In a message dated 2/4/06 12:01:32 PM Central Standard Time,
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Has anybody heard of any other person, in the whole, wide world, with the
name Opie, or could it just have been made up by the writers of the show?
We've mentioned before that 1940s bandleader Opie
I checked Strong's Concordance
Opie ain't in the Bible
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And Aunt Bee asks if this gentleman still cuts slits in his shoes. Was,
or is, that a ?common practice? I tried to think of a reason why someone
would do that.
My grandmother use to do that to relieve the pressure from bunions she had
on her feet. I remember it well.
Emmett
Them
Re: I have often wondered just how Opie got his name.
Opie Taylor was named for Opie Cates, a prominent bandleader of the
1930s and 1940s whom Andy Griffith and Sheldon Leonard both admired.
John of SoCal
Don't say awful better, just say better.
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Re: I was watching the Fun Girls episode last night, and my keen
powers of observation kicked in during the scene where Thelma Lou and
Helen are sitting at the table with Gomer and Goober at the dance. I
saw Mr. Schwamp sitting down at a table in the background, so I
started watching him instead
Opie Taylor was named for Opie Cates, a prominent bandleader of the 1930s
and 1940s whom Andy Griffith and Sheldon Leonard both admired.
Andge in Bethlehem, GA
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In a message dated 2/4/2006 11:01:34 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
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Did anyone watch TV land Friday night . John Masters was a photographer on
Little House on The Prarie. I was wondering if he played on alot of different
shows??
He used to show up a lot on
I really don't have a true answer as to where Opie's name came from,
but after putting my bucket on, I may throw some light on it. Or at
least a shadow, what with using a 40 watt bulb...
While watching Dennis the Menace (DTM) a few years back, Dub Taylor
played a TV repairman by the
Back in the day all men wore dress shoes with leather bottoms, or soles. If
anyone has ever had a pair of these shoes you know that they are very slick on
most floor surfaces and carpet. The only good traction is on concrete.
A man would sometimes take a knife and cut slits across the bottom
According to the Internet Movie Database, Opie was likely named after
bandleader Opie Cates, a favorite of actor Andy Griffith and series creator
Sheldon Leonard. It was not an acronym or the phonetic sound of the initials,
O. P.
**Barn (Ron McLendon)
Greetings From The Land O' Elvis!
WHAT!! You mean to tell me Bobby Fleet and his Band With A Beat is
playing near y'all and I haven't heard about it? Well this just drops a rusty
bucket down my well. I have been looking for that scoundrel to find out what
he did with Ellie Walker (or
Yes Kim believe it or not that was a very common practice back then,cutting
slits in your shoes,they used to do it because thier feet got to big for thier
shoes.(I also had an uncle who used to do that)
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Dear Friends,
We have long discussed how in an effort to keep from hurting another's feelings,
the good people of TAGS would often resort to a little white lie to soften the
blow;
but then the lwl (little white lie) would blow up in their faces and cause more
trouble than just telling the
Well, I went to the orthodonist last Wednesday to get my braces tightened and
as I was laying In the chair I looked down and just below where they ask you to
spit, I saw where It said Metal Craft, and all I could think 'bout was Barn
giving out all those sets:Leathercraft, Mr. Potato Set, and
Did anyone watch TV land Friday night . John Masters was a photographer on
Little House on The Prarie. I was wondering if he played on alot of different
shows??
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