The Gay Deceiver
>I didn't like seeing Floyd sympathizing for her through the window. But hey I >didn't write the episode and if I >had it probably wouldn't have had that >mushy ending. I didn't see Floyd as being so much immersed in sympathizing with Madeline as I see Andy breaking the law, taking advantage of a friend by invading the home of someone who trusted Andy to take care of it. As pointed out on IMDB episode review - Andy broke the law above breaking the trust of a town resident. Would you ever trust Andy again with the keys to your home? I sure wouldn't. Bottom line - there was trust broken and deception among everyone but Opie. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Strange things happening in episodes
Considering that over the number of years the show ran, they had something like 35 writers? It's not unusual to find so many inconsistencies. Like the door to the left of cell number 2 and multiple Floyds, what year Andy and Barney graduated, etc. I also don't believe the writers sat back and said to themselves, "Hey, lets write confusing episodes, no one will ever see these shows after the summer reruns so it doesn't matter how we write them, right?" Harriet, the chicken thief who never questions what is behind every weird thing in Mayberry. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Ernest T Bass name
George M. Cohen did not have a middle name. He made up the M to sound more important. Little did he know it made no difference. He was important just because I do agree with the person who said Ernest's middle name is "Trouble". Harriet, the chicken thief with a real middle name...Eve. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Barney goes to war...then he graduates high school
> If Barney graduated in 1945 how could he have served in the Army in WWII??? You aughta know…Barney was ahead of his time. He explained that over and over again. 😊 Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Gary's alumni sightings
I can’t even begin to tell you how many TAGS characters are on the old Perry Mason episodes. From Willis Bouchey as a judge to Dabbs Greer yelling “Yes, I killed him. I killed the big gas bag.”, (The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor). Aunt Bee has a vital role in The Case of the Crimson Kiss. And you can’t forget the very first episode with Whitney Blake (The Case of the Restless Redhead) as she’s being pursued by some nefarious hoodlums. I’ve counted as many as 4 TAGS links in one episode. Even if you don’t care for the show, DVR some and fast forward to see how many you count. Harriet, the chicken thief, and big fan of Perry’s private detective, Paul Drake. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Days goings on
It’s been years since I attended but if you’re not into golf you can skip that day. Keep up on all the MD goings on here… https://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/ Some of the main stars have passed on so there isn’t as much that includes whos-who anymore but there is still plenty to do. Besides, you’re not supposed to be in a hurry. You know that, don’t ya? 😊 Harriet, the chicken thief, awishing I could go again. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Making Mayberry again and again and again
> To paraphrase what Barney said to Mr. Jackson, "The people in this town, they > ain't got better friends than Allan, Jan, and Chris." Need to add – Jim Clark, Jeff Koontz, King and Queen of Mayberry Trivia. Also, all the beautiful folks at Surry Arts Council. Actually the only ones not mentioned is everyone else. Hats off to everyone involved in everything Harriet the chicken thief, who will now get down there with them spiders and act like somebody. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Ain't it a shame, ain't it a shame.....curious, curious...
You know what we need to do with these various, nefarious activators? GIVE THEM THE BIG FREEZE That…or… WE DENY THE MAFIA!!! …while I don’t care for every movie that comes out, I don’t whine about them, I don’t complain, and I don’t take it out on all the nice Mayberrians here in our peaceful little valley. These trouble making interlopers need to find another group to join, maybe learn a new trade, get rehabbed right out of town. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Jim Lindsay strumming
Hey to Emmett, > song jim lindsey supposedly plays in theepisode, "Guitar Player"? It’s a song, that’s for sure. I heard it on another sitcom from the 60s. Just can’t remember what show. I love the stereophonic sound coming from the nit-picking gee-tar. And of course Barney snapping his fingers to the beat…he just beats everything, you know that? Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Days 2023
>Mayberry Days is ALWAYS the last FULL weekend of September (meaning a Saturday >and Sunday). They do it every year and even in 2013 it went on as usual. 😊 https://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/tickets.html Mayberry Days is in the Fall will they still be having it this Year 2013? If so, what is on the agenda ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Hello to all
To Mr. Cunningham … I say Giddy up! Harriet, the chicken thief who can always use a good lawyer ~~~ Hootie Hoot Brad "Neil Bentley" Cunningham"My card, in case you ever need my services..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 23, Issue 143
Madge Blake might have made a great Aunt Bee; motherly, doting, loving and congenial. She did turn into Aunt Harriet on Batman and was Larry Mondello’s mom. Love her voice. Harriet, the chicken thief who had several “Aunt Bees” in her life and who weren’t even related. We just called them “Aunt This” or “Aunt That”. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS on TDVD Show
