Andy the Law Breaker - Harriet, the chicken thief

[H S]

Thank you, Harriet, for replying to my post. Yes you're right, lots of no no's 
going on in that episode. If Barney found out what was going on you could be 
assured half the town would be in jail including the Mayor. I'm not surprised 
so much for Andy following his heart and not his head since Andy ( like Barney 
) has so much kindness behind those eyes.


Holland
Lexington NC
Less than one hour from Mayberry.
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{Spam?} Andy on Carol Burnett

[Joe]

Last night on MeTV, Andy Griffith was the special guest on a November 1969
episode of "The Carol Burnett Show". He opened the show with his best
storytelling style, telling his version of the Aesop's fable about the
mouse and the lion. Then Andy was in kind of a goofy skit where he played a
cop who took his job a little too seriously.
A nice surprise to see him.

JOE from G.I.
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Andy 1926-2012

[Dennis Beal]

It's hard to believe that 10 years ago today (July 3, 2012) our beloved Andy 
Griffith passed away at the age of 86. RIP Andy. 

Mr. Schwamp

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Happy Birthday Andy!

[Dennis Beal]

Happy 96th birthday to Andy Griffith this June 1! Thanks for leaving us the 
best television show ever created.

Mr. Schwamp

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RE: Andy and Barney in front of newsstand rack

[Harriet Browder]

> 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
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Andy discovered in New Rochelle, NY

[Harriet Browder]

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
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Bird loves Andy Griffith

[bjh4757]

I read a news article about a Cockatiel who had been missing for three
years. He had flown out an open door of his owner's house. He was
found on a church doorstep. An animal rescue was called to help catch
him and they were able to track down where he previously lived. The
owner said, "Play the Andy Griffith theme song. If he starts singing
and dancing around, that is our bird. He loves that song." So, that is
how they identified the bird. He loved the whistling!
Bee in New Concord, OH 

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Pluto Andy

[Vicki Pillow]

Good evening, Mayberry friends.  Hope you are all doing well.

I feel sure this has been mentioned before, but there is a free Pluto TV app 
that has a TAGS channel on it.  They play TAGS 24 hours a day.  I’m watching 
now and wanted to pass this info along in case someone didn’t know.  

Lots of luck to you and yours,
Vicki Pillow



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Article / The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club

[Margaret Bentle]

Allan Newsome posted the following article on a Facebook page.
I hope everyone reads the article.

https://www.metv.com/stories/the-andy-griffith-show-rerun-watchers-club-helped-keep-mayberry-alive-for-future-generations?fbclid=IwAR2TVpMzBRUtbDom4dROWRFJsavp9SyEbkyvVrQ3VKdGz2XZKn_3l-1421s

Have a Mayberry kind of day.
Floyd: "I'm going to Nashville."
Margaret: I already live in Nashville.

Margaret
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Andy Griffith comparison

[Jeff Koontz]

The recap article of last night's Saturday Night Live hosted by Jason Sudeikis 
included a nice quote:
"He possesses, and I know I'm dating myself here, an Andy Griffith-like persona 
— the hayseed, the hick, who everyone dismisses, yet inevitably almost always 
turns out to be the smartest guy in the room."
We enjoyed watching his show "Ted Lasso" on Apple TV.
Jeff
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RE: Andy kisses

[Harriet Browder]

I like when they did a long scene close up of Andy and Sharon kissing at the 
reunion. Mm

Harriet, the chicken thief

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As close to killing Andy that Barney has every came .

[H S]

Is there any episode where Barney got any closer to killing Andy as he did in " 
Barney gets his man " ?
How close do you think Barneys bullet came to hitting Andy ? 10 feet ? Notice 
the globe on the kerosene lantern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4tUpVOkKB4
[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y4tUpVOkKB4/hqdefault.jpg]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4tUpVOkKB4>
Andy about gets shot<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4tUpVOkKB4>
www.youtube.com

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Lexington NC
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Andy and Barney

[Silvia Boosten]

This isn't political, but I am grateful for our Police Officers.  I wish times 
and places were like Mayberry, but sadly they aren't. I am searching for my 
Mayberry. 
Josephine Pike
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"If we just had Barney and Andy back, they could fix it!"

[Carolyn Smith]

"Just heard the guest host on the Rush Limbaugh Show say, "If we just had
Barney and Andy back, they could fix it!" Referring to the police
enforcement mess our politicians have allowed to develop.
Have a blessed day and remember, Gomer says, "Hey!""

I think the Digest should be a politics-free zone. Unless, of course, it is 
related Calvin Coolidge choosing not to run,  Ellie running for town council, 
or Andy and Barney running against each other for Sheriff. 
Carolyn Smith"I Was a Pawn in the Hands of a Wiley Woman" Chapter. 

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Andy / ritz

[THELMA ANDERSON]

That odd is pretty good isint the tune Big John 

John 3:16 Thelma Anderson


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Andy and Ritz crackers

[Joe]

FYI - for anyone interested, here's a link for a 1978 commercial Andy did
for Ritz crackers - I don't remember it at all:

https://youtu.be/5ricsbPKA3s
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"Andy Forecloses" - and another question

[Joe]

Well, I been studyin' about that question from Ron, and the way it seems to
me, is that Old Ben gave Lester a job at his store so he could pay Ben what
he owed. So the money they collected to help Lester pay the mortgage wasn't
needed anymore, and Andy decided to donate it to the school library,
knowin' the generous folks of Mayberry wouldn't mind.

Now I've got a question - we all know that TAGS was shot on the old 40
Acres backlot, but I've wondered about the outdoor scenes in 2 of the color
episodes. In "Andy's Trip to Raleigh", the backyard with the swimming pool
doesn't look like it belongs on the 40 Acres set. Then in the next
episode,  "Opie Steps up In Class", when Aunt Bee pulls up in front of the
house to drop Opie off for lunch (supper?) at the Hollanders, the house
looks like it's out in the country, not on the set.

Since both houses looked pretty upscale, I've always wondered where these
outdoor scenes were shot.  Were they rented somewhere nearby 40 Acres?  Did
they belong to one of the producers, directors, writers, etc.?  Also, is it
possible that the outdoor shots in both episodes were shot at the same
house, since the driveway scene with Opie showed only the front of the
house, and the scenes with the woman lawyer by the pool only showed the
backyard? Also, the fact that these episodes were shown back-to-back.

 Just wonderin'.

JOE from G.I.
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Andy forecloses

[Ron Blankenship]

Always wondered.  At the end of this episode, after they made that money to
help the Scobey's, Andy tells Barney to take it over to the library.  If
they made it to help the Scobey's, why wouldn't they just give it to Lester
for his mortgage?


