Good point about genealogists working back from the present. I've always
justified the premise by saying that the ladies *were* working backward from a
known present in another town (in other words, a different branch of the family
tree) and that's how they discovered a sibling with a descendant in Mayberry.
That explanation doesn't quite work, of course, since they could not have known
of any descendants for sure, and it doesn't cover Otis' brother, but it
satisfies my need for continuity. :)
This is an interesting topic, and I've noticed lots of things like this from
reading here. Makes me wonder if anybody has ever written - or tried to write
- an "Annotated Andy Griffith Show" along the lines of some of the famous
Sherlock Holmes annotated editions. Or is that too "high brow" for Mayberry?
Rob,
Salisbury, NC
>>Good observations, Sam. The ladies do say from the beginning that they
are
positive that "the direct descendant of Nathan Tibbs" lives in Mayberry
or a
nearby town, but how they figured this out remains a mystery. Think
about
it: genealogists ALWAYS start with the known present, and work back
into the
unknown past. How did these ladies come to their conclusion anyway?
What
did they do, uncover an old letter that reads "Hello, my name is Nathan
Tibbs, and 185 years from now, I will have exactly one living
descendant,
and he will live in or near the town of Mayberry"? It's a great
episode,
but you have to admit, the premise is ludicrous. The women also made
another obvious error: Otis has at least one brother (Ralph Campbell),
and
they insisted all along that Tibbs had only one living descendant.
As far part 2 of your question: Winken told Blinken, Blinken told Nod,
Nod
told Barney, and Barney told Mayor Pike.
--Paul<<
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