Re: Aunt Bee the Deputy?

2009-11-22 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 11/22/2009 11:04:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Andy swore in a whole bunch of extra deputies to 'guard' the Muggins family. These were Aunt Bee, Ellie, and of course Opie. Now that you mention it, Aunt Bee was usually pressed into

Re: the lost? outtakes

2009-11-22 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 11/22/2009 11:04:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: About outtakes:? I WISH!? But as far as I can find, there are none.? On a site I asked about it, it stated that there were none.? So sad, but who needs more humor, we have years of it!

Re: one last request

2009-11-20 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 11/20/2009 11:05:50 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: If you could only watch one episode of TAGS, and you knew you would never be able to see our favorite show again,?which would it be? Which one would be your 'last request'? A deep

Re: Mayberry TV Land

2009-11-17 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 11/17/2009 11:05:29 A.M. Central Standard Time, Mike Peacock writes: Noticed some negatives again about TVLand lately, and I'm just thankful they have our favorite show on each evening amongst their other programming. I do agree. Considering that our favorite show

Re:famous people mentioned in Mayberry

2009-11-11 Thread dixonhayes
An actual '60s personality mentioned on TAGS? How about Rock Hudson? We even see a picture of him (as Barney combs his hair). Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Re: oregano

2009-11-03 Thread dixonhayes
***Was oregano not widely known about then?*** Yes it was, and that's what makes it so funny. Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Re: Goober's business

2009-10-16 Thread Dixonhayes
Ken, where I live a lot of school buses and town trucks have their own pumps at their own county or municipal garages. (Wondering why there weren't pumps at the Mayberry Courthouse? Now it would be less likely due to environmental and safety concerns but back then it was surprisingly common

Re: Mayor Pike

2009-09-23 Thread dixonhayes
***Did Aunt Bee ever share a scene in a given episode with Mayor Pike? I honestly forgot.*** The scene in Mayberry Goes Hollywood, in which they have the ceremony and almost cut down the old tree, Aunt Bee and Mayor Pike both appear, and both interact with Andy within a short time of each

Re: guest star: Barbara Eden

2009-09-18 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 9/18/2009 11:02:08 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: My father would say Barbara Eden is the biggest star to ever visit Mayberry.? Even though she a minor star at the time Actually Barbara did co-star on a short-lived TV show in the

Re:biggest guest star?

2009-09-15 Thread dixonhayes
***But, I was wondering: who was the biggest guest star at the time of their appearing?*** Very good question. I would nominate Buddy Ebsen for that honor. Before his appearance, he had appeared in numerous films, often singing and dancing and once did a dance number with Shirley Temple.

Re: Gomer Pyle guest stars

2009-09-13 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 9/13/2009 11:00:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: There's been some posting of Mayberrians on in the Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. series. Here are a few others, Vic, including a few you mentioned: Frank Sutton---Sgt. Vincent Carter---Sgt.

Re: Mayberrians on westerns

2009-09-11 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 9/11/2009 11:02:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I was watching Cheyenne, episode called,The counterfeit gun made in 1960 and there was little Opie Taylor. I get a kick out of seeing the stars and guests popping up on other shows. I

Re: Final Jeopardy

2009-08-12 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/12/2009 11:02:05 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: googled it and found that the answer was: In 2007, this entertainer and former sitcom star was made an honorary corporal by the U.S. Marine Corps. The Final Jeopardy category was

Re: horn honking

2009-08-05 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/5/2009 11:01:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I have noticed when ever there is a scene shot on the streets of Mayberry there are always? car horns honking. Part of that is that it's dubbed in since everyone on the set has to be so

Re: Cash for Clunkers in Mayberry?

