Someone mentioned the guy who came out of the grocery store when Barney was putting up campaign signs.
If was a different Foley. It was in fact Tom Jacobs (a brother or step-brother to Danny Thomas). Other the Mr. Schwamp he was one of the greatest mysteries for a while. He shows up on bulldozers, in cars waiting for Gomer to pump gas, and generally all over town. He usually, but not always wears a white hat. Years ago, we thought he was Johnny Coons, because there was a credit listed for a Johnny Coons who never appeared (but Tom appeared in that episode). And folks would report (erroneously) Johnny Coons sightings on this Digest. I don't think he was ever credited, thus the mystery (or maybe he was--don't quote me on that) A couple of his most memorable scenes were 1) When Barney takes off the dress on the street and says to him "What's a matter, haven't you ever seen a man take off a dress before?" and 2) when Goober build the car in the Courthouse he speaks his only line "How'd they do it Sheriff?" as he is peeking in. Good ole Tom Jacobs--he was a grocery man...a Phantom Foley--just like the phantom Floyd in that other episode. Watch out for Flyin' Lead The Untrained Voice _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
