Trivia - Perry Mason character before TAGS

[Harriet Browder]

A post on the Perry Mason page….or in Floyd’s words – The things you don’t know.

Today's episode "The Case of the Frantic Flyer" features a character named 
Andrew "Andy" Taylor which was aired just five weeks before The Danny Thomas 
Show episode "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" in which Sheriff Andy Taylor of 
Mayberry (played by Andy Griffith) made his television debut.

PS – the character of Andrew Taylor is found dead at the beginning of the show, 
so don’t expect to see a credit in IMDB. No actor played Taylor.

Harriet, the chicken thief
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TAGS character actors

[eric swolgaard]

A bit of good news- On YouTube I have discovered some  informational videos on 
the many great character actors
appearing on TAGS- Allan Melvin, Reta Shaw, Burt Mustin and Hal Smith. Done 
with much respect 
and appreciation by "LandumC" - they are fun and informative!
Eric Swolgaard
Sacramento, CA

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mayors, episode and character names

[Margaret Bentle]

Hello everybody,

Welcome to Tennessee Don Good.
I said this in an earlier post that I live in Davidson County in Tennessee.
The mayor of Nashville is also the county mayor. But there are some small
city mayors inside of Davidson county and city aldermen/women. The city
mayors and aldermen usually don't get along too well with the county mayor.

Scooter the episode you are looking for is 'Andy and Opie's Pal, season 4
episode 14. Barney is talking to Andy about the Apricot Queen.

While watching the episode 'Banjo-playing Deputy', season 5 episode 32, I
noticed something I had never noticed before. When Hope Summers and Mary
Lansing come in to complain about the Sultan's Favorite dance. Andy greets
them as Miss Edwards and Miss Lukens, but in the credits they are listed as
Miss Bedloe and Miss Roundtree. Curious, curious, curious.

Ken how is your indigestion?

Have a Mayberry kind of day.
Margaret
Floyd: "I'm going to Nashville."
Margaret: I already live in Nashville.
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Unforgettable character

[panderson431]

I didn't know Goober was a ventriloquist but in this episode Andy Goober and 
Howard are on the bench and Andy says "I've done some livin' " and without 
moving his mouth Goober says "you can say that again"  
Maybe they cut that line but it got in anyway?  ??

John 3:16 Thelma Anderson



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character growth

[paul schmick]

To me, Aunt Bee outgrew her original character perhaps more than anyone,
especially in the color years.
She not only began a restaurant, but learned to drive and even flied solo!
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Character growth

[Daniel Santos]

Think of all the characters that evolved thru out the show. In addition to 
Goober...his cousin Gomer started out as a gas jockey became a master mechanic 
and eventually joined the Marines.  Barney started as Andy's cousin who was 
chosen deputy, and moved on to the big city police department where he was in 
charge of fingerprints than went on to his dream job of being a detective 
though a slightly inept one. Sam the farmer went on to be on the town council 
as did Howard and Ellie the first woman councilman. Andy himself married and 
moved on to the big city.
Can anyone think of any others.

Johnna Santos
Fayetteville, AR
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Two Actors-One Character

[Brian Kaufman]

Thanks to all who corrected my error. I rushed my response and didn't think 
about the Mayberry mayor being two separate characters.  One position I 
guess...but two separate named characters for the position. 
Keep the questions coming Ken!
Brian Kaufman
Proud TAGS Fan Since 1974

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Asa dual character

[GAJADASU]

There was an 8th season episode  on yesterday (12.27) where Andy  didn't 
feel well and had to go and spend time in bed to aid his recuperation. 
Does anyone know if the doctor who treated him was the same person who  
played Asa the bank guard??
Sure looked like him.
Gabe
Boca Raton, FL
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Mayberry character bonanza!

[paul schmick]

Watching Get Smart (Dear Diary) and spotted 6 Mayberry characters!
--Vaughn Taylor (good name!) from The Cannon episode (Frank Chase)
--William Keene (Rev. Tucker)
--Ellen Corby (Hubcaps Lesch)
--Byron Foulger (Fred, the hotel clerk)
--Burt Mustin (Jud)
--Ted Gehring (2 episodes of Mayberry R.F.D.)
Great to see so many alumni in 1 show!
Scooter
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Cheers and TAGS character similarities

[John Lane]

I started watching the sitcom Cheers and I noticed that two characters from 
Cheers are similar to two Andy Griffith Show characters. I feel that Norm from 
Cheers and Otis from TAGS are alike because they are both lovable drunks, have 
problems with their wives, and they are both the same body type. I also feel 
that Cliff from Cheers and Howard from TAGS are alike because they are both 
know-it-alls, can be boring, and live with their mothers. Those are my 
thoughts. What are yours?
-- John Lane
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Character Sighting

[Jane Hinckley]

   TCM showed the movie “One Man’s Way”, the biopic of Norman 
Vincent Peale. When the main character walks into his first church, who is 
standing
on the sidewalk looking judgmental? Hope  Sommers (aka Clara Edwards).
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Character Who Slept 20 Years

[Ken Anderson]

Was the character who slept for 20 years and missed the American Revolution
good old Asa otherwise known as Rip Van Winkle.

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Unforgettable Character

[Janet Anderson]

My Most Unforgettable Character
An Essay By Cheryl

Lydia Crosswaithe:
 
Loved it, Cheryl!  I give you an A+!
 
I haven't decided between your two choices, assertive or inconsiderate.  You 
make a good case for each.  However, I'll offer up a third possibility.  How 
about clueless?  grin
 
 
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
  
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Unforgettable Character

[Cheryl Langille]

My Most Unforgettable Character
An Essay By Cheryl

Lydia Croswaithe:

She was a woman ahead of her time. Why when I was a girl, all of the teen 
magazines said a girl should talk about what a boy wants to talk about to get 
him to like her. We should show interest in what he is interested in. Well not 
our Lydia. She spoke up for herself. She hated the guitar and she hated to 
chit-chat and she wasn't afraid to speak up about it. She was quick to tell you 
she is not interested in gambling, doesn't play bridge and can't eat pretzels 
because they lay on her chest. What a gal!

On the other hand, she is so narcissistic as to think everybody should walk 
instead of ride just because SHE feels nauseous from eating too much candy. She 
thinks six people should not go to a movie because one of the six (she) has 
already seen it. She thinks that just because SHE doesn't dance that all 
members of the party shouldn't. They should just sit around the table and talk. 
And of course the whole group can't go bowling because SHE has a bad back. 

So. Assertive or inconsiderate?  History will be the judge. 