2009-08-03 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/3/2009 11:01:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: It got me to thinking what with the Cash For Clunkers started by our government, if old Hubcaps were still alive, she would be the richest woman in Mayberry. On the other hand, Gomer

Re: Return to Mayberry

2009-07-28 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/28/2009 11:01:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Granted, Deputy Warren Ferguson might not have the largest fan club, and Sam and Mike Jones (as well as Millie from the bakery) came on board to fill the roles of Andy and family, but

The Thrill of It All

2009-07-26 Thread Dixonhayes
I recently picked up a classic comedy from Netflix, the 1963 advertising farce The Thrill of It All co-starring Doris Day and James Garner. It was fun seeing a lot of Mayberry alumni throughout the film. Edward Andrews, who played Hubert St. John the lecturer, is actually one of the main

Re: an interesting quote

2009-07-13 Thread Dixonhayes
Reading a New York Times article about presidential memoirs brought me to this quote from one of our presidents: “In the discharge of the duties of the office there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists of never doing anything that some one else can do for you.”

Re: who would play who in a movie?

2009-07-13 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/13/2009 11:01:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I think I might like to see Meg Ryan in a Thelma Lou role and maybe Demi moore as helen Ok thats a start put your bucket on and give it a? 'Thank' Those are tough roles to cast, perhaps

Re: camera angles

2009-07-12 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/12/2009 11:01:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: When Andy asks him what he would say when he is soaking his feet at night, the camera angle is at the upper left hand of the courthouse by the filing cabinet. It shows Barney upclose with

Re: wearing a tie to go fishing

2009-07-09 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/9/2009 11:02:09 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: This has probably been mentioned before, but I wondered about the mayor wearing a tie to go fishing on The Bed Jacket episode. Isn't that a tad bit too formal for the fishin' hole?

Re: first season?

2009-07-09 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/9/2009 11:02:09 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Got to thinking today. How can you tell you are watching an episode from the first season of Andy. A few ways: 1. Andy and Barney are cousins. 2. The squad car is a 1960 Ford

Mayberry doctors

2009-07-09 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/9/2009 11:02:09 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I can offer my doctor list I don't know how complete it is. Dr. Bennett Dr. Burnside (my two), Dr. Carruthers, I think their might be a Dr. Springer unless that was a nickname then there

Re: first season

2009-07-09 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/9/2009 10:43:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: You're watching the first season when the inside courthouse set 1) doesn't have a window to the right of the front door, 2) has a door between the cell and the wall Oooh, I forgot about

Re: Mayberry squad cars

2009-07-07 Thread dixonhayes
Bob, I and another contributor to the Internet Movie Car Database now have all eight of the squad cars on that site, 1960-67, and identified.? He contributed the '63 and '64 and I chipped in the rest. Here's what we have, according the info contributed by the site's regulars: 1960 Ford

Re: the Darling truck on Gomer Pyle

2009-06-26 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 6/26/2009 11:01:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: This is the episode where Gomer tries to help a family find a place to stay the night, and he ends up housing them in a shack in the Marine Target Range. ...and you may recall near the

Re: the Darlings' truck

2009-06-24 Thread dixonhayes
***Anybody know what year and make that truck is.*** When I pulled images for the Andy Griffith Show page at the Internet Movie Car Database, I found out the Darlings' truck was a 1928 Ford Model AA, apparently a heavier duty truck than the Model A.

Re: What would get Barney fired?

2009-06-23 Thread dixonhayes
And now some words about Barney...much as we all love him, he was probably the most inept peace officer in television history, at least until the cast of Reno 911! came along.? But perhaps that's part of the reason we all love him, it's easier to laugh with and sympathize with someone like

Re: the wit and wisdom of Barney Fife

2009-06-15 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 6/15/2009 11:02:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: He often did a lot of philosophical meanderings and I have learned a lot from him. Among the most important things I have learned from Bernard P. Fife are the following: Ask any

Re:TV dads

2009-06-10 Thread Dixonhayes
Here are my choices: Sheriff Andy Taylor Ward Cleaver Cliff Huxtable John Evans Hank Hill Jed Clampett (his interaction with Elly May during the Beverly Hillbillies first season were often surprisingly touching) Martin Crane Rob Petrie Ozzie Nelson Howard Cunningham Dixon

