Harvey Bullock

Writer

"Comedy resists description. It's hard to describe what it is and what makes it what it is. But when it works, it works great."

About This Interview

Harvey Bullock (1921-2006) was interviewed for two hours in Monarch Beach, CA. Bullock talked about his early love of writing and breaking into the business in radio and, with partner Ray Allen, early television. Bullock described working on several programs, including his stint on the Today show with Dave Garrowa y. Bullock spoke fondly about his work as one of the key writers of the sitcom classic The Andy Griffith Show. For this series, Bullock talked about each of the series cast members, teleplays he wrote (including the classics "The Pickle Story" and "Opie the Birdman"), and what the series meant to him. Bullock then spoke about several later series he worked on which extended into the mid-1980s. B-roll consisted of several stills from The Andy Griffith Show. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on October 6, 2005.