To answer Wayne and Anne Newsome's question, Mayberry R.F.D. was a
continuation of The Andy Griffith Show, when Andy left the cast. Ken Berry,
fresh off his run on
F Troop, was introduced as farmer and city councilman Sam Jones during the
last season of The Andy Griffith Show and was now
***Wouldn't Barney have to have gotten a voucher/cash advance/purchase order
from
either Andy,
the Mayor,or city council?Therefore,Andy should not have been surprised.***
That's a good question, I don't remember if Barney said he bought it (most
likely) or just got it from military surplus.
Thanks Dixon for the note on Mayberry RFD. Is there a way to find the Mayberry
RFD episodes on YouTube in some kind of order??or do you just do a search and
enjoy what you can find?
*
Hey Untrained Voice,
Just type in Mayberry R.F.D. episodes, and if you want to
Someone has posted all of seasons one of Mayberry, R.F.D. on Youtube.
Finally great to see it someplace since it's apparently not commercially
available on DVD or on higher quality streaming. These episodes were recorded,
apparently on VHS, from a TV Land marathon several years ago.
Some
I went to the USPS website this morning to see how to get Andy's picture
on a stamp - there's no place for it!? *
Evidently Lucille, they want you to snail mail your suggestion, it's good
for business!
Here's the correct address:
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, c/o Stamp
In a message dated 9/25/2011 11:00:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Sorry to deviate off course, but please do not send me any social
networking
connections or ads. Thank you.
While we should be mindful of this, please keep one other thing in mind:
some
In a message dated 9/16/2011 11:00:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Maybe in principle, he was 'without a gun,' but he knew that there were
times when one was needed.
Andy was known, even said so, for not carrying a gun, but I don't recall
him ever
I actually remember seeing the show on CBS. I was born in January 1964,
but my memories (both of the prime time episodes and the CBS daytime
repeats) are all of the color shows. Until the show went into syndication in
1971, I barely even knew Barney existed. What a found treasure that
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
In a message dated 8/17/2011 11:00:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
He ends up taking a car apart
and putting it together inside the courthouse...is that an old
Studebaker? Anyone?
I think we figured out that it was a 1960 Rambler American.
Ron Howard and Jack Dodson both appeared together on Happy Days, when
Dodson played Ralph Malph's father. Also, the man who started it all, Danny
Thomas, once appeared on Happy Days, but I think Howard left the show by
that point.
Ron Howard's debut as a movie director, Grand Theft Auto
I forgot one more obvious one...remember Aunt Bee's crush, Mr. Wheeler the
handyman? Well, she had another crack at him when Frances Bavier worked
with Edgar Buchanan in Benji (1974). Too bad she was so busy chasing dogs
out of her yard she didn't notice him.
Dixon
In a message dated 7/10/2011 11:00:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
A person can speak without moving their lips.Body gestures can speak
volumes without a single
word being uttered.Which TAGS character exemplifies this best in your
opinion?
Barney/Don
In a message dated 7/6/2011 11:00:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
If you are speaking of actors on TAGS who appeared in any Oscar winning
picture, there were dozens.
I'm sure this topic could even explode if it were opened up to nominees who
didn't
In a message dated 7/4/2011 11:00:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I'll try this oneJack Nicholson is one. I still have my bucket on
trying to think of the other one.
I really, really racked my brain on this one before I suddenly went duh!
The
My favorite warm and fuzzy moment(s) are any intimate moments between
Andy and Opie. It's almost always very real and touching, even the funny
ones (like Opie believing Horatio is only half a boy, or the color episode
where after a few days of Andy's cooking, he expresses happiness at
My vote for dumbest criminals were the four guys who escaped from the
county jail. They thought they were so smart--hatching a plan to escape,
taking advantage of the dumb, hick deputies, getting more smug as they
thought they were being proven right...only to mistake falling Christmas
In a message dated 6/11/2011 11:00:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Barney said he couldn't stand to wear a hat after it's been on someone
elses head. He said his mother was the same way.? Andy said, I remember that
about your mother.? My friends and I
Paul I am so glad you're safe, please update us when you can. I am so
sorry to hear about your damage. You and your family will be in my prayers.
I know a few TAGS fans where I live in Alabama that are in the same boat
you are, after what happened April 27th.
Dixon
In a message dated 5/11/2011 11:05:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
So when they
were in jail with no one guarding them, before Opie came in and kicked
Bobby, why didn't they reach through the bars, grab the key and escape?
