Griffith series down south, but not the obvious.
Could that possibly be referring to a different Griffith, instead of a non-Mayberry Andy Griffith show?
http://imdb.com/find?q=griffith;tt=on;nm=on;mx=20
Melanie is the obvious one to me but I don't see anything obvious.
EDIT: I'm not sure here still... here's Andy Griffith's bio too, any other hits there that make sense?
http://imdb.com/name/nm0341431/