Jim Nabors is featured on the cover of 'American Profile' Magazine, a
publication available in many Sunday newspapers across the U.S. The article is
entitled 'Jim Nabors in Paradise' and shortly capsules his life, in and out of
show business. Visit _www.americanprofile.com_ (http://www.americ
In reference to Randy's mention of his appetite for Bee's pies, I believe
TAGS prop master Reggie Smith provided Aunt Bee's pies, as well as the other
food used in the series. Frances Bavier probably didn't cook much, being a
working actress, but she bought nice Christmas gifts for Ronny and
My favorite episode of TAGS of all time is the classic 'Opie the Birdman.'
This is partly due to Ronny Howard's powerful performance at the end of the
first act and Andy and Ronny's scene at the conclusion of the episode. Strip
away all the humor, (homespun, corn, or otherwise), and you get a
I recently purchased 'Love, American Style' (Season 1, Volume 1) on DVD. One
episode features Hal Smith, (Otis on TAGS) and Dorothy Neumann, (his wife
Rita on TAGS), but they are in different segments. Smith plays an unnamed
drunk
who says that he is on his way to his AA (Alcoholics Anonymou
While we're on the subject of men posing as fathers on TAGS, don't forget
the real fathers of Andy Griffith and Ronny Howard appeared on the show. Carl
Griffith appeared on 'The Farmer Takes a Wife' and Rance Howard was featured in
four episodes.
"We'll wait." - Treasury Agent (Rance Howard
Customers are bum rushing Weaver's at an alarming rate today. Olive was
pouring out the java at the Mayberry Diner at 5:00 a.m. this morning. (I can't
speak about the parking lot capacities at the Mt. Airy Super WAL-MART and the
nearest WAL-MART near the old Forty Acres lot). But I would vent
What can we deduce about Hazel, the Mayberry choir's pianist in 'Barney and
the Choir' and 'The Song Festers?' She took her cues from John Masters
beautifully. Hazel embodies every older lady who has played piano at an
American
Protestant church since the early 20th century. What is the stor
Have you fellow members of WBMUTBB heard Olan Soule, John Masters on TAGS,
as the voice of Batman on Hanna Barbera's 1970s Saturday morning animated
program 'Superfriends?' It is a "truly outstanding voice!" It is "so genuine,
fully natural feeling, perfect pitch." For a guy weighing only 13
I had the pleasure of seeing Margaret Kerry, (Bess Muggins in 'Christmas
Story' and Helen Scobey in 'Andy's Forecloses', at the Dulles Expo Center in
Chantilly, Virginia for the Collectors Showcase of America show. (A few miles
away is Dulles Airport, where the Clampetts flew in for the Washi
I've gotten so much glue from this dead horse, BUT here it goes. Andy smokes
in the episodes' 'Quiet Sam', 'Jailbreak', 'Three's A Crowd', 'Cousin
Virgil', 'Mr. McBeevee'. 'Andy's Rich Girlfriend', 'Barney Mends a Broken
Heart',
'The Cow Thief', 'High Noon in Mayberry', 'The Great Filling St
There is a new commercial airing right now that features the talents of both
Mayberry deputies, Barney Fife (Don Knotts) and Warren Ferguson (Jack
Burns). The ad, featuring the two crash test dummies with one voiced by Jack
Burns,
combines footage of Barney Fife spliced from a scene of TAGS
I've got GREAT news for everyone. Otis Campbell is FINALLY out of his rehab
program. Andy picked him up at the Cirque de Mayberry today. There's only one
problem though. He's now eating way too much ice cream.
Brian Rodahaver
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While Monopoly and Mayberry-opoly are very fun games, there should be a
"Forty Acres-Opoly." What really happened to the Forty Acres lot is
essentially
what the basis of Monopoly is about. It was razed in 1977,and a business park
and condos were built on it. So the next time you're playing
"Are you the other Andy Taylor?" There is a real Andy Taylor, of course, the
guitarist for 'Duran Duran' and 'The Power Station.' Andy Griffith is a
guitarist of a different music genre in his own right. It would be fun to
"punk"
Rod Stewart by having Andy Griffith walk out on stage in the r
For those of you who were fortunate enough to see Neil Simon's play 'The
Last of the Red Hot Lovers', featuring Don Knotts and Barbara Eden from March
to
July 1993, tell me OR the Digest of your experience. Give me some glowing
reviews. Thanks!