Because a band that wants to
This air conditioning topic is a very good one, kudos for bringing it up.
What's interesting is whether cars that came through Mayberry had air
conditioning. They were available on full-sized Fords and Thunderbirds, as
well as Lincolns, as early as 1959, but it's likely the Mayberry squad
In a message dated 4/27/2011 7:27:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
It said that he was on the Andy Griffith Show but was better known for
his portrayal of Ralph Furley from Three's Company. Does anyone here think
that Don Knotts was better known as
In a message dated 4/9/2011 12:41:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Barney and his mother had clocks in their stomachs.
Bob
I'll bet they looked kind of funny, sitting around at home with their hats
pulled over their heads and their clock stomachs
In a message dated 3/15/2011 11:00:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
How many, and in which episodes (besides Runaway kid and I THINK the
first episode) do Andy and Barney refer to each other as cousin?
Wasn't there an extended conversation about this in
In a message dated 3/5/2011 11:00:15 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
He is not some sort of Andy Griffith-type of character who would be
hanging out at Floyd?s barbershop. I resent those types of stereotypes.?
Considering how well loved The Andy Griffith
In a message dated 3/3/2011 11:00:18 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
What scene in TAGS came closest to breaking the proverbial fourth wall?
Nearly all of the cast commercials ended with someone, usually Andy,
looking directly into the camera and talking
In a message dated 2/1/2011 11:00:19 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
We still have a couple drive-in movies in the area.? There is one in
Moneta near
Smith Mtn. Lake near the Mayberry Diner.? There is the Star-Light in
Christiansburg Va.? But the best is
In a message dated 1/20/2011 11:00:14 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
The actress in that BEWITCHED episode, who played Mrs. Pendleton in
Helen's Past and Emmett's Anniversary was Ruth McDevitt.
I specifically remember Ruth being a regular on The Night
Thursday night's Daily Show featured a nice interview with Ron Howard
talking about his latest movie, The Dilemma. He actually discussed The
Andy Griffith Show a lot, telling that often repeated story about how he came
up with ideas all the time and they got ignored until one was used in
In a message dated 1/6/2011 11:42:52 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Has the subject ever been brought up as to what folks might think Mayberry
would be like today...
What a great question, Victor.
I would think Mayberry would still be similar in a lot of
In a message dated 1/5/2011 11:07:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I guess I must have missed an episode or two -- did Barney and Thelma Lou
really get married?? I remember they walked by a furniture store window one
night after a movie and were talking
The question about the party line setup is a good one. Clearly it
affected the courthouse as Malcolm Tucker's first attempt to use the phone is
from
the courthouse and runs into the problem even then. Yet, how in the world
did Barney get away with calling up and flirting with, and even
Having received The Andy Griffith Show 50th Anniversary DVD, I've enjoyed
watching it and (for the first time in years) watching Return to
Mayberry. I was lucky to watch it with a fresh set of eyes, as my fiancee
Allison had never seen it and loved it, especially Opie becoming a father and
In a message dated 12/23/2010 2:28:21 P.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
My question is..Is it the same house? I know we've talked about the
Rimshaw house being the same as Mrs. Wiley's and Mayor Stone's I think..and
its
on Gone with the wind..but did Ron
Yesterday I got my first official Christmas present of the holidays...the
one I got for myself. It's the Mayberry 50th anniversary DVD! I've only
had a chance to watch a little of it but many (not all) of the episodes have
their original sponsor IDs and cast commercials. Mr. McBeeVee has
In a message dated 12/17/2010 11:32:22 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I think the problem with showing brand names on TV is self-explanatory.?
Even on Public Television Stations the names of products weren't shown -
apparently the people who sponsored the
In a message dated 12/10/2010 11:15:30 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
At the top, it said, Treat yourself to the best and the part at the
bottom that was covered reads, Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco. I'm trying to
remember, was there a thermometer between the
In a message dated 12/9/2010 11:21:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Speaking of Barney, I don't
think he met Howard, unless they interacted
on Return to Mayberry.
They did interact and I remember suddenly being struck by that moment, that
it was the
In a message dated 12/9/2010 11:21:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I have also noticed that no one
every mentioned having a coke at any time in Mayberry. They used root
beer a lot but that is a generic term for a soft drink.
Actually I think they
In a message dated 12/8/2010 11:25:45 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I think Thelma Lou once told Mr. Schwamp her last name but I don't think
you
will get it out of him. If there is one thing I know for sure about Mr.
