People Names as place names

2010-03-18 Thread GRITTON, JOE A (ATTOPS)
I enjoyed the list of names of places..but I probably need to spend more time at the grocery too. Not much around here to eat. I think we should do the reverse now. Name people in the real world, with Mayberry place names..in their name. I know Beth Mayberry, Brad Mayberry Sir Walter Raleigh

Names

2007-04-30 Thread bcq145
nded of it. Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Watcher Extraordinaire and No Expert With Names, Though Me and Lydia Tries and Tries "We thought about killing him, but we kinda hated to take it that far." AOL

Names

2006-03-12 Thread Bronc007
Paul mentioned that he wanted some TAGS-related names for his younguns. My only son's middle name is Floyd. I don't think anyone believes me when I say that he isn't named after Floyd the barber, but that's ok, I don't mean it when I say it. Now, for the next

Names

2009-05-19 Thread (Ted)Theodoric of York
Wasn't Ernie Gilley the guy that owned the car that Goober dis-assembled in the courthouse? Also I did hear somewhere that the character Frank Meyers was named after the production assistant. -- Ted http://image30.webshots.com/30/7/71/17/231177117EjadLZ_fs.jpg (Theodoric of York) "We are all born

Names

2009-06-05 Thread terry mayew
I live near Reidsville, North Carolina, where Dale BASS was an honor student in high school and became a rather cute Black lady pharmacist. A BASS and a CRUMP ran for offices recently in Alamance County. William TAYLOR was the Revolutionary War hero ancestor of my Mother's cousin's wife. When I

names

2010-01-20 Thread kim
You forgot one of the most famous names, Gomer (mentioned in the Bible as the wife of Hosea). Also the name Goober could be used for a girl, although I haven't ever met any. The closest was a female dog called Peanut. Kim - Wylie ___ WBMUTBB ma

names

2010-03-15 Thread Kathy Dowden
"Hard as I tried, I just could not find any place in the world named Thelma Lou." But Wait!! Actually here we thought so much of Thelma Lou, we named our whole state after her "LOUisiana" "You know what's gonna happen tonight at choir practice tonight don't you?" "John Master will find ou

names

2010-07-01 Thread GRITTON, JOE A (ATTOPS)
For that first name last name thing (Isn't that a puzzle category on Wheel of Fortune) Parley Baer and Bear Whochasesmayoruptree And I can't believe I came up with this one, but Bob Denver-Denver Pyle!!! There's got to be a CharlesCharles _ or a Lewis Lewis somewhere. I did

names

2010-07-03 Thread Bentle, Margaret
How about Don Knotts and Don Rickles.Newton Monroe. Ken, I loved the letter you posted from the student. Joe, Was your letter from a child named Opie Taylor? Keep posting Ken. Marsha post more often. Margaret Floyd: 'I'm going to Nashville.' (Margaret: I already live in Nashville.

Names

2010-09-13 Thread DAVID QUINN
For about the last six months, I have been working on a project to write down the name of every person mentioned on TAGS. I am about 1/4 of the way through, it is a long tough road. But the only way I can ever hope to get this done is with closed captioning, because my ears are not what

Names

2011-05-31 Thread Ken Anderson
Mayberry has a Don Good and a James Best. Anyone out there with a last name of Better? Check out my website main page to see a brand new picture of Deputy Ken's "fun girl". She sure looks a lot like Skippy and Daphne. "Everything is AOK in Mayberry." Ken Anderson Eau Claire's Mayberry Depu

names

2011-06-04 Thread Vicki Pillow
That's right, Harriet! I forgot about my snow cone biting namesake. Thanks for the reminder. Lots of luck to you and yours, Vicki Pillow ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Names

2011-06-08 Thread Larry Hamrick
(someone correct me). My granddaughter's middle name is Olivia. Awful close to Oliver, one of Barney's middle names. I know technically, these don't qualify. I just love to talk about my kids and grandkids. I just happen to have these pictures in my wallet...LOL! While reading

names

2011-09-22 Thread kim
Lets not forget "Albatross" Barney's name for Lydia (which means native of Lydia BTW). Also when she was Juanita Pike, her father the Mayor referred to her as "beautious" and "tempestuous" but those are nice name callings. Poor Mayor Pike was referred to in a disparaging way as "our little fat may