Emmett Clark

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Andy In His Underwear

[Ben Currin]

There are several times Andy is in his white “drawers”.  Once when Aunt Bee was 
ironing his pants; once in the jail cell with Otis.  Other times??
Wilbur Finch in Mt Airy!

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"The Andy Griffith Show Reunion"

[Joe]

This link is for a show I don't recall ever seeing or even hearing about -
it was called "The Andy Griffith Show Reunion", and was on the TLC Channel
in 1993. The quality of this video isn't the best, and some parts have been
clipped, but it's well worth watching anyway. Andy was the Executive
Producer. The ending is one that I think all TAGS fans will enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZv9Dxa3jNs

JOE from G.I.
<https://metv.com/stories/tatum-oneal-perfectly-described-the-allure-of-her-mother-joanna-moore-of-the-andy-griffith-show>
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Andy and Star Wars

[m white]

TAGS fans,
I don't know if any of you watch "The Mandalorian" show on Disney+ but my 
younger son may have paid it the highest compliment possible when he said the 
main character is the best single father on TV since Andy Taylor.
Sam
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The Andy Griffith Show

[Victor Friskey]

Happy belated 60th anniversary
THE STREETS OF MAYBERRY
if I could have one wish granted just to meI'd like just one more time to live 
the days of MayberryI can't express the joy I would possess each minute of the 
dayIf somehow I'd awake in that quaint town that seems so far away
I'd like to see my friends again, the ones I loved so trueFor just awhile they 
could recall all they used to doI'd love to hear those friendly words that I so 
often heardand feel the love of an old friend that once so often stirred
I'd like to return the joy to them that once they gave to meIf I could have but 
one wish I would not hesitate , you seeto wish for one cloudless daywhen I 
could walk the streets of Mayberry
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" 'Andy Griffith Show' Lifts Sagging Spirits"

[Joe]

 I did a double-take when I turned the page to the Opinion section of my
local paper, *The Buffalo News*, and saw this headline. To say I was
pleasantly surprised is an understatement.  Here's the link:

https://buffalonews.com/opinion/my-view-andy-griffith-show-lifts-sagging-s
pirits/article_3886fad2-d291-11ea-bad8-db0f7b47e058.html
<https://buffalonews.com/opinion/my-view-andy-griffith-show-lifts-sagging-spirits/article_3886fad2-d291-11ea-bad8-db0f7b47e058.html>


JOE from G.I.
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Andy smoking

[Jim and Nancy Faivre]

Andy smoked ( in bed) when Gomer was a house guest
Andy smoked while “courting” Mary ( Sue Ann Langdon) 
I believe Andy smoked a cigar when he was visiting the father of Opie’s friend 
when Opie went to camp.
Andy and Barney smoked the peace pipe while rehearsing for a play.

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post office and Andy

[Margaret Bentle]

Sorry for all that added information in my last post.
Steve from Roanoke, VA, I was just about to send a post concerning the
governor's car and the post office. In this scene the postal worker walks
down some steps.
In the episode with Melissa Stevens no steps are seen at the post office.

Andy smoked after helping deliver the baby in the episode 'Quiet Sam'.
He smoked on the porch in 'Prisoner of Love'.
He smoked the house in 'High Noon in Mayberry'.
Andy comes down the steps after not whipping Opie, 'Mr. McBeevee'.

Andy wears his revolver in the episode 'Barney Gets His Man', 'Aunt Bee the
Warden', 'The Big House', 'The Manhunt', 'A Feud is A Feud', and 'The Lucky
Letter'.
Andy wears a tie in 'The Inspector', The Lucky Letter', 'Barney's
Physical', and 'Andy's English Valet'.


Have a Mayberry kind of day.
Margaret
Floyd: "I'm going to Nashville."
Margaret: I already live in Nashville.
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Great cameo of Andy in Brad Paisley Video

[Joe Gritton]

https://www.wideopencountry.com/brad-paisley-waitin-on-a-woman/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=agora&utm_term=rnews&utm_campaign=rnews

This is priceless.  I kept thinking  of Andy describing to Opie what life
would be like with a grown woman. (Thelma Lou) as a girlfriend.  Enjoy
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Andy Griffith Museum featured on Small Town NC

[Jeff Koontz]

If you live in the viewing area, you can tune into North Carolina Public 
Television this weekend for a rerun of the Small Town NC episode that features 
the Andy Griffith Museum. For the rest of us (or like me, you can't wait that 
long), you can watch it online at the link below. It is the first segment and 
runs just over 5 minutes.

https://video.unctv.org/video/small-town-treasures-4qei4l/

The museum website is http://www.andygriffithmuseum.com

Good times,

Jeff


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Possible Andy Griffith reference

[m white]

TAGS fans,
Okay, this isn't exactly TAGS-related, but I wonder if it is Andy Griffith 
related. I've been reading through "The Complete Pogo" books from Fantagraphic 
Books and from Oct 11 to Nov 1, 1959 the Sunday strips involved a typically 
madcap story of the characters playing football. Unfortunately, they pop their 
football early on and play the rest of the game with a pumpkin. Made me wonder 
if it were in any way inspired by Andy's classic "What it was Was Football" 
routine. Walt Kelly, artist responsible for Pogo, was known to be a big fan of 
popular comedic albums, so I wouldn't be surprised if Andy's routine (which had 
come out just the year before) led to Walt's strips.
Sam Whitedoctortuttle dot com
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Andy on a magazine cover

[Janine L Johnson]

I noticed Andy on the cover of a magazine today so I bought it. It is 
The Closer and he's featured in an article on TV dads. Andy's daughter 
Dixie had several good things to say about him, of course. The magazine 
also contained an article on Ron Howard and his daughter Bryce about an 
upcoming film on dads. I highly recommend it!


Aunt Bee of Orlando


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Andy Street

[Rick]

Dan do you know the season & episode?
Rick

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Andy’ Street

[Dan Goodwin]

My Three Sons shot an entire episode on Andy’s street.  It involved fixing up a 
yard that was the house next to Andy’s.  Also several good views of the church 
across the street as well as Andy’s.

Dan

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Andy and Barney in Seattle

[gmsproductions]

Interesting story from ME TV

https://metv.com/stories/andy-and-barney-secretly-mysteriously-ended-up-in-s
eattle-on-the-andy-griffith-show

 

 

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Andy Griffith Wristwatch

[Ken Anderson]

I have a very nice Barney Fife wristwatch that my wife bought for me quite
a few years ago.  The only thing about it I don't like is that there is no
"Five" engraved on the back.  It was good that she bought it for me because
I don't have a clock in my stomach that goes "tick-tock".

