Griffith left the show in 1968. Ken Berry joined the cast
that year, and the show was retitled Mayberry R.F.D. and
continued until 1971. Years after the series ended, tourists
driving through rural North Carolina still ask for directions
to Mayberry, not realizing that the town depicted in the
series is a composite of the Surry County towns of Mount
Airy and Pilot Mountain, combined with other areas of
North Carolina. The adjacent town to fictional Mayberry
is named Mt. Pilot. The Andy Griffith Show was a spinoff
from The Danny Thomas Show. In the latter show, the character
played by Danny Thomas is caught speeding by Andy Taylor
while driving through Mayberry.
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