Ken, You're A Prince

Ken, Thanks for the correction to the Westview News Online. I enjoyed the article about you and the newspaper in general. Very informative. Not unlike the Mayberry Gazette! The only thing the article left out is: Ken Anderson, You're A Prince. A Real Prince. Folks, take the time,

Sunday Morning In Mayberry

As I write this, its Sunday morning. I was drifting off thinking about Sunday morning in Mayberry. I was thinking of the Taylors up and getting around, readying themselves to go to church. Andy getting the envelop ready for the collection. Bee phoning Clara to say they'll pick her up on

credit where credit is due

Thanks Paul for your help on opening and closing credits. Pretty much confirmed what I thought was the case. I find fascination with such details. Its also interesting to me that special guests would also get various levels of credits in the closing. Some noted as Special Guest, some as

Sheriff Speaking

Ken I love your idea on what to tell the telemarketers. But what do you say when its the State Serriff's Association calling? (I really do get calls from them!) I wouldn't want to get written up by the police for impersonating a law enforcement officer. Of course they could just write me up

Waxing Nostalgia

Of wax paperbefore ziplock, before baggies? Yes I remember and still have a roll of wax paper along with my other such kitchen supplies. As a kid, I remember having the wax paper sandwich bags. These were all I ever knew for sandwiches, chips, Mr Cookie Bars, (I wish!). Had one of

seen and unseen

Hi Neighbors, This unseen character deal has been terrific. Its brought about a whole new listening awareness for names whilst I watch the show! A couple more for ya to consider. -Lawyer Rafe Peterson--sells aluminum siding--on the side :) -Lawyer Clarance Polk--won't start umpiring til

Heard of but never seen

Hello Neighbors, Here are a few more of the folks around town mentioned, but never seen.correct me if I'm wrong -Sheriff Pinkley -Sheriff Poindexter -Fred Paley -Dale Buckley (these are all mentioned in the list of previous sherriffs at the start of Citizens Arrest) -Sheriff

Of Giraffes and Such

Dan, I'm sure your local giraffes are plenty friendly and generous. But wait til a storm comes up. Then you'll see what Barney was talkin' about. Walkin around lookin' out for number one... Selfishyou'll see. Course if you really want to stir things up...which I dowhat was Barney

Feelin' bad for Gomer

We all know the terrific episode Man In A Hurry.Many of us, rank it as the number one episode to capture the essence of TAGS. I'm right there with you. But there is one troubling aspect of the show, and I'm not talking about how the man walking into to town, right up to the Taylors coming

Mr Schwamp's Pocket

I have to agree with Keith from Nebraska on Friday's digest that those are glasses and a fountain pen in Mr. Schwamp's pocket. Note in the screen shot-- the man standing behind Mr. Schwamp-- is also the man who comes into town alerting the local law enforcement of a pending gold shipment!

Trivial Trivialities

I read the following on the Mayberry's Finest (food products) website. Andy Griffith's father, Carl Griffith, appears in The Farmer Takes a Wife, an episode in the show's second season. He can be seen coming out of Carroll's store carrying a package under his arm as Andy Taylor and Jeff

Giraffes? Boy oh boy...Barney was right!

Love this deal about when Barney was rightIndeed he was right about dogs lookin' out and takin' care of each other. At the Legion Baseball field where I do public address announcing here came two dogs on the run.everyone thought they must belong to someone. One had a collar, but

she's the cats--oops

In discussion of Thela Lou marrying Barney, I meant Barney, but typed Barry. Ooops. Dog gone typewriteralways has to be obtuse! She's still the cats! Oh...one other thing, the door off Andy's bedroom is also there is Season 2 in the episode, Opie and The Bully. In fact its open.

delicatible desserts

I know a few of Aunt Bee's favorite desserts including pies: Apple, of course, pecan, rhubarb, and I think banana cream? Cakes include chocolate layer cake, and of course homemade ice cream with strawberrysadd them right at the end! Oh man! But stay away from the marmalade. Must be

Its a smokescreen!

