jail keys
Remember when cousin Virgil came to town and filed down the set of jail keys? That could explain the whereabouts of one set of keys. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
cousins
When we took the squad car tour in Mt Airy, the driver told us that Barney and Andy were cousins in real life. Nita Kuhns ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
arrest
I would most likely be arrested for buying preserves from the Morrison sisters. You know with their rehabilitation not being complete, their preserves would probably be illegal. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
mr scwump on facebook
I have set up a cause page on facebook titled who is mr scwump? Don't know if it is set up correctly or not. We will just have to try it out. If you are on facebook, please join our cause. Thank you, Nita Plumlee Kuhns (how my name is listed on facebook) Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
extra
I believe the extra Joseph Glenn asked about is Tom Jacobs. He is Danny Thomas' older brother. The way I understand it, and I have reliable sources, I called Sarah and she said Juanita over at the diner told her the man that is usually with Nice Dress Nellie, sitting and standing with her at public gatherings, dancing with her at the class reunion, is Tom Jacobs. Now, when he is holding the ladder for Otis, he has a hat on, and I think it completely changes his appearance, might be 2 different men, the other man being bald and all. Sarah also told me that Nice Dress Nellie had appeared in some of the earlier Bob Newhart show. I haven't actually seen her in any of these Bob Newhart shows yet. I am still in the camp to identify Mr Schwump and Nice Dress Nellie. They need to finally be honored and recognized. If you go to YouTube and type in schwump quickie, you will see Mr Schwump in a small segment of the 1945 Christmas in Connecticut. Hope y'all have a blessed day! Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
class of 1945
I'm thinking Nice Dress Nellie is portrayed as being around Barney and Andy's age. She was at the reunion for the class of 1945. She must have been a member of that class also. She had on the cutest, little pair of shoes, with about a 4 inch heel, and didn't miss a beat, just kept on gliding around that dance floor. I am glad she never had to dance with Gomer or Goober. One thing no one has mentioned is a billboard on a main highway in Calif asking about Mr Schwump and Nice Dress Nellie's identity. And if all fails, we can call Matlock! Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mr Schwump/Nice Dress Nellie
I think launching an all out campaign to identify Mr Schwump and also Nice Dress Nellie is a great idea. What better way to spread a message, than the internet? Once a message gets out on the internet, it spreads like wildfire. Someone could post pictures and write up an explanation/story about what we are trying to accomplish. (It is hard to believe, but some people don't take an interest in TAGS happenings), so an explantation would be needed. Each TAGS fan forwards the email and so on until it has circled the country several times. You know how many times you get the same email over and over? Mr Schwump and Nice Dress Nellie deserve the recognition and respect by being identified for who they really were. And too, don't forget facebook as a means for spreading our message. And for writing the story, who better than Ken Anderson has a way with words and can put a good story together? I will do my part by forwarding, forwarding and then forwarding the email message:) Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Old Testament King of Judah
Doug, Asa is the TAGS character that shares his name with The Old Testament King of Judah, King Asa. Do you reckon King Asa's bullets were green too? Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn See y'all in a week at Mayberry Days!!! Yhhh! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
watermelon
In maybe the very first episode, Opie slips his plate of food up to his room. When Andy comes up to his room, he asks Opie who ate all that food, and Opie tells him Dickie, (his bird) did. As Andy leaves, he asks Opie does he think Dickie would like a slice of watermelon. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
bugs
Didn't Mrs Clara have ants behind her stove after she spilled some grease and hurt her back trying to clean it up? Opie wanted her to save the ants for him so he could have an ant farm. Nita Kuhns ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
selective mutism
Ken, Barney should have used selective mutism when he told Gomer he had Thelma Lou in his back pocket. Nita Kuhns ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
songs
Barney and Andy sings, Church in the Wildwood and There is a Fountain. The Darlins sing, Don't Hit Your Grandma with a Great Big Stick and Dance til your Stockins are Hot and Ravelin. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
nice dress nellie
In the episode where Barney calls all the single women of Mayberry and tells them Thelma Lou wants to meet them at Andy's house, Nice Dress Nellie was there. After Andy told Barney to get those girls out there, Andy was standing at the door as they went out and Andy said to Nellie, nice dress, Nellie. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barneyisms
Barney said Sigmond Frood come up with the theory of a mother figure. Miss Crump had wacked Ernest T's hand with a ruler and he decided he loved her, because she was his mother figure. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barneyisms
When Barney and Andy were sitting in the squad car and Barney was fixin to tell Andy about Myra Koontz, Barney said Myra worked at that lane-jer-ree shop. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
another Christmas episode
Joe, thank you for sharing your Unforgettable Christmas episode! Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas episode