Too funny…story about what if Don Knotts had shown up on Dick Van Dyke Show instead of Danny Thomas? If you’ve never seen “It may look like a walnut” episode on The DVD Show, the rest of this will go right over your head (quote Barney). Danny Thomas Popped up on the "Dick Van Dyke Show’s Classic "Walnut" Episode on ME TV Well, what if Barney Fife had shown up Instead? Incredible as that sounds, this blurb from the September 22, 1962 edition of the syndicated "TV Scout" newspaper column contains the tantalizing suggestion that Carl Reiner may have at least toyed with the idea of involving both Don Knotts AND Andy Griffith in an earlier draft of his classic sci-fi parody. I suspect it was a fleeting notion that was soon forgotten. Or perhaps last minute schedule issues forced an eleventh hour rethink that prompted Danny Thomas to step into the role? Either way, breathes there a fan of either series who wouldn't pay a considerable sum to see Deputy Barney go toe to toe with Rob Petrie, armed only with a sack of walnuts! Here's the text of that item as it appeared in newspapers on September 22, 1962: TV SCOUT September 22, 1962 The cast of The Dick Van Dyke Show is talking about a particularly wild episode Carl Reiner has written for the show’s second season. “According to what I have heard,” Mary Tyler Moore told TV Scout, “Dick has a dream in which everyone looks like a walnut and talks like Andy Griffith or Don Knotts. We’ll either win an Emmy for the show, or they’ll put Carl Away Permanently.” Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Days 2022
To Holland – Here is a link to check out.. https://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/index.html Scroll down to the third paragraph and look for the word “schedule”. Click on it to see each day listed. Then click on each day to find out the events schedule. Plan wisely! Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Days
To add to another’s list of what to do and where to go at Mayberry Days….remember Snappy Lunch hours are 6am to 1:45pm and they are not open on Sundays. There are no exceptions to their hours during Mayberry Days which is really a disappointment because they could really rake in the moolah!!! Harriet, the chicken thief, who loves pork chop sammichs, peanut butter and jelly not withstanding. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Rita Campbell and Jennie Boone
> Otis's wife Rita and Jennie Boone decided to go west You can track their travels across the Wild, Wild West, but they ended up in Los Angeles, and became prime targets of the one and only Perry Mason. I won’t be spoiler for who’s a murderer but I will swear that Otis and Fred had nothing to do with it, bless their hearts. Harriet, the chicken thief, standing by the DA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS folks on Perry Mason
>Tuesday on MeTV's Perry Mason, Charley Foley was the Sheriff and Goldbrick >Wheeler was the Judge. Your mention of Perry Mason and then The Manicurist’s birthday caught my attention. She is in a Perry Mason episode but no Southern accent. There must be at least 20 to 30 TAGS actors appearing on Perry Mason. My favorite is Lurene Tuttle. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Opie's Lemonade Stand
>…Opie at his lemonade stand, you see Opie put his hand right down in to the >full pitcher. That scene always cracks me up too. He must have been retrieving the lemon to squeeze again in the next pitcher! I’m pretty sure Aunt Bee only gave him one lemon. She was frugal that way. A special cheers to Mr. “Fix It” Clark Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Whitney Blake as lawyer Lee Drake
Whitney Blake stars in the very first Perry Mason episode/series, “The Case of The Restless Redhead”. No, she did not murder. She’s innocent but makes some really dumb choices….like picking up a gun she KNOWS is not hers. And lying to your lawyer should cost you twice what the lawyer quoted for their services. I won’t be any more of a spoiler. It’s a spooky, eerie, film noir style episode and a must see for any Perry Mason fan. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Perry Mason and TAGS
TAGS actors are all over Perry Mason. My favorite judge is Willis Bouchey (Charlie O’Malley, or as I prefer Hey Chuck!) TCOT Krimson Kiss is the episode with Bavier, wearing her Aunt Bee signature pearls. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The Waltons - grandpa’s cousin
Uncle Zadok is a cool character. Love his violin/fiddle playing. Love Woodrow Chamblis. Check out his IMBD listing. He was in 38 episodes of Gunsmoke. Harriet the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Andy and Barney in front of newsstand rack
> I have never seen that photo of Andy and Barney in front of that newspaper > stand. Me neither. I’m “Curious, curious” too ….I bet MeTV cut it to fit air time. When Ted Turner was airing TAGS on WTBS back in the 80s/90s, they added in the epilogs and had to cut parts of the show to fit them in. So it makes a body wonder just what else they cut. I do know they cut out some of the Giraffes are Selfish scene. Only your DVD knows for sure. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Maggie - Charlene
The heavens gained a lilting voice yesterday and the stars are a little brighter now….I was sadden to hear about losing our dear Charlene. I thought others might want to read more about her husband, Gus Mancuso. I did not know he was referred to as “Mr. Las Vegas Jazz.” For those who are interested in learning more about Maggie’s love…..enjoy this read. https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/entertainment-great-gus-mancuso-mr-las-vegas-jazz-dies-at-88-2496316/ Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Mr. Schwamp
Like John Masters and Wally. They both show up a lot on Perry Mason and usually as a hotel desk clerk. It suits them! Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Andy discovered in New Rochelle, NY
If anyone has the opportunity to catch an old Dick Van Dyke show – find episode 1, Season 4, titled “My Mother Can Beat Up My Father”. At a gathering right after Laura fends off a flirtatious drunk, a camera shot directly over Rob’s shoulders spots a print of Andy Griffith on the wall. So even in New Rochelle, NY, you can find a reference to Mayberry. Harriet, the chicken thief, always on the look out for “Easter eggs” in Danny Thomas – Desilu – Sheldon Leonard links ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mt Airy - Nicest Place in America
“Will you help?” Let’s get a campaign going to promote the wonderful real Mayberry – Mt Airy. Go here https://www.rd.com/article/nicest-places-in-america-2022/ and submit your reason why Mt. Airy should be voted The Nicest Place in America. I bet with all the members here, it “might work, might not” but let’s try to make it work. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Sean of the South Blog
Interesting story but he spelled Aunt Bee wrong. ☹ Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Little Snippets about Howard McNear
