Mayor Stoner, hands down. Though Parley Baer was a fine human being and excellent character actor and voice-over man (Winnie the Pooh), Mayor Stoner was a dreadful individual. Full of graft/corruption, greed, jealousy and distrust of his employees and others around him, he epitomized what it truly is to be a (corrupt) politician, lacking in character, social skills, and overall decency. Remember his snobbish treatment of Rafe Hollister, how he had to have the overpass built for his Brothers' (or was it Brother-in-laws') business in 'The Loaded Goat', his illusion that the Governor was a good friend of his, upstaging Andy by bringing in a state detective in 'The Cow Thief', his taking advantage of Andys bedjacket situation with Aunt Bea to buy Eagle Eye Annie at a reduced price. However, I did agree with his assessment of the Mayberry Band being the worst he'd ever heard, calling them "diz-gusting". Dishonorable mentions: The fake FBI agents, the fake movie production company (with Gavin MacLeod), and Jackie Coogan and his "daughter" (the one that called Barney a "Squirt"). Charlie Varney in TX _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
