{Spam?} I Have an Idea
Was watching an episode of "Matlock" today (season 8. "The Idol") and Ben was having all kinds of trouble putting up wall paper. Even got the paste stuck in his hair. I kept thinking that what he probably needed was Mrs. Foster's chicken a la king recipe. Maybe it would work better. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Gomer's Computer Advice
TAGS fans, I was trying to transfer some files between two external hard drives. One the computer labeled "E" and the other it labeled "F". Turns out Gomer was right: sometimes you think you got yourself an F when you really got an E! Sam | | Virus-free.www.avg.com | ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Gold Shipment
Randy in Virginia (and other TAGS fans), I have always wondered about that gold route, too. I know they say in the episode that they're bring it in through the back door, but that's the cellar door to the house three blocks away! Sam | | Virus-free.www.avg.com | ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Gunsmoke on TAGS
TAGS fans, If you're interested in hearing the Gunsmoke radio episode where John Dehner plays a seller of patent medicine (much like his Colonel Harvey character on TAGS), look for the episode from Nov 14, 1953 titled "Professor Lute Bone". There are several places on-line where you can listen to or even download Gunsmoke episodes. Howard McNear has a good part in the episode as Doc and, of course, Parley Baer is Chester. Samdoctortuttle.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Gunsmoke on TAGS, of Vice-Verse
TAGS fans, Was listening to a "Gunsmoke" radio drama from 1953. Doc (Howard McNear) was all upset when Matt got back into Dodge because there was a man peddling a miracle elixir cure that contained opium. The "Professor" peddling the miracle cure was played by John Dehner, who of course was still peddling miracle cures a hundred years or so later in Mayberry as Colonel Harvey! Let's just say Mayberry was much more friendly to him than Dodge. Then, in the next episode, Matt went up against an army deserter and suspected murderer played by James Best, aka the Guitar Player Jim Lindsey. And having listened now to the first two seasons of Gunsmoke on radio, Howard McNear is listed as one of the stars but John Dehner, who is on more episodes, is only ever listed as a guest star. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} In the comics
TAGS fans, Did you see the reference to our favorite comic strip in "Doctor Tuttle" recently? https://tuttlecom.com/?p=3962 Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Disturbing Alumni Sighting
TAGS fans, I was watching "Gunsmoke" this afternoon and Denver Pyle was on it. He was the rustic father of four uncouth sons. Imagine the Darlings if they didn't have Sharlene and were evil psychopaths. (Gunsmoke, season 9, "No Hands") Denver shows up on "Gunsmoke" many times, usually as a tough mountain man type, but this it the first one I've seen where he's just evil. Kind of hard to watch. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Odd Facts Known By Few
TAGS fans, I've been watching through the show "Smallville" and I find it interesting that the distance between Smallville and Metropolis is the same as the distance between Mayberry and Mt. Pilot. ;-) Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Barney's Words
TAGS fans, As I read a news story about one of the world's richest men, who is over 90, marrying a woman who is 60, I couldn't help but think of Barney's words of wisdom, "Easy to see what May sees in December: Santa Claus." Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The Dillards and who?
