The Andy Griffith Show's Mayberry is America's friendliest town."You gotta understand," says Barney, "this is a small town. Thesheriff is more than just a sheriff. He's a friend. The people in this townain't got no better friend than Andy Taylor."
I'm Proud to Call You My Friend is a gift book containing meaningfulquotations and carefully chosen pictures fromThe Andy Griffith Show thatcelebrate the warmth and loyalty that comes with true friendship. And everyoneis a friend in Mayberry - Andy and Barney, Goober and Gomer, Floyd and HowardSprague, Aunt Bee and Clara, Helen Crump and Thelma Lou.
Goober: "Aman's best friend is not his dog - it's people."
Floyd: "Ooh,you really get to the meat of things, Goober."
Goober:"'Course, I still love dogs."
I'm Proud to Call You My Friend is a wonderful gift for anyone you areproud to call your friend - and want to tell them so.
Jim Clark founded The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club in 1979 and has written numerous books, including eight related to The Andy Griffith Show. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ken Beck is an editor for The Tennesseean in Nashville, Tennessee, and a freelance writer.
With coauthor Jim Clark, he has written Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook, The All-American Cowboy Cookbook, Mary Ann's Gilligan's Island Cookbook, Aunt Bee's Delightful Desserts, Aunt Bee's Mealtime in Mayberry, and Mayberry Memories.