Cheryl
Marietta, GA
(I hope I didn't break any of them number laws. It was all in fun)



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The Most Interesting Mayberry Character I Have Ever Known

[Ken Anderson]

The Most Interesting Mayberry Character I Have Ever Known


The most interesting Mayberry character I have ever known is Ernest T.
Bass.  He is a strange little man who lives in the hills outside of
Mayberry.  He lives all by himself except for a few raccoons, squirrels,
and other animals.  He can do some very interesting things.  He twangs when
he talks because he talks through his nose – that way he can talk whilst he
eats.  He also can come into rooms very quit and he doesn’t spill food when
he eats.  He enjoys singing and pounding on an empty kerosene can while he
serenades Charlene Darling, a neighbor girl who he wants to court.  He has
a Mother Figure who lives in Mayberry who is a teacher.  One really
interesting thing about Ernest T. Bass is that he throws rocks.  The
interesting thing is that he throws them through windows.  Sometimes he
will even throw a brick.  Poor Ernest T. doesn’t have much luck with
girls.  Even though he can read a little and he knows his boundaries and
can do a little ciphering with his feet, the girls in the mountain still
consider him to be ignorant.  There are many more interesting things I
could say about Ernest T. Bass, but these were the things that I thought
were the most interesting.

-- 
Ken Anderson
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RE: The Most Interesting Mayberry Character I Have Ever Known

[Harriet Browder]

 The Most Interesting Mayberry Character I Have Ever Known



It was brief, it was in 1987, and it was in his home in Beverly Hills. He was 
drunk but feeling fine and light on his feet, I spent an afternoon with Lee Van 
Cleef (one of the carnival bad guys) and his wife.  They lived in a ranch style 
home with a long family room. On one long side was picture windows overlooking 
a garden. The other side was wall to wall photos. Every single photo was from 
his dying scenes from his movies. Some color, some black and white, no two from 
the same movie.  I noticed no other photos of him throughout, just those dying 
scenes.most interesting.



Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA



 Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth..That's an 
old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married.
 
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The Most Interesting Mayberry Character I Have Ever Known

[Ken Anderson]

OK everyone, being a retired teacher, I have decided to give everyone an
assignment.  I want you to write a short essay for the Digest entitled,
The Most Interesting Mayberry Character I Have Ever Known.  So put on
your thinking buckets and get to work.  There will be no prizes, but
everyone on the Digest will enjoy reading what you write.

-- 
Ken Anderson
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Character trivia

[Paul Mulik]

Now that this characters playing other characters thread seems to have wound 
down, I will share what I thought would have been the most obvious one: Barney 
playing Santa Claus. I don't recall anyone mentioning that one; if they did I 
missed it. 

Paul Mulik
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RE: Mayberry character playing a character

[Harriet Browder]

 I mean when a Mayberry CHARACTER played a character


Well, Barney played the peace pipe smoking Naugatuck and what Indian was Andy?  
Does Barney dressed like Mrs. Cox of the 3rd grade count? How about when he 
played Mrs. Magruder's sister (or was it cousin?).  Does Aunt Bee count when 
she dressed up like a swinging floozy for Prof. St. John? Does Otis count when 
he was dressed as a Mayberry Deputy? Or Ernest T. Bass dressed as a Mayberry 
deputy to get his uniform? If Otis and Mr. Bass count then I guess the visiting 
Jerry (Jerry Van Dyke) would count as playing a Mayberry deputy when he put on 
a uniform and tried to arrest the criminals at the carnival. Do regular 
citizens count if they are sworn in as Mayberry deputies?  How about in 
Convicts at Large when Big Maude claimed the three were Girl Scouts?  When Opie 
put on a sticky mustache he asked Andy if Andy knew who he was. What character 
was Opie portraying? 


And what about Mayberry deputies? Just how many have we seen?


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 Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth..That's an 
old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married.
 
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one character playing another one

[gloria bruce]

 The one that comes to mind is when Barney played the vet, Dr. Pendike.  I'm 
not sure if Gomer played another character that was with Pendike. although he 
could have.

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Mayberry character sighting

[Jane Hinckley]

   Recently I was watching a late night “Perry Mason” and could not place the 
pretty blonde girl. Suddenly the light dawned. It was Andy’s girlfriend, Peggy 
whom so many fans think would have been better than Helen.


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Another Mayberry Character

[Ken Anderson]

I just came across another Mayberry name in my mystery.

Jenkins  - but this Jenkins didn't climb a tree to get away from a bear.

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Mayberry Character on Hee Haw

[DAVID QUINN]

 Of course Goober was on Hee Haw after Mayberry RFD was canceled in 1971.
They even introduced him all the time as George Goober Lindsey.


Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man  
  
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Bible character trivia

[Paul Mulik]

The other day someone mentioned that certain TAGS characters (such as Gomer) 
have names that are found in the Holy Bible. So here's a new trivia question: 
name a character in the Bible who is mentioned by name in a TAGS episode.  

I don't mean someone who happens to have the same name as a person in the 
Bible, such as Luke.  That doesn't count, unless you can demonstrate that 
someone on TAGS was talking specifically about the Luke of the Bible. 

There are many correct answers. I've thought of eight so far, but there are 
probably more. Go!

Paul Mulik
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name every character seen on TAGS wearing an official Mayberry Sheriff's or Deputy's uniform.

[Bentle, Margaret]

Andy
Barney
Gomer
Jerry Miller
Ernest T. Bass
Otis
Bob Rogers
Ralph Neal
Warren Ferguson

I could only think of 9 right off the top of my head.

Margaret
Floyd: I'm going to Nashville.

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Variously spelled character names

[paulmulik]

Here is a trivia question that I think will be a real challenge for even the 
best trivia experts.  


Casual fans of TAGS will often misspell Aunt Bee’s name as B-E-A.  Every 
diehard fan knows that it is always spelled B-E-E on The Show.  It can be seen 
spelled that way on screen in numerous episodes, and it is always spelled 
B-E-E, and never B-E-A. (Francis Bavier did spell it B-E-A when she signed 
autographs -- but I digress.)  Just remember, “I before E except after C, E 
before N in chicken, and E after E in Aunt Bee.”  (That was not the trivia 
question.) 


THIS is the challenge: Name a regular, recurring character whose name is 
spelled two different ways ON SCREEN in different episodes of TAGS.  By 
“regular, recurring character” I mean the same character played by the same 
actor in four or more episodes.  I can think of two correct answers.


Paul Mulik
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Andy character changes

[Janet Anderson]

I also see a change in Andy after the BW epidodes- I think without Don 
Knotts playing a complemenary role, Andy seemed to
feel a sense of frusration and lack of character fulfillment.
Someone on the bulletin board once?characterized the changes in Andy as 1. hick 
Andy 2. the calm voice of reason, and in the 
color episodes 3. angry Andy. I think that sums it up pretty well...