TAGS fans, I was just watching a video on YouTube of an interview with Linda Ronstadt from the late 70s. She was talking about how, before she got famous, she would go to the Troubadour Club. She said she used to sit in the corner and sing blue grass and folk music "with Don [Henley] and Glenn [Frey] and Doug and Rodney Dillard." As a fan of the Darlings and the Eagles, what I wouldn't give to have heard them play while Linda sang! Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Morrison's be ready
Today is International Ski Patrol Day. I hope the Morrison sisters have plenty elixir on hand! Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS sighting
TAGS fans, Saw a double-sighting of TAGS alumni last night on "Death Valley Days". Gail Davis (Thelma Lou's sharp-shooting cousin Karen) was the prettiest girl in a mining town full of men. One of her suitors was a cleaned up, full-haired and strangely sober Hal Smith (Otis). It was an oddly funny episode for "Death Valley Days" with a border-line racy scene (for 1952) and one of the most absurd plot holes for an ending you're likely to find on any show, but fun to watch. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS and JAG
TAGS fans, Was watching an episode of "JAG" and they were investigating a case of supposed psychic phenomena. They kept saying "psychic phenomena" over and over. It was a serious episode, but I was fighting back laughter because I kept wanting someone to mention Count Ist Van Telecki or reference the works of Buzz Fluhart. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Bank Security Guard
TAGS fans, As to the question of a bank security guard, the bank I use (20+ branches) has a guard in each location. They all look (to me, at 55) to be in high school, but they are there. None of them have a gun, though, let alone a Teddy Roosevelt horse pistol. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Andy and Star Wars
TAGS fans, I don't know if any of you watch "The Mandalorian" show on Disney+ but my younger son may have paid it the highest compliment possible when he said the main character is the best single father on TV since Andy Taylor. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS without Barney
TAGS fans, I was thinking about the recent posts about Andy's evolution as a character, especially as to how different the show was after Barney left. It occurred to me that (somewhat ironically) a similar story is "Happy Days" in that it was never the same after Richie (played by TAGS-alum Ron Howard) left. And, personally, I never cared as much for MASH after Henry Blake left, either. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Under the Thinkin' Bucket
TAGS fans, Watching "The Song Festers" and wondering if Barney's "me-they" song was the inspiration for Pink Floyd's "Us and Them"? I bet it was. They probably even tried to get Barney to sing with them but he was busy or something and that's why they put Gomer on their album "The Wall". Makes ya thank,Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Thanks to 2 trained noticers
Thanks to Gary and Curt who answered my question about the strange headrest in "Hot Rod Otis". And thanks for correcting my original premise: it was Barney that walked past the car. TAGS fans are the best!!Sam WhiteAmarillo ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Car question for trained noticers
TAGS fans, In the episode "Hot Rod Otis", very early on (before Otis even gets his car) Andy is walking up to the courthouse. Parked out front there is a car with what looks like some hind of weird head rest attached to the front seat. Does anyone know about that? Was it something you could get back before headrests became standard on cars? Samdoctortuttle.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Thanks
Thanks to everyone who answered my question about the Rimshaw house! Ya'll really are goo--od! I 'preciate it and good night! Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Question About the Rimshaw House
TAGS fans, Have any of you ever seen the Rimshaw house in any other show? I figure it's just a back lot façade and was probably in other movies or TV shows. I was looking at it and I could see it fitting in with any old western, or even as a house in New Orleans. Of course, it may just be cobbled together from other old sets, but I thought I'd ask you trained noticers. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Possible Andy Griffith reference
TAGS fans, Okay, this isn't exactly TAGS-related, but I wonder if it is Andy Griffith related. I've been reading through "The Complete Pogo" books from Fantagraphic Books and from Oct 11 to Nov 1, 1959 the Sunday strips involved a typically madcap story of the characters playing football. Unfortunately, they pop their football early on and play the rest of the game with a pumpkin. Made me wonder if it were in any way inspired by Andy's classic "What it was Was Football" routine. Walt Kelly, artist responsible for Pogo, was known to be a big fan of popular comedic albums, so I wouldn't be surprised if Andy's routine (which had come out just the year before) led to Walt's strips. Sam Whitedoctortuttle dot com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Southern Phrases
Harriet (and all other TAGS fans). I had never thought about them not using the "ya'll come back" phrase, which is still ubiquitous here in TX. Maybe they didn't use it because of it being so associated at the time with "Beverly Hillbillies"? Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Studyin on studyin
TAGS fans, I've been reading through a book of old "Pogo" comic strips from 1957 and saw Howland Owl say he was "studying" on something. I probably wouldn't have thought anything of it if that word hadn't been discussed so much recently on the Bulletin Board. Secondly, I watched "Aunt Bee the Warden" today and, as funny as that episode is, I always have to go listen to some music afterward get that "Dipsy Doodle" song out of my head ... and I don't even know all the words!!! Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS reference
My wife and I went to visit my parents, who live in a retirement community that is now under lock-down, so all we could do was stand on opposite sides of the fence and jaw. As my mother walked back toward their house, I called out, "Say hello to the Hubacker brothers!" She and my wife both found that very funny. I was glad they understood the reference. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS quote
TAGS fans, Monday night we were watching TV and an ad came on for a candidate who had already dropped out of the race. I turned to my wife and said, in my best Barney voice, "I told that guy only up until 9 o'clock!" She knew exactly what I meant. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Retirement Village