Schwamp is that he really knows how
In a message dated 12/4/2010 12:14:11 P.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
don't think there was the sensitivity to physically-challenged people in
the 60s as there is now.
...Or perhaps there *was* sensitivity toward the differently abled, and
that's why they
In a message dated 12/1/2010 8:01:38 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
A Barney Fife, Man Undercover (or some
such title) show would've no doubt been a hit, but since Don Knotts was
already spinning off into movies, his own TV show was an impossibility.
In a message dated 11/20/2010 11:00:42 A.M. Central Standard Time, David
Quinn writes:
Ken if you decide to get a motorcycle with a sidecar against your wife's
wishes, you had better keep your eyes open for piano wire strung across your
driveway, about head high.
Wow! Leave Aunt Bee
In a message dated 11/4/2010 11:06:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Maybe there are others?
The squad car always has a North Carolina license plate, and it can be read
especially when Andy, Barney and the state inspector are crouched behind
the car
In a message dated 10/12/2010 11:00:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
happened to come across an old movie on TCM on Sun. evening. It had,
among others, Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, Lauren Bacall and they
were all driving cars down an
In a message dated 10/5/2010 11:01:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
My husband thinks the Rimshaw house in the haunted house episode is also
the same house used in The Munsters Anyone know for sure?
No it wasn't. The Old Rimshaw House was part of
In a message dated 9/30/2010 11:01:05 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
As for ads in USA Today
in hopes of finding Mr. Schwump, I would be afraid of wasting money if
none
of his kinfolk read this publication; I only read it when I travel and
it's
free in
In a message dated 9/29/2010 8:27:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
It has always bothered me - her name was BEATRICE - not BEETRISS.? Why did
they
always spell it Aunt BEE??? I think that's just how a man would spell
it, but
it's not right!? GRRR.?
Anyone catch any of the TV Land Viewers' Choice marathon? They showed the
Top 50 episodes as voted online by fans, and showed them in order of most
votes. #1 was a bit of a surprise for me: Hot Rod Otis. Evidently a lot
of Otis fans out there. #2 was The Pickle Story, which I honestly
In a message dated 9/23/2010 11:00:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
During the next few months I think we should all make a conscious decision
to watch the episodes where politics is the theme.
Don't forget Andy and Barney running against each other and
For what it's worth...Tuesday night's edition of The Daily Show included
an entire segment on the controversy surrounding Andy Griffith's PSA
telling seniors about the new health care law. In particular, Jon Stewart
skewers
Bill O'Reilly's ridicule of Griffith and even uses clips from The
In a message dated 8/19/2010 11:04:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
there was only one song Andy and Barney sang together in two different
shows. I will give you a small hint. One of the shows was in black and
white, and the other was in color. The
In a message dated 8/18/2010 11:00:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I believe it was Matt Dillon that Aunt Bee mentioned, when she was
high on Colonel Harvey's.
Actually I thought she mentioned both Marshal Dillon *and* Chester in that
one scene!
In a message dated 8/16/2010 11:00:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Made me wonder if that one window just kept making appearances in
different sets or if it was just such a popular style that the design was used
over
and over again.
Yes and I ever
In a message dated 8/14/2010 11:00:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Unless I am mistaken, the street that runs in front of Andy's home, Maple
Street is not paved. I noticed it again in the John Canfield episode.
You're right and it's very noticeable.
In a message dated 7/31/2010 11:00:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Friday's announcement by the White House about Andy
Griffith's new TV spot for Medicare and Medicaid.
I'm glad to see President Obama was so forgiving after that really ugly
incident
In a message dated 7/28/2010 11:01:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
In the opening credits we see Andy and Opie walking to the fishin' hole.
Never had thought about it before, but all they have with them are two
fishing poles. No bait. Nothing to put the
In a message dated 7/26/2010 11:01:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I just saw Howard McN on an old episode (like there's any other kind) of
Peter Gunn. His character
had a picture in his house of Our President. It was, of course, Calvin
Coolidge.
In a message dated 7/26/2010 11:01:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I just saw Howard McN on an old episode (like there's any other kind) of
Peter Gunn. His character
had a picture in his house of Our President. It was, of course, Calvin
Coolidge.
In a message dated 7/25/2010 11:01:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Did Barney ever go fishin' with Andy and Opie? I remember him going
with Floyd in Convicts at Large.
