> Opie was born in 1954 because he is in the 1st grade in 1960. > So Andy would have to have been married in 1953 or sooner.
That can't be since Andy Griffith supposedly announced to the world that the show was designed to take place during or just after the depression. As the episodes progress, it appears that life take place much later than the depression. Just because the show started in 1960 doesn't mean that life in Mayberry is projected to take place in 1960. Plus there's a a number of episodes between the first episode and the one that we learn Opie can't write yet (when he was blamed for writing the poem about Barney on the wall of the bank). Most 1st graders can at least write their name and age so they know a few letters and a few numbers. There is no mention of Opie going to kindergarten and during the time the show was supposed to take place, kindergarten was not required attendance, hence people opening kindergartens that knew nothing about teaching kids. (I have first hand knowledge of kindergarten owners and operators without a college degree). And what about the second class reunion, which put the grads in a different graduating year? Also, what about way back when, when most elementary schools, especially small town ones, grouped several grades together, i.e. The Waltons show kids all were in the same class at the same time and taught by the same teacher. The inaccuracies on the show mock consistency. There's virtually no way to determine what year things took place, other then when Andy and Barney are deducing facts and state actual dates. Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA ....Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth......That's an old wives tale....Johnny Paul ain't married..... _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
