Return to Mayberry (1986)
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Inspired by the success of previous TV sitcom "reunion" films, Return to Mayberry debuted on April 13, 1986. Eleven of the original cast members of the classic Andy Griffith Show were reunited in this marvelous blast from the past. The plot finds former sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith, of… More Inspired by the success of previous TV sitcom "reunion" films, Return to Mayberry debuted on April 13, 1986. Eleven of the original cast members of the classic Andy Griffith Show were reunited in this marvelous blast from the past. The plot finds former sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith, of course), returning to Mayberry, North Carolina to visit his grown son Opie (Ron Howard, taking a break from his busy directorial career), who is now an expectant father. Andy's onetime deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) is running for the sheriff's post, so Andy decides to stick around to help out. Barney thinks he's found an excellent publicity ploy when he discovers what seems to be a bigfoot-style monster roaming around the Carolina hills. Actually, he's the victim of a cruel hoax, compelling Andy once more to come to Barn's rescue. Also in the cast is George Lindsay as Goober, Jim Nabors as Gomer, Aneta Corsaut as Helen, Betty Lynn as Thelma Lou, and Howard Morris as Ernest T. Bass. Conspicuous by her absence was Frances "Aunt Bee" Bavier, who was too ill to make a comeback. The highest-rated TV movie of 1986, Return to Mayberry might have resulted in a series, but Andy Griffith decided to switch professional gears and star as an attorney in Matlock. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bob Sweeney
- Genres
- Television, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 13, 1986 Wide
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Cast
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Robert Broyles
as Wilson
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Aneta Corsaut
as Helen Crump Taylor
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Karlene Crockett
as Eunice Taylor
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Jack Dodson
as Howard Sprague
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Andy Griffith
as Andy Taylor
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Rance Howard
as Preacher
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Don Knotts
as Barney Fife
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George Lindsey
as Goober Pyle
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Richard Lineback
as Butler
- Betty Lynne
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Jim Nabors
as Gomer Pyle
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Denver Pyle
as Briscoe Darling
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Allen Williams
as Lloyd Fox
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Ron Howard
as Opie Taylor
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Howard Morris
as Ernest T. Bass
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Hal Smith
as Otis Campbell
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Paul Willson
as Ben Woods
