Alumni Sightings

2024-03-07 Thread DAVID QUINN
On the Thursday MeTV Perry Mason show, there were a lot of TAGS Alumni. There is almost for sure one each day, but I do not comment unless I can find at least three.Today the falsely accused murderer was none other than Sharon DeSpain.Sitting in the courtroom with her were

TAGS Is Everywhere

2023-11-28 Thread DAVID QUINN
In this part of Oklahoma, our cable system carries Antenna TV.I don't know if you get it where you are, but at 9 P.M. central time, they show old reruns of The Johnny Carson Show. On Monday night they showed the one from November 19, 1980.In one of the early segments, Johnny

Alumni Sightings

2023-11-17 Thread DAVID QUINN
Earlier this week on MeTV's Perry Mason, they showed "The Case Of The Trecherous Toupee".I noticed several TAGS alumni on the show.Otis was there as was Orville Monroe.But the obscure TAGS alumni on this show was Thomas Browne Henry.I have always enjoyed the acting of

Alumni Sighting

2023-11-08 Thread DAVID QUINN
On Wednesday's MeTV Perry Mason, there were a plethora of TAGS alumni. The main character was Briscoe Darling.The Judge was Chuck O'Malley.The murderer was Malcolm Tucker.Also appearing, even though she did not serve any Chicken-Ala-King was Irene Tedrow (Mrs. Foster).

Alumni Sightings

2023-07-10 Thread DAVID QUINN
On the Monday edition of MeTV's Perry Mason, there were a whole bunch of TAGS alumni.There was the manicurist, Luke Jensen, Old Man McCabe, and Uncle Ollie. They were most of the show. Speaking of TAGS alumni on the MeTV Perry Mason show, tomorrow, Tuesday, Aunt Bee will make her

Alumni Sightings

2023-06-10 Thread DAVID QUINN
On Friday, on Antenna TV, I was watching "That Girl".That Girl, Ann Marie was going to meet her boyfriend's parents.Turns out that her boyfriend's parents were played by Mrs. Sprague and Cyrus Tankersly. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 23, Issue 150 -- Allan's History Lesson

2023-01-05 Thread David F Lambert
And then some of us have known you, Allan, for decades through this group. I've been silent for a long time too. Your history note reminded me how long I've enjoyed reading the digest in its differing forms. I remember Bob, Prodigy & the formation of WBMUTBB. Odd, since I don't remember what I

Alumni Sighting

2022-11-25 Thread DAVID QUINN
On Thanksgiving night, I was flipping through the channels, and stopped for a short time on Turner Classic Movies.They were playing that famous Cary Grant movie "North By Northwest". When I got there they were having an auction in a room full of people. The auctioneer was C. J.

Alumni Sighting

2022-11-05 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday morning on Turner Classic Movies, they were playing their usual old cowboy movie like we used to watch on Saturday mornings down at the movie theater.This one was from 1949, Brand Of Fear, and starred Jimmy Wakely. The love interest/schoolmarm was The Perfect Female, Gail

PRICES

2022-10-15 Thread DAVID QUINN
I have given this subject a lot of thought, and I have came up with a ratio of 10X.For instance, in the 60's a hamburger cost a quarter.Today it is about $2.50. Bottle of pop, a dime.Today it is a dollar. Minimum wage dollar and a quarter, today it is around $12.50. Gallon

Alumni Sighting, Etc

2022-08-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
Tuesday on MeTV's Perry Mason, Charley Foley was the Sheriff and Goldbrick Wheeler was the Judge. Another passing note, today (August 23), is the 91st birthday of TAGS favorite manicurist. Even at 91 she is still being done well by Mother Nature. Happy Birthday Ellen Brown!!!

Alumni Sighting

2022-08-08 Thread DAVID QUINN
Early Monday morning on Turner Classic Movies, I was watching a movie called "Skyscraper Souls". It was a very old movie made in 1932.In the movie I spotted Wallace Ford, AKA Roger Hanover. All during the movie he was romancing this married woman. Goes to show a leopard does not

Alumni Sighting

2022-07-12 Thread DAVID QUINN
On MeTV, here in Oklahoma, Barnaby Jones comes on at 2 A.M.Sometimes I tape the episode to watch early in the morning. This morning I was watching the show and there was Otis playing a used car salesman.I did not recognize him at first, he was so cleaned up. Orville Hendricks -