In this Mayberry Retirement Village, will the cottages have a front closet that sometimes isn't there? And what about moveable fireplugs? Either way, sign me up? Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Alumni sighting
TAGS fans, Just saw good ol' Fletch Roberts on the original "Magnum, P.I.". It was an episode from the second season and Fletch was playing the butler for a rich and eccentric old man (who I also recognized from several old shows). Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
High Speed
TAGS fans, In the episode "Andy and Opie Housekeepers", then it shows Andy cleaning up the house, then making it messy again, it appears to be in fast motion. (Not by a lot, but just a little faster than normal film speed.) Can anyone think of any other episodes where they sped up the film like that? Sam Whitedoctortuttle.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry in the Comics
TAGS fans, Did anyone catch the Mayberry reference in last Monday's comic strip "Tuttle's"? If not, you can see it here: https://tuttlecom.com/?p=1854 And be sure and check out the rest of the strips at http://www.tuttlecom.com Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas in Mayberry
TAGS fans, One of our family traditions is that every year, after attending the candle light service at church, we come home and watch "The Christmas Story" episode of TAGS. Two things always strike me early on in that episode. 1] that there are 5 people in jail. B] That at least three of them were apparently arrested while shopping! Either that, or Andy being Andy, went out and did their Christmas shopping for them since he'd thrown them in the jug. Samwww.tuttlecom.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Emm's Line
Tags fans, Watched the episode "Ellie Comes to Town" this morning. Lots of great moments, but my favorite is Emma's line, "I hope that's not more soup!" Such a perfect delivery! Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Band Uniforms
TAGS fans, One possible explanation for the disparate band uniform colors: back where I grew up in West Texas, the smaller towns sometimes got their band uniforms second hand from a school in a larger town. They tried to get unis from a school with the same colors, but sometimes had to settle for what was available. Samdoctortuttle.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
You May Be a Mayberry Fanatic if ....
TAGS fans, You may be a Mayberry fanatic if you know all the words to the Mayberry Union High alma mater but not the words to your own high school's alma mater. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
License plate suggestion
TAGS fans, Here's my suggestion for the generous man who is looking for a new Mayberry-related vanity plate for his car: 24 ELM or 332 MPL, both of which are mentioned as Andy's house address. Samwww.tuttlecom.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Masked Singer
TAGS fans, How many of us saw the advertisements for that new show "Masked Singer" and thought, "I don't need to see that. I already know it's Leonard Blush!" Samwww.tuttlecom.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TV-watching question
TAGS fans, For years now, my family has watched "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and TAGS' "Christmas Story" on Christmas Eve. Then, on Halloween we started watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" paired with "The Haunted House". Can anyone think of a TAGS episode that would go good with "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"? Samwww.tuttlecom.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The Regal Order of the Golden Door of Good Fellowship
TAGS fans, There's a church in my town called "The Door--a Christian Fellowship Church". I have heard good things about it. With that name, though, I always think I'd probably have to say "Geronimo" to the deacon at the door before he would let me in. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The Beaver
TAGS fans, The last couple evenings, my wife and I have been walking down to this little stream where we have been able to watch a beaver at work. Not sure if he's trying to start a dam or just eating. Anyway, today I asked my wife, "Want to go see what cousin Tilley is doing?" and she knew exactly what I meant. Good TAGS wives are worth their weight in gold, huh? Samwww.tuttlecom.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Trained noticing
TAGS fans, I was watching the "Runaway Kid" episode and noticed that the building that's usually the post office says "Hotel" in large letters over the door. Not only that, but the movie theater says it's the "Mayberry Theater". I wonder why those details changed later on. Samwww.tuttlecom.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Trained Noticer Alert
TAGS fans, As a trained noticer myself, I noticed something I had never seen before. In the episode "The Horse Trader", when Andy and Barney take the cannon by the antique dealer's shop, I think the shop is Floyd's Barber Shop redressed. You can even see the courthouse bricks next door, but with some shutters over the window. I must have watched this episode a hundred times and never noticed that before. Sam Whitewww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Best of Don Knots
TAGS fans, Thanks to whoever posted the link to the "5 Best Don Knots Movies". I like all 5 they listed, though I don't think I would have put "The Reluctant Astronaut" in my top 5. I think my choice (and this might change if I tried to make the list tomorrow) would be: 5. The Incredible Mister Limpet4. Shakiest Gun in the West3. The Apple Dumpling Gang2. The Ghost and Mister Chicken1. The Private Eyes Samwww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 17, Issue 49
TAGS fans, When is an "alumni sighting" not really an alumni sighting? I only ask because I saw an episode of "Gunsmoke" recently that had both Big Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale Jr.) and Gentleman Dan Caldwell (Dan Tobin) on it. Whenever I see Dan, I think of his turn on Andy Griffith, first. "Hey, that's the gentleman crook!" On the other hand, as good as he was as Big Jeff Pruitt, and even though he appeared in scores of other shows, when I see Alan Hale Jr. I will always think of him as The Skipper on "Gilligan's Island". Who, in your mind, is also a TAGS alumni but you associate them first with some other role? Sam Whitewww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Thanks for the Price Answer
TAGS fans, especially Orville Hendricks, Thanks for the answer about how much money Aunt Bee would have brought in were the Canton Palace open today. Only one other question, Orville: where are you getting hamburgers for $2.50?!?! :-) Sam Whitewww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Blooper?
