Andy and Helen

2018-03-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
There has been chatter about Andy's attitude during the later years of the show. Being short with the characters. Helen could get an attitude with Andy at times, too. When Andy would try to explain things, she refused to listen and just blame him for the problem. I just wonder if their personal lif

Ken

2018-04-01 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I am so sorry about you having the shingles. I hope you get well soon. My grandfather had them when I was a child in his eye and it hurt just to see it. They stitched his eye lid together. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http:

story line continuity

2018-06-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
A BIG error in script continuity was Barney's hair while 'reciting' the Preamble to the Constitution, unless Barney had a hair-combing compelsion and kept combing his hair. This could have been editing, but it adds more little humor to the scene. Elizabeth in Ga ___

Fwd: The best southern insults from 'The Andy Griffith Show'

2018-08-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
It's hard to realize there were insults on TAGS as they just made the show funnier. How many times have we quoted them in our own lives? Elizabeth in Ga -- Forwarded message - From: ecb1554 Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 10:13 PM Subject: The best southern insults from 'The Andy Griffi

Gomer in real life

2018-08-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
My husband (Mike) has a friend who is retired on disability but can still get around. Mike has helped he and his wife in different ways so the friend feels he should do things for us to repay. Yesterday he was at the house stacking wood and it hit me, we have a Gomer! He is very nice and when we te

remembering Mayberry

2018-09-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I encourage you to check out this web site: rememberingmayberry.com. The man that has this was once Don Knotts bodyguard and driver in several years after the show. He got to know many of the cast members and has a lot of memorabilia from the show. If you are ever in NW Ga this is a place to see! I

church in Mayberry

2018-10-03 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While in Asheville this week, we saw an All Souls church. There really is such a thing! Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

What does it mean

2018-10-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
After being on this site for a few years I never thought about what wbmutbb means. My guess is Watch Barney Muddy Up the Bank Burglary. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

wbmutbb

2018-10-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Thanks for the reminder. I knew that but with old-timers setting in, I could not remember what is means. I like seeing what else is could mean. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

future stars

2018-11-07 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Who were people that appeared on TAGS that later became big stars, outside of the regulars? Barbara Eden and Jack Nicholson come to mind. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

future stars

2018-11-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Remind me when Teri Garr and Arte Johnson were in TAGS. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

later famous

2018-11-11 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I happened to see a color episode when the Taylor's were in California while the movie Sheriff without a Gun was being shot. Gavin McCloud, future captain Stubing on the Love Boat, played the sheriff. Elizabeth in Ga. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmu

future stars

2018-11-16 Thread Elizabeth Busby
We haven't thought about James Best! Jim Lindsay and later Roscoe P Coltrane on Dukes of Hazzard. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

pot luck

2018-11-18 Thread Elizabeth Busby
If there were a pot luck dinner in Mayberry, what would people bring? Aunt Bee - fried chicken and homemade pickles. Clara - nesselrode pie. Opie - apple pie. Andy - his special punch. Goober - black bear stew (since he hunts). Any others, either from them or other members of the community? Elizabe

Mayberry pot luck

2018-11-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Next question. Would you go to the pot luck, and if so, what would you bring? I like to bake so I would bring butter pecan cookies. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Alumni sighting

2018-12-20 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Looking at a piece of Gunsmoke, there were 4 people in the scene - Goober, Dud, and Emmett's brother (in-law?). The 4th person was not a TAGS person. They continued into another scene but I changed the channel. Elizabeth in GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBM

Ron Howard's mother

2019-01-26 Thread Elizabeth Busby
What do we know about Ron's mother? We know his Father and brother were involved in the show but never heard anything about her. If she was a 'stay at home' mom and raised the kids, she wasn't paid enough. She did a great job raising the boys. Elizabeth in Ga ___

Fwd: The Andy Griffith Show: 11 Things You Didn't Know

2019-02-03 Thread Elizabeth Busby
If you go to this link, there are 11 things listed about TAGS. I would like for you all to especially look at #5 and get your input on the subject. You might need a bucket for your head before you start. Elizabeth in Ga. https://www.wideopencountry.com/the-andy-griffith-show-11-things-you-didnt-k

Gunsmoke

2019-02-21 Thread Elizabeth Busby
https://www.metv.com/stories/theres-a-good-reason-why-the-andy-griffith-show-was-so-fond-of-gunsmoke Check out this link. It is interesting on the link between Gunsmoke and TAGS. Elizabeth in Ga where Brooke Benton can predict the weather. ( he sang Rainy Night in Ga)

liscense plates

2019-03-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Fun Girls - Hello Doll Opie - Aw Paw Earnest T - It's Me It's Me Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Food in Mayberry

