canadian cast member

Ruta Lee was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Never fear shadows.  They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

main characters

The oinly episode that I can think of that had two main characters and no other is the one where Andy visited Barney in Raleigh when robberies were going on.  It's titled A Visit To Barney Fife and it appeared in 1967. Never fear shadows.  They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere

rock band

I was thinking it was Pink Floyd too.  In fact I have a T-shirt that has a pink Floyd on it. Never fear shadows.  They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

museum link

I've been trying to sign up for e-mailings from the Andy Griffith Museum site but each time I do, I fail.  Is it still being worked on? Never fear shadows.  They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

quake

I woke up this morning around 4 because we had an earthquake.  I live in Illinois near Chicago and we're in the New Madrid System.  I thought at first it might have been the loaded goat blowing up but I don't think we have any accessible dynamite that I know of here in the Burbs. Never fear

quakes

I don't remember any reference to earthquakes in Mayberry, but they have happened in the southeastern and southern parts of North Carolina.  They even had one in my hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina sometime in the last two years.  There is evidence that the same seismic zone that's here

me

I don't mean to make a moulage of our little quake but after I got out of bed I wondered if the particle accelerator next door had blown up. I live next door to Fermi National Accelerator (Fermilab) where they race nuclear particles around in a circle and shoot them at targets.  The guy it's

Mayberry in the Midwest

When I first read about the possibility of another Mayberry in the Midwest I was looking forward to it because I had gone to two of the other ones that were held.  I looked on the internet site for hotels in the area and saw only one, maybe two listed.  The other ones it mentioned were in 

guest room

I have a book titled TV Sets by Mark Bennett.  It has floor plans of houses in some of the shows on television.  It has one for The Andy Griffith Show and it shows Aunt Bee's bedroom as also being the guest room.  This is the bedroom she had before she got the one Andy used to live in.  If at

the count

I was just looking through the park district brochure for our little corner of the world when I saw the lineup for the town concerts this year.  Who should I see but a band called Istvan and His Imaginary Band.  I wonder if they're TAGS fans or it's just a conincidence.  Maybe I should get my

andy in short sleeves

In the manhunt episode I saw yesterday he had his uniform sleeves rolled up.  Does that count?  This the episode where the top cop had a map with sticky pins. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Headwear on Andy

How about the time Elly decided to run for City Council when she read the newspaper covering Andy's face? Sent from my iPad ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

meredith wilson musical

I think it was Ron Howard singing Gary, Indiana. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Sarah

 I've been wondering about Sarah the operator and who pays her for her services.  Any ideas from anyone? If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

charles lane

 Charles Lane was on both Petticoat Junction and TAGS.  On Petticoat Junction, he was Homer Bedloe and on TAGS he was Mr. Frisby(sp). If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Barney's kinfolk

The two relatives seen on the show are his mother and his cousin Virgil. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

school colors

They'll root for Denver because their colors are the same as Mayberry Union High.  Blue and Orange. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

MWAC

 What show has the initials MWAC? If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

who died on the same day as Don Knotts

 The actor was Dennis Weaver.  The actor that played Chester on Gunsmoke. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

midwestern states

When did West Virginia move to the Midwest?  I know it's west of Virginia but not far enough to be in the Midwest. So this similarity between Don Knotts and Dennis Weaver doesn't match. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___

laugh-in actor and marijuana

 The actor was Larry Hovis who played the man who's car was in the jail.  The marijuana reference was in the episode about silent Sam. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

sewers and quilters in Mayberry

 I went to an Alpaca ranch in the UP of Michigan last year and they had a gift store that sold Alpaca products like clothing and yarn.  Every week they had people getting together to knit things from the yarn.  Sounds like a place where, if you can harness the energy from knitting and talking,

Ernests T. Bass

 I have a mystery that I hope somebody can solve.  In the episode Mountain Wedding, Ernest T. can write.  In the episode where he went to school he learned to read.  How can someone write but not read?  Curious, curious. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment.

song trivia

I was watching Leave It To Beaver today and someone was singing a song that's heard on TAGS.  Anyone know what it is? If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Barney's Replacement

In the scene where Barney gives his replacement a ticket, Barney turns around and tears it up.  After he did this, he littered the street with it.  Why wasn't he given a ticket for littering?    If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment.

litterbug

In the episode where Barney thought he was being replaced, he committed an offense.  He tore up the ticket he was going to give to the replacement and threw it on the ground.  He should've gotten a ticket but didn't.  I guess they overlooked it because he was a deputy.  A case of favoritism in

Memories of Mayberry

There's a song titled Our Town by Iris DeMent that reminds me of small town America.  She recalls things about how things were in her town.  I think it might be worth a listen.  The recent postings about Mayberry and how it was reminded me of this song and I started thinking about how my small

women in the bible

Gomer was mentioned in the bible as the wife of Hosea. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

people on TAGS

 One of the people I can remember that was on TAGS before they had their own show is Barbara Eden. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

[no subject]

