Reception
Although Return to Mayberry was a ratings success, its critical reception was more ambiguous. A review in The New York Times opined that its "slow pace, extremely modest level of humor and straightforward and predictable plotting make Return to Mayberry a less appealing reunion for the audience than it may have been for its actors." Time discussed the film only when it was in its last days of production, and – despite the laudatory "Even on TV's crowded reunion calendar, Return to Mayberry is a special event" – offered no substantive comment on the merits of the finished product. More modern reviews have been kinder, calling it "marvelous blast from the past" and a reunion that "worked largely because the producers kept the original flavour of the series yet brought the show up to date".
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