Eric, this issue has been discussed at length at various other times on the 
digest, and it is an interesting thing to ponder.  Now, we know from Andy 
himself that the more clownish, hick characterization of Andy Taylor was 
deliberately changed when Andy realized that he needed to play straight man to 
Don's increasingly comic rendering of Barney.  But the change in Andy's 
character during the color years has, to my knowledge, never been explicitly 
addressed by any of those involved with the show.  (And if it has, I hope 
someone will speak up.)  I think there has to be a lot of truth in the fact 
that Don Knotts's departure from the show had a profound effect on Andy 
Griffith and that the show just wasn't as much fun for him after Don left.  It 
is apparent to even a casual viewer that Andy and Don had tremendous chemistry 
together and played off one another brilliantly.  There have been lots of great 
comic teams in show business history--Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, 
Martin and
  Lewis, George Burns and Gracie Allen, etc., etc.--but I think Andy Griffith 
and Don Knotts rank right up there with the best, despite the fact that they 
were never considered an official team.  The writers of TAGS certainly had a 
big part in this, though we also know that Andy and Don often came up with bits 
on their own to add to the script.  So, Eric, your reasoning is, in my opinion, 
quite valid.

But there's one variable that we've never really accounted for, and that is the 
role that the writers played in Andy Taylor's transformation after Don left.  I 
realize that many of the regular writers from the first five seasons didn't 
continue into the color years, so there were different writers at work, which 
could partly explain it.  But what I wonder is, were the writers given specific 
instruction about Andy's character?  Andy Griffith, as an actor, could 
interpret the lines given him, but the lines themselves and the stories also 
contribute to how we see Andy in a different light during the color years.  So 
I guess my question is, was this change to Andy's character as deliberate as 
the change from comic to comic foil early in the show's run?  Or was it an 
evolving of the character that just happened due to changing circumstances?  
I'd like to hear others' thoughts on this.


Thelma Lou
(Janet)
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RE: Becoming Regular Character

[Harriet Browder]

 Who would you have liked to see become a regular character on TAGS with 
 episodes written about that character?

My choice has always been Congressman Canfield (Charles Ruggles). He and Aunt 
Bee made a very darling couple and from what we witness by the epilog one would 
believe they had become sweet on each other.

Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA

..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's
an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married   
  
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Despicable character

[Debbie Whisenant]

When I saw that Patty is about to read Mayberry 101, I just had to pipe in
and say what a wonderful book it is. It's one of my two go-to books for any
question I have about TAGS. Neal Brower has done a fantastic job of letting
us in on behind the scenes info--why the writers used certain phrases, why
certain props were used, what was going on in the world when the script was
written, and much more. Patty, you are going to love it and I highly
recommend it to any TAGS fan.
http://www.amazon.com/Mayberry-101-Behind-Scenes-Classic/dp/0895872188

Remember Mayberry Comes to Wesminster this weekend in Westminster, SC. If
you're within driving distance, it's a fun way to spend an April weekend.
Tom Rusk and his team go all out to make this a great experience for any
TAGS fan. You won't want to miss the appearance of the Digest's own Floyd
the Barber, Allan Newsome, as well as the other amazing tribute artists.
Check it out:  http://www.jneg.org/mctw/mctw/Welcome.html

And if you're looking for another fun TAGS getaway, check out September's
Life Lessons From Mayberry: It's All There in Black and White, a three-day
Bible study event, also featuring Floyd the Barber, Allan Newsome, as well
as Karen Knotts and LeRoy McNees. More info at www.lifeway.com/mayberry
or email me.

Debbie Whisenant
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Despicable character

[Patty Haley]

Hi Ken,
 
 I'm curious to see how the tally for the most despicable person is coming
along? Someone today mentioned Mr. Fields in Barney's room. I almost forgot
about that one. 
 
I think now that I have watched the episodes so many times I can categorize
them simple like like referrals to topics in The Bible. What do you think of
that idea? Do you know anyone that has done that Ken?
 
So if one is having trouble in an area of life they can look up that topic
and watch the appropriate episode. I know there are many books, which I
still need to read that discuss the themes and topics of each episode, and I
need to read them. I read Joey Fanns book and next on my list is Mayberry
101.
 
Thanks for reading this and the best of luck to you and yours...
 
Patty
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most dispicable character

[Victor Friskey]

Has anyone mentioned Mr. Fields...Ms. Mendelbright short lived beau...Here is a 
stranger who wonders into town bent on taking advantage of an elderly 
woman...So much so that he cons her into kicking Barney out of his room and 
convincing her he will marry her if she will go half on finances...While she 
isn't watching he steals her purse and leaves the house, but fore Andy and 
barney being outside he may have gotten away...

vic friskey
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Shady Character

[Ken Anderson]

Personally, I choose that nasty Sheldon as my most shady character, and for
these reasons.

a.  He is a bully.
2.  He terrorized and used extortion against poor little Opie.
c.  He took Opie's milk money.
3.  Opie had to eat his peanut butter sandwich without milk.

Now anyone who would do that do a sweet little guy like Opie has just got
to be just plain rotten.  Wouldn't surprise me a bit if he really was
Sheldon Jr. and his pappy was the Sheldon who became Mayberry's Citizen of
the Day.  Remember, that was his real name, Sheldon.

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Shady character

[paulmulik]

The shadiest person ever to visit Mayberry has to be Henry Wheeler. Not only 
did he deliberately park his truck in a shady spot, but rumor has it that he 
also spent a great deal of his time hanging out at a place called the Shady 
Rest Hotel. If that ain't shady, I don't know what is. 

Paul Mulik
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Shady Character

[Jason Stillwell]

I vote for Mr. Moody and Otis's lawyer for TAGS's shadiest characters. I
figure that with the same actor, Jay Novello, playing both of these
characters, they must be twice as shady as the rest.

Jason at the Hotel, PPD
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Shady Character Vote

[Brian Kaufman]

First of all, thanks to Ken for his post.  Ken always seems to come up with 
very interesting ways to analyze TAGS episodes.

My vote goes to Gentleman Dan Caldwell.  Gentleman Dan receives my vote due to 
his very deceptive personality and because he pulled a gun on Aunt Bee and Opie.

Brian Kaufman
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New Cast Character

[Dan Goodwin]

Watching Aunt Bee being squired around by John Canfield made me think that
adding Charlie Ruggles to the regular cast would have been a good move.  He
would have fit Mayberry.

dan


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Character Names

[Jeff Koontz]

Would anyone know the origin of some of the  more interesting surnames on 
TAGS?  


I heard George Spence (Frank the Finance in Guest in the House) mentioned the 
name Joe Layton (Con man/Intercontinental News in Crime-free Mayberry) when 
he was telling a story about working with Andy in The Lost Colony so that 
character's name came from Andy's theater work pre-TAGS. I don't think the 
original Joe Layton was another actor, but someone involved in the production 
of The Lost Colony.