Ken "Barney" Anderson
The Mayberry Guru
2906 May Street
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
www.themayberryguru.com
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Andy Griffith Show wrist watch

[Matthew Anderson]

Has anyone ever come across in Andy Griffith Show wrist watch? I have
looked on Amazon and eBay and even Google and I haven't found anything.
Thanks.
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Andy and Aunt Bee

[Ken Anderson]

Andy sure got crotchety at times in the color episodes.

He was opposed to Aunt Bee learning to drive.
He was opposed to Aunt Bee learning to fly.
He was opposed to Aunt Bee running for the city council.
He was opposed to Aunt Bee wearing a wig.
He was opposed to Aunt Bee opening the Chinese Restaurant.
He was opposed to Aunt Bee getting a job.

I bet he would have been opposed to Aunt Bee wearing slacks too.

Ken "Barney" Anderson
The Mayberry Guru
2906 May Street
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
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Digital Andy Griffith House

[Jacob Shepherd]

A fan has created a digital Andy Griffith show house, as well as other
famous TV show houses.  Attached is a link to the youtube AG house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPB7dTnf_a0#action=share

Jacob Shepherd
Newnan GA
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Andy enjoying Barney

[panderson431]

When Jeff Prewitt comes looking for a wife cant help noticing how much Andy 
enjoys the scenes

John 3:16 Thelma Anderson



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Apologies for New magazine article about Andy and Don

[Maryann abc]

My apologies. I did not know Closer magazine was a tabloid. I was just too 
excited to see the article.
Maryann

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-- Original message--
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To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com;
Cc:
Subject:New magazine article about Andy and Don


Hello TAGS friends-

In the grocery store, waiting to check out, I see this magazine. Of course, I 
had to have it. It is the March 18th edition of Closer magazine. I have not yet 
read the 4 page article so I cannot vouch for how good it is. I was excited to 
get it though.

Maryann
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The Andy Griffith Show: 11 Things You Didn't Know

[Harriet Browder]

> You might need a bucket for your head before you start

I think you nailed that bucket!!! Congratulations for uncovering the
mystery... that ain't no more. I wonder what/who their source was/is.

Harriet, the chicken thief


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Fwd: The Andy Griffith Show: 11 Things You Didn't Know

[Elizabeth Busby]

If you go to this link, there are 11 things listed about TAGS. I would like
for you all to especially look at #5 and get your input on the subject. You
might need a bucket for your head before you start. Elizabeth in Ga.


https://www.wideopencountry.com/the-andy-griffith-show-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-classic-series/




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Can we guess your age based on your Andy Griffith Show opinions?

[Maryann abc]

I just did this quiz and the result was within 3 years of my age. Pretty 
impressive, I thought. I would like to know what you all think of it.

Maryann



https://www.metv.com/quiz/can-we-guess-your-age-based-on-your-andy-griffith-show-opinions



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Andy badge,Barney bullet

[Mike Keller]

How incredible to own one of these items.  However, something that I will 
always cherish, more than an item from the show, is the time my family and I 
had meeting Betty Lynn two years ago and visiting with her. So glad I have 
video of those 10 minutes. Priceless!
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Amos & Andy

[dewey lamb]

I recently watched an episode of Amos & Andy.Someone knocked on the door to the 
house of Andy.
Andy asked what the password was.The man said...are you ready for 
this...Geronimo.

Dewey in NC

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Andy/TAGS Sightings

[Jeff Koontz]

I've collected a few Andy Griffith/TAGS sightings outside of TAGS and thought I 
would pass them along...
 - Andy and The County Boys are featured in a display on Bluegrass in Pop 
Culture at the new International Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum in Owensboro 
KY along with Martha White Flour, Beverly Hillbillies, Flatt & Scruggs in The 
Story of Bonny and Clyde.
 - IBMA Hall of Fame includes The Dillards, Clarence White and Roland White and 
their plaques reference them being on TAGS. A photo of The Dillards (probably 
taken early 90's) is featured prominently as you walk upstairs to the Hall of 
Fame room.
 - IBMA has been collecting oral/video histories from various bluegrass 
artists. The interview with The Dillards was done with all four original 
members in 2006. It is 2+ hrs long and I listened to about half at the museum. 
Try as I might to find its location online, access may only be thru the Museum 
or Univ of Kentucky. I'll share a link if I can find it.
 - Ray Stevens recently opened up "Caba-Ray" in Nashville and there is a slide 
show of photos that cycle through at the Piano Bar and they are wallpaper in 
the performance room. Andy Griffith is featured in one of the photos with The 
Jordanaires, who sang regularly with Elvis. I would guess this photo was from 
the late 70's based on hairstyle and apparel of one of the singers. Andy is 
post-Mayberry/pre-Matlock.
 - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a show on Amazon Prime. The second season takes 
place in the late 50's and there is a scene with someone watching TV and it is 
Andy Griffith as a guest on a television show. It is just playing in the 
background on Mrs. Maizel and I did not recognize the host, but based on IMDB, 
I bet it his 1957 appearance on The Steve Allen Show. I bet someone who has 
seen Mrs. Maisel (2nd or 3rd eps in Season 2) can confirm.
http://www.bluegrassmuseum.org/
https://raystevenscabaray.com/

Good times,Jeff
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A Wife for Andy

[Paul Mulik]

>>Sitting here watching, "A Wife For Andy", and noticed something I 
>>hadn'treally paid attention to before.  As all the ladies she coming in the
house too meet with Thelma Lou, they are coming from the right side, but
three steps to the porch are on to the left Curious, curious


Emmett Clark>>>
Here’s something else about that scene. Andy greets two of the ladies as 
Blanche and Rosemary, but a moment later when Lavinia greets them, their 
identities have swapped. 
Paul Mulik

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Re: Andy The Matchmaker episode number

[Matthew Anderson]

An episode number cannot change. Andy The Matchmaker is season 1 eps 7.
Just because a book may refer to it as eps 9 does not make it so.
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Fwd: The best southern insults from 'The Andy Griffith Show'

[Elizabeth Busby]

It's hard to realize there were insults on TAGS as they just made the show
funnier. How many times have we quoted them in our own lives? Elizabeth in
Ga
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Andy making a Gomer

[Harriet Browder]

Interesting story about Andy's first appearance on TV, the impetus for Gomer 
Pyle.

https://metv.com/stories/andy-griffiths-first-television-appearance-was-basically-the-template-for-gomer-pyle
[https://metvcdn.metv.com/4td6O-1533659656-2164-blog-ANDY_USSteelHouse_1stTV.jpg]<https://metv.com/stories/andy-griffiths-first-television-appearance-was-basically-the-template-for-gomer-pyle>

Andy Griffith's first television appearance was basically the template for 
Gomer 
Pyle<https://metv.com/stories/andy-griffiths-first-television-appearance-was-basically-the-template-for-gomer-pyle>
metv.com
Before the play, before the movie, "No Time for Sergeants" first aired in 1955.