I seem to recall Andy, Opie, Barney and Floyd all wrapping up a fishing
trip when
In a message dated 7/22/2010 11:01:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I always figured Barney borrowed Otis's cow and rode that our to Sam's
farm.
It would be entirely in character for Barney to pull his badge on a
motorist and demand it be taken over
In a message dated 7/21/2010 11:00:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Was it Mary Tyler Moore as a costar on The Dick Van Dyke Show and then a
star of her own show?
Neither of those finished at #1 for the season.
Dixon
In a message dated 7/21/2010 11:00:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Concerning the trivia question about which show was the #2 rated show for
the 1969 season, and was then cancelled, the answer is of course our old
friend Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
That's
In a message dated 7/19/2010 11:14:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Name the Actor/Actress who Starred/Co-Starred in two completely different
television shows that were the #1 rated television show for the entire
year. I do not mean a show that was #1
In a message dated 7/8/2010 11:03:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Andy and Barney check the old files in that episode also.
They sure did, and I remember a howlingly funny ending (Citizen's
Arrest) where Andy takes Barney's resignation letter and
In a message dated 7/2/2010 11:00:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Morelli's will be closed July 4th and 5th so that their employees may
enjoy the Independence Day holiday with their families.
Aw shoot, I was going to go by after the big fireworks show
In a message dated 6/30/2010 10:14:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I hate to disagree with wikipedia but in the introduction episode of tags
Danny Thomas gets stopped by Andy in Mayberry for not stopping for a stop
sign where there was no road. I would
Thanks to everyone about the spinoffs, there were a couple I had forgotten
(The Honeymooners, The Adventures of Champion) that were mentioned. I
also forgot one more: if The Honeymooners counts, so does Gumby, which
happened to be a spinoff of Howdy Doody.
And I think The Danny Thomas
In a message dated 6/28/2010 11:01:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I was just thinking about how Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. was a spinoff of TAGS
and wondering if anybody out there knows if this was the first time a spinoff
of a sitcom was made.
Putting on
I hope I'm not speaking out of school about this, but I spoke today to the
mayor of Graysville, Alabama, and he tells me Maggie Peterson is confirmed
as the guest at Mayberry Days (the Squad Car Rendevous) in Graysville July
10th. Anyone else hear that? Hope to see y'all there!
Dixon
I don't recall any documentation that Chesterfield or any other cigarette
maker ever sponsored or co-sponsored The Andy Griffith Show. The main
sponsor was always General Foods, which advertised Post Cereals, Sanka, Jell-O
and Jell-O puddings, SOS pads (now owned by Clorox), Gaines Burgers
In a message dated 6/17/2010 11:01:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Was the American flag ever seen displayed in any manner in Mayberry?
The most obvious place is right behind the sheriff's desk in the
courthouse. I think Andy even touches it as a hint
In a message dated 6/10/2010 11:00:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
As some may know, along with TAGS and other classic TV shows, I am also a
huge fan of Old Time Radio. Well, lately I've been listening to a lot of
Fibber McGee and Molly. I found two
In a message dated 6/8/2010 11:00:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I think it's the episode of Newton Monroe where Barney and Andy are
setting on the front porch and Barney catches a fly and then says Well, it's
Sunday.. and then lets the fly go.
In a message dated 6/7/2010 11:01:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
As I was trying to sh him away the thought came to me that I've never
seen a bug in Mayberry. I remember someone writing in that they've never
seen a cat there either.
I don't
In a message dated 6/5/2010 11:00:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
The comedic (and
controversial) payoff to the episode arrived when Mr. and Mrs. Peters
visited the Petrie household and were revealed to be a black couple,
played by Greg Morris and Mimi
In a message dated 6/1/2010 11:01:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
In the episode Goober Takes a Car Apart,what safety point did Sheriff
Jackson
think the car in the courthouse was bringing across?He did not elaborate
any
further on the statement.
In a message dated 5/23/2010 11:00:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
many adults who suffer from mutism experienced some form of emotional
trauma
during childhood.
Fascinating you should mention this, Ken. There was a character on the
daytime soap
In a message dated 5/20/2010 11:00:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I was a little disappointed that anyone would answer The Simpsons
because from what very little I have seen of this show (less than a full
show),
the standards (children disrespecting
In a message dated 5/14/2010 11:00:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
As for Andy hosting SNL, I don't wish to
offend anyone but I don't want to see him go there; from what I hear, this
show is irreverent at best and filthy at worst. I'd rather our beloved
In a message dated 5/14/2010 11:00:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Anyone else recall ominous weather in our fair town?
