Koppel asked the Fosters, "You watch 'The Andy Griffith Show' four hours a day?" It is no exaggeration to say that this re-creation verges, for the Fosters, on being a national monument. But now with streaming television, Andy will be forever with us, and we hope a younger generation will pick it up."Īs if on cue, the Foster family, from Pomeroy, Ohio, showed up. Take a ride in a vintage Ford Galaxy squad car, the kind Barney Fife would use to drive malefactors to the Mayberry Jail in "The Andy Griffith Show."Ĭollins said, "We are constantly looking at other ways that we can promote the community, 'cause we know the Mayberry generation won't be here forever. These days there's a whole fleet of them carting tourists around town. Stop by at Wally's filling station, and you can get a ride around town in a vintage Ford Galaxy squad car. They believe it's real."Īnd, let it be said, the town isn't doing a whole lot to undermine the illusion. "Most everyone knows that! Except maybe some of the rabid fans of the show. "True Mayberry is fictitious," Collins said.
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