Enjoy,

Harriet, the chicken thief

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Re: Goldie and Andy

[Harriet Browder]

Thanks for the show clip.  Hadn't seen it since '67. That was like a million 
years ago.


And BONUS! we get our sweet, lovely, Charlene Darling and Barney Fife along 
with Andy and Tennessee Ernie. Great clip.

Barn's "Yeah, baby, that's what I like." just beats all, you know that?

Harriet, the chicken thief
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Andy on cover

[Janine L Johnson]

Andy is on the cover of this week's Closer magazine. This is the only 
one of its genre that I purchase as they do not tend to drag celebs thru 
the mud. The article on Andy is not too derogatory and has wonderful 
quotes from Ron so I was pleased. Give it a look and see what you think.


Aunt Bee of Orlando


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Betty Lynn, Andy Griffith Museum, and TAGS collectibles in new RetroFan magazine

[Michael Eury]

The new pop culture magazine I'm editing, *RetroFan* (from TwoMorrows
Publishing of Raleigh, NC -- "the state capital!"), goes on sale June 20th.

My love for *The Andy Griffith Show* is evident in issue #1, as it includes
my "RetroTour" of Mount Airy and the Andy Griffith Museum; an interview
with our beloved Thelma Lou, Betty Lynn; and an article about the scarcity
of original TAGS collectibles.

Issue #1 also includes an interview with TV Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno,
the Phantom in Hollywood, the Star Trek animated cartoon, how a fan's
meeting with Wolf Man Lon Chaney Jr. changed his life, a look back at Mr.
Microphone, a Too Much TV Quiz, and more fun and informative features.

I invite y'all to take a look at the online preview via the link below and
hope you'll add *RetroFan* to your must-read list:

http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_152&products_id=1368&zenid=5538e85e765978ffa289f79cb865d099

Keeping Mayberry alive,

Michael Eury
Concord, NC
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Andy and Helen

[Elizabeth Busby]

There has been chatter about Andy's attitude during the later years of the
show. Being short with the characters. Helen could get an attitude with
Andy at times, too. When Andy would try to explain things, she refused to
listen and just blame him for the problem. I just wonder if their personal
life was carrying over into the acting. Elizabeth in Ga
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Andy Sighting Friday

[kal...@chorus.net]

Be sure to watch Hawaii Five-0 on MeTV Friday.  Andy himself will be a guest on 
the show playing a scam artist.  The episode title is I'm A Family Crook-Don't 
Shoot.

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Irresistable Andy

[Daniel Santos]

While watching Father Knows Best last night I realized Ellie had met Pete 
Johnson before (of the long eyelashes). She was set up on a date with him by 
her father.  He played the son of an old college friend of James Anderson.

Johnna Fayetteville, AR

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Andy on Letterman 1985

[Hughes, Clyde L. (HSC)]

Fellow Mayberrians,

Thanks Joe for mentioning the Andy Griffith appearance from 1985 on the David 
Letterman Show.  What a great one!  
I wish he had gotten more time to talk about the Manteo festival before Dave 
cut him off.  Just kinda "pushy."  ;-)

That was just a little before he started on Matlock, too.


Over and Under,
Clyde "Barn"

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Andy Griffith Presentation on Nov 14th

[Jeff Koontz]

The Surry Arts Council is hosting the world premiere of Dr. Elliot Engel's 
latest presentation "The Master of Mayberry: The Miraculous, Yet Mysterious, 
Life of Andy Griffith" on Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00 p.m. in the Old North 
State Winery, downtown Mount Airy. Tickets are $45 and include dinner (ONSW is 
the nicest restaurant in town that doesn't serve a pork chop sandwich).
Details and tickets available at 
http://www.surryarts.org/shows/livetheatre.html#elliotengel
Dr. Engel will also be presenting this at the 2018 Best of Our State weekend at 
Pinehurst, NC (weekend pkg is $995, so the Mount Airy show is priced right)
I would love to attend, but alas... hopefully someone on the Digest who does 
can provide a recap.
Jeff


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Andy Griffith Interview

[Jeff Koontz]

The Andy Griffith Museum recently obtained a 1964 record that included a Jack 
Wagner (Disney voice and Los Angeles radio personality) interview with Andy 
Griffith that would have been played on the radio. The museum plans to 
eventually add this to the digital audio information available to visitors. The 
record includes interviews with a number of different stars of the era with 
accompanying song or comedy sketch. Andy Griffith's "Cleopatra" is included 
with his interview. The AGM Director of Collections sent the following notes on 
the interview: 
Jack Wagner ask him about his time at Goldsboro High School teaching, and if he 
wrote his comedy routines. Andy explained that some he wrote and others he had 
help from friends.
In regards to Cleopatra, Andy received help from Aaron Ruben. Andy asked if 
there were any radio stations listening at that moment and Wagner responded, 
yes! WGBR in Goldsboro as well as WPAQ in Mount Airy. Andy noted that WPAQ was 
in Mount Airy where he grew up and were his family resided and that WPAQ was 
about 5 miles from the Virginia line. 
Wagner asked him about his hobbies. Andy responded: his wife, his children, his 
dog, his shotguns, and his shooting.

Jeff

http://www.andygriffithmuseum.com
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Andy at the Bus Station

[Hughes, Clyde L. (HSC)]

Jacob,

Thanks for the great perspective from the 60s-70s.  It reminds me of the photos 
when Andy would re-visit Mt Airy, and how the town was then.
That simple 8x10 at the bus station was so succinct that it says it all.  A 
simple town with little pretense and a 'town notable' at the bus station. 
Just as Andy didn't want the movie made about Mayberry, it seems that that 8x10 
was as extravagant as the original town wanted to be, at the time.

Thanks,
Clyde "Barn"


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Nice report Allan.  I listened to the podcast too.  Sounds like a fun time.

I lived in Mount Airy from 1964 to 1972 and at that time, there was no 
'Mayberry' themed influence in the town at all.  The Snappy Lunch was there, of 
course, but it was not well-known that it had been mentioned in the show.  
Everyone knew that Andy had been born in Mount Airy, but he seemed to make a 
conscious effort to distance the show from the town and he seldom, if ever, 
visited.  There was a black and white
8X10 photo of Andy on the bulletin board of the local bus station; that was the 
only Andy Griffith-related item in town at that time.

