The Glenn Ford "G-Man" question came up once before and a lot of us suspect it
was actually a shout-out to Mr. Ford. At the time, Ronny Howard was either
filming, or
promoting, the movie "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," in which Ford played
Ronny's single dad. So it may have been a way to
***The article
mentioned
that he had a part in the 1957 Hollywood drama "A Face in the Crowd",starring
Andy
Griffith.***
I remember that, Wallace played himself. At the time he had a tough interview
show on TV, and this was apparently a reference to
that specific show.
BTW, not this last S
Will
have to do some research as to how big Andy's part is with this one.
I could be wrong (I didn't see the miniseries but I saw the promos, and bits
and pieces) but I was thinking Andy actually played an outgoing president in
"Washington: Behind Closed Doors," perhaps modeled after LBJ?
All of this talk about sidekicks left out one notable one, from radio. Someone
did correctly mention Parley Baer's role
as Chester on the radio version of "Gunsmoke," but don't forget "Windy Wails,"
the comic relief from the "Bobby
Benson" radio series of the 1950s. That crusty comic relief wa
***I don't think Don Knotts had a lot of dramatic acting roles although he did
appear occasionally on various?TV series. If a person possessed the talent for
comedy like our lovable Barney Fife I suppose there would?be no need to expand
to other areas of acting.***
Actually Vic one of Don's ear
***Can't figure out why this was done. Was it so some of the scenes could be
interchanable in the editing room? Was it to save money on cosumes? (That idea
won't fly...if that were the case they would just use a white or blue shirt.***
Why they chose plaid, I don't know, but based on the photos
In case no one's answered, Floyd's car in "Convicts at Large" was a 1934
Pontiac Eight. We later see him driving the often-seen Ford Falcon and a nice,
late-model Mercury Comet convertible.
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_226655-Pontiac-Eight-603-1934.html
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That director question is a real head scratcher! I guess we can rule out Rob
Reiner since I can't find anything about him ever piloting a plane.
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I was very touched that someone in the staff of the Emmy telecast remembered
"The Andy Griffith Show" more than once. The "In Memoriam" tribute took the
unusual step of opening with a montage of the "Andy Griffith Show," featuring
Andy and Opie, then Ron Howard walks out to pay a verbal tribute
***
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 with each other and per
That's a fascination question, what Mayberry would be like in 2012. Here's my
take:
*Sarah, and her successor, would be long gone. Mayberry would be using
automated calling, even cell phones. But I have a feeling it would be one of
those rural areas where internet access is limited. I see p
***
If Mrs. Grayson was a bit of a fake as well, where did she get the
car? I haven't watched in a while, but seem to recall that it was a Lincoln
Continental.
***
That's the easiest one to explain: she could've rented it. Mt. Pilot
Ford/Lincoln/Mercury probably did that a lot.
As for the
***Was wondering if everyone could describe the scene (or scenes) that make you
laugh out loud the hardest.***
Let's see..
1. The scene during the big argument between Barney and Gomer in "Citizen's
Arrest," in which Gomer gets offended when Barney calls him a "boob."
2. The scene in "Barney
About there only being one Christmas Show, I agree, I would've loved to see
one with Gomer, Goober and/or Floyd. In fact I wonder if "The Song Festers"
could've actually been reworked as a Christmas show, with the music in question
being some type of carol or Christmas musical instead of "San
It got me to
wonderin if they had portable short wave radios back in the 60's ?
They did have them in the 1970s because I had one and listened to it a lot, if
that helps any. Since shortwave in general had been around for some time, I'd
expect there were a few portables by the mid to la
***
Don't forget about the combined "Beverly Hillbillies" and "Petticoat Junction"
Christmas episode where the Clampetts stay with the Bradleys at the Shady Rest
Hotel in Hooterville.***
...And don't forget that also included the cast of "Green Acres," so that was
three shows at once!
That wo
***the show did not like to give any freebie shots of brands.Has anyone ever
spotted one that got by the network?***
I did notice during the color episodes, there appears to be a display of Citgo
motor oil in the window at Wally's. I have so far not spotted any Cities
Service cans during the b
***Floyd Lawson - 1 write in vote***
Aunt Bee probably put him in the "friends" column. Poor Floyd. :(
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Johnna, to answer your question about the round thing on top of the
refrigerator in Barney's apartment, here's a picture I found of a similar one:
http://m3.i.pbase.com/g3/96/94696/2/56477083.DSC_9564a.jpg
If the round item on top of this one is what you're talking about, I think it's
the refri
Recently I watched a number of "Twilight Zone" eps, caught some great
performances by a lot of TAGS alumni. Most notably George Lindsey played a
small town deputy...and a really mean one at that!
But then I saw the episode "What's in the Box," with William Demarest as a man
who sees disturbing
We've discussed the sweet tea thing before, why the citizens of Mayberry aren't
exactly swilling sweat tea like it's water, as people would in a real small
southern town. Part of the problem is that the show was sponsored by General
Foods, who advertised Sanka very heavily on the show. They ha
Who else besides me has been enjoying the new "Arrested Development" episodes
narrated by Ron Howard? It turns out Ron has a surprisingly big on-camera role
in the new episodes beginning in episode #4, and there are multiple TAGS/Opie
references! Look for some especially funny ones in #4.
Di
Fish for breakfast isn't so unusual in a deep woods campout, which is probably
where Gomer got the idea. Apparently he thought Andy typically had fish for
breakfast at home as much as he had eggs, toast or those delicious Post cereals.
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Interesting point Janet. My take is, yes, there was an infusion of new writers
and directors during those later years, especially with Aaron Ruben and others
leaving for "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." And think with Barney gone, they decided to
make Andy more of a foil for the rest of the town. They
Don't know if anyone caught this yet but I've gotten two vwry noteworthy
notices from TVShowsonDVD.com this week: the first season of "The Andy
Griffith Show" is about to come out on Blu-Ray and the first season of
"Mayberry RFD" is about to be released on DVD (April 8)!
Dixon
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Some of you who know me from Facebook know, I turned 50 this year, and marked
the occasion by starting a blog called "TV When I was Born." I've been writing
about the television of 50 years ago over the past few months, and just now got
around to spotlighting our favorite show. I hope you'll e
***In real life, I have never heard of a restaurant that refuses to serve a
particular menu item to a smaller group of diners. Did Chinese eateries
actually do this is the 1960s?***
It could be that they're still available to diners who ask for them and just
not on the menu, but they're include
Driving convertibles in Mayberry?
1. The lady speeder ('61 Thunderbird)
2. Gentleman Dan Caldwell ('62 Ford Galaxie 500)
3. Aunt Bee ('55 Ford Fairlane Sunliner)
4. Jim Lindsey (Mercedes)
5. the movie producer (older model Lincoln)
6. Peggy, who Andy dated ('55 Sunliner, this time a two-tone)
7. t
***6. Peggy, who Andy dated ('55 Sunliner, this time a two-tone)***
I actually meant Mary, not Peggy. And I think it was the same Ford as the car
driven by the lady Barney led across the street on a u-turn to the post office.
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Pardon me if I'm repeating something that's been discussed here already, but
has anyone else caught any of the MeTV promos indicating our favorite show is
coming soon "to most MeTV stations"?
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