Good Ol’ Mayberry: Behind The Scenes Info, Shocking Scandals, And More

Trial and Error With The Actors

Talk about scared of commitment. There was a list of characters who were not meant to be on the show full time. They were only meant to make an appearance for an episode maybe two. Basically, actors had no guarantee that they would be around on the show for an extended time and that went for the main characters as well.

Think about the character Otis Campbell who was the town drunk. This fact was even true for him. Tunes changed after the first day of shooting when producer Aaron Ruben took him aside and said “Hal, this might develop into quite a part for you.” They were impressed, but he still had to keep working hard in order to keep his job.