Trivia Question
What say we play a little trivia.Which character on TAGS who played more than one character had the greatest promotion?In other words, this character went from a low paying menial job to a well respected high paying profession.See if you can guess to whom I refer. David, I believe there are two possibilities. You could be referring to Charles Thompson. He went from playing Asa, the bank security guard, in the black and white years to playing Dr. Roberts in the color years. I'd say that's a pretty good promotion! But then again, you could also be referring to Jay Novello. He went from playing a con man in Guest of Honor to playing the attorney Neil Bentley in Otis Sues the County. However, since the job of con man/thief isn't technically a menial job and can be pretty lucrative, I will say that Charles Thompson is the answer. Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Clara's name changes
Here's another interesting tidbit. Clara was called another name to begin with and had more than one last name. What were they. Elizabeth, I believe Hope Summers went by a total of three different names through the course of the show--Bertha Edwards, Clara Johnson, and Clara Edwards. Good question! Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Greatest Promotion and Different Names
Maybe the biggest promotion would go to Howard Morris who went from being a no-account Ernest T. Bass, to George the TV repairman. Of course then he went on to be the great Leonard Blush, but somehow got un-promoted back down to Ernest T. Bass when Malcolm Merriweather showed up. And just like Howard Sprauge wasn't Ed the insurance man, but rather Jack Dodson playing different characters, the same would apply here. And if you really wanted to get technical, you could say Ernest T. Bass got promoted to Director of several of the following episodes. And also, anybody whose been here a while knows that Clara Edwards was once Clara Johnson, just like Goober Pyle used to be Goober Beasley, and Floyd Lawson was Floyd Colby. Bobby Hay (aka Bobby the Beast) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Emmett Forrest
Hey, Mayberry friends. Sunday marks one year since the passing of one of Mayberry's best friends, Emmett Forrest, the man mostly responsible for the collection at The Andy Griffith Museum and for helping keep the Mayberry spirit alive in Mount Airy, NC. A few years ago I had the opportunity to sit beside him at the Sunday morning service at Mayberry Days. We had a great conversation about Andy and himself and how The Andy Griffith Show affected him and his community. We also had friendly talks whenever I visited the museum. Such a nice man. Thank you Emmett. We miss you. Larry in Lincolnton ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Promotions
I can think of two TAGS characters who made great promotions in employment. The first was Emmett Clark's brother in law Ben Meechum. He first appeared very early as a postal clerk when he and Barney were arguing over wanted posters. Then he appeared as Martha Clark's brother in law who owned the Meechum Insurance Company in Raleigh. The second one that comes to mind is good old Asa. He began as a bank guard and then went on to Weaver's as a night watchman, but eventually he worked his way up to being a doctor who diagnosed Andy as having a flu bug.. I happen to know that Asa became a doctor after subscribing to the Learn a Month magazine. He had a lot of time to read when he was the bank guard and night watchman. Several issues were all about medicine. Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
different roles on TAGS
Don't forget the man who was the postal clerk and Martha's brother was also the presiding clergyman who married Dud and Charlene the second time (well, you know what I mean!). Aunt Bee of Orlando ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Trivia Question
Most of you got the trivia question correct.Of course the answer was good old Asa Breeney who went from being a bank guard/department store guard/hotel clerk in the black and white episodes to being a doctor/veterinarian in the color episodes. We should all be proud of Asa for graduating Medical School at his advanced age. It is plain to see that there is no TAGS question that the posters here on this site cannot answer. (Except of course, Who played Mr. Schwump?)...Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