P.S. Hope to see some of the WBMUTBB Digest m
With the 2007 Mayberry Days fast approaching, let's not forget the memory of
the Blu-Vue Motel in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. The Blu-Vue, mentioned in the
TAGS episode 'Opie's Fortune' (November 16, 1964) was the first motel in Mt.
Airy, built during the motel boom across the United States in
Renee Tufo of Watertown, New York has started a campaign to induct Bill
Bixby into the Emmy Hall of Fame. Visit
_www.billbixby-tributetoaremarkableman.com_
(http://www.billbixby-tributetoaremarkableman.com) to view her web site,
sign the petition, and leave a comment. Her efforts have been
Jack Teagarden's name appears in the end credits of the episode 'Sheriff
Barney' (December 25, 1961), but he is nowhere to be seen. Jack Teagarden was
the father of all trombone players that a 15 year old Andy Griffith was
awestruck by in the film 'Birth of the Blues' in 1941. Presumably what
I'll really miss 'Headmaster' and 'The New Andy Griffith Show.' They just
don't make them like that anymore. If it weren't for the CBS rural slaughter
of
1971, who knows how long TNAGS would have lasted. But rest assured, they
will eventually be issued on DVD. Hit the "Play All" on the menu
Frank Myers, production manager for TAGS and other series, had a son, Tom
Myers. Tom Myers earned money for college by working as an extra on 'Gomer Pyle
USMC.' It's ironic that most men or women earn money for college through the
G.I. Bill after joining the Marines, or other branch of servi
I stand corrected. Mike Creech is right. Goldie Hawn appeared on 'Andy
Griffith's Uptown-Downtown Show' that aired on Tuesday, February 21, 1967. By
the
next T.V. season, Goldie was on 'Good Morning, World.' But before Ronnie
Schell went back to 'Gomer Pyle USMC' for the 1968/1969 season, he
'The Tennessee Ernie Ford Special' originally aired on Sunday, December 3,
1967 from 9-10 EST. It featured Andy Griffith, Danny Thomas, The Dillards,
Diana Ross and the Supremes, and Goldie Hawn, briefly. Goldie, at the time,
appeared on the sitcom 'Good Morning, World' starring Ronnie Schell
While no bathroom is depicted on TAGS, the bathrooms at Desilu were
certainly around. Due to the length of time and waiting around for shots to be
set
up, the bathrooms were probably frequented often. Betty Lynn was crying in the
bathroom when she knew she wouldn't be back after her appearan
Debbie posed the question of what film starring Andy Griffith was difficult
to watch him in. Was it 'Spy Hard' starring Leslie Nielsen? Actually, it's a
funny performance with some very broad comedy.
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I imagine Andy had a nice Mother's Day in 1966. That was the year he moved
his parents out of Mt. Airy, North Carolina to California. It was in April 1966
when the move went down as TAGS was on hiatus after the sixth season. Now I
found it odd that after many years of living in southern Calif
I think just about everyone knows that Ronny's daughter Bryce appears in
'Spiderman 3.' There is a reference to "The Spider-Man" in 'Goober the
Executive' (12/25/1967). Opie wants to trade comics with Goober. He says "I
brought
you 'The Space Phantom' and 'The Spider-Man.' What do you want t
Look at the scene where Rance Howard and the other gentleman portraying a
U.S. Treasury agent enter the courthouse in 'A Black Day For Mayberry.' After
saying "We'll wait!" to Barney, they both sit down. They remove their hats.
Opie then enters the scene. Slow down your DVD as Opie walks past
People who aren't true fans of Andy, get Andy's name mixed up with Merv's.
SCTV Network 90 had a parody skit that mixed both of the personalities. It was
titled 'The Merv Griffith Show' and aired on July 10, 1981. Merv Griffin was
dressed in Andy's sheriff's uniform.
