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Hello Mayberry friends, I'm sorry to report this but I have removed one of our members, Tom Kessel, from the Digest mailing list. I felt I needed to let you know this because he has been active at times with posting and will be missed. I do not want to go into the issues that caused me to finally remove him from our list here on the Digest. I can only say that he has had MANY chances to, as Andy would say, "act like somebody" and has not taken the best advantage of those opportunities. I believe that I have a responsibility to all of you here on the Digest to make our little corner of Mayberry a fun place to come and enjoy everyday. Upholding that belief, I will not allow the members of our community (including myself) to have the joyfully feeling of visiting Mayberry taken away from our visits to this online Mayberry we share. I have cut all ties with Mr. Kessel to include closing the Tom Kessel Blog that I established for him a year ago in my attempt to allow him an outlet for his wonderful character interviews. I want to thank those that worked on that blog in assisting Tom's posting. If someone is willing to take on the site for Tom, contact me and we'll talk about how that can be done. In my 18 years of running the WBMUTBB Digest, this is the first time I have ever run out of ways to try and make things right with someone. I'm sorry that I failed and wish things were different. Those who believe I'm wrong in this action, please contact me directly (fl...@mayberry.com) as I am more than willing to learn from any errors I have committed and will try to make it right. I love our little corner of Mayberry and I will continue to do my best to keep this a place where folks feel safe to talk and enjoy themselves without worrying what may show up in their Inbox later. I hope I haven't let everyone down. God bless, --Allan Newsome "The Andy Griffith Show" Rerun Watchers Club - Webmaster http://www.mayberry.com/ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Severe weatherin Mayberry
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Juanita and Sara
I've always pictured Juanita as having a little Spanish blood, as Juanita is Spanish for Jean. I picture her as wearing red lipstick and being a little hot-blooded...what other kind of woman would listen to Barnie's singing and poetry? She had more suitors than Barnie, as in one episode she was too busy to go out with Barnie. I can't remember which episode that was or what exactly was said, but it was over the phone, of course. I picture Sara as looking like a combination of Mrs. Mendelbright (Up in Barney's Room) and Emma Brand (Ellie Comes to Town, Those Gossipin' Men). Andrea (My husband David has been known to wear his pantlegs rolled up like Opie) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Juanita and Sarah
I always imagined Juanita to be a younger version of Flo from the "Alice"
series. Maybe with a bleach blonde (blonde right out of a bottle) boufant
hairdo and lots of makeup. I'm sure she called the customers "Sugar" and
"Hun". In the 60's there were a lot of waitresses in southern diners who
looked and sounded like that.
I always thought Sarah to be a thin woman in her 50's who liked to talk and
wanted to keep up all the goings on in Mayberry ("Listenin' in again!). I
think she would look similar to the lady who talked about her sister with the
long teeth...The Beaver.
My two cents for the day,
Harry in Salem, VA
"Nita, Juanita"
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Visualizing Sarah
How fun to compare our different visions of the beloved Sarah! I've always seen her as being very much like the town telephone operator in the movie "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming" - zaftig figure, wry sense of humor and the holder of all the secrets in the town! HistoryBuff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Quake
gloria bruce I woke up this morning around 4 because we had an earthquake. I live in Illinois near Chicago and we're in the New Madrid System. I thought at first it might have been the loaded goat blowing up but I don't think we have any accessible dynamite that I know of here in the Burbs. I'm also in the Chicago burbs and had just gotten up when it hit. But I immediately thought my aging refrigerator was doing an imitation of Aunt Bee's quaking & shaking "bargain" freezer! Goats & freezers - I guess we're not attuned to earthquakes! HistoryBuff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd Walking
With all the talk about the last time we saw Floyd walk, it brings to mind the last time we saw him walk normally. Floyd hitches up his pants and strides to the door of O'Malley's cabin and announces "I am not going to be responsible if those hamburgers are ruined Al"! Wonderful show for Floyd to go out on. Orville Hendricks - Selling Butter and Eggs - Speaking of hamburgers, I think I will go grill Martha a hamburger for lunch. _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Sarah and Juanita
I picture Sarah as a real skinny older lady who wears a different color shirtwaist to work every day. (maybe the pinch of snuff she takes occaisonally is an appetite supressant). Juanita, I think of as a blonde (right out of a bottle) with a little too much eye makeup - and not a lot upstairs! Peggy " Paw, if Barney's already got a girl, why does he need another one?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
quakes
I don't remember any reference to earthquakes in Mayberry, but they have happened in the southeastern and southern parts of North Carolina. They even had one in my hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina sometime in the last two years. There is evidence that the same seismic zone that's here has hit western North Carolina. Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
What does Sarah look like.....
