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Today's Topics:
1. Gilligan's Andy ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
2. Don Knotts Health (Jimmy Mills)
3. females on TAGS (Marie)
4. TVLand Marathon October 1 & 2 (Keith Miles)
5. Women's roles on TAGS (Janet Anderson)
6. Bob Denver as Dud (Jeff Krentz)
7. Re: Looking Up Mayberry Stars (gretchen)
8. Chester Jones Checker Tournament at Mayberry Days
(King of Mayberry)
9. Re: Katrina ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
10. Re: Bed Jacket Episode and Lake Charles ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
11. Re: Looking Up Movie Stars ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:05:59 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Gilligan's Andy
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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A couple of months ago, Bob Denver signed a trading card for me featuring
him as Dud from The Andy Griffith Show Collector Set Series One through the
mail. He also signed a page from 'The Andy Griffith Show Book' by Ken Beck and
Jim Clark. This came on the heels of his signing of an 8 x 10 of Gilligan and
Vito Scotti for my son Jesse. Jesse was ecstatic! He watches "Gilligan" 24-7,
well, a lot. Jesse wrote Bob a letter telling him that too.
To appreciate the full Andy/Gilligan connection, here's the scoop. Alan
Hale, Jr. appeared in the TAGS episode 'The Farmer Takes a Wife.' He calls
Barney "little buddy" before Gilligan. Bob Denver appeared in the TAGS episode
'Divorce, Mountain Style' in the time frame real close to signing on to do
"Gilligan." Natalie Schafer appeared in the 'Mayberry R.F.D.' episode "Goober
the
House Sitter." It's basically Lovey Howell in Mayberry.
George Lindsey is probably really bummin' over Bob Denver's passing. He
got into a fight with Bob at Denver's house after both appeared together in a
'Love, American Style' episode. They made up immediately afterward. Goober
also kissed Tina Louise (Ginger) in an episode of 'Love, American Style.'
Some character actors who appeared on both "Andy" and "Gilligan" are Vito
Scotti and Don Rickles.
Brian Rodahaver
One Of Maryland's Biggest TAGS Fans!!!
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:23:34 GMT
From: "Jimmy Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Don Knotts Health
To: [email protected]
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Hi Yall
A few weeks ago I heard that Don Knotts was very ill too weak to go to his
hometown of Morgantown Wva where he was to be honored. Could somebody please
post an update on his health condition Thank You .
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:53:25 -0500
From: Marie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: females on TAGS
To: andy fans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Actually, Lydia, you're being modest. While it is true Helen, Thelma
Lou, Peggy, Aunt Bee, etc. didn't provide many laughs, you dear lady
did. No offense but when you started telling Goober, Andy, and Barney
what you did and didn't like it was hilarious!
Ellie Walker had a moment or two with Opie but most esp. when she made
the face at him thru the drugstore window.
One question dear Lydia, why did you and Goober break up? I though y'all
hit it off those times y'all went out. What happened? Did he get fresh?
You can tell me, I won't repeat it.
Marie in sw Louisiana
Lydia wrote:
>Some of
>the best writers in the world worked on TAGS and they gave those ladies very
>little to work with, I'm afraid.
>This is my opinion. And you may disagree with me. But ask yourself how many
>real laughs did you get from one of the main women characters? Were they bad
>actresses? Or could it be the material?
>
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:58:55 -0500
From: "Keith Miles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TVLand Marathon October 1 & 2
To: <[email protected]>
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Get ready to spend the weekend in Mayberry October 1 & 2! TVLand will
have a 48-hour TAGS marathon to mark the 45th Anniversary beginning at 5
AM Central Time on October 1. Check out the listing at
http://www.mortystv.com/andy_griffith.shtml.
Keith in Nebraska
P.S. If your linear hold is out of wack, be sure to call George the
TV repairman. He may have to take the set into the shop to fix it.
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:07:19 -0500
From: "Janet Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Women's roles on TAGS
To: <[email protected]>
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>>>While the men characters enjoyed some of the best humor that has ever been
>>>written, the parts as they were written for most of the main women were
>>>either childish or boring (an exception being with the extra players like
>>>the Fun Girls or the Lady Convicts--their humor was on par with the men's).
>>>Very little of the main women's parts had depth and almost none of it had
>>>real humor.<<<
If I recall correctly, in the reunion show "Thirty Years of Andy," Everett
Greenbaum said something to the effect that the reason they didn't keep Ellie
Walker as a character on the show after the first year was that the writers
didn't know how to write for women. They weren't comfortable writing for
women's roles and didn't quite know how to approach it. (I always thought this
seemed a little odd, actually.) Since there were a number of different writers
for the show over the years, either (1) all the writers through the course of
the show had this same difficulty, or (2) this was by design, in order to
reserve the funniest lines and situations for the main stars, which were the
men. Or perhaps it was a combination of both. I don't think I've heard this
issue addressed before, other than by Mr. Greenbaum's comment.
