>>>I haven't seen that for quite a while so I kind of forgot about the scene at the dump where Andy and Barney are discussing the girlie magazine that Barney subscribes to. It is very obvious that Andy is enjoying looking at the centerfold as he shows it to Barney several times. I have always wondered why the writers felt that scene should be a part of the episode. It seems so totally unnecessary for the great story line they had going and it was so totally out of character for Andy and Barney and it is a far cry from Barney's 25 cent "Learn a Month" magazine. I know in one of the very first episodes Andy mentioned that he had to quit getting a magazine because there were girlie pictures in it and Barney had never been married. Any thoughts or observations that anyone would care to share?<<<
I love that episode--it's so funny! But, like you, I have always found that particular scene to be out of place in Mayberry. I know that the idea would be lost on small children, and yet the thought of Barney subscribing to a Playboy-type magazine just doesn't seem right. I don't think that episode is mentioned in Mayberry 101, so we probably have no insights from the writer. I just checked on the website and found the writer to be Richard M. Powell, and I'm not really familiar with him. I, too, wonder why he decided to include that. It takes away some of the innocence that is part of Barney's appeal. It also lets some of the contemporary culture of the outside world intrude on Mayberry, which is something they normally strove to avoid. Thelma Lou (Janet) _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
