One hears alot about how TAGS was a show that had good morals and that many of the episodes had a lesson to be learned. I am a big fan and love the show. I've noticed, however, that sometimes the lesson learned was that it is better to deceive or trick someone than to tell the truth. Examples are: When they switched the microphone on Barney to make him think he could sing rather than tell him the truth. When Andy enlisted Opie's help to forge a plaque on Barney's motorcycle to make him think it was a historical item (and put it on display as such)rather than tell him the truth. When Andy used Opie's magic tricks to make Briscoe Darling think he was a witch. When Andy and Barney pretended to like Aunt Bee's pickles rather than tell her the truth. I'd like to see Andy have a heart to heart with Opie and explain why it's alright to lie and deceive people.
Jerry Graber _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