Names

2012-02-23 Thread Ken Anderson
I love the name Poindexter ( Poyndexter) who was the sheriff at one time. I also love Hodie Snitch. But my favorite is Hogette. Guess I am partial to French names. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.mayberryreflections.com

Names

2014-07-05 Thread Marguerite
Bernard P Fife Bernard Milton Fife Andrew Jackson Taylor Ernest T. Bass Goober Beasley Pyle Laura Lee Hobbs Johnny Paul Jason Clara Edwards Johnson or Clara Johnson Edwards Emma Brand Watson or Emma Watson Brand Mary Alice Carter (Opie's girl) That's all I can think of for now. More when my thinki

Names

2014-08-19 Thread DAVID QUINN
When Andy and Barney were looking at their school annual, it is revealed that Andy's name is actually "Andrew Jackson Taylor". Andrew is a biblical name, being one of Jesus' disciples.There are several lesser alumni of TAGS that have biblical names, such as Ben (

Names

2014-11-20 Thread dewey lamb
Awhile back I asked for some Biblical names that were given to TAGS folks,but gotno replies.This discussion was three or four months ago.Maybe someone new on the digest can help me. Thanks, Dewey in NC ___ WBMUTBB

Real Names/Mayberry Names-Nice Article

2011-03-31 Thread Larry
The Mount Airy Connection While Griffith often dismissed any ties between his show and the sleepy little town of Mount Airy, North Carolina, even Andy can't deny the many similarities. For example, if you've wondered where the talented TAGS writers came up with the various names, it&

Darlings' names

2007-11-26 Thread Paul Mulik
rides for all four sons), the Darling boys are called Rodney, Doug, Mitch and Dean (their real first names). In their first episode, The Darlings are Coming, Doug was called Jebbin, and Dean was called Other, pronounced with a long O. Interestingly, in an early draft of the script for The D

TAGS names

2006-10-03 Thread weenie man
Floyd was played by two characters...and last name was different at one time. He also had a son in one epidode and then no son or wife later. Barney's middle name was Milton, then a middle initial of P..and I think I am forgetting one. Goober was once called Beasley I believe and then Pyle. W

Real Names

2006-04-20 Thread Dan Goodwin
I bumped into Mr. Schwamp today and he was asking me if I knew Allan Newsome's real name. Anybody? dan ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

bad names

2006-03-31 Thread Kim
What's wrong with "third party?" It's not dirty. Ok, I can handle being called third party but don't go calling me a "dame". Kim - Wylie, TX - New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC for low, low rates. _

Nick names

2006-02-22 Thread Wayne
I think I remember barney calling the diner to talk to Neet (aka Waneeta). By the way speaking of names why does my darling persons name show up in the from area of the digest? Just curious how I might nip that in the bud! Hope Satsuma AL ___ WBMUTBB

pet names

2008-12-01 Thread Marcia Ott
I have a Labradoodle and I named her Emma, (after that famous pie maker and jay walker) and I had a black lab called Otis (the old dipsy-doodaler) He was the smartest dog I ever had.    Mikey out by ol man kelseys ocean   "Blue, come on Blue"

Pet names

2008-12-02 Thread Janet Bowlin
I have a cat named Daphne, we had a parakeet one time we called Skippy and a rabbit named Barney. Janet in Arkansas ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Pet names

2008-12-02 Thread David Burch
We had cats named Opie and Thelma Lou and dogs named Ellie and Bee.  The vet always spelled it B-E-A.  Sure he knows all about animal medicine, but he can't spell Bee.   What about children's names?  Our son is Andy.  My wife wouldn't let me name our daughter "Sarah." 