This link was posted by Tony Dow on his Facebook page, regarding his role as a barber in Mayfield named Andy on Leave it to Beaver, two years before he moved to Mayberry. Most I already knew and most of you will too but there is always something to learn about the residents of Mayberry. https://www.metv.com/lists/6-little-snippets-you-never-knew-about-howard-mcnear-of-the-andy-griffith-show#:~:text=He%20played%20a%20barber%20on%20'Beaver'%E2%80%A6&text=In%201958%2C%20two%20years%20before,on%20Leave%20It%20to%20Beaver. Harriet, the Chicken Thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Buying gas in Mayberry
>…. I just traveled thru western NY...and payed $4.80/gallon. Aunt Bee >would have fainted! Right after I got my driver’s license my mom gave me a $5 bill and told me to go to the gas station and get 5. Being the dutiful daughter, I followed her instructions to the cent…. Got home and she asked for her change. I said, “There was no change. You gave me $5. and you told me to get 5.” She meant 5 gallons when it was 34 cents a gallon. Today she would have to give me a $50 and she’d still get no change. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Perry Mason and TAGS
Like a family reunion… If you get a chance to catch a Perry Mason episode titled TCOT (The Case of The) Scandalous Sculptor, we have Stuart Erwin (Tom Silby), Willis Bouchey (Hey Chuck), Sue Ane Langdon (Nurse Mary Simpson), Dan Tobin (Dapper Dan, On My Word As A, Gentleman), and Jonathan Hole (Proprietor of Orville Monroe’s Funeral Home and TV Repair). Not a direct link but June Lockhart (Lassie’s mom) is in this episode too. It’s big!!! Interesting watching actors outside of the Mayberry mold. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Voices of Howard
>Has anyone ever heard Howards real, natural voice? If you mean Howard Sprague – he talks like regular folks. But if you mean, Howard Morris’ voice, it’s is heard several ways on TAGS; thru his nose as Ernest T. and with a twang as radio announcer and/or TV repairman, and then plain regular in movies like Boys Night Out. Harriet, the chicken thief, who doesn’t talk thru her nose. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Finding TAGS to watch on line
Pick your season, pick your show…. Uncle Earl’s Classic TV https://www.solie.org/alibrary/AndyGriffithShow.html You can click on the "back to” button and choose another show. When you search for another show, it will take you to what looks like Google Search with your choice as first link. Click that link and it returns you to Uncle Earl’s and to that show options of episodes/seasons. Little trickey but works well. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Formatted emails
> Outlook email app reformatted line breaks and paragraphing Same thing happens to me. I think there are cyber goblins that hang out on the roof and like to swat at emails as they are sent. Wonder what causes that? Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Record TAGS alum in show or movie
> I wonder what the record is so far for the number of Mayberry alumni in one > show or movie. I believe the record is the movie The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. I can list a few but our resident experts count is around a dozen or so. I’m sure they’ll post that breaking news in either this newsletter reply or the next. Harriet, the chicken thief, counting her chickens too. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Ron Howard and Jerry Paris and Happy Days
> Ron Howard was a guest on the Smartless Podcast Interesting article, Jeff. Thank you for posting. I had to share the one paragraph when Ron calls Jerry Paris a genius. I’m a member on the FaceBook group Dick Van Dyke Show and Paris is a beloved character. Ron is so humble. He says he was offered chances to direct Happy Days episodes but didn’t want to rob the cast of even one week of no Jerry. Ron’s hair may be cut big city style but his heart is shaped in a bowl. Another TAGS link is Jerry’s wife on DVD Show…Ann Morgan Guilbert who appeared in Aunt Bee’s Cousin. Mayberry spreads far and wide. Harriet the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Swashbucklers - ARGH
Scaramouche was with Stewart Granger but he, Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power were great swashbucklers. Do we ever hear anything about pirates on the TAGS? It caught my attention because this is Gasparilla week in Tampa and the pirates are all over the place. Keep your beads close to your heart and the eye that’s not covered up with a patch wide open! Harriet, the chicken thief, walking the gang plank ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS Alumni
>bit parts were given to the same group of people. Agreed there were less actors available for bit parts half a century ago but remember each production house “owned” the actors that contracted with them. Warner Bros “owned” the westerns where many actors appear and reappear. But also – Production houses “loaned” actors out. It was a different world then and should never be compared to the Hooeywood we know today. Harriet, getting off the fence now, Chicken Thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Aunt Bee's grave
I’ve been to Aunt Bee’s grave site, even drove by the two story, brick home where she lived. I’m glad Siler City is not reaping revenue on their famous resident. Other than the grave marker, nothing gives away that she lived in the town. I hope it’s still the quaint little hamlet I found many years ago. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Pilot Mountain has been burning
Don’t think Pilot Mountain will be having a big parade this year, if they have one at all. They had a huge wildfire that has finally come under control. Keep the mountain, the people and all the precious wild animals in your prayers. The saddest thing about the wild animals is that they don’t that the world has become interlopers in wild animals’ lives and guess who’s to blame? You, and me, and Gomer and Laura Lee Hobbs (and millions of others), we’re to blame.…. Long live Pilot Mountain. Have you been to the top? I have and it’s a beautiful view. We can only hope the beautiful view is still there when the smoke dies. https://www.wral.com/pilot-mountain-fire-100-contained-after-burning-more-than-1-000-acres/20017049/ Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Question of the day