"My, you. . . . . ."
Here are my favorite episodes of TAGS from each season:
1960-1961: The Christmas Story
1961-1962: The Pickle Story
1962-1963: Mr. McBeevee
1963-1964: Opie the Birdman
1964-1965: Goober and the Art of Love
1965-1966: Opie's Job
1966-1967: Big Fish in a Small Town
1967-1968: Opie's First Love
P.S
I think a staunch feminist would select the following episodes season by
season:
1960-1961: Ellie for Council
1961-1962: The Perfect Female
1962-1963: Andy's Rich Girlfriend
1963-1964: Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt
1964-1965: Opie Loves Helen
1965-1966: Andy's Rival
1966-1967: Opie's Girlfriend
Both Andy Griffith and Don Knotts sported their real teeth during TAGS. I
believe by the 1970s, they both received veneers. Andy makes reference to Joy
Ellison's missing teeth in 'Andy Forecloses.' She later went through the rigors
of 1960s orthodontics later in the decade. But today, her tee
Lucy is pitted against Barney Fife? How about Lucille Ball and Don Knotts on
'Here's Lucy.' Knotts appeared on the episode 'Lucy Goes On Her Last Blind
Date' (1/8/1973). According to 'The Lucy Book' by Geoffrey Mark Fidelman,
Knotts blew some takes mixing up his character's name of "Ben" and
I was watching 'Opie and Mike' ,episode #248, recently. In the scene where
new neighbors are moving in next to the Taylors, you can see the studio
buildings across the road from the residential street on the Forty Acres lot.
I
believe you can also catch a glimpse of the buildings in 'The Da
For a good look at Ed Sawyer (William Lanteau) ten years after he was in
Mayberry, look at the 'Sanford and Son' episode 'Crossed Swords.' This is,
incidentally, the first episode of 'Sanford and Son.' It was taped in late
1971.
William Lanteau plays a clerk in a Beverly Hills antique shop.
Happy Birthday Ronny Howard!!! (March 1, 1954). He celebrated with nice
birthday cakes at Desilu on the TAGS set and on March 1, 1986 in Los Olivos,
California on the 'Return to Mayberry' set. What parties!
"I wouldn't be surprised if at Opie's next birthday party, he shoots out the
candl
Yesterday, I was surrounded by Howard Morris' voice in stereo as Hanna
Barbera's 'Squiddly Diddly' was being broadcast on the 'Boomerang' channel on
about 20 televisions at the local K-MART. It echoed quite nicely throughout
the
electronics department and into other departments as well in th
Man, I thought Mike Creech's good news was that the second season of 'Gomer
Pyle USMC' was being released. Stick around! Paramount will probably release
the next four seasons on DVD eventually. I want to hear Jim Nabors'
commentary on the Washington D.C. episodes. Maybe he and Frank Sutton we
Joanna Moore and Jack Prince
Did they both have very intense family domestic disturbances?
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I like Ken's classic story about the consequences of either preserving the
tree or removing the tree. But for all intents and TAGS purposes, they
probably removed that oak tree when they razed the Forty Acres lot in 1977.
