earle hagen and herbert w. spencer wrote the lyrics of the theme song to the andy griffith show.
earle hagen and herbert w. spencer wrote the lyrics of the theme song to the andy griffith show.
who wrote the lyrics of the theme song to the andy griffith show?
earle hagen and herbert w. spencer
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the show was produced by creator aaron ruben, "andy griffith show" producer sheldon leonard (in partnership with griffith), and ronald jacobs; it was co-produced by bruce bayley johnson and duke vincent. among the writers were sam bobrick, harvey miller, aaron ruben, jack elinson, and bill idelson; "andy griffith show" writers everett greenbaum and jim fritzell also wrote episodes. coby ruskin was the primary director in the first four seasons, before john rich took over the role for the fifth season; other directors included gary nelson, peter baldwin, and alan rafkin. ruth burch was in charge of the casting, and john finger directed the cinematography. the theme song was composed by earle hagen, who also composed the themes for shows such as "the andy griffith show", "the dick van dyke show", and "that girl". the show was filmed at camp pendleton, desilu studios's desilu-cahuenga, and rko forty acres backlot, where "the andy griffith show" was filmed. though ruben preferred the use of a multiple-camera setup for comedy programs, "gomer pyle" used a single-camera setup because much of the shooting was conducted outdoors. in his book "and the show goes on", sheldon leonard explained that the armed forces offer levels of "cooperation" with filmmakers. because the marines felt that the show would be good for the branch's image, "gomer pyle" was given "total cooperation," meaning that the show was allowed unlimited access to military equipment.
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