I read the story of "the suit" in Mayberry 101 by Neal Brower. George Lindsey
said the original suit had moth holes in it so the studio had a copy made. So,
it would be the right size for Goober because it was a copy. Gomer wore it,
too.
I recommend Mayberry 101 for some great trivial trivia
And now I'll tell you the rest of the story. That old brown suit
originally belonged to Howard McNear (Floyd the barber).<<<
I know that this is the story that has been circulating for some time now,
but has anyone ever wondered how a suit owned by someone that was well under
6 feet tall (Parl
All this talk about Goober's suit tearing proves just one thing.
If you want a good suit you have to go to Mount Pilot.
Kenneth G. Anderson
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Ted,
I think the purpose of Goober ripping his suit was so he could then be
given Andy's more stylish navy blue suit...he would look more
successful and worldly than in his double-breasted 1940's style
suithe was probably still wearing that brown suit back when he
last saw his old riva
Hey Ted,
I seem to recall that Goober's friend was very impressed with the suit
Goober was wearing when they first saw each otherand he said something
about "you must be doing well" as he checkout the material. I figure that
all happened because Andy's extra suit was nicer than the one Goo
>>>And now I'll tell you the rest of the story. That old brown suit originally
>>>belonged to Howard McNear (Floyd the barber).<<<
What an interesting bit of trivia, Paul! Thanks for sharing that with us.
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
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fashions. Later, the same suit became
Goober's suit.
Paul Mulik
>>>What was the point of having Goober rip his suit when he put the suitcase on
the shelf for Aunt Bee? I figured they would work it in the story line, but
nothing happened. Ted
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