The Andy Griffith Show & Desilu Locations

Growing up watching all these shows was far better than anything today. As mentioned below, it is sad that most all of these places are now gone, but they were very real to me and still exist when I watch these shows. Thank you for such a well put together history.

I’m watching The Andy Griffith Show now!!! It’s my favorite show of all time.😁 Thank you for sharing this with us. 🙏🏻👍🏻

What an excellent trip down memory lane for all my favorite TV shows I still watch to this day.

Awesome video! My dad worked at Desilu as a set medic, told stories of patching up Lucy's knee after a fall on stage. He also works at Ziv Television and various other production companies. I love learning about the history of all this, I was too young at the time he worked there to appreciate it all.

what a great job presenting this wonderful tv history locations..thanks kindly for sharing..

This is by far THE best video I’ve seen regarding the “then & now” areas of The Andy Griffith Show. The editing, narration, and everything that went into this is “First Class” all the way. There’s no nonsense or wordiness and it gets right to all of the interesting features people clicked on this link to see in the first place. Great historical footage (and obvious knowledge) to compare to current day conditions, as well as some great Star Trek humor. I wish more “YouTubers” used this as their standard when making videos. Truly an awesome job…well done!!

You did a WONDERFUL JOB, I am 61 and to this day I can watch Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, Gomer Pyle, and get so much enjoyment and laughter out of watching these classics. I will never get to go to those places myself, so thank you for taking me.

If the "40 acre backlot" had not been demolished and redeveloped it would have become the most famous piece of TV history and today would have been such a big visitor attraction and would have been used for many more productions. It's a sad that it's not around today.

watched them all as a kid, now 61 I still watch them, they never get old

As a lifelong SoCal resident and historic preservation activist (as well as an Andy Griffith Show fan), it makes me sad to see the changes Greater Los Angeles has undergone over the course of my 63-year old life. Because high real estate values here attract developers and Wall Street/foreign investors, many of what made LA a tourist attraction and source of local pride has disappeared. Thanks for your video. Well done!

On the air from 1960 to 1968- still on in 2022. That tells you what you need to know about how good that show was. I went to college in Raleigh NC in the mid 80’s and had a group of friends that would recant the last night’s syndicated episode almost every day at lunch. We would laugh and talk about all the great lessons that show would teach and how funny it was. In 1988, I moved to the DC area and actually saw the Darlings (Dillards) at a venue called the Birchmere. After the show, I was able to go backstage and actually meet them. I can’t even begin to tell you how wonderful that moment was.

You did an amazing job!! No filler, and your formatting was EXCELLENT!!!!!

Excellent video! I am so grateful that Lucy & Desi made so many shows possible! ✨Thank you for taking the time to show us these important places! They remain very dear to us, as new generations discover them for the first time. 😊

Omg...brilliantly narrated!...thank your for this wonderful peice of history.

I work in the industry and I have worked at every one of these major studios at one time or another, including Warner Bros. Every time I step foot onto these lots, I always take a moment to reminisce on all of these great movies and shows of a classic and wholesome time and place from which they were conceived and flourished. Albeit they were reruns, I watched every single one you mentioned. Andy Griffith was probably my favorite, but really it's hard to pick just one because they were all great. Excellent video, thank you.

You've done an excellent job of presenting this information both clearly and with humour. I dearly love the Andy Griffith show and often watch it when I grow nostalgic for innocent times and want to "visit" Mayberry. 😊 Thank you.

Thanks so much for this wonderful video. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Incredibly, The Andy Griffith Show is still popular on those nostalgic TV channels. It reminds us boomers of a simpler time in our lives! I love these types of videos to the sets of tv shows and movies. A few years ago we visited Monument Valley and when I returned home, I watch all those John Wayne movies filmed there and paused the movie each time I recognized a rock or cliff I'd just visited! Thanks so much again.

…I can tell that a lot of thought (and work) went into making this video. I’ve produced (mostly) commercials and recognize most of the locations, so I really enjoyed the history lesson. Thank you for producing and uploading!

Thank you so much for this. As a 69 year fan of Superman, this has always been hallowed ground. I have the old 40 acres map but had no idea of what it looked like today - until today . Just a great video and history you created. Thanks very much again!

Very well done. I worked at Desilu and MGM back in the day, 1964-1965 in the lighting and electrical department on many of the shows you mentioned. I grew up and lived in Alhambra, CA. Went to Mark Keppel High School. This was a very nice trip down memory lane. I also love StarTrek! Thank you.