Of course, we could remind the folks at romow that Mayberry is basically a real place called Mount Airy. But we'll let it slide.
The Andy Griffith Show could rightly be called the most successful spin-off of all time. In the slow-paced, fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, Sheriff Andy Taylor serves as a straight and narrow policeman who breaks up moonshine distilleries and other crooked operations. Mayberry, which could be any non-urban part of North Carolina, is the epitome of relaxed southern living where community and non-violent mediation matter most.
Among the other choices are Springfield ("The Simpsons"), South Park, Colo. ("South Park"), Hazzard County, Ga. ("Dukes of Hazzard") and Quahog, R.I. ("Family Guy"), among others.
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"The Simpsons" was also a spin-off.
There was talk back in the late 80s of renaming my dad's hometown of Dobson "Mayberry." Dobson is smaller than Mt. Airy but is the couty seat of Surry Co. (home to both towns) so there is a courthouse on the central square more in keeping with the show.
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