That makes no sense….at all…not a lick!!! The Darlings, Ernest T. and Malcolm are endearing characters and who doesn’t just love them all? Now, if he had said that Warren guy and his “Huh, huh, huh?” schtick, I might have agreed with him. But who doesn’t love the down home, country-fied folks who were non-actual residents of Mayberry? Might as well put up a wall and keep them ALL out, including the mean ole criminals. He better not show up at Mayberry Days…Charlene will supply Ernest T. with all the rocks he needs to chase that interloper. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Aunt Bee as M
She was ahead of her time. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Perry Mason
I love spotting TAGS actors on Perry Mason. Sometimes I’ll yell at the TV, “Hey Chuck!” (Willis Bouchey plays a judge in 23 episodes) or “Mr. Jack…son!” (Richard Bull Bill Lindsay), or “Hey Andy, it’s that college kid.” (Ruta Lee) Or “Aunt Bee, just call the man.” That last one is The Case of The (or TCOT) Crimson Kiss. Francis Bavier plays an aunt and comes to visit her niece who is getting married. She finds her niece and niece’s roommate passed out on their beds. They had consumed some poison. The Aunt calls Perry (see how often characters appear in town and already KNOW Perry Mason). Perry tells her to stand by, he’s sending over his personal doctor. Why she didn’t “Just call the man” and dial for an ambulance. The two girls could have died in the amount of time to call Perry, get his advice and “stand by”. My favorite shout out confession is with Dabbs Greer (in 8 Perry episodes) and J. Pat O’Malley (We’re pooling our resources). Dabbs stands up in the courtroom and yells “Yes, I killed the big gas bag.” Hilarious. Harriet, the chicken thief and wishing I were Della Street ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Aunt Bee
Is anyone on the Digest also a member of “Obssessed by Perry Mason” FB group? Besides Tom Beasley? There’s some very fine made memes between TAGS characters and Perry Mason actors. I know, I know…Immaterial, Irrelevant and Incomptent… Any objection? Aunt Bee is in The Case of the (TCOT) Crimson Kiss in case anyone wants to see her as Aunt but not a Bee. Good Ole “Hey Chuck” (O’Malley) plays a judge in 23 episodes. He’s always got an objection or two!!! Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Betty Lynn Memories
I got the sweetest hug from Betty Lynn’s first year at Mayberry Days. I was in the Emporium and spotted her walking towards me. I smiled and stepped over to let her pass by. She said “You have the cutest dimples.” And she reached her arms out for a hug. I’ll never forget that brief moment. She always seemed so delicate, I was afraid I’d break her in a hug. Fond memories of our sweet Betty at Mayberry Days. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Howard bowling
>… he held up his bandaged left thumb, but in this episode, Howard bowled right >handed. You want to know what Social Media has done to us? I’m reading this and looking for the “LIKE” button. No hope for me left. Harriet, gonna go hide in my chicken coop ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Running your fingers through your man's hair
> fingers through your man's hair ? Remember Hilda Mae running her fingers through Barney’s hair and then after piling it up on top, she started laughing at him. I’d be laughing too. And the guy rubbing Opie’s head at the raffle for Henry Bennett. At least Opie didn’t have a little dab a do ya in his hair to get your fingers all greasy. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Andy kisses
I like when they did a long scene close up of Andy and Sharon kissing at the reunion. Mm Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Opie selling lemonade
> Opie pull his sleeve up and stick his hand right down into the pitcher of > lemonade. A similar scene on Leave it to Beaver. Beaver is selling water by the paper cup to folks in his neighborhood because the city turned the water off. One time someone doesn’t drink all of the water in the cup. When they hand it back to Beaver, he pours the remaining water back into the big jug. Cracks me up. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Trivia - Perry Mason character before TAGS
A post on the Perry Mason page….or in Floyd’s words – The things you don’t know. Today's episode "The Case of the Frantic Flyer" features a character named Andrew "Andy" Taylor which was aired just five weeks before The Danny Thomas Show episode "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" in which Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry (played by Andy Griffith) made his television debut. PS – the character of Andrew Taylor is found dead at the beginning of the show, so don’t expect to see a credit in IMDB. No actor played Taylor. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: CBS Sunday Morning - Boo Hiss
I agree. We should all give Ted Koppel the big freeze. He waited till he had a captive audience (trolley riders) and then asked for hands to show Trump or Biden. Of course, it went downhill from there. Even after a rider stood up and reminded him that they were in Mt Airy for Mayberry, not a political poling jag. Sad that it had to take on that tone. He didn’t speak to anyone from Surry Arts, or any of the tribute artists. It was all about his posturing and making out like he had his feet planted right on Main Street. Aunt Bee knows how to treat people like that. Let’s set up a thin rope across the street about so high… and when he comes riding thru town….PT. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Betty Lynn
> I believe that was at our local Lowe?s Food Store while she was sitting > outside waiting on a taxi. Thanks, I couldn’t remember the details and you know how wagging tongues spread gossip. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mr. Moody/Sheldon Davis and Attorney Neil Bentley
