TAGS stars on Gomer

I was watching a CD of Gomer Pyle, USMC, Season 2 Of course there are some TAGS alums. That's the fun part..spotting familiar Mayberry faces, and sometimes places. Ken Lynch was included, as a Police officer ,,no surprise there (he was in The Manhunt, I believe, Episode 2) Tol Avery (Ben

More on Nice Dress Nellie

>>>My one claim to fame is that I came up with "Nice Dress Nellie." It is based on a comment in one episode Andy made to Nellie about her dress. I'm hoping to maybe get invited to Mayberry Days as one of the celebrities. They can introduce me from the stage and I'll smile and nod. Dan<<< I w

Cary Grant said it

We all know that Goober's impression of Cary Grant was a rapid fire "Judie Judie Judie" Last night while browsing in a book store, I ran across a biography of Cary Grant. Knowing little more about the man, I was surprised to scan and find in the index a reference to "Judie Judie Judie" The Autho

More TAGS veterans on Gomer Pyle USMC

I enjoy watching Season 2 of Gomer Pyle when I have a little time to spare. This week I saw a good Episode with Gomer endearing himself to a General's little girl with his child-like qualities. It featured TAGS veterans Amzie Strickland (Miss Rosemary & Home-buyer) as the girl's Nanny, and

MR. Scwamp Soul mate

I think the last we saw of Mr.Schwump was when he attended Mrs. Wiley's party (where Ernest T. was mistaken for someone from Back Bay, Boston). Since he availed himself of every social opportunity, he must have eventually found his soul mate. (I think he had a wild streak in him!)I'm think

People Names as place names

I enjoyed the list of names of places..but I probably need to spend more time at the grocery too. Not much around here to eat. I think we should do the reverse now. Name people in the real world, with Mayberry place names..in their name. I know Beth Mayberry, Brad Mayberry Sir Walter Raleigh, R

Small cast counts and Ron Howard

We have an interesting discussion going on about Episodes with the fewest actors. Now if I put on my Andy hat, I'd say we need a common uniform score sheet, that might be set up something like this. Main characters,Guest stars,Speaking Background actors, Nonspeaking b

Taylors selected as one of TV's top 20 families.

On the newsstands this week, is a copy of TV Guide which feature the top 50 Television families. Predictably there are some in the group that are far from Mayberry values, but I think the fact that the Taylors were selected is a tribute to our favorite show. I believe they were selected #18, whic

Saw Skippy on Gomer

Skippy was the lesser known of the two Fun Girls. I was pleased to see her in a Season Two Episode of Gomer Pyle. She played Sergeant Carter's girlfriend when He and Gomer visited Las Vegas. Also I was pleased to see our infamous Nice Dress Nellie. She was in the crowd scenes as usual when they

Observations on "Opie's Rival" and life lessons from the "Bed Jacket"

I watched an Episode this weekend with my daughter and we noticed a couple of things. 1) This was an episode about Andy's love life, and getting a new girlfriend, that Barney was NOT involved in. This is when he gets serious about Peggy. In "The County Nurse" (where Peggy first appears and

Look at this familiar profile morphed into Cartoon

With all due respect to our resident cartoonist, I think TAGS fans will enjoy this Cartoon with a familiar ring. (see April 7) http://blogs.indystar.com/varvelblog/ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb

Mayberry and "Hoosiers" connections

Has anyone else ever noticed the similarities between the town in the Movie "Hoosiers" and Mayberry? You could pick up the local l rumors at the Gas Station. A teacher was a well-respected member of the community that the main character fell in love with. There was a prominent sheriff, a minst

if he only had Opie's Pa

If only he had Opie's Pa Recently I watched as the world's most famous golfer was being interviewed after finishing in the top four in one of the most prestigious Golf Tournaments in the world, the Masters. Without saying too much, this individual had been off the tour for about five months due

