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The Big Picture Everybody knows that familiar whistling tune that opened up each episode of The Andy Griffith Show, which has far outlived the series itself. From 1960 until 1968, the Andy Griffith-led sitcom aired on CBS, in black-and-white originally and later in color with the sixth season. But how did this television giant end? You might think that the show would've concluded as triumphantly as it began, complete with the return of fan favorites and plenty of laughs to go around.
The series finale, entitled "Mayberry R.F.D.," follows Sam as he invites a friend of his from Italy to the United States to help him work on his farm. But when Mario Vincente arrives, he brings with him his sister Sophia and his father , unbeknownst to Sam. Though Sam isn't sure at first, he eventually lets all three Vincentes stay, only for it to become something of a disaster.
In this episode, Goober is looking for love and ends up matching with an intellectually fervent young woman, Dr. Edith Gibson , who is leagues beyond him. Nevertheless, he pursues her as his friends Andy and Sam already have beautiful young women by their sides, hoping he can find the same. Of course, things don't play out the way Goober might've liked, and when it's revealed that he's not the brainiac Edith thought he was, things end shortly after.
Related Good Guy Andy Griffith Was a Raging Monster in His First Movie Role The warm, kindly sheriff of Mayberry was a pleasant turnaround from his first film role as a vicious media personality. But What Happened to Andy Taylor in the End? In the premiere episode of Mayberry R.F.D., after dancing around it for years, Andy and Helen finally get married. That's right. Rather than end The Andy Griffith Show with a wedding, the writers opted to push audiences to the spin-off to see what happened next.
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