A Cuban in Mayberry : : Looking Back at America's Hometown / / Gustavo Pérez Firmat.
Half a century after viewers first watched a father and son walking to the local fishing hole, whistling a simple, yet unforgettable, tune, The Andy Griffith Show remains one of the most popular sitcoms in the history of American television. Tens of millions of viewers have seen the show either in i...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. To the Fishing Hole
- Part One: The Place
- Chapter One. A World unto Itself
- Chapter Two. Against Change
- Chapter Three. Stopping the Story
- Chapter Four. Great Pages in History
- Chapter Five. From R.F.D. to R.I.P.
- Interlude: The Road to Mayberry
- Part Two: The People
- Chapter One. Sheriff without a Gun (Andy)
- Chapter Two. Imagination (Mr. McBeevee)
- Chapter Three. Life Imitates Fife (Barney)
- Chapter Four. A Face in the Crowd (Mr. Schwump)
- Chapter Five. Growing Up, Growing Old (Opie and Floyd)
- Chapter Six. Old Geezers (Judd and Asa)
- Chapter Seven. Mayberry Maidens (Aunt Bee, Helen Crump, and Thelma Lou)
- Chapter Eight. Beasts of the Southern Wild (Ernest T. Bass and the Darling)
- Chapter Nine. Otis Regrets (Otis Campbell)
- Chapter Ten. Love in the Country (Gomer, Goober, and Howard)
- Chapter Eleven. Trashy Women (Daphne and Skippy)
- Conclusion. Old Sam
- Epilogue. A Cuban in Mayberry
- Appendix. List of Episodes
- Notes
- Index