Things that make me wonder...beyond the epilogue
I'll start with Season Number One. 1. Did Dicky give up his home to Winkin', Blinkin' & Nod? b. Andy's next interaction with How Do You Do Mrs. Wiley 3. Did Jim Lindsey ever get his little red car back with all the knobs and leather upholstery AND his 2nd life-on-the-road with Freddy Fleet D.. Did Ellie go to work for CVS? Where was I...oh, #5. Did Mr. Finch continue with shoe sales? That's enough thanking...this of course leads to speculation and as Barney said. All I'm saying is that there are some things beyond the ken of mortal man that shouldn't be tampered with. We don't know everything, Andy. There's plenty goin' on right now in the Twilight Zone that we don't know anything about and I think we oughta stay clear. Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter Kelsey's Woods, Texas ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 16, Issue 212
That vein in Harriet's neck is sticking out...again. Gary A. JohnsonChicken Thiefs & WhatnotKelsey's woods, Lubbock, TX Message: 2 Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:01:35 -0400 From: Harriet Browder To: wbmutbb Subject: RE: Aunt Bee's name spelling Could everyone get on the same page regarding the correct spelling of Aunt Bee? Or as some clever sole mentioned a while back. I before E except after C and E before E in Aunt Bee. How can you brag about how big of a fan of TAGS you are if by now, after all these years, and after all these Digests, and after all of Allen's blogs, and after all the newsletters, and after all the readings/books on the subject of TAGS, and after all the everything else that's all TAGS related, you haven't noticed by now, the spelling is EE?? Why are there so many people drinking Colonel Harvey's elixir? That stuff can rob your brain of TAGS smarts. Several stupidly designed graphics that have hit Facebook recently were created by people who have little knowledge of Aunt Bee's name spelling as well as not knowing who's married and who's not. Are you part of them or are you part of us? I know this will net me plenty of rudes but I don't care, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth..That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: TAGS Quotes (WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 15, Issue 250)
Thanks, Harriet, for a transcript of the 249 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & What-not Chapter Lubbock (near Kelsey's woods), TX 2. RE: TAGS Quotes (Harriet Browder) > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 08:26:05 -0400 >From: Harriet Browder >To: wbmutbb >Subject: RE: TAGS Quotes >Message-ID: > >Well, it would help if I added the quotes, right? > >My favorites > ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 15, Issue 31 - Piano player
What about Hazel who played & played good ol' 14-A in Barney & The Choir? Charlene/Doris/Maggie Peterson played in the last ever episode in a Girl for Goober. Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter From: Paul Mulik To: "wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com" Subject: People who played the Taylors' piano OK, here are the correct answers folks have given so far: 1. Aunt Bee in Aunt Bee's Medicine Man 2. Thelma Lou in Barney and the Choir 3. Andy in Barney's Physical 4. Clara in Opie's Group 5., 6., 7., Opie, Arnold and Flip Conroy in Opie's Piano Lesson No one has yet named the eighth person, so here is a hint: a female in a color episode (OK, that's two hints). Paul Mulik > ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Sarah, the operator & Juanita, the waitress
In response to Message: 3 (Victor yesterday) I don't know if this subject has ever been discussed ...but have you ever wondered what some of these unseen gals of Mayberry might have looked likeSarah, Phoebe Gilbert, Juanita at the diner, and who was that gal Doug Wash was accused of flirting with, then there was "The Beast of the 4th floor", Jeff Pruitt's girl friend Bertha, Vicky Harms, Alice Harper, Laura Lee Hobbs, ...I know there are others but that's a start...ever wonder what they looked like..might be fun to pick a couple and describe them Here's Sarah: http://www.garytexas.com/sarah.jpg and Juanita: http://www.garytexas.com/juanita.jpg I'm still researching the others' pictures, it might be I need bigger wires. 10-4 -Gary A. Johnson- Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter Lubbock (near Kelsey's Woods), Texas ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry 2012
I've read the posts that speculate how Mayberry would be in 2012. Well, it's all speculation with the wistful, romance thinking of how we would like it to be. It's hard not to want it to be that way. Gentle lessons, outright comedy and love for each other. I think it's agreeable to most, if not all, that Mayberry was based on Mt. Airy so it's easy for me to see Mt. Airy of 2012 being Mayberry of 2012. Certainly as life changes, so would Mayberry. For most people, we would have difficulty not having a cell phone, e-mail (of which you're reading this post) and to a lesser degree perhaps, GPS, Skype, Chic-fil-a, 8-track>CD>MP3, a man walking on the moon (what a concept!) and online shopping/information. All mentioned not available pre-1968. With the amazing developments since 1968 (the last year of TAGS), we take most of the technology developments happily and realize the derogation of such a happy place due to selfishness of people, aging and death. Certainly Mayberry wasn't perfect, neither was/is Mt. Airy, but it is easy to see how life evolves and the spirit of Mayberry/Mt. Airy continues to live. After all, there's still a Snappy Lunch on the same street as Mayberry on Main. Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter Lubbock, near Kelsey's Woods, Texas ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
One mystery solved.
