Wendell
as Lucius Fremont
60
Howard Wendell
as Harper
60
Arthur Space
as Walter Michaels
59
Dick Foran
as King Beaumont
58
Mary Lansing
as Martha Clark
57
Douglas Fowley
as Judson
57
Charles Lampkin
as Ralph
55
Arthur Peterson
as Jeweler
55
Norman Leavitt
as Mr. Felton
54
Bill Baldwin
as Newsman
54
William Keene
as Reverend
53
Sam Edwards
as Clerk
53
Dan Seymour
as Big Louie
53
Bill Erwin
as Man at Convention
53
Dick Wilson
as Mr. Carr
52
Don Keefer
as Prosecutor McComb
52
Judson Pratt
as Brice
51
Judson Pratt
as Charlie
51
Jeanne Bates
as Jennie Mae Swanson
50
Jeanne Bates
as Receptionist
50
Carl Ballantine
as Ernie
50
James McCallion
as Father
49
Ivor Francis
as Carl Brady
49
Eddie Firestone
as Tom
47
Woodrow Parfrey
as Ken Marshall
45
Woodrow Parfrey
as Braden
45
Don Knotts
as Barney Fife
44
Kay E. Kuter
as Man
43
Albert Popwell
as Hayes
42
Ken Sansom
as Clarence
41
Ken Sansom
as Mr. Ferguson
41
Larry Pennell
as Chuck
40
David Ketchum
as Man
40
Emmaline Henry
as Mrs. Wylie
39
Laurie Main
as Thornton Avery
38
Jack Dodson
as Howard Sprague
37
Robert Sampson
as Rex Alexander
35
Aneta Corsaut
as Helen Crump
34
Aneta Corsaut
as Helen
34
Ken Berry
as Sam Jones
34
Ron Masak
as Jim
32
Arlene Golonka
as Millie Swanson
32
Marianna Hill
as Renee Miller
26
Judith McConnell
as Pamela Bennington
24
Elliott Street
as Ernie
24
Farrah Fawcett
as Show Girl
21
Brenda Sykes
as Dorothy June
19
Danny Bonaduce
as Boy
9
Danny Bonaduce
as Danny
9
Danny Bonaduce
as Rick
9
Richard Steele
as Harold
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