It could have been partly a product of the times. However, "The Dick Van Dyke
Show" is definitely an exception to that, as Laura was spotlighted in several
shows with some very funny lines and situations. And certainly Sally always
had her share of funny lines. There were times when TAGS women were placed in
funny situations (such as when Aunt Bee got tipsy drinking the elixir), but the
women more often than not played "straight man" to the leading men.
I'd be interested to hear what others speculate (or know) about this tendency
in the writing.
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 15:12:13 -0400
From: Jeff Krentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Bob Denver as Dud
To: [email protected]
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>"I thought Hoke Howell payed dud for the rest of the TAGS series. If it wasn't
>Hoke then, who was it."
>
>Hoke Howell played Dud Wash twice ("The Darlings Are Coming" and "Mountain
>Wedding"). Bob Denver played Dud Wash once in "Divorce, Mountain Style". If
>Hoke Howell had played Dud in "Divorce, Mountain Style", it would have been
>harder, if not impossible, for Andy to throw Dud out of the courthouse by the
>seat of his britches the way he did since Hoke Howell was a somewhat larger
>person than Bob Denver.
I always thought that Bob Denver played Dud more like an Ernest T. type
character than the laid back Dud that Hoke Howell played.
When he was in the courthouse challenging Andy and dancing around,
suggesting weapons. Willow Swithches or ???? whatever that was.
Jeff Krentz -BigHead in Dee-Troit
(O'Malley says "The white horse knew, the white horse knew")
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:05:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: gretchen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Looking Up Mayberry Stars
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Whenever I look up information about an actor/actress or movie or television
show, I use www.imdb.com
It is almost accurate (found an omission recently) and has lots of good
details, such as filming locations, crazy credits,
trivia, goofs...along with info on actors/actresses either directly or through
the movies/shows. There are LOTS of hyperlinks on this site!!
The omission I found was not related to TAGS but was for an actress I
recognized from a movie; she was doing a small role on a tv show. IMDB didn't
have her info showing this role, but I did find it using google, just typed in
her name and the role and got my answer -- it was the same lady.
I use IMDB alot for trivia.
Rest in Peace beloved Dud/Maynard/Gilligan, and may God comfort your
family...and fans.
Gretchen
Northern California -- a lot of stones throw - but close enough to visit - from
Mayberry's supposed offsite filming location, Los Olivos.
Know God -- Know Peace. Know Love.
"May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love."
--Ephesians 3:17
"The love of God has been poured out in our hearts." --Romans 5:5
"Your GOD is here...He'll calm you(r fears) with His love and delight (over)
you with His songs." --Zephaniah 3:17
Get to know the Jesus of the Gospels, by reading the Gospels. Ponder Him. Let
Him grip your heart & mind, and change your life. You'll exclaim as His
contemporaries did: "No man ever spoke like this Man!" John 7:46
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:42:38 -0400
From: King of Mayberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Chester Jones Checker Tournament at Mayberry Days
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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For those of you going to Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy Sept. 22-24, the Knoxville,
TN "Mayberry" chapter will be sponsoring the first annual Chester Jones
"two-faced cheatin' liar" checker tournament. It will be at the Andy Griffith
Playhouse lawn at the granite checker boards from noon to 2:00 pm on Friday,
Sept. 23. The first 16 players to sign up will compete in a single elimination
tournament for only $1 entry fee. The winner will be awarded the "Chester Jones
Checkers Champion" trophy and an extra special checker game. Sign up at the
information station before noon on Friday. Fans are encouraged to watch and
cheer on their favorite player - just make sure Henry Bennett isn't standing
over your left shoulder when you play! We may even see who can yell, "Chester
Jones, you're a two-faced cheatin' liar!" the loudest!
Dennis
"Mayberry" chapter
Knoxville, TN
http://www.mayberrychapter.com
"I don't think that dog could find his own food bowl." -- Andy
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 06:16:31 GMT
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Katrina
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> I heard tonight we got 20 firemen going down from Wheatland, WY
Phoenix Fire Dept. has a FEMA search and rescue team, of which I'm a member...
I just returned from a 2 week deployment in New Orleans... 12 hours a day on a
boat going up and down city streets looking for survivors... Surreal to say
the least...
I wonder how Mayberry Fire Dept would have handled this? I'm also glad I
didn't have Andy's boat! (trying to get back on topic)
larry
Right now I don't think I'd take a dollar and a quarter for her...
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:24:16 GMT
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bed Jacket Episode and Lake Charles
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> If it were a trip from NC to La, it would be DOWN not UP.
> At least that's how it was back when I was in school.
Actually, it should be "over there"... Up means away from the earth and down
means toward the center of the earth... At least that's how it was back when I
was in school (grin)
I guess paying attention during Ms. Crumps vocabulary lesson paid off!
larry
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:25:16 +0000
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Looking Up Movie Stars
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Rick:
The site you have to be referring to is the Internet Movie Database.
http://www.imdb.com
-Ray
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