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Today's Topics:
1. Mr. Hale and Howard Morris (Debbie Caruso)
2. Re: Alan Hale ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
3. Sad to hear of passing of Howard Morris ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
4. Re: Howard Morris remembered ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
5. Ernest T. (Keith Miles)
6. Our Dear Howard " Ernest T. " Morris (Dave Millard)
7. ernestt.com ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
8. Howard Morris Obit (Bart Boatwright)
9. Howard Morris (Anita Carpenter)
10. A Way to give tribute To Howard Morris (GRITTON, JOE A (AIT))
11. Ernest T's passing (rande roth)
12. The Howard Morris Chronicles ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
13. Howard's Mother (Luman, Loraine)
14. Seinfeld connection (Rod Sadler)
15. As I say farewell... (Albert Acevedo)
16. 80 - wow (Jeff Krentz)
17. RE: 80 -wow (Albert Acevedo)
18. Our Ernest T. (Oliver, Michael J)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 12:20:58 -0500
From: "Debbie Caruso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mr. Hale and Howard Morris
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Albert,
Thank you so much for sharing your Alan Hale story . I felt as though I were
right there with you and could feel your joy. I always thought that he was a
good man and now I know he was.
David & Allen,
My heart is just aching over the loss of Mr. Morris( Earnest T).He'll be so
missed. I am so glad that I got to see him last year on the Grand ole Opry
stage and that I caught the rock that he threw.
Debbie Caruso
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 14:03:22 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Alan Hale
To: [email protected]
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In a message dated 5/22/05 12:01:52 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I know that this might be of no importance to anyone but it was a
> really big thing to a kid from Monterey Park. As far as I'm concerned, Alan
>
> Hale will always be A-OK in my book!
That was a great story, thanks! It was definitely worth asking for. Alan
Hale sounded like quite a character.
Dixon
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 14:55:53 -0400
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Sad to hear of passing of Howard Morris
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Dear Fellow TAGS Fans,
My wife and I are very saddened and shocked to learn of the passing of Howard
Morris (Ernest T. Bass). He was, without a doubt, our favorite character on
TAGS.
Over the years, my wife and I have also been able to notice his voice as that
of various cartoon characters as well. Not to take away any credit from his
outstanding acting and directing on TAGS, one of our favorite cartoon
characters that Mr. Morris played was "Jet Screamer" on "The Jetsons." Two of
our favorite lines from this particular character are, "Relax, relax. I get
'em all ages." (referring to his fans when Judy Jetson spots her father
watching them in Jet's space car) - and "Ooh, baby, baby! Ah, ah, ah, ah!"
(also from the same episode. He said this when he was introduced to sing on
stage).
Our favorite lines of Ernest T.'s would have to be:
1. "I ain't talkin', I ain't talkin'. The more you're askin', the more I'm
balkin'."
2."I want to talk about my possdum!"
3."I want to say my sentence!"
We will surely miss him. Thanks for the great memories and wonderful laughter!
Bob and Peg Kulp
Huntersville, N.C.
"Citizen's arrest! Citizen's arrest!"
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 16:29:09 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Howard Morris remembered
To: [email protected]
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Well, no sooner did I read A.A.'s memorable description of the time he met
Alan Hale than I scrolled down and saw the sad news about our beloved Ernest T.
I had the pleasure of meeting Howard Morris at the Mayberry Reunion organized
by Judge Joel Laird here in Alabama in October 2000, and while I didn't get
to shake his hand or get his autograph, and he didn't say anything cool to me
like a rhyme, I did say hi to him and he said hi back. Howard seemed like
every bit as much a character as Ernest T.
Howard will very likely be remembered for Ernest T more than anything and he
seemed to be okay with that, but he actually had quite an accomplished career.