In the Perry Mason Facebook group, when they highlight an actor from an episode, the Admins will post a detailed blurb about the.. Interesting stuff about our little “That was Mama.” Guy. Jay Novello, born Michael Romano (August 22, 1904 – September 2, 1982) Novello began his 47-year acting career in the 1930s, performing as a character on radio. He played Jack Packard on the Hollywood version of I Love a Mystery in the 1940's. He also had roles on Escape, Crime Classics, Lux Radio Theater, Suspense, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Novello was limited mostly to bits in minor films, one of his notable being the officious Spanish consul in Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Among his other movie credits are roles in such films as Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953), The Mad Magician (1954), Lisbon (1956), The Pride and the Passion (1957), This Rebel Breed (1960), The Lost World (1960), Escape from Zahrain (1962), The Man from the Diner's Club (1963), and Sylvia (1965), among others. Novello's first role as a guest star on television was on CBS's The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show in 1951. He also appeared on I Love Lucy, Maverick, The Andy Griffith Show, The Donna Reed Show, and others. He died of lung cancer in Riverside Hospital, North Hollywood, California, in 1982, aged 78. He is interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, CA Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Arrestings in Mt. Airy
Don’t forget that when Betty Lynn first moved to Mt. Airy back around 2006 or was it 2008? She was accosted in the Walmart parking lot and her purse was snatched. Some good Samaritans caught the mean ole criminal(s) and Ms. Lynn was once again united with her purse. I believe that’s why she left Calif – her apartment had been burglarized a couple of times. And look at the welcome she gets in Andy’s hometown. So it’s not just the recent nefarious activities, it just happens. There is no perfect town, anywhere. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Days
>?When is Mayberry Days? ALWAYS that last FULL weekend of Sept. Go to the main web site for more info. http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/index.html Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Veins in necks that stick out
> That vein is sticking out in your neck again…. Thanks. That’s one of the best put downs ever without curse words and I’m saving it in my ammo box. Just used it on a knarly member in a Facebook group. Now waiting for the fall out. I wonder if they’ll get it. Harriet, taking her chickens to Nashville Trivia Tidbit…. Will Geer on The Waltons would gather the eggs and take them home every day that hatched on the set. Smart man. Now, that’s fresh eggs. All he needs is fresh butter and milk. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Getting riled in Mayberry
>What episode gets you really riled up? I can’t watch the Warren episodes. With his yea, yea, yea, it gets old real fast and grates on my nerves. Plus he’s such a dork. I’d rather sit in a holler with Ernest T. At least I can tolerate his poetry and he’s learned some learning. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: TAGS streaming
Along with Pluto – Uncle Earl’s TV Classics has TAGS. https://www.solie.org/alibrary/AndyGriffithShow.html Use the search box on their main page to find all your favorite shows. It will take you to a Google list, choose the first one and BINGO, you can select what season, episode, etc. Enjoy, Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Aunt Bee's Canning Jars
>Why did Andy give her canning jars for her birthday? That is a darn good question. If Aunt Bee can’t can pickles, or marmalade, how can she can anything else? So the question is….what order took place? Did the canning jars or the pickles come first? Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Gold shipment takes a wrong turn
> gold shipment episode that they say it's coming from Denver (CO) and going to > Fort Knox (KY)? Then why would it go through North That happened when their truck broke down in DeQueen Junction and they took a wrong turn. Harriet, Ok going back down there in the coop with my chickens ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Opie making up his bed
>My theory is they just let the camera roll and told Ronnie Howard to have fun >making the bed. (well, its just a theory). Yes, that scene does get cut but it’s a great scene and I’m sure Jeff is right. And so natural, how little boys and even little girls would jump up and down on the bed and try to stretch sheets to fit. The age of Opie and his friend – not quite school age – are the most entertaining. Such a curious age. Hey to Jeff and that military bed making….Let’s see that quarter bounce off the taut makings now and slute! 😊 Harriet the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Cringe worthy?
If you cringe watching Leon walk about town and Opie rummaging around the house unattended, please save yourself from watching Perry Mason shows. Cigarettes still lit, tossed to the ground, even from open windows in cars, women wearing furs, convertible cars with tops down, loaded guns in glove compartments, plentiful home wet bars unlocked. You’ll go into shock at how simple life was at one time. But try to bring yourself back to reality and remind yourself that lessons that were imparted on the show and the fact that stories were not restricted to sanitizing affects, kids still learned lessons. We could dig ourselves a hole trying to analyze why women weren’t taken seriously (think Aunt Bee and her “gang” retaliating when the men wanted to get their nails trimmed by the “sexy” new lady at Floyds). We haven’t reached that level so please, let’s not tear the whole show down around itself, because I’ll bet anyone two Yankee dimes and a bowl of homemade strawberry ice cream, you still laughed out loud when Opie and his friend were trying so hard to make up his bed. I got chickens to tend, Harriet the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Leaving the house with the fire still going
You mean it’s unsafe like when Andy takes a drag on a cigarette and then tosses it to the ground without putting it out first and walks away – can’t remember which episode. I think it was once when he was mad at Aunt Bee. It was quite common to do those kinds of things WAY BACK WHEN. Not today…something about the Green River Ordinance. Besides, you’re not supposed to notice things like unattended fire places ablaze. Uh huh… Harriet, the chicken thief. I wonder, if I can teach chickens to pick up cigarette butts, I’d take them to the beach….the things that fill my idling mind. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Where is the Digest?