2019-03-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I've been wondering about the 'food' we see on the show. Is it real or props? Do they eat it? If it is real where does it come from? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Food on TAGS

2019-03-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I happened to come across an article that said the ice cream Opie ate on the show was really cold mashed potatoes since they would not melt. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Mt. Airy meet-up

2019-07-11 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Is anyone going to the meet-up next week in Mt. Airy? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

movie stars

2019-10-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I remember Rock Hudson and Gabby Hayes. Elizabeth (melting) in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

music on Mayberry

2019-11-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the TVLAND marathon I got to thinking about the incidental and background music on the show. Who wrote it, recorded it, added it. Some characters had 'themes', there was Barney's duck walk, sentimental music with Andy and Opie, etc. Anybody know? Elizabeth in Ga _

Music in Mayberry

2019-12-02 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Thank you ,Joe, for that information. I will check it out. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Pie

2019-12-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the episode where Opie mistakenly gets all A's on his report card, Aunt Bee made his favorite Butterscotch Pecan Pie. I like to bake and have Aunt Bee's dessert cookbook and the Mayberry cookbook and this recipe is not in either one. I know I can get it somewheres else, but I was dis

Butterscotch pie

2019-12-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Thanks Harriett, I looked up the recipe. I also thought I could put butterscotch chips in a pecan pie. When I heard Aunt Bee talking about the pie, it got my attention because I thought Opie's favorite apple. Maybe he didn't want to eat any more apple pie after eating too many apples in the back of

inside the fillin' station

2019-12-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I do remember one where Goober (or Gomer?) was working on something and a barrel of oily rags started burning. Andy came in and stopped it. Then the one where teen Jimmy was accused of stealing stuff from the garage but it ended up being someone storing their car overnight. Just like a Trojan horse

Gomer singing and the Lincoln commercial

2020-01-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching Gomer sing the other day, my husband asked me 'how did he learn to sing like that.' Some of the other singers on the show have formal training. I looked up Jim Neighbors on Wikipedia and it did not show any formal training in his back ground. As for the Lincoln commercial, I realized

Lincoln commercial

2020-01-28 Thread Elizabeth Busby
The man is at a fishin' hole - get it? "going down to the Fishin' Hole". Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

TAGS names

2020-02-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Other than Andy, did anyone else use their real name on the show? Including guests. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

TAGS names

2020-02-12 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Thanks for all the 'real' names! That added even more TAGS trivia to my mental storage file. Elizabeth in Ga, will be going to Mt. Airy with friends in April. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

TAGS theme park

2020-02-24 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think the theme park is a great idea. They did have a carnival in town in the episode with Jerry Van Dyke. Just think of all the characters that could be in the park, and how much more fun Mayberry days would be! Just don't ask Aunt Bee's cousin Bradford to finance it. Elizabeth in Ga ___

Mayberry Man

2020-02-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I just read an article about a movie to be made in Indiana called 'Mayberry Man'. Has anyone else seen this? Elizabeth ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Things there and then not

2020-03-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the very first episode, it appears there is a step inside the living room at the door, like an inside stoop. They stepped down into the room. That is the only time I recall seeing that. By the way, where are those gypsy's and their radio? We could use them in the south to stop the ra

Speech in Mayberry

2020-03-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
For Aunt Bee and all others not used to 'southernisms', listen to Jeff Foxworthy's explanation of the way we say things. They may not be exactly what Andy says, but it is a lesson in southern speech. There is a town near where I live called Armuchee. Now you would think it is pronounced R-moo-chee.

Charlene

2020-03-13 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In the first episode where the Darlings come to Mayberry, Andy tells Charlene he is old enough to be her father. How old was she supposed to be? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Keevy Hazelton

2020-03-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the 'My Music' program on PBS, they were talking about Bobby Darin. He sang rock and roll in Vegas before going to slower folk music, and it was a hit for him. I wondered if that's where the idea of Keevy Hazelton came from. Curious. Elizabeth in Ga __

Mayberry music

2020-03-16 Thread Elizabeth Busby
fessed up that it was mine, people in the room started whistling. For several minutes they were either whistling the tune or having discussions about how they whistle. It was more catching that a virus. Elizabeth Busby ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@w

the Mendelbright's

2020-03-17 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Were the Mendelbright sisters and Mrs. Mendelbright related? The Mrs would be the sister's sister-in-law. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Barney's middle name

