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wbmutbb-digest Saturday, May 27 2000 Volume 02 : Number 159 Topics in this issue: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #158 baseball episode Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #158 African-Americans on TAGS Mayberry Days Tickets Magic guitar The "lost" baseball episode Super Stumper trivia Memorial Day Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #158 Memorial Day (WBMUTBB) Memorial Day Opie and Baseball ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 20:26:11 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #158 In a message dated 5/26/00 8:14:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << It's from the episode, "The Rumor". Barney was trying to get Andy and Helen to go out to dinner with him and Thelma lou, so everyone else could get the house ready for Andy and Helen's engagement party, which Barney of course got the wrong idea when he saw Andy and Helen at the jewelry store. >> just my opinion here, but, i always thought Ms Crump was a total babe!!!!! wish i couldve had her for my teacher.......BRanDon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 20:09:46 -0500 From: "Paul Mulik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: baseball episode >From: "Ben Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Opie plays baseball >Several days ago I posed a question on the digest but never got a response. It was related to the episode where Opie is on a >baseball team and they are about to have a big game but can't find an umpire.... There are no "lost" episodes of TAGS. However, I can think of a couple of reasons why you have not seen that particular episode very often: A: If you watch TAGS only on your local station, perhaps that episode is missing from their library. 2: Some stations choose to air "theme" episodes only during certain times of the year. A good example is "The Christmas Story." Many stations will air it only on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Throughout the rest of the year, whenever that episode rolls around (it's number 11), they'll just skip it. Perhaps your station chooses to air "The Ball Game" every year on opening day, or only during the World Series. I'm sure I could think of a lot more reasons if I was to concentrate my mind on it. BTW, for them that don't know, this episode was based on a real-life baseball game in which Ronny Howard was playing. His father, Rance, got stuck being the umpire even though he knew it wasn't a good idea, since his son was playing (to make matters worse, it was Ronny's birthday). The closing credits state "story by Rance Howard." - --Paul ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 21:21:17 -0400 From: "W. Grant Dozier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #158 I am curious... I received an email the other day from TV Land stating that TAGS= was being added to their morning line-up as well as their evening line-up. I, for some dumb reason, must have trashed this email.= Did anyone else receive a similar mailing? If so, could you post it= here so we all can view it? If I remember correctly, the morning episodes are going to be in= color, while the evening shows the B&W. Thanks, Grant Dozier Cochran, GA - -- W. Grant Dozier, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 05/26/2000 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 21:57:06 -0400 From: "Tara Bull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: African-Americans on TAGS Of course, you're right that there are very few African-Americans on TAGS. In the episode where Barney nabs (actually, sits on) a criminal who vows to get him, check out the street scene - a woman standing right behind ole Barn. Another sighting by a dedicated TAGS fan! "This is what we call the deadly game." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 23:26:20 -0400 From: "Jeff Koontz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mayberry Days Tickets Surry Arts Council reports as of Friday, only 9 tickets for Colonel Tim's Talent Time and 26 tickets for Doug Dillard's Friday night concert remain available. If anyone is wanting tickets, this may be the last week to get them. Contact information, along with other Mayberry Days information can be found on their webpage www.surryarts.org. Jeff "Call the man" Koontz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 23:29:30 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Magic guitar << Jim L. is holding an acoustic (NON-electric) guitar and gets Multiple ELECTRIC guitar sounds from that single one? >> Well, if Briscoe can get banjo and guitar sounds out of a jug - then I guess Jim can make a guitar sound like it's hooked up to an amp. Hooray for Hollywood. Linda - the Goober who can play an AM/FM radio. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 00:14:12 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The "lost" baseball episode I am a few days behind in checking my e-mail, so I hope that I am not answering Ben Young's question about the episode of Andy ump'ing Opie's game, when someone else already has. Ben, the episode isn't lost, you'll be glad to know! This episode is one of the colored ones. TVLand has taken a short "break" from showing the colored episodes of TAGS. They stopped in the middle of them and went back and started from the first episode (black and white). They assure us that the colored episodes will resume where they left off, sometime in June. They will be shown in the mornings, in the "Twice as Nice" shows--two episodes, back to back. What a treat!!! I'm sure the episode, that you are referring to, will show up then. I want to tell KathyJo, "Well said!" You are so right about Memorial Day. Let's all show some of that Mayberry patriotism. And Joe, I am a few days behind on the digest, but I am glad that you sent my compliment of you on to your momma. :o) You ALWAYS crack me up and bring a smile to my face....and you too, Laura Lee Hobbs. What would the digest be without your delightful input? Not to leave you out, Allan, for without you, there would be no digest. Thanks for all you do and your time, that you so graciously donate to us. "Goodnight! Goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow", Crystal in Mississippi ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 21:59:21 -0700 From: Bob Bravetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Super Stumper trivia I had to come up with a really good trivia question for y'all. Over the years, I've asked many trivia questions on this board, but this is among the toughest. This is for all you Johnny