Re: Mayberry Mustangs

2009-06-06 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 6/6/2009 11:01:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Now I can park it right in my Mayberry stuff. (Dixon you probably know if that car appeared other times) Here's the Andy Griffith Show page at the Internet Car Movie Database:

Re: beauty shop

2009-05-28 Thread dixonhayes
I can think of another beauty shop appearance: when Aunt Bee learns to fly, a pan of the women under dryers show them all reading magazines.? Aunt Bee is reading an aviation magazine. Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Re: Gomer on DVD

2009-05-25 Thread dixonhayes
***Sgt Hacker has not shown up yet. There in the credits are names like Ruth Burch and Harvey Bullock.*** Sgt. Hacker makes his first appearance in season 2 of Gomer Pyle, the episode where Lombardi loses his wedding ring while he and Gomer are making bread on KP. Hacker ominously waves his

barefoot in Mayberry

2009-05-23 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 5/23/2009 11:01:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: How many times do we see people on TAGS in their bare feet? Andy, Barney and their dates wading into the lake one night. A very funny scene that never fails to make me smile. Dixon

Re: people mentioned but not seen

2009-05-19 Thread Dixonhayes
***Can anyone else think of a person who was mentioned 4 times but never shown? I would have a hard time even thinking of someone who was mentioned twice.*** If you mean four or more times, Juanita and Sarah come to mind. Dixon **An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in

Re: Mayberry cars one last time

2009-05-18 Thread Dixonhayes
I just finished the last batch of car images from TAGS and submitted them to the Internet Movie Car Database. They are from the last two seasons and should be posted within about 10 days or so. (Also did some from I Love Lucy, which are now posted.) Some observations: *At the beginning

Re: my last post

2009-05-17 Thread Dixonhayes
I sent out a post Friday morning, one last post about Mayberry's cars from the last two seasons. I can't find that it ever made it to the digest. Anyone ever see it, and if not should I resend it? Dixon **A strong credit score is 700 or above. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!

Re: Mayberry's TV sets

2009-05-17 Thread Dixonhayes
I sent out a post last week about how all the TV sets you see in Mayberry appear to be so old and obsolete even by 1960s standards. Sure enough, I noticed about halfway through the final (1967-68) season, the Taylors got a brand new TV. They used it to watch Aunt Bee's cooking show and

Re: Mayberry travel

2009-05-07 Thread dixonhayes
*** there was the train, bus, Dolly the horse, bicycles, rollerskates, boats, airplanes and at least one motorcycle.*** More than one motorcycle in fact, and I believe they were all Harleys. Yep, Barney rode. And don't forget the TWA jet the Taylors took to Hollywood, one of the few times

Re: Mayberry travel

2009-05-06 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 5/6/2009 11:02:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I enjoyed looking at the cars, buses and motorcycles driven in Mayberry. Are you going to expand to bicycles? The site's rules (remember, it's not my site) don't allow bicycles, but

Re: more Mayberry cars

2009-05-05 Thread Dixonhayes
They just posted a new batch of 40 images I sent to the Internet Movie Car Database, all from seasons 3 5. They include Barney's 1954 Ford Customline sedan he bought from Hubcaps Lesch, Gilly Walker's 1958 Rambler American (that Goober takes apart and reassembles), the governor's 1961

Re: Now you see Don...