Is it just me or has Floyd gone to Nashville? No Digest since July 2nd. Barney is causing a stir down at Foley’s Market, I’m having withdrawals and the neighbors think I’m drying up after a drug bout. The chickens won’t have anything to do with me and The Morrison Sisters have been borrowing way too much cracked corn and sugar lately. Otis is crying and banging on the cell bars, and I can’t sleep. Just got a bill from Orville Monroe and I don’t even own a TV. Here comes Clara and I bet she’s gotta tongue wagging, boat load of gossip. I can’t take it…..I need a fix Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding in the loft, under the straw in the barn. Giddy up, Digest! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Jail Birds
> These are just a few. Can you name others? Didn’t the loaded goat earn a stint in the ole hoosegow? I remember the padded walls. The Scoby’s at Christmas time spent Christmas Eve in the jail, along with Old Man Weaver, sleeping off Lester’s moonshine. We don’t see it but I would imagine The Eubacher Brothers spent some time before Andy sent them up to Big House. The Fun Girls had a good old time with Bernie and Hello Doll. Harriet, the chicken thief with a not so complete memory. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Perry Mason Spoilers
>spoilers Trust me, you need to turn on Closed Caption, turn volume up, get out your Slide Ruler and keep track like a Flow Chart. If you can do all of that, you don’t to worry about spoilers. The show is so complicated, complex and names are thrown around like Ernest T.’s rocks. Good luck keeping up. The show airs on MeTV at 9am ET weekdays and on FeTV at 4 and 5pm ET as well as 8 and 9pm ET. Then MeTV throws in another episode later. Not sure of the time. I can’t stay up late for those Mayberry After Midnight binge watchings. Harriet, the chicken thief Here’s a spoiler – Perry has never defended a chicken thief. I think they are out of his ballpark. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS actors on Perry Mason
I’m hooked on Perry Mason. Get it about half dozen times a day between channels MeTV and FeTV. Our shoplifter turned proud wife Lurene Tuttle is the defendant 4 times and questionable other characters many more. Good Ole Mr. O’Malley, as in “Hey Chuck!” is a judge 23 times. But my favorite Mason character is Dabbs Greer. He plays many characters and when he’s the killer, he delivers my favorite whining confession. “Yes, I killed the big gas bag.” When TAGS is not on, entertain yourself with Perry, Della, Paul. Hamilton Burger the DA and Lt. Tragg. Great cast to work with many TAGS actors. Harriet, the chicken thief, but never a murderer ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: TAGS links on Perry Mason
You’d be surprised at the TAGS actors on Perry Mason. Francis Bavier is a doting “Aunt”, unlike her bad guy role in westerns. Also, last night we see the ever present in Mason cases Stuart Erwin, Tom Silby. And Anna Belle Silby, Lurene Tuttle has played bad guy, victim and accused…even a shoplifter (Who knew???). MeTV claims to have created a list of Perry Mason Stars Before They Were Stars. Well, no, actors like Ken Curtis (Festus on Gunsmoke) started his career 20 years before he pops up as an accused on Perry Mason. I love Willis Bouchey (Mr. O’Malley….or Hey Chuck) as the judge overseeing many cases. Casey Adams, from the Horse Trader episode is in many as well. Yes, I agree with Paul – don’t put much stock in MeTV claims. They’ll even flip a photo to make some useless point. For those who want to start spotting TAGS links on Perry Mason – it airs at 9am ET weekdays on MeTV and again late at night. And on FeTV it airs back to backs at 4pm ET weekdays and again at 8 and 9pm ET weekdays. Harriet, the chicken thief and big fan of the poor DA, Hamilton Burger, who Perry makes a fool…… ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Tom Silby
Tom Silby (Stuart Erwin) shows up regularly on Perry Mason. He’s got one personality, whether he’s the innocent or the murderer, and whether he’s on PM or TAGS. Always flustered. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: TAGS actors on Perry Mason
I’ve been hooked on Perry since it came to MeTV and FeTV. Amazing, the number of actors that appear in both. My favorite confession is by Dabbs Greer. “Yes, I killed the big gas bag!” Priceless. His appearances include being a murderer, victim and an innocently accused. He pulls off a drunk act that could easily rival Otis Campbell on a bad night. Bavier is in one, and bless her heart, she’s not accused or the killer, unlike when she’s in a western. That toughened up “warden” style in her really shines as a bad gal. Ruta Lee is in several as well as Sue Ane Langdon and Julie Adams. Julie starts out being sent to prison to await execution (Perry loses) and is quite afraid of Wednesdays, 10AM to be exact, as most take place at that time and day. Perry pulls off his usual tricks, shutting down “Immaterial, incompetent and irrelevant” objections. Guess when she’s released.. Yep.,. A Wed. at 10AM. Mayberry…it’s everywhere! Harriet, the chicken thief, trying my best to stay off the docket. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Stars mentioned on TAGS
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Stars mentioned on TAGS
> how many times did other shows/movies or actors get mentioned on Tags I love when Andy says "That guy singing on TV, jumping up and down like somebody's beating his dog." Or something like that... Please correct me, but he has to be referring to the one and only Elvis. 🙂 And then of course there's George Raft (Barney and the Fun Girls) and Glen Ford (Opie and Andy and Andy and Barney) and all his G Men. Does Calvin Coolidge or Mark Twain count? Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The Scobey's mortgage
> If they made it to help the Scobey's, why wouldn't they just give > it to Lester for his mortgage? You beat everything, Emmett, you know that? You're gumming up the pipes asking questions that even Frank Myers can't answer. And he's got dried berries for ladies hats in his brainiac. 🙂 Library - maybe that's where Clara works and you know the gossip chaingotta start somewhere. Why not where "Sh!" doesn't go far enough? Where the heck is the 'Like' button when you need it??? Harriet, high on chicken scratch ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