2020-03-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
A picture of Barney from the high school yearbook has his name 'Bernard Milton Fife'. On one show Andy says 'I though your middle name was Oliver'. In another show he was Bernard P. Fife. Were these disguises? What did the P stand for? Elizabeth sitting in Ga with nothing to do. ___

Curious

2020-03-23 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I wonder if one of the girls on the truck is Andelina. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Mayberry virus response

2020-03-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In response to the virus, I think about how they responded to Emma and her 'illness' when she could not get her pills, or when Andy was in bed a few days with a cold. They could run the virus out of town by smothering it with kindness. Elizabeth in Ga. __

Batman

2020-04-04 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching a Batman TV show from 1966, the Penguin was the villain and Al (Dove) Checco was one of his toadies. I looked him up and found he was a friend of Don Knotts from WWII army days. He and Don performed for their army unit. Al would sing a song or two then Don would bring his dummy and d

Eleanora Poltise

2020-04-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Why doesn't Eleanora Poltise, Barney's voice teacher, sing in the choir? Did she have real music training in real life? She seems to know what she is doing most of the time. Maybe it was just the actor in the woman. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing lis

the music of Mayberry

2020-04-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
A few weeks ago I asked about the music in Mayberry and where it came from. I got a good response. A few days ago I was browsing through Weaver's store and came across a book titled 'Mayberry Melodies' by R. A. Leath. What a gold mine! It not only has the music, it has bits of trivia and and interv

Leg o' lamb

2020-04-12 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I wonder if a leg of lamb is big enough to consider it a small weapon. A chicken or turkey leg - more southern - is too small to do any damage. Maybe that's how it got into the script. Elizabeth in Ga Also, thank you for reminding me that Eleanora Poltise was a professional. She sure inspired Berna

Floyd/Mr. Lawson

2020-04-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In the early B/W shows Floyd was called Floyd by all the Mayberry residents from Opie to Aunt Bee. I saw a color show where Opie addressed him as Mr. Lawson. It sounded strange. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmut

people of Mayberry

2020-05-03 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I would imagine the people of Mayberry were so healthy because they ate fresh food usually cooked at home, had a good social life, good friends, and a good belief system. Now they could sit on the front porch and visit with their neighbors close by or from the side walk. Speaking of health, how ma

studyin'

2020-05-06 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I am from Georgia but both of my parents are from small towns in NC. I have spent a lot of time in that great state and yes, 'studying' means you are going to give it a think. Although, I never saw anyone with a bucket on their head while thinking. Elizabeth in Ga __

The Dipsy Doodle

2020-05-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Martha, I know what you mean about the Dipsy Doodle getting into your head. Since I am a musician, I just had to study on this and found some answers. It was written by Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald during the big band Era. If you look this up on youtube, you will hear it and apparently there is a

dumb criminals

2020-06-01 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Ken, you are right about the dumb criminals. There have been several 'spin-off' shows over the years showing dumb criminals, like the one with lights on his shoes lighting up as he ran from the police, at night. There is a lot of real life on TAGS. That makes me think about how some things on the

cell phone

2020-06-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Ken you are a bird in this world. You made my day with the cell phone. When you by chicken legs are they the front legs or the back legs? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

The Rock

2020-06-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I get a trivia question on my email every day that has multiple choice answers. Today, the question was, what famous prison was known as 'The Rock'. The Mayberry jail was not one of the choices! Elizabeth in Georgia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmut

Coors beer truck

2020-06-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In the episode where Andy and Goober are in the big city for an auto show and they stop to get gas. A Coors beer truck goes by in the background. Coors was not on the east coast at that time. My daughter-in-law cleared it up for me. It was Cletus and Fred from Smokey and the Bandit going by. Elizab

Senator Canfield

2020-06-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I just got a glimpse of Aunt Bee and Sen. Canfield asleep on the front porch at the end of the show. I think he would be my pick for a husband for Aunt Bee. I wish he were on more episodes. Who would you choose for a husband for Aunt Bee? Elizabeth in Ga

Clara Edwards?

