Sheriff Taylor's Gun Rack
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Dr. Nick Riviera
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All I remembered was shotguns, great post though!!
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Another Simpsons fanatic joins THR . . .
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Really don't recall the gun rack clearly - - -
I DO remember Andy and someone else, prolly Barney, walking down a rural road on some kind of man hunt. Andy was carrying a scope sighted bolt rifle, typical deer gun.
Funny thing - - I DO remember there being a gun rack, but nothing special in it, as you might see in a small sheriff's office of the time period - - No Thompson, no BAR, no Win 07 or Rem 81, no gas launcher. Maybe just pump shotguns, lever rifles, and such.
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I DO remember Andy and someone else, prolly Barney, walking down a rural road on some kind of man hunt. Andy was carrying a scope sighted bolt rifle, typical deer gun.
Funny thing - - I DO remember there being a gun rack, but nothing special in it, as you might see in a small sheriff's office of the time period - - No Thompson, no BAR, no Win 07 or Rem 81, no gas launcher. Maybe just pump shotguns, lever rifles, and such.
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Johnny
SquirrelNuts
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Some RPG's sure would have spiced the show up though. I remember watching it on TBS as a kid. I do not recall this, but a good dynamite fishing episode would fit that show well.
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Bowlcut
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Hi Dr. Nick.....
But yea dont think they ever really showed the gun rack in anything other than passing. And this is from watching the 14 hours of andy on tbs a few years in a row. And I always wondered where they kept tha ammo cause I dont think I ever saw any around....other than Barney's bullet 
But yea dont think they ever really showed the gun rack in anything other than passing. And this is from watching the 14 hours of andy on tbs a few years in a row
. And I always wondered where they kept tha ammo cause I dont think I ever saw any around....other than Barney's bullet alarmguy
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I recall seeing an episode when Andy was hunting with an O/U shotgun. I didn't see it close enough to identify the model.
I too have been always curious as to what kind of guns were in the rack. The one episode with Andy hunting with an O/U also included a Skeet competition against a woman shooter. I believe she beat him if I remember right. Anyway it sure would be interesting to find out the "guns in the rack"
Red Label - The episode where Andy was solidly beat by the woman is one of my favorites. That wasn't just any actress, she was indeed an actress, but she was also an expert shooter. It was Gail Davis who played Annie Oakley in the TV show of the same name in the 50's. She did her own shooting in that episode, no acting involved.
The moral of the episode was pretty good also. Don't be so sure of yourself if you don't know who you're up against. She played him for all he was worth. He started out all macho and ended up with egg on his face. Priceless.
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And she was mighty purtty to boot! http://www.skypoint.com/members/schutz19/oakley.htm
The moral of the episode was pretty good also. Don't be so sure of yourself if you don't know who you're up against. She played him for all he was worth. He started out all macho and ended up with egg on his face. Priceless.
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And she was mighty purtty to boot! http://www.skypoint.com/members/schutz19/oakley.htm
I seem to remember an episode where a local goat was suspected to have eaten a case of TNT at an abandoned shack. The townfolk were in a panic and one guy demanded Andy go kill the goat. Andy walked over to the gun rack and thoughtfully picked up one gun, then put it down and picked up a Win 94 (or some sort of levergun) and handed it to the guy "You go right ahead!"
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Zombie Thread.
All I rememeber is the show was solidly anti:
- You almost never needed a gun to catch a bad guy.
- If you had or wanted a gun you were an irresponsible nut or a criminal.
- If you ever tried to use a gun there was a 100% chance that something would go wrong and a good chance the gun would be used against you.
All I rememeber is the show was solidly anti:
- You almost never needed a gun to catch a bad guy.
- If you had or wanted a gun you were an irresponsible nut or a criminal.
- If you ever tried to use a gun there was a 100% chance that something would go wrong and a good chance the gun would be used against you.
rocinante
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Another Mayberry fan here. Unlike Barney Andy never holstered a side arm and I can't recall Andy ever using a gun in line of duty. There was one episode where out of town thieves broke into the bank to ransack an empty vault and he was waiting but I can't recall any firearms. Seems everyone in Mayberry was pretty nice even the criminals. The mountain Darlings always were packing but never shot any one. Maybe I am dumb but I can't remember him even having to get physical with anybody either.
The show wasn't pro gun or really anti gun. He just didn't need them. Gun neutral?
The show wasn't pro gun or really anti gun. He just didn't need them. Gun neutral?
Bruce333
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Andy fires a gun in the episode where Aunt Bea is working at the print shop for counterfeiters. It wasn't his gun though, he took it out of someone else's (Warren?) holster.
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I think Andy strapped a revolver on in the episode where the gold shipment came through town. Also I don't think the show was anti but was meant to be more about idyllic small town life than it was a cop show.
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Yes, Andy did strap a holstered sidearm a time or 2
Another positive portrayal of guns was one where bank robbers poised as movie makers and, when discovered, one (Gavin McCloud) began to pull a gun on the "sheriff who doesn't carry a gun." Andy pointed out a car load of deputies (Floyd, Goober, and at least one other) all with rifles and/or shotguns pointed out the windows. The situation rapidly deescalated. <g>
As a kid, I spent many an afternoon watching reruns of the Andy Griffith show. It came on just as I got home on the school bus. It remains about the only old show that I never seem to get tired of watching.
I don't consider it to be 'anti', just a nostalgic look back.
I don't consider it to be 'anti', just a nostalgic look back.
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Naaah. One show I remember, a guy Sheriff Andy had sent to prison, came back looking for him. Misunderstandings ensue, and Barney gets all excited. Turned out, he wanted to thank Andy for setting him on the right track, and presented him with the gift of a shotgun.
Couldn't be more wrong about that. The show often talked about hunting in a positive light. Andy never hesitated to use a gun when need be. He did holster up on several occasions. There was the episode with the lady skeet shooter. There was also an episode in which Barney participated in a pistol match of some kind.
If anything it was pro-gun.
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