Thelma Lou
I was in Mt Airy today (just went up to spend the day do some shopping) the Mt Airy newspaper was the hottest item in town. Betty Lynn (Thelma Lou) has moved, is now living in Mt Airy!!! You'd better believe in was front page story with lots of pictures!!! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: More Big News in Mayberry
Message: 2 Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:34:15 -0500 (EST) From: MAYBERRY ON MAIN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey to all. We heard on WPAQ radio Friday morning that Ms. Betty Lynn Thelma Lou is now an official resident of Mount Airy, NC! There will be an article in the Saturday Mount Airy News 1-20-07. If you want to check it out! There will be a link on our website. Or you can visit www.mtairynews.com. Just keeping all the Maybery fans posted! The Miles' That's great news.along the lines of NEW residents of Mt. Airy.last summer when we saw The Dillards, Rodney said he was looking for some property in or near Mt. Airydoes anybody know if Rodney and his family moved? Thanks, Jim Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
I've got another ailment
While I enjoyed the cases of ployschwamp-maina stories, I held off for a few days reporting my ailment, not to confuse folks. I don't have that one. I need to report though, that I've got it. No, I'm not a big bundle of singing talent (remember I'm the Untrained Voice). It has nothing to do with the uvula, or the patella oblingata. Is nothing that a hanging sling, or breathin' in a fan will help. Its not low sugar-blood content or a weak pulse, nor nothing that Indian Elixir would solve. Its not the Beasleys, the German Beasleys, or the Versitis. It is quite simply the schwamps (Andy Griffith version of the mumps). You see I have this obsession to watch episodes of our favorite show and look for those obscure background characters like...well of course Mr. Schwamp, Nice Dress Nellie, Horn-Rimmed Harry, Tom Jacobs, Joe Hamilton. Etc. The ailment is named, of course, after the most famous of these characters. This affliction, is something that I must attribute to the electronal marvel of the DVD Player. Now that we have TAGS DVDs, its easy to search, back up zoom in, etc. It is that marvel that I give credit for now identifying 22 Schwamp episodes and counting. He is mentioned in many of the books on The Andy Griffith Show, but most list only about 6-8 appearances. This website of ours, is the only place, I believe, you will find all 22 !!! http://www.mayberrygossipclub.com/gossip/index.php?title=Mr._Schwamp The last couple I found are so obscure, I'm a little embarrassed to admit it. In Don't Miss a Good Bet he can only be seen from the rear and side of his face. In The Statue, he is waaay in the background with a hat on. Go ahead, take a look. After a little more viewing, I hope to work with Allan on pages on the Gossip website for Nice Dress Nelly, and Tom Jacobs. That's one thing that is fun, 40 years after the show was made, delving deeper into the mysteries of all the characters...being a true Trained Noticer. Don't get to close to me...or you might catch a case of the Schwamp (symptoms, bleary eyes, and twitchy remote control finger, uncontrollable grinning and nodding...and possible hair loss) The Untrained Voice, Sgt. At Arms Schwamp Fan Club and Hair Loss Support Group ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Dinner at Eight
Nothing to drink at any of the dinners? Wow! Looks like they really mean Mayberry is a DRY county!!! Brad Neil Bentley Cunningham My card, in case you ever need my services... ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Aunt Bee vs Andy