RE: Quiet
> Everybody on vacation or something? Huush Emmett…You’ll wake Barney, and you know how cranky he can be when he doesn’t get his prescribed 8 hours of beauty rest. Harriet, the chicken thief, laying low for no apparent reason ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Jaywalking
When is Old Ben going to add a "LIKE" button in this newsletter? Sometimes, you're just reading along, suddenly you start laughing and reach for the mouse to scroll to the "LIKE" button...but it's no where to be seen, by man or beast. Harriet, the chicken thief pecking the ground to let you know what's good to Like. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS folks in other shows and movies
> I really enjoy seeing TAGS alumni in other shows (usually westerns on MeTV. Some respectable Mayberry residents turned to crimethey pop up on Perry Mason all the time. Especially Karl Swenson. He has a total turnaround personality, with and without a beard. Another great is Denver Pyle. He's been a victim and a murderer. Ellen Cordy couldn't make it as a car thief much longer, she moved to LA to meddle in Perry's cases. Francis Bavier played a typical Aunt Bee, who comes to town to take care of her niece, but she didn't kill him. The best Perry Mason outburst confession to me is Dabbs Greer. Quiet court room, he suddenly stands up and declares, "Yes, I killed the gas bag." Don't that just clutch ya? Harriet, the chicken thief. So far, no chickens were mistreated making Perry MasonGorillas, kittens,, parrots, ducks, lions, dogs, monkeys, cougars, ponies, wolves, even goldfish...but no chickens ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Gentleman Dan Caldwell
Anyone been watching some Perry Mason? Dan Tobin is Terrance Clay, owner of Clay's Bar and Grill where Perry, Della and Paul goes to huddle, meet with district attorney, have lunch or dinner and other times. He has even been known to inject opinions as he takes their order and celebrates a case's end after court quite often. He's still quite a friendly, on my word as a gentleman, Dapper Dan, kind of man. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Richard Crenna
What a delightful story about Richard Crenna. I will always think of him now when I watch Opie, the Birdman. Thank you, Joe. We all loved him first as Luke in the Real McCoys as much as we loved Andy Clyde (Frank Myers) as Grandpa Amos' neighbors and friends, George MacMichael and George's sister Flora, played by the loveable Madge Blake, aka Larry Mondello's mom on Leave it to Beaver as well as Batman's maid Aunt Harriet. TAGS is everywhere!!! (not Aunt) Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
WWBD
The "Bud Nipper Extraordinaire" Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Andy's panties
> how can we be sure Andy's boxers were white ? Were they just a little bit white or bunches of white??? Harriet, the chicken thief, thinking too hard about black and white boxers. I think I've been sipping from Otis's night jar. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Fish Muddle Recipe
Now who could turn down this recipe? Bacon-infused Carolina Fish Muddle, especially one with Carolina in the name?...and bacon https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/bacon-infused-carolina-fish-muddle-388690 Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The real Mayberry
> Was it remotely possible that Andy Griffith/or someone else got the name of > TAGS >town from that little spot on the BRP ? I've been to the Mayberry Church and the Trading Post along the Blue Ridge Parkway. They are in Mayberry, VA, where Andy Griffith's mother is from. That is where the name Mayberry originated. As I understand it, it was never revealed that there was a town in Virginia, and it basically relocated into North Carolina for the TV show. Griffith was concerned and wanted to keep interlopers away from his mother's tiny hamlet she called home. Harriet, the chicken thief. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Southerners say Sugar
>"give her a little sugar" MOST DEFINITELLY a Southern phrase... A charming Southern Gentleman will hug his sweetie and ask for some sugar. A kiss, a hug, a caress, an endearing love pat, are all "sugars". My dad called my mom, my sister and me "Hey, Sugar" when he was speaking affectionately and lovingly to any of us. It rolls off the tongue magically, unlike some names Yankees call their, ah, Sweeties. "Who's your Sugar?" Harriet, the chicken thief and Sugar to her daddy. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Rute Lee
I belong to a TV Westerns Fan FB group. You can spot Ruta Lee in many westerns, one of the more prolific western characters, after Jeanette Nolan. Harriet, the western chicken thief, Giddy up! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS characters on other shows
> Dabbs Greer was on Little House on the Prairie and something else. One of those something elses is...He runs the General Store on Gunsmoke, in addition to appearing in many other westerns. My favorite line of his is on Perry Mason. "Yes! I killed the big gas bag!" Harriet, the chicken thief and a big western fan. Giddy up! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The real Mayberry
> My question here is " Is it not possible that the town of Mayberry was the > origin of the name of TAGS ? You'll probably get plenty of answers but I understand the little town of Mayberry, Virginia, is the home of Andy Griffith's mother. Yes, you were right there in it. Me too. Several times I've traversed the Blue Ridge and stopped there for some pumpkin butter. Young (Andy, it's that college girl) lady was turning the mill. Happy Honey Bees were swirling around but never bothered a soul. The Gulf Gas Station, which isn't a gas station any longer is a small store full of nostalgia. The quaint church is a sight to behold. Don't miss a chance to see the real town of Mayberry. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
One Day At A Time
> he pulled out a list of names including Harvey
> Bullock and Ray Allen. The episode ("Anne's Friend" from 1978) featured
> Arlene Galonka who played Millie on TAGS... and was NOT written by Harvey.
Curious, curious.I love spotting all the TAGS characters who show up on
Perry Mason. My favorite line is from Dabbs Greer - "Yes! I killed him. I
killed the old gas bag!"
