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Having retired from a position as a postal inspector in Cleveland, Ohio, Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) returns to his native Mayberry N.C. to see his son Opie become a first-time father. He also intends to run in the soon-to-be held sheriff's election.
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Apr 13, 1986 · With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors. After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there, he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for Sheriff.
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- Bob Sweeney
- 1986-04-13
(Many wikis and online references to the baby son of Andy and Helen Taylor refer to the infant incorrectly as Andrew Jackson Taylor, Jr.) In 1986 returned for the made-for-TV reunion movie Return to Mayberry. The movie explained that Andy has retired as Postal Inspector in Cleveland and returned home to seek the office of sheriff again.
Feb 17, 2024 · In "Andy's Baby," the family (sans Opie) returns to Mayberry to christen their newborn, which causes a stir among the usual suspects, who all fight to be the Godfather. Andy never...
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After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit his son, Opie Taylor, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff without revealing to Barney his own aspirations to become sheriff again.
Apparently, Andy shot the suspect in the leg years ago during an armed robbery; in the latter of the episode, the suspect returns to Mayberry to present Andy with a shotgun as a gesture for having forced him away from his criminal lifestyle, giving him a chance to rethink his life and get back on track.
May 1, 2022 · Among the 1986 returnees (clockwise from bottom center, above): former sheriff Andy Taylor ( Andy Griffith ), ex-deputy Barney Fife ( Don Knotts ), cousins/gas pump jockeys Gomer ( Jim Nabors) and ...
