In a message dated 6/30/2010 10:14:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
I hate to disagree with wikipedia but in the introduction episode of tags
Danny Thomas gets stopped by Andy in Mayberry for not stopping for a stop
sign where there was no road. I would think that Andy could be considered a
supporting actor in this episode which was aired as part of the Make Room
For Daddy Show starring Danny Thomas.
Don't apologize for disagreeing with Wikipedia, Susan. It's user
generated so it's not necessarily an argument-stopping authority. The fact
is, a
lot of people who like classic TV (and even work in television) seem to
disagree vehemently on what actually constitutes a "spin-off." I think TAGS
is
definitely a spinoff of "The Danny Thomas Show," since the producers
clearly wanted to use Danny to sell the viewers (and network executives) on
Mayberry. ("Mork & Mindy" had a similar beginning from "Happy Days.") But
I'm
no authority either, just a guy who watched a lot of TV and listened to a
lot of old radio recordings.
Dixon
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