Jake Shepherd
Newnan GA




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Andy and Helen

[Elizabeth Busby]

Randy, I have been thinking about the same thing after reading the Andy and
Don book. I wonder if some of this on the show was a slight carry over from
their real life relationship. I wonder if Andy had any input on the scripts
of these shows. Elizabeth in Ga
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Andy Griffith 7-3-2012

[kingofmayberry]

Just a reminder that today, 7-3-2017, is the 5 year anniversary of Andy 
Griffith's death. We miss you Andy! 

RIP 

Mr. Schwamp 


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Andy prior to being sheriff and Opie's age

[Harriet Browder]

>  Opie was born in 1954 because he is in the 1st grade in 1960.

> So Andy would have to have been married in 1953 or sooner.


That can't be since Andy Griffith supposedly announced to the world that the 
show was designed to take place during or just after the depression.  As the 
episodes progress, it appears that life take place much later than the 
depression. Just because the show started in 1960 doesn't mean that life in 
Mayberry is projected to take place in 1960.  Plus there's a a number of 
episodes between the first episode and the one that we learn Opie can't write 
yet (when he was blamed for writing the poem about Barney on the wall of the 
bank).


Most 1st graders can at least write their name and age so they know a few 
letters and a few numbers. There is no mention of Opie going to kindergarten 
and during the time the show was supposed to take place, kindergarten was not 
required attendance, hence people opening kindergartens that knew nothing about 
teaching kids. (I have first hand knowledge of kindergarten owners and 
operators without a college degree). And what about the second class reunion, 
which put the grads in a different graduating year? Also, what about way back 
when, when most elementary schools, especially small town ones, grouped several 
grades together, i.e. The Waltons show kids all were in the same class at the 
same time and taught by the same teacher.


The inaccuracies on the show mock consistency. There's virtually no way to 
determine what year things took place, other then when Andy and Barney are 
deducing facts and state actual dates.


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.


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Andy and Barney Early Jobs

[Ken Anderson]

According to TAGS episodes, we know that Andy and Barney grew up together
in Mayberry and then graduated from Mayberry Union High.  We also know that
they both served in the army.  However, then we know basically nothing
about what either of them did until they were in the sheriff department in
1960.  Of course Andy had gotten married about five years prior to that and
had been sheriff for a short time, but there is about a ten year or so time
span that is unaccounted for.

So my question to you is this.  What kind of jobs do you think Barney and
Andy had between the times that they were in the army and when they joined
the sheriff's department?

I don't recall this ever being discussed before.  I imagine they both
returned to Mayberry when discharged from the army, so what did they then
do?

-- 
Ken Anderson
The Mayberry Guru
2906 May Street
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
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Cyrano Andy

[gdunagan]

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I just got done re-watching the episode "Cyrano Andy" and am puzzled by a 
reference Thelma Lou made while Andy was visiting her and speaking up for a 
girl-shy Barney. Thelma Lou asked if Andy was "playing John Alden(sp)" .
The only John Alden I found was a crew member of the Mayflower!
Any guesses?
Eric Swolgaard
Sacramento, CA



I put the bucket on my head and found this.  Maybe the episode should have been 
titled "Andy Alden".


John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
One of the earliest romances in the American colonies
by David Johnson



Immortalized by Henry Wadsworth 
Longfellow's<http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0830229.html> 1858 poem, The 
Courtship of Miles Standish, John 
Alden's<http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0803155.html> marriage to 
Priscilla Mullins was one the earliest romances in the American colonies. While 
the story is not verifiable, many experts do believe it in fact happened.
Alden and Mullins arrived on the 
Mayflower<http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mayflower1.html> in 1630. Shortly 
thereafter, Standish, "a blunt old captain, a man not of words but of actions," 
according to Longfellow, took a liking to Mullins, "the loveliest maiden of 
Plymouth<http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0839407.html>."
However, although Standish was fearless in battle, he was too shy to confront 
Mullins directly, so he sent his young friend, Alden. The soft-spoken Alden was 
"Fair-haired, azure-eyed, with delicate Saxon complexion/Having the dew of his 
youth, and the beauty thereof. . ."
After Alden had pleaded Standish's case, Mullins said, "Why don't you speak for 
yourself, John?" It was clear that Alden and Mullins were in love, but the 
couple was afraid of offending Standish. When they received word that the 
captain had been killed fighting Indians, Alden and Mullins agreed to marry. At 
the end of the wedding, Standish, who had not been killed after all, appeared, 
and seeing what had transpired, gave the newlyweds his blessing and asked their 
forgiveness for his previous behavior.
Alden and Mullins had 11 children and were among the founders of the town of 
Duxbury, Massachusetts.



~Greg "Brilliant Barrister" Dunagan




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Andy Jr

[panderson431]

Good one John!
Does anyone know if Mayberrry RFD season 2 is out for public purchase?

John 3:16

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Andy Jr.

[John]

I think Andy Jr. wasn't in "Return to Mayberry" because he was out with Chuck 
Cunningham. 
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Andy Jr.

[John]

Andy and Helen returned to Mayberry with Andy Jr. on Mayberry RFD.
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sighting and Andy, Jr.

[Bentle, Margaret]

Watching the old 'Tattle Tales' show on Buzzr, saw Ken Berry and Jackie Joseph.
Watching 'I Love Lucy',  Amzie Strickland played the sales girl in the episode 
were Lucy wanted a Don Loper dress.  Mr. Loper calls Amzie by her real first 
name.

Andy, Jr. was christened on Mayberry, RFD, he had Sam, Howard, Emmett and 
Goober as god-father's.
Andy even mentions Opie in this episode saying he was in high school and he 
couldn't come to the christening.


Margaret
Floyd: " I'm going to Nashville."
Margaret: I already live in Nashville.
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Re: Opie's half brother, Andy Jr.

[Harriet Browder]

Here's  a link to IMDB's Plot Summary for Return to Mayberry...


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0644681/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl


Andy and Helen return to Mayberry for a visit and bring their new baby, Andy 
Jr. with them. They want to christen their child in Mayberry and want to have 
Sam act as Godfather. This hurts the feelings of Howard, Goober, and Emmett 
whom all feel they are more qualified. A somewhat unorthodox compromise is 
arranged.

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Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth..That's an old 
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Cyrano Andy and John Alden

[B P]

Eric,
The reference is to "The Courtship of Miles Standish" where John Alden is sent 
by Standish to propose to Priscilla Mullins on Standish's behalf, whereby 
Mullins says “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?”

From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Alden
She is known to literary history as the unrequited love of newly widowed 
Captain Miles Standish, the 
colony's military advisor, in Henry Wadsworth 
Longfellow's 1858 
poem The Courtship of Miles 
Standish. 
According to the poem, Standish asked his good friend John 
Alden to propose to Priscilla on his 
behalf, only to have Priscilla ask, “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?”


