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Harriet, the
Floyd the barber was seen on Peter Gunn show sunday evening. The whole show
was about him robbing a bank holding the million dollars in order to get a
retirement plan for the banks employees. A rather light ditty for Peter
Gunn.Paul in PA. And quit yelling at yourself in that looking glass!Sent
For those who have not discovered this Old Time Radio Western channel.You
can hear our favorite barber, Howard McNear, as Doc Adams on radio Gunsmoke and
Parley Bear (mayor Stoner, Roy Stoner) as Chester. Chester is right up front,
making and serving coffee as usual, but stay tuned, at 7
Betty Lynn played Virginia Beasley, the postman's daughter, in an episode
where Gracie throws her a baby shower.
Brent
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Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:44:08 -0600
From: "Paul Pyle"
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Subject: Howard McNear on Burns & Allen
I've been enjoying wa
I've been enjoying watching "The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show" every
weekday morning on Antenna TV. Howard McNear (our lovable Floyd) played
Cuthbert Jantzen, the Burns' plumber who was a widower with 4 college age
daughters. Sort of a role reversal for Floyd, playing o
Stumbled upon a major Howard McNear find on a YouTube Gunsmoke episode entitled
"Festus Aunt Thede" - he portrays a fidgety,befuddled shop owner named
Howard-playing the Floyd role to perfection!
As a bonus, Frank Cady ( Otis' cellmate in "The Rehabilitation of Otis")
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Was that
just due to tje fact that the programs were produced by DESILU??
No, Mayberry hadn't even been invented yet when Howard McNear made that
appearance on "Lucy." It's entirely possible, however, there were people who
worked on both shows who were friends
I once read an interview with Andy Griifith and he said what made
Floyd so funny to them, is because Howard McNear wasn't acting when he
portrayed Floyd-he was ACTUALLY like that.
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Walter "Ted" Kamprad
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I saw Howard McNear on The Leave Leave It To Beaver show playing,of all
things,a barber and giving Wally his first
shave at the request of Ward Cleaver.He also played a real estate agent on The
Ozzie And Harriet Show. Can anyone tell me why the Taylors had
a
room for Gomer
Ken, Susan, and Bob,
I agree! It would be awesome to see Jack Benny on an episode of TAGS. Seeing
him get a ticket for speeding or jay-walking would be priceless.
I don't think I've ever seen Jack in a scene with Don Knotts. Does anyone know
if they ever acted together?
You know, most of
Ken, I agree with you! I haven't seen a Hollywood movie in the theatre
since Mamma Mia. I, too, prefer the old classics like The Ghost and Mr.
Chicken, and another one of my favorites, The Incredible Mr. Limpet. It's
amazing what a versatile actor Don Knotts was. How wonderful it is that
years
Not only did early radio and t.v. have an influence on TAGS, some of TAGS's
stars appeared quite a bit on these shows.
Last night, I was watching an episode of the Jack Benny Show ("Don Wilson's
27'th Anniversary"), and who should I see but Howard McNear playing a Mr.
Just listening to the old time radio internet station today and who should I
hear, but Howard McNear in an episode of "Secret Agent K7"!
Makes ya thank,
Over and Under,
Clyde "Barn"
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HistoryBuff, you are so right!
I always loved Floyd as a character - especially in the "Gay Deceiver" episode.
But as Howard McNear, I admire and love the man who had such professionalism
and courage to continue to contribute so much to our favorite show.
Paul
Tending Otis'
Dear Mayberry Folks,
I think we should not talk about Howard McNear's disability due to his stroke;
picking it apart step by step. Frankly, I don't think it is very nice.
We should remember what a dear man Howard and his character were. He was a
trouper who gave his best until the very en
I may be a lone voice here, but I think Howard McNear did a darn fine job right
through his final TAGS episode. It bothers me to hear so much talk of how sad
and how poor his speech had become. Everything is relative, and maybe we should
celebrate the fact that his professionalism and pride
Just watching the "SCTV" season one DVD recently, which features Eugene Levy
lovingly doing his amazing impression of Floyd the Barber, makes me see how
far-reaching TAGS's influence is. The combination of Merv Griffin and Andy
Griffith into the "Merv Griffith Show" still makes me laugh, as tha
?
