I was watching Gunsmoke on TV Land today, and I came across an episode with
a group of nuns who were traveling from Dodge City to the Black Hills of
Dakota Territory. I noticed that one of the nuns (a nun with a bit of
"spunk"she was a little bit head-strong and sure of herself, she even
won an
Hey to you and yer's
I recently had another Mayberry sighting. We just purchased the first season
of the old "Hazel" sitcom. It has three disk and on the very first one Hazel
was in the bowling alley. Who do you think was in charge of the announcing?
"OTIS!" He was
I was watching the movie "The Wild One"with Marlon Brando and saw good old Ben
Weaver. Two of the motorcycle gang members were Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball on
green acres) and Jerry Paris (The Dick Van Dyke show). Here's a bit of trivia
about that movie...Brando & most of the rest of the gang were r
Caught part of the original version of Cheaper By The Dozen (filmed in the
'50's) on AMC Sunday and lo and behold there was Thelma Lou. Yes, a teenage
looking Betty Lynn played a young girl from Mississippi. She was georgeous
as ever. I always thought she was prettier than Helen anyway.
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The other night I was working a crossword puzzle in Woman's World magazine and
the very first answer was Barn. I didn't think much about it until I came to
the end of the puzzle and the clue was "Nip it in the bud". I felt sure the
answer was Barney, but the spaces didn't match up. I may just
I was watching a movie, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", made in 1973. I went
to the kitchen and then heard this distinct voice and it was our county clerk,
Howard. Something about him trying to talk tough with that voice just doesn't
seem intimidating ...LOL
Had a Mayberry sighting over the weekend. Sunday on one of the HD channels
they were showing Advise and Consent, the politcal drama from 1962. Great
movie with a great cast. During several scenes shot on the U.S Senate floor,
they showed extras who played senators not involved in the plot of
Was watching a episode of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer from 1958. This was
the one starring Darren McGavin not Stacy Keach. There was a young lady in the
show that Mike was trying to help with her drug problem. She looked an awful
lot like Jenny Boone. Did anyone else see this show? I was
FirstHappy B'day Ken, hope there are many more to come.
Was watching just a snippet of a Bonanza episode on Sunday when I spotted a
face that looked familar. There was an inebriated gentleman in the saloon
talking very loudly about Little Joe. After staring at him for a few seconds I
re
Had what I consider a rare Mayberry sighting last night. While scanning the
channels last night I hit upon an episode of the Mike Hammer series from 1958
starring Darin McGavin on the Retro Network. He interviewed a rich older lady
who was portrayed by Lillian Bronson who was also Erma
Happened to be watching Turner Classic Movies this morning, and they had
"Anatomy of a Murder" showing. Well guess who was the medical examiner who
testified in the trial? None other than our own Floyd. He said a lot of
really smart things, but he did not mention Calvin Cooledge.
Orv
Hi all
I was watching Cheyenne, episode called,"The counterfeit gun" made in 1960 and
there was little Opie Taylor. I get a kick out of seeing the stars and guests
popping up on other shows.
Rick
Charlottesville,Va.
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Was watching an episode of "Hazel" last night, and she is bowling in a city
tournament that is televised. Who did the TV announcer turn out to be but our
own Otis aka Hal Smith.
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After spending the last few days talking to digest member Gary Johnson about
our mutual respect for the old Have Gun Will Travel show, I watched the 3rd
episode of season 3 on Youtube tonight. Palidin traveled to a small town and
when he went in to the lone hotel to check in, who was playing t
I had yet another Mayberry sighting today on The Donna Reed Show. None
other than our beloved Floyd was the next door neighbor of the Stones and
was into real estate. He had the very same mannerisms and actions as he did
as Floyd the Barber. I guess that is the actor of the man.
Kenneth G
I love Turner Classic Movies. A week or so ago I dvr'd and watched The
Graduate. I haven't seen it in 35 years. And who was throwing a party for his
son at the Taft Hotel? Why none other than Orville Monroe. I guess the
funeral and TV repair business must have been booming.
More favorite
Well, actually a hearing. There's a Christian comedian that I've heard on the
radio several times. I don't know her name, but she speaks with a rather strong
Southern accent.
I heard one of her bits today in which she was talking about watching TV as a
child. Her parents were careful about wha
I am watching an episode titled, "Sister Rita Story", made in 1959. One of the
nuns is played by Frances Bavier. I have never noticed that before.
Rick
Charlottesville, Va.
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I left out the name of the show I saw Francis Bavier on which was Wagon Train.
Rick
Charlottesville, Va.
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Was watching an early episode of Leave it to Beaver today and before there was
a Gus at the firehouse, there was a Pete. Played by none other than the
original Ben Weaver actor. Guess he didn't always play cranky old men roles.
On another note, I was planning on buying People magazine this w
This past weekend, while watching "Route 66", I had a Mayberry moment. Buzz
and Todd give a ride to a man everyone thinks is a jinx (ring a bell?). But
the man spells it j-i-n-k-s. His first name is Jonah. Anyhow, part way to
their destination, they decide to stop at a roadside pond to
I am recovering from a very painful shoulder repair surgery (had to go to the
bigger doctors in Mt. Pilot for this one), and am restricted to sleep in my
recliner chair for awhile. This has provided opportunity to catch some
late-night TV shows that I didn't even know were available now. One
>> Keep watching for "Gracie Gives a Baby Shower Shower For Virginia Beasley."
>> The postman's daughter is played by Betty Lynn.
If AntennaTV remains on its current schedule, that episode from October 1954
should air sometime in mid-February.