Andy and Opie were wearing shorts that Aunt Bee bought when they went to Hollywood and Barney just had a T-shirt on when he was getting an examination from the new doctor. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB

curious

In the episode where the lawyer came down to learn about the law business there was something in it that made no sense.  When Barney wrote out the ticket to him, why did Barney tear it up and throw it on the street?  Being a stickler about littering, he should have given himself a ticket. 

people on TAGS

 One of the people I can remember that was on TAGS before they had their own show is Barbara Eden. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

instruments

The gypsies had a tambourine and Barney had his cymbals.  I'm not sure if an accordion would count since it has a keyboard.  If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

[no subject]

I was watching tv today and saw an ad for a new show.  It's titled Gotham.  It has a character named Harvey Bullock.  Wasn't a real life man with that name associated with The Andy Griffith Show?  If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment.

one character playing another one

 The one that comes to mind is when Barney played the vet, Dr. Pendike.  I'm not sure if Gomer played another character that was with Pendike. although he could have. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing

metals

 One metal that wasn't listed was chromium.  It was what the spoiled kid had on his bike.  I would have sent this in earlier but my bucket got stuck and I couldn't type with it on. If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___

Mayberry and Eliot Ness

I was watching The Untouchables last night and one of the street locations that was used was the street that Andy lived on.  It does make sense since the studio was Desilu,  The Untouchables was a Desilu production and the outside sets of TAGS was on the lot owned by Desilu.If at first you

miri

 There's another TAGS connection with this Star Trek episode.  The actor that portrayed cousin Virgil was in this episode.  His name is Michael J. Pollard.If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

andy's street

 I'm not sure if Andy's street was used on Adam-12, but the street on Leave it to Beaver was used on both Emergency and Adam 12.If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Opie/Dennis The Menace

Mr. Wilson was on Dennis The Menace, not Leave It To Beaver. Sent from my iPad ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

opie on Leave it to Beaver

Someone mentioned they saw Ron Howard on Leave it to Beaver.  My question is what episode is it?  I couldn't find any reference to it on IMDB.  If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

books

 Has anyone mentioned the book that Helen wrote? If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

saying the wrong things

Maybe it would be better not to say anything because of the fear of being misunderstood. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

mistakes

Why are people always looking for mistakes in the show.  Just enjoy it for what it is and not take the time to look for mistakes. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Fred Goss

 I thought the character's name was Goss not Goes.  Maybe that's why that person got the response they got.If at first you don't succeed, try and hide your astonishment. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

11 things article

I guess I missed that article because I have no idea what the person who submitted their opinion to the newsletter was talking about.  I hope someone can help me with the article. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Otis's arrest

I was watching the color episode where Opie was trying to get a job to pay for his bike repairs.  Andy came into the house and was talking about his day and how bad it was.  He mentioned that Otis had gotten a snoot full and drove his car into a ditch or something.  I thought that Otis had said

Richard O. Linke

I noticed that nobody has mentioned the passing of Richard O. Linke.  He passed away last week.  ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Aunt Bee

If I'm not mistaken  Aunt Bee in the Brat Farrar book is a cat.  Coincidently, Frances Bavier had cats. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

patsy davis e-mail

What was the e-mail about that was sent it by Patsy Davis?  I didn't quite get it. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mr. Hanover and Aunt Bee

  Why would Roger need Andy's blessing to marry Aunt Bee?  I think it should be up to her, not Andy.  Just thinkin' out loud. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

house

If I'm not mistaken, I think the house they show on the episode where Opie visits the rich kid is the same as the one in Gone With The Wind.  I've seen that house featured in a lot of tv shows and movies.  ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

least favorite episodes

I may be stepping on a few toes or break some rules but there are two episodes that I do not like.  The one where Andy and Barney are practicing self defense against someone with a knife.  The other one is when Barney gets frustrated when he recites something, I don't know what it is, and he

politically incorrect

I can think of a few myself, but I'll just two at this time.  In the episode when the lawyer came to town and was Andy's deputy for a while he came up with a statistical chart about crimes that could happen in Mayberry.  He brought up wife beating.  The phone rang and someone reported that a

Newsletter

I haven't received a newsletter since last week. Have I been taken off the list? Sent from my iPad ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Just a thought

Maybe the police that Ken met at that one event were looking for anything that might cause trouble.  They have to be on the lookout more these days because of the things happening everywhere and they can't let their guard down for even a millisecond.  Just a thought.

