I have come to believe that the great and gifted writers of TAGS had a glass breaking compellsion. They sure did write in a lot of scenes that involved breaking glass. Of course Ernest T. certainly broke plenty of windows. Barney broke the bookcase glass in the courthouse with his slingshot. Cousin Virgil also broke it and I also believe Newton Monroe did so. Barney broke the new courthouse window with his gun while trying to arrest Ernest T. Malcolm Merriweather wasn't in town very long before he broke the upstairs window in the Taylor home. Opie and Arnold broke a window in the Rimshaw house and the new bully in town broke the streetlamp. Even Andy broke a window once when he was angry and picked up a rock and flung it and we could hear the glass breaking. The Boone's broke some perfectly good dishes during their frequent friendly arguments. Even when the Taylors were in Hollywood and visited the filming "Sheriff Without A Gun" the actor portraying Andy broke a window so he could shoot at the Culhane Brothers. When Otis' brother Ralph locked himself up in the Mayberry jail he dropped a bottle of booze on the floor and it smashed. Opie dropped a dish on the floor and broke it when he and Andy were doing the dishes. Now there may be some more examples out there, but I think I have made a very good case for my Glass Breaking Compellsion by the writers.
-- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