Pet Names

2008-12-04 Thread Simp Hanson
I have several cats in the barn...Andy, Barney, Opie, Aunt Bee, Floyd, Otis, and Lester. Lester is very unique, his back and tail is black and the rest of him is white!Nobody has ever seen a cat like him.The others are gold and white. Maybe should have been in the gold truck episode...Have 2 ca

pet names

2008-12-05 Thread Kim Heiden
The pet names got me to thinking about names I should give to a couple of cats that come by for a handout every now and then. Last night the male had a fight with another cat, so I think I'll start calling him Ernest T since he's a little mean and looks healthy. The female then has to

Last names

2009-03-18 Thread dewey lamb
I can think of all TAGS character last names with the exception of one.What is Thelma Lou's last name?If i have heard it,I must be having a senior moment.Thanks for your help. Dewey in NC _ Windows Live™ Contacts: Org

TAGS Names

2009-05-07 Thread bcunnin107
True story: ? Yesterday I was in court picking a jury, and one of the potential jurors was named Peggy McMillan. Furthermore, she was a nurse too! I chuckled under my breath, but didn't pick her for the jury. Brad "Neil Bentley" Cunningham "My card, in case you ever need my services" _

Charactor names

2009-05-20 Thread colonialcott...@netzero.net
If you've never read the book "Mayberry 101", you should. It gives little insights as to how the writers came up with names. Such as Karen Burgess, Opie's girlfriend. Or, Sheldon the bully is named after Sheldon Leonard. Usually names from the writer's acquaintanc

Character Names

2009-05-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
If I remember the story from George Spence, Joe Layton worked with Andy and George in "The Lost Colony." That names was used for the Intercontinental News photographer / safe cracker in "Crime-free Mayberry." Jeff >>>It would be quite a coincidence for the writ

Character's Names

2009-06-23 Thread DAVID QUINN
I am nearing my 6th decade, and will sadly, be forced to retire before long. I have been browsing the web for the character's names on the Andy show, and I cannot find a complete listing. So unless someone knows where there is one already, after I retire, I intend to sit down with a p

Real Names

2009-09-01 Thread Bob Bravetti
Brad wrote: Speaking of trivia..who besides Mr. Griffith/Taylor used their own first name on the series?? There were at least three people who played themselves with both their real first and last names used. They were crew members, Bob Saunders, Sid Hickox and Eva Kryger from The Foster

Real Names

2009-09-17 Thread Bob Bravetti
e both seen and identified by their actual first and last names. -Bob ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

First Names

2010-01-03 Thread Good, Don
This may be a semi-original thought. If so it's one of about three I've ever had. Anyway, note the number of adults to which children (especially Opie) referred or called by their first names. Opie called Barney, Floyd, Goober, etc by their first names. Of course Helen was Miss Cru

Unisex names

2010-01-19 Thread dewey lamb
How many characters,seen or unseen,do you know with a unisex name?I will get the ball rolling. The spelling may be different,but the pronunciation will be the same. *Clara had a son named Gale/Gail *Lee Drake the lawyer/Leigh *The farm girl-Francis/Frances *The farm girl-Frankie *Goob

Unisex Names

2010-01-21 Thread hyperauntjan1
How about Lynley - Phoebe's brother? Of course Ralph Henderson (aka Maude ) Peggy "You can change the color of a rose, but you can't do nothing about the smell!" = ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb

unisex names

2010-01-22 Thread jlj9675
How about Lou Jenkins, the missing shirt on the bowling team that afforded Howard the opportunity to bowl a perfect game? He was a man but I went to school with a girl named Lou in Calif. Do you suppose they are always nicknames for Louis and Louise? I don't know. My mother's name was Dorothy L

Middle Names

2010-03-17 Thread DAVID QUINN
Andy, Barney, Thelma Lou (if Lou is a middle name and not a last name), and Johnny Paul Jason all had their middle names mentioned on the show. Does anyone know someone else on the Andy show that had their middle name mentioned? Orville Hendricks - Selling Butter and Eggs in Mayberry. If

