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wbmutbb-digest Saturday, March 31 2001 Volume 03 : Number 100
Topics in this issue:
Re: Forgivable Moments
ignition on the left
(no subject)
Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #99
Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #99
Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #99
Andy and Peggy
those church bells ringing at end of service
What kind of dishes did Aunt Bee have?
Re: Mr Tuckers Car
Malcolm Tuckers Car
Re: Ignition/Starter in Relation to Steering Wheel
Andy's Perfect Match
ForGivable TAGS Moments
loaded goat
black unshiny squad car
Re:Church Bells
Ernest T.
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:10:42 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Forgivable Moments
<< Can you recall any "forgivable TAGS moments" in the episodes? These would
be segments in an episode that aren't realistic, but "forgivable" in the
sense that they made such a sweet contribution to the story line.
I think one of the ULTIMATE forgivable 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 "forgivable 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! >>
What about when Malcolm Tucker decides to steal Wally's pickup, and Gomer
rushes to phone Sheriff Taylor and ("surprise") gets an open line? Guess
Gomer must've known exactly when those Mendelbright sisters were going to
take a break from their all-day Sunday chatfest!!!
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:29:12 -0600
From: "The Hendersons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ignition on the left
For years, all ford motor cars (and that would have included that Lincoln Mr.
Tucker drove) had the ignitions on the left of the steering wheel. My first
car was an old fairlane and it was difficult getting used to turning the key
with my left hand. I do not know if Fords still have it that way. hey from
the ozarks
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:35:39 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: (no subject)
Helen was OK, Peg was cute, the manacurest curvey, but the Lady
Prisoner...WOW!!! Elle was the best all around match for Andy. Plus she
was also the better actress. Just our humble opinion...The Milo Boys.
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:52:47 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #99
In a message dated 03/30/2001 5:43:27 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> , but wasn't the ignition supposed to be on the
> right side of the steering wheel?
Most Ford products back then had the ignition on the left side.
Larry in Alabama
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:55:35 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #99
In a message dated 03/30/2001 5:43:27 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 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.
>
> Pretty neat memory, I would say. Thanks for taking me back home for a
> moment.
Larry in Alabama
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:58:40 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #99
In a message dated 03/30/2001 5:43:27 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> but I personally think Peggy was one of the
> most beautiful and compatible women Andy ever dated.
>
>
Ditto..
Larry in Alabama
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:07:39 -0600
From: "David Kempem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Andy and Peggy
I think Jeff Wilson is right! Peggy has always been my favorite for Andy.
Miss Crump is my favorite teacher but not as a girlfriend/wife for Andy.
Ellie was good too. Andy always had an eye for professional women.
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:41:10 -0600
From: "The Hendersons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: those church bells ringing at end of service
Maybe the church bells were ringing to signal it was time for second service
to begin; Andy has mentioned that they sometimes went to early service.
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:17:03 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What kind of dishes did Aunt Bee have?
I have been trying to figure out for years what kind of dishes the Taylors
have. There are many instances of them in various shows. In the color
episodes you can see they are blue and white. I know they aren't Currier and
Ives - though that would sure fit with the times - and I don't think they are
Blue Willow. I would love to find out what they are so I could get at least
a couple of place settings. I figure if anyone knows it will be someone
here!
Michelle
"When youbre dealing with people you do a whole lot better if you go not so
much by the book, but by the heart." -Barney Fife
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:51:55 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 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)
I don't know about the particular model that Mr. Tucker drove, but I do
recall that many Ford products in the 60's had the ignition switches on the
left side of the dash, next to the door.
Skip K.
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:15:10 -0500
From: "Phil Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Malcolm Tuckers Car
Malcolm Tucker is driving a 1963 Lincoln Continental, 4 door
the rear doors on these were suicide (rear opening) doors.
I have a 63 Ford Galaxie squad car replica, and the Ignition switches on
the early 60's Fords were on the Left of the Steering column 60-63.
the ignition was moved back to the right side from 64 on.