Recent posts on zippo lighters and smoker's bulge has me watching pockets now! But let me make this assertion: I don't believe Barney was a smoker. The night they checked the jewel thief into the Mayberry County Corrections Center, he didn't have a light and went scrambling across the

that one makes me cry

Two submissions in one day. Well timing is everything. I have to add a little something more to the digest. I have never been to the Indy 500. I'm really not a huge racing fan. But I love it because its one of those great traditions in America. One of the sentinal eventslike the

ken's gaff

Ken wrote a response to my idea that Andy settled down with Helen because she was his mother figure..in his reponse Ken was a bit mixed up on the characters involved but here's what I say to that: Ken--Next time don't let anyone take away your Mr. Cookie Bar! You needed that pick me

His mother figure?

Hello Friends, Mothers Day weekend. How many mothers in Mayberry can you think of? Aunt Bee? No Ellie Mae? no Clara? yes Thelma Lou? No Hilda Mae? No (by the way am I spelling Mae right? is it May?) Lydia? No Helen? No Jennie? Not that I know of...Help me out on thismight be fun to

comfortable in our small town skin

Hello Friends, From one small town to another...Mayberry to Greensburg, KS, we love you and hope you come back stronger than ever. If a small town's fortitude has ever been tested, this may be it. Here in Nebraska many of us love Mayberry and TAGS because it reflected (and still does) many

Mayberrians In LA

of the ladies smacking each other was dumb! Oh well.Giraffes are so selfish Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Mortgage refinance is Hot. *Terms. Get a 5.375%* fix rate. Check savings https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product

Thelma Lou On the Job

Thanks for your help Untrained Voice, and Paul on Thelma Lou's employment. I only knew of the Man In the Middle scenes where she says she has come from and has to get back to the office. The more I think about it, the less I think she worked for the County. Probably could have been an

Thanks for your help on Lydia

Thanks all for your help on Lydia Crosswaithe, a.k.a Josaphine Pike, and a.k.a. Juanita Pike. Still wondering if anybody knows what Thelma Lou's job was? Career office girl in Mayberry? Do you suppose she worked for the County? Enjoyed the Mayberry mini-marathon on TVLand Saturday.

Thelma Lou in pants

I've been thinking. I don't recall ever seeing Thelma Lou in anything but skirts and dresses. Did she ever have slacks on in any show? -There is an episode, I believe when Bob Rogers comes down from the State AG's Office and Barney is put out about it.eventually leaves the force to

Whatever became of Miss Lydia?

My TAGS buddy here at work and I have a daily discussion about all things TAGS, and Miss Lydia Crosswaithe came up in our discussion. We both agreed, that regardless of what Barney thought of her, we thought she was a lovely gal who should have stuck around Mayberry for more than two

Mayberry musings

Fellow Mayberrians, A wish for a Happy Easter, hope that fox that's running around doesn't get your Easter Turkey or Ham. Question from season one running on TVLand. There is a picture on the wall at the Taylor home.the same wall where Eagle Eye Annie once hung. and it appears to be a

Shooting From Inside

Fellow TAGS viewers/fans: A question for you experts. I know the interior sets for the show were at the Cahuenga Studios of Desilu, but do you know if the buildings on the 40 Acres Backlot were ever used for interior shots? Were they just shells or would they have had insides to them?

Favorite quotes and then some

giraffes are selfish(another fav) Dennis Ernest (new email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) _ Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt

flying over the Backlot

Hello fellow citizens of our beloved Mayberry, I've been itching to write as its just past the one year anniversary of my moving to this new communitythe DigestMy Hometown. I joined soon after Don Knott's death. Its been a fun experience. I'd like to share a thought or two on a recent

opens and closings

credits in the voice over too..brought to you by.? Any help on these open and closing questions is much appreciated! Boy giraffes are selfish,...runnin' around lookin after number 1 Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB

thanks y'all, we found us a mess of quail

Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

need a little help

know the quail flyin' through episode? By the way, I also watched Dogs, Dogs, Dogs and note that Don Knotts may have been at his very best. The speech on dogs takin' care of themselves, vs. giraffes is a classic. Boy giraffes are selfish,...runnin' around lookin after number 1 Dennis Ernest

Ben's Spirit(s)

be Merry! Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mayberry Musings

called for. May we all have such caring and professional teachers. Your thoughts please. Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http

