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wbmutbb-digest Friday, August 24 2001 Volume 03 : Number 250
Topics in this issue:
Otis as restaurant manager
Pick-ups and Splashes from Floor and Pool
Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #249 -- DABBS GEER sighting
Dabbs Geer
Re:Cool cuke.
Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #249
TAGis Town Names
As cool as the center seed of a cucumber
Mt. Airy = Mayberry?
Jim Nabors honorary Marine
Re: How's y'Mama 'nem?
About Dabbs Greer
Drinking in a dry county
Golden Door
Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #248
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Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1904 00:41:42 -0700
From: Gary Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Otis as restaurant manager
I was watching "Leave It To Beaver" on TV Land this afternoon, and was
surprised to see Otis as the manager of a fine restaurant(All the patrons
had a coat or tie on). I would guess that this was during the middle 60's,
like TAGS. It's always great to see TAGS cast members in other shows of that
era.
G. Coates,
Lebanon, Ohio
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:38:11 -0400
From: "GRITTON, JOE A. (AIT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pick-ups and Splashes from Floor and Pool
a few follow-ups..and a correction..oops
>>Anyhow...the two with two were 1) "Gomer Pyle, USMC" (Andy and Gomer are
the only two regulars) and 2) don't remember the episode title but it's the
one where Andy and
Barney are in a hotel in Raleigh and Barney's trying to catch a jewel
thief<<
Dixon you are correct regarding the "two" episodes with only two main
characters! ( there are more see below)
- -----
>>I was always curious about the gentleman that played on at least 2
episodes, and I believe 3, maybe more. He was Amzie Stricklands' husband in
the episode where Barney became a realtor.... He was also a city councilman
in Greendale...wanted to recruit Barney as Sheriff of Greendale. I also
think he was the salesman who sold Andy the mason jars for Aunt Bee's
birthday.<<
in response to "Curious Curious" you are absolutely right, the 4th episode
that Dabbs Greer appeared in was #118 Andy's Vacation..
But Curious...the answer to your 'wife of Emmett' question is in the very
same Digest you were responding too #247, see my reference to Mary Lansing
- -----
Thanks to all you good folks who answered my "your folks" question. All the
best to you and "your folks"
__
Now the answer to the episode with only One main character ....Actually I
think there is a mistake in the table I used in "Inside Mayberry" It shows
that only Andy appeared in #88 The Darlings are coming..but another source,
and my memory shows me that Aunt Bee also appeared...so sorry, there
apparently is Not a show with just one ...but there are a few more with just
two I found, after further study. #94 Mountain wedding (though many may
argue the Briscoe et al are main characters) #82 Class Reunion..which I
think Dixon guessed correctly also. Also #211, A Visit to Barney Fife.
Sorry about the mistake..I hope you're as forgiving as Floyd when he thought
he won the $200 prize.
- ------
Nice T shirts. I love the way you just floated that out there.
Way To Go Allan! You Too, Jan!
The Untrained Voice
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:49:46 +0200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Groesch.McCluskey)
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #249 -- DABBS GEER sighting
Re the below submission to the newsletter:
Dabbs Geer-- an absolute gem of an actor did, indeed, play on several Superman
shows. He was in episode #1, filmed fifty years ago(1951), but not aired till
a sponsor "picked up the show" and its first broadcast in 1953.
I have most of the 103 episodes of that show. Dabbs Geer has the distinction of
being the first person SUPERMAN saves-- and several other characters on the
show, THE LONE RANGER, etc. etc.-- but NEVER a "heavy."
YOUNGER "watchers" will notice his name listed #14 in the Tom Hanks' movie cast
credits for "GREEN MILE"-- he plays the Tom Hanks' character as an old man--
with very little make-up needed-- but his voice is UNMISSABLE...that's Dabbs
Geer!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> The man who played Mr. Sims and the guy from Greendale who wanted Barney as
> Sheriff is Dabbs Geer. He also played the Reverend on "Little House". I
> think he also appreared several times on the old "Superman" series.
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:54:08 -0500
From: "Kris Sellers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Dabbs Geer
While Dabbs Geer is probably most famous for playing the preacher on "Little
House," don't forget his work of sharing a character with Tom Hanks in "The
Green Mile."
Kris Sellers
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:34:24 -0400
From: "Lance Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re:Cool cuke.
I grew up in maine and some of the names were
Rockland, Rockport, Bangor, Brewer, Hermon, Robbinston, Prospect, Stockton
Springs, Searsport, Unity, Freedom, Liberty. Belfast, Northport, Waterville,
Brownville Junction to name a few
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:48:11 -0400
From: "Nathan Mylott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cool cuke.
As most of us do I put one of my favorite sayings from TAGS at the end of
my
message and a couple of people asked me what show it came from. I couldn't
remember but last night it was on and didn't Andy say it (to Barn) -
"Ain't
you just cooler than the center seed of a cucumber". It was in the episode
in
which the mayor of Greenville asked Barney to be their sheriff.
Speaking of Greenville, one of the things I like about TAGS, and so many
other black and white sitcoms, are the cozy sounding names of the towns,
most
ending in 'ville'. Some names here in Connecticut that sound so TAGish are
Stony Creek, Centerbrook, Dayville, Middletown, Rocky Hill and Terryville,
all
of which, except for one, are very small towns. Does anyone else have some
cozy TAGish town names?
Ain't you just cooler than the center seed of a cucumber.
Barb
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:01:14 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #249
"... It is also the basis of
the name of Mayberry's most often mentioned neighbor, Mt. Pilot."
Actually, there is a real area near Mt. Airy called Pilot Mountain.
