There Once Was a Deputy Named Fife

There Once Was a Deputy Named Fife (Poem written on the bank wall in Mayberry) There once was a deputy called Fife, Who carried a gun and a knife. The gun was all dusty, And his knife was all rusty, Because he never caught a crook in his life. ___

ramble

Paul thanks for the information about cousins...I can never keep that straight. My best friend's daughter calls me Aunt Margaret. Which I just love to hear. My flesh and blood nephew had a hard time calling me, Aunt Margaret when he was young. He just had to learn that Aunt Margaret is what I

Lots To Think About

Wow, sure a lot of think about today after all the great posts. First of all Janet, thanks for the clarification about Frick and Frack. I always thought Frick and Frack was a product sold for cleaning kitchen floors. No wonder no one had it when I tried to find it in stores. Paul, for some

RE: Cousins, aunts and uncles

in the south, people sometimes refer to their friends by calling them cousin in an endearing way. Mostly in the south, those who refer to a friend as cousin typically use the phrase Cuz, not Cousin. Well, that's been my experience anyway in LA, Lower Alabama (Northwest Florida). I had a

Another TAGS head scratcher

Howard Sprague played a character of Ed the Insurance agent once. How did that come about? I've never seen an actor play a somewhat major character on a show and then play a totally different one. Anyone know how that happened? I'll put on my bucket and see if that helps. On a funny side note

Gilligan and Skipper

I would say that the reason Gilligan and the Skipper are connected to Mayberry is this: Bob Denver (Gilligan) played Dud Wash in the episode where Charlene divorced him and Barney had to ride the white horse from east to west. Alan Hale Jr. (Skipper) played Jeff Pruitt in the episode where he

There Once Was a Man Named Newsome

There once was a man named Newsome Who the girls thought was ever so gruesome. His nose was too long And his kisses were all wrong And he never stopped sucking his thumb. Disclaimer: Any similarities to anyone living or dead is purely coincidental. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906

Dual Appearances

Regarding today's post from David Oberly about Howard Sprague being an insurance agent before he was the county clerk. There were several people who played more than one role on Andy like Howard did.Howard took a sort of parallel job course from insurance agent to county clerk.

Cousins...kinda

We have an annual family reunion that is from my mother's maiden name,McInnis.We have folks come from several states,even had a family two years ago come from Norway.People will often bring folks with them that are no kin at all,such as friends,neighbors.We have a generic name for them.We call

Gilligan and the Skipper

Good answers on Dud Wash and Jeff Pruitt and extra points for including Barney as little Buddy. Here's another interesting tidbit. Clara was called another name to begin with and had more than one last name. What were they. Also, they were never explained within the show. Elizabeth in A rainy

Alumni Sighting

Went to see the new movie Nebraska this afternoon. And who should be filling the role of Uncle Ray but our own Rance Howard. dan ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Frick and Frack

Hello All It warms my heart to see all the discussion on front seats and Frick and Frack, especially the part on cousins. Years ago and I guess we have kind of gotten away from it, close friends in the south are considered family. There has always been the joke of kissin' cousins, meaning not

Gilligan Skipper

Can anyone relate how Gilligan and the Skipper are connected to Mayberry? I'm sure many others will answer this one, too. Bob Denver, who played Gilligan, was the second Dud Wash on TAGS in the episode Divorce, Mountain Style. Alan Hale, Jr., who played the Skipper, was Jeff Pruitt in The

Location of Mayberry

Now, I've never been real good with boundries, but it caught my attention in Those Gossipin' Men when Barney says that Mayberry is 900 miles from New York City. The first place we can hang our hat on for distance is Raleigh and it is just under 500 miles from NYC so Mayberry wouldn't be much more

Alumni All Over the Place

Today must have been Mayberry Alumni Day. On Adam-12, Malloy and Reed arrested a drunk driver without a license. This drunk was none other than Hal (Otis) Smith. On Emergency Karl (Mr. McBeevee) Swenson turned up. Everett Greenbaum was a writer for MASH, and finally on Perry Mason Parley (Mayor

Jack Dodson's two roles

Howard Sprague played a character of Ed the Insurance agent once. How did that come about? I've never seen an actor play a somewhat major character on a show and then play a totally different one. Anyone know how that happened? But, David, I believe Jack Dodson played the one-time role of

More Alumni

On the Untouchables Hope (Clara Edwards) Summors turned up and Barbara Stanwyck was talking to a minister in front of the Mayberry church. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/