The NEW Andy Griffith Show 1971 Pilot Episode ~ "My Friend The Mayor" with Don Knotts BEST QUALITY!!

The New Andy Griffith Show was another "Mayberry-like" sitcom that was broadcast in the U.S. on CBS in 1971 on Fridays at 8:30 PM EST. It debuted on January 8, 1971, and ended on May 21, 1971. Griffith portrays Andy Sawyer, who upon returning to his hometown is immediately installed as the new Mayor (and with a wife Lee Meriwether & 2 kids & Lee's sister.) The series is set in the fictional small city of Greenwood, North Carolina, with a population slightly under 13,000 residents and thus noticeably larger than Mayberry...but ya just never know who's gonna appear from his old fictional hometown. ;-) In this pilot episode, "My Friend The Mayor", he actually hooks up with his former Mayberry pals, Goober (george Lindsey), Emmitt (Paul Hartman), & his best buddy DON KNOTTS! They all want him to rezone a piece of property as a personal favor to them...Watch as Andy struggles to keep his friends happy and do the right thing. ...Much like he did on the old Andy Griffith Show. ha-ha.*Subscribe to this channel to be the first for more possible Andy-stuff! Here at The Diamond Mine ~ / @thediamondmine2263