Barneys visit to Wisconsin

Kenwhatever you do be sure you get your meals on time! What with Barney and his clock in his stomach, (his mother was that way too!) You know he gets low blood sugar content when he doesn't eat on time! Have Fun with ol' Barn. Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Soda vs pop

I'll go downtown get me a bottle of pop.. Dennis Ernest out in hot and still dry Nebraska [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Stranger in Town--San Francisco that is!

favorite town! Dennis Ernest out in hot dry Nebraska [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Remodeled Mayberry

. Did Walker's not have a photo department? Any other mentions of Mason's Drug Store? Gosh Pa, I just love this ol show! Dennis Ernest ...out here in old hot and dry Nebraska [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http

Mayberry Population

and all that! Gosh Pa, I love that show! Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Thoughts along the way

. Just how big a town was Mayberry? Did the population of the town or county ever come up on the show? Anyone know? Gosh Pa, I love this show! Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman

Floyd The Gay Deceiver

love that ol' show! Dennis Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Out here in WINDY Nebraska! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Pickup Truck in Epsiode 1

middle name was Oliver. (or similar words). Yet we always knew him a Bernard P. Fife. Another of those Mayberry quirks. Gosh Pa, I love that show! Dennis Ernest Gering, NE [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http

Last Night on Larry King

Hope you saw the Larry King program Wednesday March 1st. It was a very nice tribute to Don Knotts, and The Andy Griffith Show as well as Three's Company. Very well done, I laughed and cried the entire hour. Dennis Ernest Program Director KNEB AM/KNEB FM [EMAIL PROTECTED

trivial trivialities

Hello Friends Some trivial trivialities crossing my mind this morning. When did Barney FIRST say Nip It, Nip It in the Bud. ? I know he says it in Barney and The Governor but I suspect someone knows the first time he said it? It stikes me that this would be one of those lines that stayed

Thelma Lou's Mayberry house

Now you've really perked my interest. I have long wondered about the location of Thelma Lou's house in Mayberry and where on the 40 Acres Desilu Lot it really was. I have not been able to ever locate for sure where it might be. Now according to a post yesterday it wasn't even on the 40

Thelma Lou's House

Hey Dud I stumbled on those to those very same links the same day I posted my question on the Digest. Thanks for responding and posting those addresses so others can take a look. I don't think there's any doubt that Thelma Lou's house has been located, and it makes sense, in that its

Laughing in Mayberry

There are scenes in TAGS when the actors are holding back on laughing as a part of the script. One that comes to mind is the Bert Miller episode when Andy and Barney are getting their digs in on ol Ben Weaver. Barney in particular is trying to hold back but its in the script...(or so I

Welcome Sweet Springtime and Jim Nabors

Good to see ya'll again. Thanks Allan for all your hard work. I was just sure it was a stuck condenser box under the hood. You don't have to cut the wires.just tap on it What's a matter with you people? Haven't you ever seen someone tap on a condenser box before?.Break it

One more smell

Ken and Fellow Mayberrians, I might have one more smell for your list. When Andy and Barney step out of Silent Sam's farm house after delivering the baby.well Andy delivered the baby..they breathed deeply of the rain freshed air. OK? One more maybe.when the inspector was in the

an old wives tale

Catching up on the digest, I just read 311 which contains Ken's Lessons Learned in Mayberry. Absolutely wonderful, however, I beg to differ on number 9--Chewing tar is good for your teeth. My understanding is: that's an old wives' tale! By the way, I loved all the later additions to Lessons

No Coffee, Tea or aid for fallen man

Hello Fellow Mayberrians, Just a thought as I was watching My Fair Ernest T the other night. Have you noticed that when Ernest T bonks the man who is dancing with Romeena--no one comes to his aid? He crumples to the floor after being hit with a vase, and madness ensues as Andy and Barney

emotional scenes

Emotional scenes from TAGS? Now you have hit on something there Matt. I'll always tear up a bit at the closing to the empty bird cage episode. From the Metal for Opie episode when Opie realizes the error of his ways and comes in to the office to tell Pa he wants him to be proud of him and they