There have been numerous rain showers and thunderstorms:
It rained when the gold truck came to town.
It rained when Quiet Sam's wife
My pick for funniest episode: Barney's Sidecar. Some hysterical
dialogue (Barney describing riding with his mouth open and not pronouncing the
letter s, Aunt Bee comparing him to a Nazi) and a brilliant sight gag
straight out of the Marx Brothers.
One shots:
The guy who ran the drugstore
Someone else here said the show's writers wrote from the heart, not by the
book (to paraphrase Barney), and I've said before, this was a sitcom, not a
civics lesson, so there are a lot of unanswered questions concerning
governmental matters in the township/county of Mayberry. I submit that
In a message dated 4/30/2010 11:04:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Partnering with Front Row Motorsports, Travis Kvapil and the No. 34
Ford Fusion has given us a great opportunity to celebrate The Andy
Griffith Show?s 50th Anniversary
...and it's very
In a message dated 4/20/2010 11:04:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Was there actually a movie called G-Men that Glenn Ford was in?
No, in fact one movie he did make that year (1963) was The Courtship of
Eddie's Father co-starring Ron Howard. So I'm
In a message dated 4/21/2010 11:06:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
No, in fact one movie he did make that year (1963) was The Courtship of
Eddie's Father co-starring Ron Howard.
My bad, the episode was actually from 1962. So they were possibly
I think it was always understood that Goober took Sundays off but would
come in for emergencies. An out of towner stranded under a deadline would
certainly qualify as an emergency. And remember, Goober was out on his boat
and there were no cell phones in 1962 or Sarah's Mayberry.
My
In a message dated 3/31/2010 11:01:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Ron Howard played the voice of the character Tom Colonic in the Fareley
brothers' movie Osmosis Jones.
...and I just remembered he appeared as his animated self--twice--on The
Simpsons.
I said I was through compiling the many, many TAGS alumni who did at least
one cartoon voice in their time, but that's before I left out quite
possibly the most obvious one: Winnie the Pooh himself, Sterling Holloway! In
fact the Winnie the Pooh cartoons were a virtual Mayberry reunion with
David Switzer's wonderful post about the vocal talents of Howard Morris and
Jackie Joseph inspired me to make a list of all the Mayberry regulars who
had cartoon voices on their resume...the list was longer than I thought!
There were some very talented actors in this cast and I may have
Wow, this is exhausting! I'm knocking off after this list.
Allan Melvin-how could I leave out Magilla Gorilla? not to mention Bluto
and Beetle Bailey's commanding officer, Sarge Snorkle
Elinor Donahue--Biker Mice From Mars and Eek! the Cat
Elvia Allman--original voice of Disney's
In a message dated 3/26/2010 11:04:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Ken, I have noticed a strange resemblence between Dr. Bombay and Malcom
Merryweather.
I think they might have come from the same twig on the tree. :)
I've noticed the same thing about
In a message dated 3/26/2010 11:04:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
She gets out of the car and goes back into the trailer to get some
cigarettes. Barney seizes the moment, jumps in the car, and drives off with
the
bad guys in tow. And we always thought
In a message dated 3/16/2010 11:01:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Andy had constantly spoken in praise of Brownie, so it was inevitable
someone would write the story. We wrote the outline and then the fully
completed script. Now the weird part. To this
Right now I'm working my way through a couple of classic sitcoms: The Real
McCoys and That Girl. Both have TAGS connections but I'm especially
struck by the many on That Girl.
Earle Hagen composed the theme song.
Among the TAGS alumni spotted: Rance Howard (unaired pilot), Ronnie Schell,
In a message dated 3/3/2010 11:00:51 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
she certainly had more high points than i have had in my lifetime...
I remember that as well. Andy does address in passing that she had a
rich, full life but she also dabbled in
I love all the references to Mayberry's weather conditions. Here's
another one: all the cattle thefts. It's implied that they took place after a
period of heavy rain since there's so much mud everywhere and therefore, a
lot of deep footprints. They even made a moulage out of it!
Dixon
In a message dated 1/19/2010 11:01:08 A.M. Central Standard Time,
wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
Wasn't Alice Ghostley named Alice Cooper in Mayberry RFD??
Well I'll be, I never would've guessed that. I never heard Alice's last
name as few times as I've seen that show.
Dixon
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?
I was going to guess Emmett Clark, who shared a last name as the Dave Clark
Five, but I like the other
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
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