>>>Hey, Mayberry friends. Just a couple of things I noticed today while >>>watching TAGS on TVLand. In the episode with Goober's talking dog he had two >>>gas pumps labeled 'Premium'. Shouldn't one have said 'Regular'?<<<
Now, I may not be remembering this correctly, since it's been awhile since I've seen this one, but in the episode where Goober buys the filling station and is stressing so much over all the decisions he has to make, there's a salesman who comes, as I recall, to try to get Goober to put in a premium gas pump. Goober can't decide, so he sends the salesman to Andy for a decision. If that's the case, then there shouldn't be any pumps marked "premium." I decided to take a look through my screen shots to see what I could find on the gas pumps. The results were interesting, and it just shows what you can miss as you're watching the shows. The first picture I had of the pumps was from "Lawman Barney" from season three. Interestingly, there are no labels at all on the pumps. Later that season, in "The Great Filling Station Robbery," both pumps are labeled. The one on the left says "Regular" and the one on the right says "Super Octane." In "A Black Day for Mayberry" from season four, the labeling of the pumps is reversed. The left pump is marked "Super Octane" and the right "Regular." The last shot I have (so far) of the gas pumps is from later that season in "Andy Saves Gomer." Now the pumps themselves are different and have different labels. The quality of the shot isn't good enough for me to read the labels, which are smaller than before. The one might say "Premium Gasoline," but I can't tell for certain. I'll have to try to find more shots of the gas pumps. I'm not quite through with season five in my effort to compile screen shots. Anyway, Larry, your post caused me to discover some details I hadn't noticed before! As for TV Land, I don't watch it because we don't have TV. I realize that most of you out there do, and that may be the only way you have to watch TAGS. But I have all the seasons on DVD and enjoy watching the shows in their entirety and without commercial interruption. Last week, my daughter and I spent a few days at my parents' house after Christmas, and they get TV Land. (Naturally, they are TAGS watchers, too.) I was happy to be able to watch TAGS while I was away from home, but it drives me crazy when they cut out scenes, or partial scenes, from the show! Aaarrgh! I can't stand having my TAGS tampered with!! Now I'm back home and am back to my DVD's, which satisfy my purist tendencies. Thelma Lou (Janet) _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