Jeff

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Re: character names when actors are spotted elsewhere

[Dixonhayes]

In a message dated 8/30/2011 11:00:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:

As has  been mentioned on here before, the first episode features Frances 
Bavier.  Notice I did not say I saw Aunt Bea on Alfred Hitchcock -- it 
always bugs me  a little when somebody says something like I saw Floyd and 
Mayor Stoner in an  old western movie. Use the actors' names, folks.  If you 
don't know  them, look them up on IMDb, it's not hard, and you'll learn 
something  new
Good point, but identifying people by their character names is a common  
short hand practice for reminding people who may not be so familiar or 
recognize  them right off the bat, about their best known roles.  My daughter, 
for  
instance, probably wouldn't react if I said Hey, that's Frances Bavier! 
during  the dinner scene in The Day the Earth Stood Still, but if I said 
Hey, it's  Aunt Bee! she knows exactly who I mean.  Hey, it's Frances  
Bavier, the lady who used to play Aunt Bee on 'The Andy Griffith Show!' is  
just too wordy for that occasion IMHO.  
 
Many of us who do that do know the actors' names.  I could see where  that 
might be a little glaring here in the digest, however, where almost all of  
us know these actors by name.
 
Secondly, it's almost like a joke.  I know pop culture critics back in  
1997-98 said it wasn't unusual to sit in a theater playing Titanic and hear  
someone say Calling Dr. Bombay, emergency come right away! when Bernard 
Fox  appeared on screen.  Then again, I have yet to hear any reports of 
someone  saying, It's Malcolm Meriwether, I hope Ernest T. isn't on that 
boat, 
he'll  kill him!
 
Dixon 
 
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Question about Warren Parker (Harlan Fergus/Mr. Meldrum character)

[David and Angela Forbus]

I need some trivia assistance:  I've been collecting TAGS, Twlight Zone, The 
Fugitive, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes on DVD, as well as my favorite 
one-eyed detective, Columbo.  While watching Columbo season 3's Publish or 
Perish episode, with Jack Cassidy playing the main guest character, Riley 
Greenleaf, I noticed Riley's butler at his mansion was played by  Warren 
Parker, 
who played Mayberry's Bank President  Town Treasurer, first as Harlan Fergus 
(the episode when Frank Myers bond nearly bankrupts Mayberry), then later cast 
as Mr. Meldrim (or Meldrum) in several episodes.  


But he's not listed anywhere online or anywhere else for that matter as even 
being in this episode.  He said a few lines, and seemed somewhat disgusted and 
annoyed with the role.  when they speak a few lines, they generally are posted 
on the credits.  I watched the episode several times, and swear it is him.  If 
anybody else gets a chance to watch this excellent Columbo episode, please 
verify this, if you get the chance.  All of the 1970's Columbo's were great, 
especially the 3 episodes with the brilliant Jack Cassidy, RIP.  


This is bugging me.  I may even contact the Screen Actors Guild to verify it 
was 
him, and I'm as anti-union as they come.  


I guess you could say this is turning into a real compelsion.

Charlie Varney (hanging with Otis, in the TX Hill Country)
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TAGS mystery character

[Sheryl McBride]

I just recently learned of an interesting mystery on the Andy Griffith show. I 
read about someone on Facebook offering a reward
to anyone who could identify the actor that portrayed Mr. Shwump in a couple of 
episodes. The man stated on Facebook that no one
could seem to find out his real name, as he wasn't listed in the credits. I 
remember that he appeared in an episode on Gomer Pyle, USMC
 titled Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend. Thinking I had possibly solved the 
mystery, I checked the end credits, and his name wasn't listed.
If anyone comes up with the name and identity of the actor who played Mr. 
Shwump, please let me know.
Sheryl  from NC
  
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My Character Choice

[mike]

Hi Gang!!

If I could be a Mayberry Character I would like to be Leon, because I like
peanut and jelly sandwiches, especially if they are made in a JIF by SKIPPY
:)

Mike Peacock
Connersville In


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What Character would I want to be?

[Janet Leanda Bowlin]

Good topic Ken!
It's hard to choose between Harriet down at the Bank and Clara.  On the one 
hand, being a non-practicing banker by profession, I would love to be in the 
banking business in Mayberry where it was a real, service oriented, community 
serving bank.  On the other hand, Clara had a nice life as a housewife, was 
well taken care of by her late husband, whom she truly loved and missed, and 
was an accomplished lady - organist/pianist/musician, master gardener and 
pickle putter-upper extraordinaire!

Harriet Down at the Bank
Aka Janet in Arkansas

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wanterd character

[jlj9675]

Although I am associated with Aunt Bee, I believe I would enjoy being Hazel, 
the piano player. She got to be in on all the major events in Mayberry and 
was respected for her talent. She was quiet and unassuming and probably a 
member of the garden club, church committees and other organizations too. I 
would imagine she lived a full and satisfying life.
Aunt Bee of Orlando 



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Character actors

[Susan Blank]

The first person who popped into my mind, as far as multiple roles, would be
Allan Melvin, who was credited with playing various heavies throughout the
series.  Not sure how many without consulting my TAGS books, but he's
definitely in the running!
Susi Blank


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Character

[kim]

I like the ideas of being Laura Lee Hobbs at the Dime Store or Ellie at the
Drug Store.  Those are happening places in Mayberry so I'm sure there'd be
lots of interesting occasions.  That got me to thinking about female
character's places of employment.  There's the langirie shop, but that
atmosphere seemed furtile ground for gossip.  The diner, but having
waitressing experience I know how hard that can be.  County nurses had to
put up with stubborn farmers.  Teachers, maybe, as long as Ernest T didn't
try for another diploma.  Sarah knew everything, but I worry about her
staying indoors all the time.  The Beauty Parlor, Library or Bank - probably
all nice places to work.

Then I decided that being Millie at Boysingers Bakery was the best fit for
me.  You'd get to meet people and help with happy occasions like birthday
party cakes.  You could break a few cookies and dent a cake every now and
then for the kids.  Plus the Boysingers probably let you take home the extra
cream buns and donuts that didn't sell.

Kim - TX
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Which character would I be

[brian . local2204]

Took me a while to figure this one out, but I think I would like to be charlie 
chuck o'malley

My wife said she would want to be the lady manicurist.  
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character?

[Ctmidway57]

I would be Mr. Schwamp!!!  Man of few words, always smiling, friendly,  
must have had lots of friends the way he got around! And later everyone would  
wonder who in the world I was!!
WelfordTheCameraNu!!!
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My most unforgetable character

[Mike Haviland]

My choice of course, Goober cause he's got moxie, keep a good thought, Mike 
The Scamp


  
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What character in Mayberry I'd like to be

[Harriet Browder]

 So come on folks, share with us which character in Mayberry you would most 
 want to be if you had the opportunity?

