>>>Who was Mr. Schwamp ? Surely someone can find out! If none of the cast remembers, is there any other way to find out? Would there be a listing somewhere of extras who were paid for tv shows? Let's all put on our thinking buckets and solve this! It's driving me crazy!!!!!!!!! Let us start Googling and see what happens! If we have to have a summit meeting to do this....so be it! Anyone have an idea that hasn't been disussed on how to find out the man's real name?<<<<<
OK. I'm going to tell you the rest of Mr. Schwamp's name It's "Ole Sam" Well, its not really Sam Schwamp--that I know of, but he is "ole Sam" in this regard. Now you have to have seen the episode "Big Fish in a Small Town" to understand this. Episode #198 was seemingly about Howard, and how he shocked everyone by being such a klutzy rookie fisherman, but hooking the legendary Silver Carp know as Ole Sam that had eluded everyone else for years. As the story went on, the townsfolk were really kind of sad that he caught "Ole Sam" because at that point, the legend stopped, because no one could look forward to catching him again. No one could have future stories about the inspiration for the very fishing event that led to Ole Sam's capture. Howard was a smart man, and he realized that having the pride of catching the legendary fish, even though he did the humane thing and kept him in a public aquarium, was not worth taking the legend, the motivation, away from all his friends in Mayberry. He realized that Ole Sam belonged to everyone, and thus belonged in Myers Lake for all to pursue (so he put him back to the delight of all). Mr. Schwamp's true identity is our "Ole Sam". He is our legend..not to be snagged by one person, but to be pondered by all..to continue as a mystery, a living legend, For if his mysterious true identity was captured..what would future fans have to look forward to..what mystery would live on about Mayberry?? I think I can say without too much argument, that I am as big a fan of Mr. Schwamp as anyone. I led the identification of the 18 episodes so far that he is in. I founded the mythical Schwamp Fan Club and Hair Loss support group. I first theorized that he indulged in too much root beer from time to time, gets a buzz, and thus disappears before episodes are over. I also started the theory that his job was that of the local funeral director. Now all that is not to brag, but to just say I have as much fun with him as anyone...and I don't want to know his true identity--not now, not ever! It would be like unmasking Batman, Spiderman, or the Lone Ranger. (or the Masked Singer) It just wouldn't be right. So Please, for me, for future fans...Lets just leave him as Mr. Schwamp--the mystery. Let's not ruin Santa Claus for future fans. Schwamp is Santa Claus--he brings us all joy. He's Ole Sam, we all seek to catch him. Lets let the Legend Live--Are you with me? The Untrained Voice Dedicated Fan of Mr. Schwamp--the only name we should ever know _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