They
paved paradise and put up a parking lot, office buildings, and c
I wonder what Nurse Peggy's (Joanna Moore) first reaction would be if she
saw her son's girlfriend's eye? It might echo what she said to Andy when he got
his eye injured:"Andy, what happened to your eye?!!" Although when she utters
the word "eye", she might hang on to that syllable longer th
Don't forget on this Super Bowl XLI that Opie admired Johnny Unitas of the
Baltimore Colts as mentioned in 'Opie Flunks Arithmetic', Don Knotts last
episode as a cast regular. Johnny U. held that football on the end. The Super
Bowl debuted during TAGS' seventh season. The Baltimore Colts were
I think Congressman Canfield was the best beau for Aunt Bee. He had the best
character of all the other guys that she associated with. Just like
Congressmen and Senators today, he served his constituents faithfully along
with
going out a having a good time. He was also familiar with bizarre
Let's not forget Opie had a front porch in 'Return to Mayberry', which
originally aired in April 1986. Andy and Barney had a nice conversation on it
at
NIGHT! Barney heard "Good 'Ol 14A" echoing in the distance. The filming
technology had changed drastically from 1968 to 1986, so we could wi
I forgot to add to my recent previous post to WBMUTBB, that while Adam West
was standing on the sidelines drinking coffee in his robe during the 'Batman'
stunt driving scenes, Frances Bavier was probably doing the same thing for
'Aunt Bee Learns to Drive.' Although it would have been more app
The same technique of using a stunt driver as Aunt Bee was used with
"Batman"(Adam West) on 'Batman.' Goober, the passenger, was seen with a
stuntman as
Aunt Bee in the reckless driving scenes;Robin (Burt Ward) was seen as the
passenger with the stunt driver as Batman in the fast driving sce
On a recent post to WBMUTBB, someone mentioned seeing Miss Mayberry Erma
Bishop (Lillian Bronson) in a film with some great Hollywood actors. Lillian
Bronson went on to portray Fonzie's grandmother, Grandma Nussbaum, in the
'Happy
Days' episode 'Fonzie Moves In' from 1975.
And remember, Opie
On Sir Elton John's perennial Christmas classic 'Step Into Christmas'(1973),
he is thanking his fans for a spectacular year. This might include the fans
who attended his first U.S. Tour in 1972 with The Dillards as his opening
act. You figure Elton recorded the track weeks before Christmas 1
Remember, while most of the cast and crew from TAGS were celebrating
Christmas, most of the producers and writers were observing Hanukkah. Hanukkah
is
recognized over a period of eight days in observance of the rededication of
the
Temple in Jerusalem. TAGS ran for EIGHT seasons!
Brian Rod
While it is the Christmas season, many references are being made to the
episode 'Christmas Story' (December 19, 1960). A year after 'Christmas Story'
originally aired, a TAGS episode actually aired on Christmas night, December
25,
1961. That episode was 'Sheriff Barney.' It's a small shame t
On the back page of the recent issue of 'American History'(February 2007)
magazine is a photograph of the harness contraption that Barney wore to
increase his height to pass the physical requirements test of sheriff's
deputies.
The 1923 photograph depicts the device being used by Dr. Lyman
I'm sure Simon Winkler (Harlan Warde) exercised a little discretion in his
use of discipline by that old-fashioned wood shed out back. He portrayed well
respected professionals like doctors, judges, police officers, and detectives
during his acting career. He even played a coroner on 'Mannix'
I just viewed the performances of Rory Stevens on TAGS and 'The Brady
Bunch.' On TAGS, he is viewed in a close up as if he came through Andy's
kitchen.
He is yelling up to Opie from downstairs in 'Andy and Opie, Housekeepers'
from season one. In 'The Brady Bunch' episode 'Going, Going Stea
In the TAGS episode 'Malcolm at the Crossroads', I saw a beautiful candy
apple red Ford Mustang. It was one of the vehicles that were dodging, (pardon
the pun) Malcolm when he entered town. I kept rewinding the DVD a few frames
back to admire the view. Seeing that this was only the fifth epis
This has been beaten like a dead horse at Gettysburg but Michael J. Pollard
guest starred on the TAGS episode 'Cousin Virgil' and the 'Star Trek' episode
'Miri.' But he also had a role in the feature film 'Bonnie and Clyde' in
1967. This film also included Denver Pyle and music from Douglas D
I curious about the Dillards concert at "The Mullet Festival" in North
Carolina. Is it a festival devoted to the type style of hair in the middle
1980s?
