For some reason Goober has been on my mind lately. I got to thinking today
that Goober's name was mentioned twice on Andy before he was ever shown. In
January 63 in the episode "Man In A Hurry" and again in October 63 in the
episode "Sermon For Today". Then Goober first appeared in April 1964 in The
Fun Girls. I know that there were a lot of people mentioned on Andy who never
appeared, but does anyone know of another character on Andy whose name was
mentioned before they appeared? I mean several episodes previously, not a few
minutes previously.
Also on the subject of Goober, I was reading a trivia book that asked which
character appeared in 3 different shows using the same name. The answer was
our old friend Malcolm Merriweather. He appeared in Bewitched, Tabitha, and in
the soap opera Passions using the name Dr. Bombay. But then I got to thinking
today that George Lindsey has appeared in 4 shows using the name Goober Pyle.
He appeared in Andy, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., Mayberry RFD, and he also appeared
for one episode in The New Andy Griffith Show using the name Goober Pyle. I
guess a lot of people would count "Hee Haw" as well, but I do not think he used
the name Goober Pyle in that show. Everytime I saw him they refered to him as
George Lindsey. So take that Mr. Smart Alec Trivia Book.
Orville Hendricks - Peddling Butter and Eggs. My name is the answer to a
trivia question about Andy. Which character appeared the least number of times
on The Andy Griffith Show? Answer: Me (1 time, tied with about a thousand
other people).
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