Trying to recapture the magic of the original The Andy Griffith Show, what was the name of the series starring Andy Griffith that flopped on CBS in early 1971?

The New Andy Griffith Show was a short-lived fiasco in which Andy Griffith played Andy Sawyer, who becomes the mayor pro tem of the small town in which he grew up upon his return. Trying to replicate the feel and tone of Mayberry, the fake town in this series was called Greenwood, North Carolina, and had a population of about 13,000 people.

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