Alumni Sightings

2022-06-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
On the Thursday MeTV Perry Mason episode there were a plethora of TAGS alumni.The manicurist was a suspect. Uncle Ollie was the Sheriff. Rich old man McCabe was the District Attorney.And finally, Luke Jensen the cow thief was the killer. Just a heads up, Aunt Bee will make her

Alumni Sighting

2022-06-15 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wednesday morning, on MeTV, on The Waltons, I appeared as Grandpa's long lost brother. I had forgotten about that appearance. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Picture

2022-05-29 Thread DAVID QUINN
Jeff, I am not a very good trained noticer, so I do not know which episode that is. I do know the location where Andy and Barney are standing. It is the next street over from the courthouse. By the way, that TV Guide in the background, with a picture of Pat Boone and Arthur Godfrey on it

Alumni Sightings

2022-03-15 Thread DAVID QUINN
Harriet, you overlooked one. Also in this show is Isabel Randolph. She appeared in the first scene of TCOT Scandalous Sculptor. On TAGS she portraited Mrs. Jeffries and Mrs. Bixby.My favorite of her roles was on old time radio though.On Fibber McGee and Molly, she was Mrs.

ALUMNI SIGHTINGS

2022-02-04 Thread DAVID QUINN
Friday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason show, I spotted Andy's High School Main Squeeze, Sharon DeSpain.Also on hand were Dr. Harrison Breen and Naylor the Chicken Thrower. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB

Alumni Sightings

2022-01-17 Thread DAVID QUINN
Monday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason show, there were 3 different TAGS alumni.Fred the Hotel Clerk was there along with Orville Monroe.But the big sighting was Fred Boone.Turns out Fred Boone was the one that got murdered on the show.I kept looking for Jenny Boone as a

Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 22, Issue 236

2021-12-26 Thread David Oberly
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Alumni Sighting

2021-12-22 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wednesday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, there were a couple of obscure TAGS alumni.Both of these men only appeared one time.There on the show was Fred Boone, playing a bartender, and Quiet Sam Becker, as a forger. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Alumni Sightings

2021-12-10 Thread DAVID QUINN
On Friday's MeTV Perry Mason episode, Otis showed up.He was not drinking though. Believe it or not he made a moulage of tires. But he did not make a big moulage of it.Chuck O'Malley was the judge once again, and John Masters was an employee of the water department. Orville

Mount Pilot

2021-12-05 Thread DAVID QUINN
Holland, Mr. Izamoto, Barney's Judo teacher had his studio in Mount Pilot.And do not forget the most famous citizen of Mount Pilot: Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

TREES

2021-11-13 Thread DAVID QUINN
This time of year I sure do get aggravated having to rake all the leaves in my yard.Some times I wish that Andy would have shared his magic tree secret.I know Andy had a tree in his yard, because I saw Goober sitting in it and one time Aunt Bee backed her car into it.But

Alumni Sightings

2021-11-08 Thread DAVID QUINN
Bright and early on Monday morning I was watching Perry Mason on MeTV. I caught sight of 3 TAGS alumni on today's episode.In this episode called "The Bareface Witness", Rich Old Man McCabe was the Prosecuting Attorney. One of the pivotal witnesses was J. Howard Jackson, the

Alumni Sightings

2021-10-11 Thread DAVID QUINN
Monday, on MeTV's Perry Mason, there was a trio of TAGS alumni. Otis made his first Perry Mason appearance on this show.Also there was Orville Monroe, the undertaker.Finally, the murdered man in the episode was Thomas B. Henry.You remember Thomas B. Henry don't you?He

Alumni Sightings

2021-10-06 Thread DAVID QUINN
Lots of TAGS alumni sightings Wednesday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason broadcast.The judge was Chuck O'Malley (he was the judge on Perry Mason quite a bit).Also in the town was Mrs. Foster (of Chicken-Ala-King) fame. The two main suspects were Briscoe Darling and Malcolm Tucker.