Bout to pop--Jayne's claim

>>I was watching the episode where the Darling's are coming to town to pick up PFC Dudd Wash. When they are in the cell eating the white beans and they are handing their plates to Aunt Bee, one of them says "Bout to pop" and then when she is leaving you can see one say "Night". So looks like t

No-show at Mayberry Cafe

...?? It was good to see Briscoe again. All good things must come to >>an end, then it's everybody on the truck. Thanks to all the fans who made our >>day very special.??ps. Joe Gritton we missed you and hope you are >>wel

Ken's newspaper article

>>>My hometown newspaper did a very very nice story about my growing up in a small town and how it got me interested in Mayberry. It made the front page with a picture of me in my uniformKen Anderson<<< Ken I think you need to cut that article out of the paper and frame it...and have M

primary voting day in Indiana

Today is Primary day here in Indiana. Whenever an election day comes, I conjure up images of the memorable Mayberry Elections. Barney vs. Andy, Howard Vs Aunt Bee, and Sam Jones Vs Emmett. In this election, we are voting for a new Sheriff, and the incumbent is backing a current Deputy. It remi

Thelma Lou's Job and a movie

Concerning Thelma Lou's job, there was one episode, I do not remember which one, that Thelma Lou is in the courthouse and she says "I have to get back to the office". Therefore, Thelma Lou works in an office. I do not think there were any other hints about where she worked. I have always im

Larynx Exercises

About a week ago, I was watching the Celebrity Apprentice. One of the contestants is Cindy Lauper, an iconic Singer. She was in a van with teammates going to a studio to sing some commercials, and she had some laryngitis the day before. She started making some weird sounds with her finger in her

Aunt Bee's Beau

>>>Aunt Bee was engaged to the captain of the ship that she took a tour on. The actor was Will Greer who played Grandpa Walton. However, when he retired he could not adjust to being a landlubber so Aunt Bee graciously let him go back to sea.<<< I could remember it was a guy in a white suit..b

One-hit wonders

>>>While watching "Stranger in Town" this morning, I got to thinking about people who lived in Mayberry who only appeared one time on Andy. In this show, there was Lucy Matthews and her brother Bill. They had big parts in this show, but were never seen again. Then there were the Merry Makers

Everybody want to talk about the weather, but

>>With the exception of this episode, plus a couple with rain and thunderstorms, I don't recall anything other than perfect scripted weather. Anyone else recall ominous weather in our fair town? Dewey in NC Well Dewey we always tend to forget the draught. Remember that long draught when the

Speed Speed Speed

Guys Below is my take on your points on that safety aspect of the Car in the Courthouse >>>In the episode "Goober Takes a Car Apart",what "safety point" did Sheriff Jackson think the car in the courthouse was bringing across? He did not elaborate Any further on the statement. -

Big Bang and taking things apart

>>>I watched 'The Big Bang Theory', this past Monday night. Funny show, but not my cup of tea. I noticed that the two main characters names were Leonard and Sheldon. I looked it up on imdb.com about the show and it said they were named after Sheldon Leonard, executive producer of "TAGS". TAGS

I wonder if they stole Fred Gibson's idea!!

I wonder if they stole Fred Gibson's idea!! Here I thought the only thing going on Memorial Day weekend that is TAGS related..is Gomer (Jim Nabors) singing at the Indianapolis 500. Well imagine my surprise when I heard today on Millionaire that there is a Wyatt Ear Festival!! It sounds like a cr

My typos--corrected resend

Well you'd think a fella that has to write part of the time for a living could spell Earp!! But I somehow typed it as "Ear" which may have confused you on the whole post. I was talking about Wyatt Earp Days in Tuscon AZ. The link bled of the page as well, so if you want to check it out, just ty

Restaurant Slogan

I took my daughter to her favorite sandwich shop this weekend and the message on the table tent caught my eye. "Tweet You Buds" was the message at Jimmy John's That sounds an awful lot like "twangs my buds" uttered of course by the great Briscoe Darling. This had to do with a Twitter page or co

David Browning's daughter awesome

May I be one of the first to say that Lindsay Browning was awesome as a magician's assistant on America's got talent. She was on, as proud papa, David told us on Tuesday night, and you just have to see the illusion that She played a big part in. It may even be out on YouTube by now. I'll bet the

Mayberry Deputy's daughter makes Count proud

A few days ago, I mentioned That David Browning's (Mayberry Deputy) daughter did well on America's Got Talent, as a Magician's assistant. Here is a link to her performance with Michael Grasso. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v35_a_GW9To There was some nice sleight of hand in Mayberry by the likes

Lake Loon Playing Tennis

I had to laugh about the Tennis player who sounded like a Lake Loon. As soon as I read that, (I am a Tennis Fan) I knew exactly who was being referred to. Maria Sharapova.I never thought of it, but she does sound exactly like the sound that Andy made as a Lake Loon. If I am correct, Maria is

names

For that first name last name thing (Isn't that a puzzle category on Wheel of Fortune) Parley Baer and Bear Whochasesmayoruptree And I can't believe I came up with this one, but Bob Denver-Denver Pyle!!! There's got to be a CharlesCharles _ or a Lewis Lewis somewhere. I did

a lost letter to Ken???

>From Ken Anderson <>> Ken , Thanks for sharing that. I somehow got a few of your letters that got misdirected and mailed to me..perhaps they had my address from when I had to do Community Service thre at the school for writing on the walls. (you just can't get by with breaking rule 1 an

Griffith Show gets another Honor--and more stiff

I was browsing through TV guide Magazine at a local store tonight, and discovered a nice surprise. They had a fan-base poll of the favorite TV guide covers for each decade, and guess who won for the 60's?? Well go ahead and guess. The Andy Griffith Show. ((sorry I didn't let you guess) It

Schwamp or not

>>>This is for the Schwamp aficionados out there. I just finished watching the last episode of season five, "Banjo Playing Deputy," and I noticed a possible appearance by Mr. Schwamp. I say "possible" because one can only see him from the rear. Therefore, there's probably no way to get an "of

Barney's transportation

Since this was a posse, and Barney was basically calling in the Calvary, and Sam lived out west, my theory is that Barney jumped on a White Horse and rode him from East to West. The Untrained Voice ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://ww

Two Ken Anderson's in Eau Claire?

Two Ken Anderson's in the same town? I just want to know which one of them was the quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals a few year back. The Untrained Voice 2 Ken's on the Digest is good too. I thought the one In Toy Story 3 was hilarious. ___ W

Titles in Dialog

I've noticed before that in two or three episode in particular, the Title of the Episode (minus a small word such a or the) is included in the actual words spoken by the characters..three times I think..by different characters in one case, multiple times by two characters in another, and once by

Title in the Dialog--spoken by characters

Thanks to Mike CJ Becker and David Quinn for these answer so far, to my question..what Episodes Titles (with more than one word beside the or a) are contained in the Dialog spoken by characters. Mike, your answers are all new to meand I can picture two of them being spoken. I'll have to wai

Names of Episodes in Dialog

Well now we have some impressive lists thanks to Neil Bentley and Harriet the Chicken Thief. Leave it to a Lawyer to throw more paperwork at you that you can handle. Amongst Neil's List (and Your Honor I have to disqualify the ones with just one word besides "The" or "A" like "The Inspector" th

Bargain Day--Not in Script--other thought about that episode

I thought I would check out one of Neil Bentley's ideas of episodes that may contain the episode name (good excuse to watch a favorite anyway, huh) I watched Bargain Day. When Aunt Bee pours from the big bag of sugar there was a lot of talk about bargains and prices..but never "Bargain Day". In

Tribute Artists..more

Just to add to what Sandy and Mike have said, Tim does have a great relationship with George Lindsey. The last time I saw Tim, he talked about going to George's birthday party. He reported that George asked Him "How is our career going?" George's heath does not allow him to do much "acting" or

how wrong was it?

>>>Also, I noticed that on the Season 2 DVD...I think it's on disc 2 or 3-on the menu screen, there is a picture of Andy and Warren. This seems odd to me, because Warren didn't come around until almost the end of the show. I wonder why they would put him on the Season 2 DVD? Have a great day ev

My Barney Experience

My Barney Experience This past Sunday, my church had a special event called Worship in the City. Basically we had 4,000 or so people from our church and others combine for an outside service in a park right in the middle of a big city. I signed up for Kid-watch..which I wasn't sure what would b

Hollering Boo

>>>Joe Gritton's post After reading your post I could only think, How I wish I had been there to sneak up behind you and hollar "BOO!" Robert Phillips<<<< OK Robert you know what I would have done if I was an my Kid-watch Church Patrol and you

David Brownings Daughter shines again!!

For those of you who don't watch one of the modern-day Colonel Tim's Talent time shows "America's Got Talent", David Browning's (the Mayberry Deputy) daughter appeared again this week as a disappearing Magician's assistant with Michael Grasso. The story is that she appeared on the show with him

Pick-ups and Splashes from Floor and Pool

>>>There was a point in the middle of the episode where Andy missed a chance to teach Opie a life lesson. When Opie and Andy are in the living room and Andy is looking at the mosaic, Opie tells Andy that some of his friends came over earlier that day and laughed at the mosaic<<< Orville Hendricks

Sande's Schwamp question

>>>By the way, when was Mr. Schwump's first appearance on Andy? Sande Riggs<<< OK, you old-timers already know this but this is the people like Sande that have no caught on yet (noticed) to our Schwamp page. Here at the rock. I mean at the bottom of every Digest is a link to the Mayberry H

David Browning's daughter--Shazam, you have to see this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fgd1UKVdpQ&feature=related OK you may not be a reality show fan, but you have to see this if you have ever seen or heard David Browning, or met he and or Patty. Even if you just somewhat like magic, you will be impressed with Lindsay Browning as a Magician's assis

Spike Jones and????

I know many of you may remember a band called "Spike Jones and His City Slickers". They were popular on radio and TV in the 40's and 50's. They mostly played silly songs. A member of Spike Jones' band appeared twice on Andy in two different shows in two different roles. Can you remember the n

POC

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Duo's after TAGS

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Full length Crhistmas Movie

>>>How about a full length Christmas movie about Mayberry. It could be called "How the Schwump Stole Christmas". Ken Anderson< Ken, a few years back I wrote a script for a full length movie about Mayberry, just for fun, but it had a different name (though I like yours). You (and others) m

Whats in a name--Schwamp

he wrong side. They can name every girlfriend seen and unseen that Andy or Barney ever had. They can name Background Actors from Bob McQuain to Mary Lansing to Allan Melvin, to Joe Hamilton, Tom Jacobs and on down the list except.Mr. Schwamp and Hazel the pianist. Now maybe just maybe there i

Great Debaters

There is a new movie out I am thinking about going to see call the Great Debaters (or something like that). When I think about Debaters the name Edna Thoge just rolls of my tongue (You know Mayberry Debate team..didn't make it to the Mayberry Class Reunion but Ralph Haynes wife did, who was also

Debaters Debate

>>>I think that probably one of Mayberry's greatest public debates took place as a result of the famous "Citizen's Arssst" when Barney and Gomer debated what constitutes a legal/illegal U-turn. George "Tex" Foley Eastmont, NC<<< George, I absolutely agree. That's the one I had in min

Pickups and Spalses from Floor and Pool.

>>TTown, you didn't cause any problems. You're new to the digest. You'll find that a lot of subjects get discussed at great length until we realize we're wandering away from Mayberry. A while back there was the great sleep pants discussion Different subjects resurrect from time to time. Th

The Vacant Chair

It is with great sadness that I turned the page on my Sunday morning paper and saw the name of face of Allen Melvin on a page that I did not want to see it. Just a few days ago I mentioned him in a discussion about Trained Noticing. Allen was my very first subject of Trained Noticing, when I fi

Debaters and defending Helen

Neil Bentley, you noted some fine political debates, Thank you!! Yes Aunt Bee did do a good job then, and also as someone mentioned, in the Mr. Frisbee Eviction informal debate with Andy. (Aunt Bee the Crusader). She had several good debates with Andy. One of them ended with him saying "Call th

Schwamp additional thoughts

>>Accd to Inside Mayberry, the phantom actor was in nine: 113, My Fair Ernest T. Bass; 133, the Education of Ernest T. Bass; 123, The Fun Girls; 141, Otis Sues the County; 175, Otis the Artist; 203, Only a Rose; 210, Floyd's Barbershop; 240, Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting; and 247, Sam for Town Cou

Check it out for yourself

This Tuesday Night on Cable Channel TCM will be the movie "Picnic" Lets all double check and see if its William Holden and Not Cary Grant who stars. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb

Oops Library note overdue

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Pickups and Splashes from Floor and Pool

>>>However my question is this: Why did she virtually disappear? Howard went off to the Caribbean w/nary a mention of Mrs. Sprague. Surely, she would have been there to see him off.<<< I remember reading somewhere that Jack Dotson, or the producers, thought she was confining his character too much

That 30th Anniv show

Was that tall "Goober" in the audience on the 30th Anniversary show our own Jim Clark? I had a tape of that special and I remember seeing Jim in the crowd. The tape went bad as one of my buddies here tried to copy it for some of you, but I had seen it a few times. Speaking of Jim, Thanks for the

North Country

>>>One has to understand that up here in the north country, TAGS is not as well >>>known as it is in the south. But I am trying my hardest to spread the good >>>news of St. Andrew and St. Bernard. And it is slowly but surely catching >>>on. Kenneth G. Anderson Ken, first of all you are t

Cartoon link

Sorry that editorial cartoon link expired by the time it got posted. If you were very creative you could have selected the date March 18 and it wood come up. It was a caricature of Barney Fife, with a UN badge on and he says "I want Iran to Nip it in the bud". __

The spirit of Barney lives on

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Jeff Krentz

I, like all of you, am stunned by the loss of our friend, Jeff Krentz. I'd like to thank the family member or frined who was kind enough to let us know of his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are certanily with his wife Sue and his children Bryan and Alison. What a loss. I never met Jeff, but

Cut scenes etc

I agree with Shelia on this TV land thing. Before the show is really over you get an ad! And not only that a lot of scene are being deleted from the TVLand shows! Funny scenes! Some of us should express our views. There is strength in numbers! Liz "Citizens Arrest" Roberts< Sorry,

That awards show--time to laugh

>>>Did I miss it? During the Academy Awards program I watched all the names of the fine talents that left us this past year, and I didn't see Dennis Weaver, Darren McGavin or Don Knotts. I believe they all had worked in Hollywood before, and had been in motion pictures. I know it's a club, and what

Corrected Barney Tribute

Hey I've gotten a couple nice notes about my last post, and I really feed bad that I had a couple typo's in it, so I wanted to send again with corrections. Thanks again "Bill of the Desert" for the idea. Thanks for the Memories A Deputy named Fife, Thelma Lou his future wife, it doesn't m

Barney Fife more tribute

During our lifetime we travel many roads. Some big roads, some little roads, rocky roads and smooth roads, dirt highways and improved highways. - Barney Fife Barney, this is a rocky road for your admirers. I want to give a word of encouragement also to Betty Lynn. She is kind of the social secre

Barney Leaving and Sad Sad news

that I could end on a good funny note instead of a depressing one. Any thoughts on this. Joe, Fredericksburg, TX<<< My fellow "Joe" Not to worry. There are no references to Barney leaving at the end of season 5. He is just absent from the last two episodes dealing with the c

Current Movie TAGS twist

>>>I had the pleasure of viewing 'Curious George' this evening in Annapolis, MD. Ronny and Co. did an awesome job on the project. There is a parallel between Desilu Studios and the cargo hold of the H.A. Rey. They probably looked the same after 1971. I'm picturing a lot of crates, boxes, and

Whats in a nick

I'm also enjoying the nickname discussion Did anyone mention "Virg" for cousin Vigil. In the color Episode "A Visit to Barney Fife" he referred to Mrs. Parker as "Ma" just like he was one of the family. In also seems like he referred to the Police Secretary by some nickname like "sweetheart" or

Funny Lines should stand on their own

I've been reading with interest the "Funny Line" discussion The original poster mentioned Barney's line about "Dogs, nothing but Dogs, if your flew a quail through here, every one of them would point" What is really good about that line is it stands on its own..you don't really have to see the

Karla's Question answered

>>> Dear Listers, Being new to this list I have three questions that may have already been answered, but here they are. I love the one about the lady prisoners. What is the name of the actress, who plays the one, who seems to be the brains of the three? Who are the other two? The one certainly

Frank's Question

>>>Hi all. I love this email list. I have a question I know the same boy played in the spoiled kid and the haunted house. What I want to know is was his character name the same or is he just another 1 of the actors that played 2 different people. Thanks in advance! Frank Johnson, Centerville,India

Not Howard McNear--Guest Stars--Guest stars

>>I was watching the episode last night where Andy and Barney catch on >>the brothers robbing Wally's. In one scene Andy and Barney both talk >>to a gentleman in front of the courthouse sitting on a bench. He has >>a hat on and is carving a piece of wood. He shows it to Andy and Andy >>repli

TAGS sighting

Has anyone seen the movie "Fun with Dick and Jan yet"? For those that have. Am I correct. Not only do we see Clint Howard (Leon), but as an INS officer he utters the name "Opie Taylor"??? Quite a good connection for us TAGS noticers (if I am correct) Also one of my favorite childhood book seri

Tivia with the master

Trivia time: There is something unique about the singing at the wedding which makes it different from every other time we hear the Darling boys sing. Anybody know what it is? --Paul Well there are a number of obvious things, but I probably won't guess the one your are thinking. 1) The boys a

Dance with the Mayberry Stars

Well this week one of those Reality shows comes back. "Dance with the Stars" It reminds me of just how many dance scenes and references were included in our favorite show. On that new show they will also feature celebrities doing different types of dancing, but how many types/variations did we

Charactars and how they eveolved on other shows.

I thought it might be fun to take some characters, particularly guest stars, and imagine that they were real people..and see how they changed, or stayed the same, on different shows of that era. That probably sounds confusing so I'll start with a couple of examples. Ron Bailey, (the speedy young

Gift for stars

>>>I am hoping someone might have the addresses for Andy Griffith and Betty Lynn where people can contact them. I would like to send them each a copy of my book. Kenneth G. Anderson <<< Good Luck with that Kenneth. I'm sure they will appreciate that. My suggestion would be to get them to An

Judy Judy Judy lets talk

>>>Has anyone noticed just when Andy lost his southern accent? It seems to me that when it left, so did the soft spoken, gentle sheriff. Andy, in the early black and whites, used to find ways to build Barney up, especially when he had messed things up. When the accent left the show, so did compassi

wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com

>>>I think tonight's episode where Goober dismantles a car and brings it into the courthouse was the angriest I have ever seen Andy. When Andy tells Goober he would shoot him, I said, "Geesh".<<< Well you just went and added to my list without even thinking about it, or knowing it. ...another time

Another modern Day Mayberry Tie in.

Well I guess my wife and I are like Andy and Helen, we like to go to the movies a lot. I always notice Mayberry connections in Movies. Like in Captain Corelli's Madolin--when the Spanish soldiers broke out in Santa Lucia (or was it Italian?) or In the Adventures of Dick and Jane--When Clint H

Andy Cranky?

You know this ongoing discussion about Andy being Crankier in color. I think its jus because you can see that vein in his neck popping out a little better in color (ha ha). Actually you can see the wrinkles in his forehead and grey hairs a little more clear in color. I don't totally disagree w

Johnny U and the Colts

Don't forget on this Super Bowl XLI that Opie admired Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts as mentioned in 'Opie Flunks Arithmetic', Don Knotts last episode as a cast regular. Johnny U. held that football on the end. The Super Bowl debuted during TAGS' seventh season. The Baltimore Colts w

Quizzes

I love these quizzes I actually got 25 out of 25 on one of the "tough' ones, missed a few on most others so far. I've only found one mistake so far. It says that Andy and Helen got married on the show. Trained noticers know that they did not marry until Mayberry RFD, after the Andy Griffith Sho

I've got another ailment

uite simply "the schwamps" (Andy Griffith version of the mumps). You see I have this obsession to watch episodes of our favorite show and look for those obscure background characters like...well of course Mr. Schwamp, Nice Dress Nellie, Horn-Rimmed Harry, Tom Jacobs, Joe Hamilton. Etc. The

Pickups and Schwamp From Porch and Pool

Well, we completed the investigation on Helen. She does have a porch, just like someone mentioned. In addition to the episode where Barney and Goober spy, when the Darlings are seeking her as a wife for one of the boys, we see the Porch again. What is strange is the Door that Andy walks Helen to

Helen's porch

Thanks for the porch list. I'm going to have to fill out a from 2 dash 80 and go back and check on Helen. She did appear to have a porch when Barney and Goober spied or her and Andy..but When Andy walked her home after the big "blamed gradin' manual" blow up with Frank, he walked her up to a stoo

Picks ups and Splashes from Disposal and Front Porch

>>>A few episodes later Aunt Bee files a claim to her insurance man (Howard Sprague's alter ego) because she thought she lost Aunt Martha's pin. With the insurance money she buys...a disposal!! Did I miss something or was this one of the inconsistencies with the writing?<< Yes that is a serious i

Mayberry Weather

Speaking of Weather Recall that the courthouse scenes were filmed in a studio...How did they get it to look like it was raining outside at the end of the Gypsies episode? During Dogs Dogs Dogs, we just see lightning and hear thunder, but when everyone is in the courthouse (in Gypsies episode), yo

Trained Noticer Discovery

In the episode Aunt Bee learns to drivewe've mentioned before that Aunt Bee appears to be driving on dirt roads, but I just noticed something else. Apologies if someone has mentioned this before. Aunt Bee has a stand-in...a Stunt driver. We all know that when Barney gets a new car, the pers

Big News for Schwamp Fans!

watching a few episodes of the Andy Griffith Show featuring Mr. Schwamp. We all liked the new Cowboy Hat that Early Gillley wore, but nothing beat's Joe Hamilton's white wide-brim (is that called a Panama Hat?) Goober Beanie's are still the sentimental favorite. During the Nod-

Golf and splashes from Green and water hazard

I saw an episode over the weekend where Golf was mentioned (in another episode besides those mentioned a few days ago). When Howard was to run against Aunt Bee, some of the men were in the Barbershop talking I believe. Andy came up with the idea of Howard Sprague running for City Council. I beli

Mayberry Christmas Story

As we have been discussing there is just one Mayberry Christmas episode, and it is so perfect. However we have probably all wondered what could have happened if they had done other Christmas Episodes. I am one of those who used my imagination and took the time to put something on paper. (I can't

Misty for me

I don't mind if we touch on tender moments in general, but the original discussion was about tender moments on the Christmas episode. Nice Dress Nellie is up to 12 episodes now on my list. I'm sure there are more to come. Will she approach the 19 of Mr. Schwamp? My comment about the "Dry Count

The Christmas Episode--what makes it great

>>>No matter how many times I see it, I still get misty eyed when Ben is shown peeping through those bars, singing along with Andy and Ellie. WOW. You don't see that on tv anymore. I wish TAGS would have made one Christmas show each season. You are so right "Weenie Man". Let me call you a

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