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wbmutbb-digest Monday, February 14 2000 Volume 02 : Number 057 Topics in this issue: Pickups & Splashes from Floor and Pool Re: Mayberry RFD More on Andy Smoking Who needs the Balwin sisters? Juanita on tv Barnie buys a car. TVLand Two references Sarah Sighting Laura Lee Hobbs TAGS Bible Study Happy birthday to us all Sure Mike and Welcome Sweet Springtime ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 15:39:22 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pickups & Splashes from Floor and Pool Howdy all. This little town has been particularly friendly the last couple days, and I'll bet Mayor Newsome (er Stoner) is right proud of us all. I don't catch all the TVL shows/episodes, but I saw a good one this week that some that don't get TVL might enjoy. At the end of The Bank Job (where Barney dressed up as the substitute cleaning lady and got locked in the vault) Asa comes to the courthouse to show Barney that he got new screws for his gun, and shined up his bullets. They ask him who is guarding the Bank? Embarrassed he rushes off, leaving his gun. It gets knocked to the floor...and falls into pieces again. Oh well, he tried! A recent new member (and boy they've been comin' by the busload haven't they) mentioned that her maiden name was Fife, and that it is a fairly uncommon name. However, here in Indiana, most folks know that Bobby Knight's basketball team includes a Fife! In fact he also has the letters A N & E in his first name. It's Dane Fife, starting guard for the Hoosiers. I think he also had a brother that played for Michigan. Being a former sports writer, I wouldn't have missed the opportunity to coin such phrases as "Fast Gun Fife" or "Fife's Nip-it Nip-it Nip-it defense". At last, I'm putting the finishing touches on the new "Lost Episode" I promised. I'm a little intimidated now that there are at least two real authors among the readers here. For you newer members, I'm just a hack creative writer, with a little Mayberry knowledge. I have shared a few shorts scenes, and a couple other full scripts with the Digest. you can see the full episodes (such as 'An Unforgettable Christmas') at: http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/index.htm select the Fan Fiction link near the bottom. My rules for a Lost Episode are that they must be true to the characters and their relationships, and it must be original. The easy thing is that I don't have to worry about production issues that real writers did. The hard part is to paint a scene, and put the reader there, with words only. I will send the story in segments. The reason is twofold. First to build a little interest and keep you guessing, and second is to not hog too much of the Digest with this long spaced out story. The idea of Lost Episode is to let you imagine that it was written during the TAGS run, but never filmed. Actually, it's just my imagination. If ya don't like it, just scroll on, somebody else will. The title is "The Favorite Story Never Told" (start guessin') ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 16:18:32 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Mayberry RFD In a message dated 2/13/00 3:13:42 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Does anyone have any info on this or was the infomation in the Bullet a mistake? Sure would appreciate an answer to this question ASAP. Would hate to be missing the episodes if they are indeed on somewhere. >> Ken, It wasn't a mistake in THE BULLET. TNT and TBS move their shows around regular like and that's what happened. Sorry. Allan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 17:11:42 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: More on Andy Smoking In response to the following question "In what episode will you find Andy, on two separate occasions have a cigarette?" I know he lit a cigarette in "Mr MacBeevee" right after he acknowledged that he believes in Opie (even tho he did not believe in Mc Mac). That scene gets me every time. Bill "Citizens Arrest" Powell ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 17:18:32 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Who needs the Balwin sisters? . With all the talk of Ben Weaver & the Spirits, it is a good thing that the Baldwin sisters lived in Waltons Mountain & not Mayberry. Old Ben would have had a fit, when they freely handed out "papa's recipe" not knowing that it was really moonshine. >> Well - Ben would have worried about the Morrison Sisters - ol Clarabelle and Jennifer knew how to whip up a beverage with a kick in their "flower making machine". Jennifer was so boy crazy however - better not show up around her with a splash of witch hazel on your chin. Linda - the Goober who drinketh not ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 18:22:17 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Juanita on tv My recent trivia question about Juanita's only tv appearance got no replys, so here's the answer: on the old SCTV series, they did a sketch which combined The Merv Griffin Show with The Andy Griffith Show- Merv was the Mayberry sheriff, etc. It was a hoot to say the least. One scene had Merv doing his "show" from the Taylor living room, and it featured Eugene Levy as a dead-on Floyd (post-stroke), and Joe Flaherty as Barney, who brought as a special guest- Juanita! I realize this might be stretching our "keep on the subject" policy here, but, as a life-long fan of TAGS, I always got a big kick out of that particular segment of SCTV (which originally ran from 1976-1984). Am I the only one here who remembers it? Say "hey" to Goober for me-- "Quiet Sam" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 18:35:39 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Barnie buys a car. Did anyone notice in the episode Bernie buys a car, when Barnie is giving everyone a ride he shifts the car like it is a 3 speed standard shift. Then later in the show when the steering column is coming out they show a drivers view of the steering and it shows P-N-D-L-R (automatic transmission ). Later when Gomer comes to the Court House to tell Barnie what it needs to fix it he quotes part that are in the standard shift. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 17:00:18 -0700 From: "Gerald Kerkhove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TVLand Several of you have said how much you miss your daily dose of TAGS because you don't get TVLand. My suggestion is to switch from cable to a satelite system. I switched to Dish Network nearly 3 years ago and love it. It has more channels and a better signal than cable. Also the price is less (you have to buy the receiver/dish, but there are lots of deals out to minimize or eliminate the cost). This is not a paid advertisement for Dish because I have no ties to them. Unless you have covenant restrictions or live in an apartment where you can't put up a dish or do not have an unobstructed line of sight to the southwestern skies, you will get TAGS again plus lots more great stuff. Hopefully you'll have happy viewing again. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 19:46:14 -0500 From: Janine L Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Two references How about when Luke Comstock comes back to town to give Andy that shotgun? Just before Opie and Aunt Bee leave for Miss Clara's to avoid any hullabaloo, Andy is seen sitting at the dining room table smoking. Glad he and most of us have quit this habit. As to houseplans, I looked in the book I have of TV sets and plans and alas, there wasn't one for the Bonanza homestead. Sorry. And I'm here to testify about our visit to Morelli's last night (via Miss Poovey's domicile): it was one terrific evening! Lots of fun reminiscing over episodes with a new member too! I thought the most clever prize was a bracelet with the letters WWAD! Aunt Bee of Orlando ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 19:11:28 -0600 (CST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Sarah Sighting >Since I brought up Jaunita, here's a trvia quiz for you. She WAS shown >one time, on a show featuring Mayberry characters! It wasn't TAGS or >Mayberry, RFD. Anyone know what it was? Hey Dave - You got me stumped on that one. Any hints? As some Matlock fans know, Betty Lynn did appear (at least once) as Sarah - can't keep from thinkin Andy threw that in for us TAGS fans. Too bad she didn't take a dip of snuff... "Looks like she took the adult dose" - -Charlie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:16:02 -0500 From: "Dan Goodwin/Jobscope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Laura Lee Hobbs Laura Lee Hobbs as a little girl. Ahheeemmm (that's me clearin' my throat). "Laura Lee Hobbs, you git in this house before you get your new dress dirty. Don't you look at me that way! You just wait til your Daddy gets home!" Like most folks who were little stinkers as kids, she grew up pretty good, what with her working at the dime store and all. I don't think she developed her gold truck affliction until she was grown. dan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:19:35 -0500 From: "Dan Goodwin/Jobscope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TAGS Bible Study Well, I talked to my pastor yesterday, and the First Baptist Church of Mauldin, SC will be including the TAGS Bible Study as part of the next church year's schedule. Beginning in October, we will probably offer the class twice a week, once on Sunday as a regular Sunday School class and then again on Wednesday evening. My thanks to the special folks here in Mayberry who helped me with the lesson plans and the tapes. dan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:22:45 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Happy birthday to us all TAGS fans, According to the "This day in history" feature in the Rocky Mountain News today, "Andy Griffith guest-starred as Sheriff Andy Taylor on 'The Danny Thomas Show' on this day in 1960.'" I had to come in to work anyway today because--and you're probably not going to believe this--my company doesn't recognize this or Sir Walter Raleigh Landing Day as legal holidays. Boy, that really frosts me! Anyway, happy Andy On Danny Thomas Day to you all! Sam White ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:23:47 PST From: "james rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Sure Mike and Welcome Sweet Springtime Howdy Folks, hope everyone's having a great Valentines Day. Cream Puffs. Patrick Olivers' comments on "Sure Mike" were one heck of a coincidence. Wait a tick, could it be Count Delecki? That episode came on TVLand (don't get it but my friends in South St. Paul do) the other day and was turning my friend and her boy on to it. Well, I just happen to have watched that episode a couple of times off my tapes last week back in Duluth. Y'all ever get a hankering for a certain episode for no reason? Either way, I think I've been driving them crazy with that come-back lately. It just tickles me to no end. I'm wondering the same thing Patrick was wondering. Is there a rhyme or reason to that quip? One other thing, Sat. evening my friend's boy was watching a show called "Doug" on Nickelodeon and they were having some kind of pageant in the school auditorium. Well, right when I walked into the living room this woman started playing "Welcome Sweet Springtime" (is that the right title?) on the piano, and instinctively I started singing the words. Dave started laughing and looking at me like I had lost it (he's a strange one... (Barn) he's a nut!) so I finished (had to) and then explained to him the deal. I'm spreading the gospel of TAGS to Minnesota! (now I know there's fans up here already so don't get riled, that vein'll start sticking out!) Now, I know that song came before TAGS, but for me it's pure Andy. Barn has such a lovely baritone don't he? LOL Real sensitive microphone too I hear tell. See y'all in the funny papers Otis "what a mess I made of my life" Campbell Nickelodeon....Makes ya think don't it.... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of wbmutbb-digest V2 #57 **************************** ************************************************** ~ Visit our sponsor ~ Weaver's Department Store ~ http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/weavers/ ************************************************** You must send your comments to the Digest from the address you used to join WBMUTBB or your message will not be posted. Only members may post to this mailing list. 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