United States / Apr 13, 1986 / G
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jack Dodson | Howard Sprague |
| George Lindsey | Goober Pyle |
| Betty Lynn | Thelma Lou |
| Howard Morris | Ernest T. Bass |
| Maggie Mancuso | Charlene Darling |
| Denver Pyle | Briscoe Darling |
| Rodney Dillard | Rodney Darling |
| Doug Dillard | Doug Darling |
| Mitch Jayne | Mitch Darling |
| Richard Lineback | Wally Butler |
| Karlene Crockett | Eunice Taylor |
| Allen Williams | Lloyd Fox |
| Paul Willson | Ben Woods |
| Rance Howard | Preacher |
| Robert Broyles | Wilson |
| Karen Knotts | Opie's Receptionist |
| Maggie Peterson | Charlene Darling (as Maggie Peterson-Mancuso) |
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| Dean Webb | Dean Darling |
Genres
TV MovieComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Return to Mayberry |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Eltham Strathmore Pictures, Viacom Productions |
| Release date | 13 aprile 1986 |
| Executive producer | Andy Griffith, Dean Hargrove, Richard O. Linke |
| Production | Donna Colabella, Robin S. Clark |
| Writer | Harvey Bullock, Everett Greenbaum |
| Casting | Eileen Mack Knight |
| Editing | David Solomon, Dennis Brookins, Carter DeHaven |
| Cinematography | Richard C. Glouner, Kenneth Adams, Jim Hoover, Jim Marquette |
| Assistant directors | Nilo Otero, Ray Marsh, Bob Sweeney, Barbara Atkinson |
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| Lighting | Tom Lindner |
| Camera operators | Jim Hoover, Kenneth Adams, Jim Marquette |
| Additional photography | Kenneth Adams, Jim Hoover, Jim Marquette |
| Production design | Ray Storey, Dale Allen Pelton, Gary Moreno, Sandy Getzler, Dominic Belmonte |
| Art direction | Dale Allen Pelton, Sandy Getzler, Ray Storey, Gary Moreno, Dominic Belmonte |
| Set decoration | Gary Moreno, Dale Allen Pelton, Ray Storey, Sandy Getzler, Dominic Belmonte |
| Music | Earle Hagen, Herbert W. Spencer, Robert J. Miller, Jon Johnson, Ken Johnson |
| Sound | Earle Hagen, Robert J. Miller, Herbert W. Spencer, Jon Johnson, Ken Johnson |
| Costume design | Pat Welch, Bob Mills, Jesse Fields, Audrey Tannenbaum, Adele Taylor |
| Makeup | Bob Mills, Pat Welch, Jesse Fields, Audrey Tannenbaum, Adele Taylor |
| Hairstyling | Bob Mills, Pat Welch, Jesse Fields, Audrey Tannenbaum, Adele Taylor |
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