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Today's Topics:
1. More on the Johnny Coons Mystery (leggs 1959)
2. Re: "TV Sets" (Curlee, William)
3. Re.Mayberry Hockey & commercials ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
4. If I Had A Quarter Mil ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
5. Unfair Comparison (Lisa Dale)
6. TAGS BOARD (Tom Mattingly)
7. Ol' Barn & Festus (T Schott)
8. Ernest T./gold tooth (T Schott)
9. Party lines ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
10. Re: Ellen is so nice.... (Del and Crystal Carter)
11. Pickups and Splashes from Floor and Pool (GRITTON, JOE A (AIT))
12. "Otis the Artist" (Jason Harrod)
13. RE: Unfair Comparison (Jerry Kerkhove)
14. trivia (Paul Mulik)
15. Barney song (Paul Mulik)
16. Re: WBMUTBB digest, Vol 1 #235 - 8 msgs (K.D.)
17. Re: "Oh My Barney" (Kirk Green)
18. Re: WBMUTBB digest, Vol 1 #235 - 8 msgs (Allan Newsome)
19. Mayberry Sixteen Candles ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
20. From Jim Clark: Johnny Coons Cut from Episode? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Message: 1
From: "leggs 1959" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: More on the Johnny Coons Mystery
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 12:56:11 +0000
I went to the Google search engine, typed in Johnny Coons, hit the Google
Search button and found these listed as sites:
http://www.tvparty.com/lostchicago2.html Ironically, it was written by
Tom Jacobs.
http://www.chicagotelevision.com/uncle.htm This site is a short bio
on Johnny Coons, that has him as being born in LEBANON, Indiana.
Is there more than one Johnny Coons floating around out there? Neither one
of these sites list TAGS in his credits, just a lot of local Chicago TV.
Fun Girl
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Message: 2
From: "Curlee, William" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: "TV Sets"
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:02:24 -0400
"A few years ago I recall some discussion here of a book composed of
"blueprints" of houses from some classic TV shows: the Cleavers, the
Clampetts, and of course, the Taylor residence. Can anyone recall the name
and/or author of the book? I'd like to try to find a copy, but I'm a little
lost without knowing the author or the title!
Jeff Gainer"
Jeff, the book is "TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes" by Mark
Bennett and Christopher Ford. I'm not sure but the book may be available at
Weaver's - I would always check there first!
Robbie Curlee
Barnwell, SC
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Message: 3
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:30:32 EDT
Subject: Re.Mayberry Hockey & commercials
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have been a New York Ranger fan since I attended my first game at age 6.
Since my rangers failed to make the playoffs, I have been rooting for the
Hurricanes since they beat the Devils! What a Cinderella Story! Go Canes! My
daughter is a media consultant for the NHL & was on the ice last year when
Bourke hoisted the cup. She is also a die-hard TAGS fan & her co-workers call
her Aunt Bee cause she is always looking after the players & their families!
I would also be happy to pay for a tape of the commercials...
God Bless & have a Mayberry Day!
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Message: 4
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:31:16 EDT
Subject: If I Had A Quarter Mil
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<<Last night's episode was great...."If I Only Had A Quarter Mill!" >>
Sad to make this true confession - but I missed that AG episode because I was
at Lone Star Park watching the bang-tails run. I asked Lydia to go with me
but she doesn't gamble. Even though I didn't "blow a couple of Cs" , the
$25 I lost was painful.
Goober Linda - I need a good flat tire week to make up my deficit.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 06:32:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lisa Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Unfair Comparison
To: WBMUTBB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Howdie y'all!
I wanted to tell Amy that I totally agree! Everytime
someone trys to insult me by saying not so nice things
about Mayberry, it always comes out as a compliment.
I would love to always be compared to Mayberry and the
Mayberry way of life, and I set them straight every
time.
So, Amy, this is for you...
YOU GO GIRL!!!