Groundhog Day Movie

I think Ken is suffering from the effects that were shown in the movie Groundhog Day.  Things kept repeating themselves.  Things kept repeating themselves.  Things just kept repeating themselves.  ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

bike license

There was an episode of Leave It To Beaver that said people had to have a bike license.  I think it was a way of registering your bicycle so that in case it was stolen and found they could find the owner.  I don't know what state they were in since it was never mentioned.

slits in shoes

That was done when people had big bunions. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Newsletters

I'm still not receiving the newsletters. I have to go the archives everyday to get them. Maybe you need bigger wires. Sent from my iPad ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

time period

In the episode "Man In A Hurry" Malcolm Tucker mentioned that they were sending men into outer space.  This had to be in the 60's.  Yet, in Mayberry, two women were talking about their feet falling asleep.  They were also using an operator and party lines.  That puts it into two time periods

yahoo! breach

I wonder if the trouble we've been having getting the daily newsletter is tied in with the Yahoo! breach.  My mail program has definitely been breached because I'm getting mail from people on my contact list that never sent the e-mail. ___ WBMUTBB

Barney's middle name starting with P

I think in one episode he was called Barney Warney(?) Poo by one of his lady friends so maybe the P stands for Poo. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Barney's middle name

I'm not sure if the Christmas episode was the one either.  I was thinking it was when Ellie was running for councilwoman and Hilda May wanted Barney  to sign the petition to get Ellie on the ballot.  He told Andy that Hilda May had ways of getting him to do things and one of them was to called

James Best

I saw him on two episodes of Alfred Hitchcock.  On one he portrayed a man in prison and an episode where he was playing a guitar and singing.  His singing and guitar playing were both dubbed.  Unfortunately, he died in both episodes.  ___ WBMUTBB

winning

The Cubbies winning the world series is BIG news in this town.  Although it's not quite as big as the gold truck going through Mayberry.  They're having a celebration downtown right now.  I think it's been the best news this town has had in a long time. 

odors and smells

Some that come to mind right away is the smell that comes from the dump when the trash hasn't been burned for a while.  The second one is when the lady puts her pies on the windowsill to cool them off.  The perfume that Andy was going to buy for Helen.  The perfume that Elly Walker sprayed on

Animals in Mayberry

I just thought of a few more animals in Mayberry.  How about the farmer who had cows and a bull stolen by Luck Jensen and the episode where they had a lot of dogs.  There was a neighbor of the Taylors that had a cat and they feared that it would get the birds that Opie was raising.  Goober had

Animals in Mayberry

I can think of a  couple of animals.  There was Sam, the fish that Howard caught and how about that little fat mayor named Pike. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

bit player

I was watching Perry Mason last night and recognized someone in the background that looked like the man that was in Floyd's chair in the episode about the Bookie Barber.  In Perry Mason, he was in the seat behind Perry's client.  Neither one was a speaking part but I recognized him right away. 

Otis's cow

Ken that was so bad is so many ways.  Thanks for the story.  ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

book

I just finished a book by B. B. Haywood titled Town In A Sweet Pickle.  I bought the book  because of what Ken Anderson said about it.  It's a great book and I bought the rest of the series by this author.  I was just wondering what would've happened if Aunt Bee's pickles were like the ones

Sam Browne belt

I looked it up on Wikipedia.  It's the belt that's worn across the chest when wearing a uniform. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

summer vacations

I agree that the best place to have a vacation is home.  With all that is going on in the world, you're safer at home.  Have a happy staycation. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Jody Foster

Ken, are you sure that Jody Foster played Wally Cleaver's girlfriend?  There was an actress that had blonde hair, but the characters name was Julie Foster. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

The Sabbath

I was born and raised in South Carolina and I remember when stores were closed on Sunday.  It was called the "Blue Law'.  I was told that it was called that because it was written on blue paper.  When I was married in 1970 and lived in Lexington, Kentucky they were still in effect.  It was hard

Don Knotts' Radio Work

His radio days were written about in the book about Andy & Don.   ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Hope Summers

She was also in the movie "Rosemary's Baby".   ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Jim Nabors

I just read that Jim Nabors has passed.   ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Jim Nabors

I remember seeing Jim Nabors in concert at the Drury Lane Theater in Evergreen Park, Illinois.  The theater is no longer there but the memories will never go away.  He was the friendliest celebrity I have ever met.  His voice filled the room and he would go into the audience and shake hands

Mavis Neff

She was the woman who was sitting next to Andy at the restaurant when Helen and her friend walked in.  He was trying to make Helen jealous because he thought that more was going on between Helen and the man from the publishing company.   ___ WBMUTBB

Mavis Neff-part II

The actress is the widow of an actor and game show host named Bobby Van.  They were both on the Broadway stage and were seen on various game shows.  The one I remember is a show titled Tattletales.  ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

wheelchairs

I may be a stick-in-the mud but I don't think that taking the bolts off wheelchairs is funny.  But then I'm not a fan of what they call "practical jokes". ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

they went that-a=way

I thought of three people that were seen and stirred the town.  One is Silent Sam, the congressman that kept company for a while with Aunt Bee and the starlet who was there for the premiere of her movie.  That was all I could think of before my bucket fell off.

the cooking show

I think the reason Andy & Opie didn't go to the show was because he might be needed in Mayberry if something happens.   ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Mayberry chef

Maybe the reason she didn't or couldn't take the food home has to do with health regulations.  They can be very picky about that.  They don't want to spread anything that could be hazardous to one's health.  My husband and I attend the senior lunch program at our park district and they're not