Helen Crump

2011-01-18 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Old Lady Crump played a Jewish girl on a Bonanza episode and got kissed by Adam Cartwright. Does that mean they had to get married? Elizabeth in Rome (Ga that is) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

TAGS car tag

2011-02-25 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I also have a car tag frame that says 'I'd Rather be Watching The Andy Griffith Show'. It generates conversation with strangers about how that was when TV was good and those that know me, know my car. Elizabeth in Ga. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Barney's nicknames

2011-03-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I didn't see the softer side of Barney's nicknames - Barney, Parney Poo! and Cream Puff. Elizabeth in Ga. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

the gold truck

2011-04-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
As I recall, the gold truck was a decoy - Shazaam, but Mayberry was a bit out of the way. Elizabeth in Ga. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

squad car replica

2011-06-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
When my husband and I were on our first day of vacation a couple of weeks ago, we were looking for a certain restaurant in Franklin, NC. We turned the wrong way and as we were turning around in a small shopping strip, there was a 1961 Ford Fairlane painted black and white. I had to get out

siblings on TAGA

2011-07-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Orville, You must have had a case of 'old-timers'. Ron Howard's little brother was Leon! Now I am having a case of old-timers. I believe Aunt bee's cousin Bradford, that snuck in on the train, and his sister what's her name were on the show. My brain is melting from the heat. Elizabeth in

TAGS vacations

2011-07-25 Thread Elizabeth Busby
The first vacation that came to mind was when Barney went to Raleigh and stayed at the YMCA. He wrote a letter to Andy and the boys telling them about his early morning breakfast and the waitresses with peek-a- boo blouses. Opie wanted to know if that was like when you play peek-a- boo with

Namecalling in Mayberry

2011-09-25 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In the episode where Andy might go to for a job in South America - where Opie and Aunt Bee don't speak a word of South American - Barney calls Andy an 'Arab'. Elizabeth in Ga. On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:00 PM, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com wrote: Send WBMUTBB mailing list submissions to

glass breaking in Mayberry

2011-11-06 Thread Elizabeth Busby
To add to the glass breaking episodes: Opie dropped a display bottle of 'perfume' while working at the Drug store. Come to find out, it was only colored water. Elizabeth in Georgia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

O'Malley

2012-02-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In our Sunday Parade section of the paper there is an article on Oscar trivia. One of the items is about Big Crosby playing Father Charles 'Chuck' O'Malley in 1944's Going My Way. Just goes to show the bigger they are, the nicer they are. Elizabeth in GA

Tim Conway

2012-03-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think I would like to have seen Tim Conway as the new deputy after Barney moved to Raleigh. Elizabeth in Georgia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Clara on Dick Van Dyke Show

2012-04-24 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I saw Miss Clara on the Dick Van Dyke Show. She was trying to get money by saying her fat dog hadn't eaten in several years. She was a bit uppity about it, too. Elizabeth in Georgia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Barney or Ralph

2012-05-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
How many times do we hear references to Barney-isms compared to a Ralph Furley type person. That's just an example of a person not from around here, he's from somewheres else. Elizabeth in Georgia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Andy Taylor's memorial service

2012-07-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
As a remembrance, I have been wearing my Mayberry t-shirt. I received condolences from friends immediately but my shirt has made me realize that people I don't know have been touched by Andy's passing as they have spoken to me. I also got to thinking about what would Andy Taylor's memorial

hurricanes

2012-08-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching TAGS and the hurricane report on the Weather Channel while it is raining, I wondered what a list of hurricane names from Mayberry would include. A: Andy N: Nettie B: BeeO: Orville C: Clara P: (the) Parkers D: Don Q: Quincy E: Ellie R:

Fwd: animals on TAGS

2012-08-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Begin forwarded message: From: Elizabeth Busby ecbuz...@bellsouth.net Subject: animals on TAGS Date: August 29, 2012 3:03:22 PM EDT To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com While watching a black bear trap Jess Morgan in a tree and Mayor Stoner walk up on him, the bear then ran towards Andy and Barney

speaking of smoking

2012-09-07 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Speaking of smoking on TAGS, did we ever see Otis smoke? Barney was going to send a pack of cigarettes to Otis when he was in another jail. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Gomer after the Marines

