Mayberry

Mayberry is the name of a fictional town in North Carolina which was the setting for the American television show The Andy Griffith Show.

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Fictional town - North Carolina - American - Television - The Andy Griffith Show

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Many towns in North Carolina have been proposed as "the original Mayberry," but it is most likely that the town was loosely based on Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Griffith has also indicated that nearby Pilot Mountain, N.C., also in Surry County, North Carolina, inspired him in creating the village.

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Andy Griffith - Mount Airy, North Carolina - Surry County, North Carolina

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Due to the success and notoriety of the television show, "Mayberry" has been used as a term for both idyllic small town life and for rural simplicity (both good and ill). For example, in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a vampire says that the high death count in Sunnydale "makes D.C. look... like Mayberry."

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The fictional town of Mayberry originated in an episode of The Danny Thomas Show and was the setting of both The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD.

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The Danny Thomas Show - The Andy Griffith Show - Mayberry RFD

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• Behind the Scenes of the Real Mayberry A behind the scenes look at The Andy Griffith Show and the real Mayberry, includes filming locations, the stars made on the show, and Mayberry trivia.