2009-05-04 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 5/4/2009 11:01:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Exactly WHY was Barney not in some episodes? Did Don Knotts' contract specify that he only be required to do a certain number of episodes per season? Or maybe was it an opportunity to

Re: Mayberry's TV sets

2009-05-03 Thread Dixonhayes
As I've gone through the series with a fine tooth comb lately, I've noticed something else about our favorite fictional town. We've often commented about how much of Mayberry seems to come from a different time...lifestyle in general, commerce based in agriculture, its telecom system

Re: scenes without Andy, Opie, Barney or Aunt Bee

2009-05-01 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 5/1/2009 11:01:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: As for favorite scenes without Andy, Barney, Opie, or Aunt Bee, one that I particularly like is the scene in A Date for Gomer where Thelma Lou and Helen are trying to convince Mary Grace

Re: the Ball Game

2009-04-30 Thread Dixonhayes
Just saw the episode The Ball Game, which always fascinated me because of its airdate: October 3, 1966. That was *way* outside Little League/school baseball season, but just two days before the LA Dodgers took on the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series (the Orioles swept in four games).

Re: Mayberry trucks and T-birds

2009-04-24 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 4/24/2009 11:01:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: always wondered about the 1956 Ford F-100 trucks often seen. I always assumed at least a couple were the same truck used over and over again. Couple cans of Krylon spray paint can work

Re: Internet Movie Car Database

2009-04-22 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 4/22/2009 11:01:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: In the picture of the 1952 Plymouth Cambridge, there is a sign on the building in the background that says, Waverly Malts Hops. Was someone in Mayberry making homemade beer??

Re: iced tea revisited

2009-04-20 Thread dixonhayes
We've had a couple of fascinating conversations here on the digest about how come we so rarely if ever see anyone in Mayberry drinking sweetened iced tea, even though it's such a well known southern beverage.? Well, in the course of pulling my car photos, I swear, in the 1965 episode where the

resending: imcdb TAGS page link

2009-04-20 Thread dixonhayes
I must have missed it but what is the link to Dixons car page. http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=53479 I'm one of two contributors. Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Re: Taylors in Hollywood

2009-04-17 Thread Dixonhayes
As I continue to capture automotive images from our favorite show, here are some more, this time some non-automotive, observations. *Opening shot in Hollywood shows a rare product name: Standard Oil, on a service station. *By the way, the same bus that picked up the Taylors in Mayberry is

Re: cars of Mayberry

2009-04-16 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 4/15/2009 11:01:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Dixon, I took a look at your page -- pretty impressive! You obviously have an extensive knowledge of old vehicles. Thanks Janet but all I did was supply about two-thirds of the

Re: something for Mayberry car nuts

2009-04-13 Thread Dixonhayes
I am currently culling screen grab images of Mayberry cars and trucks for the Internet Movie Car Database. Someone already donated images from season 4; I've submitted seasons 1 2 and part of season 6. Some things I noticed: *We always knew Mayberry was a Blue Oval kind of town, with all

Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 102

2009-04-11 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 4/11/2009 11:01:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Other than Floyd's admiration for Calvin Coolidge, what other non-fictional people do you remember mentioned in Mayberry? Cary Grant is mentioned a number of times. Inexplicably, he's

anachronisms

2009-04-08 Thread dixonhayes
Thought of another anachronism: the horse drawn milk cart.? Of course that was even presented as one. Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Aunt Bee's radio soaps

2009-04-08 Thread dixonhayes
***2. Aunt Bea Listening To Soap Operas On The Radio. Andy began on 3 October 1960, and the last radio soap opera, (Ma Perkins) left the air on 25 November 1960. *** That's a pretty glaring one...the day the last four soap operas left the air got a lot of publicity at the time, and they

largest crime Andy let go?

2009-02-16 Thread dixonhayes
I'd say the largest crime Andy ever let go without actual charges was child abandonment.? He basically let the mother (and dad...Jack Nicholson) have the child back with just a stern warning, something that would never happen in this day and age.? Then again, child abandonment laws may have

Re: producer mistakes?

