David, it would be nice if you would do some investigation on this. Let this issue be your puppy. You could be onto something if someone else already hasnt done any investigating.
Where can I view/listen to this show? Holland I know a lot of Andy fans are also fans of old time radio. Well there is not bigger fan of old time radio than me. Lately I have been listening a lot to a show that was on the air from 1941 until 1957 called "The Great Gildersleeve". This is just a wonderful show. But I got to noticing something while I was listening. See if any of this sounds familiar to you. The star of the show, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve works for the city (he is the water commissioner). He is a widower, and he is raising a pre-teen boy, his nephew, (he also has a niece). He has a live in maid who does some fine cooking. He had several lady friends, but never married any of them during the run of the show. He has quite a few male friends. He is a member of a fraternal group called "The Jolly Boys Club". One of his closest male friends is the neighborhood gossip, the town barber. Now get this, the town barber is named Floyd Munson. Kinda makes you wonder if there was any borrowing going on. I tell you, the more I listen to the show, the more I am reminded of Andy. Orville Hendricks - The butter and egg man. I have quite a few male friends too. But Martha does not allow me any of those lady friends. _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
