The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 19, 2019

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    wldhrsy2luv  almost 6 years ago

    Everything old is new again

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    TXD2  almost 6 years ago

    I’d…you know…but I never could whistle…:)

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    oldpine52  almost 6 years ago

    Compared to what is being put out today, the kid is right.

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    kfccanada  almost 6 years ago

    The show originated in a previous era with different norms in place. It could be quite possible that no one will notice, though, as ’belittling women, ignoring people of colour, etc. Etc. are still quite common in this era. Society still has a long way to go in order to be inclusive.

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    Skeptical Meg  almost 6 years ago

    They should check out “A Face in the Crowd” to see a different Andy Griffith. WOW

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    cubswin2016  almost 6 years ago

    That is one of my favorite shows. Shows back then were actually funny.

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    Egrayjames  almost 6 years ago

    I still watch it on occasion. Having lived in NC for nearly forty years, I can tell you the culture Andy existed in is now nearly extinct. The invention of the air conditioner facilitated yankees moving south and destroying that culture.

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    tkcoker  almost 6 years ago

    I never noticed Andy belittling anyone. The show was supposed to take place in NC and in that area you could find many towns that had no “colored” people so the show was fairly accurate. If there had been any “colored” people on the show and they were accurately portrayed from that time frame then the show would never be in reruns. The Little Rascals and Amos and Andy were two shows that are banned from TV now for portraying people accurately in their time. I have never figured out why they were banned along with such books as “Little Black Sambo” yet some of the trash that is shown on TV portrays those same “colored” folks in a much worse light than the old shows ever did.

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    Grutzi  almost 6 years ago

    Loved that show! But it came on at 7:30 (even in Oklahoma!) and that was past my bedtime. The only way to see it was to sneak out of my room and watch it at the corner of the den door. I think my bedtime finally changed when I was 10.

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    Prescott_Philosopher   almost 6 years ago

    There was a show where Opie was having a problem getting time to play football versus playing the piano. The football coach was a black fellow who also played the piano and gave Opie a lesson in managing your time to do both.

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    enigmamz  almost 6 years ago

    You’ve got to nip that in the bud!

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    cuzinron47  almost 6 years ago

    Wait til he finds Hee Haw.

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    selma_flamel  almost 6 years ago

    What timing I’m currently reading a book about the Andy Griffith Show.

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    Ray Helvy Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    And the people in it were way more talented than they get credit for. For example, the guy who played Otis, the town drunk, was the same guy who did the voice for Owl in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh shows. Similar things could be said for the rest of the regulars, Don Knotts, Ron Howard, Francis Bavier, etc.

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