Bugs
Correct, a GRASSHOPPER is mentioned in Quiet Sam. Goober also once claimed to have caught three fish on the same grasshopper. Doesn't it seem like Andy and Barney would have been awfully young to have been dissecting things in 1938? At their class reunion a banner gave their year or graduation as 1948. They would have been in second grade! (Note: in another episode they were said to be in the class of 1944). According to Mayor Pike, the old oak tree is full of TWIG GIRDLERS, not termites. It seems like this topic has run its course, so I'll give the others I was thinking of: Andy says that a woman running for council will stir up a right good sized HORNET'S nest Aunt Bee tells Captain Barker that if Andy misses a meal, he's meaner than a bear that backed into a BEE hive When Aunt Bee first arrives in town, Andy promises that she and Opie will be closer than two FLEAS in a dog's ear Opie, misunderstanding the word tortilla, thinks South Americans eat TARANTULAS In several episodes a VW BUG (Volkswagen Beetle) can be seen on the streets of Mayberry. Since the Ford Motor Company provided nearly all of the cars seen on TAGS, this VW most likely belonged to a crew member. The cast and crew were sometimes asked to park on the 40 Acres back lot for scenes that required several cars in the background. Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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In the Quiet Sam episode, Barney recalls Andy freezing up when he had tried to dissect a grasshopper in 8th grade biology (You froze!). After Andy delivered the baby, Barney told him, You sure didn't freeze up on this little grasshopper. Greg Brilliant Barrister Dunagan ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Sent this in earlier but didnt see it posted.Wasn't the tree infested with termites? Rick Charlottesville, Va. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Several people have mentioned flies in the generic sense.A fishing fly can be seen in the episode Big Fish in a Small Town.There are several in the caps of Howard and Goober. Dewey in NC More collect calls are made on Father's Day than any other day of the year. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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An imaginary bug that bites: the green eyed monster. One fell on me last week. Cheryl Marietta, Ga Sent from Cheryl's iPhone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Great job coming up with more types of bugs. The green-eyed monster and the love bug were the imaginary biting bugs I had in mind. Here is a list of all the bugs named since I started this thread. I hope I didn't forget any: ANTS that Clara feared would be attracted by spilled grease. Opie wanted to bring them home and make an ant farm, but Aunt Bee promptly vetoed that idea. APHIDS Mr. Wheeler noticed on Aunt Bee's roses; Also mentioned in the prize rose episode Bug (microphone) Opie planted in the jail cell Bug (virus or similar) that Barney was afraid would get down in his lair-nix Barney insisted that any normal person could tell that the ink blot test was a BUTTERFLY CENTIPEDE, that's a bug with a hundred legs FIREBUG, a name Uncle Ollie called the man who parked by a hydrant Doggone FIREFLY that Otis claimed knocked him down FLY that Andy swatted on Helen's back. Flies are also mentioned in other episodes (Back to Nature, The Pickle Story, Man's Best Friend etc.) Gomer apparently thought that a GREEN-EYED MONSTER was a type of bug, and not a metaphor for jealousy Briscoe claimed that Andy and Opie didn't eat enough to keep a JUNE BUG alive. Gonna be another hot one. Hear them LOCUSTS? Andy advised Opie to treat girls as nicely as possible, and after that the LOVE BUG might bite You don't want a bat or a MOTH in your hair. They get tangled up and lay their eggs and you go crazy. If a was a SPIDER, that's where I'd go. Unspecified bugs Opie prepared for baby birds, and the ones that hit the Darling boy that sat on the hood of the truck holding a lantern Here are more hints on others that haven't been named yet: a certain tree in town is said to have an infestation, and the homes of two different stinging insects are mentioned in two early episodes. Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Bugs in Mayberry
Opie bugged Eddie Blake's cell with a microphone in Tape Recorder. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: bugs
All this talk about bugs is bugging me. I'm guilty of just enjoying the stories and sweetness to pay such strict attention to those small details. Here is a semi alumni spotting. Michael Ansara was married to Barbara Eden and he appeared in The Ten Commandments on Sunday. I also spotted another actor whose name I don't know..he was the veggy trucker with Allen Melvin outside Mayberry..He was one of the bad centurions. Missing in action Nurse Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bugs in Mayberry
Hey all, So many bugs in Mayberry have already been mentioned, but wasn't the love-bug mentioned at one time too? It seems to me that it was, but if it wasn't, it should have been, what with that duck pond being so near and handy. Also Opie once caught a fly while sitting in a church service. Course, his Pa reprimanded him for it, but he did have that poor fly clutched tightly in his little fist! You all have a Mayberry Day, Danna In Indiana ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
RE: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 15, Issue 121 - Bugs
Didn't Aunt Bee go help out a friend who wrenched her back when she spilled grease behind the stove and tried to move it to clean it up for fear it would attract ants? **Barn (the original) Ron McLendon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Didn't Otis and Barney argue over the ink blot test as depicting a bat or a butterfly? Does that count as a bug? Once in a while I like to see bats! Rebecca Spears/Lydia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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And when Gomer took Thelma Lou in his truck, Barney was said by Andy to have been bitten by the green eyed monster, to which Gomer thinks is a bug and tells him that the drug store has some medicine for that. Is that one you were thinking of as well? Rebecca Spears/ Lydia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Otis was leery of fireflies in one episode because one of them had knocked him down when he had a snootfull. Doggone firefly -- knocked me right down! Greg Brilliant Barrister Dunagan ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Nice job everybody on naming more kinds of bugs mentioned in Mayberry. I had forgotten about Darlene Mason's discussion about fireflies. That didn't happen in Mayberry but it was mentioned aloud so that's good enough. I had also forgotten Brisco's mentioning a June bug, and the bugged cell. Here is an updated list: Aphid Bug Barney feared would get down in his lair-nix Bug in cell (The Tape Recorder) Bugs Opie served to birds Centipede Firebug Fireflies Fly June bug Moth Spider I'm still thinking of nine more that haven't been named yet. In case anyone is just joining this discussion, the challenge is to name a kind of bug seen or mentioned in Mayberry. Hints: one is imaginary (and it bites), one is used for bait, and one is seen on the street. Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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There were bats in the cave that could got in your hair, not moths. Moths are very annoying though! There was one episode in which Opie asked if he could outside and collect fireflies. Andy was also trying to swat a fly in the courthouse one day. I think Aunt BEE should count!!! --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Centipede, that's a bug with a hundred legs. Bugs and worms and things, huh? Sounds like another recipe out of the newspaper. They ain't eat enough to keep a june bug alive. Look, sheriff, you hauled me in just to bug me with this kid-- you're wasting your time. Sure hope the bug don't get down in my larnyx. Oh, that's why you're using that bug spray? Know what I mean? Vern --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Would the time when Barney wanted to bug the jail cell with a tape recorder on Otis? Or when Opie and a friend did the same to a prisoner? Rick Charlottesville, Va. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
RE: Bugs in Mayberry
In the Cave Rescue episode, we learn that if Moths land on your head, they'll make a nest in your hair and you'll go crazy. Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth..That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Recently I asked if folks could name all of the various types of bugs seen or mentioned in Mayberry. Here are the correct answers so far: Fly Aphid Centipede Spider Unknown bugs Opie served to baby birds Aunt Bee is not a bug. Bee does not count unless someone comes up with a reference to an actual bee, and yes there is at least one in the series. Spelling or quilting bees do not count either. Someone mentioned fireflies, and while the folks in Mayberry would almost certainly have enjoyed watching or catching those, I can't think of a time they were specifically mentioned on the show. Somebody help me out on that one. There are still at least ten more kinds of bugs. Hint: in some cases the word bug is actually spoken. Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Hi Gang, Haven't received a digest in two days either, so I went to the Archive site to see if anything new was there, and there WAS!! Paul asked about bugs, one that quickly came to mind was the time that Opie and Arnold BUGGED the cell that led them to the hidden money that the prisoner had stolen. Arnold went to the site mentioned and found it in a briefcase. The prisoner later confessed to Andy and got the boys off the hook for spying. One other bug seems to be in the digest itself that seems to not be sending out everyday to everyone these days :) Mike Peacock ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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You know them scholars and Romans with all their upbringing ain't gonna be going around talking about crawly little bugs, but I'm going to (I'll even include a bit of the Latin language). New trivia question: name a kind of bug that is either seen or mentioned in an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. For the purposes of this quiz, arachnids et al and not just insects may be considered bugs. Go! Paul Mulik P.S. Just don't talk about bugs and worms at the breakfast table. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
RE: Bugs in Mayberry
name a kind of bug that is either seen or mentioned in an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Shoo Flyhe's dead. Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth..That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Since I don't have my bucket to thank under I'll go for the easy one: Spiders Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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I thought of the following bug referrals - Fly - Andy was trying to swat one in the courthouse - Spiders - There were spiders under the old bandstand and Gomer tried to hit one with a hammer. - Centipede - Barney didn't believe it when Andy told Opie about the insect with one hundred legs. - Aphids - Mr. Wheeler supposedly saw aphids on Aunt Bee's roses - Bugs - Opie was trying to catch bugs and worms to feed his birds - Fireflies - Opie would go out at night to catch fireflies - And of course, we can't forget the most famous reference: Aunt BEE --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Clark Gable, Bugs Bunny, and TAGS
Clark Gable, Bugs Bunny, and TAGS -- In one brief scene of a movie, all 3 of these subjects are tied together. Can you name the scene and the movie? Well, the only thing that comes to mind is the hitchhiking scene from It Happened One Night where Clark Gable is trying to show Claudette Colbert the fine art of hitching a ride with the thumb. He is chewing on a carrot all the while, and I read one time that this was the inspiration for Bugs Bunny (who would come later) eating a carrot while he talked. I can't make a direct connection to TAGS, but Gable's braggadocio in lecturing Colbert on hitchhiking and the way she bested him so easily does remind me very much of how Barney and Andy (or Barney and other characters) often interacted on TAGS. The only other connection I can come up with is that the man who eventually picked them up was played by Alan Hale, the father of Alan Hale, Jr., who played farmer Jeff Pruitt on TAGS. That's my guess for your question, anyway. Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Clark Gable, Bugs Bunny, and TAGS
In one brief scene of a movie, all 3 of these subjects are tied together. Can you name the scene and the movie? ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bugs
