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Paramount Home Video gives fans of the forever-entertaining “Andy Griffith Reveal” a kindly taste of that series’ very amusing rookie season with the release of this single-disc DVD featuring the first eight “TAGS” episodes.
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For those who haven’t yet taken the fall and purchased the “Complete First Season” DVD area of this classic TV present, this budget-priced one-disc release is probably the next best thing. And after watching these eight droll installments of the series, any self-respecting TAGS fan is certainly going to be longing to catch up the whole 32-episode first season (and probably Seasons 2 through 5 as well) .
The video quality of all these Andy Griffith programs is positively outstanding. I don’t reflect these episodes, which were all filmed in the year 1960, could possibly contemplate any better than they do on this DVD. Even on a large-screen television, the crystal-clear nature of these DVD transfers shines through brilliantly.
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The eight black-and-white episodes on this single-sided disc are presented in their recent TV ratio (Chubby Frame; 1.33:1), along with crisp Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono audio. A “Play All” tool is included for marathon viewing of all 8 shows back-to-back. The Main Menu is non-animated and music-free. Chapter stops have been integrated into each episode.
Here’s a glimpse at the episodes contained on this disc (along with a glimpse at what each program is about, plus some droll quotes from the shows) :
1.) “The Recent Housekeeper” (Recent airdate: October 3, 1960) …. The premiere episode of “TAGS” is objective about as perfect a TV debut as I can consider of. When Andy and Opie’s housekeeper (“Rose”) leaves to bag married, “Aunt Bee” comes to live with the boys in Mayberry. But when Opie doesn’t grasp a liking to the original housekeeper, Bee wants to leave. She doesn’t fetch far, however, because Opie decides that Aunt Bee needs him — after all, “she doesn’t know how to do anything, like play ball, fish, or score frogs; she’ll be helpless”. 
That line of dialogue I fair mentioned above, spoken by small Ronny Howard (one of the finest kid actors you’ll ever look, in 1960 or any other year), places a perfect cap on this first TAGS episode; and the performances by Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in this debut program plot the tone of like and mutual caring that would often display up in many later episodes of the series as well.
Another Amusing Quote — “Heavenly soon people will be jaywalking all over the residence and disregarding ‘keep-off-the-grass’ signs and everything! Why Mayberry is gonna turn into a regular SIN town!!” — Bernard P. Fife
And be positive to retain an gape on Andy while Barney is blowing his stack via the dialogue shown above. Andy seems to be mouthing the words as Barney (Don Knotts) is saying them. The hick-sounding Andy Taylor is hysterical throughout this whole first season of TAGS, which makes these episodes all the more luscious to survey.
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2.) “The Manhunt” (October 10, 1960) …. Deputy Barney Fife has got some “mammoth!” news for Andy in this second episode of the series. An escaped convict is headed for Mayberry, which has normally-idle Barney all keyed up. But when the Residence Police win over control of the manhunt, Mayberry’s lawmen are left out in the frosty. But Andy’s beat-up fishing boat and a nifty limited crook-catching draw cooked up by the local “sheriff without a gun” soon accomplish the Status boys sit up and recall inspect.
Watch for 70-year-old Cheerio Meredith (as “Emma Notice”) in “The Manhunt”. Cheerio appears in several of the episodes on this disc, in fact. And she’s always given some very comical lines to read too. Her character’s last name was changed from “Label” to “Watson”, for some reason, in later episodes.
Funny Quotes — “You know, this morning when we was fishing, I certain didn’t devour having a hole in that boat. But I explain you the truth, good now I wouldn’t buy a dollar and a quarter for it.” — Andy Taylor
“Well, now that’s a dandy petite item there! Lookie there, a puny button that impartial sticks there {to the bulletin board} and don’t topple off! I’ll be dogged! We’re composed using pins.” — Andy (as he marvels at the Region Police method, which features the miracle of magnets) . LOL.
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3.) “Guitar Player” (October 17, 1960) …. James Best puts in his first of two appearances as “Jim Lindsey” in this TAGS offering. Lindsey is a talented guitar player, but he’s not getting very far in exiguous Mayberry. That’s where Handy Andy (Taylor) comes in. Andy schemes to collect Jim an audition with a band travelling through Mayberry (“Bobby Fast And His Band With A Beat”) .
The racy musical number performed at the jail arrive the extinguish of this episode really rocks the joint! It’s quite respectable indeed.
Funny Quote — “I’m a mean man when I pick up riled; it takes some doin’, but you can bring out the own in me!” — Barney
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4.) “Ellie Comes To Town” (October 24, 1960) …. Elinor Donahue makes her first appearance as the likable (but “by-the-book”) unique “lady druggist” (“Ellie Walker”) . This is one of my very common TAGS episodes, which has Cheerio Meredith putting in another droll appearance. Emma Designate (Meredith) can’t score that unusual female druggist to sell her any pills without a prescription. This forces Emma to her sick bed. But by episode’s demolish, Ellie caves in and sells Emma her 10-cent (sugar) pills.