Lisa
Charlotte, NC
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 09:32:06 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Tom Mattingly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TAGS BOARD
When Otis had to stay at Andy's house to keep him away from the moonshiners
Andy arrested, did he not tell Aunt Bea/Bee (AKA "Typhoid Mary") that he
would quit drinking because of the way she worked him at the house. She
worked Otis unmercifully and he said he would do anything not to go back
there again. Comments?
Best of luck to your and yours.
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:29:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: T Schott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ol' Barn & Festus
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyway I think that Andy , Matt, Barney & Festus
woulda made a
great Team . Can you imagine Barn trying to
talk to Doc.or Miss
Kitty??
Have a great day Laverne
Just imaginig Barn and Festus talking with each other,
with their euphamisms, would suffice for me! Festus'
"Witchity-Wokies" and Barns' "Electronal marvels".
TED
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:36:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: T Schott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ernest T./gold tooth
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can someone fill me in on when Ernest T. got his
gold-tooth? I noticed he had a gold tooth in the
episode that aired here the other night. I don't
recall the episode, but he was hurlin' another one
through a window, with a note attached.
TED
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Message: 9
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:20:21 -0700 (PDT)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Party lines
Someone asked about party lines in Mayberry. Years ago, when i lived in
a small town in Ohio, our phone had a party line. If memory serves me
right, there were 3 or for people on our line who were probably close
neighbors. When the phone rang, it would ring the number of rings for
which party it as for, & then only the people of that residence was
supposed to pick up the receiver. When a person wanted to make a call,
you had to listen & if someone was talking, then you ere supposed to
quietly put the receiver back on what was called on the old fashioned
phones, its cradle. It could be very annoying if one had a very
important call to make, to have to wait for awhile to give the other
person a chance to finish their call before picking up the receiver to
try again. People were expected to be courteous & not listen in on the
other person's call, but I'm sure there were those nosy folks who
listened. I can sympathise with Mr Tucker who was impatient hearing the
unimportant chit chat going on with the two sisters.
Aunt Bee 2 (Ruth from Oregon)
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 11:57:31 -0700
From: Del and Crystal Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Ellen is so nice....
I would like to publicly thank Ellen for the AWESOME Andy tapes that
she sent me. There were at least 6 episodes that I had never seen.
Thanks so much! What a great community we have here!
Now I have one question. What did Thelma Lou do for a living? I heard
mention of getting back to the office in one episode. Any one know?
"Let's keep this on an adult level"
Crystal Carter
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Message: 11
From: "GRITTON, JOE A (AIT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pickups and Splashes from Floor and Pool
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 12:59:11 -0400
>>>My guess is that Johnny Coons was the guy that played many parts on the
show, including the guy that pointed out the governor's car to Barney, he
also played one
of the cops that let the "I'll get you for this, deputy" guy get away, as
well as an escaped con that hid out in a warehouse, in one of Barney's
colorized returns. Tall, brunette guy. Just a guess. Any input? Charlie
Varney<<<
Sorry Charlie, that was Bob McQuain. He, like Tom Jacobs, is a well-known
extra and in fact has played more different characters than about anyone
except perhaps Mary Lansing...even more than Allen Melvin.
Here is my "extra" observation for today. The actress that played Lucy
Matthews in "Stranger in Town" (Ed Sawyer wanted to "call on her")episode
12 was not credited with any other TAGS episodes. Was she, however, in the
tour group that Floyd brought into the Courthouse to see Andy and Barney
when they were being recognized for Mayberry's (supposed)low crime rate??
----
The other day someone listed Dukes of Hazzard/TAGS connections and I forgot
to comment that they left off one of the most famous...Uncle Jessie/Briscoe
Darling's Denver Pyle.
----
The other day I say a guy with a sweatshirt that said "Property of Mayberry
Union High Athletic Dept." Is that a Weaver's item, or does someone know
where to find?