Alumni Sightings

2021-09-22 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wednesday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, there was a quadruple sighting of TAGS alumni. There was Ruta Lee (The girl who pretended to be a magazine writer, and Darlene Mason), Frank Albertson (Colonel Watson when Gomer joins the Marines), J. Pat O'Malley (Mrs. Mendelbright's boyfriend),

Alumni Sightings

2021-08-26 Thread DAVID QUINN
This morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, I spotted a couple of TAGS alumni. I saw Farmer Flint accused of murder, and the original Ben Weaver was his partner. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Alumni Sighting

2021-08-17 Thread DAVID QUINN
Early this morning I was watching Antenna TV.The Burns and Allen show was on. The Burns hired a plumber, and you will never guess who it was. Our own Floyd the Barber. This show was in 1957, so I guess Floyd was a plumber before he was a barber. Orville Hendricks - Mount

Alumni Sighting

2021-08-14 Thread DAVID QUINN
Really, really, late last night on MeTV, I was watching Petticoat Junction.There was an Old Maid and her brother visiting the Shady Rest Hotel.You will never guess who played the Old Maid. None other than Clara Edwards.She almost roped Goldbrick Wheeler (Uncle Joe) into

Black And White

2021-08-07 Thread DAVID QUINN
You know why everyone likes the black and white TAGS over the color ones don't you? It is because Barney is in the black and white episodes and appears in very few of the color ones. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___

Tom Jacobs

2021-08-04 Thread DAVID QUINN
Tom Jacobs did not speak in many of his appearances on TAGS.However, in the episode where Goober takes the car apart, there is a scene where people are standing outside the courthouse, and Tom Jacobs says "How did he do it"?He is not shown saying the words, but that is his voice.

Alumni Sighting

2021-07-21 Thread DAVID QUINN
This morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, I saw Miss Peggy.There was this one scene with her where she was drinking a cocktail in a nightclub, but it was not a sazerac.Hank Patterson who played the hobo when Barney found a quarter of a million dollars was also on hand.I watch Hank

Alumni Sighting

2021-06-26 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday afternoon on MeTV, I was watching "Wanted Dead Or Alive".There were a couple of bounty hunters on the show that arrested the Mayor like Barney arrested Mayor Pike.But these two bounty hunters not only arrested the Mayor, they killed him. But getting back to the Alumni

ALUMNI SIGHTINGS

2021-06-08 Thread DAVID QUINN
On MeTV's Perry Mason Tuesday morning, there were a quartet of TAGS alumni.The rich Mr. McCabe was the district attorney. The manicurist was one of the suspects.Uncle Ollie was the sheriff, and wait for it... that low down cow thief Luke Jensen was the murderer. On

Happy Birthday

2021-06-01 Thread DAVID QUINN
I am a little late getting this in because I was waiting to see if anyone else would post it.But never the less, Happy Birthday Andy.95 years ago. Just seems like yesterday. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___

ALUMNI PASSING

2021-05-29 Thread DAVID QUINN
Just now heard on the news that Gavin MacLeod, the actor who played Bryan Bender (The Sheriff Without A Gun), passed away this weekend.He also appeared in an earlier episode as a crook. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man. ___

Alumni Sightings

2021-05-21 Thread DAVID QUINN
Friday on MeTV's Perry Mason I saw a triple dose of TAGS alumni.C.J. Hasler killed Jim Lindsey. And the stranger in town played a lawyer.I guess he sold his filling station. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___

TAGS

2021-05-19 Thread DAVID QUINN
I find it hard to believe that there are 111 comedy shows better than The Andy Griffith Show. If you gave me a Big Chief Tablet, and a week, I could not even name 111 other comedy shows besides TAGS. Maybe, just maybe, you would put Beverly Hillbillies ahead of TAGS, and even maybe I

ALUMNI SIGHTING

2021-05-03 Thread DAVID QUINN
This morning on MeTV, I saw Barney in a show. Here is the plot: Barney tells Andy he is going to buy a car.So he buys a used car from a woman. The car Barney buys turns out to be a lemon, everything is wrong with it.So he tries to return the car. Hey TAGS fans, does that

TAGS Reminder

2021-04-30 Thread DAVID QUINN
On my favorite television channel (MeTV), every Saturday night at 8E, 7Central, they show Horror Movies under the title of Svengoolie.Most Saturdays it is something along the lines of "The Monster From Out of Town" (one of the movies that Goober mentions). But this Saturday night

Alumni Sightings

2021-04-28 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wednesday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, there were a quartet of TAGS alumni.The judge was Chuck O'Malley.The suspects were Mr. McBeevee, Cyrus Tankersly, and J. Howard Jackson.This was a very unusual Perry Mason, because (Spoiler Alert).. it turns out that