That period was when a resurgence of popularity of TAGS was taking place with
the airing of 'Return to Mayberry' in April 1986. Both Rodney
Yes, Ronny Howard was in the film 'Village of the Giants' in 1965, but he
was also in an episode of 'Land Of the Giants' with an air date of March 9,
1969. Don't forget Opie played for the Mayberry Giants in the episode 'The
Ball
Game' which originally aired when the Baltimore Orioles were p
I just noticed that actress Jackie Joseph has appeared in more episodes of
'Gomer Pyle USMC' than TAGS. She acted in four episodes of "Gomer" ranging from
the first season to the final season. The "Gomer" episodes that she appeared
in also featured other actors from TAGS. Ramona Ankrum jumped
The other day I was listening to Andy's gospel album (CD) 'Somebody Bigger
Than You And I' from 1972. This album is just a short year after the CBS rural
slaughter of 1971. Andy and Barbara Griffith also divorced in 1972, which
made me wonder when in 1972 did Andy record these gospel favorite
Some recent posts on the WBMUTBB Digest have concerned the discontent of
fans not being able to watch TAGS during dinner. What about when the show
originally aired? For the first four seasons, the time was 9:30 P.M. EST. The
fifth
season was on at 8:30 P.M. EST. The last three seasons were
I just had a brainstorm of an idea. I'd figure I would share it on WBMUTBB,
because all true TAGS fans subscribe to the Digest. We should have a Mayberry
event entitled 'Mayberry:The Next Generation.' You would invite all of the
actors or former actors who appeared on TAGS as kids. They would
I just realized that there are two songs, although different genres of
music, that are similar in structure and in how they were re-issued for
greatest
hits compilations. I'm comparing The Dillards' 'She Sang Hymns Out of Tune'
with KISS' 'Detroit Rock City.' Both songs begin with a radio ne
July 26, 1960 is a date that should be memorized by all true fans of TAGS.
Visually, that is when it all began for viewers. Sure, Sheldon Leonard, Danny
Thomas, and all of the writers were busy writing scripts. All of the
production work was underway. The filming of the episodes began in that
Liz in Tennessee mentioned a family in her church with the last name of
Mayberry. Since Ron Howard loves baseball, let's not forget MLB player John
MAYBERRY. His career started in 1968, when TAGS ending and R.F.D. was
beginning.
He played for the Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Toronto B
What about the sculptor waiting in the wings during this whole moulage? He
(Dal McKennon) is beside himself and talking in "Archie" voices. "Jughead" is
kind of bummed out too. He was once called a "creature" at a party in
Mayberry.
The gray spray paint might be a good idea. I saw that on the
Well, I guess if there won't be any statue of Barney Fife in Mount Airy
N.C., there definitely won't be of statue of Henry Limpet when he morphed into
a
fish in front of the Warner Brothers Animation Department. That would be a
likeness issue too, but with a different character.
Brian Rod
Yes, the December 12 release date of TAGS Season 8 and 'Gomer Pyle USMC'
Season 1 would make the DVDs an ideal Christmas gift, BUT don't forget our
Jewish friends who observe Hanukkah. I imagine most of the production staff of
TAGS celebrated Hanukkah. Remember, this classic sitcom that we a
If Ken in Wisconsin does get Andy's room for the night in the Wisconsin
"Taylor House", I just might bring my Ford Mustang up there and request car
service from Gomer in the middle of the night. I just hope he doesn't toss and
turn in bed and later light up a cigarette. But ultimately what wo
Speaking of Andy Taylor marrying couples during the night, Andy Griffith
could have stepped into his role as 'Justice Of The Peace' and held mock
wedding
ceremonies in Vegas. He performed there in the summer of 1968 at Harrah's
with Don Knotts and Jerry Van Dyke. His character was on the ver
I share Mike Creech's sentiments about 'Gomer Pyle USMC' being released on
DVD as well as TAGS' season eight both on the same day, December 12. (That's
going to be $64.00 debit day at the local WAL-MART). I hope that Paramount
subsequently releases the entire "Gomer" package. "Gomer" improve
Mike 'Back Home In Indiana' Creech mentioned recently that his favorite TAGS
episode was 'Howard's New Life.' In this week's 'Entertainment Weekly'
magazine, there is a nice article on actor Harry Dean Stanton. He guest starred
on
'Howard's New Life' in TAGS' eighth season. Harry has pretty
Congratulations to TAGS and its spin-offs 'Gomer Pyle USMC' and 'Mayberry
R.F.D.' for taking three of the twenty spots. It's funny, Andy didn't want to
be
compared with 'The Beverly Hillbillies.' TAGS was set in a rural setting but
it wasn't corn comedy, and he said this at the time it origi
Otis gave a beautiful performance of 'I'm Sorry I Broke Your Heart Mother'
early on in the "Idol" competition. This was great and it was narrowed down to
two contestants. He gave a gut wrenching rendering of 'Go Tell Aunt Rhody' in
which he cried at the end. His pure, raw emotion put forth in
(Andy, Helen, Barney, Thelma Lou, Goober, and Lydia are seated in Helen's
living room. They are trying to decide where to go on a date together.)
