WBMUTBB facebook group?

2012-10-17 Thread David
Is there such a group?? David Columbia, SC ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Ms Grayson

2012-10-23 Thread David
She stated the car was a rental. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Andy Christmas songs on youtube

2012-12-24 Thread David
http://youtu.be/PloM3RvasP8 There are others too. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

To Bee or not to Bea

2013-01-01 Thread David
I would say Bea is right because it's short for Beatrice. Happy New Year everyone. Make it a good'n and act like somebody. Don't be a bird in this world. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

The Ghost and Mr Chicken - TAGS alumni

2013-01-08 Thread David
I watched it for the first time in a long time the other night. It's amazing how many people are in it that were in at least 1 episode of TAGS. Otis, Clara, Jud, The bank robber that gave Barney knock out drops, Big Maude, Ms Lesh, etc. ___ WBMUTBB

Big maude, et al

2013-01-10 Thread David
Big Maude opened an open kitchen diner where the burgers are the specialty. People wonder why the Diner is named Ralph's place when Maude owns it. Naomi opened a salon and is now curling everyone's hair (except the bald cats Floyd practices on) Sally still just dances with Al.

RIP Emmett Forrest

2013-01-12 Thread David
Emmett has passed away. It won't be the same at the museum anymore. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Losing Mayberry people

2013-01-13 Thread David
I thought how sad it is each time we lose someone from Mayberry. I thought boy the streets of Mayberry sure are emptybut aren't the heavens nice and full ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Brand names

2013-02-10 Thread David
One of the biggest faux pas ever was in the car show episode. At the gas station where Goober's friend worked a Coors beer truck passes by. As we know at that time Coors was not allowed out east so it gave it away that they weren't in Raleigh. ___

Peggy's hungry buzzard

2013-02-25 Thread David
I laughed when Sande Riggs brought up the fact that Andy said wouldn't you know his name would be Don to Barney. I NEVER made that connection. I guess Don will always be thought of as Barney not Don. Good one! By the way I noticed that Andy introduces Goober as Goober Beasley to the tv

Chickens, chickens, chickens

2013-03-03 Thread David
I think Aunt Bee serves chicken n dumplings to Jim when he gets arrested for playing on the street and then Andy promises that as supper to Rafe Holister if he surrenders to Barney. Also, doesn't Aunt Bee pack some chicken legs in the bag given to the man in a hurry (name is escaping me now)

Suggsted show for 8th graders

2013-03-04 Thread David
The one where opie gets the job but then purposely gets fired might be a good one. Being in color might be a good reason too because I don't know how much the kids these days follow black and white shows. But I have always loved the ending when Andy tells Opie you're a man. Another good one

TAGS related pet names

2013-03-15 Thread David
We just got a puppy that had been abandoned on a dirt road in a small town near us. We named it Easton for the town my wife is from in PA. I was wondering though, who all has a pet with a name inspired by TAGS? Or, what would be a good TAGS related pet name? I wonder what kind of dog the

Paul Mulik and Aunt Bee pictures

2013-03-31 Thread David
I nominate Paul for the Trained Noticer award. The prize is a hot water bottle. Or maybe a bucket since he is trying to think of other incidences. David Oberly Columbia, SC ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com

Barney's camera setup

2013-04-03 Thread David
Easily explained. If you had a hook at the top of the door on the door frame on the inside that would give you the directional force needed to pull the switch. If I were able to attach a schematic here I could explain it better. I think the key was your hook #2 ;) David Columbia, SC

Jackie from 'Roseanne' like Barney

2013-04-04 Thread David
Yeah she kinda acted Barn- ish when she was a cop. Now that I have read about that I can see it. But,when she was a trucker did her old pals on the force give her the extra 5mph to get over Turner's grade? David Columbia, SC ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

In charge for a day

2013-04-24 Thread David
My manager is off today and left me in charge. I told him there will be no favoritism in my administration Now to go get on the Bureau Chief for vagrancy and loitering. David Oberly, MD* Columbia, SC * Manager of the Day ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Countess Vanteleky

2013-04-25 Thread David
. David Columbia, SC ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Funny TAGS type moment

2013-04-25 Thread David
Our lab pup was playing with the older lab. He ran around and then into his crate. When he did the door shut on him. I told him it's definitely no fun when that iron door clangs shut. I literally LOL'd. No more carefree playing with brother. No more chewbones or treats. LOL!!