Yes sir, that's one subject you can't talk enough about - bugs. Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 715-839-8470 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bugs and such
Hey, Mayberry friends. Bugs and spiders and ants and bats, Oh My! I'd better order a gross of Miracle Salve to soothe all the bites. Except for the bats. They just lay eggs in your hair and make you go crazy. I usually wear a hat and if I'm in a cave I always pull it down close to my ears. But then again, my wife says I've always been crazy, so I guess it don't matter much. Larry in Lincolnton Otis: Once in a while I like to see a bat. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
i hates bugs...not the bunny...just regular bugs
I don't think we actually saw the bug, but Opie caught a fly in church one time. He was listening to it buzz in his fist, but Andy made him stop. Bug-catchin' is not appropriate church behavior!! : ) Lisa Has anyone ever seen a bugged show written into the theme like sittn' on the porch catching fireflies? _ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccountocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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I just thought of some more bugs. When Clara spilled grease behind her stove, she worried it would draw ants. Opie said he'd make an ant farm out of them. Then there were the band uniforms that were improperly stored and had been chewed on by moths. Also Barney said it wasn't a good idea to get moth eggs in your hair when exploring a cave. I better quit now, I'm starting to itch. Kim - TX ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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I don't know that spiders qualify as bugs, but don't forget that there are spiders under that bandstand ... and Gomer doesn't like spiders :) God Bless! Amy McKenzie ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Hey, Mayberry friends. Is a spider considered a bug? In Sermon for Today I didn't see any spiders but Gomer sure didn't like 'em. Bugs or no bugs all I can say is What's Your Hurry. Larry in Lincolnton Barney: Gomer, get down there with them spiders and start working! Later on. Gomer: Spider bite! Barney: I don't wanna see no spider bites! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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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/
RE: Bugs
Has anyone ever seen a bugged show written into the theme Andy swats at a fly that has landed on sleeping Floyd in Stranger In Town. Barney catches and releases a fly when he and Andy are porch sitting in The Sermon For Today. Opie catches a fly in church and Andy makes him release it in The Sermon For Today Barney swats at a fly and responds with Shoo fly. He's dead. in The Pickle Story Do worms count? Because there are an awful lot of shows about fishing... Andy helps Peggy bait her fishing pole with a worm. Say hello. HELLO! He says hello too. Opie catches worms for his baby birds. Then can I tell you about the bugs? Harriet, no bugs please on my chickens ..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married _ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccountocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: bugs cats
In a message dated 6/7/2010 11:01:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: As I was trying to sh him away the thought came to me that I've never seen a bug in Mayberry. I remember someone writing in that they've never seen a cat there either. I don't remember them actually showing a bug (not a closeup of one anyway), but there is that classic moment from The Pickle Story where Barney waves his hand at the pickle and says Shoo fly, shoo! then abruptly stops and says, He's dead! As for cats, remember the neighbor's cat could be heard meowing at a time Opie was raising the baby birds. The sound of the cat set off a panic that resulted in the birds being moved to a cage. Dixon ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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One of my favorite scenes contained a reference to a bug. When Barney shows Otis an inkblot and Otis erroneously said it looked like a bat. Barney corrected him that it was instead a butterfly. I crack up when Otis says, Well if it is, it's a mean one. Kim - TX ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bugs in Mayberry
//I've never seen a bug in Mayberry// They have a special bug in Mayberry called the Green Eyed Monster. Barney got bitten by it, but according to Gomer they've got something down at the drugstore that will keep them off of you (one fell on him last week). Cheryl Marietta, GA (Leaving for Mount Pilot because the dentist changed my appointment to today) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bugs, Bugs, and More Bugs
Don't forget about the time Opie and Arnold bugged the jail with Arnold's tape recorder and heard the robber talk to his lawyer. And of course Mr. Wheeler was able to see those little aphids on Aunt Bee's flowers all the way from the road. I wouldn't be a bit surprised in the Darlings had a few bedbugs and dust mites in that bed they all shared. Barney also wore anti bug goggles when he got his motorcicle, even though they didn't have any glass lenses. I bet you a dollar to a donut that Floyd had some Bugs Bunny comic books in the barber shop too. Did you hear about the time Barney met this Amish girl? Barney wanted to marry her but the girl's father wouldn't let her marry him because he thought Barney would end up driving her buggy. Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 715-839-8470 kanderson8...@charter.net www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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Barbara, The only bug I remember in Mayberry was the poor little fly that died setting on Aunt Bee's pickles. I've got some flying bugs in the chestnut tree in my backyard, wish I had some of those pickles. Harry in Salem, VA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bugs in Mayberry
Has anyone ever seen a bugged show written into the theme like sittn' on the porch catching fireflies? Well, in Sermon for Today, Opie caught a fly in church, although we don't actually see the fly. And then in Opie the Birdman, Opie collected worms and bugs for the baby birds, though, again, I don't recall that we actually see any of them. Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