2020-06-30 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the color episode about the Battle of Mayberry, Clara Edwards shows Opie a sword belonging to her ancestor, Col. Edwards, which would imply she never married. Now in Mayberry time, several years before this episode (b/w) when Clara convinced Aunt Bee to give Andy and Helen more time

Pork chop sandwich

2020-07-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
If you look in Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook,the blue one, on page 126 you will find the recipe for the Snappy Lunch Pork Chop Sandwich. I have made it several times and it is gd. Elizabeth in Ga. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www

Guns

2020-07-16 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching Andy show Trey Bowden Barney's gun, from the angle of the camera, it looks like the gun is turned towards Trey. It just got me thinking about times guns played a role in the show. Like when Andy got a rifle out of the rack and pointed it at Goober and told him to get the car out of t

Thelma Lou's job

2020-07-18 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I guess while staying home most of the time, watching TAGS more, my sense of catching odd things on the show is heightened. Today, while Barney was on the phone making date plans with Thelma Lou, he said she would not have time to change her clothes after work. That she would have to wear her unifo

Thelma Lou's job

2020-07-20 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Gus, that makes sense to me, it just seems like we would know that, what with Barney's injuries and ailments. And back then, nurses wore all white and the special nurses cap. ( my mama was a nurse) Maybe that's part of the mystery of the show. Thelma, which one do you think Thelma Lou would most li

oops

2020-07-20 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I guess I missed something in the translation. Barney was talking to Juanita over at the diner when he talked about wearing their uniforms. So just what did Thelma Lou do? My guess would be she was a secretary. She does mention getting back to the office at some point. Elizabeth in Ga, where M&M's

O'Malley cabin

2020-07-24 Thread Elizabeth Busby
They were recycling before it was the right thing to do. Elizabeth ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

desk phones

2020-07-27 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Were the new phones installed when Sarah retired and Ma Bell took over? You know Mayberry was slow in getting aid. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Mayberry Days

2020-08-15 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Is there any information on where Mayberry Days in Mt Airy stands? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Question

2020-09-03 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Does anyone know how the town name of Mayberry was chosen? I know the 'founder's day story', but when they were developing the show, how did they come up with Mayberry? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

The dump

2020-09-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
In 'Opie's newspaper', when they go to the dump to see that the newspaper is destroyed, Andy drives the squad car, Barney says he needs to get Gobers truck back to him and Aunt Bee just shows up at the county dump. How did she get there. Usually the dump is several miles out of town and it was at n

Aunt Bee at the dump

2020-09-21 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Maybe Aunt Bee snuck out of the house through the kitchen and hid in the back of the squad car, then got out after Andy parked and got out. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

TAGS ratings

2020-10-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
TAGS has been #1 on my TV ratings for a long time. When it first came out my father watched the news and westerns, while we did our handwritten homework, then turned off the TV. I had an 8:00 bedtime anyway so did not have a chance to see it in the 60's. When I grew up and moved out, I could watch

We want Ellie

2020-10-14 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching Ellie run for city council, as the men stopped all store charges, one woman was in a dress shop trying on dresses right in the middle of the shop where anybody could see her. The front door was right there! Then she walked out of the store with just her slip on. Quite risque for Mayb

Miracle salve

2020-10-26 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Curt, I bought a tin of Miracle Salve in Mt Airy on a trip and it does work on skin conditions. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

military

2020-11-23 Thread Elizabeth Busby
What characters are mentioned as being in the armed services? Andy, Barney, Sam Becker, Milo boys Dud Wash. Was it mentioned that Sam Jones was? The Wright brothers got laughed right off Wright Air Force Base. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMU

military

2020-11-26 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Even though we do this on veterans day, Give thanks to those who helped us have a free country from the first explorers to the pilgrims. The first brave men and women who started it all until the ones serving today. Thank you. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB

Wally at the service station

2020-12-12 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Since I have been watching a LOT of TAGS in the past year, I've noticed that each time Wally is in the show, they are different actors of various ages. I wondered if they were like the Beamon family - Wally senior, Wally junior, plain Walley and Wallette. Elizabeth in Ga ___

the Emancipation Proclamation

2021-01-01 Thread Elizabeth Busby
The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted on this here day. Barney and Miss Crump could tell us all about it. It's in your history book. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Well I be dog

2021-01-08 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Watching the show a LOT, I've noticed how much Andy says '(well) I be dog'. My Aunt lived in a small town in western North Carolina and she said it, too. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Give a little,sugar

2021-01-12 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Sugar is a sweet kiss on the jaw. You would give it to a friend or relative as a greeting or a thank you. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