TAGS fans, Was watching "The Darling baby" this evening and noticed that when the Darlings come over to Andy's house, the son with the bass doesn't carry it inside. Then, moments later, he has it with him and there's been no opportunity for him to go back out to the truck and get it. The logical explanation, of course, is that Andy just keeps a bass laying around the house, probably behind the couch. Samwww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry near Seattle
TAGS fans, With the discussion that Andy and Barney went to Seattle to speak with the police, and thinking of the varying distances that are said to exist between Mayberry and Mt. Pilot (and Raleigh), I think the answer is quite simple: Otis was right! They're in the twilight zone. Sam Whitewww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ammonia vs. Freon
TAGS fans (especially Holland Shoaf), Thank you Holland Shoaf for pointing out the difference between ammonia and freon refrigerators. I didn't know that! (You out to write an article on it for that Learn-A-Month magazine Barney subscribes to.) Anyway, I bet the reason the writers indicated that the gas smelled like ammonia was because Freon was a trade-marked name belonging to DuPont (and may still be). It was cheaper, then, to say it smelled like ammonia than to pay royalties to DuPont--if they could even get permission, since it's clear that smelling the gas was a negative experience, something most corporations don't want to happen on the most-watched show on TV. Thanks again for the new knowledge,Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bible and Books
TAGS fans, One mention of the Bible is in the hands/purse of the lady shoplifter. Also, Barney mentions having read all those childish classics. He also reads Spells, Omens, Charms and Portents to Ward Off Bad Luck and the collected works of Buzz Fluhart. Andy reads The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to Opie (though it doesn't seem to be the Washington Irving version of the story. And let's not forget that Goober reads more than fifteen books a month! Samwww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd and Teddy Roosevelt
TAGS fans, Watched Banjo Playing Deputy last night. I had forgotten the portion where Andy and Floyd discuss Teddy Roosevelt's saying, Speak softly and carry a big stick. I love when Floyd says something about how a big stick would be handy in a gang fight because you could just swing it around and you were bound to hit something. Andy looks so surprised at the line I almost wonder if it were an ad-lib on Howard McNear's part. Samwww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Star Trek in Mayberry Question
TAGS authorities, In the Star Trek episode Miri, it's clear that the city street is the Mayberry set. The courthouse, Floyd's barbershop and the hotel are all there. The theater is still named The Grand. This was filmed before TAGS went off the air and before Mayberry RFD had even started. So, did the set dressers have to clean up for the Mayberry shoots or had all the downtown Mayberry shoots moved to indoor sets by then? If they were still using the outdoor sets for Mayberry, the I'm really impressed with the set people's ability to clean it all up! Samwww.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Alumni Sighting
TAGS fans, Was watching the old Steve McQueen movie The Getaway and saw a couple Mayberrians in it. Jack Dodson (Howard Sprague) plays an ill-fated veterinarian (not named Pendike, I might add) and Dub Taylor (Billy Ray the postman and the preacher in Mountain Wedding) plays a hotel owner. In addition, the cast list said that Hal Smith provided the voices for the radio and the announcers at the train and bus stations. Warning, though, this is not a Mayberry movie, having a fair share of violence and bad language. Samhttp://www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Song Question
TAGS fans, At this time of the year, if you hear an instrumental version of O, Tannenbaum, which lyrics go through your head? O Christmas Tree or Hail to Thee, Miss Mayberry? Samwww.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
More thoughts on Mayberry RFD
TAGS fans, Almost through season 1 of Mayberry RFD (and hoping they'll release 2!) and had some thoughts on the show: - After the first few episodes, when they were mostly establishing themselves (I guess), the show got much better. - How did Milly Swanson afford that huge house on the salary of a counter girl at a bakery?!?! It's made clear she doesn't own the bakery herself. One episode mentioned that she used to be a chorus girl, so maybe she made a lot of money at that and retired. - When Aunt Bee throws her engagement party, how come Andy and Opie don't attend? Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry RFD
TAGS fans, We purchased the first season of Mayberry RFD on DVD and have really been enjoying it. The first few episodes are (IMHO) a bit weak, but once everything and everyone is established, the show's very good. On the episode we watched today--which was actually a two-parter!--Aunt Bee falls in love with Will Grampa Walton Geer and gets engaged. In the story, they wind up not going through with it because he still loves the sea. Of course, we all know is that the real reason is that he married Hubcaps Lesch and lived out his days on Sam Jones' porch. Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Good Clean Shows Today