Middle Names

2010-03-18 Thread Ken Anderson
I think Barney's early girl friend Hilda May or Hilda Mae was mentioned. Kenneth Gustav Anderson www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Middle Names

2010-03-18 Thread Harry Brewbaker
Orville, Not sure if this counts or not, but how about "Charleen Darling Wash"? That's what Briscoe called her when she was trying to divorce poor old Dud. "Left us with a weeping husband to comfort". And how about "Ernest T. Bass". Maybe "T" was his middle name because his parents couldn't

middle names

2010-03-18 Thread kim
There was Ernest T. Bass. Maybe the T stood for Tea or Tee or something else entirely. Kim - Wylie, TX ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

middle names

2010-03-18 Thread Paul Mulik
Other Mayberryites whose middle names are mentioned include beauty pageant contestant Barbara Sue Lindsey (many people mishear her last name as Lincoln), Pearly Mae Dubois (in the yearbook), and Violet Rose Schumacher, who competes with Aunt Bee for a job at the print shop.  In The Case of the

Middle Names

2010-03-18 Thread Linn Family
When Ron Bailey (Billy Bixby) was arrested for sideswiping a truck, he mentioned that his father was John Judson Bailey. Another one I thought of was when Andy was pretending to be Floyd's son in order to impress Madeline Grayson. Andy said that his name was Andrew Paul Lawson. Maybe if I put

middle names

2010-03-18 Thread Vivian Jenkins
Andrew Jackson Taylor Vivian Jenkins Giles Farm Equipment, Inc.         502-863-3967    www.gilesfarmeq.com  www.youravon.com/vivianjenkins I firmly believe that in every situation, no matter how difficult, God extends grace greater than the hardship, and streng

Middle Names

2010-03-19 Thread Dan Goodwin
Well, don't forget around the camp fire, Andy, Barney, Gomer and all the boys are singing about John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. But that's really 2 middle names so neither one of them is really in the middle so actually I guess the space is in the middle.now

middle names

2010-03-19 Thread ROBERT PHILLIPS
Kim, I think probably T. in Earnest T. is thrower as in rock thrower. Oh, while i'm at it, I may as well mention that while the economy has starved many of us and our friends, I have to admit that it has made me very successful,Yep, it has: It has made me a very successful . Uh...Res

Middle names

2010-03-20 Thread Janet Anderson
>>>Andy, Barney, Thelma Lou (if Lou is a middle name and not a last name), and >>>Johnny Paul Jason all had their middle names mentioned on the show. Does >>>anyone know someone else on the Andy show that had their middle name >>>mentioned?<<

Names/Products

2010-04-28 Thread dewey lamb
Episode "Floyd the Gay Deceiver".When Floyd appears all gussied up,Andy says he looks good enough to be in a JC Penny catalog. Does anyone remember another episode where an actual product or retail name is ever mentioned? Surely there must be more. Dewey in NC

Business Names

2010-05-24 Thread Harry Brewbaker
Dewey,  You did leave off Monroe's Funeral Parlor and TV Repair.  That was a thriving business in the early days of TAGS.  Also, there was the Snappy Lunch famous for Pork Chop samiches.  There was the Mayberry Security Bank, Crowley's Market and I'm sure Elinora Poultice must have paid a busine

song names

2010-05-24 Thread Erin Johnston
I don't reckon if there is a song named "Don't ever hit your grandma with a great big stick" all I know is that one makes me cry! Smiles,Erin ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Business names

2010-05-25 Thread dewey lamb
Thanks to all who sent me the names of Mayberry businesses.Whew!...quite a few I was not familiar with.I can now pad my somewhat trivia knowledge. Thanks again, Dewey in NC _ The New

Last Names

2011-06-03 Thread Harry Brewbaker
Great idea Vicki, but I can't remember anyone mentioning Brewbaker on TAGS.  There there was an actor, Robert Brubaker, who appeared in two episodes of TAGS.  He played FBI Agent Frank Brewster in "If I Had A Quarter Million" and he Roger Milton in "Andy on Trial".  However, my grandmother's mai

actors names

2011-08-30 Thread Cb9862
in response to using actors names.i prefer the characters names over the real ones because even though i recognize the names i cant allways put it with the person.and as far as im concerned the names used on the show are the real ones and the only ones that count

