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wbmutbb-digest Tuesday, August 15 2000 Volume 02 : Number 283 Topics in this issue: Who would I like to be Thanks Count Istvan Telecky Re: Taylor bedrooms Tom Jacobs (f.k.a. Johnny Coons) sightings Re: My meeting with Don Knotts Epidode guide and the month and day it was aired Marijuana In Mayberry?? Huh? trivia stumper favorite character to be Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #282 Names Who I would want to be in what episode ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 09:42:11 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Who would I like to be About who I would I like to be on the Andy Griffith show the person I think I would like to be would be Gomer,(on any episode)why because Gomer is like a child he never gets mad at anybody,and he thinks the best about everybody he's always saying"he's a wonderful human being",he hasn't a care in the world,and he's easily entertained(the way he thought Goober had such great talent).And boy could he dance,he was also very talented when it came to cars.I don't know if I would've joined the Marines or not,but Gomer always had that childlike quality to him that's what made him an essential part of the show.Golllllly and goodluck to you and yours,Mayberry fan in Louisville,Goober says hey. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 09:33:43 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Thanks Thanks to Chip and Jeff for thinking of us and posting Barn's response about pickles and such and Carol's Viacom input. And I'm gonna' dig out my tape of those reunion shows for some Schwump sleuthing! And LauraLee, you're a scream!!! Aunt Bee of Orlando ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:40:25 -0400 From: "Paul Gilkes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Count Istvan Telecky I wonder if Count Istvan Telecky had a brother, Sam. While researching a story on pioneer gold coin production by a gold assaying firm in California run by two Hungarian immigrants (I'm a senior staff writer for a coin hobby publication) I came across a Count Samuel Teleki (1854-1916). Samuel was an explorer and the first white man to reach Mt. Kilimanjaro. He named Lakes Rudolph and Stephanie for the emperor's children. Makes me wonder. Paul Gilkes WBMUTBB Sidney, Ohio ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 09:48:59 -0500 From: Andy Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Taylor bedrooms Hey, I've heard that there are folks out there (maybe on the web?) whose hobby is making architectural blueprints for the "homes" of television families. Has anyone seen any of those? I know the Taylor home and Mayberry jail sets changed a bit over the years; I'd be interested to see if any conceptual drawings exist. Yeah, boy! Andy Baker River Valley Church of Christ P.O. Box 297 Fisher, Illinois 61843 Personal E-Mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone (217) 897-1260 Pager (217) 261-3678 Jude 1:24-25 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:17:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Rafe Hollister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Tom Jacobs (f.k.a. Johnny Coons) sightings Dr. Pendyke wrote: > I just wish that I knew exactly who the character your always talking > about is. I know I surely have seen him hundreds of times. Can somebody > tell me anything that would call him to my attention. Well James, you'll have to get your VCR and TAGS tapes to search for him, but a few of the "high spots" in the career of Tom Jacobs (formerly known as Johnny Coons) are: "How did they do it, Sheriff?" - His only credited line, from "Goober Takes a Car Apart" He's the bulldozer operator and helps Andy move some of Mr. Frisby's furniture in "Aunt Bee, the Crusader" He's the painter next door to the Taylor home who brings his ladder over to Otis' window when he's trying to escape in "Aunt Bee, the Warden" He's the feller who witnesses Barney taking off Mrs. Kelsey's dress in the middle of the sidewalk "What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a man take off a dress before?" in "The Bank Job" He's the angry customer (honking his horn while sitting in his car) who Gomer ignores while telling Jase the Birdie Blush story in "Gomer, the Houseguest" He's also the one who witnesses Barney spying on Miss Ellie and Dr. Benson from the sidewalk outside the drugstore. When Barney sees that he's caught, he makes out like he was measuring the wall. This is from the episode, "The New Doctor". Tom Jacobs is seen in a whole LOT of episodes, but he's usually just passing by, sometimes alone, sometimes with another person. Once you get his face in your mind, it's fun to try and spot him in crowd scenes. Hope this helps, bud. Doug "Rafe Hollister" Garretson "Do you wanna try that again, or do you think you got it?" "I got it." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:05:13 -0600 From: Alan Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: My meeting with Don Knotts Hello Chip and Everyone! I am new to this list, so let me introduce myself. My name is Alan Davis and I live near Denver, Colorado. I have been a fan of the Andy Griffith Show for as long as I can remember. I met Don Knotts in Black Hawk this last Saturday too. I also got the impression that he might not be feeling quite himself. At Don's age of 76, I suspect he might have been feeling a touch of elevation sickness since Black Hawk is 8056'. I noticed he seemed to be a bit winded after coming up the stairs. I formerly worked in the tourist industry in some of the mountain towns, and elevation sickness is quite common for older folks. Nonetheless, it was wonderful to meet Don, get his autograph and have my picture taken with him. I hope he is doing well. When I saw the crowds in the restaurant for the "question and answer" session with Don, I decided getting his autograph meant a lot more to me, so I went and stood in the autograph line instead. I'm really glad I did, because the line was really long and he was only supposed to sign from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. I suspect a lot of people didn't get his autograph. I got one of the autographed photos of Don and I took my "Ghost and Mr. Chicken" video and he signed that for me. I wish I had heard about the event earlier, because I would have found a Barney Fife photo for him to sign. Chip, did you go to the Q&A session? I heard that someone asked him about his favorite episode of TAGS, and he said "The Pickle Story" and "Barney and the Choir" were his favorites. Were there any other interesting questions he answered? Alan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:12:31 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Epidode guide and the month and day it was aired Would anyone know of anyplace I could go to get a complete episode guide of the Andy Griffith show at.I already have the guide where it shows what year it was made but I would also like a guide where I know which episode was aired indivually at what day time and year,it was aired.Thanks and be somebody,goodluck to you and yours.David<danielsdandav46>Daniels ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 14:42:26 -0400 From: Randy Everette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Marijuana In Mayberry?? Huh? I was wondering what exactly made you think it may have been marijuana vice shine or something else? Randy Everette ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 14:33:48 -0500 From: "Paul Mulik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: trivia stumper Looks like I've stumped you all again. My latest trivia question was: Which TAGS actor was a champion gymnast? Nobody has gotten the correct answer, so here are two hints: 1. Reckless driving 2. This one is a real gem! - --Paul ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:40:38 EDT From: "Maureen Kowalski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: favorite character to be Hellooo Dollll, Someone posed the question that if you could be any character from TAGs, who would you be and from what episode--Well, I think my answer is probably the most obvious of all. I would be Daphne from the two Fun Girl episodes. Her voice slays me every time I hear "Hellooo Dolll", which I might add that I do quite well when laryngitis sets in. ;-) I also like that Andy doesn't know how to react to her whenever she comes on to him, and that neither one of the boys know exactly how to deal with women who are faster than Helen and Thelma Lou. Their facial expressions are priceless. I also saw Denver Pyle in Bonnie and Clyde this Saturday on AMC. TTFN Fun Girl "Aren't you gonna arrest us?" ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:10:49 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #282 << My meeting with Don Knotts >> Hey Chip, do you have a scanner? Sure would love to see that picture with Don. *Terri* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 15:45:35 CDT From: "DEBORAH DUBOSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Names Speaking of names (We were, weren't we?), ain't Schwump the most perfect name you ever heard of? Reckon where it comes from? And though we may never know this gentleman's real name (but interesting theory about it being Johnny Coons), doesn't he look like a Schwump? But then Tom Jacobs looked just like a Johnny Coons until somebody destroyed that dream! I ain't never known anybody actually named Schwump, have you? But Andy may have known somebody by that name, or maybe it's