On METV this morning, they showed an episode of "My Three Sons". The dad on that show, Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray), has a secretary named Janice. Janice was played by Thelma Lou (Betty Lynn) so now we know the office in which she worked. Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter Lubbock, near Kelsey's Woods, TX ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 386
Good thought, Carolina Tom, but the calendar for 2005 it won't work for 2012: 2012 is a leap year. You'd need a 1984 calendar (or a 2040 calendar) for the days to match up. The 2005 calendar will work, up to February 28th... Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thief & Whatnot Chapter Lubbock, near Kelsey's Woods, TX Message: 7 Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:04:15 -0500 From: "Rusk, Thomas E SFC RET" To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Subject: re: 2012 Calendar Message-ID: <77c0e6eb8fb4.4efee...@us.army.mil> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hey Mayberry Friends Happy New Year! If you're like me you miss our annual Mayberry calendars. Well if you happen to have a 2005 calendar you can put a sticky note over the "05" with a "12" on it. Same days of the year with January 1st on Sunday. Enjoy! Carolina Tom ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 335 Message #4
One guy who had debt problem was Jim Lindsey. I think it's a great example of trying to live up to a life style (a selfish/ego problem) when your employment status or income status is raised above what you're used to. He didn't need a little red car as most of what we need isn't really a need, just a perception of what we need. When it gets down to it, we have very few needs and I'm sure Paul Mulik can tell ya what's a need and what isn't... Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Lubbock, near Kelsey's Woods, TX Message: 4 Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:53:25 -0600 From: Ken Anderson Subject: No Credit Cards in Mayberry As I sit here tonight once again preparing for a Mayberry Presentation tomorrow I can't help but think about one very distinct difference between the lives of our beloved Mayberry folks and our lives here in 2011. I think one reason the folks of Mayberry were so happy and content was because they were not consumed by the enormous debts that families of today have. Folks in Mayberry paid for items they needed in one way. They used cash. It wasn't until 1986 and the movie "Return to Mayberry" did we ever see or hear anyone use a credit card in Mayberry. Barney put the dinner bill at the restaurant on his credit card in the movie. You may have noticed that I said people paid for things they "needed" with cash. Back in the days of TAGS people were not so materialistic minded. If they really needed something or wanted something, they waited until they saved the money. Barney used his entire nest egg to buy his first car. Even Otis took a second job to earn enough money to buy his car. I think the only time we saw anyone borrowing the money to buy something was when Goober went to the bank to get a loan to buy the gas station, and that was the way real estate is bought. Quite a few of the good citizens of Mayberry didn't even own a car. I recall many folks in our small town who likewise did not have cars. Their lives centered around the town in which they lived and all their needs were usually found right there. While there were those like Frank Myers and the Scobies who had financial difficulties, it was not due to their excessive debts because of unnecessary spending. How great for all those good folks in Mayberry to be able to go to bed at night without worrying about all those credit card payments that would be due at the end of the month. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 136, Message 6, moulage about improper references
I'm no lurker of this list, I watch, listen and read and then on those observations, comment when I'm so moved. Three weeks ago the reference to "turning air conditioning up/down" was posted. I Laughed Internally Loud (LIL) when Paul Mulik mentioned the water heater reference below, something for which I'm annoyed. I know plumbers who squint when customers call to have their "hot water heater" replaced. My peeve since around the 5th grade is when good folk talk about buying a home. You don't buy a home. If you do, you've been suckered into a realtor's illusion of what a wonderful place you can have, just for the mere buying price of $... Since Paul endured his tragedy last Sunday, not even a week ago, he didn't lose a home, he said he lost a house. He lost a lot of what was in the house, but as he simply and adroitly stated, "But that's just STUFF, and stuff in unimportant. I can always get more stuff later." His home is still intact. It's the same kind of spirit we find when we watch "our show". Home, faith, love are "rich" words; you can't describe them simply, as something you just nail together, happen upon or ride like you would Blackie. In "Barney, the Realtor", only once was the word "home" said and that was when Andy welcomed the Sims the second time around. Yet another way in the last 60 years marketing has developed in trying to influence us to part with our money by selling a feeling. If I'm selling, maybe that ain't so bad but Opie said "You mean that kids should be honest but grown-ups don't have to be?". Thanks to "our show", we're reminded of values we cherish. Glad that's no longer layin' on my chest... Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter Lubbock, Near Kelsey's Woods, TX Message: 6 Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 13:35:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Mulik To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Subject: turning "up" the air conditioner Message-ID: <440623.74537...@web83608.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hear, hear!? That comment of Andy's has always annoyed me too.? If your thermostat is set at say, 76, and you want it colder, you turn it DOWN, not UP.? Maybe years and years ago air conditioners were different? Reminds me of car windows.? Have you ever wondered why we say "roll down the window?"? You aren't "rolling" anything, the car window is a solid piece of glass.? But 100 years ago, car windows (and before that, carriage windows) were like window shades.? You rolled them down to close them, and rolled them up to open them -- now it's backwards. One more pet peeve: that big tank of water in your house is a water heater, not a "hot water heater."? You don't need to heat hot water, it's already hot! Paul Mulik >>> It has always bugged me that people say turn up the A/C when they want it cooler Turning the A/C up would make a room warmer. Harriet, the chicken thief in Kelsey's Woods, USA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 26, message #3
John Masters was about to kick Barney out from the choir - the very day he asked him to join. John called the emergency meeting (to tell then he was going to tell Barney Fife to get out of the choir). Andy, Thelma Lou & Aunt Bee refused to tell Barney so John restated "then I'll tell him". One diversion (secret meeting practice - John's idea) and reaffirmation that he'd tell Barney. The last meeting with Andy, Thelma Lou and John left little doubt when he tells Andy that it's "you or me" led Andy to develop his alternate ways: uvula (I got one) & the solo microphone. John delivered the bad news when the Ralph Prichard, first tenor, had to drop out - of course, that was an announcement and not a "man-up" confrontation... John called the PO-lice to evict the Darlings when he KNEW there was more than one tenant in the hotel room. He knew better than to take the law into his own hands. Gary A. Johnson Chicken thieves & whatnot Lubbock, near Kelsey's Woods, TX Message: 3 Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:58:59 + (UTC) From: jgr...@frontier.com To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Subject: Observation of the pageant and names Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I watched "the Pageant" recently. That teh episode about the Centennial, and Aunt Bee trying out for Lady Mayberry. Just some rambling thoughts here. There were a few times when Aunt Bee had to go to Play practice, that Andy just seemed to be kicking back at home. Why wasn't he, as "James Merriweather" going to play practice as well. Perhaps they were just working on certain scenes, but he doesn't seem the type not to be there to support. Did John Masters ever deliver bad news? He chickened out and had Andy tell Barney when he was a lousy singer, and he had Andy do the same thing when Aunt Bee was a lousy actress. For a guy so worried about his reputation in the norther part of th state, he was a bit spineless. If the script of Happy Valley was true..whetever happened to the Indian reservation, and Nugatuck's family?? All we hear about after that is one Native American at election time. I find it interesting that just a few days ago, I made fun of my own name (Gritton) with my post about "the Grit" and then there was a little moulage about the name Crump and Ken's piece that I found very witty and harmless. We can all be like Barney at times and be "high-spirited" but we goota watch that vein poppin out of our neck, when we take things too seriously. I agree that the name Crump, was conjured up by the writers to make Andy think of a teacher who might be somewhat repulsive. Miss Crump then showed by her physical appearance, and manner, that you can't judge a person by their name. She, if fact, brought a certain grace and dignity to the name Crump "C_R_U_M_P". I agree,though, that we need to respect the names of real people. We've all probably been teased about something, and a name is something every deserves repsct for. Grittin..my teeth--The Untrained Voice no, My Name is Talyor, I don't need the Tailor stop. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Unseen Mayberry People - REVEALED!