If you think about it, there were lots of friction and one really nasty argument between the two. 1-lets start off with the nastiest comment made by Andy Taylor: The episode is Aunt Bee the crusader-the scene: The taylor's front porch with Opie, Andy on the porch and Aunt Bee in the house. Aunt Bee has shown her dissaproval towards Andy's job of eviction. The words said towards the end of the argument: Aunt Bee: Tell your father if he supper is ready if he wants to eat, im eating in the kitchen Opie: Aunt Bee said... Andy: Interupts Opie and states I heard what she said, you can tell her to...and the rest is mummbled as he walks off. You can just imagine what the rest of the comment was. 2-at the end of the baseball game that Andy was umpiring...Aunt Bee states: You said you would help. Here Aunt Bee is angry because Andy made the call he thought was right. 3- CALL THE MAN Aunt Bee just doesnt get it I have lots of books on TAGS and in all books many people have stated she can be difficult at times..being moody Her uncooperation to do any interviews since her days on the show he just seems that she had alot to be thankfull for. One would think that she can at least do one interview for the fans of the show. There was nothing but praise for Andy . No matter who you asked, they all stated the same. He was a professional and very demanding and very accomadating I too saw a big change in andy towards the end.. i saw a very tired and very cold person. It seemed like he didnt want to get close to anyone. A part of Andy died when Barney moved on...What are your thoughts. - Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry sighting
I was watching Gunsmoke on TV Land today, and I came across an episode with a group of nuns who were traveling from Dodge City to the Black Hills of Dakota Territory. I noticed that one of the nuns (a nun with a bit of spunkshe was a little bit head-strong and sure of herself, she even won an argument with Festus!) was the one and only Aneta Corsaut (our own Helen Crump)!! If that don't beat all!!! You just never know where some of our TAGS alumni will show up! Thanks, Greg B (one of Minnesota's biggest TAGS fans!) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A thousand appologies
Boy! Did I say the wrong word? Sorry Laura Lee if I didn't clearly state what I meant. No harm meant. Gang, when I used the word brutal I wasn't meaning to imply anyone said our favorite Dad was such. I meant to say I didn't think him to be overly harsh, which is the word I should have used. I didn't feel him to be acting unusually stern for a Dad and head of the house. But, I do see where the writers were at times portraying Andy's character a little more strongly than in most earlier episodes. You all have apparently analyzed these episodes a little more carefully than I. After I read one or more of your opinions on a particular subject, I then see things I have missed. Go out there and act like somebody! Have A Mayberry Day Danna In Indiana ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
re: Mount Airy News
Just wondering, I went to www.mtairynews.com and could not get front page of a today's paperam I doing something wrong? As Always, Sharon All messages scanned by Internet Security Suite ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
SORRY ALL!
It was brought to our attention that the Mount Airy Newspaper Link wont show the articles on Betty Lynn, or the Visitors Center, as soon as we get the article electronically, we will repost sorry for the delay but it is worth the wait!!! You beat everything, Barney. You know that?! Mayberry On Main The Miles' ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Chinese restaurant
Saw the episode where Aunt Bee opens chinese restaurant with a partner. Asian gentleman says his nephew goes to the University of North Carolina. The way he said Carolina was VERY southern sounding, like he was making fun of the accent. It was hilarious!!! Anyone else notice this? Ted in MD ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Wearing the same clothes
Hello all it's me again, On the subject of wearing the same clothes. I always thought it was pretty neat that when Barney is being evicted from Mrs. Mendlbright's house, that as he is emptying the dresser (the one from Ft. Lauderdale) we see that checkered shirt and other clothes that he sometimes wore on other episodes. And when he opens up the closet there is the ol salt and pepper hanging up. My cousin might be ugly but he ain't stupid Zman - Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re:Otis' song Thanks to Paul M.
Thanks go out to Mr. Mulik for that info. on Otis song I'm sorry I broke your heart mother I told the nice lady who overheard me singing that I would have to get back to her on how Mama's heart got broke. I figured if anyone would know it would be good ol Paul or is that Pa?...Anywho thanks a bunch sir your a prince a real prince. I suppose I will just have to continue singing the only part that I (and evidently Otis) know. Zman - Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
An E For Effort
Dear Mayberry Fans, On my last post, I spelled Danna's name with only one n when it should have had two; I made at least one punctuation error; and I had a number of subject/verb disagreements. But if you noticed them, just give me a D plus, unless we are grading on scale, and then I think I would deserve at least a C. I mean, this was an English assignment, wasn't it? lol But I could have been a little clearer on the Dinner at Eight episode. See, my biggest concern with the Andy/Helen relationship is that Andy too often acts like he's afraid of Helen and no episode reflects that better than the Dinner at Eight one. But it doesn't have to. A simple flipping of the order in which the suppers were served would have changed the entire way the viewer looks at Andy. For example, what if Goober had Andy going to Helen's first (right after he had eaten Goober's supper)? You could have better understood why Andy would have thought it might be best to suffer through one more spaghetti meal in silence without saying anything to his girlfriend, Helen, and her uncle. I mean, most people can eat a little more to keep from hurting someone's feelings. So that would have made sense. It doesn't look like he's afraid of Helen. He just doesn't see any reason to complicate things for her when her uncle is visiting; and at that point, Andy is thinking this is the last supper he will have to eat. He doesn't looked bossed by Helen. Only that he is kind-hearted and wants to protect her. (You can argue this point for the third supper too. But by that time Andy is really suffering and you wonder just how much pain this man will go through just to keep an inconvenient truth from Helen.) In the new storyline, Andy comes home and Goober tells him about the mix-up only this time he remembers it with the Spragues. Well, Andy may be comfortable with calling up Howard and getting the Goober situation straightened out, but everyone is intimidated with that Mrs. Sprague. So Andy--being the nice guy that he is--bravely goes forth to face his third spaghetti dinner. Mrs. Sprague is a decent person when someone like Andy shows up at her house as a guest for a meal, realizes a misunderstanding has happened, and the Spragues proceed as usual to feed poor Andy his third (their second) spaghetti meal. None are too happy. So, the story is NOT changed, just the order in which the meals are served. I feel like Andy showing up for his third dinner at his girlfriend's house without even telling her how Goober messed things up (when everybody knows how Goober messes things up) is not too realistic. But I can understand Andy not telling Mrs. Sprague anything. I would have avoided conforting her like the pip. And I ain't even too sure what the pip is. (Mr. Schwump says it's something like the flu or maybe a lung infection like TB. He's not too sure himself; he just says we should avoid it. And that man knows diseases.) Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Watcher Extraordinaire and English Professor on the side When I get back, I'm going to kill you. Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Kenneth Anderson, you are a Princea real Prince. I would love to sit in on those Mayberry Fun Afternoons with you. What a wonderful idea, and YOU are a wonderful man for doing it. You really are doing your part to keep Mayberry alive, aren't you? Bless you!!! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Aunt Bee, I'm bringing someone over for dinner
In a message dated 1/19/07 12:06:50 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another thing Andy often did that would raise some eyebrows (esp female ones) was to invite people over for a meal or to stay without checking with, or even telling, Aunt Bee. Most of us with any sense wouldn't do that nowdays, but the culture was more chauvinistic and paternalistic back then. Well, that would certainly raise some eyebrows now (and I can see Debra being none-too-happy-at-all if Ray ever did it on Everybody Loves Raymond). But Aunt Bee always seemed to back Andy up on that and we never (or at least very rarely) saw Aunt Bee complain or even express being put out even in private, when she'd give Andy a piece of her mind if she felt like it. (She may have fussed a little when Barney brought the summit meeting over, but she had to clean the entire house for that one.) So I have to believe she and Andy had a mutual understanding that Andy could just about always invite anyone he wanted and she'd trust him. In one episode he tells a guest you should see the fried chicken Aunt Bee has to throw out (implying she cooks a lot anyway, even for just the three of them) and when the Darlings came over, Bee acts like she's actually excited to get to cook for that big a group. (No wonder Briscoe liked her so much.) We should all have an Aunt Bee in our lives but not everyone's that lucky. Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Wearing the same clothes
Greg Brady had this one shirt that was wide black and white stripes at the top and they got closer together at the bottom. http://www.deen.ws/celebs/photos/358260/bradybunch-barrywilliams.jpg is a photo showing it. Her wore that several times in the 2-3 seasons. Marie ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Don't Put Words in my Mouth
I grew up wishing Andy were my father. More than anything, I wanted Andy for a dad. He was always loving to Opie and fair and proud of him, and was just about the exact opposite of the one I got, though I love my father and know he did his best under hard circumstances. So, please, excuse me, Dana, but me and the girls at the Dime Store never once said (or even implied) that Andy was brutal with Opie or anyone else in our last post. It is simply not in the nature of the man to be brutal with anyone. What we meant was that when you compared the Andy in the black and white episodes to the Andy in the colored episodes there is a clear change in his demeanor--much like during the first season Andy has more of a hillbilly-kind of talking character and then he changed that part of him. He is Southern, just not so hillbilly, and frankly, I'm glad this change was made. If you'll notice, when the colored season first starts, Andy is not nearly so laid back. It may be because he's missing his friend Barney. But for whatever reason, Andy does seem grumpy and this is more apparent with Opie, I think. When Opie is taking care of Dolly the horse, Andy shows a remarkable lack of tenderness toward his child that I think the old Andy would have shown. This is my opinion. You are welcomed to disagree. But I never said he was a bad parent or that he mistreated anyone. I said he often tried to play the nice guy to help those he loved, and his anger got shown to Opie more often than anyone else because Opie was the one who would take it. I never said he mistreated Opie. Big difference. And I do think there are several shows where Andy is just clearly more annoyed with Opie than maybe he should be, but that's my opinion. But can anyone explain to me why Andy did not tell Helen about the mix-up on Dinner at Eight. I think the episode would have been better if Andy had gone to Helen's house first, then to Howard's. It would have been easier to understand his eating the third dinner without any explanation at all to Howard and his scary mother. For heaven sake's, Helen was his girlfriend! Just my feeling. Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Watcher and the one thing everybody knows is that Andy is a good father But I do believe in Opie. Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
wearing the same clothes
Hi Mayberrians! Yes, I agree with the person who said that when Opie wore the same clothes over and over again, it really seemed like he was just a normal kid. Even at my age, I wear my clothes many times again (after they're warshed, of course..lol) and it's just fine with me. I really love TAGS a lot. Take care and have a wonderful weekend. Sincerely, Valerie Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Illogical events
But why didn't HE call the man? He spent so much time in fussing with Aunt Bee, who refused to see reason and he knew she was this way, he could have picked up the phone and talked to the man himself. Problem solved. Yes, Laura Lee, doesn't that seem like the logical answer? I was thinking about this issue of illogical happenings last night while watching Otis the Deputy on DVD. I enjoy this episode (especially when Howard accidentally splashes water in Andy's face!), but the writers used several illogical events to move the story along. First, I can't imagine an experienced and wise lawman like Andy going out ALONE (and without giving a heads up to any other law enforcement) to a remote area to investigate two armed bank robbers! Another thing that doesn't make sense is why Andy would confiscate Otis's bottle and put it in his desk drawer instead of emptying the contents and throwing the bottle away, especially knowing that he was leaving the court house with the full bottle still in the unlocked drawer and Otis out of his cell. (And Andy didn't forget about the bottle, because I think he says something like, And leave the bottle alone! to Otis as he leaves.) Then when Otis and Howard decide that something has happened to Andy and Howard starts to call someone (was it the state police?), Otis says that it would take too long for them to get there, so Howard doesn't place the call. However, wouldn't it have only made sense to go ahead and phone for help, giving as much information as they could, even if they felt compelled to go up to the Carson shack themselves before anyone else could get there? Lastly -- and this one is more trivial -- is when Andy and Howard are asking for cups of water so they can throw the water at Otis through the window. I noticed that the robber unties Andy's RIGHT hand when he gives him a cup but unties Howard's LEFT hand when he gives him a drink. Wouldn't he normally untie Howard's right hand if he untied Andy's right hand? Of course, all these illogical events allow the story to move forward in the way it does. Andy foolishly going to the Carson shack alone allows him to be caught by the bank robbers. Howard not placing a call to notify authorities about Andy allows Howard and Otis to be Andy's only hope for rescue. Andy leaving the bottle of whiskey in the drawer allows Otis to get drunk and complicate the attempted rescue. The robber untying Howard's left hand allows him to splash Andy in the face. The result is a very funny episode but one that is not completely satisfying to me because of the parts that just don't ring true. I am reminded of a comment by Jess Oppenheimer, the head writer of I Love Lucy. He said that, no matter how outrageous the situation that ultimately resulted in any given episode, he always insisted that there was a logical reason for everything that happened. Otherwise, the audience wouldn't be able to suspend disbelief long enough to accept and enjoy Lucy's crazy antics. I don't mean this to be negative about the show, because I do like it, but I also like to analyze these things. Has anyone else noticed the illogic of this episode? Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