Brent <<
Thanks, Brent.I'll be watching for
I do the crossword puzzle in our local paper most every day. Today while
doing the puzzle, one of the clues was ___ in the bud. Yep, you guessed
it, the answer was Nip it. Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man
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In the early evening before bedtime, Martha is forever watching those lady
movies on Lifetime, and me being the good husband will sit there, acting like I
am interested, while she watches. Anyway, last night, there was this movie
on, and one of the actors was talking about the typical Amer
I had the most wonderful Mayberry sighting tonight on New Years Eve.
Antenna TV is running a Jack Benny/George Burns marathon, and I was watching a
Jack Benny episode where he goes to a restaurant with Jimmy Stewart and Gloria
Stewart.While there, Jack and his date decide to do a
This morning (Sunday), TCM played a really old B-Movie called "Tear Gas
Squad". Ironically, there was no tear gas squad in the movie.Any hoo, our
own Mr. Wheeler (Edgar Buchanan) was one of the policemen in the film.He
was so young that I almost did not recognize him. This movie
I was watching Maverick, "Dodge City or Bust" and there was our little fat
Mayor and Floyd as the sheriff. Date of episode was 1960.
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I saw Ramona Wily on Gomer Pyle USMC last night. Season 4 episode 22 as a
sales clerk in The Carriage Waits.
That was pretty cool.
"Millie"
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On the Star Trek episode Miri, Capt. Kirk and party beam down to an
Earth-like planet to investigate a distress signal. Where they land is right
in the street of Mayberry near the courthouse. You see a good share of the
town in this episode.
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Reading Angel Lane by Sheila Roberts and one of the three main characters
compares her hometown of Angel Falls, WA to Mayberry. Another compares it to
Bedford Falls without Mr. Potter.
That started me to thinking. Did Mayberry have a Mr Potter? Somebody who truly
didn't care about others? Even
Happy New Year one and all.
My wife was watching Twilight Zone this morning and heard some familiar
voices. I checked on it and there in one episode were three Mayberry folk.
Ralph Campbell, Fred Boone, and Mr. Meldrum from the Mayberry bank.
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The Mayberry Guru
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I was watching a very old episode of Dragnet when I had a Mayberry
sighting. Sergeant Joe Friday's partner was Sergeant Ed Jacobs who later
appeared in Mayberry as escaped convict Eddie Brooks. Brooks was the man
Barney "tackled" on Main Street which led to Brook's arrest
This morning my wife, that is the lady I am married to, was watching a
couple of episodes of "The Rifleman". He has more than one bullet in his
gun. Well to make a long story longer, I heard a couple of familiar
voices. One belonged to Wally Cleaver's girlfriend Jody Foster and the
other was no
I was watching "The Doris Day Show" season 1, from 1968, and in the
episode about Doris helping Billy and Toby (her sons) with their new
early morning egg delivery, one of the characters to greet her by his
house was a "drunk". Of all people, guess who it was. Yes...Hal Smith,
in a very Otis-like
Was watching an episode of Murder She Wrote and Howard Morris appeared playing
Cousin Ziggy (who had a REAL SERIOUS) mother fixation.
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The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail a
What do you know? Another Mayberry sighting on The Donna Reed Show. Good old
Quiet Sam Becker was a public relations man for the L.A. Rams. I have a
feeling he moved to Mayberry and took up farming after the Rams lost a big
game. I had lots of time to watch TV this weekend. We received 18
rom: "L. Gillum"
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I am recovering from a very painful shoulder repair surgery (had to go to the
bigger doctors in Mt. Pilot for this one), and am restricted to sleep in my
recliner chair for awhile. This has provided opportunity to catch some
late-nig
Hello David,
Just one question begs to be asked: was she wearing a nice dress, whilst she
was out dancing?
Thanks,
Greg (Minnesota's biggest TAGS fan)
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As I mentioned before, have been recording and watching Dragnet episodes from
the Retro channel and there are many Mayberry sightings. Last nights episode
had Olan Soule (John Masters) appearing as an emergency room doctor and in the
credits I noticed the ER receptionist was played by Sydney S
I've been attending a Methodist church here in Murrells Inlet, SC for the last
few years. I grew up Catholic so most of the songs sung in church are
unfamiliar to me. But imagine my surprise and delight this morning when one of
the hymns was none other than "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms". Ki
Haven't posted in a while, sorry about that.
Flipped over to one of the retro channels the other night and watched Perry
Mason. Who did I see on the witness stand..the lovely Jean Carson or
Daphne from Mt. Pilot.
I'm not sure if this has been discussed before but I was wondering someth
I was watching Green Acres last night and I spotted non other than Sarah.
Mr. Drucker was making a call and he picked up the phone and asked Sarah
to call a number. She was also on Petticoat Junction recently. Now I am
going to look out for Juanita and see if I can spot her anywhere.
By the way
Hey Ken great topic, My favorite practical joke is when Andy and Barney
convince Otis he is dead. We actually went on Old plank road on our trip to
Mayberry days.But no Otis so is was just a joke. MAYBERRY
SIGHTING this morning I was watching the rifleman and Stanley Adams
Today I saw Mayberry's very own lovely Joanna Moore, aka, Peggy McMillan, on
an old Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode entitled "Post Mortem". She had that
same wonderful southern drawl voice and was as lovely as ever. I was expecting
her husband on the episode to be named Don, but he wasn't.
Recently watched a Columbo episode from 1971 called "Ransom for a Dead Man",
and thought a face looked familiar. The character's name was Paul Williams,
who was quickly disposed of by his wife, played by Lee Grant during the opening
scene of the episode.
After checking IMDB, I realized the acto
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