A Guide to Television's Mayberry R.F.D.

by Dale Robinson and David Fernandes

A spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D. became successful in its own right. The show aired from 1969 through 1971 and was consistently in the top 15 of the Nielsen ratings. Its demise was caused by the sudden elimination of rural-oriented series by CBS in 1971 in order to make room for more "realistic" fare.

The show's popularity owed much to the casting; George Lindsey (playing Goober Pyle), Jack Dodson (Howard Sprague),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786472847
• ISBN13: 9780786472840
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher