Tribute Artists..more
Just to add to what Sandy and Mike have said, Tim does have a great relationship with George Lindsey. The last time I saw Tim, he talked about going to George's birthday party. He reported that George asked Him How is our career going? George's heath does not allow him to do much acting or very few appearances, as I understand. So, not to beat this to death, but there is no rule written or unwritten that a tribute artist's character's original actor cannot be alive. Don Knott's enjoyed many joint appearances with David Browning before his death. Just to add one more tidbit. While some Tribute Artists could be basically volunteer, David Browning is a professional actor. Doing the Mayberry Deputy (as well as other acting) is his career. I enjoyed seeing the clip also. Thanks for sharing that. The Untrained Voice Ken, I thought your talk was real nice. The only thing you might add to the intro would be. Friends Family, Fellow Citizens and Honored Guests Or something like that ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Missouri Boatride
My wife, grandaughter and I had the pleasure of seeing Dean Webb and his band Missouri Boatride Saturday evening in Kimberling City, MO..They put on a fantastic show every other Saturday night in the mall parking lot. I think they have three more Saturday nights planned for this summer. Check out their website, missouriboatride.com. They did a tribute show for Mitch and played more Dillard songs than they usually do. And in between songs talked about Mitch. If you live close enough, it is well worth your Mayberry time to go see them, or at the least check out their CD's. Butch in Casey ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Patricia Neal, 84, A FACE IN THE CROWD costar
Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal has died, age 84. Ms. Neal costarred with Andy Griffith in A FACE IN THE CROWD (1958), as well as with Frances Bavier in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951). For fans of THE WALTONS, Neal was the first actress to play Olivia Walton, in the 1971 TV movie pilot THE HOMECOMING. http://www.popeater.com/2010/08/09/patricia-neal-dead/ Brent ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Tribute Artists
does not seem right to steal a man's character while he is still using it. I would think that George Lindsay would take it as a compliment that somone thinks so highly of him to impersate the character. But going by your logic, David Browning was affronting all laws whilst Mr. Knotts was still kickingQuit that David! No more fidgeting, no more finger pointing, no more peanut butter and jelly sammiches for you. Harriet , impersanating a chicken thief ..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy's Address and Season 2 DVD
Hi everyone, I was just wondering how many times Andy's address was stated during the whole show? There are 3 times I can remember off the top of my head-and they are all different. In Barney's Sidecar, when Opie is using his woodburning set, he is burning the house number right into the side of the door-I believe it was 334 or 332 maybe (he was almost done when Andy stopped him.) In Aunt Bee's Medicine Man, Aunt Bee says her Address is 332 Maple Road. Then, in Jailbreak Barney tells the state policeman Andy's address is 34 Elm Street. Are there any other times? I wonder if the writers just forgot what Andy's address was supposed to be and had to keep changing it? Also, I noticed that on the Season 2 DVD...I think it's on disc 2 or 3-on the menu screen, there is a picture of Andy and Warren. This seems odd to me, because Warren didn't come around until almost the end of the show. I wonder why they would put him on the Season 2 DVD? Have a great day everyone, Jessica in Hagerstown, MD ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Nancy comic
This morning's comics had a nice one for us TAGS fans. http://comics.com/nancy/ If you read this after Monday, you can go to the August 9th archived comic. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Tribute Artists
Someone mentioned whether or not I got paid when I do my presentations. I usually ask for the very nominal donation of $25 and then I give that to our food bank at our church. I also donate 100% of the price of my books to our food pantry too. We serve between 300-400 families every week. Many times I present for free if the groups do not have funds. Just to clarify too that I do not consider myself to be a tribute artist in any shape or form. I always begin my talks by saying that I am in no way pretending to be Barney Fife nor will I try to act like him. I simply wear the uniform as a way to make my presentations a bit more interesting and to pay tribute to Don Knotts for the fine actor that he was. I have the highest regard and respect for all those Mayberry tribute artists out there. What a remarkable job they do keeping Mayberry alive and well for all of us. I enjoyed that news clip the other day so much. Having never met any of the artists in the flesh it is always great to be able to see clips of them. Thank you to all of you who emailed me regarding my talk that I am going to give at my school reunion. So many of you mentioned that Guy Doud has influenced you as well. Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 715-839-8470 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
question...
