RE: Floyds Glasses
Hey Johnna, That's interesting -great spotting! Well, I guess he was an all around deceiver or miserable deceitful wretch in that episode! :-) As Andy would say, that's vanity. Over and Under, Clyde Barn --- Subject: Floyds Glasses I noticed the other day while watching Floyd the Gay Deceiver that there didn't appear to be any actual lens in the glasses. Only the wire frames. Could be wrong but they sure looked lensless to me. Johnna Fayetteville, AR ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
RE: Floyd's Glasses
Keith, I agree that they did fit his personality! He sure completed the character of Floyd, down to the little bits. It's amazing to think that he passed away at such a relatively young age. I wonder if there are any interviews? Yes, I would love to hear Howard McNear talk about the show, or just anything, really. Over and Under, Clyde Barn Floyd: I demand satisfaction! (when accusing Goober of a fraudulent contest). - From: Keith Miles mayberrymi...@yahoo.com Subject: Floyd's Glasses I don't have any insight on the change in Floyd's glasses, but I always thought that the glasses contributed to the fact that Floyd looked much older when he returned from his stroke (obviously his health also affected that older appearance).? I think the glasses really fit Floyd's personality/demeanor when he returned to the show.? I was shocked when I first found out his actual age, in that he was only about 57 when he had his stroke and he would have only been in his early 60's when he left the series, dying at the age of 63 in 1969.? He easily looked to be upper 60s or 70 after his stroke. ? I have always enjoyed Floyd's speech and mannerisms after his stroke...I would have loved to see or hear an interview (outside his Floyd character) around that time as I have heard from those on the show that he was very similar in and out of character...don't know if that applied to both pre-stroke and post-stroke. ? Keith in Nebraska ? Floyd:??I had an ample supply of fuel.?(during his non-patronage of Goober's?Service Station)? ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyds Glasses
I noticed the other day while watching Floyd the Gay Deceiver that there didn't appear to be any actual lens in the glasses. Only the wire frames. Could be wrong but they sure looked lensless to me. Johnna Fayetteville, AR ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd's Glasses
I don't have any insight on the change in Floyd's glasses, but I always thought that the glasses contributed to the fact that Floyd looked much older when he returned from his stroke (obviously his health also affected that older appearance). I think the glasses really fit Floyd's personality/demeanor when he returned to the show. I was shocked when I first found out his actual age, in that he was only about 57 when he had his stroke and he would have only been in his early 60's when he left the series, dying at the age of 63 in 1969. He easily looked to be upper 60s or 70 after his stroke. I have always enjoyed Floyd's speech and mannerisms after his stroke...I would have loved to see or hear an interview (outside his Floyd character) around that time as I have heard from those on the show that he was very similar in and out of character...don't know if that applied to both pre-stroke and post-stroke. Keith in Nebraska Floyd: I had an ample supply of fuel. (during his non-patronage of Goober's Service Station) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd's glasses
During his early years in the show, Floyd wore a sort of wire rimmed glasses, up until his time away from the show, due to his recuperation from the stroke. After the stroke, his appearances were with the dark rimmed glasses. I've always assumed that the stroke necessitated a glasses change, but the more I think about it, I also wonder if it was part of a wardrobe update for Floyd? Well, I don't have any specific knowledge about this, but I'll throw in my two cents. As a life-long wearer of glasses, I can tell you that it is common to get new frames when you need new lenses, especially if it's been a few years since you last had them changed. During my adulthood, my eyes have changed very slowly. So when I do need new lenses, the old frames are usually out of style or just plain wearing out. My suspicion would be that Howard McNear needed new lenses during this time and simply got new frames while he was at it. Now, if the glasses were merely props, then I would say that the choice of frames would be up to the prop department or the producer/director. But Howard McNear was obviously a genuine glasses wearer, so I'm sure the change of frames was his choice. The wire frames he used to wear were commonly worn in the fifties and earlier. By the sixties, they were probably harder to find, so he got a more updated style. That would be my take on it, anyway. Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ben Weavers glasses
In the episode where Ben Weavers store was getting robbed by the little old lady who clanked ( and little old ladys ought never clank ) , what was in the glasses on the table ? Ben Weaver accidentally shook them while hiding from Barney. I saw liquid in them or thought I did. Were there fish in them or maybe candles that floated in water ? thanks I will see you at Mayberry Days !! Holland Lexington NC Less than 1 hour from Mayberry ps. Everyone is always welcomed to add any favorite TAGS pictures to my gallery by sending them to hollandsh...@yahoo.com http://www.pbase.com/kippercat/the_andy_griffith_show ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mr. Schwump in glasses?