BARNEY: (Excitedly) I know! Let's go park at the Mt. Pilot observation deck
parking lot! It's a beautiful night. The stars are out. . .
LYDIA: (In
Mr. Schwump first appeared on TAGS on 'My Fair Ernest T. Bass.' He was
ideally cast as that special someone to sit on a bench or to just sit down
generally. Just for the record, here is a list of the episodes that Mr.
Schwump
appeared:
Episode 113: My Fair Ernest T. Bass
Episode 133: The E
Some people have recently posted on WBMUTBB about the Howard and Millie and
Goober and Sam foursome. In reality, at the same time, George Lindsey
introduced Arlene Golonka to her future husband. Was it 'Goober and the Art of
Love?'
No, not really. They divorced shortly thereafter.
Brian R
I don't think Opie paid full attention in Sunday school at the All Souls
Church in his youth, especially when Dr. Harrison Everett Breen delivered his
'What's Your Hurry?' sermon in 'The Sermon for Today.' He was too busy looking
at that pesky fly and catching it. That young imagination was
In light of today's headlines and national security, it makes you wonder
what NSA might hear when wire tapping certain citizens of Mayberry. Mayberry
citizens could virtually do that with their party line of the 1960s. I don't
think investigators would find a threat to America in Mayberry. Fi
During the 2002 Mayberry Days, we lunched at the little restaurant in the
Main Street Oak Emporium. This building was the former hardware store in Mt.
Airy. Betty Lynn and some of the other guests were just happening to be
lunching
there as well. Most of the other guests then started to depa
I had the pleasure of seeing Don Rickles, Newton Monroe in TAGS' 'The Luck
of Newton Monroe', in concert at the Resorts International in Atlantic City,
New Jersey. He was slicing and dicing like crazy. I think the funniest scene
in
his one episode shot of TAGS was when the smoke filled the c
A few weeks ago, some posts on the WBMUTBB Digest were directed at who could
have replaced Don Knotts as second banana to Andy when Don decided to leave
after the 1964-1965 season. Some speculated that Jerry Van Dyke could have.
Actually, he really could have. His big day of decision was eith
Someone on the WBMUTBB Digest inquired about the TAGS/M*A*S*H connection.
The two main connections are, of course, William Christopher making two TAGS
appearances, and Jaime Farr making one. Vice versa, Ronny Howard appeared on
the
first season M*A*S*H episode 'Sometimes You Hear The Bullet'
Now that springtime has officially kicked in, it's kind of bittersweet to
think of the song 'Welcome Sweet Springtime' without Barney amongst us. Of
course, when 'Barney and the Choir' originally aired on February 19, 1962, most
of the U.S. was freezing save for southern California. Barney r
I, too, remember, daytime morning reruns in the early 1970s. Beginning in
the fall of 1971, I had afternoon kindergarten, and I distinctively remember
watching 'Bewitched.' Around 1975, I was treated to some after school "Gomer"
with 'Gomer Pyle USMC' airing on a local station. This was along
You folks are getting names mixed up. You're flippin' surnames and first
names around in your mind. Gavin McLeod is just fine. Don't call his name yet
like director A.J. Considine (Hayden Rorke) did in 'Taylors in Hollywood.' "Oh
Bryan. Bryan Bender!"
Brian Rodahaver
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Barney has all the room he needs at that corner room at the "Y" in the sky.
That corner room could be the window of the world. This most recent time that
Virgil came to Mayberry, he wanted to get off the bus himself and walk into
town. It was a walking pilgrimage to his honor his cousin. The
Joy Ellison has experienced work as a dialect coach in Hollywood as far back
as 1960, when she appeared in three first season episodes of TAGS. She
noticed Andy's over the top "hayseed" accent. During the filming of 'Andy
Forecloses' she tugged on Andy's pant legs to get his attention. Remem
I believe I saw Mr. Schwump on Star Trek:The Next Generation. He was in a
hologram and pouring root beer for Captain Picard. Just kidding. It sounds good
anyway.
