July 26, 1960 is a date that should be memorized by all true fans of TAGS. Visually, that is when it all began for viewers. Sure, Sheldon Leonard, Danny Thomas, and all of the writers were busy writing scripts. All of the production work was underway. The filming of the episodes began in that summer, BUT the filming of 'The Fishin' Hole' sequence is what Americans would first see of TAGS. I assume the filming of 'The Fishin' Hole' opening for the color episodes was done around July of 1965. Little did we know that Kirk and Spock would be running around that area in the 'Star Trek' episode 'The Paradise Syndrome', in 1968, in the T.V. season after TAGS ended. 'The Paradise Syndrome' is aptly named in hindsight, considering TAGS fans think of fictional Mayberry as an utopian society. Also, the Bradys camped there overnight in 1969 in 'A-Camping We Will Go.' At the time, little Ronny Howard could have cared less about the significance of that day. He would have probably rather been watching the Dodgers losing to the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum that night. Brian Rodahaver One Of Maryland's Biggest TAGS Fans!!! _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