TAGS fans, In answer to the question from a couple days ago about family-suitable shows to watch today, I bet we all agree that the days of Mayberry (and Dick van Dyke, Beverly Hillbillies, etc.) are gone, but the great thing is that they're all out on DVD now. My family watches a lot of TV (maybe too much at times) and we're very picky as to content, which has led to now-teenage boys whose favorite shows are Maverick, TAGS and Hogan's Heroes. Still, in answer to the original question, one current show I would recommend is Blue Bloods with Tom Selleck. There has been a little language at times, but the main characters themselves are all part of a close-knit, church-attending family. Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Galaxy
TAGS fans, My sons and I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy last night but the projector broke about 5 minutes in. So we went home and put on ol' Barn so we could watch the real Guardian of the (Ford) Galaxy! Sam White www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ernest T's middle name
TAGS fans, I think the T in Mr. Bass's name stands for Tiberius and that, before Return to Mayberry he married his darling Romeena and they had a child. The Ancrums were not happy with this union, so they stole her away and hid her out in Iowa. There, she secretly told her children about her one true love and they, in turn, kept the memory alive by giving one child in each generation the middle name Tiberius. One of her descendants married George Kirk and, thus was born James Tiberius Kirk in Riverside, Iowa, in the 23rd century, a young man who inherited all of his ancestor's fighting prowess (and knows how to kiss good). Sam Www.tuttles.net Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
May be a fan
TAGS fans, You may be a TAGS fan if you're looking for a really romantic place to take your wife on a date and won't be satisfied until you find a restaurant with pounded steak. (And an open window to the kitchen.) Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Vacation in Mayberry
Tags fans (esp. Ken Anderson), Don't forget, Ken, tourists in Mayberry could also go to the movies or, if they times their visit just right, watch them sandblast the high school. The possibilities are just about endless! Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Name Spelling Trivia
Paul, Could it be when Goober, whose last name is usually spelled Pyle, remarks that he wishes his name had a Y in it? Sam garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Return to Mayberry
TAGS fans, Watching Return to Mayberry on DVD. Of all the return movies or specials for any old TV shows, this is still my favorite. Not just seeing the old cast, but I thought they did a good job of capturing the spirit of the show while also allowing the characters to grow and change. Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
First Day of School
TAGS fans, How many of you sent your kids off to school with the words, Now, act like somebody!? (I sure did) Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
The Bachelor and Mayberry
TAGS fans, Just watching A Wife for Andy and realizing that Barney invented The Bachelor TV show. Now, if they take the losers from that show and form them into a women's softball team, then we'll know they stole the idea from Mayberry. Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Contacts
TAGS fans, My youngest son had to get contacts recently. So, of course, I said to him, Contacts! That's the big thing in these clubs: contacts. Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Gypsie's song
TAGS fans, Our church is going through the One Year Bible together and has signs in the bulletin and newsletter with the slogan Through the Bible. Every time I see it, I think of the song the gypsies sang when they came through Mayberry and in my mind I'm dancing and singing, Through the Bible, wild and free, comes our gypsie melody ... Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Blooper
TAGS fan, In the tag scene of the episode Aunt Bea's Medicine Man when Andy and Barney are playing checkers, at one point Andy makes back to back moves with separate checkers. I wonder if Don Knotts was supposed to have moved and forgot or what? Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Picnics
TAGS folks, Thanks to everyone who answered my question about picnics! Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Sign on Foley's
TAGS fans, On the episode Bargain Day Foley has a sign in his door advertising Picnics 29 cents. Any idea what that would mean? Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Alumni Sighting
TAGS fans, My sons got me Maverick - Season 1 for Father's Day and one TAGS alumni we've spotted is Will Wright (the first Ben Weaver). He's shown up twice in this season. Once as a defense attorney in an episode that had the other two Ben Weavers as well! And also in an episode called Black Fire in which he starts out very Ben Weaverish and grumpy but then decides he likes Maverick. Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