He was one of Sid Caesar's regulars on "Your Show of Shows," which many
critics rank as one of the finest--and funniest (no dispute on that last
one)--shows of TV's live "golden age." He did a lot of cartoon voice work and
I was
surprised to realize he was Jughead on the "Archie" cartoon shows I used to
love
on Saturday mornings on CBS. He directed a lot of TV shows, not just TAGS
but "Dick Van Dyke" and others. He directed the McDonald's commercials that
introduced Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar and the other "McDonaldland"
characters. And he had a bit part in the movie "Splash," directed by none
other than
Opie himself, Ron Howard.
Kudos to David Morris for sending his note directly to the fans first before
even notifying the rest of the media. That shows a lot of class. David
seemed surprised, even at his father's age, to see his father go, and frankly
so do
many of us who were fans of his.
FWIW, Howard appeared on the panel of "The Hollywood Squares" the week of
October 2, 1967, and I did note that on my website.
Dixon
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 17:05:58 -0500
From: "Keith Miles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ernest T.
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Guess Ernest T's on his way to Old Man Kelsey's Heaven about right
now...
Keith in Nebraska
"Wanna hear me singin' "Eatin' Goober Peas?"
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 18:45:23 -0400
From: Dave Millard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Our Dear Howard " Ernest T. " Morris
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854";
x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
Its hard to put into words what it feels like to lose a dear one like
our Dear Howard " Ernest T. " Morris.
He was truly an asset to the acting community. He was a part of our
collective TV family & it hurts to
say goodbye. His character made an indelible impression on us all &
thanks to reruns we can watch him
again & again. How wonderful that now thanks to the marvel of DVD's we
can watch his fantastic portrayal
of Ernest T over and over again. Our sympathy to his family, a great
performer & friend has said goodnight
but never goodbye. God Bless you Howard for the joy you brought to us
all.......Dave & Pattie Millard-
" A Dollar and a Quarter " Club- New Phila, Ohio.
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 20:02:39 -0500
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ernestt.com
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Greetings,
I found that Mr Morris had a web site...www.ernestt.com..
God rest your soul Ernest T.......
Jeff "Boomer Sooner"
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 22:45:55 -0400
From: Bart Boatwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Howard Morris Obit
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Comedian Howie Morris, 85, Dies//
By Adam Bernstein
_ Howie Morris, the compact comic whirligig from the early
days of television who lent his raspy voice to hundreds of cartoon
and commercial voice-overs, died May 21 at his home in Hollywood. He
had heart ailments in recent years. He was 85.
Morris was a bar mitzvah band drummer, a radio performer and briefly
a Shakespearean actor before he shot to prominence as part of the Sid
Caesar ensemble casts of the 1950s, along with Carl Reiner and
Imogene Coca.
Although "second banana" to the domineering forces of Caesar and
Reiner, Morris was regarded as a staple of "Admiral Broadway Review,"
"Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" _ programs beloved by tens
of millions of viewers.
He found kindred actors among his cohorts, who thrived on
improvisation and turned scripts into free-for-alls. He had mixed,
sometimes profane, feelings about Caesar, a dynamo whose substance
abuse often made him difficult.
Morris's favorite sketch role, which appeared on "Your Show of
Shows," was a spoof of the mawkish reunion show "This Is Your Life."
He played Uncle Goopy, the emotional wreck who constantly leaps into
the arms of his long-lost nephew (Caesar). He also sticks to the leg
of the host (Reiner) like an adhesive and cries inconsolably,
evidently much to the surprise of fellow cast members. Morris was
largely responsible for tearing down the set and ending the episode
on a high note.
The scene was so memorable that Billy Crystal later called it a
defining early influence: "That's how I used to go to bed. I'd grab
my dad's leg, and he'd drag me to bed like Sid Caesar."
Howard Jerome Morris was born Sept. 4, 1919, in the Bronx, N.Y. His
father, a rubber company executive, had a fatal heart attack shortly
after losing his job during the Depression, and Morris, the only
child, helped support his mother. She played organ during silent
movies, and Howard found himself drawn to mimicking on-screen
performers.