White briefs

2021-01-23 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Recalling the 60's, I think most straight laced men like my father wore white underwear. There was the occasional light blue and conservative vertical stripe with white background. My mother even ironed them! I doubt Mayberry had anything fancier than than. You'd have to go to the state capital to

all's quiet

2021-04-11 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Have we exhausted all there is about the show or are we just exhausted? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

suits

2021-06-12 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Ken, I've noticed the suits on several old shows. They wore suits to ballgames, kept them on when returning home from work, even criminals wore suits and hats. Guess it's a sign of the times. Another curiosity I noticed is that in the episode when the Darlings come to pledge Andelina to Opie, at th

sighting

2021-06-29 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I don't normally watch Matclock but I saw the last part of one while stringing beans. Ms Rosemary was the neighbor of the man that was killed. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

dangerous things in Mayberry

2021-07-18 Thread Elizabeth Busby
One not so safe thing I noticed many years ago is how Opie would be left on his own at the house when he was little - 6/7 years old. Either Andy or Aunt Bee would tell him what to do and leave the house. Today that might be child abandonment. Elizabeth in Ga

Mayberry today

2021-07-24 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I wonder if things would have changed so much in Mayberry that Barney's prediction of increased horn honking and Jaywalking has come true. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

B/W vs. color

2021-08-05 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I think most of us agree we prefer the B/W TAGS shows to the color for whatever reason. A B/W show of Gomer Pyle, USMC came on and I did not like it. I prefer the color shows. Makes ya think. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com ht

Aunt Bee canning

2021-08-13 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the Pickle story, I got to thinking, If Aunt Bee's homemade canned food is so bad, Why did Andy give her canning jars for her birthday? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Barney reciting the preamble to the Constitution

2021-08-31 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching Andy holding the book on Barney while he recites the Preamble, we are all aware of Barney's hair. It came to me that since they only used one camera they had to shoot the same scene several times. The hair was a side effect of this method. I'm sure that side effect is what caused man

Mayberry phone line.

2021-09-23 Thread Elizabeth Busby
When I worked the switchboard in the 70 in college there was only one out of town line to call out on. Calls could come in with no problem. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Barney's badge

2021-09-26 Thread Elizabeth Busby
There are times he is not wearing his badge and maybe on the other side of his shirt. Elizabeth in Ga. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Andy's women

2021-10-07 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Just wondering how many women Andy kissed on the show. There's the obvious, Aunt Bee on the cheek and Helen. It is said he didn't like the mushy stuff. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

favorite episode

2021-10-11 Thread Elizabeth Busby
As far as a favorite episode, I can't say but just about every episode has a favorite scene, such as Horatio the half a boy of the first one when Aunt Bee is trying to fish and play baseball. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com ht

TAGS Alumni

2022-01-06 Thread Elizabeth Busby
While watching the old 50s and 60s tv shows quite a few actors showed up from one show to another. I put the bucket on my head and gave it a think. There were not as many people in the tv acting business back then and fewer agents so the bit parts were given to the same group of people. Good for t

Tags on Perry Mason

2022-01-21 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Senator Canfield was on Wagon Train and on a Perry Mason episode the little old lady shoplifter was - shoplifting! They didn't wait until she left the store though. The floor clerk saw her put earrings into her purse among other things so she was followed into the ladies room by the lady clerk whe

Repeated show themes

2022-02-09 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Not only are things repeated on TAGS, many themes show up on Gomer Pyle, USMC. I watched one recently where Sgt. Carter saved Gomer from a granade, so Gomer felt he owed his life to serving the Sgt. In the end, to get Gomer to stop, the Sgt. set up a heater to be leaking gas and act like he passed

Howard Morris

2022-03-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Has anyone ever heard Howards real, natural voice? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

{Spam?} Howard's voice

2022-03-12 Thread Elizabeth Busby
I should have clarified, Howard Morris. Didn't even think about Sprague. And yes, I meant like his regular real life voice as in the movie you mentioned. Thank you for the clarification. Elizabeth in Ga. snow today, warm tomorrow. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Wally's fillin' station

2022-03-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Did anyone ever give Gomer any money for a fill up or a soda? Maybe that's why Wally sold his station to Goober. He just gave everything away. I'm sure people had 'tabs' but nothing was ever written down or signed. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

{Spam?} Wally's fillin' station

2022-03-20 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Goober did receive payment for service but what about Gomer? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

{Spam?} Barney's case

2022-04-17 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Matthew, I think it might be binoculars in the case around Barney's neck. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

{Spam?} Barney's binoculars

2022-04-19 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Didn't he talk about the horse race track? He would have used them to follow the horses - if he ever went. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

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