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Don Knotts might have passed on, but he is in that spiritual Forty Acres Lot
in the heavens. It's ironic that the most recent TAGS DVD release was Season
5, Don's last with the company. The next release, Season 6 due in May, will
be all the more bittersweet as they are the episodes without h
I had the pleasure of viewing 'Curious George' this evening in Annapolis,
MD. Ronny and Co. did an awesome job on the project. There is a parallel
between
Desilu Studios and the cargo hold of the H.A. Rey. They probably looked the
same after 1971. I'm picturing a lot of crates, boxes, and a
I bought TAGS Season 5 on DVD yesterday, the day of its release, February 14
(Valentines Day). I thought it fitting that the release date falling on
Valentines Day was all the more ironic when, lo and behold, the first episode
I
watched was 'Opie Loves Helen' an episode with a love theme. Ro
Whether Jack Prince accidentally swore in a line of dialogue on TAGS is
really immaterial. It's ever so slight. How do you think it was in the prop
room
when Andy and Don Knotts were on a break? How about being a fly on the wall in
Sheldon Leonard's office during a heated conversation?
More
Someone recently posted about Barney mentioning "the boys at the lab" and
Mr. Masters in the same post. Olan Soule WAS the man at the lab in a few
'Dragnet' episodes from 1967-1970.
"That will be all tonight Hazel."
Brian Rodahaver
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I'm sure most of you know this information already, but while the name
"OPIE" is not in the Bible, "GOMER" is. Gomer was the adulterous wife of the
prophet Hosea. "Gomer" was also a region in the Assyrian Empire circa 700 B.C.
of
what is now the country of Turkey. The Desilu "Gomer" ,of cour
As far as Biblical references on TAGS go, don't forget Howard Sprague
looking up in the sky and saying "Thank you!" to God in 'The Church
Benefactors.'
Brian Rodahaver
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After Mayberry's voting precincts for the Super Tuesday primary have closed
(at Mayberry Middle School) these are the projected winners for the mayoral
candidacy:
Ellie Walker (D) 75%
Flip Conroy (D) 10%
Mayor Pike (D) 10%
Mayor Stoner (Incumbent) (R) 5%
Looks like this is going to be a hi
Maryland had its "Super Tuesday" primary election on February 12. As far as
Mayberry's Mayoral race, with all of the issues and candidates, it's going to
be "BIG!" I am so stoked for the convention this summer. Each candidate is
garnering their own delegates. With Mayor Pike, Mayor Stoner, El
Here's another stanza to tack on to Ken's Valentine's Day poem after a 5
minute brainstorm.
Effie, a cherubic little girl with baby teeth
The apple of her mother and father's eye;
Hand in hand with Opie at Floyd's Barbershop
Lead to 1960s orthodontics and 'Dragnet's' 'Juvenile DR-05.
Brian Ro
As far as comparing 'Dancing With the Stars' (I don't like the relative term
"stars";It should be "celebrities.") and Mayberry, I would cite Gomer in 'A
Date for Gomer' and Andy, Helen, Opie and others in 'Look Paw I'm Dancing' as
good examples.
Brian Rodahaver
One Of maryland's Biggest TAG
'Goodbye, Dolly' was the title of episodes of both TAGS (March 6, 1967) and
'Gomer Pyle USMC' (February 23, 1968). I wonder if IMDB will accept screen
credits from a horse? Curious. But that just might be beating a dead horse.
Brian Rodahaver
One Of Maryland's Biggest TAGS Fans!!!
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Alan Rafkin wrote his autobiography 'Cue the Bunny on the Rainbow' in 1998.
He has nothing but praise for TAGS. Unfortunately, that's not the case for a
lot of the other series he worked on. I think Weaver's might still carry it.
Brian Rodahaver
One Of Maryland's Biggest TAGS Fans!!!
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