Don't know if this is how I'm supposed to vote for my favorite practical
joke Andy played on Barney. I like the one where Andy tucked the corners of
the blanket under the feet of the cot in the back room of the courthouse,
and Barney couldn't get out of it!
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I'm sure the song he sings outside her window is Low and Lonely Over You.
However, I'd have to watch the episode to get all the lyrics. I was thinking
that one of my many books on TAGS had lyrics to the songs sung on the show, but
I must have dreamed it.
Happy watching!
Susi Blank
Last night I watched The Cow Thief on our local Christian station, WLMB,
and when it came to my favorite line in the show, this station did NOT edit
it out.it's when Andy is in Tate Fletcher's parlor waiting for the cow
thief to make his move, and Barney comes back into the house and says, I
pharmacies were equipped with soda fountains...so, there you are. Free ice
cream!!!
Love the show...always have, always will! TAGS, you rock!
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The first person who popped into my mind, as far as multiple roles, would be
Allan Melvin, who was credited with playing various heavies throughout the
series. Not sure how many without consulting my TAGS books, but he's
definitely in the running!
Susi Blank
I agree that a competent teacher like Miss Crump wouldn't make too many
mistakes that large! But if a teacher did that today, the parents would
probably sue the teacher, the school, the principal, and the entire school
system!!! Ah, how I long for the good old days!!!
Susi Blank
Hey Y'all!
I've been enjoying reading the posts of WBMUTBB. Regarding Debbie Rauch's
forward of Andy's music, maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not finding
anything to click on to hear it. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Susi Blank
(Miss Crump many years later!)
I too, remember the Ramblers of the 1960's.my grandparents lived in
Kenosha, Wisconsin and just down the street from them on (or near) 5th
Avenue was the AMC plant. EVERYONE in Kenosha had a Ramblerthey were
everywhere!
Susi Blank
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Trivia time.would Jubal Foster's barn burning to the ground count as a
fire burning within a structure? Maybe Barney's stomach would count too,
after he drank all that moonshine from the bucket!
Susi Blank
Ju-bal..jubal, jubal, J...ba?
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed seeing the Mayberry '09 pictures that
Holland Shoaf posted. Seeing many of the original actors.Betty Lynn,
Elinor Donohue, the Dillard boys, Maggie Peterson, James Best and others
brought back a lot of great memories of TAGS! I plan on sharing them with
Hi, gang!
I too, was pleased to see TV Land begin the series over. I got to thinking
that in the first episode, The New Housekeeper, when Andy gets up, Opie has
already cooked breakfast. The 45 minute eggs still crack me upno pun
intended! But what is a six (or five?) year old doing using
I, too thought it strange that Opie and his friend didn't smell any perfume
when the bottle broke. But I figured if they did notice, it would have
ruined the entire plot! They would have simply told the owner and it would
have been the end of the episode! Erego, it is just television! I still
I just finished watching the episode where Barney Andy were working on a
Friday night doing inventory, and Barney went to the diner to get some
sandwiches. He ran into the Fun Girls from Mt. Pilot and brought them back
to the courthouse. My question is, how did they get to Mayberry if Andy
I sure remember watching all those great TV shows back in the late 50's
60's. Every Sunday night, we gathered around the old black white set (we
got three network stations and WGN out of Chicago) to watch Ed Sullivan.
His mouse? A little Italian creation named Topo Gigio. At the end of the
I think I remember Gomer breaking it once in the courthouse when he was
helping out.or did I just imagine it?
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
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The only person with a physical disability that I can remember was a man
with a cane in the episode where Opie Arnold find a baby. They are going
door to door trying to find a home for him, and one old man with a cane
smiles and pats Opie on the head. I'm hoping this is an accurate
So Thelma Lou was helping out at the church.I believe a person is
innocent until proven guilty. Besides, how many times did Barney step out
with Juanita from the diner, hmmm?
Just defending the female species!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump.many years later
Nip it in the bud!!!
