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To unsubscribe/change address, scroll to the bottom of this issue. wbmutbb-digest Thursday, March 15 2001 Volume 03 : Number 083 Topics in this issue: dramatic scenes What Opie's saying Overals Question for the Experts Laugh Track Opie's garbled line Squad Car Nationals Overall ? Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #82 Mayberry in Alabama??? Beasley Marlo Thomas Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #81 TVLAND Overalls This One's For Linda P. about that jailhouse window...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:46:42 -0600 From: "James Seay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: dramatic scenes Well all the folks are writing in about there most dramatic scenes. I don't believe anybody has written about the one that brings a tear to my eye every time I have seen it. ( At least 50 or more times according to Old Ethel ) my wife. My favorite heart grabber is Mr. McBevee. I just breaks my heart to see Andy lose faith in his son and then to regain it only to see he was right. When Mr. McBevee answers Andy out in the woods my heart just breaks. There is nothing more touching than a father and son seeing eye to eye on trust and honesty.....Jimbo "Dr. Pendyke Seay" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:30:37 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What Opie's saying I always love that scene. It's so hilarious. I could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that your not supposed to understand what Opie says. That's why Andy laughs. Oh and one more thing......how come on the last post, everything was in Italics?? lots of luck to you and yours Mike : -)> "...CAUTION...User should wear gloves." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:49:22 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Overals All this discussion on whether Opie ever wore overals brought to mind that when my sister & I were small younguns, back in the 30s, we wore overals as our play clothes during the day. Mama used to take us with her to the local A& P store & being regular customers, we of course knew the manager. He would say " Hi boys" & my sister & I would reply very indignantly that we were girls not boys. And of course his reply was always but You are wearing overals . We eventually came to realize that was his way of teasing us, & were quite delighted one day when he brought his own little boy over to our house to meet us. Aunt Bee 2 (Ruth from Oregon) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:50:52 -0500 From: "Rice, Steven R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Question for the Experts During the credits at the end of at least two episodes I watched recently (A Feud is a Feud and Stranger in Town), I noticed the role of "Script Continuity" which was held by Hazel Hall. This title would suggest that her job was to either make sure inconsistencies in the script (i.e., Clara Edwards, Clara Johnson, and Bertha Johnson being the name of one character) were avoided or that the script "flowed". What were the actual responsibilities of this role? "Some folks don't hold hands in public until they've had their seventh or eighth young'un" Steve Rice ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:32:23 -0500 From: Don Good <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Laugh Track >I'm enough of a rebel to be incensed by laugh tracks. I don't need nobody >nohow nudging me to laugh when I don't wanna. I know when something's funny >for heaven's sake - I wasn't born yesterday. Are there any more rebels out >there ? As our friend Rafe might say, "I don't need nothing to tell me what's humorous. I know when something's amusing. It's funny...danged funny." Don G. (another'un who'd rather be a live me than a dead hero) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:24:02 -0600 From: Paul Mulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Opie's garbled line >>>Anyway, my question is, I was watching the episode the other night, "The Merchant of Mayberry." Opie comes in the courthouse stuffing gum in his jaws and says something that I just cannot understand. >>> For those who don't know what we're talking about, it's the scene where Opie comes into the courthouse and tells Andy about the crowd at Weaver's. Opie has crammed probably an entire package of gum in his mouth, and can't speak clearly. Andy asks, "Did you notice, was anybody over at Bert Miller's stand?" and Opie's reply is unintelligible, due to the huge wad of gum in his mouth. Then Andy says, "Never mind," and heads out the door. I've played that scene a hundred times, and all I can come up with is "I couldn't see the stand." This MIGHT be the correct line, then again, the script may have just said something like "Opie mutters something unintelligible here." I'm getting sidetracked (as I am wont to do), but it's like the time Tom Lehrer suddenly stopped singing in the middle of the song "My Hometown" and said "we're recording tonight, so I'll have to leave this line out...." For YEARS fans have tried to guess what that line could be, but if we knew what it was, somehow that would ruin it. For those of you who have never heard of Tom Lehrer, you've been depriving yourself of the most brilliant satirist who ever lived. He recorded three comedy albums about 40 years ago, then retired from the music business and became a professor. - --Paul ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:58:04 -0600 From: Allan Newsome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Squad Car Nationals Hey folks, Here's the story about the Nationals coming this weekend but this one has a really neat photo of Kenneth Junkin that you ought to see. http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/010314/mayberry.shtml That URL should take you there. Allan ------------------------------ Date: 15 Mar 2001 11:14:42 EST From: SANDRA SILS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Overall ? Opie is never seen wearing overalls in any episode, so it's very strange that Aunt Bee would say that. Almost nobody wears overalls in Mayberry; outside of the Darling family, I can think of only two regular characters who ever do. Who can name them? By "regular characters" I mean they appear in at least 6 episodes (Frankie Flint, Rafe Hollister, and Jeff Pruitt do not qualify). - - --Paul Now I don't rightly know their names, but I seem to remember a couple of regular background people wearing overalls. They were sitting on a bench on the sidewalk whittlin' and wearing suit coats over their overalls when the movie producers were coming to town--you know, kinda trying to dress the place up. Sandra ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 11:28:59 