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Barbie in Mayberry - Barbie doll celebrates 50 years of ’The Andy Griffith Show’ - Nashville Doll Collecting Examiner Barbie Celebrates the 50th anniversary of 'The Andy Griffith Show  In 1959 , Barbie the teenage fashion model doll was introduced that became the most popular doll in the world. The following year, a TV show began airing that became a major hit, never placing lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ending its final season at number one. What could make a better partnership than Barbie and Mayberry?

I don't know what the rest of the month has in store, and rain is predicted this week, but so far, this has been a perfect November. Never have I seen such beautiful colors in Nashville -- and they have lasted so long! When I was a child of 5, my father was stationed for a year at Fort Dix, New Jersey. I remember some things about it vividly. We had recently returned stateside from India. The first months passed without leaving much impression; then suddenly, it was FALL! Never had I seen such beautiful colors as on the hillside behind our house. I remember collecting maple leaves and being entranced by their bright colors, and by the smell of the autumn leaves. Those days were full of delight for me, enjoying the vivid colors, and spending as much time outside in the woods as possible. That's what this fall has been like for me. It was like Autumn took a wrong turn and brought a New England fall to Nashville by mistake. The colors were so vibrant they practically glowed, and t...