>Sarah is elderly, tends to plump--and always smells like the chocolate chip >cookies she has just >baked for her grandchildren. You think Sarah has time to bake with all that gossipying-listening? In my mind Sarah is lot like Miss Fanny Tatum on The Waltons. Plump, maybe, but definitely a nosybody listening in on every call and sharing with her tight circle of lady friends every juicy story. Remember, she's on duty 24 hours a day.a phone operator's work is never done. She doesn't have time to bake cookies. If she smells like anything, it's probably bon bons and Eau dooo To-i-lette. What I DO know about Sarah is that A) She likes to take a pinch of snuff every now and then and 2) Has something that needs to "Well, soak it, Sarah, soak it a long time." You think it might be cornbread Harriet, the chicken thief, and who can't get a single gossip item from her chickens. They ain't talking, they ain't talking. .."Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth"..."That's an old wives tale""Johnny Paul ain't married" _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Karen Knotts show at Mayberry Day
I was not able to see Karen's show last year. Just trying to get some reviews from people that may have had the chance to see it last year. Richard Spell ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Another Weather Question
I wonder if the weather was ever so foggy in Mayberry that Barney and Thelma Lou couldn't see the ducks at the duck pond. After all, why go to the duck pond when it's so foggy you can't see the ducks? Emmett Clark also once quoted Emerson by saying, "Do you think the rain will hurt the rhubarb?" Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: weather
You know Mayberry is in NC,and we know it snows in NC. But, does anyone recall any snow or discussion of snow on the show? We know it rained and flooded and we know it was hot and cold but what about snow? And speaking of Floyd, I loved it when Barney brought up the case of a sock in the nose. Everyone is related to everyone and taking sides and the noses were bleeding. And there is Andy trying to soothe everyone and Barney out investigating. Sande Riggs President At The Crossroads Chapter Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
looks of offstage characters
I'll agree with Don Knotts on Juanita--although I've always seen her as thin. You do a lot of walking as a waitress. Sarah is elderly, tends to plump--and always smells like the chocolate chip cookies she has just baked for her grandchildren. Martha, who loves to manufacture people Huntsville, AL ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
earthquakes in Mayberry
First, I hope all in the earthquake are doing ok. I hear it was a big un! That made me wonder, what with the discussion of Mayberry weather, if there was ever a quake in Mayberry? The first thing that comes to mind is the Goat and the blasting for the new highway. Also, that one time when Gomer said that he was gonna backfire at Thelma Lou could be counted as a potential quake! Can anyone else think of one? Maybe the time that the one man band from Altoona blew into the wrong end of a clarinet? Over and Under, Clyde "Barn" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Breaking Up
Clyde mentioned how great it would be to see the other actors faces to see their reactions to the person on camera. That would have been interesting. But I have noticed several occasions where Andy seems to be breaking up in the background. The one that first comes to mind was shen Barney was lecturing three new deputies, one of which was Floyd. I can't remember the episode (it may have been the Gold Truck) but Barney was lecturing on Bud Nippin and had then yelling NIP-IT!!! Floyd was so hilarious and if you look in the background, Andy is covering his face and definately laughing. There are several other scenes with Barney where you can tell Andy is about to lose it. In all of the interviews with the cast they always talked about what a great time they had on the set and how much of a family atmosphere there was. In all of the home movies from the sets everyone is always smiling and laughing. I can't remember if it was Andy Griffith or Don Knotts who said they didn't feel like they were going to work, it felt like they were going home. I think that attitude was reflected in the show and that's why we all feel like we are a part of Mayberry. Harry in Salem, VA "You're not going to let them make fun of our little fat mayor are you Andy?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd
As a testament to his acting, I didn't know until I read it here that poor Floyd had a stroke - he was always good old Floyd to me. However, I did take exception to him telling Andy I had a slight overbite! Peggy "The face of an angel..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Mayberry weather
I love all the references to Mayberry's weather conditions. Here's another one: all the cattle thefts. It's implied that they took place after a period of heavy rain since there's so much mud everywhere and therefore, a lot of deep footprints. They even made a moulage out of it! Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Podcast
Folks, The last three episodes of the Two Chairs No Waiting have focused on Howard "Floyd the Barber" McNear and are something you won't want to miss. They focus on an interview done with Parley "Mayor Stoner" Baer back in 1976 where he talks about his friend Howard McNear. The latest edition also includes some information about Aaron Ruben as well as Howard. I hope you'll all enjoy listening as much as I've enjoyed making the show. Two Chairs No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast http://mayberry.com/podcasts/ -- Allan Newsome ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
quake
I woke up this morning around 4 because we had an earthquake. I live in Illinois near Chicago and we're in the New Madrid System. I thought at first it might have been the loaded goat blowing up but I don't think we have any accessible dynamite that I know of here in the Burbs. Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Quote of the Day
BARNEY: Oh, it's no use, Andy! Can you tell a bird to talk?! Can you tell a bird to just go 'chirp, chirp, chirp?' No, Andy, I'm like a bird. I was born to sing. ...Well if you'll excuse me I got some throat spray out in the car. If I'm gonna be doin' solos I better give myself a couple squirts. - ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
