Not even close. The first season was filled to the brim with antiquated sexism and ridiculous plots. Andy really played up being a local yokel with his good ol' boy accent, which I found grating, at best. Subsequent seasons got better but most of the first season is not what I would call good TV.
🌿🐿 @Butch Simpson She was very pretty and playing parts like Gomer's date (where they ended up dancing up a storm!), she gave us a chance to see how that whole blind date baloney plays out. Gomer wasn't aware that anyone thought she wasn't a total prize! (By not dolling her up with makeup, they kept her looking like any knockout would have looked without makeup. And besides raking in the money, she didn't have to diet every minute! 😛) Green Acres did show her prettiest face when Mrs.Douglas got her ready for some dance!
🌿🐿 @Butch Simpson As much as I loved the show, I was disappointed when Andy and Barney would reject girls because one had "fat knees." I wanted their characters to be above all that. Also, when Andy was telling someone how nearly non-existent crime was in Mayberry, he said all they'd had were a couple of wife-beatings !!! They would have been buried in letters teaching them how very serious domestic abuse always was (and still is) if society had been aware at all back then. .
I felt sorry for Ron Howard sometimes, playing this clueless kid with a name like "OPEY". Helen Crump , also an ugly name . Don't even get me started on "Goober and Gomer".
I’d hate to be the person who has to call an actress and say “we’ve got a part for a woman who’s ugly and we thought you might be just right for the part”.
Yeah,gay Jim Nabors.Reminds me of the episode where Barney was trying to comb his hair like Rock Hudson.He propped a magazine up by the mirror,there was a pic of Rock on the cover,& it said,"What's Rock really like?"Well,I guess we all found that out about Rock.
Every person on this show is like in their 40's and like, "Oh marriage isn't something you leap into" Maybe after ten more years of no physical contact dating they'll think about it. After all they'll be old enough to be grandparents by the time they finally tie the knot. But no rush. 🤦♀️
What does it matter? Are you equating being gay with being a sexual predator? I wonder if Helen Crump knew that Andy was heterosexual? Sounds silly now doesn’t it?
when gomer came back with a corsage for mary grace that put life back into her and lifted her spirits, THAT”S THE BEST.
I'm glad Gomer saw Mary Grace's kind & sparkling personality,she has a nice smile.😊
"And shes so nice....!!!". Cracks me up Every time!
I love at the end of the episode when Gomer is dancing he goes over to Barney and Andy, and says, “you guys were right, She’s nice, real nice!”
Best show ever made.
Not even close. The first season was filled to the brim with antiquated sexism and ridiculous plots. Andy really played up being a local yokel with his good ol' boy accent, which I found grating, at best. Subsequent seasons got better but most of the first season is not what I would call good TV.
Mary Grace was played by Mary Grace Canfield. She later played Ralph on Green Acres. Wonderful actress.
🌿🐿 @Butch Simpson
She was very pretty and playing parts like Gomer's date (where they ended up dancing up a storm!), she gave us a chance to see how that whole blind date baloney plays out. Gomer wasn't aware that anyone thought she wasn't a total prize! (By not dolling her up with makeup, they kept her looking like any knockout would have looked without makeup. And besides raking in the money, she didn't have to diet every minute! 😛) Green Acres did show her prettiest face when Mrs.Douglas got her ready for some dance!
🌿🐿 @Butch Simpson
As much as I loved the show, I was disappointed when Andy and Barney would reject girls because one had "fat knees." I wanted their characters to be above all that.
Also, when Andy was telling someone how nearly non-existent crime was in Mayberry, he said all they'd had were a couple of wife-beatings !!! They would have been buried in letters teaching them how very serious domestic abuse always was (and still is) if society had been aware at all back then.
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@@diananutt1517 Exactly. Thankfully we’re past those days. A lot of the old shows would not pass today’s standards or social media.
@@Buddygold9509 🌿Wow,Butch!
We need more guys like you in this world. 🙂
This clip was nice....Real nice.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
At this point in my life I would settle for nice
🤣🤣 RIGHT!
In the long run, "nice" is a lot nicer than "gorgeous."
@@JDeWittDIY AMEN!
@@JDeWittDIY You fantasize about going to sleep with pretty, and you happily wake up in real life with nice.
Being a woman and concerning men.. I could settle for nice..I would want them to love the LORD more than they could ever love me.
The way Barney calls him, “Gome” 😂
Gome, Ange, Op. The tightly wired Barney had no time for 2nd syllables.
@@brianarbenz7206 this comment is gold we’ll done 😂👍
I felt sorry for Ron Howard sometimes, playing this clueless kid with a name like "OPEY".
Helen Crump , also an ugly name .
Don't even get me started on "Goober and Gomer".
I watch Andy Griffith everyday
I have to watch the Andy Griffith Show at least once a day.
I'm the same way. It's actually therapy for me. I've said it for years.
Mina Rosered me too. Two in a row by me on ME TV
It’s on TV Land 3 times in a row weekday mornings from 9:00 to 10:45.
Only once?
Classic!!