REAL NAMES

2011-08-31 Thread Bob Castrucci
Greetings everyone. I haven't posted in quite a while, but I just can't help myself this time. I was wondering or hoping that someone could explain to me why it is such a big "moulage" about people using character names instead of real names. I'm just not understandi

Character Names

2012-02-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
>Would anyone know the origin of some of the  more interesting surnames on >TAGS?   I heard George Spence (Frank the Finance in "Guest in the House") mentioned the name Joe Layton (Con man/Intercontinental News in "Crime-free Mayberry") when he was telling a story about working with Andy in "T

Brand names

2013-02-10 Thread David
One of the biggest faux pas ever was in the car show episode. At the gas station where Goober's friend worked a Coors beer truck passes by. As we know at that time Coors was not allowed out east so it gave it away that they weren't in Raleigh. ___ WBM

Brand Names

2013-02-11 Thread DAVID QUINN
From Season 6, Episode 4 of TAGS, "Aunt Bee The Swinger", when John Canfield comes to town.For some reason Floyd is sitting on the opposite side of the street from his barber shop at the beginning of the show. John Canfield crosses the street to speak to Floyd. If you look behind Floy

Brand Names

2013-02-11 Thread DAVID QUINN
From Season 6, Episode 4 of TAGS, "Aunt Bee The Swinger", when John Canfield comes to town.For some reason Floyd is sitting on the opposite side of the street from his barber shop at the beginning of the show. John Canfield crosses the street to speak to Floyd. If you look behind Floy

pet names

2013-03-16 Thread eric swolgaard
Speaking of TAGS related pet names, my previous parakeet was named Andy - both for Andy Griffith of course and for an old neighborhood pal. Now I have one named Barney- for the famous deputy and for Barney Kessel- the great jazz guitarist who also played for Jim Lindsey's hot takeoffs!

pet names

2013-03-16 Thread Debbie Rauch
I was wondering though, who all has a pet with a name inspired by TAGS? Or, what would be a good TAGS related pet name? David, I have 2 goldfish named Barney & Thelma Lou...but they don't talk to each other like the ones Barney bought for Opie after he let his baby birds go. Debbie in SC ___

Pet names

2013-03-18 Thread Johnna Bixenman
For 19 1/2 years I had an orange tabby cat named Opie. He was truly my best friend. When I had to have him euthanized due to renal failure, I was devastated. It took a long time to get over it, but it's finally better. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMU

pet names

2013-03-18 Thread Greg Boe
Our little dog was named "Nip-it".which was appropriate for a known ankle-biter such as he was. Thought y'all might appreciate the obvious connection to our favorite show. -Greg, City Council, Mayberry of the North ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@w

Middle Names

2014-07-05 Thread DAVID QUINN
How about "Nice Dress Nellie"? Orville Hendricks - Mount Pilot Butter and Egg Man ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Middle names

2014-07-05 Thread luke bandit
Dear TAGS, Maude Clarice Tyler Jaleen Naomi Conners Convicts at Large! The announcer didn't tell Sally's middle and last name because Andy was saying that Barney was on a fishing trip and then they went to Barney and Floyd in the car trying to crank it. Mizzus Why-Lee of Sand Mt. Tere

Biblical names

2014-08-20 Thread Larry Grainger
David Quinn, that would be Gomer. In the Service of the King, Larry J. Grainger http://alcmtjuliet.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Biblical Names

2014-08-20 Thread John
Gomer is in the Bible. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Biblical names

2014-08-21 Thread Jim and Nancy
Although we never saw her, SARA was a regular on TAGS. Favorite quote? Hard to say as there were so many good ones. I liked what Andy told Opie " Go out and act like somebody!". And how could we forget great ones like: "Lotsa luck to you and yours!" and of course "Nip it in the bud!"! ---