2009-02-15 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 2/15/2009 11:01:41 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I've always considered there were 2 casting mistakes made by the producers, I guess that would be on the head of Aaron Ruben. What's the Bernard Lee story? I've never heard it. As

Re: Jim Lindsey's car

2009-02-11 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 2/11/2009 11:01:49 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Does anyone know the kind of car that Jim Lindsey drove? You know, that fancy foreign job. With all the Ford cars on the show, it got me to thinking. I believe that was a Mercedes

Re: Mayberry medical

2009-02-08 Thread Dixonhayes
A few other medical issues: Barney's foot when the pickup truck parked on top of it (twice as I recall) Lydia being in the sun too long and getting the herpes Andy's upset stomach after eating three large, oregano-rich spaghetti dinners Opie skinned either an elbow or a knee, and when Andy

Re: Mayberry squad cars

2009-01-31 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 1/31/2009 11:03:00 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Anyway, as long as it's a 4-door Ford 1960-1968 with the proper markings (black white,sheriffs logos, police light, etc.) it's close enough for most Mayberry fans. I've never seen a

Re: famous things that were whistled

2009-01-26 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 1/23/2009 11:03:41 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: What would be number 3 on the list? Anything else important ever whistled? Let's see... The theme from The Night Stalker. The theme from the movie Bridge on the River Kwai. The

Re: clocking speeders

2009-01-25 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 1/25/2009 11:01:33 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Saw an episode awhile back that got me to wondering.In several episodes Andy or Barney would see a speeding car go by and say that car's doing 50 in a 35 or 70 in a 55 etc.How did the

Re: Twilight Zone

2009-01-02 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 1/2/2009 11:01:25 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: was watching The Twilight Zone Marathon on the Sci-fi channel. I saw that too, and was surprised to see Ronnie Howard in that episode about the carousel (itself set in a Mayberry-type

Re: more on the stamps

2008-12-31 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 12/31/2008 11:01:56 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: If it was a fictional show with fictional characters, it could be different, but since the name carries Andy's name, no stamp!! Actually, it's only Andy's image that can't be used

Re: postage stamps

2008-12-30 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 12/30/2008 11:03:00 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I just saw on my local news station that they are coming out with a I love Lucy stamp. There's actually a whole series of stamps devoted to classic TV. It not only includes Lucy but

The Cinnamon Bear

2008-12-04 Thread Dixonhayes
I'm a fan of old time radio, and I heard for years about the annual children's serial, The Cinnamon Bear, rerun every year on radio since its premiere in syndication in 1937. Only this year did I actually start listening to it and I found it to be surprisingly delightful. I'm enclosing a

Re: favorite dramatic moments

2008-12-03 Thread dixonhayes
My favorite dramatic moments: Opie releases the baby birds into the wild and says Gee Pa, the cage sure does look empty now. Andy responds, Yeah...but don't the trees look nice and full. When Andy is on the verge of giving Opie a belt whipping over the whole Mr. McBeevee thing, and Opie

Re: green Ford Falcon

2008-11-24 Thread dixonhayes
***Did anyone notice who owned this car? Maybe Nellie or Mr. Schwump was the owner. The reason I noticed it so much is that quite a few of my friends in the 60's owned Ford Falcons because they were dependable, economical cars.*** Ah, something I always wondered myself. And we finally got

Re: Cars in Mayberry

2008-11-20 Thread dixonhayes
***Then once Sam Jones took over the town council, suddenly?everybody in town seemed to favor Chrysler products! Sam was a smart man..*** Come to think of it, I seem to remember Chrysler products being preferred on Gomer Pyle as well, as Sergeant Carter's personal car was always a

Re: Aunt Bee's car

2008-11-17 Thread dixonhayes
***I'm not sure of the manufacturer and model but I posted some screen captures on Mayberry Historical Society for the all the official car identification notifiers out there. *** That appears to me to be a 1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner convertible. I think I once called it a '56 here on the

Re: the Mayberry Gazette

2008-10-31 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 10/31/2008 7:57:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it's definitely not a daily.? We learn this in Opie's Fortune when Barney reads the lost-and-found ad (on a Wednesday).? He laments the fact that he didn't get the news one day earlier,

Re: Return to Mayberry

2008-10-29 Thread dixonhayes
Sam brought up some great points about the Return to Mayberry TV movie. I've seen some very harsh small town elections in my life but never one in which a blaring horn from a station wagon called an incumbent dead wood.? I do agree, that would've cost Ben Woods a lot of votes, especially in a

Ron Howard's viral video

2008-10-26 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 10/26/2008 11:02:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Question: Does anyone know if Pa and Opie were really together while making the video? It looked to me like one of them was edited into the video of the other. It looked like they were in

Barney's replacement?