2012-11-03 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Marie, Good thinkin'. I could see Gomer in high demand as a soloist at weddings and funerals, along with singing in the choir. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

laugh out loud moments

2012-11-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
My favorite laugh out loud moment is when Andy is explaining to Opie about ' a ratio, not Horatio'. Poor Horatio the half a boy. Elizabeth in Ga. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

little pigs

2012-12-06 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching Barney talk to Fred Plummer about littering in front of the grocery store, there was a sign in the window that they had 'little pigs, whole or half'. At first I thought it was a reference to sausage but there was another sign for sausage. What are little pigs at the grocery?

Thelma Lou's job

2013-01-23 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I got to thinking about Thelma Lou's job and I do recall her saying she had to get back to the office. It looked like she made more money than Barney because he stayed in a boarding house and she could afford a house. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB

mystery books

2013-01-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Paul, Like you I have read the 'Cat Who' books and loved them. Another series you must read is the Liturgical mystery series by Mark Schweitzer. The first book is 'The Alto Wore Tweed'. These books are set in a small NC town and the Author lives in Tryon, NC. They are a laugh-out-loud mystery

Incorrect Trivia cards

2013-03-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Brenda, I have a TAGS Trivia game also and one of the multiple choice question is about what was thrown in the Taylor's back yard and broke Aunt Bee's rose. The answer on the card was a baseball. Wrong! Football. That was my question and I 'missed' it because I answered correctly. Ken Tanner -

Scrubs

2013-03-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Has anyone seen the episode of Scrubs where there is an constantly upbeat psychologist at the hospital and at one point as she is walking through the hospital she starts whistling the TAGS theme and the people she passes join her? If I had that on my alarm clock, I would probably whistle it all

repossed truck

2013-08-15 Thread Elizabeth Busby
My husband does auto repair work for a bank president. The president wanted to see what work needed to be done to a repossessed truck. My husband started going through the list of things that needed to be done and I started laughing and asked him if he knew who he sounded like. He nodded and

the Macon bus

2013-10-11 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Please settle a difference of opinion with me and my 'Goober'. Is the Macon bus going to Macon or is 'Macon' the name of the bus? Elizabeth in Georgia - but not Macon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Door to door sales in Mayberry

2013-12-03 Thread Elizabeth Busby
The first show I thought of with door to door sales was Opie and his friends selling Salve. Then there was the shoe salesman in those Gossipin' Men and in the color episode where Aunt Bee was babysitting a relative's baby and a kitchenware salesman came by and ended up helping with the baby.

Dogs,Dogs, Dogs

2013-12-17 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the dogs in the jail house, I noticed the big dog with his paws and head inside the bookcase top shelf. The same bookcase that is notorious for getting its glass broken with a broom or a sling shot. Also, in another scene, Andy, Barney and Opie are outside walking to the jail house

three Mayberry wishes

2014-01-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think if I had 3 wishes,1) I'd want to have Sunday dinner with the Taylors - fried chicken and mashed taters. 2) Go one a triple date with Andy, Barney and my husband in the front seat, Helen, Thelma Lou and me in the back seat. Go out to eat, to a dance and then a walk by the lake. 3) Spend

Barn's family members

2014-01-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I remember seeing Barney frisking his mother at a check point and his cousin Virgil came to town in an episode. Elizabeth in Ga? It's too cold to be Georgia! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Poor Horatio

2014-01-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Dan, I agree with you on how TVLand treated poor Horatio. They cut him up until he was just half a boy. This morning on the radio they asked a trivia question - who play Gilligan. Can anyone relate how Gilligan and the Skipper are connected to Mayberry? Elizabeth in Georgia