Biblical names

2014-08-21 Thread Marguerite
Gomer was a promiscuous woman forced to marry Hosea. There was also a Gomer who was a son of Japeth (Genesis 10: 2-3) I looked it up because I wasn't sure where Gomer was mentioned. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tag

Bible names

2014-11-22 Thread Elizabeth Busby
The most important one - Andrew! Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Misspelling Names

2014-12-17 Thread Ken Anderson
Boy, I agree one hundred percent with Daved Brouninng's comment about people who misspell names. It really gets my dander up. People like that should be banned from putting things in writing. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberrygur

Vehicle names

2015-07-15 Thread kel4par
Does anyone else name their vehicles? We all know Barney had different names for his gun, the old Roscoe, baby and some more names. I need my bucket this morning. Yes Margaret. I own a Jeep Liberty named "Libby" and a Tacoma named "Tommy". I know, no TAGS connections. But m

Vehicle names

2015-07-16 Thread dewey lamb
A friend of mine has a really nice restored 1954 Buick he calls Thelma Lou.I once had two cats,one named Andy,the other named Barney.I had an English bulldog named Maggie(Charlene).Two friends of mine have an English bulldog,and both dogs are named Otis. Dewey in NC In the 60's,people took a

Vehicle Names

2015-07-17 Thread Harry Brewbaker
My grandfather had a 1950 Chevy pickup named Maude. Every time he would down shift on a hill and the truck would strain, he would say, "Come on Maude" and she would pull the hill. Didn't Aunt Bee mention a Maudie in Mayberry? When the '50 Chevy died he replaced it with a 1952 Dodge. Guess wh

Brand names

2017-01-28 Thread Paul Mulik
TAGS was sponsored during its entire run by General Foods, maker of Post cereal and many other fine products. Then and now, Post's biggest competitors were/are General Mills and Kellogg's. When Opie and Howie are printing their newspaper in Andy's garage, a close look at the stuff on the shelv

TAGS names

2020-02-10 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Other than Andy, did anyone else use their real name on the show? Including guests. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Real names

2020-02-11 Thread Mike Keller
e Digest, contact Allan Newsome: > fl...@imayberry.com > > WBMUTBB Digest Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com/ > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. TAGS names (Elizabeth Busby) > > >

TAGS names

2020-02-12 Thread Elizabeth Busby
Thanks for all the 'real' names! That added even more TAGS trivia to my mental storage file. Elizabeth in Ga, will be going to Mt. Airy with friends in April. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Brand names

2021-01-27 Thread Paul Mulik
For its entire 8-year run, The Andy Griffith Show was sponsored by General Foods, maker of Post cereals and many other fine products. Naturally, the sponsor would have been very displeased if their competitors’ products or logos  had appeared on the show. But it did happen at least once.  In Opie

product names

2021-01-28 Thread paul schmick
"Barney's First Car" mentions Ford several times. Scooter ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

{Spam?} Names

2024-07-24 Thread Joe
Thanks for the question and answer about using the name "Upchurch" several times in TAGS. Interesting. I always wonder about things like that. Years ago, Everett Greenbaum said that when writing for TAGS, he sometimes used names of his neighbors when growing up in Buffalo. A couple years

{Spam?} Names

2024-07-25 Thread Vicki Pillow
30+ years ago my maiden name was used on a sitcom because I knew the writer’s cousin. She had asked him for local names of people he knew to incorporate into the script. Lots of luck to you and yours, Vicki Pillow Sent from my iPhone ___ WBMUTBB

Re: No last names and no first names

2017-03-29 Thread Harriet Browder
> Can you think of any other person who appeared on TAGS more than once whose > last name > was not mentioned? Some had no first names, of course they were just references, we never see themlike Old Man Rimshaw. Old Lady Cox in the third grade, Mrs. Magruder's sister. D

