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wbmutbb-digest Tuesday, December 19 2000 Volume 02 : Number 401
Topics in this issue:
Mayberry Reunion on TLC
Re: what puts a lump in our throats
Thanks and Merry Christmas
TAGS in everyday life
Sentimental moments
Barn's Costumes
Sanford and Son
Singer in Town
Go shine your tin badge!
Dragnet
Floyd
Keevey Hazelton
Alumni Sighting
The Versatile Jack Burns
Barney's Prop
What if Warren
Re: Barn's costumes
Ms Perry and Ken Junkin
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:06:32 -0800
From: "Scott Gamel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mayberry Reunion on TLC
I watched the Mayberry Reunion on TLC for the first time the other night -
stumbled across it sort of by accident while "surfing". A question...Does
anyone know if this was once a longer program - say 90 minutes or two hours?
It seemed sort of choppy to me a couple of times. I truly enjoyed it and
wished I had been able to tape it.
Scott "kind behind the eyes" Gamel
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:52:46 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: what puts a lump in our throats
I would have to agree that, when it comes to a lump in my throat, nothing
compares to the "Opie the Birdman" episode. My second place would be "Opies'
Ill-Gotten Gain", right at the end when Opie is running away until he can
give his Pa a reason to be proud of him again (after finding out Miss Crump
made a mitake by giving him an 'A' on hi report card, rather than the correct
grade of 'F'). Andy explains that he is proud of Opie, even if he didn't make
an 'A'.
Skip K.
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:13:50 -0600
From: "James Seay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Thanks and Merry Christmas
I was a hero on death row as well as Barney being one too. The Andy Griffith
show was the most looked forward to show in the penitentiary. Every night
when I would into work the boys on death row always tried hard to stump me
with Andy trivia. I used to think I was pretty good until I ran into Paul
and Allan. It was always so much fun to be able to do my "Boys here at the
rock" impressions in a real penitentiary. Boy did I find out what a dummy I
really was. Now it is me and the youth pastor at our church with the
constant trivia challenge. I want to think Allan for giving me the most
enjoyable 15 minutes of my day when I come home and go into out little
Mayberry world. Thanks you all so much and Merry Christmas to all.
Jimbo "Dr. Pendyke" Seay
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:13:29 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: TAGS in everyday life
In a message dated 12/18/00 8:27:45 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< > I love it when TAGS lines just seem to work themselves into my day.
It's the best when you are in a group of people and someone within that
group knows what you are talking about. The two of you bust up laughing
and everyone else just looks at you like you're nuts. You two, of
course, know you are not. >>
You're so right. I used to be on a church staff with a music minister who
was as much a TAGS fan as me. We had a youth minister who couldn't sing
worth a lick -- not a lick! -- so whenever the staff quartet sang, we had to
give him the "sensitive" mike. It was a hoot!
Doug in Montgomery
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:23:40 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sentimental moments
In a message dated 12/18/00 8:27:45 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< OK, now *I* can come out and finally own up to it...every time I see that
scene, I get "worked up" too...especially when Andy says "But don't the
trees
seem nice and full?" I am a 36 year old man and that *still* brings a lump
to my throat! You know what else does it? The zoom in on the apple with
the
long peel, that the sleeping visitor is holding in the epilogue of "Man in a
Hurry."
>>
Both those scenes get me too. Plus, when they sing "Mayberry Union High" at
the end of "Class Reunion", when Andy says he doesn't believe in Mr. McBeevee
but he believes in Opie, and "Away in a Manger" in the Christmas episode.
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm just the sentimental sort (and also a 37 year
old guy!).
Doug
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:30:54 -0600
From: "Danny Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Barn's Costumes
For me the funniest Barney episode involving a costume is when he is after
the
shoplifting crook in the store and is changing out of the dress on the
street.
Some man is watching him take the dress off and Barney in his priceless way
says something to the effect of "What's the matter, you never seen a man
take off a dress?"
That always just kills me when I see that episode.
Another funny prop, which isn't really Barney's but belongs to Asa is Asa's
gun.
But it winds up falling apart a lot in Barneys hands as well as Asa's.
Asa's admiration of Barneys immaculate bullet is pretty good too.
Dapper Dan
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:36:32 -0600
From: "Paul Mulik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sanford and Son
>>>From: "Bruce Nail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I must be mixing faces on this, but I could've sworn that Jack Burns was
one of the officers on "Sanford and son."
>>>
You're probably thinking of Officers Smith and Hopkins, aka Smitty and
Hoppy, played by Hal Williams and Howard Platt, respectively. As I recall,
Smitty was the white officer and Hoppy was the African-American, but maybe I
have it backwards. Anyway, the white cop's mannerisms were similar to
Warren's (overly serious and "by the book.") Perhaps Jack Burns may have
guest-starred in an episodes, but he wasn't a regular.
- --Paul
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:39:32 -0600
From: "Paul Mulik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Singer in Town
>>>From: "jason tomlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: my home town.....keevey hazelton
the name of the singer that sang my home town was keevey
hazelton......however, i disagree that it is andy griffith actually singing
the song.....
>>>
I'm pretty sure actor Jesse Pearson (Keevy) did his own singing in that
episode. Andy has a fine singing voice, but it's not quite as smooth as
Keevy's, whom I would categorize as a crooner.