Ken's jokes

2013-04-30 Thread David
I'm not saying they are bad but if you flew a bird through the room every one of them would point. ;) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Liking a post

2013-05-01 Thread David
I never wanted to admit it but I do that also Harriet. I wonder what it would have been like to have facebook in the time of TAGS. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mayberry foods

2013-05-15 Thread David
What about: snowcones (still with syrup) Apricots A good steak (andy in Raleigh) Prunes and Hardtack (what kids supposedly get in norway) Hollowed out and stuffed avacados Lemon cookies Burnt hamburgers (Mauds disdain) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

1 year ago July 3rd

2013-07-02 Thread David
I can't believe it is already 1 year since Andy left us. RIP Ange... ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Prices in Mayberry

2013-07-05 Thread David
I too love to notice the prices there. Trivia: name the 3 things that were said to be FREE in Mayberry. 2 were said by 1 person and the third by a second person. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

3 free items in Mayberry

2013-07-07 Thread David
Yes the air and water at Wally's Ok the third was a whisk broom at Floyd's (oh there's no charge for that Barn, I mean a whisk broom??) lol Ok that was bad lol ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Don Knotts in a dog food commercial

2013-07-07 Thread David
I had never seen this: http://youtu.be/fmFoAO6hZo0 Also, did y'all know he played the principal at a HS for the last 4 episodes of a show called what a country! Starring Yakov Smirnoff? I can't find any clips on youtube though. ___ WBMUTBB mailing

One punch Opie

2013-07-09 Thread David
I believe he does throw a punch. He says I laughed. Then I let into him like a windmill in a tornado ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mayberry get together this weekend

2013-07-15 Thread David
but it is always fun. She is very pleasant and accomodating. The 8:30-11:00 part sounds most fun of all! Regardless I hope everyone has a great time and has safe travels. If you see a roadblock with someone handing out pickles be sure to smoke, er, eat one for me! David Columbia, SC

WBMUTBB comedians

2013-08-11 Thread David
With all the comedians here I bet there are a lot of waxy steps at local old folks' homes. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

TAGS to teach life lessons

2013-08-18 Thread David
My wife (38) and I (42) are expecting twin girls, our first children, in December. One of the things I look forward to is bringing them up to love my favorite show and to do as I did - learn how to act like somebody. I can't wait to hear them say Daddy, Andy Griffith is on! (Even though I have

TAGS marathon on TVland

2013-08-25 Thread David
Labor Day from 8:00am Eastern to 6:00pm Eastern. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Black and white vs color episodes

2013-09-02 Thread David
Y'all it's like we say down south. There is no such thing as bad BBQ, just some is a lot better than other but it's all good. Same with TAGS. Some episodes are better but there ain't no bad ones. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Most used phrase

2013-09-10 Thread David
You're a bird in this world ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Happy 53rd!!

2013-10-03 Thread David
Happy 53rd anniversary to the best show of all time. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Double Alumni spotting

2013-10-06 Thread David
Both Gomer and John Masters were just on The Loveboat. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Alumni spotting on The Loveboat

2013-10-09 Thread David
ME TV is showing it each Sunday at 2:00 I believe (eastern ) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Bringin' young'ns up right

2013-10-11 Thread David
Our twins came on Monday unexpectedly so they will be in NICU about 11 weeks. There is a TV in the room so I turned it to TVLand so they can watch the best show ever made. I think they like it ;) I hope the nurses are TAGS fans because any time it's on when we visit we will have it on.

Christmas episode of TAGS

2013-10-19 Thread David
Speaking of Christmas, I sure wish they would have had more than 1 episode of TAGS for Christmas. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Goober did a voice over for a cartoon movie?

