Chuck HinsonAndy, Opie and The Fonz
October 24th 2008 19:39
It's bound to be the best campaign video EVER!!
Y’see, Ron Howard, Andy Griffith and Henry WInkler reprised their roles as Opie, Sheriff Andy Taylor and The Fonz (hmph … as if ya didn’t know, right??) for an ad touting Sen. Barack Obama as the best Presidential candidate. If only for three minutes-and-change, we were taken back to Mayberry (okay, who doesn’t know where that is??) … and then to the leather-jacketed hero of Arnold’s, leanin’ against a ‘57 Chevy where Opie turned into Richie.
Both vignettes caried the famous style of the TV shows on which they were based: Andy and “Ope” by the fishin’ hole, with the famous “whistling” tune was in the background (btw, the man who did the actual whistling, Earle Hagen – who also composed the tune called “The Fishin’ Hole” — died recently), was warm and family-oriented — and filmed in black-and-white!
The other one, with Richie and Fonzie, had the Fifties music in the background, the humor and coolness that’s identified with Winkler’s character — and even was the same-grade color film as the original show!
It’s one you’ve just gotta see! Though just posted over the past coupla days, it’s already gotten nearly one million hits!
See for yourself at Funny-Or-Die.com.
Whether you’re votin’ for Obama or McCain, you’re still gonna enjoy the trip down memory lane (and, btw, Henry hasn’t lost “the look”) …
Since The Relic's doin' some extreme modifications and tune-ups on sites and writes, I've been away for a few days. But, startin' tomorrow, we'll be returnin' to full-speed ... so stay tuned!
Both vignettes caried the famous style of the TV shows on which they were based: Andy and “Ope” by the fishin’ hole, with the famous “whistling” tune was in the background (btw, the man who did the actual whistling, Earle Hagen – who also composed the tune called “The Fishin’ Hole” — died recently), was warm and family-oriented — and filmed in black-and-white!
The other one, with Richie and Fonzie, had the Fifties music in the background, the humor and coolness that’s identified with Winkler’s character — and even was the same-grade color film as the original show!
It’s one you’ve just gotta see! Though just posted over the past coupla days, it’s already gotten nearly one million hits!
See for yourself at Funny-Or-Die.com.
Whether you’re votin’ for Obama or McCain, you’re still gonna enjoy the trip down memory lane (and, btw, Henry hasn’t lost “the look”) …
Since The Relic's doin' some extreme modifications and tune-ups on sites and writes, I've been away for a few days. But, startin' tomorrow, we'll be returnin' to full-speed ... so stay tuned!
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