I'd like to be the lady lawyer, always working from the side of the pool in my 
sunny best.  
 
Besides, chicken thieves need the law on their side.
 
Harriet, the chicken thief 
..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an 
old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married
  
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Character Actors

[Larry Grainger]

I wanted to submit a trivia question that had me thinking (yes with my
bucket on my head).

 

What actor/actress played the most different characters both credited and
uncredited on TAGS. 

 

This is with the exception of Tom Jacobs who appeared in just about every
episode in the first few seasons, but was only credited in one episode.

 

A hint is the top two are a woman and a man and one had twelve and the other
had eleven.

 

 

 

Larry in Lebanon (TN)

 

 

Only thing that will get me out is a fire or famine or to go to the
drugstore to get a sam'ich!

 

 

 

 

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My Mayberry Character

[Bob Bravetti]

To answer Ken's question, the Mayberry character I would most want to be is
Howard Sprague, so I could date Irene Fairchild.  A date with a tall pretty
blond?  And she's nice too!

 

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interesting take on a beloved character

[Bev Daly]

Hi Fellow Mayberryites -

I read the digest every morning but have never posted anything.  I received
this thru email this morning and thought you all would find it interesting
as well.

 

The Rest of the Story

 

 



Let me tell you, Jesse hated this job. And you would too, If  you had to do
it.   Jesse was a chicken plucker.   That's right. He stood on a line in a
chicken factory and spent his days pulling the feathers off dead chickens so
the rest of you wouldn't have to.  It wasn't much of a job. 

  

 But at the time, Jesse didn't think he was much of a person. His father was
a brute of a man. His dad was actually thought to be mentally ill  and
treated Jesse rough all of his life.  Jesse's older brother wasn't much
better.   He was always picking on Jesse and beating him up.  Yes, Jesse
grew up in a very rough home in West Virginia .   Life was anything but
easy.And he thought life didn't hold much hope for him.  That's why he
was standing in this chicken line, doing a job that darn few people wanted.
In addition to all the rough treatment at home, it seems that Jesse was
always sick.  Sometimes it was real physical illness, but way too often it
was all in  his head. He was a small child, skinny and meek.   That sure
didn't help the situation any.  When he started to school, he was the object
of every bully on the playground.  He was a hypochondriac of the first
order.  For Jesse, tomorrow was not always something to be looked forward
to.  But, he had dreams He wanted to be a ventriloquist.  He found books on
ventriloquism. 

 

He practiced with sock puppets and saved his hard earned dollars until he
could get a real ventriloquist dummy  When he got old enough, he joined the
military. And even though many of his hypochondriac symptoms persisted, the
military did recognize his talents and put him in the entertainment corp.
That was when his world changed.   He gained confidence.  He found that he
had a talent for making people laugh, and laugh so hard  they often had
tears in their eyes.  Yes, little Jesse had found himself.  

 

You know, folks, the history books are full of people who overcame a
handicap to go on and make a success of themselves, but Jesse is one of  the
few I know of who didn't overcome it.  Instead he used his paranoia to make
a million dollars, and become one of  the best-loved characters of all time
in doing it!  Yes, that little paranoid hypochondriac, who transferred his
nervousness  into a successful career, still holds the record for the most
Emmy's given   in a single category.  The wonderful, gifted, talented, and
nervous comedian who brought us 

Barney Fife 

was 

Jesse Don Knotts. 

 NOW YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THE STORY 

 

Bev of AZ via small town Ohio

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Biblical Character

[Richmond Lucille]

Andy said NOAH the other night.  I know he did.  

Lucille (Maxsmom) 
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RE: Biblical Character

[Good, Don]

If'n it's already been named, I 'pologize. But the most proximate name of a 
Biblical character in TAGS is Gomer.

Don Cousin Goober Good



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character to share desert island

[Paul Mulik]

It depends.  Will my wife be there too?
 
Just kidding of course, my wife and I are happily married, in fact today is our 
21st wedding anniversary.
 
Paul Mulik
 
Here's a bucket thought..if you were stranded on a deserted island - 
don't 
think Castaway, think Bahamas - and you were allowed only one character from 
TAGS to share the island with who would you choose and why? ... Harriet, the 
chicken thief and day dreamer
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Band character trivia

[Holland Shoaf]

Timeline may not be appropriate, genre of music, nor the names --and someone 
beat me to Emmett Clark and the Dave Clark 5 darnded it !

 

Earest T Bass Earnest Tubb

 

Johnny Paul Paul McCartney / Johnny Rivers

 

Helen Crump..Helen Ready

 

Leon .. Leon Russell

 

Millie Swanson   . Milly Vanilly  give me points for trying

 

Mayor Roy Stoner . Swing Era musician Roy Stevens

 

Martha Clark. Martha and the Vandellas

 

Andy Taylor ... James Taylor

 

 

I know I know, I made up some of my own rules here.

 

If anyone would like to be a part of my ever so slowly growning gallery of TAGS 
members, please send a picture and a short line about your love for TAGS to 
hollandsh...@yahoo.com and I will paste it at  
http://www.pbase.com/kippercat/the_andy_griffith_show

 

 

Holland 

50 mins from Mayberry

 

 

 

 

 

 
  
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rock band/Mayberry character

[phil]

In a message dated 1/17/2010 11:00:50 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:


What  Mayberry resident had the same name as a popular rock band at the  
time?



Well, our Sheriff Andy Taylor apparently left Mayberry in the early 80s 
and joined the pop rock band Duran Duran as a guitarist. But since Andy 
Taylor is not the name of the band, that is not likely what the 
pollster was looking for.


My other answer, would be from RFD--Alice Ghostly played housekeeper 
Alice Cooper. But apparently her doppleganger grew a foot taller and let 
her red locks go black and added lots of eyeliner to become Rock artist 
Alice Cooper with the hit School's Out. Now again, this may not be the 
right answer, since rocker Alice Cooper really was not the name of a 
band, but a singer/frontman instead.


All of the above came from Gomer's suggestion to think under a 
bucket--let me know if it paid off!


Peace,
Phil B.





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Most unforgettable Character

[(Ted)Theodoric of York]

I was watching the episode where Opie writes his essay on Andy. I love the
parts where Andy tries to tell unforgettable moments in his life. The
story about the Bobcat and the pitching story. I laughed out loud when Andy
wanted to give Opie and Arnold a demonstration of his wobble ball.
He acted as if he'd never SEEN a baseball before, the way he kept grabbing
it and tossing it between his hands.

-- 
Ted
(Theodoric of York)
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Famous character actor

[weenie man]

Has anyone mentioned the famous Harry Dean Stanton  who was in the 1967's 
espisode Howard's New Life? He is currently starring in BIG LOVE but was in a 
lot of shows before the Andy episode.
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Character sighting?

