# Andy Griffith reported dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 3, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099 "2012-07-03T14:22:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/1 "2012-07-03T14:22:25Z")
[http://www.wavy.com/dpps/entertainment/celebrity\_news/ems-called-to-andy-griffiths-nc-home\_4226631?hpt=hp\_t2](http://www.wavy.com/dpps/entertainment/celebrity_news/ems-called-to-andy-griffiths-nc-home_4226631?hpt=hp_t2) > [@](#): > > Friday, a close friend of Griffith’s confirmed his death to WITN. He said Griffith’s secretary called him Tuesday morning and said Griffith passed away at 7 a.m. . ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/2 "2012-07-03T14:32:11Z")
I heard it on the Today Show. Well, Hoda and Kathy, but that’s still the Today Show. Sort-of. I didn’t watch Matlock, but I loved The Andy Griffith Show. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/3 "2012-07-03T14:39:01Z")
So, who’s left? Nabors and Howard are the only two I can think of. RIP, Andy. I’m sure your funeral buffet will be laden with goooooooood crackers. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/4 "2012-07-03T15:03:26Z")
Watching the Andy Griffith Show with my dad when I was little are some of the warmest memories I have of my childhood. I never met my paternal grandfather, but everyone in my family has always said he reminded them of Andy Griffith. I think that’s why my dad loved the show so much, and it gave me a little insight into my grandpa. [RIP Sheriff.](http://youtu.be/RpKhWePGNPc) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/5 "2012-07-03T15:03:47Z")
He was alive? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/6 "2012-07-03T15:09:23Z")
_Whistles_ ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/7 "2012-07-03T15:14:56Z")
1. A true icon of American TV has passed. 2. Sad news indeed. 3. Hi Opie - sorry to hear the news about dad. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/8 "2012-07-03T15:15:33Z")
Huh. I was just listening to “What It Was, Was Football” yesterday on Pandora. I was. The Andy Griffith Show is one of my all-time favorite shows. RIP, Ang. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/9 "2012-07-03T15:26:07Z")
“The Andy Griffith Show” was one of the greatest American sitcoms. And a lot of that greatness can be directly attributed to its star. Andy’s gone, but Sheriff Taylor will live on for years to come, as I’m sure the series will always be running somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/10 "2012-07-03T15:31:53Z")
I first heard Andy Griffiths as a hilarious comedian; they played records by standup comics on the radio, back then! He wasn’t one of the Borscht Belt guys (who taught even the Bible Belt a bit of Yiddish) or one of the button-down Yankee intellectuals. Being an Air Force family, we went to see _No Time For Sergeants_. Then he did _A Face In The Crowd_ & showed his acting chops. He could do much more than the folksy sheriff. But I’m hoping Netflix is still streaming those shows. Could do worse for The Fourth… ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/11 "2012-07-03T15:41:24Z")
Andy Griffith was a cherished childhood memory of mine. We all wanted to live in a place like Mayberry. The characters were so warm and friendly. Andy was a very talented actor and comedian. R.I.P. Ang ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/12 "2012-07-03T15:42:22Z")
out in front of the barber shop with the boys. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/13 "2012-07-03T15:42:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Well, now, take down your fishin’ pole and meet me at The Fishin’ Hole, > We may not get a bite all day, but don’t you rush away. > > What a great place to rest your bones and mighty fine for skippin’ stones, > You’ll feel fresh as a lemonade, a-settin’ in the shade. > > Whether it’s hot, whether it’s cool, oh what a spot for whistlin’ like a fool. — The Fishin’ Hole by Everett Sloane, Earle Hagen and Herbert Spencer Also known as the Andy Griffith Show Theme. source: [The Andy Griffith Show Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics](http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/theandygriffithshowlyrics.html) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/14 "2012-07-03T15:44:38Z")
RIP Andy. According to Wiki, of the main characters, Opie, Gomer, Thelma Lou are the only ones still living. Warren, Charlene Darling, and Ellie Walker are also still living. PS Tell Goober I said “Hey” ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/15 "2012-07-03T15:49:11Z")
No more time for sargents. RIP Andy. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/16 "2012-07-03T15:53:28Z")
_No Time For Sergeants_ was an adorable movie. “Hel-LO!?” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/17 "2012-07-03T16:04:37Z")
He had a nice little part in the fairly recent “Waitress” which was also one of his last roles. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/18 "2012-07-03T16:09:34Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > _No Time For Sergeants_ was an adorable movie. > > “Hel-LO!?” Sarge (to the recruits filling out forms): “Last name first, first name second, middle name last!” Will Stockdale: “Stockdale, Will, Will Stockdale, Will Stockdale!” I have one of his comedy routines (about football) on a 45rpm record. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/19 "2012-07-03T16:12:11Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > 1. Hi Opie - sorry to hear the news about dad. Don’t you mean the news about his paw? RIP Andy, a true gentleman. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099/20 "2012-07-03T16:38:54Z")
I have always thought he was a brilliant actor that did not ever get the chance to show his full potential. _A Face in The Crowd_ is one of the best performances of all time. And its even more relevant now than it was then. He was fantastic in No Time For Sergeants (my parents saw him in it on Broadway). He certainly had a greatly successful career but it would have been interesting to see him in more serious roles like in Face. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-reported-dead/627099.md?page=2)