Hi Everyone, The first episode where I saw Mr. Schwump wearing glasses, was in the episode where Warren teaches Otis about mosaic art. Does anyone recall Mr. Schwump wearing glasses in any other episode? Silvia AKA Josephine Pike ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mr. Schwump in glasses
Hi Everyone, In the episode where Warren teaches Otis to do mosaics, I saw Mr. Schwump sitting in the art lecture and he was wearing glasses! Does anyone remember him wearing glasses in any other episodes? Silvia, AKA Josephine Pike ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Glasses
I know Aunt Bee used glasses from time to time and Otis mentioned using glasses. But to be truthful I have never seen Otis using glasses. He always drinks right out of the bottle. Barney's in jail, Barney's in jail. Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 715-839-8470 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Aunt Bee in glasses
Dewey in NC. Would that be the Frank Myers episode? Bee in New Concord, OH Brenda J. Higgins ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
GLASSES
Didn't Hazel, the choir's piano player wear glasses? -- Ted (Theodoric of York) There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Glasses
Didn't one of the criminals wear glasses in the episode where the fake movie producers planned to rob the bank? I think it was the guy with dark hair, not Gavin McLeod. Someone on the school board wore glasses, too, I think. This is from the episode Helen's Past. (Not sure on this one, though) Did Floyd wear glasses in the one episode where Floyd was not played by Howard McNear? How about Nate Bracey? Sorry but my mind is fogging up like my glassses.. Brad Neil Bentley Cunningham My card, in case you ever need my services ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: glasses
In a message dated 12/13/2009 11:03:34 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: How many regulars/guests have been seen wearing eyeglasses? Didn't Aunt Bee wear some reading glasses once? Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Glasses
Luke Jensen wore glasses. Remember Andy explaining to the Mayor and Upchurch That's what happens when a near-sighted man tries to put shoes on an ornery ol' bull. And the subjects of the 2 eviction episodes wore glasses. Sam Muggins and Frank Myers. dan ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
I can't tell, I wasn't wearin' my glasses
I've noticed that sometimes folks on TV wear glasses with perfectly flat lenses (you can tell by the reflection). Now I'm no eye doctor, but it seems to me perfectly flat lenses would have no effect on one's vision, which leads me to think those glasses are just part of the actor's costume. Why don't you ask Floyd to look at 'em? He's a barber. Paul Mulik As a photographer, I notice things like light sources and reflections. I've never seen any reflections off Floyd's glasses, so that would seem to indicate that they are empty frames. However, the other day as we were watching The Bank Job, I noticed reflections in Asa's glasses, so they are obviously real. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Glasses
I've noticed that sometimes folks on TV wear glasses with perfectly flat lenses (you can tell by the reflection).?Now I'm no eye doctor, but it seems to me perfectly flat lenses would have no effect on one's vision, which leads me to think those glasses are just part of the actor's costume. Yes, you're right. I have seen that, and you can tell if the lenses are pieces of flat glass or slightly curved, as true eyeglass lenses are. Asa's lenses looked like the real thing. Normally, if the frames have flat pieces of glass in them, you can still see reflections of light sources, but I've never noticed any reflections off Floyd's glasses, which is why I figured his are empty frames. And yet, the fact that he wears glasses in all his various roles surely means he needs them to see. However, I will now keep a watch out for that and try to note if I ever see those tell-tale reflections. Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd's glasses