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Mayberry is everywhere
> I watch a lot of film noir, but I?ve never noticed Mayberry before.I?ll have > to keep these trained eyes open. I watch The Untouchables reruns on Sunday afternoons and love spotting Mayberry buildings. Almost every episode has at least one scene with courthouse in background, or a business you mentioned, as well as The Grand and the hotel and even the Taylor house. Harriet, the chicken thief, thinking of joining up with Mr. Ness so I can tool around town, drop the net on our favorite neighbors, that is if'n they're committing a crime. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Using a hankie
When Barney and Aunt Bee thought Andy and Helen were planning to get married. Both end up weeping together on the couch. Did either use a hankie? Did Aunt Bee use a hankie when she was listening to a radio soap opera and changing sheets on a bed ( Keeper of the Flame). "MEN!" We can assume Barney used a hankie when we hear him sniffling in the "back room" at the courthouse. Refresh my memory for the episode name - probably more than a once, knowing how emotionally sensitive Barney is. Harriet, the chicken thief, who never needs anything more than cracked corn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas with the Darlings
> nothing to do with the TAGS Darling family. ...(Although it is curious that > of all the possible family names they > could've picked, someone chose the Darling name). The word Darlings can be a noun or an adjective. I have no idea what the movie was about but I bet it was an adjective, as in, maybe, grandchildren??? Harriet, the speculative chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The Baldwin Sisters in Mayberry
> Helen Kleeb (Jess Morgan's wife) plays Mary Jackson's sister. Yes, she was Morgan's wife in Andy and the New Mayor. Funny how similar the Baldwin Ladies are to the Morrison Sisters but almost a decade apart in episode airings. Harriet, the chicken thief, but not on Walton's Mountain. That's Yancy Tucker's night time side job, stealing chickens from those who have plenty and leaving them with those who have none. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS links on The Waltons
> The Waltons on Friday noticed two alumni from TAGS. We get the lovely presence of Ellen Corby (Hubcaps Lesh) as Grandma Walton. Also, Denver Pyle shows up to steal the Baldwin Ladies' whiskey and moonshine machine, Mary Jackson (Parnell Grigsby's wife) is a moonshining maker but thinks of it as "the recipe", Ron Howard plays Jason's friend Seth, and many others I can't recall since I don't have my bucket with me. Two connections removed - Ron's sister on Happy Days, Erin Moran, shows up as a singer. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The town named Mayberry
> how did they come up with Mayberry? There is a town named Mayberry. It exists in Virginia. It is also the town where Andy Griffith's mother was born. I'm sure it had a lot of influence. We've discussed the store with the big Gulf sign in front. It is just up the street from the Mayberry Church. I've been to both. I have pictures/ Harriet, the chicken thief, who left foot prints on the streets of the real Mayberry ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Rimshaw house
Yes, it's the Munster's house also... among others. Like the Bates house in Psycho. It moves from movie to movie and TV show to TV show. Sometimes B/W, sometimes color. If you watch enough old western TV series, you'll see the same train, no matter if it's pulling into Laramie or Dodge City or the Ponderosa or Big Valley. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mr. McBeevee
> Why does Mr. McBeevee use a tree in order to get to a telephone pole? Notice, when he climbs down the pole, he gets into a truck. But, somebody has to string the wires TO the telephone poles and on to other poles, and not let the wires get all jumbled up in the trees.They may seem nice and full and all that jazz, but bigger or smaller, the wires have to go thru.. 🙂 Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Peter Gunn
> I wonder if this episode made after in light of Mayberry episode of Floyd > speaking of Calvin Coolidge. I wonder what causes thatmakes one take a think. Harriet, the chicken thief, who loves Peter Gunn, after Perry Mason and The Untouchables ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
O'Malley cabin
> This is the same shot of the cabin that Barney and Floyd approach in > "Convicts at Large." I believe parts of it are also in the Darling's homeat least the kitchen fits the profile of what we see in Convicts. Notice the kitchen behind Charlene in Mountain Wedding when she offers to make Andy and Barney some fish muddle. Harriet, the chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry locations on Untouchables
Wow, thanks, Robbie. I've been on that site many times and I'd plain forgotten about the Untouchable connections. There are so many with Star Trek that it's easy to forgot what's what. I'll have to use a bucket next time I look there so I won't forget. Harriet, the chicken thief who makes her own Cole slaw and chili and won't share either recipe. It's a Southern thang! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry on The Untouchables.
Correction to my email about The Untouchables... The name of the episode is "You Can't Pick the Number". Sorry about that bucket fail. Harriet, still reeling ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Court House on The Untouchables
I've recently gotten hooked on the old Untouchables series, on Sunday afternoons, mini marathons, channel Hero's and Icons. Today, I sat upright and bounced on the couch when the Mayberry Sheriff's office and courthouse suddenly appeared. This episode aired before TAGS was even introduced. Check out the episode The Empty Chair, aired 10-15-59. I have not heard or read about any connections with the show The Untouchables so I'm curious if anyone else has spotted the court house in that series? The exterior court house shows up about 4-5 minutes into the episode. Please tell me my eyes are not playing tricks on me. I can't afford to lose my vision. 🙂 Harriet, the blinding-blinking chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Re: Silent scene and TAGS characters in Western Series
> That maybe 20 second scene is totally silent, except for the background > musicrecall any other "silent" scene? In High Noon in Mayberry, when Andy is listening to the footsteps leading to the door. The doorbell buzzer tone was timed by someone - probably Paul (the real Mayberry guru) Mulik, I don't remember how long the tone is held but long enough to be counted as a "silent moment". PS - Anyone notice how often Leo Gordon (Luke Comstock) appears in TV Westerns? From good guy to bad guy he's everywhere, practically in every single western series made for TV. Also, Mr. McBeeve (Karl Swenson) appears often enough to rival Leo's appearances. Mostly Karl is sporting a beard and hard to recognize until he speaks. Harriet, the chicken thief, who doesn't like loud doorbell buzzers ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