Barneys gun names

2007-06-28 Thread Danny Taylor
While watching TAGS today, I noticed that Barney referred to his gun as a 'gat' when he was describing his bustin' out of jail plan. Did he have any other names that he used for it? Heater, Old Roscoe and Baby are a few that come to mind. Dapper Dan I wonder if he ever n

Re: brand names

2006-03-01 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 2/28/06 8:42:33 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > If you watch closely, you will never and I mean NEVER see a brand name of > anything on any of the TAGS episodes. (Except for the Coors Beer truck > driving past a filling station in Episode 241, Goober Go

Barney's Middle Names

2008-09-24 Thread Danny Taylor
Barney actually had 3 middle names. Bernard Milton P. Oliver Fife. I just always figured his parents had a lot of relatives that wanted Barn to have their name and so Barns mom and dad gave him 3 middle names to keep all the relatives happy and peace in the family. I still gotta wonder what the P

TAGS pet names

2008-12-05 Thread lisa jackson
We have a cat with the middle name of Otis. We named him that because he walked crooked when he was little. Actually, he still walks crooked sometimes - but we love him anyway. Lisa ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayber

re: Pet Names

2008-12-08 Thread dudleygl
>>The pet names got me to thinking about names I should give to a couple of >>cats that come by for a handout every now and then.? Last night the male had >>a fight with another cat, so I think I'll start calling him Ernest T since >>he's a little mean and look

Real First Names

2009-09-08 Thread Bob Bravetti
Last week, I mentioned the few that seen and mentioned by their real first AND last name on TAGS. But getting back to first names, did anyone mention Tom Jacobs being called by his first name in The Beauty Contest? -Bob ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Uni-sex Names

2010-01-20 Thread Steve Cooke
Now what about: Andy and Andi - I have a friend named Andi and she doesn't look nothing like a Sherriff. What about Thelma's middle name Lou? It can go either way. I know that is stretching it too but I aint a trained noticer just yet. Steve ___ WB

Re: unisex names

2010-01-23 Thread Good, Don
Do you suppose they are always nicknames for Louis and Louise? My mother's name was Mary Louise, and my dad often called her Lou. She didn't have a clock in her stomach, and I don't recall whether she could stand to wear a hat that had been on somebody else's head. Don Goo

Re: place names

2010-03-14 Thread daltonarick
How about clark co., nevada, griffith observatory, and andrew(s) air force base? There was a minithon last night of Andy and hope there is one today. Sande Riggs President At the Crossroads Chapter Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ___ WBMUTB

Mayberry Place names

2010-03-15 Thread (Ted) Theodoric of York
Nobody knows Thelms Lou's last name so maybe there is something named after her. Was Barney an avid fisherman? He didn't seem to do it as much as thye others... -- Ted (Theodoric of York) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberr

Mayberry place names

2010-03-15 Thread Keith Miles
I just skimmed through several digests, so I apologize if someone already mentioned this, but there are two towns near each other in Iowa--Newton, IA and Monroe, IA.  If you are travelling east or west on I-80 between Des Moines and Iowa City, the sign for Exit 164 says "Newton Monroe" (Newton a

re: Middle Names

2010-03-17 Thread PLV
Barney's first girlfriend was Hilda Mae; the town's dry cleaner was H. Fred Goss; and let's not forget Big Maude Tyler - does "Maude" count as her middle name?! :) HistoryBuff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.c

RE: Middle Names

2010-03-18 Thread Sandra Sils
I don't know if "Maude" would count for her middle name, but one of her alias's was "Maude Clairese Tyler". ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Re: brand names

2010-12-09 Thread Dixonhayes
In a message dated 12/9/2010 11:21:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: I have also noticed that no one every mentioned having a "coke" at any time in Mayberry. They used root beer a lot but that is a generic term for a soft drink. Actually I think they

RE: Brand Names

2010-12-09 Thread bobbrav
Ken, Several episodes shot at the filling station showed an ad that was masked over. At the top, it said, "Treat yourself to the best" and the part at the bottom that was covered reads, "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco". I'm trying to remember, was there a thermometer between the top and bottom of that

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