Rafe in Bent Mt. VA
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Cyrano Andy

[eric swolgaard]

I just got done re-watching the episode "Cyrano Andy" and am puzzled by a 
reference Thelma Lou made while Andy
was visiting her and speaking up for a girl-shy Barney. Thelma Lou asked if 
Andy was "playing John Alden(sp)" .
The only John Alden I found was a crew member of the Mayflower!
Any guesses?
Eric Swolgaard
Sacramento, CA

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Andy and Don book

[Janet Anderson]

Well, I finally decided to get the "Andy and Don" book.  I debated for a long 
time due to things I'd heard about it, but after reading many fans' positive 
comments, I bought it and finished reading it tonight.  One thing I have to say 
is that it is an engrossing read.  Once I started, it was hard to put it down, 
and I spent most of today reading it.  The author obviously did a thorough job 
in researching the book, as there were things in it that I had never known 
before, some that were fascinating to learn, others that were disturbing to 
discover.  As an old movie and classic TV buff, I have a number of biographies 
and autobiographies of big stars, so I'm accustomed to finding out that actors 
and actresses can be very different from their on-screen personas.  Still, 
there was some information in the "Andy and Don" book that I could have done 
without.  I guess we fans, though we ought to know better, link the men so 
closely with the roles they played on TAGS that finding out they were
  very different people in real life can be a bit disillusioning.  Still, I'm a 
big girl.  I can handle it.  It was interesting to find out that the inception 
of Mayberry Days was somewhat of a fluke, and it's amazing to think how that 
fluke has impacted Surry County, and Mt. Airy specifically, over the years.  
The author described attending the Mayberry Days after Andy's death and 
commented on some of the participants.  I was quite disappointed by his brief 
description of David Browning (though unnamed) as "a Don Knotts surrogate, with 
a few extra pounds on his frame and no magic in his eyes."  I found that unfair 
and rather insulting.  First of all, David doesn't impersonate Don Knotts; he 
does his own version of Barney.  Secondly, he's been doing the Mayberry Deputy 
for many years now and was slimmer when he first started (and he's no more than 
average weight now).  Thirdly, if the author thought David had "no magic in his 
eyes," he must not have looked in them.  Sorry to go on ab
 out that, but in Barney's lingo, that just frosted me!  David is so talented 
with a great personality.  He has added immeasurably to various Mayberry 
functions and celebrations through the years.  (Okay, enough of the rabbit 
trail.)  With nearly all autobiographies I read, my favorite part is the 
beginning and my least favorite is the end, with the decline of a career and 
eventually the death of the subject.  That was still somewhat true with this 
book, but the one thing that was very uplifting about the end of the "Andy and 
Don" book is Andy's return to his boyhood Christian faith.  After years of 
living a Hollywood lifestyle, his illnesses later in life seemed to bring him 
back to the realization that the most important thing is life is the state of 
the soul and preparation for eternity.  He wanted desperately to believe that 
Don would be waiting for him in heaven and regretted that he wasn't able to 
explicitly discuss his salvation or lack thereof before Don's death.  The 
author'
 s account verified that Andy's faith in the Lord was real, and I found this 
touching and comforting.  I realize my report on the book is very late, as most 
of you have either read it or decided not to.  I just wanted to share my 
thoughts.
 
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
  
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The Book Andy & Don Written by Daniel de Vise'

[John Graham]

   I just finished reading the book Andy & Don, which was published in
2015. I think that the highlight of the book was what a caring and sincere
friendship that Andy Griffith and Don Knots shared. It was the kind of
relationship that I think everyone would like to share with a special
friend at least once in their life. It does cast Andy Griffith in a little
different light than most TAGS fans are accustomed to and it shows an
intensity, a drive for perfection, and a personality, which at times, in
real life, was far different that we saw in Andy Taylor. On the other side
of the coin, Don Knotts, in real life, seemed to come across very much like
the Barney Fife that we all came to love over the years. I think that any
TAGS fan who hasn't read it would find it a great read.

Sheriff Poindexter (Retired)
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Andy and Elvis

[Ben Sandifer]

July 25, 1955, stand-up comic Andy Griffith started a Florida tour at the
New City Auditorium in Fort Myers. This tour was 9 shows in 5 different
Florida cities.

The opening act for this tour was Elvis Presley. Shortly after this, Elvis
became so popular that he would never be anyone's "opening act" again.

Not related to this tour, in July 1994, the band Confederate Railroad
released their song "Elvis and Andy." 

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New Andy Griffith Show

[Janet Anderson]

Thanks for the link to the opening of "The New Andy Griffith Show."  I've seen 
it before but liked seeing it again.  It's funny, but I don't remember ever 
seeing this show when it aired, which would have been when I was growing up.  
We always watched comedies and variety shows, so there must have been something 
popular that aired opposite it on another network.  Does anyone remember what 
that was?

Anyway, I have a couple of observations about the opening.  Andy's two children 
were much younger than Opie was when TAGS ended.  Apparently, they wanted to 
make Andy seem younger than he was.  Another thing that struck me about the 
opening of TNAGS is that it seemed rather stilted, whereas the opening of TAGS 
always seemed (and seems) so natural and real.  The opening of TNAGS makes me 
think, "There are some actors playing their parts," but the opening of TAGS 
makes me think, "There's a dad going fishing with his son."  When you've had a 
near-perfect show like TAGS, it's awfully hard to follow it up with anything 
else.
 
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
 
 
  
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Andy in "Spy Hard"

[Janet Anderson]

>>>I saw a few scenes from a Leslie Nielson movie "Spy Hard" over the weekend.  
>>>It was a comedy and I did not see much of it.  I thought I saw Andy Griffith 
>>>in a scene.  He was made up and in some crazy costume and it was a short 
>>>scene, but I could swear it was him.  Does anyone know if he was in this 
>>>movie?<<<
 
Yes, Brenda, that was Andy.  I've never seen the movie myself, but I did see 
something the other day about him being in it.  It had a picture of him in his 
role, and, boy, did he look different!
 