2013-11-05 Thread David
He was the voice of a hound? Let me guess. The hound said: judy, judy, judy! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Ink blot test

2013-11-08 Thread David
Google is giving the famous Ink Blot test when you do a search. I saw it this morning. Looked like a bat to me. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru Wouldn't you rather see a butterfly? Even just one that's mad? ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Thanksgiving in Mayberry

2013-11-28 Thread David
I wish they had done a Thanksgiving episode just like I wish they had done more Christmas episodes. But the one Christmas episode they did sure was a great one. It really embodied the true spirit of Christmas. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Spam ad

2013-12-03 Thread David
Speaking of the spam advertising and Bert Miller, if y'all remember a funny post one day about where are they now: Bert is now selling on Ebay. He sells a little of this and that including one thing and another. He does very well. His ebay username is nomoredoorbells65 ;)

Trivia

2013-12-05 Thread David
Floyd mentioned them in the episode about the school play that ms crump planned but was initially turned down by the principal. Technically Goober mentioned the names, too I think. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Trivia answer

2013-12-06 Thread David
Nanki poo is Yanki Poo's southern cousin. Yanki poo was obviously from northern China. ;) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Missing digests

2013-12-10 Thread David
Silvia, the digests aren't really missing. But it seems some stories got in about a woman dyeing her hair and another lady's food tasting like paste. Also, unflattering comments about preacher's sermons being dry as dust. So, the folks at WBMUTBB sent them to the dump. Go get you a flashlight

Mayberry Days 2014

2013-12-11 Thread David
I saw the post about the scheduled acts. Let me tell you, if you have never seen James Gregory and you will be at Mayberry Days then you need to make it a priority. He is FUNNY!! And yes, family friendly too. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Trivia

2014-01-07 Thread David
Who are the 2 family members of Barney who are seen on the show? I have a feeling this is pretty easy but some may not get it so easily. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Trivia answer

2014-01-08 Thread David
I was looking for his mother and Vergil. I thought mother might have been the one people may have forgotten. But peoples answers brought up a question. I know Barney referred to Andy as a cousin on the first episode but never again, right? I wonder why.

Another TAGS head scratcher

2014-01-10 Thread David
Howard Sprague played a character of Ed the Insurance agent once. How did that come about? I've never seen an actor play a somewhat major character on a show and then play a totally different one. Anyone know how that happened? I'll put on my bucket and see if that helps. On a funny side note

Favorite color episode

2014-01-15 Thread David
I would say the one where Opie gets the job but purposely loses it. It ends with one of my favorite moments when Andy says Opie is a man. It gets me *tapping by my heart* right here. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

The 8 people to take barney's gun

2014-01-20 Thread David
That's a tough'n Ken. In fact I rate that a 3-bucket level. I'm stumped. Obviously Andy did and Gentleman Dan and the escaped convict from season 1 ( that got caught by the hole in Gertrude) but I can't think of who else off hand. ___ WBMUTBB mailing

8 piano players

2014-01-25 Thread David
flip Conroy clara Edwards opie Johnny paul Aunt Bee This is another 3-bucket one... ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mayberry for Denver

2014-01-30 Thread David
As a native of Denver and lifelong fan I agree Ken. Plus don't forget where the gold truck was headed. Denver! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Trained noticers

2014-02-15 Thread David
Judging by the great job of answering the trivia questions here we sure have a lot of trained noticers. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mayberryopoly and Gomer Pile

2007-12-27 Thread David Burch
Merry Christmas, fellow Mayberrians. Weaver's really came through for me. I got the 2008 calendar and Mayberryopoly. One mistake I noticed was that Gomer is on the $10 and they spelled his last name P-I-L-E. They got Aunt Bee, Andy Taylor, and even Barney Fife right. The Mayberry

RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 238

2007-08-23 Thread david browning
and Breakfast up in Wisconsin. You can check it out on the web at www.historicautoattractions.com David Browning The Mayberry Deputy _ See what you’re getting into…before you go there http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid

Don't get your skinny little veins to poppin'

2007-04-19 Thread David Daniels
That episode is calledThe Inspectorhave a good day and be somebody. - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Favorite Quotes

2007-03-28 Thread David Burch
Briscoe Darling: Done and done. Laughing Face Hurst, TX ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mayberry Moment - Buffalo head nickle

2006-12-28 Thread David Burch
I had a Mayberry moment yesterday. I found a buffalo head nickle digging through my change. It's in pretty bad shape as you can't even read the date. I showed it to my 15-year old daughter, who is a TAGS fan. She asked what it was worth. I said About a nickle. She said I wonder what