HYMNS

2021-04-15 Thread DAVID QUINN
Andy and Barney sang "There Is A Fountain", but then Andy misidentified the title of the song.I knew the correct answer because I have sang that song for over 60 years, boy and man. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___

ALUMNI SIGHTINGS

2021-03-20 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday afternoon on Turner Classic Movies, they showed the 1975 movie "Hearts of the West".There were lots of TAGS alumni like Frank Cady, Dub Taylor, and William Christopher.But the Big Name in the movie was our own Andy.However be warned if you ever watch this movie, Andy

ALUMNI SIGHTING

2021-03-13 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday morning I was watching Turner Classic Movies.They showed a 1940 movie called "Gambling On The High Seas".In the movie Frank Ferguson played the District Attorney.I looked it up and this was the very first billed part in a movie for Charley Foley.Besides playing

ALUMNI SIGHTING

2021-02-21 Thread DAVID QUINN
Sunday morning on The Brady Bunch on MeTV, I spotted Otis as the Kartoon King on a show Bobby Brady was watching.Another TAGS connection, The Kartoon King (Otis) sponsored an ice cream eating contest.It foreshadowed his future career as an ice creme vendor.Once he went on the

HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION

2021-02-04 Thread DAVID QUINN
I will give you a Hollywood connection in Mayberry.When they were making that movie about Mayberry, Barney asked the big producer if he knew Gabby Hayes.Of course the producer said sure he knew Gabby. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Product Advertising

2021-01-27 Thread DAVID QUINN
In the episode "Aunt Bee The Swinger", when John Canfield first arrives in town, he is sitting downtown on a bench in front of a store.I think it is the store is across the street from Floyd's, but it might have been on the next block over where the Fun Girls were arrested for speeding.

ALUMNI SIGHTING

2021-01-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
Friday night on Gomer Pyle, Gomer had a date with Charlene Darling.At no time did she mention Dud Wash or Ernest T. Bass.I guess Dud was off somewhere with Idell Bushey or else he was playing Flinch with all the boys. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Mayberry guru

2021-01-18 Thread David Burch
Ken, I completely agree. I’m glad I met you at an event in 2019. It was fun being arrested. Lots of luck to you and yours to everyone in Mayberry. Laughing Face North Richland Hills, TX ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

2020-12-31 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wishing everyone a most Happy New Year.On the last day of 2020, MeTV aired a Perry Mason episode with at least 4 TAGS alumni.Fred Boone wound up getting murdered.Also in the cast were Orville Monroe, Mrs. Wiley, and Fred the Hotel Clerk (From "If I Had A Quarter Million

Alumni Sightings

2020-12-03 Thread DAVID QUINN
I was watching Matlock Thursday morning on MeTV.Andy is on there every day, but today there was this big wedding on tape. Guess who played the mother-in-law for the wedding?Helen Crump. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Mayberry in Film Noir

2020-11-29 Thread David Burch
I watched a good film noir from 1950 titled “Where Danger Lives”starring Robert Mitchum that was partly filmed at the Forty Acres backlot.First, Mitchum had a wreck in front of the All Souls Church when the town drunkwas driving on the wrong side of the road. Later, he bought a newspaper at  a

Alumni Sightings

2020-11-18 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wednesday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, there were 3 TAGS alumni. C.J. Hassler was the murder victim.Also on hand were Naylor the Chicken Thrower, and Miss Rosemary. Neither one of them had anything to do with the murder. Also, while not technically a TAGS alumni, Doris Ziffel was

What stage of Barney life does 2020 currently have you in?

2020-10-23 Thread David and Angela Forbus
Found this Barney Fife-related link the other day.  Also attached the file. NCGirlCreations | | | | | | | | | | | NCGirlCreations Which Barney Fife stage does 2020 currently have you in? I am between #4 and #5. With wearing a mask, #9! Sta... | | |

TOP 3 SHOWS

2020-10-04 Thread DAVID QUINN
In the 1960-1961 television season, the top three shows were 1. Gunsmoke 2. Have Gun Will Travel and 3. Wagon Train.Remember all those good old Westerns on television?I sure do, and I wish they would make more.But they would probably fowl them up with political

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2020-10-03 Thread DAVID QUINN
Today is the 60th Anniversary of our beloved Andy Griffith Show.60 years ago today was a Monday night, and at 9:30 P.M. Eastern, 8:30 P.M. Central, Andy and Opie took their first walk to the fishing hole.In the beginning TAGS aired after "The Danny Thomas Show".TAGS finished

Alumni Sightings

2020-09-22 Thread DAVID QUINN
Tuesday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, I spotted 4 different TAGS alumni all in one show.The big shot millionaire was played by Briscoe Darling. Mrs. (Chicken-ala-King) Foster owned the hotel.Malcolm Tucker was a private detective.Finally, the judge was Chuck O'Malley.