N to R
Paul, So you've got Nab to Rzenski? That's the meat of the whole dictionary! Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Thelma Lou in Church
TAGS fans, As long as we're speculating ... I have noticed there are no babies in the All Souls Church. Maybe Thelma Lou works in the nursery. So she goes to church with Barney, then goes and takes care of the babies during the service (this is what my sister does). Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Alumni Sighting
TAGS fans, Was watching The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and saw Leo Gordon (the fellow Andy once shot in the leg during a gasoline station robbery) as Wyatt Earp in the episode Hollywood Follies. Voice was still just as distinctive and he actually looked much better than he had on some episodes of stuff I had seen him on in the 70s and 80s. Sam www.garisonfitch.com 5 star fiction for Kindle Nook ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Word of the Day
TAGS fans, My word of the day from Merriam Webster today was nugatory\NOO-guh-tor-ee\adjective\of little or no consequence : trifling, inconsequential. All I could think of when I read it was the great Indian Chief from the Mayberry Centennial Pageant Nugatuck. So, would we say Nugatuck was nugatory? I think not. Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Debates
TAGS fans, Watching the debates on TV brings two Mayberry thoughts to mind: 1] it would be much better if Floyd were the moderator; and 2] Is this good government!?!?! Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 275
Thanks to Paul Mulick for answering my question about the biscuit quote. As soon as I read his answer, the whole scene came back to me and I can't imagine why I didn't remember that on my own! Thanks again to our resident guru! Sam www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Question About a Line
TAGS fans, In which episode does Andy say something like, Well, that just takes the whole biscuit! We were eating biscuits and this came up, but we couldn't remember the episode. Sam White www.garisonfitch.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Thanks
TAGS fans, Thanks for helping me find the right episode. Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Trying to remember the episode ...
TAGS fans, I'm trying to remember which episode has the tag scene where Opie's playing with a bank that looks like a register. Barney tries to con him out of his money then ends up on the hook for a Chines dinner for the whole Taylor family. Which episode is that? Sam ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Famous Poem
TAGS fans, Was reading a commentary on the book of Genesis by CC Crawford and he quoted the Shakesperean passage about, The quality of mercy is not strained. Of course, I immediately thought of Barney. That Dr. Crawford's now a jerk, y'know! Also, when I hear/read that passage anywhere, I think of the Dick Van Dyke episode where Jackie Joseph plays a near-sighted burlesque dancer who recites that poem during her act. Sam www.tuttles.net the net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Double Alumni Sighting
TAGS fans, Saw two TAGS alumni on an episode of The Rockford Files yesterday. Arlene Galonka (Millie) was there, playing a Hollywood agent. Still beautiful, but a little older. The other alumni was a bigger surprise, though. Jim was in a hotel room and, hanging on the wall, was a print of the painting that hangs over the Taylor's fireplace. I wonder if there's any chance it was the exact same prop (that someone found in a stock room a decade after it last showed up in Mayberry)? If you want to see a ton of TAGS alumni, watch the Hitchcock classic, North by Northwest. Must have been more than a dozen of them. Sam White www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 368
Thanks to the Newsomes for the great Christmas card! Every year after the Christmas Eve candlelight service at church, my family comes home and watches the TAGS Christmas ep and A Charlie Brown Christmas. What a great way to combine the two! Merry Christmas to you and yours! Sam www.tuttles.net The 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
TAGS' biggest guest star, again
TAGS fans, I appreciate the reminder (why did I need it?!?!?) of Buddy Ebsen as possibly the biggest guest star. I think that may be right as he had already had big roles in Davy Crockett and many other movies. As much as I like Alan Hale Jr. (and concede that he is bigger physically) I think he was viewed more as a character actor until he showed up on Gilligan. Any other votes or suggestions for biggest guest star on TAGS? Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Biggest Guest Star
TAGS fans,
Of all the guest stars who went on to big fame after their TAGS appearance, I'd
say Jack Nicholson was the biggest. But, I was wondering: who was the
biggest guest star at the time of their appearing? (For instance, the biggest
name to show up on The Beverly Hillbillies would be John Wayne; on The Dick
Van Dyke Show, Danny Thomas.)