Andy for Sheriff

2006-10-18 Thread David Burch
Since he lives in Wisconsin, I wonder why he didn't change his name to Brett Favre, Bart Starr, or Vince Lombardi. Laughing Face Hurst, TX Hi Gang -- Where I work we just got this item into the newsroom, and I wanted to pass it on right away. (Platteville, WI) -- A

Village of the Giants and Mystery Science Theater

2006-10-01 Thread David Burch
I loved watching Mystery Science Theater 3K. I recall one episode that involved a movie featuring some Mexican police. Either Crow or Tom Servo says, It looks like Mayberry, Mexican style. Laughing Face David Burch Hurst, TX

How to Get Replacements for Missing Laugh Tracks

2006-04-20 Thread David Burch
Hey Allan, your instructions say to remove the Proof of Purchase tab (the white bar-code on the bottom of the box) from the Fourth Season box. On my DVD box, which I got from Weaver's, the tab is printed directly on the box, not pasted on. I kinda hate to cut the box. Can you call the man

RE: Middle Name: Samuel

2006-04-09 Thread David Burch
For Christmas this past year I received the book written by Ken Beck and Jim Clark entiltled, Mayberry Memories. It is such a great, interesting book with many vivid pictures from each season of TAGS. As I was thumbing through the book last night, I noticed a picture on page 204 of Andy,

Nicknames

2006-02-20 Thread David Burch
As ol' Barn told Mrs. Lesch, That's just a nick for Bernard, something hit me last night when Barney called Thelma Lou Thel. He called her Thel, Andy was Anj, and Gomer was Gome. Who else did he give a nick to? I seem to remember Ope for Opie. Where there any others? Right off the

Shoes

2006-02-04 Thread David Daniels
Yes Kim believe it or not that was a very common practice back then,cutting slits in your shoes,they used to do it because thier feet got to big for thier shoes.(I also had an uncle who used to do that) - Brings words and photos together (easily)

Howard (Jeff Branch) Sprague

2008-02-11 Thread david browning
might want to say a little prayer for the students who care about Jeff. Your friend, David Browning The Mayberry Deputy _ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your fix. http://www.msnmobilefix.com

RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 47

2008-02-16 Thread david browning
at driving, he's not much of a walker. You really have to watch it in Troy, NC, it's a jungle, ya never know when another beast will drive away from the curb.. David Browning _ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant

The Spirit of Mayberry Lives On

2008-03-06 Thread david browning
Dear Ken... Hear, Hear!! Wish I could see and hear you give your presentation. David Browning The Mayberry Deputy _ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com

Floyd Always Comes Through

2008-05-07 Thread david browning
Folks, I know it's been hard not receiving the digest but I always knew Floyd was on the job. Solve it he will. You can't cut hair for thirty years and not learn something. David Browning The Mayberry Deputy _ Windows Live

Allen Newsome

2008-05-09 Thread david browning
! David Browning The Mayberry Deputy David L. Browning The Mayberry Deputy 200 McArthur Circle Bristol, VA 24201 www.mayberry.com/maydeputy/ Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired. - Mark Twain's Notebook - Be a better friend, newshound

thanks

2008-05-23 Thread david browning
on someones shoulder and cried all over it. The work you do for us is better than Siggy Frude could do in a lifetime of therapy. Many thanks David L. Browning The Mayberry Deputy 200 McArthur Circle Bristol, VA 24201 www.mayberry.com/maydeputy/ Nearly all men can stand adversity

RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 143

2008-06-01 Thread DAVID QUINN
Today, 1 June 2008, is the 82nd birthday of a great American, Andrew Samuel Griffith. Happy Birthday Andy. You still look mighty good for a man your age. Not only do I hope to look that good when I get to be your age, I would just settle for getting to 82. Orville Hendricks (Try a

Prisoner of Love on Magnum P.I. by Brenda Bee Higgins

2008-06-29 Thread DAVID QUINN
of love's name ever mentioned? I have checked several web sites and cannot find the character's name. You would think that when Andy has a trial for someone and then locks them up, at some point their name would be mentioned. David (Orville Hendricks) Quinn Oklahoma

Follow Me Boys

2008-06-30 Thread DAVID QUINN
Anyone besides me ever see the Fred MacMurray movie made in 1966 called Follow Me Boys? If you ever get a chance to watch the movie count all the people from the Andy Griffith Show appearing in the movie. It went by real fast, but even my untrained eye spotted: 1. Mayor Stoner 2.