- --Paul
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:53:02 -0500
From: "Jeff Koontz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Go shine your tin badge!
I stood in line at the Post Office this morning with about 20 other people -
19 of us trying to mail packages. The 20th person was a sweet little lady
standing in front of me who walked past the stamp machine on her way in and
waited the same 20 minutes only to buy 3 stamps. As she walked away, I
smiled to myself and thought about Barney's quote: "I just don't think the
government should be transacting business through a slot machine!"
Some times life is just like TAGS (and you've got to like that).
Jeff Koontz
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:07:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Jason Stillwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dragnet
Well, how many of you watched Dragnet over the weekend, and how many fellow
Mayberrians did you spot? I put in some time on a few episodes. The first
one I watched had ol' Jud (Burt Mustin) in it as a 91-year-old apartment
manager/retired detective who showed ol' Friday and Gannon a thing or two.
I also spotted our bookie barber in another episode as yet another apartment
manager. (By the way, why do they call 'em apartments when they're all
together?)
- --Jason at the Hotel
"Chester Jones, you're a two-faced cheatin' liar!"
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 01:15:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Joe and Sandra Causby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Floyd
Good Morning Mayberry,
I was watching an episode the other day and have seen
it a gazillion times, but the first time I have ever
noticed this. I'm sure many of you have probably
already caught it. This was the episode where Andie
was approaching Floyd about sponsoring the upcoming
Founder's Day (the episode of the beauty contest where
Ellie gets so mad at Andie because he thinks she wants
him to choose her. Anyway, Andie is speaking to Floyd
and the mayor is in the barber chair with his face
covered initially and Andie begins saying things about
hoping the Mayor's wife doesn't ride out on the horse
again singing "all that opera stuff". The mayor sits
up and agrees with him and begins talking about how it
annoys him and if she does it again, he might just
"bust a gusset".....well, if you look when the mayor
is talking and you see Floyd staniding just behind him
in the camera, you will see that Floyd is mouthing the
Mayor's lines as the Mayor is saying them and has an
ever so slight smile on his face. I saw him do it
with several words the mayor was speaking. I have no
idea if this was planned or just a spontaneous thing
that the camera inadvertently picked up, but thought
I'd mention and see what anyone else thought about it
- - if anything.
Happy Holidays to all of you.....
"Darlene, the kitchen's right through there, if that's
what you're gropin' for".
"You oughta a least look at Mary Wiggins 'fore you
turn 'er down, Pa".
Sandy in Saudi
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:32:44 -0500
From: "Dan Goodwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Keevey Hazelton
I would have to agree that the actor who played Keevey Hazelton did his own
singing. He was the same fellow that played Conrad Birdie in the movie Bye
Bye Birdie where he had to also do some singing. By the way, that's a great
old movie with lots of stars in it. Well worth watching if you've never
seen it before.
dan
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:34:14 -0500
From: "Dan Goodwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Alumni Sighting
Rance Howard was on Seinfeld last night as the blind man George meets in the
health club and convinces him to switch glasses.
dan
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:09:02 -0400
From: David Millard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: The Versatile Jack Burns
I'd like to begin by saying I always enjoyed Jack Burns & his run on
TAGS, Warren was an interesting & cooky character & fit right in. Jack
has starred in other things since TAGS including " Our Place " in 1967,
" Getting Together " with Bobby Sherman in 1971 in which he played a
policeman, Officer Rudy Colcheck, also he was the voice of Raplh the
father in " Wait Till Your Father Gets Home " in 1972 and a co-star on "
The Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour " in 1973. Hats off to you Jack for a
fine contribution to comedy and TV.
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:05:26 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Barney's Prop
Unless I've missed it, no one has mentioned Barney's pistol! The ol' Roscoe,
the steel blue persuader, you know the rest. All of the misfires, Barn
breaking the new glass window to the court house trying to stop Ernest T.
Let's face it - ANY prop that Don Knotts used was done so with hilarious
results!
Steve
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:07:03 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What if Warren
TAGS fans,
In one of those "what if" questions we'll never know the answer to, I
wonder how Warren might have been received if he had not followed Barney so
closely--if he had been introduced a year later, for instance, instead of
the next fall? Timing can be everything on such a thing. Maybe then it
wouldn't have seemed so much like he was replacing Barney but was playing a
character all his own.
Sam
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:45:53 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Barn's costumes
<< We've been talking about Barn's props - what about his
costumes?! >>
My favorite is when he is dressed like a mannequin........pam in texas
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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 12:08:18 -0600
From: taylortk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ms Perry and Ken Junkin
Hi all, just wanted to let everyone know that Ms. Perry will be released
from the hospital on Saturday if all continues to go well with her. She
will continue with home physical therapy. And some of y'all might have
seen were the tornado hit Tuscaloosa, Al. pretty hard, and you all know Ken
Junkin lives close to that area. But he is OK, I spoke with him on the
phone Sunday and he and all of his family are fine. At last count their
had been 12 killed. Please keep these family members in your prayers this
holiday season and continue to pray for Ms. Perry. I am still sending
cards, etc. to her.
May you all have a Merry & Blessed Christmas this year.
Kathy Taylor
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