I often wondered which Floyd left the most memorable impression for us fans.pre 1962 or 1964-67.I can only speak for myself .I get the impression his impersonaters and followers are remembering him after his 62 stroke.to me and I say this with highest respect to this superb actor .it took sadly a stroke to change his personality to the image we know today.his delivery his style his look even the pattern of his speech made him far funnier.its the character I know .funny as he was pre 1962 it appears he was funnier more memorable after the stroke.he was a dear sweet man Frances Bavier told me.he wanted so much to return by 64 and Andy Griffith knew how valuable Howard and the entire ensemble was.After his tragic stroke look at the memorable one liners he gave us be it Fraud I charge fraud. Or II already ordered my free foam rinse shampooer or words to that effct."Look at the extreme closeup of that scene after Andy storms out and Howard gets in the last word .what a gifted actor loved by his peers and fans. And in Howard the Comedian his classic Is he calling me a big mouth?the stroke tragic as it was somehow embellished the character of Floyd all the more.the character of pre 62 Floyd was a far cry from the latter day funnier. And in my opinon just about the most often rerun episode it appears is the classic Wyatt Earp Rides Again.lookat. Pat Hingle buttering up Floyd just so he can put his placeboard in the barber shoppe window.I crack up with every word Howard spoke in this unforgettable episode. Richard Jury and Pat Hingle ran away with this episode be it buttering up poor Floyd. Or taking on a gullible Goober and Andy never appeared more exassperated with the absurbity of it all.Howard McNear I hope you fans agree was againvery funny.how can one man saying Oh I don't know be funny?liston to the great talents of Howard Floyd NcNear.Debate is still out when he was funnier 1960-62 or 1964-67 but we know either way he is funny regardless.Lastly on the Schwamp character we been discussing.I have a 1988 interview of Andy Griffith Reunion with Andy Don Jack Dodson and Hal Smith and George Lindsay.here Jack on a funny story of the man who played Mr Schwamp.he had signed on originally to have speaking lines but the poor actor got so flustered and nervous he couldn't get the words out so in the end the end he's a extra noo lines.a memorable extra but an extra.what was the name of the episode a reunion where Andy was dancin and he ran into Mr Schwamp on the floor dancing nd Andy sheepishly and embarrsssingly passes on saying Mr Schwamp.I love the way that scene was played out.I could be first of 22 episodes Mr.Schwamp was in.god bless Dick Haymes aka Col Tim or as Howard said Captain Tom in Howard the Comedian another sidesplitting classic episode.Tom Kessel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
