Opie's toys
Opie did play football baseball he wanted an erector set when he found that man's purse. Still, did Opie ever play marbles or collect baseball cards? Did he own the Matchbox type cars Barney used for Otis's driving test. (Otis')? No Monopoly or Operation games with Howie Pruitt and Johnny Paul Jason? He did play cops robbers but no cowboys Indians? No tag, hide and go seek, mumblety peg? Then again look at other favorites. Did the Beaver ever play with toys? Not often. The Brady Bunch kids had few toys few friends preferring to stay home with their siblings. Oh well, I guess it was easier to film cheaper not to have to purchase store the toys for use when needed. Mayberrily yours, Marie ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
What I have learned by watching TAGS
Dear TAGS, I have learned to: Wash my hands after eating kerosene pickles.Be patient waiting out the sisters on Sunday to be able to use the phone.Grab a coat to put on Opie to go over to Clara's house because Luke Comstock is coming by.Never order escargots.When it is late, I will let Wally check out my car the next morning, because it gets dark early and I can't trusther for the road after dark.Not to let Myrt Hubcaps Lesh, Bernard's widow, negotiate my next car purchase.Always buy my scarves from Bert Miller, because he puts them in a fancy box!Always take a suitcase full of toiletries to go and visit my cousin on a overnight trip.Never buy a postcard and mail it off to where you are going, because they will get it right after you get there. P.S. I went and found the movie The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and I have just only watched the first few minutes of the movie, where they are all eating breakfast. Someone postedwho was in that movie, the TAGS actors and they are a lot of them. I noticed Annabell Silby,?Tom's wife, who was serving coffee?, she was not mentioned in the post. I believe it is her. Have a great weekend! Mizzus Why-lee of Sand Mt. teresa Phil. 4:13 I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Childhood Toys
Ken, We had the same toys here in Virginia. I loved my tinker toys. I used to spend hours making as many different airplanes as I could. Then I would get my metal gas station and all of my cars out. The lift on my gas station was a little different though, it was a lever and not a crank. Our living room couch has a skirt that hung down and I would stick my cars under there, that was the garage. I would put the airplanes under each of the end tables, they were my hangers. You see at the age of 10, in my imagination I was a multi-millionaire with around 10 - 12 cars and 5 or 6 airplanes. Life was sweet. One of the best things in my childhood though was my dog. She was a mutt we got as a puppy when I was in the 5th grade. I named her Samantha because I had a crush on Elizabeth Montgomery from Bewitched. We were the best of friends. She went everywhere with me, following me on my bike. When we played baseball all day, she would follow me to the field and sit there while we played all day and then follow me home. A problem arose when I got my drivers license at 16. Everytime I drove somewhere I would have to put her in the house so she wouldn't try to follow me in the car. The first time this happened, I had driven about 3 blocks down the hill from our house and looked in the mirror and saw Samantha chasing after me as fast as she could. I felt so bad, I stopped the car and drove her back home. She just couldn't understand why she couldn't go with me. She stayed with my mother when I went away to college and then when I got an apartment after getting out of school. She got very sick around the age of 12 and the vet said it would be best to put her to sleep. Taking her to the vet was the hardest thing I've ever done. Here I was a strong ex-football player of 23 years old and I cried like a baby and as I type this I still get a tear(s) in my eye. I've had several dogs since, but I don't think there is ever one as good as the one you had as a child. Harry in Salem, VA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Opie not playing games
Still, did Opie ever play marbles or collect baseball cards? Did he own the Matchbox type cars Barney used for Otis's driving test. (Otis')? No Monopoly or Operation games with Howie Pruitt and Johnny Paul Jason? I wonder if one factor (in addition to story line considerations) was that if they showed a board game or any other toy that was obviously some brand, it would be like free advertising. I know that was normally guarded against in TAGS as well as in other TV shows. Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Opie's toys
I know he did want the chemistry set that makes bombs that smell like rotten eggs. The one Johnny Paul Jason had didn't do that. I think it came in a blue box. Peggy But Johnny Paul Jason ain't married! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Women and Pants in Mayberry
Frankie Flynn wore pants when she came into town, before Barney kidnapped her and Ellie did a complete makeover on her. Helen wore them later on in the color episodes but they were a real rarity in Mayberry. It was realy easy to see who wore the pants in the families in Mayberry. Somehow I just can't picture Aunt Bee wearing pants. If you have pants to wash and iron, you should have pants to wear. Regarding toys, the Beaver played with marbles, he had an electric train set, they had a game that they hit to make a bell ring, he had a stuffed bear, they played checkers in their room so they had a few more things than poor Opie. By the way last night my wife was talking about her half brother who is in the hospital. I told her that I ain't ever seen one. A half a brother. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