----
Nuthin gaudy now, just pure gold
The Untrained Voice
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 12:58:59 -0400
Subject: "Otis the Artist"
From: Jason Harrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Paul wrote:
> Otis appears in only two color episodes: "Otis the Artist" and "Otis the
> Deputy." At that time (the sixth season) the producers were forced to
> eliminate the character, because one of the "big wigs" at GF was an
> alcoholic who didn't want to a see a drunk on TV, no matter how harmless and
> lovable the character was. This was a real shame. It seems to me it would
> have made much more sense to write an episode in which Otis quits drinking
> for good; then they could have kept Hal Smith on as a regular cast member.
"Otis the Artist" was always one of my favorite episodes, even as a kid. It
just seemed so peaceful -- Otis and the mosaics. I think this episode
brought out his humanity a little more.
How do you know so much about this stuff, Paul?
Welcome to the new members.
Go 'Canes!
Peace,
Jason
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Message: 13
From: "Jerry Kerkhove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "TAGS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Unfair Comparison
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 12:17:53 -0600
Thanks, Amy Wolfford, for your comments regarding Mayberry's police actions.
Over the years I've heard people make comments about Barney and Andy being a
joke, incompetent and an embarrassment.
First, it is obvious they do not watch the show based on their comments.
They have only seen bits and pieces of it. Perhaps just the promos that
TVLand shows.
Second, they obviously don't get it. TAGS is a comedy. So it is supposed
to be funny. If they want to watch a serious police TV show they can watch
Hawaii 50 or Kojak.
Third, they don't understand police work. Much time is spent by good law
enforcement personnel helping the citizens in their communities. I live in
a city of 100,000+. The Sheriff's Dept. here spends a lot of time visiting
schools and neighborhood organizations. They take care of and look out for
us in much the same way Andy and Barney did the good folks of Mayberry 40
years ago.
Finally, I have to say that we should forgive the ignorant, thoughtless
fools who don't know what they are talking about. Since they obviously have
missed out on some of the finest entertainment ever, we should explain to
them what the Mayberry story is all about.
Remember, God loves the ignorant, too.
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 13:22:41 -0500
From: Paul Mulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: trivia
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>I heard from another TAGS fan that Howard/Jack Dodson went on to become a
really good opera singer. He even sang opposite Beverly Sills in The
Marriage of Figaro (among other operas) and that he was also became a pro
bowler. I, also heard that Frances became a marriage counselor. Does
anyone have any knowledge of any of this stuff?
>>>
I think whoever told you that was pulling your leg. Either that, or they'd
been hittin' the mulberry squeezin's with the Darling boys.
--Paul
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 13:39:19 -0500
From: Paul Mulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Barney song
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Now maybe I can be a little "pushy" by re-asking my second question: In
which B&W episode's epilog did Barney sing "Oh My Barney?" (Andy chimed in
with a couplet at the end that made Barney steam.)
>>>
That's from the epilogue of episode 39, "Crime-Free Mayberry." Barney is
alone in the courthouse, seated at the typewriter with his back to the door.
He looks at the words he has just typed, and then starts singing aloud, not
realizing that Andy has silently entered the room and is standing right
behind him.
BARNEY: (singing to the tune of "Clementine")
In a jailhouse, down in Dixie, fightin' crime and riskin' life,
Dwelt a sheriff and his buddy, pistol-packin' Barney Fife.
Oh my darin', oh my darin', oh my darin' Barney Fife,
He's a deadly crime-stopper, what a copper, Barney Fife!
Then one day there came a-ridin' two bad men to rob a bank,
But Fife was tricky, a dead-eye dickie, now they're locked up in the tank.
ANDY (singing): Oh my Barney, oh my Barney, had a jail and couldn't lock
it,
Had one bullet for his pistol, had to keep it in his pocket.
--Paul
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 13:59:13 -0500
From: "K.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WBMUTBB digest, Vol 1 #235 - 8 msgs
>
You know, I would go to Weavers more if I could read the menu! Does anyone else
on Netscape have trouble with the Weavers text? I have heard on Explorer, which
i don't have, it is fine, but on Netscape I just can't read the menu so I can't
find the cool stuff you guys are always talking about! Maybe I need bifocals --
which I would order
from Weavers -- if I coukd read the links! :-)
Flora
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Message: 17
From: "Kirk Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: "Oh My Barney"
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:31:58 -0500
>Ellen Kuber wrote:
>In which B&W episode's epilog did Barney sing "Oh My Barney?" (Andy chimed
>in with a couplet at the end that made Barney steam.)