Now, assuming we don't count the pilot episode ('cause it was on another show),
in which case it'd be Danny Thomas again, my guess would be Ruta Lee. Who do
you think was the biggest name guest star at the time of airing?
Sam
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My two cents on the cat
TAGS fans, My impression of the scene where Aunt Bee drops the vase out of the window on the cat was that she had seen it was Otis. After all, he didn't make a very convincing cat noise. In real life, I figure a person in a similar situation might throw water on the cat, but you'd only throw your good vase at a friend! Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Excellent article for TAGS fans
TAGS fans, This article in our Armarillo Globe News today. Great article by a man who apparently knows our show well! http://www.amarillo.com/stories/062609/new_news4.shtml Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy on Matlock
TAGS fans, I'm enjoying watching the second season of Matlock. It's fun to catch the little TAGS phrases and the occasional TAGS guest star, but the more I watch Ben Matlock the less he seems like Andy Taylor. I guess that's the actor of the man! Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Stamps
TAGS fans, Trying to figure out who and why and how the Post Office decides who to honor with stamps can be an interesting (and maddening) study. For instance, fans of Louis L'Amour (at his death in 1989 he was the best-selling author in American history, don't know if he's been passed) have been petitioning for a stamp honoring him for years. Still nothing. And as for the rule about a person being dead, they've been known to stretch that, too. Remember the Star Wars stamps a couple years ago that had images of Harrison Ford and Mark Hammill? Both are still living. The P.O.'s excuse was that the paintings were of fictional characters, yet they went out of their way to make them look like the real-life actors. If we really want TAGS stamps, we can always print our own. You can buy a program from the Post Office that allows you to put your own images--even your own face--on stamps and print them on your home PC. James Arness sells Matt Dillon stamps on his web site using a program like this. Not meaning to throw any cold water. If/when the P.O. offers TAGS stamps, I'll be first in line at our local branch! Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Imbibing
TAGS fans, Andy took just a taste in honor of national still smashing day! Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Laugh Tracks
TAGS fans, Years ago, when the disks came out with the laugh tracks missing I wrote Paramount and got my free laugh-track editions in short order. After comparing the two, and after a little getting used to, I think I've decided I prefer the laugh-track-free versions. Wish you could get all the shows like that! Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bus Stop
TAGS fans, I had to throw in another two cents on the bus stop thing. I live in Dumas, Texas, (pop. 15,000) and we get several buses through a day from at least two different carriers. We don't have a bus station, either. You buy your ticket at a place that does drug tests and you board or get off about two blocks away in front of the dry-cleaners! So don't wait 'til the last minute to buy your ticket because you're probably not going to make it to the dry cleaner's in time! Sam www.tuttles.net P.S. I just wish the dry cleaner were Mr. Goss. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bend of the River
TAGS fans, Watched the Jimmy Stewart movie Bend of the River. Spotted at least 6 TAGS alumni. Aunt Bee's in it AND so is Rock Hudson. I always think of how much Bee like Rock and wondered if it started there in the northwoods. Sam http://www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Return to Mayberry
TAGS fans, I watched the DVD of Return to Mayberry yesterday and had some thoughts I want to share with you all. 1] I'd been watching my VHS tape (recorded live the night it was originally broadcast) for 20 years now and it was great to have such a clear picture. And, for the most part, the sound was incredible. For some reason, though, on my DVD you can't hear the choir singing 14A. Andy and Barney react to it, but it doesn't come through on my copy. Is it that way for everyone? (And, on a strange auditory note, it was strange to see Andy and Barney walking away with the flag and NOT hear Bryant Gumbel talking about what was coming up on the Today show.) 2] Ever wonder who did Barney's make-up for the clown act? For an only OK performance, the makeup was really well done. Could Barney have picked that skill up at the Y? 3] It looks like there's only 50-100 people at that rally, but somehow word circulates enough for Andy to win as a write-in (The toughest kind of election there is, according to Barney). 