[jlj9675]

I saw My One and Only today and believe I spotted Nice Dress Nellie as a 
customer in the paint shop; not sure though; anyone else notice? Also, 
any art experts out there, do you know if the painting on the wall of the 
town hall in the Mayberry Founder's Day pageant rehearsal is a Bierstadt?
Aunt Bee of Orlando 



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Mayberryians:Lets Talk About Another TAGS Character

[tom kessel]

I never  read yet anywhere in my 18 months of Digest reading, the name
Arthur Malet. He is going to be 82 in 2 weeks. He made two memorable
Mayberry shows and he stands out  as Purvis in Battle of Mayberry but as a
vagrant in Lost and Found, who can forget his memorable bit. he had that
goofy look, great comical features for buffonery. He reminds me to a degree
of Richard Jury. He had a great career as character actor in some films but
he had a great body of tv work. One film if you ever get to see it is
Convicts 4 1962. he's a storekeeper a peepsqueeks a milksop type from the
30s who is murdered in a holdup. Its a highlight and a drama for this actor.
But the vagrant in Lost and Found is so unforgettable. His far fetched story
of stealing that broach and do you notice Aunt Bee's most convincing
gullible look of believability as she listons to this hogwash. Its a classic
look for Aunt Bee. Then again that episode itself was classic. Aunt Bee all
upset with Goober and Warren in the kitchen. Also in Battle of Mayberry,
note Arthur Malet on the classic Mayberry bench out front with our Mayberry
men brooding over the true story of the battle. Arthur Malet just another
forgotton unsung hero who deserves attention. He's another grand Mayberry
resident who we saw or well he was a resident once and a bum the next.
Either way he's always a joy to watch and liston to. Happy 82nd birthday
Arthur Malet from Allan Newsome , our Mayberry readers and from me, Tom
Kessel Col.Tim's Protege reject. With the loss of Fred and Clarence Earp
(Dempsey) we are happy youre still with us. god bless you all.
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out of character Aunt Bee and secrets

[GRITTON, JOE A (ATTOPS)]

I enjoyed the discussion about Aunt Bee being out-of-Character and
dropping the vase on the purring sound.

I remember the story also that Frances Bavier said she would never say
underwear out loud-but there she was on the bus hollering at Andy in
front of Peggy( I think Peggy was there) about clean underwear.

The other instance that sticks out for me with Aunt Bee out of character
..was when she was upset with Barney over the motorcycle and she
recounts a scene in a movie where they strung a wire across a road about
neck high.  I just can't imagine her suggesting such a thing for Barney,
as clothes-lining him (or worse) as he is riding by in his cycle.  She
really took off the white gloves for that one!!

Does anyone else recall any great secrets in Mayberry??  (from my post
the other day about Opie being safe).  I guess the safe combination
would have to go down as a great secret, since nobody remembered it, and
they had to cut in that back door.  The true story of the Battle of
Mayberry was a big secret until Opie exposed it.

I know, you all remember some secrets, but your part of the virtual
Wildcats so I can't tell ya is the tick a lock that we still live
by. 

After the big Gold Truck fiasco, secrets were pretty hard to keep,  I
guess.  DO you know what they're saying about Myra Koontz at the
Lingerie shop?
 

The Untrained Voice
My secrets are safe with Schwamp

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Aunt bee out of character

[Victor Friskey]

On Wed. 22 Jul 2009 03:35 Tom Kessel wrote:
It could be a good time to check out other things the script called for 
her(Aunt Bee) to do that she would not do ordinarily in real life.

What about that scene in 'Aunt Bee, The Swinger' she came downstairs with a 
truck load of make up on and began prancing around the room trying to 
discourage her date 
charlie Ruggles. And did you see that smirk she threw at him when he decided to 
leave. For myself I can't see Aunt Bee dressed like a drag queen. But what an 
act She was
great. she's been my favorite Aunt Bee since she stepped out of that pick up 
truck on October 3, 1960.  And what about the airplane and the wig I can't see 
Frances Bavier as a pilot or wearing a blonde wig to impress a minister Whatda 
ya think ?

Vic


  
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Character Actors and roles

[C .]

big question.

Why has nobody played the role of Sheriff Andy Taylor

Maybe David, Allan, or even Jim Clark could explain.

I would be much happy to do the role myself.
Gun and all, if needed.

I'm planning on moving back the Ozarks at some time in the next year, which 
brings me closer to Mayberry.

Is there anywhere I can get Andy's uniform  badge plus the tie and hat?
Sure would love to have one.


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RE: repeat character vs. new

[bobbrav]

I'd definitely want to see Jim Carrey play Ernest T. Bass in a Mayberry 
movie.


-Bob

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Barney out of uniform/TAGS alumni movie character

[dewey lamb]

In the episode The Cave Rescue,I think Barney was wearing civies that day.As 
for a new character,I do believe Tim Conway would have been a great Barney in a 
movie.Lest we forget,David Browning would be a natural .

 

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repeat character vs. new

[Victor Friskey]

Instead of wishing we could see more of a certain character on TAGS which aint 
gonna happen because there aint no more
Lets think of some stars that would be good in the TAGS roles if they were to 
make a big screen movie like they did with The Beverly Hillbillies and The 
Brady Bunch, The Addams Family Dukes of Hazzard and Dennis The Menace. I think 
I might like to see Meg Ryan in a Thelma Lou role and maybe Demi moore as helen 
Ok thats a start put your bucket on and give it a  'Thank'

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Character I'd like to see appear again

[Janet Anderson]

That being said, I would like to offer up a character that appeared once 
that I think could have been incorporated into the show. While I hesitate to 
tamper with perfection, don't you think it would have been a plus if Mary 
Grace (Gossage?), Thelma Lou's cousin (She's NICE), moved to Mayberry and 
she and Gomer became an occasional story line.

I like that idea.  I like Mary Grace.  Mary Grace Canfield played her role 
wonderfully well.  She causes the viewer to have real empathy for her 
character, like John Qualen when he played Henry Bennett (as we discussed 
recently).  Yes, I would definitely have enjoyed seeing Mary Grace again.


Thelma Lou
(Janet)

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RE: WBMUTBB Digest - Character Actors

[Mease]

 mailto:ctmidwa...@aol.com ctmidwa...@aol.com asked recently about the
lack of character actors ... where are they now?  Sadly, today it seems,
most actors are real characters!  (And, not in the positive sense of the
word.)  Take me home to Mayberry.

 

Ed Mease

Leavenworth, KS  

me...@kc.rr.com

 

 

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Character Names

[Jeff Koontz]

If I remember the story from George Spence, Joe Layton worked with Andy and 
George in The Lost Colony. That names was used for the Intercontinental News 
photographer / safe cracker in Crime-free Mayberry. 