Ellen, I believe that would be Episode 41: Crime-free Mayberry.
"Oh my Barney, oh my Barney, had a jail and couldn't lock it, had one bullet
for his pistol, had to keep it in his pocket."
How'd you like Andy's offer in the Quarter Mill epilogue last night to take
Barney's pants to the "Artistic Weaver's" for mending after he got his gun
caught in his underwear and shot a hole in his pants? I did not remember
seeing that particular accidental gunshot scene, so I really enjoyed it.
Thanks TVLand.
"That milk was just what I needed. I was starting to get a little edgy but
that milk knocked it right out. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ."
Kirk
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Message: 18
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:48:58 -0500
From: Allan Newsome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WBMUTBB digest, Vol 1 #235 - 8 msgs
Hey Flora,
Actually, I use Netscape? I don't have any problem but I'm glad to know that
you are so I can work on it. We don't want folks having a hard time at Weaver's
reading the content.
Please let me know exactly what problems you're having so I can try and correct
'em.
That goes for any one else as well. I check the site with every browser
(Weaver's and Mayberry.com in general) to make sure it works well for all. If
you're having problems with any part of it....please e-mail me and let me know
so I can try to correct the problem.
TAGSRWC - http://www.mayberry.com/ or http://www.tagsrwc.com
Weaver's - http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/weavers/
Hello Doll - http://www.hellodoll.com/
ErnestT.com - http://www.ernestt.com/
The Dillards - http://www.the-dillards.com/
David Browning - http://www.mayberry.com/maydeputy/
If any of those sites aren't working....please let me know.
--Allan
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Message: 19
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:04:57 EDT
Subject: Mayberry Sixteen Candles
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Sixteen Candles",the 1984 teen flick starring Molly Ringwald, has two minor
Mayberry bit players. Edward Andrews, who was the lecturer in 'Aunt Bee and
the Lecturer', played Molly's grandfather. Casey Adams,a.k.a. Max Showalter,
appeared in the TAGS episode 'The Horse Trader.' He played Molly's other
grandfather. Having both grandfathers who were both Mayberry visitors must
have been a real treat. In reality, Molly was born the same year 'The Andy
Griffith Show' went off the air. In this movie, Edward Andrews is guardian to
a Japanese boy played by actor Gedde Watanbe. Gedde later starred in the Ron
Howard film "Gung Ho" in 1986.
Brian Rodahaver
Stevensville, Maryland
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Message: 20
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:55:14 EDT
Subject: From Jim Clark: Johnny Coons Cut from Episode?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey Folks,
I got this indepth study from Jim earlier today. Thanks to Jim for checking
into this for us. --Allan
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I believe Johnny Coons was completely cut from the final/broadcast version of
"Goober Takes a Car Apart." He was supposed to be "Man 2," which is a
character that is still in the revised scripts for the episode at least as
late as November 13, 1964. He was supposed to say one line: "Just gettin'
back from Mt. Pilot, Andy?"
Somewhere along the way, apparently after Coons was cast for the part, his
role was eliminated, as was the role of "Man 1," who was supposed to say a
couple of lines as Andy gets out of his car and prepares to walk into the
courthouse to see Gilly's car inside. Stanley Farrar, a familiar face in
Mayberry, was supposed to play Man 1.
I have never spotted Stanley Farrar in the small crowd of people outside the
courthouse or anywhere else in the episode and I don't see anybody who looks
like Johnny Coons. My guess is that both Man 1 and Man 2 were completely
eliminated and that the shorter version of the scene provided the opening for
the role of "Man," which gave Danny Thomas' older brother Tom his one chance
for a line and a credit on TAGS when he said: "How did they do it, Sheriff?"
Anyway, that's my take on it. I submit this theory to the boys at the lab for
further analysis.
jim
P.S. "What boys at what lab?"
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