I would love to have had more TAGS Christmas episodes. I have been rolling over in my mind what I would have wanted in a Christmas episode. Maybe Andy telling The Night Before Christmas story or better yet, reading or telling the Christmas story in Luke 2:1-20 in a way that only Andy could do. In trying to decide which of Andy’s girlfriends would be in this episode, if it was Karen, Thelma Lou’s cousin from Arkansas, she could win a Turkey for their Christmas meal at the Turkey Shoot. Peggy, the nurse wasn’t an option, because most of us nurses have to work on Christmas. Helen would be one of my 2 options, so that they could have a Christmas program at school, with Helen directing her classroom in what their roles would be. Arnold, Johnny Paul and Leon could have been the 3 wise men, with Opie playing Joseph and Mary Scobie playing Mary and Andylina Walsh playing Baby Jesus. And of course, the Darlings would have to come into town to make for a festive celebration. There could be a parade with the Mayberry band leading it and Gomer and Goober would be driving Wally’s service truck in the parade. A nativity scene at the old oak tree, where the towns people at one time were going to cut down for the Hollywood producer. The Mayberry choir would be singing carols along the streets in Mayberry and in order to eliminate Barney from the singing, he would be playing Santa Claus and practicing his HO HO HO. I haven’t actually got a story line, but y’all are so good at this, please help me pull this story together. Hope y’all have a Blessed Christmas Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Gomer
In the book of Hosea in the Old Testament, Hosea's wife's name was Gomer. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
female deputy
Ken, I think Cloris Leachman would have made a good female deputy. She is such a versatile actress. Nita Kuhns Summertown, Tn ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
facial hair
Mr. Frisbee must have thought Aunt Bee had a mustache because he gave her a mustache cup. Nita Kuhns ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
8 season dvds
We got our TAGS all 8 seasons DVD from Weaver's Department Store. Don't have to wait and see if and when TAGS will be on. We can watch them anytime with no interruptions for commercials. I watched the original sponsor spots and had forgotten all about them until watching them again. After talking about the new jello chocolate fudge pudding or sanka coffee, Andy ended each with, It's god, I appreciate it and good night. And to Jim Clark at Weaver's Department Store regarding our DVDs, they are good, we appreciate it and good night! Nita Kuhns ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
laugh out loud
My laugh out loud scene is when Andy tells Opie Go ask Miss Maw-thuh to fix you some lunch and Opie says, not her, she always fixes me grits and prunes Then Andy tells Opie what they eat somewhere else, and Opie doesn't miss a beat, and says I'll eat the grits and prunes. I think that is hilarious. Carolyn Applebee Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts Club ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
extravagances
What about when Aint Bee served shrimp cocktail for lunch when Opie had his rich friend over? ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
beauty shop
Remember when Clara Edwards was in the beauty shop chair, and she made a comment about wanting her hair curled and brushed in a certain way? like they wore in France? or like Lana Turner? She was trying to achieve a certain popular look? Carolyn Applebee Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts Club ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
geo caching
How about a horses' hair out of Opie's good Sunday Suit? Carolyn Applebee Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts Club ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
scenes that make me puddle up
In addition to the scene of Ben Weaver standing on the crate outside the jail singing Away in a Manger, on the first episode where Aunt Bea is leaving and Opie goes running out to the truck and cries and says he doesn't want Aunt Bea to leave. Opie asks Andy what will she do? She doesn't know how to do anything, can't fish or play ball etc. Those are the 2 scenes that can always make me puddle up and cry. Carolyn Applebee Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts Club ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry fibs
When Barney and Andy took Jeff Pruitt over to Thelma Lou's hen party to check out all the women for a possible bride for Jeff, Barney, bigger than howdy, at the front door commented that he didn't know Thelma Lou had company. Then not too many feet into her living room, he said it again, that he didn't know Thelma Lou had company. Carolyn Applebee The Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts Club ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy and Flora
I read and cant remember in detail about Andy as a child fell off a rope/swing back in his day of Mt. Airy. He landed flat on his back. He did permanent damage to his back. What exactly happened IN his back I dont know. But I was watching him in the episode where Flora has eyes for Andy and not Goober. Their out in the woods. Flora supposedly hurts her ankle. Andy pics her up and then bends over AGAIN with HER in his arms the 2cd time to pick up his shotgun. Flora is a stocky gal if you remember. Evidently Andy has a pretty good back. It is a good thing Andy carried Flora out of those woods, because she was a very busy girl. She went on to being Goober's girl, then she came back to the class reunion as Nettie Albright and proclaimed her love for Barney. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
medical issues in Mayberry
Well, that got me to thinking - even without the bucket. What?medical issues?have there been in Mayberry? I remember Andy telling someone to take down the Disease signs, but were they actually sick? Here's the medical issues I can remember: 1. Willis Cundiff - kicked in the head by a mule 2. Tillie - long teeth 3. Opie - tonsilitis 4. Goober - psychosomatic bank pain 5. Otis - alcoholism - but he knew enough to enjoy it 6. Clara Johnson - back injury trying to clean up bacon grease 7. Barney - low blood pressure 8. Sara - sprained ankle? ( whatever it was Andy told her to soak it in hot water) 9. Virgil - ADD 10. Andy - black eye ( but he got his girl back) Miss Emma (?) took to her sick bed, when Ellie Walker, the new lady druggist wouldn't give her her pill that she always paid a dime for. Miss Emma didn't have a prescription. Then she did develop a severe stomach ache after eating all the food everyone brought to her while she was laid up. Also, when the new doctor came to Mayberry, and Andy was jealous because he thought the new doctor was trying to court Ellie Walker, the lady druggist. Barney went to the doctor under the pretense of wanting a physical. See #7. The blood pressure reading probably wasn't accurate though, because the new doctor put the cuff on upside down. Carolyn Applebee Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts Club ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Leonard Blush
Leonard Blush. Leonard Blush. That's all you think about is Leonard Blush! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/