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== Episode Info ==
 
== Episode Info ==
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'''<big>The Senior Play</big>'''
*'''Filmed:''' <Filmed Order>
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*'''Filmed:''' 197
*'''Aired:''' <Aired Order>
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*'''Aired:''' 197
*'''Original Air Date:''' <Add Air Data Here in yyyy/mm/dd format>
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*'''Original Air Date:''' 1966/11/14
*'''Writer(s):''' <List the writer(s)>
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*'''Writer(s):''' Sid Morse
*'''Director:''' <List the director>
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*'''Director:''' Lee Phillips
  
 
==Plot Summary==
 
==Plot Summary==
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Helen directs the seniors in a musical revue that is censored by her
 
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old-fashioned school principal, who claims the revue is a flagrant display that
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highlights the problems America is facing with today's youth. Helen does not
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appreciate the pressure, so she makes her point by revamping the show to feature
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a 1920s flapper-style theme. She proves that the youth of today are no different
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than the youth of yesteryear.
  
 
== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
 
== Odd Facts Known by Few ==
* None at this time.
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* Actress Mary Jackson appeared two seasons earlier in the TAGS episode "Opie's Fortune".
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* Actor Leon Ames (Mr. Hampton) was one of the founding members of The Screen Actor's Guild and served as president from 1957 to 1958.
  
 
== Character List ==
 
== Character List ==
 
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
 
* Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
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* Howard McNear - Floyd Lawson
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* Aneta Corsaut - Helen Crump
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* Jack Dodson - Howard Sprague
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* George Lindsey - Goober Pyle
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* Leon Ames - Mr. Hampton
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* Chuck Brummit - Homer
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* Cynthia Hull - Estelle
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* Mary Jackson - Miss Vogel
  
  
 
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]]
 
[[Category:The_Andy_Griffith_Show_Episodes]]

Latest revision as of 23:24, 7 April 2008

Episode Info

The Senior Play

  • Filmed: 197
  • Aired: 197
  • Original Air Date: 1966/11/14
  • Writer(s): Sid Morse
  • Director: Lee Phillips

Plot Summary

Helen directs the seniors in a musical revue that is censored by her old-fashioned school principal, who claims the revue is a flagrant display that highlights the problems America is facing with today's youth. Helen does not appreciate the pressure, so she makes her point by revamping the show to feature a 1920s flapper-style theme. She proves that the youth of today are no different than the youth of yesteryear.

Odd Facts Known by Few

  • Actress Mary Jackson appeared two seasons earlier in the TAGS episode "Opie's Fortune".
  • Actor Leon Ames (Mr. Hampton) was one of the founding members of The Screen Actor's Guild and served as president from 1957 to 1958.

Character List

  • Andy Griffith - Andy Taylor
  • Howard McNear - Floyd Lawson
  • Aneta Corsaut - Helen Crump
  • Jack Dodson - Howard Sprague
  • George Lindsey - Goober Pyle
  • Leon Ames - Mr. Hampton
  • Chuck Brummit - Homer
  • Cynthia Hull - Estelle
  • Mary Jackson - Miss Vogel