He attended New York University on a scholarship but dropped out to
serve in the Army during World War II. He worked in the entertainment
unit based in Hawaii.
"We did everything from small shows called 'Five Jerks in a Jeep' to
`Hamlet,'" he told an interviewer.
The latter was a production starring the classical actor Maurice
Evans as the doomed Dane and Morris in the minor role of Rosencrantz.
It was in this 1945 "GI version" that Morris made his Broadway debut.
Twelve years later, he and Evans appeared in a much-praised 1957
television production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," with Morris
as the clownish Feste and Evans as Malvolio.
While continuing to do theater work in the late 1940s, he was hired
for a bit part in "The Admiral Broadway Review," produced by Max
Liebman.
Catching sight of the burly Caesar ("a hulk"), the diminutive Morris
found himself being assaulted: "He grabbed me by the lapels and
lifted me up in the air and said, `Max! Him! Get!' And that was my
audition for `The Admiral Broadway Review.'"
The cast returned for the Emmy Award-winning "The Sid Caesar, Imogene
Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special" (1967). One skit, parodying
the Beatles, featured the three men in long-haired wigs singing "If I
Could Take a Ring and Put It on My Finger _ I'd Marry Me."
Morris directed the pilot episode of "Get Smart," the spy comedy
created by his friend Mel Brooks.
Perhaps one of the more memorable characters he created was on the
"The Andy Griffith Show." Playing hillbilly Ernest T. Bass, he wooed
the local women by throwing too-large rocks through their windows and
reciting doggerel.
Morris directed a handful of feature films, from "With Six You Get
Eggroll" (1968), a Doris Day comedy, to the Donny and Marie Osmond
feature "Goin' Coconuts" (1978). He played Jerry Lewis's father in
"The Nutty Professor" (1963) and Prof. Lilloman ("Little old man") in
Brooks's Hitchcock spoof "High Anxiety" (1977).
He provided voices for Hanna Barbera-produced cartoon characters and
ran an advertising agency for a while.
Morris was married and divorced five times, twice to the same woman.
His son, David, said his father's personality mirrored what audiences
saw. "Living with him, for me, was like having a cartoon character as
a best friend," he said. "It was craziness."
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 20:23:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Anita Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Howard Morris
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I was so sad to read the letter from David Morris about the sudden passing of
his beloved father Howard, better known to all of us TAGS fans as Ernest T.
Bass. Thank you Allan for passing this information along to us through the
digest. Could you please let us know where we can send our condolences to his
family at this their time of loss. As David said, Mr. Morris was only in five
episodes of TAGS but what an impact he had. I know there were so many other
roles that he gave to the acting world besides Ernest T. and we are all so
blessed to have seen those as well.
I had the privilege and honor to meet Howard Morris at the first Mayberry in
the Midwest in 2002. I was able to get Mr. Morris' autograph and talk with him
for a few minutes at the meet the stars event. Thank you Curt and Karen and
all the wonderful people in New Castle, Indiana for making that possible.
What a loss to the Andy Griffith Show family! As his sone David
said....Howard Morris truly was an entertainment dynamo!!!
I bow my head with you Allan.
Anita Carpenter
One of Cincinnati's Saddest TAGS Fans Today
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 23:42:42 -0400
From: "GRITTON, JOE A \(AIT\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: A Way to give tribute To Howard Morris
To: <[email protected]>
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Well the tears on our pillow surely bespeak the pain that is in our
heart over the loss of the late great Howard Morris.
One way to honor him here, I think would be to post our favorite quotes
of Ernest T Bass (or George the TV Repairman or Leonard Blush). He
loved to make people laugh. Let's remember all the times he made us
Smile and Laugh.
"Old Aunt Maria, jump in the if-ah,
Fire too hot, jump in the pot,
Pot to black, jump in the crack,
Crack to high, jump in the sky,
Sky to blue, jump in canoe,
Canoe too shallow, jump in the tallow,
Tallow too soft, jump in the loft,
Loft to rotten, jump in the cotton,
Cotton so white she stay there all night."