Awhile back, someone mentioned about Floyd's glasses and wondered if they were real or fake. As a photographer, I notice things like light sources and reflections. I've never seen any reflections off Floyd's glasses, so that would seem to indicate that they are empty frames. However, the other day as we were watching The Bank Job, I noticed reflections in Asa's glasses, so they are obviously real. Still, even in his roles in other TV shows and films, Howard McNear wore glasses. So I'm guessing that he really needed glasses but had the lenses removed when filming to avoid the dreaded reflections. Does anyone know for certain about this? Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Glasses in Mayberry and Trained Noticing
Didn't our fat little mayor's daughter Josephine, aka Lydia, wear glasses when she sang Flow Gently Sweet Afton? And when Floss was looking out over the crowd at the reunion she said, Isn't it a nice party? Then she put on her glasses and said, Oh, it is, it is! I noticed something last night that I never noticed beforeever. When Floyd was cutting Andy's hair in the episode where Miss Peggy keeps coming over to make dinner, there actually are little clumps of what looks like hair falling down the sheet Andy is wearing around his neck. Has anyone noticed this and can confirm that that is what it was? Cheryl Marietta, GA A lookin' man is not a marryin' man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Non-fictional people and Glasses
Opie and Goober discussed the Beatles when Opie joined the Sound Committee band. Elvis was mentioned, the head of the FBI. J Edger Hoover was mentioned in if I had a quarter of a million Dollars. Ol Frank Sinatra was mentioned when that woman speeder worked Barney to her side. As for glasses in Mayberry, Mary Lee Becktel wore classes in the Class Reunion episode not sure if she had them on for the second reunion in The Return of Barney Fife, Otis wore glass he could only read labels with out them, and Aunt Bee wore them for sowing. Old Luke also wore glasses but they didn't help much when he came across that bull. oh your funny real funny, I wish you were on the radio, that way I could turn you off Mike CJ Becker where AMSOM is the http://amayberrystateofmind.com http://amayberrystateofmind.org chapter of TAGSrwc _ Check the weather nationwide with MSN Search: Try it now! http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=weatherFORM=WLMTAG ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Glasses in Mayberry
The real question is How many people who wore glasses in Mayberry actually had lenses in their frames? Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire, WI 54701 (Home) 715-839-8470 ( Cell ) 715-210-1556 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Aunt Bee's Glasses
I don't think I ever saw Aunt Bee wear reading glasses either - even when she and Clara were repairing mildewed band uniforms. Maybe she just stopped wearing them around other people. As wonderful as she was, she did have a little vanity in her. I don't need to pay Doc Andrews $5 to tell me how old I am - and I'm not that old! (There was also the blond wig episode.) Hey- how many people in Mayberry wore glasses? I remember the Silby's that were being evicted except Sam ( is that his name? ) couldn't read the eviction notice because Andy lifted his glasses as a strategy to buy time to help the Silby's. You better get your momma to soak your cornbread in buttermilk!' ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Aunt Bee's glasses, war bond and Halron P. Spruggs
In addition to Mayberry Goes Bankrupt episode, Aunt Bee also wore her reading glasses in The Ball Game episode where she and Opie are reading the article Howard wrote in the newspaper. For you math types out there, you calculate the value of Frank Myers' war bond for yourself as follows: $100 x (1.085)^100 = $349,119.27. That is 1.085 raised to the 100th power. Now here's some juicy trivia that should challenge even trained noticers out there. Who can name a scene or episode where the name Halron P. Spruggs is mentioned or seen? Mr. Schwamp, Halron's pal Those of us who chart the course of world events shall forever remain nameless -- last words of Bernard P. Fife on TAGS ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
