In a message dated 6/30/2010 10:14:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I hate to disagree with wikipedia but in the introduction episode of tags Danny Thomas gets stopped by Andy in Mayberry for not stopping for a stop sign where there was no road. I would think that Andy could be considered a supporting actor in this episode which was aired as part of the Make Room For Daddy Show starring Danny Thomas. Don't apologize for disagreeing with Wikipedia, Susan. It's user generated so it's not necessarily an argument-stopping authority. The fact is, a lot of people who like classic TV (and even work in television) seem to disagree vehemently on what actually constitutes a "spin-off." I think TAGS is definitely a spinoff of "The Danny Thomas Show," since the producers clearly wanted to use Danny to sell the viewers (and network executives) on Mayberry. ("Mork & Mindy" had a similar beginning from "Happy Days.") But I'm no authority either, just a guy who watched a lot of TV and listened to a lot of old radio recordings. Dixon _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/