Jeff

It would be quite a coincidence for the writers to come up with this name 
out of thin air twice, so I wondered if this was a reference to a real-life 
Ralph Baker that Andy knew.? Is anyone aware of this?


  

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re:Aunt Bee's character

[Jim Sheila Henderson]

Aunt Bee's character was a good one.  She showed mercy, when needed, and showed 
a little bit of anger, when necessary.  She was an excellent actress, because 
not only did she play the sweet Aunt Bee, but she could play a REAL mean person 
!  In an old episode of The Lone Ranger she played a mean mama that had mean 
sons. She was awful and I almost hated her! She was THAT good an actress !
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whose the tallest tags character??and the shortest..

[mary cook]

    HELLO ..No one has mentioned George Lindsey, he was very tall and also 
Jack Dodson, he also was very tall. Andy isnt the only tall character or the 
only good looking one there were others George and Jack!! I wonder if 
Ernest T. BasS was the shortest?? He did nt seem very tall and either is Ken 
Berry... But they were both great actors I loved watching them.I admire all of 
Mr. Morris's talents of being a great actor and director on some episodes of 
the andy griffith show.Also Jack and George are also very talented and 
TALL... How tall was Don Knotts does any one know? I sure do miss 
him... Thanks Mary Taylor also Happy Birthday to George Lindsey.. this 
month.. I think his birthday was the 13th..


  
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Shortest and Tallest TAGS Character

[Harriet Browder]

Whose the shortest in the show?
 
The baby found on the courthouse doorstep or maybe the little dog, the 
trembler. It's a toss up. Whose the tallest?
 
Seth Taylor (statute), by sheer magnitude.
 
I'm a pestilence.irritating, ain't it?
Harriet, the chicken thief
..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an 
old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married
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Character Actors

[Harry Brewbaker]

Thanks to Joe, Allan and Richard for the page on Joe Hamilton.  Also, thanks to 
Tom Kessel for getting more interest started in the character actors from 
TAGS.  As great as Andy Griffith and Don Knotts were, the show would have been 
greatly lacking without the Howard McNear's, Hal Smith's, Joe Hamilton's, Hope 
Summers' and even Mr. Schwump.
  
Harry in Salem, VA

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Character Actor

[MERRILL JOHNSON JR]

I have been told the gentleman's name is Tom Jacobs. He is in a ton of 
episodes. I remember 1 episode where he talks. Where Goober Takes the car a 
part. He says How did they do it Sheriff or something along those lines. I also 
have heard he was Danny Thomas Brother In Law. So it doesn't hurt to know 
people in high places.

Frank Johnson
Centerville,Indiana
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character actor,Andy's broken wrist

[eric swolgaard]

Do any of the old timers out there know who played the extra who showed up in a 
lot of TAGS episodes and had no speaking parts-He was an older gentleman with 
moustache and prominent nose and looked almost of Lebanese or mediteranean 
extraction. I remember seeing him as the house painter on Aunt Bee the 
warden. Also on many crowd shots throughout the episodes. After many viewings 
of these shows, one starts to notice these things!
Also, any ideas on how Andy Griffith apparantly broke his wrist as shown on two 
earlier episodes? I thought I read something about a fit of temper on set, 
however I can't say for sure. 
Thanks and happy motoring-
Eric Swolgaard
Sacramento, CA
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Character actor

[MERRILL JOHNSON JR]

Hi, I have been watching quite a few of my DVD's lately and have noticed 
another character actor that appears in alot of episodes.I was wondering if any 
of you trained experts can tell me his name. I watched Barney Gets His Man 
today and he played officer Johnson. He also is driving the truck that hits 
Malcomb Meriwether while he is reading his map. And he appears at the beginning 
of an episode that Andy puts the lipstick on Barney's face. He gets out of his 
truck and Barney tells him to move it and he blows Barney a kiss. I have seen 
him in a few others as well. Just curious to his story. Did he know Danny 
Thomas?? Andy??. Thanks in advance.

Frank Johnson
Centerville,Indiana
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Andy's Character/Serious Line...

[Kristi Phillips]

To echo another poster's message about Tom K. I also enjoy his messages.  I 
think they are very thought-provoking and informative.  I enjoy reading the 
descriptions of the scenes from specific TAGS episodes about Andy's or another 
character's facial expressions, or when Andy Taylor for a split second becomes 
Andy Griffith -- being visually impaired these little things I miss in the 
episodes.  Now, I can go back and watch them at a closer look and see that 
particular look or scene.  Thank you for pointing these out.  If there are 
anymore, do not hesitate to post them, as I like the read about them.  Also, I 
like hearing about Tom's encounters with character actors over the years, 
whether it be by phone, letter or in person.  Those had to be wonderful, 
memorable experiences for him.  He got to do what probably most people from 
that time dreamed about (meeting or talking to their favorite actor/actress).  
Most of the people he has mentioned in his
 posts have passed on now, but he has great memories of conversations with them 
or letters from them that will never be taken away.  Thank you for sharing 
these times with us, and me.  
In answer to the question, what is the most serious line of TAGS?  Well, I 
think it was from Opie, the Birdman.  I don't have the exact wording, but I 
think the dialogue went something like this:
Opie:  The cage sure looks empty, Paw.  
Andy:  But don't the trees seem mighty full.  
-Kristi

In the best of times, our days are numbered anyway.  And so it would be
a crime against nature for any generation to take the world crisis so
solemnly that we would put off doing those things for which we were
intended for in the first place, the opportunity to do good work, to fall
in love, to enjoy friends, to hit a ball and to bounce a baby --Alistaire Cooke



  
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Tom's comment about character actor

[GRITTON, JOE A (ATTOPS)]

One more memorable character was. Ruth McDevitt formerly of Mrs.
Peepers fame in her role as Edith. Pendleton. In several later shows
Helens Past and espesially Emmetts Anniversary. Was she funny as a fuddy
duddy old snoop and in Emmett's Anniversary. 
Look at her facial expressions trying to convince Martha to open up the
present or trying to comfort a tearful Martha from accepting the
possibility our beloved Emmett might be having a fling with Flora. -I
love the classic lines this gifted character actress was given such as
Yes I see what you mean one last GASP or just her sympathetic blurting
out the name Martha to the tearful Martha back at the Taylor home.
The writers from TAGS were wise to utilize the talents of such
performers by giving them a simple line then allow like in Ruth's case a
chance to embellish it and run away with it.You certainly don't know how
to keep a secret.is another prime example.its a shame we didn't see more
of this gifted character actress Like she once said to Andy Set up the
card table for dominos  Tom Kssl 
Tom Kssl, I want to thank you from bringing this character actress to my
attention.  We're all familiar with actors like Allen Melvin and Mary
Lansing (Martha Clark) for their many Black and White apperances..but
after thinking about this lady, and watching one of these episodes, you
are absolutely right.  She was really a gem.  She did quite a lot with
just a little bit of dialogue.  She was an excellent Fuddy Duddy!!  I
would have to say  that I like her better than Howard's Mother..another
fuddy duddy.  
Thanks Tom, I look forward to more of your observation...and appreciate
what you contribute, via that tiny Blackberry keyboard.  You must really
want to say something by using that little device to be a part of the
Digest.  I just take my big keyboard and screen for granted, so I
appreciate what Tom or others who are laid up are able to do with
limited tools such as a Blackberry. a cell phone with a few more
buttons.

