<P> The vehicles in the movie were provided by the General Motors Corporation, as notable examples included several Chevrolet Malibus and Caprices that were used as police cars, and a red late 1970s Oldsmobile Delta 88 seen at the lake where the supposed monster was residing . As a result, all three Detroit automakers were represented in one capacity or another, as The Andy Griffith Show used Ford Motor Company products, and its spinoffs Gomer Pyle, USMC and Mayberry RFD had those from the Chrysler Corporation . However, Griffith, who was also portraying the namesake attorney on Matlock at the time, had gone back to driving Ford cars, as he would go through several iterations of the Ford Crown Victoria throughout the series . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (July 2016) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (July 2016) </Td> </Tr> <P> Although Return to Mayberry was a ratings success, its critical reception was mixed . 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, saying, "Even on TV's crowded reunion calendar, Return to Mayberry is a special event", but offering no substantive comment on the merits of the finished product . More recent 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". </P>

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