just a variation on a name. I'd really like to know. In any event, it's one of my favorite Mayberry names, and no show does names any better than Andy does. Take Viola Slatt. Ain't that perfect for a town gossip? Can't you just picture her walking down the street with a flowered hat perched on her head, all eager looking, thin like Barney, hair in a bun, walking real fast like; not a mean person, just an intense person. Eager to know everything about everybody. And I picture her always wearing a flowered hat. And as she talked, the flowers on her hat moved back and forth, faster and faster depending on how good the gossip was. But then, you may picture her completely different. One of the funniest--and true to its Southern roots--aspects of this show is the names Andy gave to the characters. The names brilliantly reflected their time and location. At least that's what I think. Laura Lee Hobbs, dime store clerk & gold truck watcher extraordinare and owner of a pretty good name herself Barney: "I ain't standing in a stag line with old Mr. Perkins and a bunch of slumped over teenage boys." (Wonder what Mr. Perkins looked like) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:22:38 -0400 From: "GRITTON, JOE A. (AIT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Who I would want to be in what episode It took me a while on this question also. My first inclination was to say that I wanted to be Andy when the Manicurist wanted to marry him or Barney when Miss Ellie threw herself at him in the back of the drugstore, but then more rationale thought took over. (typical male, right) . I apologize in advance if this is a repeat...but I would want to be Malcolm Tucker in "Man in a Hurry". You see my life is a lot like Malcolm's. Run here, do this..run there do that hurry hurry hurry. I wrote in a couple years ago about when my family was returning from a vacation and our van broke down. We had a Man-in-a-Hurry type experience in a small Ohio town. It wasn't Sunday, but we had to wait 'til the next day for Wally to get the part. The "Wally" in this case loaned us a personal car for the evening. We stayed in a hotel, but had been offered to be put up by a nice man who stopped to check on us along the roadside. It was the most relaxing evening of our vacation...we had no plans, no place we had to be, just relaxed. I have often wondered what it would have been like if I had taken my family of five to stay at that nice Mayberry-like man's home, as offered. So...given a second chance, I would be Malcolm. I would sit on the porch and sing about the Little Brown Church, and I would practice my apple pealin' in one piece. I would get to know the nice boy who would loan me his room to sleep on an ironing board between two chairs. I would spend a few minutes in the kitchen of that wonderful matron Aunt Bee who fixed the great food. I would go down to the filling station with Gomer and offer to take his picture inside my car. I would try to capture some of his joy that comes from helping others. I would eat hearty. The next day, while Wally was checking the car, I would sneak off with a plug wire, give him a wink, get on that fancy car-phone and tell those busy business people that I had car trouble and would be another day late. Then I could sit on that bench with Floyd and have a leisurely cup of coffee..maybe go inside his shop for some checkers with the boys. I'd go in the courthouse and pull up a chair, put my feet up and just see who, of the wonderful townsfolk, would come by. Surely Otis would stumble in, maybe the Darlings would come to town. Perhaps I would hear glass breaking and know that Ernest T was in town. I'd ask to ride around in the squad car with Andy and Barney. Maybe we'd stop and fix a stop sign, have lunch at the Diner, and if I was lucky I'd hear what they were tellin' about Myra Kunce once and for all. Shoot I'd probably stop by Walker's drugs and ask Ellie if she had anything for "feet falling asleep". If not, no big deal, let the Morrison sisters talk..I'm in no hurry. At the Pigeon Forge Mayberry show, Rodney closed the performances with a solo called "I Wish Life was Like The Andy Griffith Show". That refrain keeps going through my mind as I ponder how much fun it would be to be Malcolm Tucker, the guest whom the folks in Mayberry taught to slow down, take it easy, enjoy good company, good singin and a little peace. Yep that's the plan go home, take a nap, spend some time with my girl and watch a little TV. Life's to precious to hurry, That Malcolm, he's a lucky guy, maybe I'll learn some day. The untrained voice ------------------------------ End of wbmutbb-digest V2 #283 ***************************** ************************************************** ~ 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
