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To unsubscribe/change address, scroll to the bottom of this issue. wbmutbb-digest Friday, March 30 2001 Volume 03 : Number 099 Topics in this issue: Mr. Tuckers Car Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 dull paint O'Malley Watch a little "TV" Never getting out of drivers side squad car Otis is at it Again! Another drug store? Question about Andy's House Forgiveable Moments Asa Three Questions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:20:05 -0800 From: "Kevin and Dawn Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mr. Tuckers Car Hey everybody. In the man in a hurry episode, it seemed to me that when Mr. Tucker was going to crank his car(after Goober and Gomer fixed it) that he reached on the left side of the steering wheel to crank it. I'm not an expert on in dash ignitions, but wasn't the ignition supposed to be on the right side of the steering wheel? That has been bugging me. If anybody has any thoughts on the matter, just send them along. Thanks, Horatio(Kevin) "For the love of Mike, just do it, just do it, go home for a nap, go to Thelma Lou's for TV, just do it" "Whats the hurry?, see ya Ange" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:36:13 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tricia Fendt) Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 A thunkin' bucket needs passin out here. I see that [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks some questions about "Convicts at Large". Andy knows that old Floyd has been out with girls before and figured that he's just a sly old dog, As for O'Malley, well he probably had a friend that he was headed for to ask for a lift to his cabin. And everybody knows that cops always have extra gear in the trunk for emergencies, but when Andy was talking to O'Malley he could have stopped by the jail house to pick up some extra cuffs because he had told Barnie on the phone that there were 3 escaped convicts on the loose. Now I'll be "Dad-blamed" if I'm gonna explain how Jack could grow such a big beanstalk and how the giant could have a castle sitting on a soft cloud. Boy, PUT THAT THINKIN' BUCKET ON NOW ! Just funnin ya, Frank Chameleon and a Clown Magically yours. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:36:13 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tricia Fendt) Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 A thunkin' bucket needs passin out here. I see that [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks some questions about "Convicts at Large". Andy knows that old Floyd has been out with girls before and figured that he's just a sly old dog, As for O'Malley, well he probably had a friend that he was headed for to ask for a lift to his cabin. And everybody knows that cops always have extra gear in the trunk for emergencies, but when Andy was talking to O'Malley he could have stopped by the jail house to pick up some extra cuffs because he had told Barnie on the phone that there were 3 escaped convicts on the loose. Now I'll be "Dad-blamed" if I'm gonna explain how Jack could grow such a big beanstalk and how the giant could have a castle sitting on a soft cloud. Boy, PUT THAT THINKIN' BUCKET ON NOW ! Just funnin ya, Frank Chameleon and a Clown Magically yours. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:47:57 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tricia Fendt) Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 Hi folks, Just got to thinkin when I sent in another reply that, maybe some other good people out there might have the same problem I found. When I write and use some of the good ol Mayberry terminology and hit "Spell Check" my machine starts screaming. Hope my old English teacher never gits a gander at my wurd list. Frank Chameleon and a Clown Magically yours. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:47:57 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tricia Fendt) Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #98 Hi folks, Just got to thinkin when I sent in another reply that, maybe some other good people out there might have the same problem I found. When I write and use some of the good ol Mayberry terminology and hit "Spell Check" my machine starts screaming. Hope my old English teacher never gits a gander at my wurd list. Frank Chameleon and a Clown Magically yours. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:33:46 -0600 From: Paul Mulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: dull paint >>>Howdy all, I was just wondering, how come is it that the squad car never seems to have a glossy reflection. It always seems to be dull or dust-covered. Was it a production trick used to keep from getting the camera and crew reflected in the paint job? >>> You're correct, they had to deliberately make the BLACK paint dull so that it wouldn't reflect lights and ruin the camera shot. Most of the time, they probably just sprayed on some sort of dull-coat finish. The 1960 model looks especially rough in close-ups. It looks like somebody scoured it all over with steel wool or wire brushes or something. - --Paul ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:28:53 -0600 From: Paul Mulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: O'Malley >>>Also, how was O'malley planning on getting back to his cabin from Mayberry when he arrived back in town if Andy not offered him a ride? >>> He probably has a house in town that's within walking distance of the bus stop. A man with his money surely wouldn't live in a house with no running water. This reminds me, a couple of weeks ago, someone noticed that O'Malley seemed to suddenly appear on the other side of the street a split second after the bus pulled up. This was due to slightly careless editing. The shot of the bus pulling up was actually taken from a different episode, most likely "The Manicurist." >>> One more thing. With the small amount of crime in Mayberry, why would Andy just happen to have 3 sets of handcuffs when they captured the girls? >>> Perhaps a better question is, why bother to fasten ONE cuff to somebody without fastening the other cuff to anything? What good would that do? On all three captures, Andy slaps on just one cuff, and then leaves the other cuff dangling. He might as well have not even bothered with the handcuffs at all. Maybe we was planning on attaching the other cuff to something inside the car, but in that case it seems to me it would have made more sense to wait until the women were inside the car. - --Paul ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:56:36 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Watch a little "TV" Hey everyone! We often talk about our favorite episodes, favorite characters etc. but what about our favorite memories of actually watching the show. I can remember my Mom fixing Tuna Fish Sandwiches (with little sweet gherkins cut up in em) and me and my brother and her sitting at TV trays in the den and watching episodes during the summer. My wife and I sit in bed and watch the two episodes at night that come on our local station. So what other memories do you guys have of watching the show. Steve Mitchell "The case of the Pig Headed Deputy and the berserk Sheriff that killed him." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:59:41 -0500 From: "JAMES TAUL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Never getting out of drivers side squad car Hello, I am a newbe and this has probably been brought up before but why does Andy always pull up to the court house and slide across the seat to get out instead of opening the drivers door? Thanks, Jim "Why don't you go down to the old folks home and wax the steps!" - --Barney ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 06:09:39 +0100 From: Tod Lawlis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Otis is at it Again! Hey folks, Here9s another TAGS sighting for you. The movie 3The Apartment2, directed by Billy Wilder, came out in 1959. It starred Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred McMurray. In one scene, it is Christmas eve, and Jack9s character is in a bar. Who else would just happen to be in that bar? None other than our dear friend Otis. And - wouldn9t you know it - he was playing the part of a rather tipsy Santa Claus! Just noticin9 and thought I9d pass it along. Tod 3Baron von Rick-toven2 in Nigeria (From 3High Noon in Mayberry2) Andy: 3Mrs. Peterson9s Fluffy is on the the roof again.2 Barney: 3This is a time for pussycats - with a killer on the loose?!?2 Andy: 3Well, Fluffy9s got kittens, and you know how you feel seein9 your mother on the roof.2 Barney: 3Andy... Take this - put it under your shirt.2 (hands gun to Andy) Andy: 3I won9t need it, Barn. Fluffy and I9ve been friends for years.2 Barney: 3OK, but if you get all shot up, I don9t wanna hear about it!2 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 07:45:36 -0500 From: "Dan Goodwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Another drug store? In Man in a Hurry, when Mr. Tucker walks in to town on that 2nd block of Main Street that is out past the theater, he hears the church bell and turns left. On that corner is a sign for a drug store. So there was Walker's up on the central block across from the court house then there was this second one further down. dan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:38:49 -0500 From: VCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Question about Andy's House How many rooms are in Andy's House. I thought it had 4 bed rooms...... One for Opie One for Andy One for Aunt Bee and a Guest Room In the episode that Mr. Tucker cam to Mayberry "man in a Hurry" Opie was excited because he could sleep on the ironing board... Also does anyone have a list of all the reference points where Mayberry is suppose to be located ( I know none of them are precise). In this episode Mr. Tucker said he was 2 miles from Hwy 43. Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:06:02 -0600 (CST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ellen Kuber) Subject: Forgiveable Moments Can you recall any "forgiveable TAGS moments" in the episodes? These would be segments in an episode that aren't realistic, but "forgiveable" in the sense that they made such a sweet contribution to the story line. I think one of the ULTIMATE forgiveable moments was in the episode "Man in a Hurry," where, in the epilog, Malcom Tucker is seen on the porch in a rocking chair. He seems to be "asleep," yet he's still able to rock his chair, hold onto an apple, and keep his head upright. He's "so far gone" that he doesn't respond when his name is called, yet he's able to rock, hold onto an apple, and keep his head from falling onto his chest. Not likely, but oh-so-forgiveable. It's a sweet, sweet way for the episode to end, and I wouldn't change a second of it. Another "forgiveable moment" in that same episode is when Malcom hears the church bells ringing upon entering the deserted streets of "downtown" Mayberry. The bells lead him to the church, but church is over. The bells are ringing as the members are exiting! Is this how it's done "down south?" Up here in the north, church bells are rung PRIOR to the start of a worship service.....a welcoming reminder to "come on in!!" They aren't rung at the end of the service. Of course, having the bells ringing and leading Malcom to the church is a charming addition to the storyline -- but realistic it ain't. (However, -- highly forgiveable!) Recalling these "forgiveable TAGS moments" isn't meant as an exercise to cut TAGS to pieces....it's meant as a way of noticing some unrealistic but charming, and understandable contributions to the series from an artistic point of view. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 14:15:21 -0600 (CST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ellen Kuber) Subject: Asa Just wondering, all you TAGS experts... Was Charles Thompson, the actor who portrayed Asa, really an elderly man? In the episode, "The Bank Job," he really moves around like a much younger person. (Except when he's having Barney help him get up from his chair at the bank...) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:15:04 From: "Jeff Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Three Questions Hello fellow TAGS fans! My name is Jeff Wilson and I'm a member of the "Some of Us Got It, Some of Us Ain't" (Garner/Clayton, NC) chapter of TAGSRWC. I've been a "silent spectator" here on the list for over a month and I've thoroughly enjoyed the informative posts in every issue of the WBMUTBB digests. Our chapter met earlier this week and we discussed a couple of interesting questions I would like to share with everyone. Please forgive the unintentional repetition if these questions have been previously discussed. ;o) First question... I know there are some TAGS fans who probably think Andy and Helen made a perfect couple, but if you could play "match maker" for our favorite sheriff, who do you think would be the most compatible mate for Andy? I really liked Helen and Ellie, but I personally think Peggy was one of the most beautiful and compatible women Andy ever dated. Second question... Ernest T. Bass and the Darlings are some of my favorite characters on TAGS. Does anyone know why Ernest T. didn't make more appearances on the show? Lastly... There appear to be several different TAGS DVDs available. I've seen the number of episodes range from three (on one DVD) to as many as ten (in a 2 volume set). I understand there are some DVDs that either don't play the original TAGS theme, don't offer the complete episodes (with epilogues) or the quality itself is disappointing. With that in-mind, could anyone recommend the most accurate, complete and best quality TAGS DVDs? I apologize for the lengthy questions, but I look forward to reading all your replies. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ End of wbmutbb-digest V3 #99 **************************** ************************************************** ~ 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 goto: http://www.tagsrwc.com/wbmutbb/unsubscribe_digest.htm To change your email address, first unsubscribe using the command above and then re-subscribe by going to: http://www.tagsrwc.com/wbmutbb/joinwbmutbb.htm