Gilligan and the Skipper

2014-01-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Good answers on Dud Wash and Jeff Pruitt and extra points for including Barney as little Buddy. Here's another interesting tidbit. Clara was called another name to begin with and had more than one last name. What were they. Also, they were never explained within the show. Elizabeth in A rainy

Favorites

2014-01-15 Thread Elizabeth Busby
As for the prettiest girl in Mayberry, my choice would be Peggy McMillian. For the color episodes, it would be the one where Howard has a party and Emmett crashes it and dances up a storm. Seem like I read somewhere that Paul Hartman was once a competition ballroom dancer. Does anyone know about

Where is Mayberry

2014-01-17 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In the episode where Andy and Helen go to a mountain cabin with Howard and what's her name, Chimney Rock is mentioned. Chimney Rock is at Lake Lure where part of Dirty Dancing was filmed, about an hour southeast of Asheville. Also in the color episodes, the picture of a lake in the Diner is like

Emmett the dance

2014-01-18 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Janet, Thanks for the video of Paul Hartman dancing Bolero, it's a classic. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Sterling Holloway

2014-01-24 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Sterling Holloway did do the voice of Winnie the Pooh. He was from Cedartown, Ga - about 15 miles from Rome. Cedartown was about the size of Mayberry when Sterling was there. Elizabeth in Rome, Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

piano playing in Mayberry

2014-01-25 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Paul, I am a piano teacher and often notice that when the piano is being 'played', hands tend to be at the wrong side of middle C for the notes that are heard. Some appear to really be playing, like when Andy plunked out a few, Opie attempting to play and Flip Conroy. Elizabeth in Ga

Floyd's wife

2014-01-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Ken, The first name that I thought of to be Floyd's wife was Gracie Allen. Paul, Was it Millie from the bakery that played the piano? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

team colors and teams

2014-01-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I agree with the reasons Mayberry would pull for Denver, but remember Andy talked to the hawks. They could have been seahawks from Kelsey's ocean. Speaking of team colors, does anyone know what the teams colors were for Mayberry High? Elizabeth in thawed-out Ga PS - What you saw on the news of

background music

2014-02-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Travis, The music that gets me every time is when Andy is hugging Opie, knowing Opie is headed for a fight. That one makes me cry. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Acting on TAGS

2014-03-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
How many times have we been in a situation in our lives and realize we have seen this happen on TAGS. Those of you who have been writing about Ron Howard and the other actors making Mayberry so real are right on target. The shows longivity is partly due to the 'realness' of the show and how the

Helen

2014-03-28 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I am wondering what women on TAGS made Helen jealous? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Gold in Mayberry

2014-04-06 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Wow, Paul, you deserve a gold star for all your 'gold' answers! Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Piccalilli

2014-04-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I always wondered what Piccalilli was and now I know. I found it in an old Amish cookbook. I wonder if Aunt Bee made it in her canning days, it appears to be a (spicy) hot relish. If anyone wants the recipe, post it here and I will put it up. Elizabeth in Ga

time capsule

2014-04-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Dewey, I think I would like to put a jar of Aunt Bee's bad old homemade pickles. They might improve with age and be worth eating, might even win at the County Fair. I have a question and I know there are a LOT of experts on this subjects. I am planning to go to Mt. Airy for vacation and want to

color show in black and white

2014-05-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I was watching the episode where Opie and Arnold find a baby on the court house steps on a local station and it was in black and white. It just didn't look right. I know the b/w shows need to stay that way but it gave me a strange feeling to see a color one that way. Ken, Do you think the

Mayberry is

2014-05-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
My answer is: Mayberry is a front porch, friends and homemade ice cream. I just returned from vacation and the main place we went to was Mt. Airy. I was submerged in Mayberry for 3 days and it was great. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Miss Crump

2014-06-02 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Patty, Bein' that I grew up in the south and bein' that I'm about Opie's age, when I was a kid in conversation with an adult, the adult referred to another adult as Mr. Jones or Mrs. Jones like the child would have addressed the person. Things have changed now so the children call adults Mr. Mike

to Ken on fathers

2014-06-15 Thread Elizabeth Busby
AMEN! Elizabeth in Ga By the way, when we were in Mt Airy we attended the Presbyterian church service. The church looks like the All Souls church and the preacher's sermon was on sin. You just can preach too much about sin. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

harmonica

2014-06-20 Thread Elizabeth Busby
There is a story in the news right now where a man got lost going after his dog on a trip. The dog was seen but ran when the searchers came near. The searchers were issued harmonicas to use to calm the dog so he can be approached. Some lessons never grow old. Elizabeth in Ga

broken glass

2014-07-18 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think it is interesting that the glass in the book case in the jail was broken several times but in Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, there is no glass. One of the dogs puts his front paws on the top shelf and sniffs in the case. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing

Mayberry comes to my home town

2014-07-26 Thread Elizabeth Busby
A story in our local news lately has been the accidental discharge of a Deputy Sheriff at a crime scene. The gun was holstered while the deputy was writing something down and the gun went off. The bullet was found lodged in his wallet. His quote was The gun was in its 3-point safety holster. You

My Mayberry

2014-07-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Ken described Rutherfordton, NC, my Mayberry. This small town is where my father's family is from and they have been there in since the late 1700's. They were a well respected family as I learned when I was a child. I was expected to act like somebody while visiting. Main Street downtown has 5

Mr. Schwump

2014-08-16 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think Mr. Schwump pulled a good one on all of us and that is his real name. When he has that silly grin on his face, he's thinking ' He, he, he, they'll never figure out I really am Mr. Schwump!' Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Ellen Brown

2014-09-01 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While I was watching Ellen Brown, the manicurist, go into the Barber shop this morning, I got to wondering why she didn't go to the ladies hair salon to 'do nails'. My husband, who claims to want nothing to do with the show, said then there wouldn't be a point to the story. He's right, but it

Orville's question

2014-09-11 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I believe that Wally sold Acme gas and Wile E. Coyote used Acme products to try to catch the road runner. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Cooking from Mayberry cook books

2014-09-20 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Marie, I like to bake and when I use the desserts from all the Mayberry cook books and never been disappointed. The main one I use for dinner is the Snappy Lunch pork chop sandwich and M, that's good eatin'. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Floyd and the weather

2014-09-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
When Floyd quoted 'everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it' would be amazed there are people trying to do something about it! As I recall growing up, we heard 'it's not nice to fool Mother Nature'. Elizabeth in Ga where I don't want to change the weather we are having

Aunt Bee

2014-10-26 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Orville, I gave a think to your mystery of why Aunt Bee would get a birth announcement for Arnold. She and Clara went to high school together and I wonder where that was if they both ended up in Mayberry. Also, she helped raise Andy so maybe she have been in and out of Mayberry. Since Opie and

Mayberry trivia

2014-11-02 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While at a Halloween trivia game Thursday night, one of the questions was: What Mayberry characters were also in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken - real or character names. One character had several names in one episode. The emcee usually doesn't ask Mayberry questions because he doesn't know what to

Bible names

2014-11-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
The most important one - Andrew! Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Holidays in Mayberry

2014-11-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Tom, You got me to thinkin about that and all I could come up with was birthdays. There was Arnold's and Thelma Lou's birthdays and there may have been more. Speaking of Thelma Lou's birthday, I bought a cheap feather boa to wear at Halloween. It molted all night. I bought it at a store but I

Christmas name drawing

2014-12-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I would draw Arnold's name and get him the Guiness book of World records. He's always reading in a book about all kinds of trivial trivialities. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

memoirs

2014-12-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I got to thinking, what would be the title to the memoirs of the citizens of Mayberry. 'Opie takes on Hollywood', 'Barney Fife, My Life as a G-Man', 'Earnest T. Bass, How I Won Women with a Gold Tooth'. Any others? Elizabeth in GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing

Claude

2015-01-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Harry, I believe there was Claude, Sr, Claude, Jr, Plain Claude and Claudette Beaman. Also, I am a fan of The Big Band Theory and seeing Jim Parsons in his role, he makes me think of a modern day Barney. He shakes when he gets nervous, He's dated a girl for 3 years and barely held hands and kissed

Thelma Lou

2015-01-16 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I recall Thelma Lou saying hello to Annabell on the sidewalk when Barney was looking for a wife for Andy and rounding up all single women to meet at Andy's house. When Barney asked about her Thel told him she was married. Did she say anything to Lydia or the 'nice, real nice' cousin? Elizabeth in

snow days

2015-01-07 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Being from the south, we didn't have many snow days but when we did they were spent sledding, making snow men, snowball fights and I save the best for last - snow cream. I never knew anybody that got hurt sledding like they 'say' they are now. I guess we were smarter that our phones back then.

Getting out of the car

2015-02-28 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think when I took driver's training in 1969, we were taught to get out of the car on the curb side so we would not open the door on the traffic side and we could do that with bench seats. Now, we have single seats and cannot do that. In Mayberry that seems like a non-issue but I'm sure Barney

Clara and Opie

2015-04-13 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I am living out a moment in time from Mayberry in my life. I am a church musician and the youth at my church want to start a band. Since I have experience in bands and teach piano I thought this would be a fun opportunity. I am 60 years old, and it hit me one day this is like when Clara (piano

TAGS Trekkies

2015-04-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
With all this Star Trek talk it just goes to show that TAGS fans are out of this world! Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

1.5 boys

2015-05-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Paul, did you notice where Horatio lived? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Aunt Bee's song from Paul

2015-04-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Paul, You are a bird in this world. Love the lyrics to Aunt Bee's song. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

books in Mayberry

2015-08-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I don't remember if the Bible was mentioned but Thelma Lou did glue covers on hymnals with Edgar Colman. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

NCIS

2015-08-03 Thread Elizabeth Busby
For those of who either don't get or don't read the Sunday comics, Mayberry was in 'Shoe'. Dad sitting in chair watching TV and son is standing beside him. Dad says the crime shows are getting carried away. The son asks what he is watching. Dad says NCIS:Mayberry is on. Can you imagine Barney

improve on TAGS

2015-07-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
One of the shows that looks ad lib to me is Howard's bachelor pad party when Emmett shows up. Paul Hartman was a ballroom dancer and when he starts to liven things up he gets into the dancing and Andy looses it laughing. Friday night we had 'dinner and a pizza' night at our church. We watched the

Andy impersonator

2015-11-17 Thread Elizabeth Busby
After looking at the e-bullet pictures, it seems there are impersonators for everyone on the show except Andy. Has there ever been one? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Goober waxing Howard's car.

2015-09-20 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I can understand why Goober waxed Howard's car. For one, I think he just wanted to give Howard a good send off and waxing the car is his way of showing his friendship and wishing Howard good luck. Also, my husband is a car guy and he always wants his car to look good for special occasions.

license plate

2016-01-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
As I was driving on the highway that goes through town today, I saw a vanity car plate that said "MOULAGE". It wasn't a state police car and I didn't see Barney in the car but I enjoyed thinking about the cow with shoes on. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB

PS on Pickles

2016-01-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Why didn't Aunt Bee taste her own pickles? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Pickle story

2016-01-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Asking why Barney said "don't stop for anything", My parents were from NC and my father hitched from Clemson College to Rutherfordton, NC where he was from. My grandmother picked up a service man in the 60"s and he was nice, but told her not to do that again for her own safety. So maybe it was a

Christmas in color

2015-12-26 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I agree with some who have written comments about the color shows. I noticed things I never have before, and I've seen these episodes a lot. One is that the court house is very colorful and I don't remember there being color schemes like that in the 60's unless it's a California thing. Also, in

Mayberry weatherman

2016-05-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think Johnny Paul would make a good weatherman as he would know all the lore and sayin's about the weather and know what's comin' or whats happenin'. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

taking Mayberry into the future

2016-06-18 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Lydia, that was as well written piece of work as I've ever seen about Mayberry. It is up to us as the 'older generation' who grew up in the 60's to keep it going. I felt I had raised my son right when at about 12 years old,(20 years ago) we were running dialogue from a show one day and he realized

Mountain wedding

2016-01-15 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I was watching the wedding show where Charlene and Dud get married by the preacher and noticed that the Darlings have real nice hair cuts. I wonder if one of them was good with scissors or Charlene knew how to cut hair. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB

bad loser

2016-02-11 Thread Elizabeth Busby
FOX sports has a clip from Andy talking to Opie about how to lose with Cam Newton's face in place of Opies. Lessons in life from TAGS. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

favorite scene

2016-02-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
One of my favorite scenes is in 'Opie's Charity' when Andy is trying to explain Horatio the half a boy. Another is 'the British is comin', the British is comi', get ya a gun, we're gonna have us a revolution!' Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Andy and Don

2016-03-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I am just getting into the book,"Andy and Don" and am enjoying the stories form their lives that recall an episode of TAGS. I know the book has been discussed, but most actors can tell you the business is not easy and sometimes not pretty. This book just shows how life is and how lemons can be

alumni sightings

2016-04-13 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Do you think when Gunsmoke fans that watch TAGS say hey, I saw him/her on Gunsmoke. Does that make the actor a double agent? I guess that's the actor in the person. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

TAGS reruns

2016-04-30 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Sheriff Poindexter shows how therapedic TAGS can be. If I need a pick-me-up, TAGS is perfect. A natural medication. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Andy in the 'color' years

2016-04-28 Thread Elizabeth Busby
If you read the book 'Andy and Don', it explains a lot about the color years and you are right. He missed Don. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Dancing in Mayberry

2016-07-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
My favorite dancing episode is when Howard had a party at his new bachelor pad and Emmet was determined to be there. When Emmet started dancing with Helen and Andy just about lost it laughing. He was a professional dancer so he knew what he was doing. To bad he isn't here not to be on Dancing With

Kerosene pickles

2016-08-01 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I was given some lemon cucumbers and didn't know what to do with them since I don't like cucumbers. Then it came to me - pickles! I took Clara's advice and bought all fresh spices, especially since I didn't have the ones I needed, and got started. It was a real easy recipe and I felt like Aunt

chance meeting

2016-08-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I have a car tag frame that says 'I'd rather be watching the Andy Griffith Show'. While driving across town today I was sitting at a red light in the left lane and I kept hearing a horn honk. I looked around and the man in the car next to me signaled for me to put down my car window. I thought he

Oregano

2016-07-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
As I was making homemade spaghetti sauce, for the first time in my life, last week, I tasted it and knew something was missing. It didn't take me long to realize it was probably oregano. Sure nuff, I added it and it tasted better. Thanks TAGS. Elizabeth in Ga

Bee Sting

2017-01-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Ken, You've been inside too long. Go outside and play in the snow, get some fresh air, ride your bicycle. Elizabeth in GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Mayberry in everyday life

2017-02-06 Thread Elizabeth Busby
When my son worked at summer camp he would come home telling us stories of things the kids would do to get in trouble. He would "I told 'em and I told 'em but they just wouldn't listen". Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Aunt Bee

2017-02-01 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Did Aunt Bee ever wear a bee hive hair do? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Howard's adventure

2017-01-24 Thread Elizabeth Busby
When Howard quits his job and goes to an island, does anyone know just where that was shot? It looks really nice. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Andy's little brother

2017-01-16 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Ken, It is possible to have that many years is siblings. My father's oldest sibling was 10 years older and the youngest was 17 years younger. And that was in North Carolina, too! Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Life in the 60"s

2017-02-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In the early 60's when I was a child, out neighbors shared a party line. One was always complaining that the other was on the phone too long - and she was. Maybe her feet fell asleep too. When I went to college in the early 70's - a small private college in my home town - I worked at the school

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