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #82 Hello fellow TAGS fans! In the last digest everyone was bringing up "The Loaded Goat" episode for reasons other than what I am writing about. But seeing it mentioned did bring up something I have noticed on that episode that bothers me. It is the way that show ended, with Andy and Barney leading the goat out of town with the harmonica music. What I am wondering is what ever happened to that goat? Did he still go "blooey"? Did he eventually dilute the dynamite enough to get rid of it? I have wondered and worried about that goat! What a thing to worry about, right? Just wanted some thoughts on the matter. Have a good day! :) jenny in bama ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 16:56:18 -0000 From: "Jim Hady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mayberry in Alabama??? Allan or Crystal, A friend of mine mentioned something about an event in AL this weekend...Said she thought it was something about a Squad Car meeting. I won't be able to go, but maybe one of y'all have some info on this and could let the folks know.. My apologies if this has been covered and maybe I missed it. Also, one of our members sent me Rodney Dillards new site (thanks Francie) http://www.mayberryvalues.com It tells how to go see Rodney's show in Branson, as well as has some CD and Tape sales for The Dillards (There is a Time and First Time Live), as well as Rodney's Gospel Tape, a tape that his wife Beverly did, and also, the book Everybody on the truck. Jim _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:29:53 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Beasley In today's episode, the 't.v. men' are actually bank robbers, Andy introduced Goober as Goober Beasley? I thought he was Gomer Pyle's cousin Goober Pyle... Ted ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:32:43 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Marlo Thomas In Bonanza yesterday, TAGS producer Danny Thomas' daughter, Marlo, played a Chinese girl. I wonder how many Asian people were offended by her portrayal & strange accent? Ted ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 14:56:00 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #81 In a message dated 03/14/2001 5:04:56 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > One question.....in the ad regarding "The Loaded Goat" that showed several > times, there is a scene with alot of people running, with Andy seemingly > leading the rush. I know that scene isn't from "The Loaded Goat", but what > show is it from? > > "One swift kick...........and blooey" > > Skip K. > I believe that scene is from "The Beauty Contest" when everybody is trying to get Andy to pick their wives, girlfriends, daughters, etc. as the winner of the pageant. He's running to the court house to get away from everyone. "It's GOOOOOOD!!!" Jacob in Jackson. TN ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:12:18 -0500 From: "April Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TVLAND I just wanted to write and report that I can finally watch TAGS again. My cable company has finally gotten wise and added TVLAND to its lineup. I can't begin to tell you how happy I am. If only they would have gotten it sooner, then I could have enjoyed the marathon this past weekend. Well, maybe next time. April ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 16:27:22 -0500 From: "Nathan Mylott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Overalls That's a good question on the two regular cast members that have worn overalls. The only one I can think of is Major Pike while house painting. Beats me on the other one. The best to you and yours. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:22:09 -0600 From: "DEBORAH DUBOSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: This One's For Linda P. This here is for our Linda who is a fan of the "I Love Lucy Show" and mentioned the "uh oh" lady you can often hear in the audience. I have read that she is none other than Dee Dee, Lucy's own mother who attended every taping of the show. Now, for my trained noticer's observation (which most of you have already noticed, but hey, let me have this little gem, ok? okay.). Did you ever notice how Gomer is a wonderful singer in all the earlier episodes of Andy except when he is about to leave the show and join the Marines and he comes marching in singing the Marines' hymn and he sounds awful? Did you ever wonder why? I mean, what happened to that wonderful voice of his? And even if I'm remembering the order of the shows wrong (because I'm too lazy to look them up) still Gomer goes from a lousy singer to a fantastic one and we know that shouldn't happen, not without the aid of Mrs. Poultice (I just gave you an A in breathing). So, I get credit for noticing SOMETHING. And another thing, I was catching up on the Digests and someone noticed the breath coming out of Andy's or Barney's mouth and wondered about it being cold in CA. I don't know if the show was ever filmed at night and I always assumed it wasn't, but I've been to that state and it can get cold, especially at night and one can see one's breath. I'm not sure that's what is being seen on the film, but if they ever filmed after dark, it would be possible since filming took place during fall/winter months. I'm curious about this myself. Maybe some of you really good trained noticers could answer this for us. Laura Lee Hobbs, dime store clerk & gold truck watcher extraordinaire Barney on crime: "There's really three reasons there's so little crime in Mayberry: There's Andy, and there's me, and (patting his pistol) Baby makes three." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:57:02 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: about that jailhouse window...... Got a question for all of you trained noticers. In the Christmas episode when Ben is peeking through the jail house bars...there are just bars....so did all of that cold chilly December air creep into the jailhouse? Never noticed that before. Another question... I know this was asked a long time ago but wasn't Mayberry in a dry county? So how come Ben said he sold spirits at his store? It just don't make no sense a'tall A serious moment I like on TAGS is the episode "class reunion" At the end when Barn and Andy are talking, their dialog is touching and Barney ends it with "do the tears on your pillow bespeak the pain in your heart?" If I recall andy and Sharon's dialog didn't have a laugh track. Like so many others this episode makes me cry. Have a Mayberry Day!! Pauline (gomerseyshey) P.S. The marathon was great. My whole family sat and watched . a really great weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! 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