I don't have any insight on the change in Floyd's glasses, but I always thought
that the glasses contributed to the fact that Floyd looked much older when he
returned from his stroke (obviously his health also affected that older
appearance). I think the glasses really fit Floyd's personality/demeanor when
he returned to the show. I was shocked when I first found out his actual age,
in that he was only about 57 when he had his stroke and he would have only been
in his early 60's when he left the series, dying at the age of 63 in 1969. He
easily looked to be upper 60s or 70 after his stroke.
I have always enjoyed Floyd's speech and mannerisms after his stroke...I would
have loved to see or hear an interview (outside his Floyd character) around
that time as I have heard from those on the show that he was very similar in
and out of character...don't know if that applied to both pre-stroke and
post-stroke.
Keith in Nebraska
Floyd: "I had an ample supply of fuel." (during his non-patronage of
Goober's Service Station)
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