Indeed, he was the kind of trustworthy guy you wanted to have in your corner.īorn an only child in Mount Airy, N.C. First as an aw-shucks lawman on "The Andy Griffith Show," then much later as a cagey defense attorney on "Matlock," the actor consistently exuded a strong sense of justice and decency. Griffith, who died at 86 on Tuesday in North Carolina, personified "comfort TV" before the term became popular.
Heck, if only stouthearted Sheriff Andy could be our Pa.
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For many of us, that sweet, soothing, softly whistled ear-worm of a theme song will always be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Andy Griffith.Īnd then the evocative imagery: A father and his son, fishing poles in hand, casually strolling toward a lake, about to embrace a carefree day full of promise.Īh, if only we could escape to that fishing hole in a bucolic slice of heaven called Mayberry (no matter that the scene was actually filmed in Southern California).
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