Coons fans. In what episode did Johnny Coons very clearly say "Good Luck Barney"? - -Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 22:15:58 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Memorial Day Being a senior citizen, I surely do remember it being called Decoration Day, & as a child, I remember going wiih mama to the cemetary to put flowers on the graves, one of which was mom's brother who had served in the first world war & died when I was 7. We were taught back then to place our right hand on our heart when the flag came by or was presented in some way, & to stand when the flag passes by in a parade. I'll have to admit that it disturbs me when I no longer see people following that custom, probably because I'm from the generation where boys a couple years older than myself gave their lives during the 2nd World War. We can be happy for the strides that our country has made since the sixties, one of which is the recognition of the contribution that African Americans made duing WW ll. I was delighed to see on the evening news one such American receiving a vey long delayed deploma from high school, since he had left school to serve our nation. Mayberry to me exemplifies what is good in America,& I agree that it was written excludinhg the bad stuff of the southland, the segrgation which existed there at the time, but I think by doing that we can appreciate the message that they did portray. That is that we should care about one another & be ready to help each other. Aunt Bee 2 ( with a new web address name) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 02:45:39 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #158 I am one of the sad souls out there (in Ky.) who cannot get TV Land on my cable system. I can see almost anything else, including Nick at Nite, but not TV Land, thus no Andy Griffith. And I'm heartbroken!!! I read the messages about the shows, and I thank God my boyfriend (who gets TV Land in another city) taped the recent marathon for me! I get my fix that way....Sigh. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 09:31:50 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Memorial Day (WBMUTBB) <Fly your flag proudly this weekend, and every day. Visit the cemeteries, attend your community parades and celebrations. Bring the Mayberry spirit we enjoy here every day to the communities in which you live and work. Teach your children to respect the flag and teach them the stories, like Andy did with Opie and the boys, about the proud history of our nation.> Very nicely stated Kathy Jo. Made me think of the lovely memorial wall they have in Mt. Airy. There were too many brave soldiers from such a small town who lost their lives for our freedoms and the freedom of the oppressed in other countries. Now - here we are - losing these freedoms daily. For those of us who have been around a LONG time (like me) - it's even scarier when you have more past to look back upon, to think of how the government has taken control of ALL aspects of our lives. Have a safe holiday and remember to buckle up because if you don't - you are probably in violation of the law in your state - it's not your choice. Linda - the Goober who remembers WWII. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 07:43:30 -0400 From: Randy Everette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Memorial Day To all those men and women, along with their families, who have served their country, in peace or war, we salute you and thank you. A '21-salute' to those who never came home. Randy Everette ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 09:21:26 CDT From: "DEBORAH DUBOSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Opie and Baseball Hey, my friend Ben! No, The Opie and the Baseball game wasn't a hallucination (that's MY department). That was a real episode, and I've actually seen it once myself! (The key to it was that Andy called Opie out during the last few seconds of the game costing Mayberry the win.) If I remember correctly Andy did not want the job of the umpire mainly because his son was on one of the teams, but people insisted and then they got mad because he made a call that went against Mayberry. Ain't that just like people? Like Gomer said, "People sure are odd." I remember the town acting so ugly to Andy because of his call. And then Howard wrote a really nice piece about the responsibilities of an umpire to do the best he can in a job filled with difficulties and close calls; and for the people, after they have entrusted that man with such a responsibility in the first place, to have the decency to respect his decision whether it went their way or not; to realize they charged this man with this job because they trusted his integrity, and to doubt him now would only reflect on their own character. It was a lovely piece of writing. Howard did a great job, and, of course, the town came around. BUT, the real kicker came when Helen got Aunt Bee off to herself and showed her a photo she had taken at the game but had not shown to anyone else. It was a picture taken at the moment Opie had slid into homeplate, and you guessed it! He was safe, and the homerun should have counted, and Mayberry should have won. Andy HAD made the wrong call. But the game was over and Helen did the right thing (bless her heart). She tore up the picture, and she and Aunt Bee vowed never to tell anyone about what they knew. In any event, all ended with love, just like it should have. Barney to Andy, after he thought Andy had stolen Thelma Lou: "I've seen just enough Rock Hudson movies to know how to sweet talk a girl... Floyd, who's in the chair? Well, get rid of 'em. I coming over and I want the works! Witch Hazel, ode' cologne, talcum powder...if it smells I want it!" Get ready Miss Ellie, you're fixin' to have the ride of your life! Rock Hudson, you had no idea what you let loose! Laura Lee Hobbs, gold truck watcher, dime store clerker, Rock Hudson admirer, and Barney Fife, well I'll never understand how Miss Ellie resisted that hair-do! ------------------------------ End of wbmutbb-digest V2 #159 ***************************** ************************************************** ~ 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. To remove yourself from the WBMUTBB Digest mailing list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following command in the body of your email message: unsubscribe wbmutbb-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your email address, first unsubscribe using the command above and then re-subscribe using the following command in the body of your email message: subscribe wbmutbb-digest
