BLASTS FROM THE PAST

RON HOWARD, ANDY GRIFFITH AND HENRY WINKLER JUMPED BACK INTO THEIR OLD TV CHARACTERS TO PITCH FOR BARACK OBAMA:

If you're one of those people who tune out as soon as celebrities start talking politics, you're probably doing the right thing. But there's a video out there now featuring celebrities talking politics, and it's worth watching, just for the entertainment value.

It features RON HOWARD, ANDY GRIFFITH and HENRY WINKLER stumping for BARACK OBAMA. But they do it in a really cool way. First, Ron and Andy do a little skit as Opie and Andy, their characters from "The Andy Griffith Show". Ron even shaves his beard, puts on a wig and wears a shirt just like one of Opie's. He and Andy talk politics at the fishin' hole.

Then, Ron transforms into Richie Cunningham from "Happy Days" . . . and interacts with Henry Winkler's Fonzie. (--Andy and Henry do look a little past their primes, but it's amazing how Ron Howard, with a clean-shaven face and a wig, can still pull off Richie, and doesn't even look that bad as Opie.)

(--This guy's got some anti-aging secrets he needs to share with the rest of us. Anyway, here's the video . . .) http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cc65ed650d

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