OK, so in Episode #165, Aunt Bee on TV, she wins a boatload of prizes on a game
show. In order to pay the taxes on these items, she sells off most of what she
won. One of the items she does keep is her garbage disposal. Fade to Episode
#178, Lost and Found, where she loses Aunt Martha's
So.did Paul's girlfriend, Peggy work at the IHOP???
She was caught in a lie, and didn't have a leg to stand on!
Susi Blank
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I just read the poem that Ken posted, and I got to thinking.if they
sailed on a sea of Crystal Light, does anybody know what flavor it was?
(Buh-dum-bum!)
But seriously folks, I do remember the poem from my childhood (a L-O-N-G
time ago!) It was in a big book of children's poems, and my mom
Ken, I saw your chicken video, and hope you continue to entertain us with
your creativity. In other words, don't throw in the TOWEL
(Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
Susi Blank
(Miss Crump..many years later)
You're not talkin' to a jerk, you know!
I think in the second episode, Manhunt, Andy refers to Barney as his cousin.
When Barney finds Andy to inform him of the status of the escaped prisoner,
Andy saysI never did think my own cousin would turn out to be such a fine
deputy! (Not sure if that's the exact wording, but it meets
OK, so I figured Aunt Bea was sister to Andy's father because they both
would have had the same last name...Taylor. If she was sister to Andy's
mother, it seems that she wouldn't have the last name of Taylor.
Coincidentally, my maiden name was Taylor, and I had an Aunt Helen Taylor,
Helen's name
What is the question regarding three men smoking?
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Miss Crump (many years later)
I believe I could use a smoke. (Andy.after delivering a baby.)
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OK, so I thought the other rule is:
I before E except after C and E before N in chicken!
Susi Blank
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I do believe the episode where Elizabeth Taylor was mentioned was when Aunt
Bee did the Foster's Furniture Polish commercials, and she said this might
be alright for Elizabeth Taylor, but it's not for me. Then the show was
off the road! Does this sound correct?
My mother wanted to name me
Oh, yeah...I forgot the line about ...the Taylors; Elizabeth and Aunt Bee.
Good catch!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Ain't it a dinger, Paw?
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Ken, I agree with you! I haven't seen a Hollywood movie in the theatre
since Mamma Mia. I, too, prefer the old classics like The Ghost and Mr.
Chicken, and another one of my favorites, The Incredible Mr. Limpet. It's
amazing what a versatile actor Don Knotts was. How wonderful it is that
years
I'll bet he DID stick his head in a pencil sharpener.yeah, and it fit,
too!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump, many years later
And I've got the magazines to swing it!
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As I pulled into the parking lot of my local supermarket yesterday, I had to
laugh when I saw an old fashioned motorcycle, complete with sidecar.
Several people were gathered around it, so I moseyed over to take a gander.
No, it wasn't Barney and Andy, but in the sidecar was a large dog! He
The farmer who tried to steal Thelma Lou was Big Jeff Pruitt. And how about
Edgar Coleman, the fellow from church who spent an evening gluing hymnbook
covers with her? What about her and Edgar Coleman?
That's all I can think of right now. Anyone else?
Susi Blank
Miss Crump, many years later
I'm guessing that unless a certain episode focused on what time it was and why
that was important to the plot, it was easier to film without having to
readjust a clock. In viewing reruns of I Love Lucy, I have noticed that the
clock in the living room (by the kitchen door) is always at 2:05
I thought I remembered Barney saying Countess Vantelecky also, but during
the scene where Andy was explaining everything to Helen at her house, he
said Come on, Mrs. Taylor. Helen said, Oh, then we ARE getting married!
