Opie Joins the Marines
Opie Taylor runs away from Mayberry to join the Marines.
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"With all the story ideas taken from Andy Griffith, it makes sense to let Opie appear in a Gomer episode. By this point Andy Griffith was missing Don Knotts, so Gomer Pyle provides more laughs. Still this episode looks like another Ron Howard movie, Courtship of Eddie's Father. Seems like it could be funnier. Still it's heart is in the right place. Frank Sutton does his part to further this movie along. It's easier to write 600 words, when two series are involved. Howard seems more prolific than good as a child actor. Still his acting exceeds what he did as a director. There&apos..."
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In this Opie Taylor (played by Ron Howard) from The Andy Griffith Show (1960) runs away and tries to join the USMC. In Sometimes You Hear the Bullet (1973), Ron Howard plays a 17-year old that runs away from home and joins the USMC.
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Opie Taylor runs away from Mayberry to join the Marines.