"Your not No-account Ernest T Bass". You accounted for many laughs and
have millions who loved you from the At-Lan Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
from Canada to Mexico and beyond and all through Kelsey's woods. The
news of you passing is a like brick shattering our happiness of this
Happy Mayberry world.
In greatest respect and admiration
Thanks for your comedic genius
Thanks for entertaining your fans all these years
Thanks for creating Ernest T Bass
We loved you--even if Charlene didn't
Joe Gritton Westfield Indiana
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 21:40:10 -0600
From: "rande roth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ernest T's passing
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed"
It is with a heavy heart that tomorrow, my flag will fly at half mast in honor
of the great "Ernest T"
Rande - Sweet Juanite chapter - Billings, MT
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 04:42:53 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: The Howard Morris Chronicles
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Today, and for the next couple days, Mark Evanier will post stories and pics
of his (and our) friend Howard Morris.
Use these links to stop in and read some wonderful and witty stories about
our 'Ernest T. Bass', Howard Morris.
http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_05_22.html
http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_05_23.html
Brent
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 08:42:50 -0500
From: "Luman, Loraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Howard's Mother
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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It is curios that Howard's mother didn't appear in the episode where
Howard was to get married. Could it be that she refused to go? Perhaps
she felt that no woman would be good enough for her son and especially a
quick wedding they were planning. Perhaps they were going to tell his
mother the news after they were married.
"Lorraine Beasley"
P.S. On a more serious note, my prayers go out to Howard Morris's
family on his death. He will be greatly missed by all.
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 07:48:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rod Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Seinfeld connection
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Dapper Dan,
Don't forget that Rance Howard appeared on Seinfeld at least twice...
On one episode, he appeared as the blind buy that George traded glasses with in
the gym.
In the other episode, I believe he was gun toting farmer.
Rod Sadler, Mayberry Michigan Chapter, TAGSRWC
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 08:38:16 -0700
From: "Albert Acevedo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: As I say farewell...
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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As a fitting farewell to Ernest T, I'm going to my backyard tool shed with
the four-pane window, find me the sweetest rock in the garden and....(need I
say more?) A.A. - MPk.
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 11:51:04 -0400
From: Jeff Krentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 80 - wow
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Sat, 21 May 2005 12:19:47 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:
>
>Ok, I'm a picky and little things bother me at times, but didn't Gomer say
>Goober's boat could do 80?? I could be wrong, I've been wrong before??
Yep Eighty - and that's fast on the water. Never knew anybody else who
put a V-8 in an old rowboat. And he wouldn't put his mother is a dirty
car either.
Jeff Krentz -BigHead in Dee-Troit
(O'Malley says "Judy Judy JUDY!")
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 09:36:03 -0700
From: "Albert Acevedo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: 80 -wow
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Dont "fergit" that Goober also does a mean impression of Edward G. Robinson
and can sew his fingers together! Oh, he also does "Chester" too! I
wonder if he still has the kewpie doll that he won at the carnival. He
should, cost him a small fortune to win it. (Bad, bad carny men.) A.A.
- MPk.
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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 10:48:42 -0600
From: "Oliver, Michael J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Our Ernest T.
To: [email protected]
Message-ID:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hello All,
It is with burdened hearts and tears in our eyes that we send our deepest
sympathy's to the family of our dearest Howard Morris. We will dearly miss
this wonderfully talented actor and dear friend to all Mayberrians, his love
and spirit will always be with us as well as the fond memory and endless
laughter his work has given us. He now lives forever in our hearts through
the reruns we all love so much, thank you Mr. Morris. Our thoughts and
prayers are with his family.
Our most sincerest condolences,
TAGSRWC chapter "Now if they was Giraffes"
Four Oaks, NC
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