Can anyone tell me if there’s a map of Andy Griffith’s Mayberry out there some where ?. A guy I work with is interested in building the community on his layout. At first, I argued that I didn’t recall there being any tracks or trains near Mayberry until he loaned me a video with a couple of episodes on it, one with Barney finding a suit case full of money next to the tracks and another with Buddy Ebsen (aka Jed Clampett) playing a hobo that turns out to be a bad example for Opie and agrees with Andy to leave town on the train that’s passing through.
I believe Mayberry was a set of back lots and not a real town. But I may be wrong, anyways any small southern town in North Carolina should be a good starting point. In the episode with Buddy Ebsen (aka Jed Clampett) the tracks are out of town. I would think that capturing the feel of Mayberry with the jail, Floyd’s barbershop and Goober’s gas station along with the time frame and feel of the place would go a long way. But don’t forget Aunt Bee’s house and the dirt road leading to the fishing hole with the small rowboat.
And above all a must have is Otis Camble and a Moonshine still some where.
Ditto to Johnny Reb - what would be easiest to create is a caracature of Mayberry, not an exact replica. The train station could be moved into town, rather than on the outskirts, as many older towns grew up around the RR. The hard part may be getting some figures to represent the main characters! My [2c]
Wasn’t there an article in one of the mags recently where a modeler compressed some of the more memorable scenes from Its a Wonderful Life either into a corner of his layout or a couple of HO modules?
I think this would be the way to go.
Also, wasn’t there some kind of tie-in between Petticoat Junction, the Andy Griffith Show and The Beverly Hillbillies?
Actually, The Clampetts (Beverly Hillbillys) visited Hooterville (Green Acres, Petticoat Junction) in at least one episode, maybe more. I don’t recall a connection to any of these with Andy Griffith, however.
Indeed, Mayberry was a ficticious town built on one of the back lots of Paramount(?) Sure would be cool if there were actually a real place to visit. Top three best show of the 60s, IMHO.
Tracklayer-Don’t forget to show Ernest T. Bass throwing a rock through a window and Otis falling down drunk![:D]
Lawrenceburg Tn. (where I live) considers itself Mayberry’s sister city. (don’t ask me why. They’re NOTHING alike…) George Lindsey (Goober) shows up here every once in a while for a parade or grand opening of something. Folks here go ape doo doo when he’s in town!
Sheriff Andy gave Danny Thomas a speeding ticket in Mayberry, on the Danny Thomas Show, the year before Andy Griffith debuted. Gomer and Goober worked at Wally’s gas station.
Googling ‘mayberry map’ turned up a map of Mayberry, Mayberry County, and a floor plan of the courthouse.
I dont think there ever was a name for the railroad in Petticoat Junction, the equipment just carried reporting marks. Google it.