..i was watching The Ghost and Mr. Chicken the other night and noticed Don Knott's character yelling you are lucky I don't go up a alley and yell fish, he also says something similar in citizens arrest to Goober... does anyone know what this means. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
how wrong was it?
Also, I noticed that on the Season 2 DVD...I think it's on disc 2 or 3-on the menu screen, there is a picture of Andy and Warren. This seems odd to me, because Warren didn't come around until almost the end of the show. I wonder why they would put him on the Season 2 DVD? Have a great day everyone, Jessica in Hagerstown, MD Well Jessica Here is my Mayberry Scale of Wrongness (I like this idea...I'll probably expand on it) A) Would not make your Pa proud B) Negligence C) Inept D) What a dumb thing to do, don't ever call me dumb E) Malfeasance F) deserving of a Lawyer letter (fighting fire with fire) G) Insufficient in your duties H) You need to leave, and I mean Mayberry I would call it C) Inept ..what do you think? The Untrained Voice ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy's Address
One reason for the differences in Andy's address may have been that different writers wrote different episodes. They were just looking for a generic number and street name. There is also a fact that I have mentioned here before. Fifty years ago when they were making TAGS, they had no idea that anyone in the year 2010 would be analyzing it the way we do. Don't get me wrong, I'm as bad as anybody. I once saw George Lindsey at a Mayberry event and during a question and answer period he was asked what it was like at the time to know he was working on a classic TV show. He said to be honest, at the time we didn't know it was a classic TV show. He was just happy to have an acting job and get paid. When you put things in perspective, that sounds like a great answer to me. Harry in Salem, VA Goober say Hey Hey to Goober ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Nice Small Towns
Seriously, to escape the Bay Area, why don't you do like Aunt Bee and move from CA to Siler City, or better yet to Mount Airy? I am truly considering Mt. Airy for retirement. (Just got to get out of Mt. Pilot!) Brad Neil Bentley Cunningham My card, in case you ever need my services ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
So what did Calvin Coolidge say?
I have never been hurt by what I have not said. Calvin Coolidge I sure do like Silent Cal! Charles Thornburg The lurker on the edge of Mayberry charlesthornb...@yahoo.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Goober
For some reason Goober has been on my mind lately. I got to thinking today that Goober's name was mentioned twice on Andy before he was ever shown. In January 63 in the episode Man In A Hurry and again in October 63 in the episode Sermon For Today. Then Goober first appeared in April 1964 in The Fun Girls. I know that there were a lot of people mentioned on Andy who never appeared, but does anyone know of another character on Andy whose name was mentioned before they appeared? I mean several episodes previously, not a few minutes previously. Also on the subject of Goober, I was reading a trivia book that asked which character appeared in 3 different shows using the same name. The answer was our old friend Malcolm Merriweather. He appeared in Bewitched, Tabitha, and in the soap opera Passions using the name Dr. Bombay. But then I got to thinking today that George Lindsey has appeared in 4 shows using the name Goober Pyle. He appeared in Andy, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., Mayberry RFD, and he also appeared for one episode in The New Andy Griffith Show using the name Goober Pyle. I guess a lot of people would count Hee Haw as well, but I do not think he used the name Goober Pyle in that show. Everytime I saw him they refered to him as George Lindsey. So take that Mr. Smart Alec Trivia Book. Orville Hendricks - Peddling Butter and Eggs. My name is the answer to a trivia question about Andy. Which character appeared the least number of times on The Andy Griffith Show? Answer: Me (1 time, tied with about a thousand other people). ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy Griffith/Matlock
In watching Matlock since it started airing on Hallmark, it made me curious about how actors would come and go from that show with no explanation regarding their character. I looked around on the internet and it appears that Andy Griffith usually didn't get along with his co-workers. He has always seemed to me to distance himself from all the reunion specials and various honors paid to The Andy Griffith Show. I always wondered how he could have told Don Knotts he was ending the show and then D.K. made other plans, then A.G. changed his mind - what about his supposed friendship with D.K. I've wondered before why he doesn't seem to get along with most people and wondered if anyone had any input into that. No disrespect is intended here. I am honestly curious and don't know much about him. Only that I love The Andy Griffith Show as well as Matlock. jitterbug ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
