Once upon a time on American television......

[Spinoza]

Damn near everything any mortal mind needs to know about a healthy human philosophy was encapsulated weekly in what was purported to be nothing more than a silly sitcom.

This philosophy lesson for America was "The Andy Griffith Show".

It was entertaining. It was funny. It was not "controversial". It was surface simple.
But leasurely laced amongst the common lives of a portrayed "hick" populace of a small North Carolina village...... An ethics and value system quietly SCREAMED volumes of STUFF to rival any thoughtful philosophical treatise, or any tedious philosophical tome ever authored.

If I was a faculty philosophy professor, and not merely a philosophical philosopher, I would truly enjoy TEACHING "The Andy Griffith Show" to any student who professed a desire to reduce the often lofty loopholes of philosophy in favor of anything akin to very common sense.

That's enough for tonight!
I'll now rest this thread and wait to see what seeds (if any) it sows......
Before I offer my Mayberry Challenge......
TO LEARN......
OR PUNT!

Cheers.

[Abominable Gorilla]

That's old school. I'll have to go back and review some footage...

...of which my Uncle in Galesburg, IL has episode.

[gimpcoach]

I agree wholeheartedly.

[Bigdog13]

Great show. Lots of good lessons. My young children even enjoy it today.

Not entertaining after Don Knotts left though. Just my opinion.

[Dawgmatic]

Great show. Watched it just the other day. Love Ernest T. Bass.

[ddgravy]

Great show. Watched it just the other day. Love Ernest T. Bass.

That was some kinda of a rock throwin dude Great old school show

[skilldawg]

Damn near everything any mortal mind needs to know about a healthy human philosophy was encapsulated weekly in what was purported to be nothing more than a silly sitcom.

This philosophy lesson for America was "The Andy Griffith Show".

It was entertaining. It was funny. It was not "controversial". It was surface simple.
But leasurely laced amongst the common lives of a portrayed "hick" populace of a small North Carolina village...... An ethics and value system quietly SCREAMED volumes of STUFF to rival any thoughtful philosophical treatise, or any tedious philosophical tome ever authored.

If I was a faculty philosophy professor, and not merely a philosophical philosopher, I would truly enjoy TEACHING "The Andy Griffith Show" to any student who professed a desire to reduce the often lofty loopholes of philosophy in favor of anything akin to very common sense.

That's enough for tonight!
I'll now rest this thread and wait to see what seeds (if any) it sows......
Before I offer my Mayberry Challenge......
TO LEARN......
OR PUNT!

Cheers.

You just went up about a 1000 notches in my book buddy!

[JuBru]

Yay Sinfonians!

Andy Griffith is a very nice man to have a conversation with in person.

[Spinoza]

Great show. Watched it just the other day. Love Ernest T. Bass.

Beneath the humorous as always surface of one Ernest T. Bass episode......
Interesting STUFF was SCEAMED when......
Andy made a genuine and noble effort to transform a seemingly rank non-conformist into a SOCIALLY acceptable member of polite society.
The result......
The TRUE and HONEST nature of Ernest T. could not be comouflaged in a fragile tea cup.
AND......
A very prim and proper young lady was able to discern barbarian WORTH......
And learned a bit about ye amongst thee who would cast the first allegedly sophisticated stone.

Cheers.

[SicemDawgz]

Beneath the humorous as always surface of one Ernest T. Bass episode......
Interesting STUFF was SCEAMED when......
Andy made a genuine and noble effort to transform a seemingly rank non-conformist into a SOCIALLY acceptable member of polite society.
The result......
The TRUE and HONEST nature of Ernest T. could not be comouflaged in a fragile tea cup.
AND......
A very prim and proper young lady was able to discern barbarian WORTH......
And learned a bit about ye amongst thee who would cast the first allegedly sophisticated stone.

Cheers.

NO COFFEE, TEA OR PUNCH THANK YOU!!! What a show. I am somewhat of an AG expert my spiny friend.

[Soonerdawg]

I reared my children based on what I learned from watching the Godfather.

[skilldawg]

NO COFFEE, TEA OR PUNCH THANK YOU!!! What a show. I am somewhat of an AG expert my spiny friend.

How do you do, Mrs. Wiiiiiiiiiiley.

[SicemDawgz]

How do you do, Mrs. Wiiiiiiiiiiley.

No Hun-tin, no fi-shin, no tres-pass-in.

[Spinoza]

NO COFFEE, TEA OR PUNCH THANK YOU!!! What a show. I am somewhat of an AG expert my spiny friend.

That's great, Cowpoke......
Perhaps you would care to assist me with my intended MAYBERRY CHALLENGE part of this thread?
Here's my idea.

The CHALLENGE......
Any author on this board may reference any specific and hotly debated/disputed philosophical or theological issue, and......
MAYBERRY WILL ANSWER...... Whenever said topic was ever directly or indirectly dealt with amongst all the very entertaining comedy.

How about this......?
I'll start it off with a somewhat tricky one.
SLAVERY!
Any thoughts?

Do you have an interesting one for me?

Let's have some fun. :icon_wink:

Cheers.

[SicemDawgz]

Deal. And I must edit my previous post. I never watched the show post 1965 exept for a few episodes. It wasn't as entertaining after Barney departed.