The Fishin' Hole

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"The Fishin' Hole" is the whistled instrumental tune best known as the iconic theme music for the classic American television sitcom *The Andy Griffith Show*.


Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental composition
song
television theme song
alsoKnownAs Theme from The Andy Griffith Show
associatedImage Andy and Opie walking to the fishing hole in the opening credits
associatedWith Andy Griffith
The Andy Griffith Show
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus classic American TV theme
decadeOfProminence 1960s
firstBroadcastContext The Andy Griffith Show
surface form: The Andy Griffith Show season 1
genre instrumental
television theme
whistling music
hasLyrics yes
iconicElementOf American television history
isThemeOf The Andy Griffith Show
language instrumental (no lyrics in TV version)
lyricsPerformedBy Andy Griffith
medium television
notableAs iconic theme music for The Andy Griffith Show
notableFeature whistled melody
originalNetworkContext CBS
title The Fishin' Hole self-link
usedAs closing theme
opening theme
usedIn opening credits sequence of The Andy Griffith Show

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Andy Griffith Show openingTheme The Fishin' Hole
The Fishin' Hole title The Fishin' Hole self-link