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wbmutbb-digest Monday, September 18 2000 Volume 02 : Number 320
Topics in this issue:
Alexandria, VA members, please write
40th Anniv schedule?
Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
casting
all "TAGS" all the time
Re: MSNBC 'Time and Again'
Different Things
Skol
Otis and Mayor Stoner
JL-327
Re: TAGS casting, etc.
skoal
Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
Barney and the Governor question
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:45:44 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Alexandria, VA members, please write
Is anybody out there from the Alexandria, VA Chapter? If so, I'd love to hear
from you! Best, Nancy
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:56:00 -0400
From: Greg Painter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 40th Anniv schedule?
Does anyone have any updates on the 40th anniversary show in
Birmingham, AL on Oct 7? The event is less than 3 weeks away, and
I have not seen/heard any news since the original announcement. I
keep checking the websites, but have not found anything new.
"Ring-a-ding-ding"
Mr. Mc-BV - Mayberry Chapter
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:04:12 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
In a message dated 9/17/00 9:00:30 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< least have the decency to come by. then otis says something like, scoe >>
Otis said "Scoal" as in the toast. As the mayor was drinking moonshine.
He had already said "Cheers" when Barney was drinking it.
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:08:14 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
In a message dated 9/17/00 9:00:30 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< then otis says something like, scoe. what
do you think it was? >>
It was "skoal", a toast that means "to your health."
Dixon
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:11:35 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
In a message dated 9/17/00 9:00:30 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Does anyone know how Andy and Barney were cast for TAGS? Was anyone else
ever considered? Just curious....I dont think anyone else coudl have played
neither character!
>>
I think the show was created for Andy, like so many other shows have been
created around the personalities of standup comedians ("The Cosby Show",
"Everybody Loves Raymond," etc.). The story has it that Don Knotts called
Andy and asked if he needed a deputy, after seeing the Danny Thomas pilot.
So both parts were tailor made (no pun intended) for the two, and I'm sure
they brought a lot of their own creativity on top of that.
Dixon
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:40:21 -0500
From: "Paul Mulik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: casting
>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does anyone know how Andy and Barney were casted for TAGS? Was anyone else
ever considered? Just curious....I dont think anyone else coudl have played
neither character!
>>>
Both parts were created specifically with Andy Griffith and Don Knotts in
mind, therefore no other actors were ever considered.
Andy Griffith had earned a measure of fame playing Will Stockdale in "No
Time for Sergeants" (Don Knotts also appeared in the play -- this is where
he and Andy first met). Sheldon Leonard saw the show on Broadway and liked
Andy, and came up with the idea of creating a new TV show specifically for
him. There was no deputy in the pilot episode, but when Don Knotts saw it
on TV in February of 1960, he called up Andy and asked, "Don't you need a
deputy?" Andy thought it was a good idea, and suggested that Don should
call Sheldon Leonard. The rest is history!
- --Paul
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:09:46 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: all "TAGS" all the time
In a message dated 09/17/2000 9:00:30 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< How's the fund raising coming for the All Andy channel? Have we hit $10
yet? >>
I'll throw in a five spot...heck, I'd throw in my life savings if we
could really make it happen!! Any chance we could talk to someone who could
REALLY get it started??? Maybe if we make a BIG MOULAGE out of it...but let's
don't ask Opie...I hear he's saving to buy Charlotte a coat. And forget
cheapskate Barn who always goes dutch with Thelma Lou (except for on her
birthday). Maybe we could ask Luke Jensen...he has lots of money...but no one
knows except his dog. And I bet O'Malley would throw in some loot...his
father-in-law was in the orthopedic loafers business...of course, the most
logical choice for financial assistance would be the Darling family...they
ran into a fortune up in the hills...$300.00!! Let's just think about that
for a little while...Crystal M. in AL
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:03:30 -0700
From: Bill Standley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MSNBC 'Time and Again'
Howdee y'all,
I had the misfortune to miss all but the last 2 minutes of the MSNBC "Time
and Again" episode that was about TAGS and was wondering if anyone could
help me out with a copy? I would be happy to pay for all expenses for
copying and mailing, and I have two VCRs so if you can't make a copy
yourself you could send me your copy and I'd guard it just like it was a
gold truck and make a copy and get your original back in the mail ASAP.
I've checked out the MSNBC web site and it doesn't look like they're going
to run it again or make copies available. Drop me a line at
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" if you can help me out - THANKS!
Bill
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:15:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rafe Hollister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Different Things
Bec from Texas wrote:
> In the episode, barney and the governor (one of my favorites), mayor
> stoner says, when the governor gets here, i hope they'll at least have
> the decency to come by. then otis says something like, scoe. what do
> you think it was?
Hey, Bec! It's nice to see another Texan join us in posting to the Digest.
Otis is sayin' "Skoal" to Mayor Stoner as he takes a drink. That word is
used as a drinking toast, like "Cheers", and comes from the Danish and
Norwegian "skaal", which means 'cup'.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kent) wrote:
> When Andy indicated he didn't carry a gun but his deputies did, the
> two deputies were Gomer and Floyd, not Goober.