Alumni Sighting

2020-08-25 Thread DAVID QUINN
Tuesday night on Inspiration TV they played a 30 minute Gunsmoke show called "Never Pester Chester". One of the men in the show was Orville Hendricks. I looked it up on IMDB, and Woodrow Chambliss appeared on Gunsmoke 38 times, this one being the first. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot

Alumni Sightings

2020-08-18 Thread DAVID QUINN
Late this afternoon, Turner Classic Movies broadcast the 1967 movie "Bonnie and Clyde".This was during the run of TAGS.Anyways, during the movie I spotted Briscoe Darling, Cousin Virgil, and Ben Beecham.Briscoe wound up killing Bonnie and Clyde. Orville Hendricks - Mount

Alumni Sighting

2020-07-29 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wednesday afternoon, on MeTV's Adam 12, I caught Gilly Walker and Naylor the Chicken Thrower in the same show.Gilly was doing something naughty. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Alumni Sightings

2020-07-25 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday morning I was watching "Trackdown" on MeTV.That is a good show to see TAGS alumni, because Hubcaps Leash is a regular on the show (She publishes the town newspaper), and so is Norman Levitt (the first Wally). Anyway, besides those two, there was also Orville Monroe and Naylor

Smoking

2020-07-12 Thread DAVID QUINN
There were several times that Andy smoked, but unless I am mistaken, there was only one time that Barney smoked a cigarette.It was in the show "Citizen's Arrest", when Barney was locked up in the jail. But here is something that trained noticers can watch for.In the episode "The Song

Alumni Sighting

2020-06-30 Thread DAVID QUINN
Tuesday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, the main star of the show was Andy's High School girlfriend.She was charged with the murder, but someone else did it. Speaking of silent scenes, I always think about the silent scene in "Prisoner of Love".Andy is at home and he comes out

Mayberry sighting on an early Columbo episode

2020-06-29 Thread David and Angela Forbus
Recently watched a Columbo episode from 1971 called "Ransom for a Dead Man", and thought a face looked familiar.  The character's name was Paul Williams, who was quickly disposed of by his wife, played by Lee Grant during the opening scene of the episode. After checking IMDB, I realized the

TAGS Alumni

2020-06-15 Thread DAVID QUINN
My favorite Perry Mason was on MeTV Monday morning.The title of the show is "The Case of The Fugitive Nurse".In the middle of the show, Orville Hendricks appears as the operations manager of a small airport in California. He has a photographic memory, and helps Perry identify

ALUMNI SIGHTING

2020-05-26 Thread DAVID QUINN
This morning on MeTV Perry Mason, I saw Aunt Bee playing a significant role. Don't forget, and set your TiVo, Return To Mayberry airs this Sunday, 31 May, at 5 Eastern, and 4 Central on MeTV. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___

SPIDERS

2020-05-15 Thread DAVID QUINN
One of the easiest mentions of spiders is during the cave rescue.When Barney and Thelma Lou are walking in the cave Barney tells Thelma Lou that if spiders lay eggs in your hair you will go crazy. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Alumni Sightings

2020-03-31 Thread DAVID QUINN
Monday, on MeTV, they started the 30 minute Gunsmoke shows with episode #1. Then they showed episode #2.In episode #2, Uncle Ollie was trying to hang Aunt Bea's Medicine Man. I guess Uncle Ollie had acquired courage from somewhere.Maybe the Wizard of Oz gave him some

Alumni Sightings

2020-03-28 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday morning on the Western Channel, I was watching Hopalong Cassidy when I spotted a couple of TAGS alumni.Goldbrick Wheeler was Hoppy's sidekick, and the bad guy was Charles Foley. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man.Here is a trivia quest for all of us