To which Andy replied, Just in case the count's listening. So I'm
thinking it
Yes, I am VERY familiar with this song! Rascal Flatts is a popular country
group who must have a strong connection with TAGS. They record songs they
really believe in, and it's worth a listen! It really hits home, talking
about the good old days, when Sunday was a day of rest, and the value of
Of course, Don Knotts will always be remembered as Barney Fife! It seems that
whoever wrote the article found on the internet, had grown up watching Three's
Company, and not TAGS. So, in their mind, he was better known to them as Ralph
Furley. I guess that this is not even an option to us
I am an elementary music teacher in Defiance, Ohio.have been for the
past 30 years. In those years, I have quoted many a TAGS episode, and
laughed at lines the kids have quoted as well. I've also had quite a few who
love to imitate Barney. I have found that lots of kids and their parents
are
OK, so I'm thinking that Barney could have used the pajamas match the
wallpaper trick when he was undercover as a department store dummy, trying
to catch the shoplifter at Weaver's Department Store!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Just go, go, go, go!
And what about Mr. Schwump? I have strong suspicions that he carried his
little black book in his jacket pocket.he was really Mayberry's
undercover playboy. (Don't let the rug fool you!)
Just a thought..
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
There goes a happy NUT!
Every year at the elementary school where I teach music, we celebrate Right to
Read Week. This year's theme is Dive Into Reading, and I was asked to write a
song for the kids to sing at our Kickoff Assembly. The first day is fishing
day, and everyone wears fishing gear. Well, as soon as I
I was watching The Guitar Player tonight on a local channel, and I noticed
something curious..when Bobby Fleet (could he be related to Freddy
Fleet? Was that his long lost twin brother?) and his band (with a beat)
were incarcerated, (not inarculatedthat's when the doctor gives you a
shot)
I thinkand I've been doing a lot of thinking with my bucket on, that I
want to moveI never get to move is from Season 1, when Mayberry
celebrated The Apricot Festival. Someone on the celebration committee moved
to use balloons instead of paper lanterns or something of that sort.
In
Thanks for reminding me that Aneta Corsaut appeared as a judge on
MatlockI had forgotten about that! I'm also a big fan of that show.
I'm not sure if the actress Larry was referring to was Charlene Darling's
portrayer, Margaret (Maggie) Peterson, or if he was thinking of the female
lead on
So Harry, don't you even THINK about feeling bad, relaying your
grandmother's stories and memories! When the aged ones among us share their
lives and feelings with us, it's a piece of Americana, and history! We
can't get that from books, or even the good old-new internet. They are
priceless,
So I don't recall hearing O Sole Mio on any TAGS episodes.maybe I missed
it. There was the song that the choir sang with Barney/Gomer/Andy singing
various solos/trios..Santa Lucia. Is that it?
Please advise.
Thanks!
Susi
Miss Crump (many years later)
And you call yourself a trouper!!
Having a gun, even a replica, is indeed cause for concern, especially in
this day and age. However, I'm thinking that Ken, emulating Barney as well
as he does, had his bullet in his pocket, so it wasn't a threat. Am I
right?
Keep a good thought.
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Fellow TAGS fans,
Thanks for reminding me of the last episode with Ken Berry, when O Sole Mio
was sung. I haven't seen that episode in years, so the memory of the song
eluded me.
Forever TAGS,
Susi Blank
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OK, so it's too difficult to choose a favoriteI love them all! I really
like when Charlene and the boys do There Is a Time, but another one I enjoy
hearing is when Opie sings The Crawdad Song with Andy on guitar. He was such a
natural child actor. Nowadays, it seems like so many kids are
I thought of another time there were bad storms in Mayberrythe episode
where Luke Comstock returned to pay Andy a visit, and Barney thought he was
coming back to do Andy in..he sent Aunt Bee and Opie over to Clara's (I
think), and Aunt Bee said storms made her so nervous. Andy told her to
Reading Cathy's post of Aunt Bee's song, I can't help but smile when I
remember her bouncing up and down on the piano stool, belting out Toot Toot
Tootsie, Goodbye! when she was soused on Colonel Harvey's Indian Elixir!