I'm afraid you've got it backwards, Kent. You were right when you said
that Gomer and Goober appeared in only one episode together ("Fun Girls"),
but the one who appeared in "TV or Not TV" was Goober, not Gomer. This was
the episode in which Goober was introduced as Goober Beasley.
Doug (Rafe Hollister) Garretson
"Okay you guys, come on you guys, all right you guys, beat it you guys."
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:57:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Skol
I believe the expression is used to denote joining another person in a
drink, much like the expression cheers is used. It sounds like it may
have originated in the Scandinavian countries, possibly Sweden & is one
I've heard used before, probably in some old movie.
It is interesting to hear our younger generation asking about
expressions like bread & butter. i grew up saying that one.
I love hearing from Harvey Bullock. He gives us a lot of wondeful inside
knowledge about the show, How neat to have him a part of our group.
Harvey , here's wishing you & your wife good health & happiness
Aunt Bee 2 Ruth ( another oldster who is young at heart)
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 07:42:20 CDT
From: "John O. Dalke, GRI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Otis and Mayor Stoner
You're not dense at all. What Otis says is "Skoal." This is just another
word for "Cheers."
hey fellers, i guess i'm just a little bit dense but i have another one for
any body who knows. in the episode, barney and the governor (one of my
favorites), mayor stoner says,when the governor gets here, i hope they'll at
least have the decency to come by. then otis says something like, scoe. what
do you think it was? i guess i must have a hole in my thinkin bucket. this
bec from texas. p.s. thanks for all the bread and butter info.
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 10:41:32 -0400
From: "Phil Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JL-327
Thanks to all who have gotten license plates,
there are about 40 left.
I f you are planning on attending Myberry Days
you can reserve the # of plates you want and
pick them up there.
also -I have made up a registration card to accompany each plate.
Just something a little bit different for us folks who are just a little bit
different.
Phil "learned to make license plates at The Rock" Fox
"no more carefree hours no more peanut butter and jelly sanwiches"
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 11:09:38 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TAGS casting, etc.
<<In the episode, Barney and the Governor (one of my
favorites), Mayor Stoner says, "When the Governor gets here, I hope they'll at
least have the decency to come by. Then Otis says something like, "scoe".
What do you think it means?>>
Think you are referring to the scene where Mayor Stoner gets gassed after
drinking from the water cooler, where Otis had just emptied his hooch. Just
before the mayor raises a cup to his lips, Otis remarked: "Bottoms Up" and
later, "Skoll" - as Stoner goes for another drink. Believe it's a drinking
word (possibly Scandinavian in origin) meaning something akin to: "To your
health".
<<Does anyone know how Andy and Barney were casted for TAGS? Was anyone else
ever considered? Just curious....I dont think anyone else could have played
neither character! >>
>From what I've read and heard, Barney was never cast as the deputy for TAGS.
The show never even planned on having one. Don Knotts had just left Steve
Allen's 'Tonight Show' and happened to be looking for a job at the time. He'd
called up his old friend Andy Griffith asking if they could use a deputy for
the show. Andy used his influence to get the green light from Sheldon Leonard
and the producers, and thus the character of Barney Fife was born.
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:00:49 -0700
From: "Martha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: skoal
"hey fellers, i guess i'm just a little bit dense but i have another one for
any body who knows. in the episode, barney and the governor (one of my
favorites), mayor stoner says,when the governor gets here, i hope they'll at
least have the decency to come by. then otis says something like, scoe. what
do you think it was?"
It was "skoal". It's a toast. It's actually a Danish word; it comes from
the Old Norse, skl, which meant "drinking vessel". Apparently those folks
didn't have to have anything important to drink to. If nothing else, they'd
toast the glass that held the drink. Hence the toast, "Skoal!". If the
mayor would have condescended to listen to old Otis, he might have been
sober enough to impress the governor. But he just kept drinkin' and
talkin', drinkin' and talkin'. Ain't that just like a politician?
Martha
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 19:05:36 -0400
From: Steve Terrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #319
>
>Can someone tell me exactly what is Guillain Barre Syndrome? I heard
recently that poor Andy has it.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder where the body's immune system
attacks its own nervous system. The first symptoms are weakness
or tingling sensations in the legs - many times this spreads to the arms.
In really serious cases, this can lead to total paralysis of the patient and
can be life-threatening.
The good news is that most people recover with treatment.
I hope this helps,
Steve
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 19:08:28 -0400
From: Theresa West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Barney and the Governor question
> hey fellers, i guess i'm just a little bit dense but i have another one for
> any body who knows. in the episode, barney and the governor (one of my
> favorites), mayor stoner says,when the governor gets here, i hope they'll at
> least have the decency to come by. then otis says something like, scoe. what
> do you think it was? i guess i must have a hole in my thinkin bucket. this
> bec from texas. p.s. thanks for all the bread and butter info.
>
>
Otis says "skoal" to Mayor Stoner, because he is drinking from the
spiked water crock. Skoal is a
term similar to "cheers" or "bottoms up"; a toast, in other words.
Theresa West
"Barney, you're Gassed!!"
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