I could possibly be wrong on the 63 as the year, but it was filmed in 1963
and it looked new, and Ford Motor Company furnished some new cars for the
show
every year,so it could have been a 63.
Phil "not the brightest bulb in the box, (about a 4 watt er) but having
the time of my life.
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:57:22 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ignition/Starter in Relation to Steering Wheel
In a message dated 03/30/2001 3:34:01 PM Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< 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? >>
Hi. My dad owned a 1951 Ford and its starter and ignition switch were
located on the dash to the LEFT of the steering wheel. It seems to me that
the earlier Fords always had ignition/starters to the left of the wheel.
(Am I revealing my age??)
Lotsa luck to you and yers. Larry in Estes Park
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 02:37:56 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Andy's Perfect Match
Hey everyone,
This is in response to the first question from Jeff Wilson's chapter, the one
about finding the perfect match for Andy.
I never considered it seriously until about a year ago, when my wife pointed
out that Andy should have ended up with Charlene! And she is so right. I
like Helen and all but it is obvious that Andy should have been with the
Darlin girl! The evidence is in the scene in the Taylor house hold where
Charlene sings "There is time for us to wander song," At the end of that
song Andy gazes at Charlene in a way that we never see him look at another
girl in any other episode. Deep down Andy knows that is his true love, she
is much more close to who Andy is, in that her simple country outlook is the
same attitude Andy had in the early seasons of the show. The Andy of the
final seasons, or as I like to call him "Mean Andy" seems to be the result of
being the boyfriend of a school teacher who seems to have a habit of always
assuming the worst!
I don't mean to Crump Bash but I think Andy should never even have thought
about "Digging up the Divorce"
Well, thats my 2 cents worth.
Steve Mitchell
"I aint about to be beat to death with no spoon!"
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:18:52 -0500
From: "Chuck Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ForGivable TAGS Moments
Ellen Kuber SAID:
>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.
ALL OF THEM
Ellen also SAID:
>Another "forgiveable moment" 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!)
Hey to Helen,.. I remember attending a small church (with church bells
and a steeple) back in the 50s and 60s in Ohio. We always rang the bells
before Sunday school (about 10am),.. and then the bells were rung after
the closing prayer of the main service as people exited.. I guess just
sort of a celebration of worship. I remember, because some lucky kid was
selected to get to ring the bells after the service. We all wanted the
job! I got to do it a few times! Chuck Peters (Bandwithabeat)
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 08:15:53 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: loaded goat
In the episode of the loaded goat:
Does Barney ever light up a cigarette? Not that I can remember! However, in
the shed where the dynamite is located, he reaches into his pocket and whips
out a Zippo lighter to read the words on the box. When he comes into the
light, there appears to be a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket!
Did Don Knotts smoke at that time, and just happened to have his "fixins" in
his pocket, or did Barney happen to be a closet smoker?
WSims
TheCameraNut
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 08:18:44 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: black unshiny squad car
Probably the reason the squad car was dull was it had been painted with a
flat black paint instead of glossy. There is no shine to flat paint.
ws
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 06:02:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Robin Jaynette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re:Church Bells
" The
bells
are ringing as the members are exiting! Is this how
it's done "down
south?"
Well, it is how it is done, in my part of North
Carolina, In my hometown every Sunday at high noon on
the dot, the chruch bells ring out, and play beautiful
music for I would say about 15 minutes.
As for my favorite memory of watching TAGS, it is
comming home after school to my Grandpas house, he
would have me a "samich" and a glass of chocolate milk
waiting, we would watch TAGS and Gilligan and laugh
till chocolate milk come out our noses.
Robin in NC
www.thelmalou.com
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 09:49:20 -0600
From: Paul Mulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ernest T.
>>>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?
>>>
Probably because Ernest T. Bass was so outrageous that had the character
been overused, The Andy Griffith Show would quickly have degenerated into a
goofy screwball comedy, which would have ruined it. Ernest T. appears in
only five episodes. In addition to playing Ernest T., Howard Morris appears
as George the TV repairman in "Andy and Helen Have Their Day," an episode
which he also directed, along with 7 others.
- --Paul
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