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Return to Mayberry

1986 · 95 min · Director: Bob Sweeney ★ IMDb 6.9 · 1,325 ratings

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This was a reunion bringing back most of the characters from The Andy Griffith Show. It begins with Andy Taylor returning to Mayberry and planning to run for his old job of Sheriff but when he arrives, he discovers that his old deputy and friend, Barney Fife, is planning to run also. So Andy decides to back down. And at the same time there are some strange things going on, and Barney's stumped, so Andy has to help him out. Also Barney's planning to propose to his old girlfriend Thelma Lou, and Opie, Andy's son is about to become a father.

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Return to Mayberry (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Nostalgia 35%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Nostalgia, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

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Cast

AG
Andy Griffith

DK
Don Knotts

DK
Don Knotts

Barney Fife

JN
Jim Nabors

Gomer Pyle

HS
Hal Smith

Otis Campbell

JW
Janet Waldo

Amanda / Aunt Bee (voice) (uncredited)

AC
Aneta Corsaut

Helen Crump Taylor

JD
Jack Dodson

Howard Sprague

GL
George Lindsey

Goober Pyle

BL
Betty Lynn

Thelma Lou

HM
Howard Morris

Ernest T. Bass

MM
Maggie Mancuso

Charlene Darling

Denver Pyle

Briscoe Darling

RD
Rodney Dillard

Rodney Darling

DD
Doug Dillard

Doug Darling

MJ
Mitch Jayne

Mitch Darling

RL
Richard Lineback

Wally Butler

KC
Karlene Crockett

Eunice Taylor

AW
Allen Williams

Lloyd Fox

PW
Paul Willson

Ben Woods

Details

Directed by
Bob Sweeney
Written by
Harvey Bullock, Everett Greenbaum
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 1,325 ratings
Feels mostly
Nostalgia
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