What a hoot!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
OK, so last night at dinner, while watching TAGS, my husband and I got to
discussing all of Andy's girlfriends, and I thought it would be interesting
to find out who everyone's favorite girlfriend of Andy would be. My
personal fave was Ellie, the lady druggist (Pharmacy Gal). Anyone else have
a
Thanks for the update on how things are going for you! As I read it, it
amazed me (though not really) how people really step up to help in this type
of tragedy. So many people don't even think twice about donating, helping
out, sending things, delivering supplies and/or monetary donations. It
OK, so I was watching an episode of TAGS on WLMB, the Christian station out
of Toledo, and lo and behold, it was our online chapter episode, about Bob
Rogers the temporary deputy. I busted out laughing when Barney said, Who's
been messing up the bulletin board? It's so great the way Andy lures
So how about Miss Crump's ruler from when she smacked Ernest T. on the hand
and forever became his mother figure? Maybe also, Otis's vase. I've
come to fill my vase.
Susan Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
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Paul, you are not alone! I've always been moved by that scene, too. Barney
gets outside and realizes that Andy has always been loyal to him, so he
decided to be loyal back. (Kinda like now he digs you, so you be nice and
dig him back!)
Another classic scene is in Andy on Trial when Barney
I guess my favorite OEW would be Alan Hale, Jr. (Jeff Pruitt). I loved it
when, in his pre-skipper days, he kept calling Barney little buddy. There
is a local doctor named Jeff Pruitt, and whenever I see him, I picture him
in overalls picking up women on the streets and saying, 'Scuse me ma'am,
So the death of a very good friend's son brings everything else into
perspective. Let's let the little things go. I so enjoy reading all the
posts of our TAGS chapter. I feel like I am really getting to know
everyone! We love our TAGS, and the posts pretty much revolve around that.
If it
So, jlj, did your fuel pump fall off because Goober had to take it off and
put it back on so many times that the fittings were worn off? I guess
you're stuck in Mayberry along with Barney and the man in a hurry. Ah, that
we could all be so fortunate!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
So I watched the episode tonight with pop at Wally'snot sure which I
like better, Nectarine Crush or Huckleberry Smash. I don't believe I've
ever tasted a huckleberry, even though I was raised in southwestern
Michigan, The Heart of the Fruitbelt. I know that Brad Paisley (he broke
my
I'm watching the I Love Lucy episode where they're in England during their
European tour, and the bell boy was played by Sam Edwards, who played Lester
Scobey and Sam Muggins in TAGS. He did a great job doing an English accent.
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Blimey, but that Ben
Ken,
Congratulations on your winning the comedy division of the parade! Thank
you (and Janet) for bringing a slice of Mayberry to other communities. It's
a piece of heaven!
Keep up the good work, and I sure can tell you enjoy it!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Buddy, you're going
Someone had mentioned former TAGS members who were in other movies. I know
who Howard Hesseman is, and that he later appeared on WKRP in Cincinnati,
but in which episode of TAGS did he appear?
Thanks,
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
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I agree that Andy being grumpy with Opie practicing piano at 6 a.m. was
inconsistent with his character. However, I did notice that in the color
episodes, he kind of turns into grumpy Andy, as my husband says. I'm
wondering if that had anything to do with his Guillaine-Barre syndrome and
the pain
So what role did Ray Kellogg play in Barney's First Car? Was he one of Mrs.
Lesch's partners in crime? Anyone?
Thanks!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
I'm going to be Mr. Independent Wheels!
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Really cool station that plays the old classics..it is VERY odd that
TAGS wasn't included! What WERE they thinking? (Or not thinking, I guess!)
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Ain't it a dinger, Paw?
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Thank you, Paul, for the info on Jim Nabors. We'll keep him in our prayers!
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Yes, I always noticed that, toowhy would a sheriff toss a (probably)
loaded firearm halfway across a room? Number one rule: ALWAYS handle a gun
or rifle as if it were loaded! Guess I'm a trained noticer.
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
That's a nice one you got there, boys!
