Warren's Character
I think Warren simply had an impossible act to follow in Barney. There really was nothing wrong with his character in and of himself. It seems to me that the actor tried to make Warren somewhat different than Barney. The episodes (were there more than one?) where both of them were on at together were really quite interesting. Warren's boyish hero-worship of Barney was actually pretty funny -- too bad they didn't get to make more out of it. And when Barney gave Warren credit for the arrest that Andy had made (and then given Barney the credit for), it was hilarious. That look of gentle amusement in Andy's eyes, when Barney tells him that the young fella could use the encouragement was priceless. - New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Two Girlfriends
The best answer as to why both Thelma Lou and Juanita come up in the same episode may just be that Barney's a real ladies' man. He juggled the both of them like a master. Then when you throw in his half of the Fun Girl team, you see the reason for that banty-rooster strut of his. - Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Tribute to Andy
I agree that some sort of a tribute to Andy would be great -- and (unlike the ones for Don Knotts) before it's too late for him to know about it. Let's by all means develop this idea, 'cause it's a good one. - Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy and Opie on Larry King
Mr. O'Dwyer, Thanks for the heads-up about Andy Griffith and Ron Howard appearing on Larry King tonight. It's not tonight yet, but I'm looking forward to it. One of the really great things about being a part of this group is the way we help enhance each other's enjoyment of our favorite show -- and all things TAGS. - Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
We are Barney, and Barney was Us
I think one of the reasons Barney appealed to so many of us to such a deep degree was that there's a little bit of Barney in each of us. We all shoot ourselves in the foot once in a while, so we're each better off keeping a single bullet in our pocket. Who among us does not crave praise, and have an ego that sometimes runs amok? Who doesn't have a need to be hailed as a hero -- even though, in our moment of danger, we were scared to death? When we mean well, but things turn out a mess, we count on our friends to love us anyway. Just as Barney did. Life is full of crazy characters -- some almost as goofy as the people of Mayberry. We get so caught-up in being the best deputy (doctor, lawyer, Indian chief) we can be that we don't realize we're just one of the goofies. What could be more Barney? That pan of cashew fudge in front of the doctor show means the world to us every Thursday. No matter what similar rituals may matter in our own lives, just knowing old Barney will be curling up with Thelma Lou again this week gives us comfort. It's the same feeling we get every time we hear The Andy Griffith Show's opening theme. Barney may be gone, now, from this vale of tears, but he's always watching The Andy Griffith Show right alongside of us. He's right there with Thelma Lou -- and that pan of cashew fudge. R.I.P., Barney... - Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Opie's Name
Hey, all, I have often wondered just how Opie got his name. Is it short for something -- perhaps the name of some rather obscure person in the Bible, perhaps? Has anybody heard of any other person, in the whole, wide world, with the name Opie, or could it just have been made up by the writers of the show? - Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
