Mayberry Minutemen

Over the years, TAGS went through a small number of replacement characters, so the purpose of this thread is to discuss who you prefer of the characters, the original, or the replacement.

For example, do you prefer Mayor Pike or Mayor Stoner? Gomer Pyle or Goober Pyle? Barney Fife or Warren Ferguson? Well, okay, that last one was pretty dumb to ask, but you get the idea.

Gomer by default, as I know nothing of this Goober. 
Of course, that probably disqualifies my opinion for lack of reference.
But in all seriousness, how could anyone top his riveting performance in Full Metal Jacket?

^_^

Yep...as much as I still want in my heart to believe that was really Jim Nabors...

I could go either way with the Mayors. Pike was certainly a fit for Mayberry, though Stoner brought a different level of slight antagonism with his efforts to get Andy to advances his methods of sheriffing, only for his efforts to backfire because Andy's ways always work better for everybody.