Funny Quotes — “I always did believe that {ten cents} was kind of a coarse label for a miracle drug.” — Andy
“Approach Christmastime, don’t examine me to hold my cotton balls from YOU!” — Emma Brand
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5.) “Irresistible Andy” (October 31, 1960) …. Andy gets it into his head that Ellie Walker is out to trap him into marrying her. This motivates Andrew into putting Ellie “on the scent of other game” (i.e., potential male suitors) . ~wink~
Funny Quotes — “You glance what kind of a dance she trapped me into?! Not a Legion dance, not a Chamber of Commerce dance, not an Uplifter’s dance — a CHURCH dance! Kinda gettin’ me archaic to the situation.” — Andy (all in a dither about what he believes is Ellie’s underhanded matrimonial scheme; once more, Andy Griffith is a howl here as the thick-accented sheriff from North Carolina) .
“If I wasn’t absolutely, positively determined before, I am now! That ice cream ain’t no point to — it’s a down payment on a husband!” — Andy (via another “Ellie’s A Desperate Distinct Hunter” Tirade) . ~ROFL!~
“What’s that Barney? The pickpockets, they’re yours, all yours? ” — Ellie
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6.) “Runaway Kid” (November 7, 1960) …. This cute episode has Andy getting his “breeches caught on his enjoy pitchfork” honest prior to solving a jam as only Andy can (with a honorable deal of admire and compassion) . The “scrape” in this case being a “runaway kid”, who has speed away from home and wants to conclude with his friend Opie at the Taylor house in Mayberry.
To gain matters worse, Andy has unbiased given Opie a lecture on “not going encourage on your word”. And when Opie promises the runaway boy he wouldn’t tattle on him or relate where he lives, it puts Andy on a station. But Andy employs some child psychology to soon convince young “George Foley” that running away ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. Why, objective the concept of lugging around all those sandwiches needed for his long stride is enough to manufacture George contemplate twice.
Funny Quote — “That’s twice in one day you’ve hurry afoul of the law! You hold this up and I’m gonna have to procedure your face next!” — A very upset Barney Fife
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7.) “Andy The Matchmaker” (November 14, 1960) …. This ep. has Andy trying to compose up Barney’s morale (a favorite theme throughout many TAGS episodes) . Barney is sick and tired of having no crime to fight in sleepy ol’ Mayberry. And Andy stages a $24 unfounded robbery at Ellie’s drugstore to give Barney a case to solve.
Actress Amzie Strickland (who passed away of Alzheimer’s Disease on July 5, 2006) plays “Miss Rosemary” in this episode. She serves as an early first-season cherish interest for Barney, prior to “Thelma Lou” (Betty Lynn) joining the cast.
Funny Quote — “There once was a deputy called Fife, who carried a gun and a knife; the gun was all dusty, the knife was all rusty, ’cause he never caught a crook in his life.” — Poem written on the wall of the Mayberry Bank (Andy’s reaction when Barney reads this poem to him is also hilarious) .
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8.) “Opie’s Charity” (November 28, 1960) …. This hilarious episode is really sort of two episodes in one, so to bellow. There are two sure plotlines that play out in “Opie’s Charity”. One has Opie refusing to give more than “three measly pennies” to a charity fund at his school (which doesn’t please father Andrew at all) . And the other storyline involves “Tom Silby” seemingly rising from the humdrum to return to his hometown of Mayberry after Tom’s wife had him buried at a spurious funeral two years earlier.
The “Tom Silby” plotline springs forth several comic moments, especially when Andy first encounters ol’ Tom on the street one day — “Tom, you can’t near support after you’re gone — it fair ain’t decent!” (LOL.)
More Silly Quotes — “Are you distinct you don’t want to earn that four cents, Opie? It’s tax-deductible, ya know!” — Andy
“Andy, all I did was go down to Charlottesville.” –> “Well, Tom, we all notion you was a lot further ‘down’ than that!”
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Every one of the above Andy Griffith shows contains enormous doses of Mayberry humor. So engage up this disc and introduce yourself all over again to some of that humor, as well as the charm, innocence, and downright likability of Andy, Opie, Barney, Aunt Bee, and Ellie.
And then be prepared to situation aside some additional funds for the imminent retract of “The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete First Season”. Because that item is creep to kill up in your shopping cart after watching this DVD.
This is a improbable collection of episodes. All that you request from Andy and the gang is here. The comedy, witt, inoccence, trustworthy well-kept fun and amazing lessons are so cleverly written and presented in this dvd. I was so pleasently surprised by these first episodes being so well written- I highly recommend them to anyone who is a fan or looking for wholesome family entertainment.