>Curt
That's a good question! You know, the guy who played Asa (and Fred?) did sound
quite a bit like Howard McNear. That's one of the most hilarious
scenes...almost as funny as the "Attaboy, Luther!" and "Attaboy, Judge!" from
"The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.&
I was watching "If I Had a Quarter-Million" and when Barney calls to
Fred in the hotel ("Fred!"), it sure sounds a lot like Howard McNear's
voice. Floyd was in the episode after all. Maybe Floyd had a brother
named Fred who worked at the hotel?
Curt
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Tom Kessel mentioned "The Big Circus" with Howard McNear. Dave and I love
finding this movie by accident on TV, and we take a break from whatever
we're doing ("What were you doing?"") to watch Howard in a stellar
performance. Howard was Floyd no matter what movie
to the man, the actor Howard McNear
used this as an opportunity to add more depth to the character-notice his
gravelly, sometimes slurred vocal diction and the quirky timing and delivery of
his lines! Also it seems Floyd's thinking is more abstract and mysterious than
before, making his ch
I love to listen to Suspense...I listen to it every night before going to
sleep. I've several TAGS-related people on Suspense (I bought 9 mp3 CDs off of
Ebay with 887 episodes, ranging from 1942-1962). Anyway, in the mid-50s,
Howard McNear and Parely Baer were in several episodes of Sus
I often wondered which Floyd left the most memorable impression for us fans.pre
1962 or 1964-67.I can only speak for myself .I get the impression his
impersonaters and followers are remembering him after his 62 stroke.to me and I
say this with highest respect to this superb actor .it took sadly
I recently watched the Elvis Presley movie "Blue Hawaii" and the man who ran
the travel agency was played by none other than Howard McNear. My
eleven-year-old daughter was watching the movie with me, noticed the travel
agent and said, "Gee mom, isn't that Floyd?" Even
I was watching the movie "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea". One of those not
so good Irwin Allen films. I had watched it before but I guess I never
noticed that the penny pinching Congressman was none other than our Howard.
Dapper Dan
Wretch! Deceitful Wretch!
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I was listening to a old radio show called The Six Shooter (1953) which
starred Jimmy Stewart. In this episode Howard McNear played the main episode
character, an old prospector friend of Jimmy's. Jimmy Stewart plays a
character called Britt Ponset, also known as The Six Shooter, in this
They appeared together in "Anatomy of a Murder" in 1959.
Andge in Bethlehem, GA
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What black & white movie is Howard McNear in with Jimmy Stewart?
"Wretch, miserable wretch!"
Bee in New Concord, OH
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Hello all,
While browsing at our local library a few days ago I ran across a set of
audio tapes of classic radio shows. They looked interesting so I checked them
out. One episode of a show called Suspense featured DeForrest Kelly from Star
Trek. While listening to the episode I kept thinkin
of a Murder" (1959), and yes, that was
our beloved Howard McNear playing the doctor on the witness stand. Other
future TAGS actors who appeared in this film include John "The Jinx" Qualen as
a deputy, and Ken Lynch, who played (you guessed it) a cop.
--Paul
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I enjoyed the article, also. They did forget his 2nd most famous TV
role: when Wally Cleaver decided to act the big shot and show his
friends he's shaving Ward decides to help him and gets the local barber
(played by H McNear) to give him a "real" old fashioned shave. He shaved
the lather and n
I really enjoyed the article from Old Time Radio on Howard McNear as it had
lots of information about our Floyd's illustrious career. I knew he had
performed on a lot of radio shows, but had no idea that he did so many. I
really loved the pictures, in fact the third picture in the artic
I turned on TV Land to catch TAGS and caught the end of Leave It to Beaver.
Howard McNear was on it (it was a 1958 show) and he was playing a barber named
Andy! I later checked imdb.com and learned that he played Andy the barber as a
recurring character. I guess he had some on-the-job training
Just heard Howard on an old radio show called Johnny Dollar (a radio show about
an insurance investigator, with an action packed expense account lol) Howard
plays a bum who had a life insurance policy taken out on him and now someone is
trying to kill him to collect on it. He is not the first on
He shows it to Andy and Andy
>>replies, "good...tell me what it is and I'll give you fifty cents".
>>Barney then acknowledges the gentleman and says something to effect of
>>, "nice work".
The man appears to be Howard McNear or Floyd himself. Once this ep
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