Charlene

2020-03-14 Thread DAVID QUINN
If I were to guess, I would say they were playing Charlene to be 18.In March 1963, when the episode aired, Andy was almost 37.So I would say that was about the truth.In reality, there was only 15 years between their ages. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Alumni Sighting

2020-03-08 Thread DAVID QUINN
Sunday morning on Turner Classic Movies, they showed the 1948 movie "Sitting Pretty".It was the movie that introduced Mr. Belvedere into our culture. Clifton Webb played a male baby sitter.Anyway, in the beginning of the movie, there was Thelma Lou doing some baby sitting for the

WALLACE FORD

2020-03-03 Thread DAVID QUINN
Tuesday morning I was watching Turner Classic Movies.They had a movie from 1932 on called "Beast of The City".It was an OK gangster movie, but one of the main players was Wallace Ford. I almost did not recognize him because he was so young.It was only his 4th movie.He had

DORIS PACKER

2020-02-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
I remember Doris Packer playing Mrs. Osborne on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis when I was a small boy. Almost 60 years later I can still remember a specific line from the show about her.Maynard Krebs (Dud Wash on TAGS) was saying to Dobie that Mrs. Osborne was really rich.Dobie

Alumni Sightings

2020-01-24 Thread DAVID QUINN
On MeTV's Friday Perry Mason, I saw Mayor Stoner and Jeff Pruitt.They wound up killing Jeff Pruitt before he could call anyone "Little Buddy". Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Alumni Sighting

2019-12-19 Thread DAVID QUINN
I know I posted about Perry Mason just yesterday, but this was too good to let go by. On this morning's (Thursday) MeTV Perry Mason, the title was "The Case of The Shoplifter's Shoe".It was about an elderly woman who was a shoplifter.I'll give to one guess who played the

Alumni Sightings

2019-12-18 Thread DAVID QUINN
This morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, Fred Boone was murdered.Also on the episode was Orville Monroe, and Mrs. Wylie. Byron Folger was there too. He played 3 different people, including the hotel clerk when Barney found the $250,000.00.Lots of TAGS alumni. Orville Hendricks -

Alumni Sightings

2019-11-22 Thread DAVID QUINN
On the Friday morning edition of Perry Mason on MeTV, I saw Sam Becker along with Fred Boone.Neither one was the guilty party. They both stepped out of character, Sam Becker was not secretive and Fred Boone did not throw any pottery. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Alumni Sightings

2019-11-09 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday morning on MeTV's "Trackdown", I saw 4 different TAGS alumni in the single episode.Hubcaps Leasch is a regular on Trackdown, playing the town newspaper editor. So she is in every episode.Norman Leavitt (The original Wally), is a semi-regular as an assistant to Hoby

Alumni Sighting

2019-10-28 Thread DAVID QUINN
Today on MeTV's Perry Mason, one of the main players was Mayberry's own, Harry Bectoris.He did not mention anything about graduating from Mayberry Union High, or break into the school song. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Movie Stars

2019-10-05 Thread DAVID QUINN
Hey Paul, believe it or not Ferlin Husky was a movie star.The other morning on TCM I saw him star in a movie called "Hillbillys In A Haunted House".Lord was that ever an awful movie. Even the Grand would not show that one. Barney mentioned Ferlin Husky one time, but the

Alumni Sighting

2019-09-30 Thread DAVID QUINN
Monday morning on MeTV's Perry Mason, they murdered Uncle Ollie. Maybe that is where he got his deathly fear of criminals. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

The Taylor Inn and Mayberry Guru

2019-09-21 Thread David Burch
event. He’s a real treasure. He put the handcuffs on me, turned on the siren, and showed me his bullet. “Now there’s bullet maintenance.” Then on to Green Bay for another Packer win. A great time had by all. David Burch “Laughing Face” Hurst, TX

ALUMNI SIGHTING

2019-09-12 Thread DAVID QUINN
This morning (Thursday) on MeTV Perry Mason, I spotted Otis and Orville Monroe.A couple of pretty good alumni. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

ALUMNI SIGHTING

2019-09-09 Thread DAVID QUINN
Watching MeTV today and saw the Perry Mason show.There was a strange town on there.The detective in the town was Malcolm Tucker. The woman running the hotel was Mrs. Foster who made wallpaper paste Chicken Ala King. The big shot in the town was Briscoe Darling.Finally,