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
  
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Andy in movie

[colonialcott...@netzero.net]

I saw a few scenes from a Leslie Nielson movie "Spy Hard" over the weekend.  It 
was a comedy and I did not see much of it.  I thought I saw Andy Griffith in a 
scene.  He was made up and in some crazy costume and it was a short scene, but 
I could swear it was him.  Does anyone know if he was in this movie?  May have 
been a cameo appearance.  Bee in New Concord, OH


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11 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE ANDY GRIFFITH DID BEYOND THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW

[Allan Newsome]

Friends,

Me-TV posted a fun article about 11 Things You Might Not Know About Andy
Griffith and Aunt Bee of Orlando asked that I make sure you saw the link.
She's having a hard time getting messages through to the Digest and asked
that I post this for her.   Thanks Aunt Bee!

http://metv.com/lists/11-things-you-might-not-realize-andy-griffith-did-beyond-the-andy-griffith-show

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Andy Explaining Vanity to Opie (John Graham)/ reply from Holland

[H S]

Your right on John. My main subject concern was Andy and Helen ( especially 
Helen ) not wanting anyone to see her dirty.

ps. And Barney was well justified when he ran over to the bank with his gun 
drawn.

thanks


Holland
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Andy Explaining Vanity to Opie

[John Graham]

   I believe that the episode that had Andy explaining vanity to Opie
was the one where Andy was getting ready for the Chamber of Commerce Dance.
Andy had just had Floyd give him a haircut and opie wanted to know why he
asked Floyd to give him a haircut but to not make it look like he had just
had a haircut. He made a remark about that being vanity and Opie wanted to
know if that had something to do with Aunt Bee's dressing table. I could be
wrong, but I think that was the episode.

Retired Sheriff Poindexter.
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Book Similar to "Andy and Don"

[Jerome Graber]

I just finished reading a book that reminded me of "Andy and Don" (which I 
thoroughly enjoyed).Although it was not TAGS related it may be of interest to 
some of you as it was about  the stars of another 60's TV show-Star Trek.It is 
"Leonard" by William Shatner.  In the book Mr. Shatner talks about his 
experiences with Leonard Nimoy on Star Trek and the life-long close friendship 
that they enjoyed.  It was encouraging to read about another couple of TV 
costars that genuinely loved each other.

  
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Andy in the 'color' years

[Elizabeth Busby]

If you read the book 'Andy and Don', it explains a lot about the color
years and you are right. He missed Don. Elizabeth in Ga
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Andy in later seasons

[Paul Pyle]

Although I own the first 5 seasons on DVD, I watch nightly on MeTV (although
they seem to be stuck in repeating seasons 2 & 3 all the time) and I watch
any TAGS show, any season on Netflix. 

 

One thing that really makes it difficult to watch the color seasons is
Andy's attitude about darn near everything. So irritable all the time. I
know this has been discussed before - even though I haven't been here - I
know ya'll are talking.

 

My question is why? Was it all about Barney not being there so Andy could
play straight man? Did Andy play Andy irritable because he had no one to
bounce off of (although they tried others without success - in my humble
opinion). Or was Andy just getting tired of the whole show? Maybe it's
because he waited way too long to get married?

 

Well, little Andy's callin' for lunch and then I have to get back out to the
field. Thelma Lou.this has been my contribution, if Quiet Sam can do it so
can others.

 

Quiet Sam

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Andy and Don

[Elizabeth Busby]

I am just getting into the book,"Andy and Don" and am enjoying the stories
form their lives that recall an episode of TAGS. I know the book has been
discussed, but most actors can tell you the business is not easy and
sometimes not pretty. This book just shows how life is and how lemons can
be made into lemonade. Elizabeth in Ga
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Andy and Jerry

[Dan Goodwin]

Another link between Andy and Jerry Van Dyke.  For 20 years, Andy owned the old 
Bing Crosby estate in Toluca Lake, CA.  He sold it to...ready for 
it?..Jerry Van Dyke.

I think Barney was trying to the get the Sims into that property but there was 
something about a leaky basement.

Dan

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Andy mural in Broxton, GA

[Ben Sandifer]

In rural Broxton, Georgia, an artist named Dylan Ross has painted an
interesting mural on the side of an old farmhouse.

Take a look.

http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2016/02/03/andy-griffith-show-mural-broxton
/

 

 

 

 

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Andy and Don

[Steve Kraske]

Couldn't agree with Michael Eury's comment more about the "Andy and Don" 
book. I couldn't put it down either and found it to be just absorbing.




Steve in Kansas City.

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Andy and Don

[Michael Eury]

I read the *Andy and Don* biography right when it came out and had a hard
time putting it down.

Yes, some of the revelations about their personal lives are surprising, and
a few are shocking. But the author, Daniel de Vise (Don Knotts'
brother-in-law, BTW), presents a fair and balanced, as well as utterly
fascinating, portrait of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts unlike anything I've
ever read about them before (and like many of you, I've read a lot).

Some *TAGS* fans' negative reactions to the book focus on these shocks --
on the revelations of both men's failings -- but de Vise doesn't
sensationalize these shortcomings. He also portrays the positive qualities
and immense talents of both Griffith and Knotts, with a continuing
spotlight on the deep bond and friendship that cemented their relationship
for so many decades.

The book *Andy and Don* didn't change my lifelong affection for Sheriff
Andy Taylor or Deputy Barney Fife one iota -- in fact, it deepened it,
because it made me realize that behind our beloved icons were two men who
could rise above their human flaws to create "real" characters and an
endearing show that outlived them and will outlive us all.

Michael Eury
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Andy and Don

[Janet Anderson]

   
Bisse, thank you for your post about the book "Andy and Don."  I am one of 
those people who have been ambivilent about the book, not sure if I want to 
read it, and have not yet bought it.  Rather, I have been doing lots of reading 
of reviews, of posts from people on the digest, and of comments from people in 
Mayberry Facebook groups.  Rather than just saying whether you liked it or not, 
you gave some detailed information on why you feel as you do, and I appreciate 
that.  Thanks for sharing with us.

 

Thelma Lou

(Janet)
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Andy and Don

[Brian Kaufman]

I believe we have been making a big "moulage" :-) out of the Andy and Don book. 
 They were both human beings, 1st and outstanding actors, 2nd. It's actually 
refreshing to know that they were "human".  Irregardless, we all know where 
they are now...being rewarded for their contributions to humanity.
Brian KaufmanTAGS Fan Since 1974 & WBMUTBB Faithful Reader for 7 years???
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Andy & Don - again :-)

[bcbow]

One of the great things about the internet is that you can find out, in pretty 
great detail, about the contents of a book, the style of writing, and the 
author well in advance of the official release/publication of the book. If you 
are a bit patient, you can even wait and read reviews written by "every day" 
readers of a book on Amazon. It just might help you decide whether you'd be 
interested in purchasing a book - or not. 

A very nice aspect of thjs daily WBMUTBB Digest is that it allows its readers 
to voice a wide range of opinion, so I'll humbly add mine this time.

Daniel de Visé, the author of Andy & Don, does not strike me as a "make a quick 
buck from muck-raking" kind of writer. He did not work for the National 
Enquirer or other rags of its ilk when he worked as a journalist, but rather 
was highly regarded for his investigative reporting. Twice his reporting led to 
the release of wrongly convicted men from life terms in Florida prisons, which 
I think is a good indicator of the depth of his research skills. I had read his 
first book, I Forgot to Remember, co-authored by Sue Meck, and I liked it... 
Don Knotts' third wife is the sister of De Visé's wife  - the author is family, 
in other words. It looked like a book I'd be interested in reading.