Ken,
Thanks for sharing your feelings about your cars, and about the joy you and
your wife bring to kids of all ages! I love old cars, although I don't have
the funds to invest in them. My most cherished picture is one of my family
in front of my dad's '55 red Chevy. I think I was about five
Harry,
Great pic of the old Rambler! My dad grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Fifth
Avenue, just down the street from the old Rambler Plant. Everyone in
Kenosha owned a Rambler! (except for my grandmother, who drove a 1956 PINK
two-tone Ford sedan!) We spent lots of summers at Grandma's, and my
So, Ken, I remember Scotkins! My mom used to buy them, and just use them on
special occasions, like when we had company. The napkins would match our
dishes! Other days, we would just use plain white napkins. I haven't
thought about those in many, many years! Thanks for the mental nudge, and
I totally relate to the TAGS Moments post regarding the baby eaglets and how it
reminds us of episodes and lines from TAGS. This is what the chapter is all
about.and if the lines aren't word for word, we know exactly what they
mean, and that is what's important! I don't think a day goes
You go, Whoopi, girl! This proves that TAGS is still watched and
revered (as was Seth Taylor, I expect!) and will never be forgotten! Thanks
for sharing this historical moment!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Ain't it a dinger, Paw?
So glad you found an Andy episode! Hope you get to see more. I have two
stations that run TAGS episodes regularly, and I own the first three
seasons. I am SO blessed!
Have a VERY Mayberry dayand more!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
You beat everything, you know that?
I'm thinking that another episode where Barney made the cry face, was when
he assumed that Andy and Helen were getting married. He and Aunt Bee were
sitting on the living room couch (divan, settee...whatever they called it
back then). Aunt Bee started to cry, and Barney told her not to cry, then
a talented and versatile actor!
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Miss Crump (many years later)
How do you do, Missuz Wy-lee!
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So I was watching the episode where Andy goes to a Sheriff's convention in
Mt. Pilot, and Goober watches the courthouse. He ends up taking a car apart
and putting it together inside the courthouse...is that an old
Studebaker? Anyone?
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
When this is
OHG! I should have recognized it as a Rambler! Of course, it's been 50
years, so my absentmindedness is a great excuse! Thanks for the reminder!
Susi Blank
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I remember another episode where Barney was napping in the back room, and
Andy snuck his hat out of his hands, replacing it with his (Andy's) hat.
Then when Andy slammed the door and Barney woke up, he came out with Andy's
hat on, which was too big for him. Andy then asked, You get a haircut?
I
I'm thinking that the episode where Aunt Bee mentioned Andy's homemade wine
was the one with the former Senator from Washington D.C., John Canfield.
(played by Charlie Ruggles). Can anyone confirm this or am I totally (not
partially) nuts?
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Well, is he?
OK, I get that the people who portray the characters we love on TAGS have
real names, and I think that most of us know their real names. But when you
love a show as much as we love TAGS, I think that most of us come to think
of the characters AS real people. I always say,
There's Aunt Bee or
I think I remember Barney calling the hotel manager Blabbermouth, (in the
Gold Shipment episode) and I also remember Andy calling Barney Bucketmouth
in another episode (not to be confused with the bucket on the head!)
Susi Blank
Miss Crump (many years later)
Who can you trust these days? Who
So..if you put your two cents in, but it's only a penny for your
thoughts, the extra penny MUST go for taxes! After all, Andy said that a
penny saved is a penny taxed.
I'm quite the bucket-thinker today! Have yourself a Mayberry Dayeven if
you can't get to Mayberry Days! (sniff, sniff!)
I always laughed when Barney said Beasto Maristo! I've used that term
myself a few times.
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I loved the post from Dewey Lamb regarding the origin of the word gossip.
It certainly makes sense, and I love learning about word origins. Anyone
have more of these that pertain to TAGS?
Have a great Mayberry day!
Susi Blank
Miss Crump, many years later
According to you, God made two kinds of
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