Clara Lindsey

2008-07-02 Thread DAVID QUINN
Mary Treen, who played Rose the housekeeper, also played Clara Lindsey in two episodes of Andy Griffith. It got me to wondering if she could have been the mother of the guitar player, Jim Lindsey. It might just be, her and Jim both departed Mayberry about the same time, right after the first

Ellie For City Council

2008-07-03 Thread DAVID QUINN
I was watching Ellie For City Council. At the beginning, everyone is out in the country on a picnic. Barney and Hilda Mae stand up to take a walk and you can see Barney has a dark long sleeve pull over shirt on. This got me to thinking, does anyone remember Barney ever wearing a pull over

Trained Noticer

2008-07-13 Thread DAVID QUINN
I watched episode #7, Andy the Matchmaker last night. This is the episode where Barney tells Miss Rosemary that he is a trained noticer. Well if Barney was really a trained noticer, he would have noticed that when he comes into the courthouse to quit the force, he has a flashlight in his

Mayberry

2008-07-25 Thread DAVID QUINN
I have a question that I know someone must know the answer to. Which town was the county seat of the county where Mayberry was located? I am almost sure it could not have been Mayberry since there was no County Courthouse in the town, and there was no county sheriff in town. Even though

Mayberry

2008-07-27 Thread DAVID QUINN
Well if you think Mayberry is the county seat of the county it resides in and that Andy is the county sheriff, answer me this: Where is the county courthouse and why did Andy have to answer to the Mayor of Mayberry and why would the county sheriff be the Justice of Peace for the city of

RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 206

2008-08-05 Thread DAVID QUINN
Re: Funniest Line in The Andy Griffith Show The absolute funniest line in the Andy Griffith Show occured in the episode My Fair Ernest T. Bass. Barney is showing Ernest T. the proper way to enter a room. Barney is inside the room asking Andy how many people are in the room, etc and then

RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 211

2008-08-07 Thread DAVID QUINN
Re: Barney accidentally discharging his firearm. In the third season there was a commercial for Jello pudding in which Barney accidentally shot a hole in Andy's kitchen water line. You have to own the DVD's to see it, they would never show it on TVLand. I believe they would have begun to

Favorite Season

2008-08-14 Thread DAVID QUINN
Now here is an interesting question for discussion. Since all of the seasons of Andy are out on DVD, which is your favorite season? I know personally mine would be the fourth season. The fourth season had most of my favorites in it including Opie the Birdman, Barney's Sidecar, A Black Day

LEAST FAVORITE EPISODE

2008-09-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
All of us know that any episode of Andy is better that anything that tries to pass for comedy in today's television, but we also know some episodes were better than others. I know this is going to start a controversy, but while watching The Senior Play, (which I think is pretty poorly done), I

Longing for Mayberry

2008-10-29 Thread david browning
keep writin in, I'll keep readin'. David Browning The Mayberry Deputy _ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01

Loss to the Mayberry family

2008-10-29 Thread david browning
tribute performers. L.P. and Alma have always been a picture of hospitality for us and the best of friends to us as well. We will still look forward to seeing Alma and the boys as time goes by, but we will always miss L.P. David Browning The Mayberry Deputy

Herb Ellis

2008-11-02 Thread DAVID QUINN
I do not know about Herb Ellis playing guitar for Jim Lindsey, but I do know that in the Andy episode The Guitar Player Returns, Herb Ellis did play Bobby Fleet. That was his only appearance on Andy. Herb Ellis was a favorite of Jack Webb. He played Frank Smith in the original Dragnet. He

Television

2008-11-12 Thread DAVID QUINN
I watched the episode Howard the Comedian yesterday. At the end of the Colonel Tim Show, Opie gets up and turns off the television without being asked to do it. I sure wish Andy would teach me that trick. If my boy Evan had his way, the TV would be playing 24/7 in this house. It is all I

RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 319

2008-11-17 Thread DAVID QUINN
Goober may have lived in Mayberry at the age of 5, but he must have moved away shortly thereafter because in the episode Fun Girls, Gomer introduces Goober to Andy like Andy had never met him before. But on a different subject, I always wondered why the show did not make a bigger deal of the

CARS

2008-11-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
All this talk about cars in Mayberry got me to thinking about one of cars that I noticed turning up quite a bit on the show. It is a green Ford Falcon. It is parked on Main Street quite a bit. In the show where Wally fires Gomer it is one of the cars waiting in line while Gomer tells the

Bus Station

2008-11-25 Thread DAVID QUINN
Now here is one for all of you trained noticers. I observed quite a few people getting on and off the bus in Mayberry (Ellen Brown, Dud Wash, O'Malley, even Aunt Bee), but I never did see any bus station. Our hometown was about the same size of Mayberry (in the final show there is a sign at

Pet names

2008-12-02 Thread David Burch
We had cats named Opie and Thelma Lou and dogs named Ellie and Bee.  The vet always spelled it B-E-A.  Sure he knows all about animal medicine, but he can't spell Bee.   What about children's names?  Our son is Andy.  My wife wouldn't let me name our daughter Sarah.  I did name my GPS device

TALL AND SHORT

2008-12-14 Thread DAVID QUINN
Someone offered that Mayor Pike (Dick Elliot) was the shortest citizen of Mayberry. It would be interesting to watch the first season episode of Mayberry Goes Hollywood to compare the height of Mayor Pike with Orville Monroe (Jonathan Hole). If we can count any character on the show, I would

Vices

2008-12-16 Thread DAVID QUINN
Watched the Andy episode last night where it is revealed that Peggy McMillian's father is rich. When Andy and Peggy go to the restaurant Andy orders a beer. There were several episodes where Andy smoked, but this is the only time I remember Andy imbibing. Does anyone else remember another

ANDY ON TV LAND

2008-12-17 Thread DAVID QUINN
Here is a fun game to play the next time you watch an episode of Andy on TV Land. Try to pick out the scene that TV Land has cut out. They used to make it simple and just cut out the epilogue, but lately they have taken the scissors to the middle of the show. I was watching The New Mayor

Barney's Father

2009-01-02 Thread DAVID QUINN
Barney said his father was given a ticket by the sewer inspector. Barney's mother was shown in the second show. Barney spoke of his mother and father a few times. As far as I can remember Andy never spoke of his mother or father. Coupled with what Aunt Bea said when she arrived at Andy's,

Barney's Car

2009-01-28 Thread DAVID QUINN
Before Barney purchases his Ford from Hubcaps Lesh, he checks out the want ads. The first car he sees is a 1949 Hudson Terraplane. The last year of production for the Hudson Terraplane was 1938. After Barney gets his money back, the next little old lady offers him a 1959 Ford. I was the

ANDY'S SALARY

2009-02-09 Thread DAVID QUINN
Thought I was muse about something just to get the subject off all the aches and pains in Mayberry. Have you ever noticed you hardly ever see Andy taking out his wallet? Once when Jubal Foster's barn burned down he took out his checkbook, but I do not recall ever seeing him taking out his

MAYBERRY GOES BANKRUPT

2009-02-11 Thread DAVID QUINN
While I was watching Mayberry Goes Bankrupt on TVLand last night I noticed something. In the final scene, a convertable pulls up to Frank Meyer's house while all the Mayberry men are standing outside. In the convertable are a husband and wife who are passing through Mayberry. The IMDB

CRIMES ANDY LET GO

2009-02-17 Thread DAVID QUINN
Speaking of crimes Andy let go, how about the time the woman driver in the convertable slammed into the back of the Mayberry police car while Goober was sitting in the front seat? Andy told the woman to go on since you have learned your lesson. I would hate to think what would happen in

FRONT PORCHES

2009-02-26 Thread DAVID QUINN
Speaking of front porches, while I was watching an episode of Andy the other night, Three's A Crowd, by name, Barney led a great big gang of people (including Nice Dress Nellie) up onto Nurse Mary Simpson's front porch. I thought I recognized that front porch, but could not place it. Do

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