Apricot Queen

2019-07-12 Thread DAVID QUINN
Paul, that would be "Andy's and Opie's Pal", Season 4, Episode 14. That episode contains an obvious error.Barney says the Apricot Queen comes to Mayberry on Saturday, June 23, 1952.June 23, 1952 was a Monday. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man Message: 3 Date:

Mistakes

2019-06-14 Thread DAVID QUINN
This morning I was watching "Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau" and I noticed a mistake I had never noticed before.In one of the final scenes that takes place in Orville Hendrick's barn, Andy finished talking to him and walks out. Barney is sitting in the driver's seat of the Squad Car

Alumni Sightings

2019-05-10 Thread DAVID QUINN
On Friday's MeTV's Perry Mason, I had a quadruple TAGS sighting. The sheriff of the town was Uncle Ollie.The District Attorney was rich Mr. McCabe. The manicurist was the girlfriend of the murdered man. And, (SPOILER ALERT), old Luke Jensen, the cow thief, was the

Betty Lynn

2019-05-03 Thread DAVID QUINN
Don't forget about the interview with Betty Lynn today, Saturday, May 4, at 1 P.M. CDT on www.wdcb.org.Click on the Listen Live button. If anyone misses it, it will be archived beginning Wednesday, 8 May on nostalgiadigest.com. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Alumni Sighting

2019-05-01 Thread DAVID QUINN
Wednesday morning on MeTV's Leave It To Beaver, there was Mayberry's own, Floyd Lawson. And you will never guess what role they had him playing. If you said barber you are correct.Talk about typecasting. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Alumni Sighting

2019-03-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday morning on MeTV's "Have Gun Will Travel" there was a triple TAGS sighting. I see TAGS alumni every day, so I do not pay much attention unless there are at least 3 in one show. First the low down skunk of a Sheriff of the town was David Browne (Buddy Ebsen).

Betty Lynn

2019-03-22 Thread DAVID QUINN
. Janet, to be clear, the show will be May 4, 2019, from 1-5 PM (CDT), on radio station WDCB out of Chicago. Just for practice, why not tune in tomorrow, any time between 1 and 5?Like I said, the show is on every Saturday afternoon. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot

Betty Lynn

2019-03-18 Thread DAVID QUINN
I have mentioned on this site before that I am a big fan of Old Time Radio. You can hear a lot of Mayberry folks on Old Time Radio shows.For instance Floyd and Mayor Stoner both co-starred on "Gunsmoke". Anyway, one of the shows I listen to is called "Those Were The Days", out of

Alumni Sightings

2019-02-12 Thread DAVID QUINN
Today on MeTV's Perry Mason, there was a plethora of TAGS alumni lighting up the screen. There was Tom Silby, Mrs. Jeffers/Mrs Bixby, Mary Simpson, Gentleman Dan Caldwell, Orville Monroe, and Chuck O'Malley. I thought I was watching an episode of TAGS. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot

Alumni Sightings

2019-01-28 Thread DAVID QUINN
On MeTV Monday, Gunsmoke had a pair of TAGS alumni on board. There was Aunt Bee's medicine man, and then playing the proprietor of the dry goods store in Dodge, was Floyd.Guess that was before he opened his barber shop. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man

Alumni Sightings

2018-12-26 Thread DAVID QUINN
On the Christmas day edition of MeTV's Perry Mason, we had a triple TAGS sighting. There was Naylor the chicken thrower. Also Dr. Harrison Everett Breen. Finally the person accused of the murder was Andy's high school sweetheart, Sharon DeSpain. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter

Alumni Sighting

2018-12-22 Thread DAVID QUINN
Saturday morning on MeTV, there was Lydia Crosswaithe giving birth to a son on Have Gun Will Travel.It was an approximation of the Christmas Story. So I guess you could say she was playing the Holy Mother. I never know how to label Josie Lloyd.She was on TAGS 4 times and had 4

Death In The Family

2018-12-02 Thread DAVID QUINN
Overnight comes word that Sam Jones has passed.Fitting that another TAGS alumni, Ramona Ankrum, his former wife announced the news to the world. In real life, Ken Berry and Jackie Joseph were once married to each other. Another little known

Lies

2018-11-09 Thread DAVID QUINN
I have known my father for 65 years, and praise the Lord, he is still alive. For all of those 65 years he has been a church going, God fearing man. In all that time I have never heard him tell a single lie. Not a fib, not a white lie, nothing.When he said "When I get home

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