Starring: Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Andy Griffith, Frances Bavier
Barney and the Governor - S3-E15
Question: Who was the young man standing in courthouse with the governor when he shook Barney's hand?
Answer: I heard that that man was also Ron Howard's real father. Is that true?
Yes. The governor's chauffeur was played by Rance Howard (Ron Howard's father).
The man standing by the governor is another actor. The chauffeur is Rance Howard, Ron Howard's (Opie) biological father.
Visible crew/equipment: When Otis tries to escape from Aunt Bee's clutches by hiding in the laundry service van, just as Aunt Bee has the driver open the van's back doors we can see the reflection of the moving boom mic in the left window.
Opie's Group - S8-E9
Andy: Clara, sometimes a parent can't see what he should do, and sometimes it takes a person from the outside to show him. And I'd like to thank you.
Clara: Groovy.
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Trivia: At different points during this episode both Barney and Andy make the exact same comment, "If you wrote this into a play nobody'd believe it." This episode is based on My Fair Lady, which in turn is based on Pygmalion.
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Answer: In the shot inside the courthouse, when Governor Ed shakes Barney's hand, it's presumed the young man with the Governor is his aide or personal assistant. The young man is carrying an attache case which likely belongs to the Governor, and earlier the Governor told Andy that he had some business in the vicinity. Note, at the start of the scene, right before Barney and Andy walk into the courthouse to meet Governor Ed, his chauffeur (played by Rance Howard, who is Ron Howard's real-life dad) is standing beside the Governor's car.
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