Sue Doughty
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:27:09 -0800
>>Nice Dress Nellie appears in many episodes, sometimes as far away as across >>the street (as in "Ernest T. Joins The >>Army). I can't recall which episode, >>(maybe season Two?) but Andy passes her on the street and says "Hi Nellie." >>Since >>she is always wearing a "nice dress" someone came up with the >>nickname (I reckon it was a trained noticer). Don't know >>if it was one of >>the members here, but it's been in use as long as I can remember. Another >>interesting tidbit - She's >>seen leaving the church arm in arm with Tom >>Jacobs in "The Sermon For Today" but lives in the adjacent house to Tom in >>>>"A Deal Is A Deal." Like it's been mentioned before, almost everyone in >>Mayberry seemed to be single!
>>Curt >>Birmingham AL Hey Curt, I believe Nellie got her name here on wbmutbb because of the episode where Andy goes out of town for the day and Barney arrests everyone in Mayberry. When Andy lets them out of the cells and she walks by him, he says "Nice dress Nellie". I can't remember if Paul Mulik or Joe Gritton came up with the name for her. Also, I was watching the Biography channel on the January 27th and one of the Don/Andy/Mayberry Retrospect shows they showed a piece of the pilot from the Danny Thomas show. I believe I saw Nice Dress Nellie and Tom Jacobs on the sidewalk outside where Andy was giving Danny the ticket. Sue Doughty High Point, NC _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/