Emmies

2007-09-18 Thread Janet Anderson
On this night of the Emmy Awards let us remember those truly deserving awards that were given to two outstanding artists - Don Knotts and Francis Bavier. Isn't it a shame that Andy Griffith never won an Emmy for TAGS? He sure deserved it! Thelma Lou (Janet)

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2007-09-18 Thread Paul Mulik
Hi Neighbors I have a question for the expert level noticers. I'm trying to understand how the opening credits on the show worked, specifically, for Elinor Donahue. I have the Paramount set of DVDs. I find only 3 audio mentions of Elinor in the opening creditswhere the voice over

Opie's Rock Throwing Scandal!

2007-09-18 Thread Sportz Fan
Dennis, I don't know much about the opening credits and who gets billing and how, but I HAVE done some research into the Opie rock throwing scandal! If you watch the opening credits where Opie picks up a rock and, supposedly, throws it into the water, you'll notice he doesn't throw it into the

Spiders and Bats

2007-09-18 Thread Dave Strang
The other day a friend asked me to help him light the pilot on his water heater. The water heater is in a storm cellar underneath the house. The opening that goes into the cellar was almost completely covered with spider and cobb webbs. As I began making my way into the entrance to the

TAGS alumni sightings and Mayberry Days

2007-09-18 Thread Paul Gilkes
Had the opportunity to catch an episode of Bonanza on Sunday while waiting for my football team's game to start. I find the series always has plenty of TAGS connections. The judge in the episode, The Trail Gang, was played by Harry Antrim, Ellie Walker's Uncle Fred Walker from the drug store;

Mrs Wiley's socials -

2007-09-18 Thread Albert Acevedo
I talked to Mrs Wiley the other day and got the go-ahead for Ferdie to play his accordion at her next social. At first Mrs Wiley hemmed and hawed, but when I tossed in a free case of fizzy drinks, it was an offer she couldn't refuse! So now I'm off to Foley's to get a case of Nectarine Crush