2008-09-22 Thread dixonhayes
***My gal instantly spewed out the name Tim Conway. I thought about it for a few seconds and agreed without a doubt, he would have been the perfect replacement.*** Tim would've been perfect but unfortunately at the time, he was still under contract for one more season of McHale's Navy on

Re:Mr Wheeler

2008-09-17 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 9/17/2008 11:01:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He is now the manager at the Shady Rest Hotel. Sam Drucker Drucker's General Store Hooterville I heard he's also the volunteer fire chief and co-owner of a cropdusting service? ;-) Dixon

Re: Myspace

2008-09-17 Thread Dixonhayes
Hi all A couple of group members had asked to hook up in Myspace and I forgot their ID, but feel free to add me as well. myspace.com/dixonh Dixon **Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com.

Re: Mayberryopoly

2008-08-21 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/21/2008 11:02:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I bought Mayberry-opoly from Mayberry on Main. It's a fun board game that combines Mayberry trivia with Monopoly. You can buy Ernest T. Bass's cave (he's a skinny little runt with a rock in his

Re: Parley Baer

2008-08-20 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/20/2008 11:02:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: did he by any chance do the voice of Ernie the Keebler Elf? Yes, Ernie the Keebler Elf and Mayor Stoner were one and the same! Dixon **It's only a deal if it's where you want to

Re: Parley Baer

2008-08-18 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/18/2008 11:04:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Saw Mayor Stoner on an episode of Father Knows Best. He was playing a friend of a friend. He was sounding more like his Chester Character from the Gunsmoke radio show tho. I like him better that

Re: favorite seasons

2008-08-17 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/17/2008 11:02:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I very well may be the only person in the civilized world that will say that my favorite season is.. the final season. Yes, I realize that these are color episodes and yes, I realize that

my favorite lines

2008-08-06 Thread dixonhayes
I am trying to remember these off the top of my head so they may not be exact: Barney: The quality of mercy is not strained, it floweth as a gentle rain from Heaven...well, you're not talking to a jerk ya know! Man gets his suit pressed, spends two hours polishing his hat, and for what??

Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 204

2008-08-02 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/2/2008 11:02:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Our local museum, the John and Annie Glenn Historic Site shows classic movies once in awhile. They had a poster hanging downtown that said they are showing The Day the Earth Stood Still with

Re: double homework

2008-07-31 Thread dixonhayes
***Hypothetically, who would Andy choose to defend if Helen unfairly gave Opie double the future homework if he done his homework the night before? I think if Opie had done his homework, yet didn't raise his hand to show that he DID do it, Andy would defend Helen.*** What would the point

Re: Dud Wash, castaway

2008-07-28 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/28/2008 11:07:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 4. Divorce Mountain Style - again, self explanatory. And in my humble opinion, Dud looks like he should be stranded on a deserted isle, anyway. Thanks Hal, that was my first really big laugh

Re: Mayberry county?

2008-07-28 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/27/2008 11:03:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Mayor of Mayberry would not hold any sway over the county sheriff. Every county I have ever been to has a county courthouse located at the county seat where the county judges conduct trials,

Re: George Carlin's unusual tie to Mayberry

2008-06-24 Thread dixonhayes
Edgy, rebellious comedian George Carlin died yesterday of a heart attack at age 71. I was a fan of his but I have to admit, he's about as far from Mayberry as you can get. But you might be surprised to know he has a two-degree connection to our favorite fictional North Carolina town.

