{"product_id":"mayberry-101","title":"Mayberry 101","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn October 3, 1960, \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e began its eight-year reign as one of the top-ten television shows in the country. Now, almost 50 years later, the original 249 episodes still remain among the most frequently watched syndicated shows on television. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, Neal Brower began to write a regular column called \"Professor Brower's Class\" in \u003ci\u003eThe Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e, the newsletter for the show's fan club, \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published three times a year, was distributed to approximately 15,000 members of the 1,000 worldwide chapters. In his column, Brower focused on one of the show's episodes. Through interviews with writers, directors, producers, actors, and other people associated with the show, Brower offered insights into the scriptwriting, production, photography, casting, and musical scoring. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Brower's first few columns consisted primarily of his personal observations and comments about the episode, later columns concentrated on letting the participants tell the Mayberry story. Brower realized that the pace of writing only three episodes a year was too slow a process. The stories that he discovered needed to be told before the memories faded. This book resulted from the need to tell the story in a more timely format. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Brower focuses on the 79 episodes written by Harvey Bullock, Everett Greenbaum, Sam Bobrick, and their partners. These writers were responsible for such popular episodes as \"Opie the Birdman,\" \"Mr. McBeevee,\" \"My Fair Ernest T. Bass,\" \"The Pickle Story,\" \"A Date for Gomer,\" and \"The Darlings Are Coming.\" When asked if he would help with this project, writer Everett Greenbaum responded, \"Neal, I will be glad to answer your questions because I feel it is important to keep the memories alive.\" Thanks to Everett and all who shared their observations, \u003cem\u003eMayberry 101\u003c\/em\u003e now preserves a behind-the-scenes peak at the Mayberry story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Brower, a United Methodist minister, teaches a ten-week course about \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e at community colleges throughout North Carolina. Since 1988, he has taught the course over twenty times at six colleges. He is a native of Asheboro, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John F Blair Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54263270375768,"sku":"9780895872180","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780895872180.jpg?v=1765422024","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mayberry-101","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}