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:24:39 -0600
From: "Gerald Kerkhove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TAGis Town Names
I grew up in a town called Valley Springs, SD. Many of the things that
happened in Mayberry also happened in Valley Springs in the early 60s.
Jerry Kerkhove
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:58:5 -0500
From: "Cynthia Mahoney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: As cool as the center seed of a cucumber
Last week I saw an episode of "Matlock" with Dick Van Dyke as a
judge who murders his young mistress and frames her boyfriend. At some
point in that show, Ben uses the phrase "as cool as the center seed of a
cucumber." This week I heard the same phrase from Andy on
TAGS.
As far as being nostalgic while watching TAGS, I enjoy looking for
things used on the show that are like things that my family has or used to
have. I have my mother's old platform rocker that is similar to the one in
Andy's living room usually shown near the piano. I also have a bank like
the one Opie has in one episode (I can't remember which one, but it is
shown in the epilogue). Also, my mother used to have a 1967 Ford
Galaxie. Like many people, I enjoy watching TAGS because it brings
back memories of "the good old days" without reminding me about the parts
of the good old days that weren't so good.
I was watching "The Manicurist" this evening and I just can't help but
wonder why a manicurist would seek employment in a men's barbershop instead of
in the ladies' beauty parlor. Certainly she would have had less trouble
and more business if she had set up shop in the beauty parlor. I guess
that would have spoiled the whole episode since there would have been no
conflict to provide subject matter, but I was just thinking about it
anyway.
Mary Grace Gossage
"How do you do Mrs. Wiley."
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:16:14 -0700
From: Bob Bravetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mt. Airy = Mayberry?
Andy Griffith has made it clear that Mayberry is not based on his home
town of Mt. Airy.
- -Bob
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 23:36:05 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Jim Nabors honorary Marine
Thought ya'll might be interested in this neat little article out of the
Armed Forces News, Aug. 24 issue:
Nabors Honored and Promoted
On August 9, Marine Commandant Gen. James Jones made Jim
Nabors an honorary Marine and meritoriously promoted him,
after 37 years in grade, to lance corporal. Nabors played
"Gomer Pyle, USMC" during the 1960s. As Pyle, he "brought
to life a compassionate character who demonstrated that
there is more to a Marine than just battlefield prowess,"
said Jones. He added that Pyle helped the public understand
that Marines "have a sense of humor." No time in grade was
set for when Nabors might be eligible for corporal.
Grace D. "I Do Believe in Opie" Chapter, Harrisburg, AR
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 23:51:37 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How's y'Mama 'nem?
This I saw this evening...
"A similar Southern expression, "How's ya Momma an' them?", is an inquiry to
the general well being of the members of your immediate family, as in the
first example above. If everyone is fine the appropriate response is "Momma
an' thems good."
I haven't seen, nor have I heard that phrase in years. Having grown up
listening to WSB Radio (Welcome South Brother) AM750, Atlanta, that phrase
became rather familiar. The great Ludlow Porch (I believe to be a great fan
of the Andy Griffity Show) greeted most new guests with "How's y'Mama 'nem?"
I miss the South (notice that it is capitalized). Still, I don't recall this
particular phrase ever being used on the Andy Griffith Show. I suppose it is
"too" Southern to be used on a national program.
In fact, for some reason, on the very first episode Barney uses another word
that is common in the parts I come from, but I don't think he ever used it
again. Shortly after arresting Emma Brand Watson, Barney remarked that
jaywalking was "agin' the law." Did he ever use that phrase again? It was
used again in another episode by the lady who spent the night in jail and had
Andy and Barney fighting over who would stay, but I don't remember any of the
regulars using "agin' " any other time.
Does anybody else remember words or phrases used in one episode which, unique
to the South, weren't ever repeated by a regular?
Well, that's it for tonight. Take care everybody.
...Alan
"I came to fill my vase."
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:51:16 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: About Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer did appear in some more episodes he played the man who was
fighting with his wife at the beginning of the episode"Andy's vacation"and he
also played the the husband who was going to buy Andys house in"Barney Fife
realtor"and he also played a part in the Gomer Pyle USMC where Gomer was
trying to find a house for them to stay at when the Marines were on war
maneuvers,and every place that Gomer found for them was on Government
property or something else that they couldn't stay at.He may have been in
more episodes of the Andy Griffith shoe but I can't think of any more right
off hand.Goodluck to you and yours Tags fan in Louisville ddan221
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 07:25:51 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Drinking in a dry county
When you live in a dry county its one thing to drink wine or beer or
whatever, its another thing entirely to sell it. Uncle Sam is like Al Capone
(We defy the mafia !) in that respect. He demands his cut.
As for TAGS-sounding town names, we in Kentucky have an abundance. For
example - Rabbit Hash, Nonesuch, Hell-Fer-Sartin, Eighty-Eight,Boreing, and
of course the twin cities Beaver Lick and Big Bone Lick.
Chick-a-chee, chick-a-chee !!
Mike
Shepherdsville KY
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:35:03 +0000
From: "Doug & Maria Largent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Golden Door
Hey, I've just been to the Golden Door of Good Fellowship on the WBMUTBB
website. Enjoyed it. From what I read, it seems to be a good place for
those (me included) who yearn for a little controversy occasionally. Thanks
Allan.
Maria
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:42:31 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V3 #248
In a message dated 8/22/01 5:04:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> - and think to myself "I was only five
> years old when this show first aired." What was I doing then? It's a
> weird
> link to my childhood, and one people probably don't understand, but it
> connects me to the show in a unique way. All right, call the men in the
> white suits.
- -
I don't think that's weird at all I been doing that for years.
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