Re: Mayberry TV repair

2008-04-08 Thread dixonhayes
***It didn't seem to get much business during the first 5 seasons. The only time TV repair was mentioned (that I recall) was when Barney brought George (Howard Morris) out to the lake to tell Helen about her set. I suppose it would be hard to get a set repaired or shop for a new one if there

Re: Rob Reiner

2008-03-07 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 3/6/08 11:53:09 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It is wild to see Reiner on the show and know what was yet to come, with both with All in the Family and his directing career. By the way it's interesting to note Ron Howard has a scene with Reiner in

Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 360

2007-12-22 Thread dixonhayes
Actually I think the last one was a '68 that's the only year they made that style, although I don't remember it being shown very much. We used to have a city police car of that type and it was red. 1st was a 60, then a 61, 62, 63, 64, (65-66 I take was the same car), 67, 68 Do you remember

Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 357

2007-12-19 Thread dixonhayes
***How many squad cars were used in Mayberry, as far as year and model.*** Rick there were seven, the first was a '60 and the last was a '67. It was usually the lowest trim fleet version of the Galaxie line. Dixon

Re: The Big House

2007-12-16 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 12/14/07 12:02:05 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: agree with Dixon! The Big House should always be high in the polls! For all the reasons you named! Was that also where Andy told Gomer to take that gun out of his mouth? and SHAKE DOWN! Yep that

Re: crackups

2007-09-21 Thread dixonhayes
***Also, is there anyone out there who can think of one of these scenes that would have been difficult to film?*** I have to wonder about the classic scene where Gomer places Barney under citizen's arrest. I know Jim Nabors and Don Knotts routinely cracked each other up, plus Gomer told

Re: Aunt Bee/Return to Mayberry

2007-08-31 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 8/30/07 12:01:19 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm with Paul. I don't think this is the reason. Besides, didn't she say underwear in TAGS when she was getting on the bus to go out of Town? She told Andy to put on clean underwear when he got

Re: Aunt Bee

2007-08-27 Thread Dixonhayes
*** Why was Aunt Bee's character changed from Aunt Lucy in the pilot. Also it was sure weird seeing Mrs.Bavier playing a different character as was Will Wright.*** Not sure why Aunt Lucy was dropped, but remember Aunt Bee didn't arrive until the first regular episode in October 1960, so that

Re: Mayberry Squad Cars

2007-07-23 Thread dixonhayes
Who else besides me attended the Mayberry Squad Car event in Graysville, Alabama over the weekend?? It was my first time to attend and what a lot of fun!? It was great seeing Allan and David Browning, again, among the other impersonators.? Of course, I love Mayberry and I love cars so seeing

obit: Charles Lane

2007-07-11 Thread Dixonhayes
One of the most beloved bad guys in film and television history has died. You may remember Charles Lane in everything from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to LA Law, and of course as the farmer whose cause Aunt Bee takes up. Here's a link to a Yahoo obituary.

Re: Gomer and Camp Henderson

2007-07-11 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/10/07 12:04:24 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We all know that Gomer's base was Camp Henderson. However, in this episode, they show a sign that reads Camp Watson. I am guessing that it was Camp Watson originally for that TAGS episode, but became

Re: Andy on WML?

2007-07-11 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/10/07 12:04:24 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: he gave his answers with an English Accent and they could not who he was. don't know what year it was but the Gomer Pyle Show was mention so it had to be 1964 or after. did anyone else see the show?

Re: Andy spanking Opie

2007-07-06 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/5/07 12:04:15 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think he mentioned spanking opie (but then didnt do it) during the mr mcbeevee episode. I'm glad they never showed a spanking. Me too. Even if you're pro-spanking and pro-whipping, it would still be

Re: Burt, Beaver and Andy

2007-07-06 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 7/5/07 12:04:15 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The episode was A Horse Named Nick, and Burt Mustin (Jud Fletcher) was playing a veteranarian on the show. Does anyone Know of any other shows that he(or other TAGS castmembers) have had small roles in?

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