4] Ben Woods' campaign seems rather mean-spirited for Mayberry. I can't imagine him getting elected under any circumstances. 5] I'm just making assumptions where GG are concerned, but doesn't it seem odd that in 20 years neither Gomer, Goober, Howard or Barney would have gotten married? Now, I know Barney's heart belonged to only one woman, but I would have figured one of the other three to marry. Gomer should have married Whats-Her-Name that he always dated on his show. (Maybe he did and we just don't know it.) 6] What are the chances that Andy Jr. and Andelina are off somewhere at the same college? 7] Of all the return movies different shows have done, this is far-and-away my favorite. (Star Trek: Wrath of Kahn would come a close second, especially if they hadn't given us The Motion Picture first.) Sam www.tuttles.net the net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Alumni Spotting
TAGS fans, Just spotted one of the Bookie Barber's co-horts on Get Smart. He was playing a henchman and didn't have any lines. Funny how a guy like that--who was probably as nice as anyone off-stage--could make a career out of playing bad guys just because he sortof looked sinister. I don't know his name, but he's the rather round-faced guy who Barney wonders what he would have looked like without the facial. Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Centennial Reply
TAGS fans, Just a note about Andy's appearance in Centennial. David Jansen did a great job of narrating the miniseries, but if they had followed the book a little closer it should have been Andy's character narrating. Maybe they thought that would have made things sound folksy or something, but I always wished they would have done an alternate version with Andy doing the narration. I was watching Return to Mayberry yesterday and, having recently finished season one of Matlock I kept thinking of Andy as Ben Matlock rather than Andy Taylor, especially early on before I got sucked into the movie more. If I were to vote for a favorite Andy line not from TAGS, it would probably be from Rustler's Rhapsody (where he plays one of the bad-guys). Andy's character is trying to recruit the other bad-guys into joining him and says something like, It may not turn into a range war, exactly, but there'll be a lot of killing. I promise you a LOT of killing. It's just so funny coming from Andy. Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Village
TAGS fans, I have lost the American flag off the front of my Mayberry Courthouse (from Hawthorne). Any suggestions for a replacement? Thanks, Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Spavined
TAGS fans, I get the Merriam Webster Word of the Day in my email box every day. Sunday, the word is spavined. Couldn't even read it without thinking of Jim Lindsey. (If you have to ask why, you haven't been watching the show enough lately.) Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Gunsmoke
TAGS fans, I was just listening to an episode of the Gunsmoke radio program on-line and I realized I was picturing Floyd and Mayor Stoner more than their characters on the radio show. Although Chester's voice conjured up visions of Mayor Stoner AND made me want some cookies baked in a tree. Sam www.tuttles.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
T
TAGS fans, I've said before--and I still think there's something to it--that Earnest T. Bass's middle name is Tiberius and that he is ancestor of James T. Kirk. There are just so many similarities I won't bore you by listing them. Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bloopers
TAGS fans, Spotted two bloopers from season one today. In Opie's Charity, when Andy opens the door for Annabelle Silby, he's wearing a catcher's mitt on his left hand, but when he goes through the door it has disappeared. And then, in Mayberry on Record Ellie fixes a Sunday for Andy, then he slides it over to Opie and not only has the dish gotten bigger, there's way more whipped cream and less chocolate sauce. Maybe it was on purpose, like the way Karen Allen's clothes stay clean in the new Indiana Jones no matter what she goes through (which was an homage to the women in the old serials, who could go through anything and still look perfect). We need to ask Barney what syndrome this is. Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Paper disk
TAGS fans, In one episode, Barney mentions that the special at the diner comes on a paper disk. I grew up in the south, but they were always paper plates. Anyone ever hear this particular coloquialism (paper disk) outside TAGS? Was it something said in a particular part of the country? Sam www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