I live in Mount Airy, where our family has very long and deep roots. Some time 
ago (2010, I believe), I emailed a link to an interesting article to one of our 
older relatives who had gone to school with Andy Griffith. She wrote back:
 

"Thanks Bisse,
It was a great read and took me back to Rockford Street Elementary School where 
Andy, a year older than me,  would play on the girl's side of the playground 
because there was a girl he was sweet on.  It also took me back to Mt. Airy 
High School where he copied my Algebra papers until I gave him the wrong 
answers and our teacher, Annie Fawcett Jackson, caught on to OUR cheating. He 
sat behind me and could look over my shoulder if I moved a little.   I loved 
his show, his mother Geneva & dad Carl, but I never liked Andy!  I always 
thought there was something "FAKE" about him."

Emmett Forrest, Mr. Griffith's best friend from school, never had anything but 
wonderful, positive things to say about him, while also acknowledging that the 
students who went to Rockford Elementary did not always have it easy when they 
got to the city-wide High School since they "came from the wrong side of town, 
the poor side." 

So, there are two different views of Mr. Griffith from his childhood and youth, 
both authentic and neither "wrong."  I dare say the same could be said about 
most of us...and I was certainly willing to see what De Visé had found in his 
research.

Briefly: I liked the book. I found it to be well written, well researched and 
annotated, nuanced, sensitive and informative. I agree with the 80+ % of reader 
reviews that gave the book 5 stars on Amazon. 

In my opinion, the author did not resort to trashing "the names of our beloved 
sheriff and deputy for his own gain," seeing as how he did not criticize the 
two fictional characters, but wrote about what he had learned about the two 
actors who created and portrayed them. He added some insights from people who 
knew the two men, insights that rounded out much of what was already publicly 
known and that, rather than sensationalize, did so with warmth and 
understanding.

Bisse Bowman 


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Andy & Don

[Jim and Nancy]

It is not a matter of putting Andy and Don on pedestals as I have never 
put any celebrity on one.  I knew before I read the book that they had 
their "darker sides".  I'm just saying that it is not appropriate to 
write such things when the main subjects can't defend themselves.  In my 
opinion this author was just out to make a buck at the expense of Andy, 
Don and all TAGS fans!



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The book ANDY AND DON

[Rodney Blackwell]

I loved the book. I liked it because everything was not whitewashed. Andy and 
Don were real people..the characters they played on TAGS were just 
characters. This is the most informative book I have read yet on them. It’s 
long been known of Andy’s drinking and temper, so it wasn’t that suprising.


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Re: "Andy & Don"

[pdking77]

Jim,
To begin with, I haven't had the chance to read the book yet but am very 
anxious to and will making the time.  With that said, while I may be in the 
minority, I'd prefer to know about my favorite actors, warts and all.  We've 
got to be very careful and not make them out to be what they aren't and putting 
them on a pedestal - I seriously doubt either Andy or Don would want that.  
They were people and they'd be the first to admit they had their flaws - just 
like the rest of us.  We saw the imperfections in the characters they portrayed 
and that make them feel more like us and that's why we love them and identify 
with them so much.  Why can we not so the same for the actors that portray 
them?  I'm not suggesting to indulge in any voyeuristic tendencies, but knowing 
that Andy Griffith and Don Knotts had their weakness and flaws just like the 
rest of us brings them.And we know Aunt Bee and Clara wasn't above a LITTLE 
gossip now and then - and even Andy indulged, too.


Paul
A Li'l Bit o' Mayberry in Jane Lew, WV

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"Andy & Don"

[Jim and Nancy]

I just finished reading "Andy & Don".  I found the book to be 
interesting, but at the same time somewhat disturbing.  The author wrote 
of Andy and Don's struggles and successes.  He also wrote about affairs, 
bouts with drinking, depression and fits of anger.  In reading this 
book, I'm sure neither Andy or Don would have wanted some of that 
information known to the general public. I have a problem with authors 
such as this one who write of such things when the subjects are no 
longer around to defend themselves.  It seemed evident that the author 
was not gearing his book to TAGS fans as evidenced by the subject matter 
and some of the terminology he used.  In my opinion, this author was 
opportunistic and did not have the best interests of Andy, Don, their 
families and their fans at heart.

I would be interested in hearing others' opinions about this book.

Jim


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Cyrano Andy and TV Guide

[Eddie Eddie]

Don't know if this has been mentioned beforeIn Cyrano Andy (and a few
other episodes when they show inside the drug store) when Ellie calls
Barney to the drug store to "get her rabbit to run" when Barney walks in
the door on the shelf above his left shoulder is a copy of TV Guide with
Lucille Ball on the cover.  I guess this is because Andy Griffith Show is a
Desilu production.
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Andy and Don book

[Janet Anderson]

I appreciate all those who have written in with their thoughts about the "Andy 
and Don" book.  On the one hand, I'd really like to read it, especially for the 
parts concerning the show and the friendship between Don and Andy, but I really 
don't want to read about the marital infidelities and such.  So I think I will 
pass on the book.  From comments he made later in life, I believe Andy had a 
change of heart regarding his earlier behavior and choices.  At least, I hope 
that is the case.  It's just a shame how their problems remaining faithful to 
their wives not only led to divorce but to the break-ups of families with 
children.  Anyway, I'd prefer not to dwell on that.  But thanks for sharing the 
reviews because it helps the rest of us to decide whether or not to read it.
 
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
 
  
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Andy and Don

[Harvey Price]

I agree with Houston. I enjoyed the book and thought it was very interesting. A 
definite must read for Mayberry fans. 
  Harvey "Indian Elixir" Price
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Andy and Don's friendship

[harriet]

> but all in all had a deep and abiding friendship that helped produce
one of the great TV shows of all time.

That reminded me of a comment by Griffith regarding Knotts passing. They
were together and as Don was taking his last breaths, Andy kept telling him
to "Breathe, Jesse, breathe."  Don't that just clutch ya?


Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA

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"Andy and Don" book

[Mitchell, Houston]

Just finished reading the new book. It was very good. There is nothing in it 
about Andy being abusive to Don at all. It treats both of them with respect, 
pointing out that yes, they had flaws, but all in all had a deep and abiding 
friendship that helped produce one of the great TV shows of all time. I highly 
recommend it.

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Andy impersonator

[Elizabeth Busby]

After looking at the e-bullet pictures, it seems there are impersonators
for everyone on the show except Andy. Has there ever been one? Elizabeth
in Ga
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