I’d hate to be the person who has to call an actress and say “we’ve got a part for a woman who’s ugly and we thought you might be just right for the part”.
Same as when the script calls for a fat person knowing that their size will be used for humor. I guess in the acting profession a job is a job.
She was a good actress. She probably knew she was not a beauty. "A dog" just means she's not especially pretty.
@Rex true, but she probably laughed all the way to the bank 😂
@@JR-zm2yu Correct. She was a good actress and had regular work.
What can you say, " a pay check is a pay check." LMBO
A real dope
Hey Andy hey Barny
1 second later
Barney had just gotten through calling her a dog, making Thelma Lou mad.
Have to confess, I always had a little crush on Mary Grace, whether it was here or Green Acres.
Nice wins over pretty anyday ☺️
I would love to have a nice girl like Mary Grace.
I'd rather have a nice girl like Helen Crump.
After seeing her, Gomer joined the army.
That was a funny clip, knowing that In the back of Jim Nabors head that he had rather gone with a guy!
Truly nice is much rarer than gorgeous
❤😂
"What does she look like?"
"Ralph from Green Acres."
Nice!
from "A Date for Gomer" season 4 episode 9
This is so funnie....
Well, she sure sounds.......nice
Barney sure does have a nerve.
Gomer: is she pretty
Andy: she's nice do you know Thelma Lou need I say more
Me: you can't even trust your own friends she's not a keeper
She’s nice, she’s real nice
0:41
LOL
Poor Gomer. Well, at least she's nice.🤣🤪😵
I thought Mary Grace was very sweet. She was cute.
She was well cast as a homely person. Cute's a stretch, unless you think Bulldogs are cute.
Well they could truthfully say she’s really “nice” looking 😂
Hmmm, why didn't Gomer say "warsh"?
Yeah,gay Jim Nabors.Reminds me of the episode where Barney was trying to comb his hair like Rock Hudson.He propped a magazine up by the mirror,there was a pic of Rock on the cover,& it said,"What's Rock really like?"Well,I guess we all found that out about Rock.
It's just a myth that Jim and Rock were ever romantically involved. They knew each other, though. Both had to hide their gayness.
Ralph. Lol.
I watch Andy so much and man I be falling asleep 😜😜😜😜😜😜
lol! I be!
@@suzycreamcheesez4371 I be too!
Greased transmission? WTF?
Lubed Gomer, not greased.
Dude don't over think it...just enjoy the humor
@@AN-vt8qq I wish shows of today had humor like this show did.
Gomer “is not a mechanic but he plays one on TV”.... He’s just reading a script, relax and enjoy the show.
@@Mark-sj3xb what a great TV show. Just pointing out how much Hollywood doesnt know about small every day things is amusing though.
How to hook up a gay man with a gay woman in the 1960’s. Brought to you by Jello.
The actress who played Mary Grace wasn't gay.
goober used to say the naive like that, nä-ˈēv,
Poor Gomer. Those guys try passing all the 2's to this man.
They couldn’t actually use an ugly girl so they used one who wasn’t glamorous.
The Simpson did a joke about that. “We can’t sell this! We need Mary Anne from Gillian’s island. You know, TV ugly. Not ACTUAL ugly!”
@@kgpspyguy like they used Jan Smithers as the “plain girl” on WKRP, compared to Loni Anderson
Barney was great, but Gomer made the show.
Beyond classic. Boomer television at its best.
Other than Ron Howard, none of the cast were Boomers.
Gomer Andy Barney Helen themla Lou Mary Grace
Nayve
President Kennedy's funeral delayed this episode by two weeks.
Does she put out? LOL
Every person on this show is like in their 40's and like, "Oh marriage isn't something you leap into"
Maybe after ten more years of no physical contact dating they'll think about it. After all they'll be old enough to be grandparents by the time they finally tie the knot. But no rush. 🤦♀️
The only married character in Mayberry was Otis, you know. The institution of matrimony wasn't really important in that all-American town.
And the only way that Otis could handle marriage was to drink heavily.
It was like the Seinfeld show of the 1960s
I wonder if Andy and Barney knew Gomer was gay?
What does it matter? Are you equating being gay with being a sexual predator?
I wonder if Helen Crump knew that Andy was heterosexual?
Sounds silly now doesn’t it?
The only one they have to answer to is god no one else he's the only one who can really do the judging
Being heterosexual is normal let's be honest. Homosexual not so much. So fair question.
@@fh346 that's exactly what I mean yes Fred. 👍
Don't wonder too hard, it might hurt your pea brain!
Not so fun fact: This episode was being filmed and wrapped up just as JFK was being assassinated.
Really? Wow!
Wow.
That's What I Say, WOW!!!!!
Andy lost it on the set when he heard about it. Andy Griffith that is, not Andy Taylor.
@@ILoveOldTWC probably both.
Gome is looking for a different kind of partner for a different kind of dance.
Shazam how does she look does she look does she need a paper bag?😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Gomer would have rather gone with a dude
Jim Nabors, not Gomer. Gay actors play straight characters all the time.
Is she pretty? She's nice. Lol.