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Out of character but not much

[jlj9675]

There are two scenes that come to mind where Andy Griffith's humorous 
reaction comes out vs. Sheriff Taylor's slightly lesser grin and laugh: When 
he and Barn are dragging Ernest T. out of Mrs. Wiley's social and ET grabs 
onto the doorframe to resist; at Howard's first shindig in his newly 
redecorated bachelor pad, when Helen is cutting a rug with Emmett and Goober 
punches him in the arm in utter enjoyment!  Both vignettes reveal his 
delightful humanity.
Aunt Bee of Orlando 


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Andy Griffith Out of Character

[tom . kssl]

And I love it.It happens all the time to the best of performers in movies and 
television when cameras roll on but for a second the performer is caught out of 
character.It s good because it shows the character more realistic.On two 
ocassions I caught Andy out of character.Look at one of the last shows The 
Wedding the very last scene with Emmett dancin up a storm .Look at Andy being 
egged on.You'll see him smiling nearly cracking up out of character completely 
out of character but very convining and realistic.Now in Goobers Contest the 
scene and this I believe could had an outake left in as I can't explain why 
Andy looks this way we hear Floyd complaining to Goober while sitting in his 
car at the pumps.look at the second long shot of Andy looking genuinely 
pained.I'm a good guesser and I'm piecing this together.my hunch is since this 
is one of the last scenes our beloved Howard McNear would film in his last 
episode you can see the effort the difficulty speaking due to his stroke.tho 
the shot of Andy is out of place it shows in my opinon his natural reaction to 
his good friend Howard tryng to make an effort to speak.its sad yes but still a 
well played episode.Andy and Howard I heard were close friends and rightly so. 
There are other scenes of actors out of character be it in this grand show or 
elsewhere.I applaud these hidden gems .It makes the scene more realistic.And on 
a personal note.Thank you friends for your kind words and prayers. Tom [EMAIL 
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Re:The essence of a character in a single quote

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I immediately thought of Man In a Hurrywhen Barney is going over (and 
over and over) his afternoon plans and the man yells Do it, do it, just do 
it..I think this describes him perfectly with his impatience.
My daughter thinks of Aunt Bea as always saying Take some of these (chicken, 
sandwich, etc.) with you...when anybody is leaving.
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The essence of a character in a single quote

[Keith Miles]

While watching the episode Howard  Millie (season 8) last night, Howard has 
a line that, to me, summarizes the essence of his character.  As Andy re-enters 
the train compartment, Howard has just taken off his shoes.  He says to Andy, 
Without the proper amount of tension, you might as well not even use shoe 
trees at all.  That cuts to the heart of what Howard is all about.

To me that sums up Howard in just a few words--every semi regular character 
probably has a line that perfectly describes their charater--beyond the 
classics, Shazam or Nip it in the bud.

What are your favorite character quotes!

Keith in Nebraska

Howard (speaking of the fish cakes special in the train dining car):  It's 
got high nutritional value at a modest price.


   

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Character actor

[MERRILL JOHNSON JR]

Can someone tell me the name of the gentleman who is in alot of episodes with a 
couple of speaking parts. In Aunt bee the warden he holds the ladder  for Otis. 
He is in many episodes. Probably more than any other  actor thats not a 
regular. 

Thanks
Frank Johnson
Centerville,Indiana
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Another Fine Character actor

[Ruth Stanley]

Though he was never on the TAGS show, Tom Postin, with his dead pan humor, 
would have fit right in on the show. He passed away yesterday at the age of 85 
 had appeared on both Bob Newhart shows as well as some earlier comedy shows. 
He married the beautiful Suzanne Pleshette 5 years ago. ( she was Bob Newharts 
wife on the Bob Newhart show. I loved Dabs Greer as well  they both will be 
missed by their fans.
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You're a character, know that?

[Kim]

Seen / unseen, speaking / not speaking, appearing one time or many times, I 
pretty much like them all (even the mean ones because after all, they were at 
least smart enough to show up in Mayberry until Andy ran them out).
   
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Character Crackers

[Glenn D Eldridge]

And each character's cracker would have a different flavor.  There could
be chili flavor for Barney, pickle flavor for Aunt Bee, Leg of Lamb
flavor for Andy, meatloaf for Goober.  Well, maybe they should all be
vanilla.

Maybe the Andy's flavor should be spaghetti =)

Amy

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Warren's Character

[Lori Heine]

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.


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What A Character!

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Jerry Miller character

[Janet Anderson]

Personally I think Van Dyke's character would've worn out fast if he 
remained like he was on that one episode, even though I loved him as Luther 
on Coach.

I'm not sure the Jerry Miller character would have worked in the long run 
anyway, although they sure could have had some great musical numbers with 
Andy and Jerry playing together.

I agree with Dixon and Paul (though I also think Jerry's character may have had 
more success than the Warren character).  Jerry's ineptness seemed a tad over 
the top, and it wasn't balanced out by things that he could do well (his banjo 
skill wasn't really displayed in his lone appearance).  His speech pattern 
(hesitancy, loss for words) was overdone, too, more so than the similar Stacy 
character he played on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

The thing that surprised me in that episode was Andy's mild reaction when he 
discovered Jerry dressed as a deputy -- badge and all -- and attempting to make 
an arrest.  Isn't impersonating an officer a pretty serious offense??  I know 
Jerry's intentions weren't bad, but here's a guy that Andy barely knows 
(despite Aunt Bee's long-ago connection to his parents), he's generally inept, 
he has no law enforcement training, and Andy has already refused to consider 
him as deputy material.  So he steals a uniform, puts his safety in danger 
attempting an arrest of two guys in a fight, and doesn't even get a slap on the 
wrist by Andy!  In fact, Andy allows Jerry to continue working for him, albeit 
without the badge.  That just didn't seem too plausible to me.

But maybe I'm just being hard to please.  The producers could have chosen to 
end Don's final season on a high note with a good Barney episode, and they 
didn't.  I guess that just sticks in my craw!

My two cents,
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
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