Juanita and Sarah - check it out. http://www.7896491.com/Mayberry.html Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter Lubbock, near Kelsey's Woods, TX ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 374 #5
I get my neck dusted each and every time my hair is cut by Butch, the barber, but there's not much dust on my neck. I think he uses the brush to help brush off those little hairs that tend to get down your shirt a bit - which is good because I don't have an Opie around. IF he does a good job, I pay him cash. I always request a hair cut that don't look like a hair cut - he knows what I mean, which is why he gets cash. Gary A. Johnson Chicken Thieves & Whatnot Chapter Kelsey’s Woods (Lubbock), TX Message: 5 Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:14:02 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Subject: Mayberry in a Deluth catalog I was looking online at a catalog I buy stuff from and there it was LOL, a reminder of Mayberry.Take a look:??http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/59044.aspx?feature=product_11&kw=brush&processor=content? Thought you might get a kick out of it, I did. Rick Charlottesville, Va. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 44 Message 7
I submit Mr. Ernest T. Bass for 'most healthiest male' - like he said: 'I'm a little mean, but I make up for it by being real healthy." According to Joe's criteria, ETB is a well-known character. He's no creech-ter. Gary A. Johnson "Whatnot" Kelsey's Woods, Texas Message: 7 Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:18:43 -0500 From: "GRITTON, JOE A (ATTOPS)" Subject: My favorite ailment To: Hey fellow Townsfolk! I was gone for a week, and then spent a week catching up on Email so I hope you've enjoyed the quiet period from The Untrained Voice. I have enjoyed reading all your posts about the various ailments in Mayberry (and other posts. What a human touch the writers gave our favorite characters. I wonder who was the healthiest well-known character? Thelma Lou??? ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 44 Message 7
I'd vote Ellen Brown for "most healthiest" - nature's been REAL good to her. Gary A. Johnson "Whatnot" Kelsey's Woods, Texas Message: 7 Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:18:43 -0500 From: "GRITTON, JOE A (ATTOPS)" Subject: My favorite ailment To: Hey fellow Townsfolk! I was gone for a week, and then spent a week catching up on Email so I hope you've enjoyed the quiet period from The Untrained Voice. I have enjoyed reading all your posts about the various ailments in Mayberry (and other posts. What a human touch the writers gave our favorite characters. I wonder who was the healthiest well-known character? Thelma Lou??? ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
WBMUTBB Digest - Dramatic Moments
Since the show is filled with love a music, my first runner-up: The duet (Andy & Ellie) singing Away In A Manger. My winner: After the Darlings finish playing and Charlene singing There is a Time, Andy's comment, "I believe that's about the prettiest thing I've ever heard". I'm clutched. Gary A. Johnson "Whatnot" WBMUTBB Member circa 1999 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 265 Message #2
Scott, The research you did was a fine job - a FINE job! There's more to the story than what you discovered. What you pieced together was entirely right - only in a tree branch, directly hanging above the lake was Goober, with a rock and a crazy owl, who dropped the rock into the lake, causing the ripple splash. Fortunately, it was NOT the rock on which Barney's dad had him strike the match to light his pipe. Nor was it the imaginary rock that Andy claimed that was in his shoe when he was stalling while Barney rode the horse East to West. It WAS one of the rocks that came from Meyers Lake area that was used as a skipping stone, as demonstrated by Andy and Miss Peggy. Sorry it took a couple of days to finish our report. Yours truly, One of the Boys at the Lab that only Barney knows about. Scott of [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message: 2 Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:10:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Sportz Fan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Opie's Rock Throwing Scandal! To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dennis, I don't know much about the opening credits and who gets billing and how, but I HAVE done some research into the Opie rock throwing scandal! If you watch the opening credits where Opie picks up a rock and, supposedly, throws it into the water, you'll notice he doesn't throw it into the water at all! Slow down the DVD and you'll notice that Opie's rock flies off-screen to the right and a rock is dropped from the top of the screen and falls straight down into the water. Somebody is up there on a crane or something and drops a rock. I bet it ain't even a local rock. Well, anyway, if you watch in slow motion, you can watch the rock fall straight down and it's clearly not the rock Opie throws. Now, if they'da had Ernest T. heave a rock, he coulda hit the water no problem. Scott Gary A. Johnson ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 265 Message #2
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Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 265 Message #2
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Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 190
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