Unfortunately, due to a prior commitment, I wasn't able to attend and report
first hand, but from what I've read, the unveiling of the Don Knotts statue in
Morgantown, WV on Saturday went extremely well. His daughter, Karen, was on
hand and plenty of "before he was Barney"
On a recent episode of American Pickers (June 22, 2016), the guys found a
concrete statue of sheriff Andy Taylor. It stood about 3 feet tall. They bought
it for $125. The seller insisted that the guy who made it originally made
three, but that two of them got broken. It looked a whole lot
Two Chairs No Waiting 239: Andy Griffith Statue Revisited Part 2
http://imayberry.com/podcasts/2013/06/two-chairs-no-waiting-239-andy-griffith-statue-revisited-part-2/
In episode 237 of Two Chairs, we revisited a portion of the 2004
Mayberry Days presentation by Andy Griffith related to TV
Two Chairs No Waiting 237: Andy Griffith Statue Revisited
http://TwoChairsNoWaiting.com
We have a couple of questions that were left on our voice mail from
listeners just like you.
The first question is from John and is about Andy and clarifying if
indeed he was an owner of The Andy Griffith
I think the guy who made the statue of Seth Taylor was the same one who did
Mount Rushmore. I went and saw that once and I thought the scupturist did a
terrible job. The presidents all looked stoned to me.
"May the Spirit of Mayberry Be With You."
Kenneth G. Anderson
2906 May
If memory serves me, that same statue was used on the I Love Lucy show for
some patritotic event when they had moved out in the country. The thing that
I noticed was when it wobbled as it was unveiled! I don't think much effort
was put into this prop!
Aunt Bee of Or
Hot!! But not more so than usual, seems to me. And just a little more than
two months, and we'll be nipping it in the bud in Mayberry Days. Here's a
thought: They wouldn't let us put up a life size statue of Barny Fife in
Mount Airy, but how about one of Ernest T. Bass? I bet
Dewey, if you go to google.com and click on Images then enter "Andy Griffith
Statue" there are over 25,000 to choose from. Maybe the one you are looking
for is there.
Mike Peacock
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Does anyone have a picture of the Andy/Opie TVLand statue?If you have a full
length picture
that is clear of surrounding clutter,I would surely appreciate your e-mailing
it to me.
Thanks,
Dewey in NC
they catch him, I sure
hope they do not give him any peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the jail.
Orville Hendricks - The Butter and Egg Man For All Of Mayberry. Where do I go
to pick up my reward?
> The statue cleaning was completed on Wednesday and a new camera system was
> install
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Below is a link to a Mount Airy News article from last weekend about the statue
- the generosity of TAGS fan is alive and well.
http://www.mtairynews.com/view/full_story/6701380/article--1-000-contributed-for-statue-reward?
The statue cleaning was completed on Wednesday and a new camera system
Update in Saturday's Mount Airy news at:
http://mtairynews.com/view/full_story/6481741/article-Statue-partially-repaired?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
Jeff
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The damage to Andy and Opie's statue in Mt Airy was probably caused by that
same group of boys who threw rocks at the light pole. Opie didn't do that and
probably wouldn't throw paint all over himself, so maybe Barney can disguise
himself as a light pole and catch them varmits. T
What if someone came into the Mt Airy Police Station and
said " What yall didnt know was the Andy Griffith Statue was under my 24 hour
constant
surveillance and I hold in my hand the folder which contains the picture of
said perpetrator that vandalized said statue.
And you coul
Hi y'all
As a historian, I work with restoration/preservation. I am sure if TV Land was
contacted, they would know the right restorer to call. I for one would
contribute to the restoration. I would also participate if needed.
I will be sending Mr. Holmes a card from our Chapter as well as an
I saw on the news about the vandalism of Andy's statue. Pouring paint all
over it. On the news they mentioned that they are looking for a juvinile
delequent by the name of Steve Quincy.
Orville Hendricks - Your local butter and egg man - My boy Evan is not a
juvenile delequent, he
I was just reading the digest about Andy's statue being vandalized when Fox
News had a story about it. They said green paint was poured on his head and
red paint to his badge and chest. Apparently they are still looking for the
perpetrators.
Goo-gone might work to remove that paint.
It should be checked by an expert tho.
I do hope the PO-lice catches perpetrator.
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:52:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Jeff Koontz
To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com
Subject: TV Land Statue Vandalized
Message-ID: <44928.93098...@web52
Jeff, please keep us up to date on restoration efforts of the Andy/Opie
statue in Mt. Airy. I would be willing to donate to the funds to do this if
need be.We appreciate your making us aware of these things.
Aunt Bee of Orlando
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>An article about the Andy and Opie statue in Mount Airy being
vandalized this weekend:
-
Now THAT'S a WHOLE lot worse than Robe Dignity Offending.
Don Good
(hoping the catch the "miserable deceitful wretch")
_
Allan:
Any chance of putting up a Paypal donation link on one of the TAGS sites for
those who would like to donate to get the statue repaired? Or maybe there is
a better way?
Ray
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I hope the authorities make the biggest moulage over this! How awful.
Fun Girl-Skippy
Sandy in Indiana
'He was just standin there doin nothin'
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An article about the Andy and Opie statue in Mount Airy being vandalized this
weekend:
http://mtairynews.com/bookmark/6434006
It isn't necessary to make jokes about how Barney could/would solve the case,
but hopefully the Mount Airy police will do it quickly.
>>>The Statue that was it. a good one with Howard's classic
line "Yes I think the family would like to be alone " Dal McKennon was
Bryan
who also played in The Tingler 1959<<<<
Tom, you're doing a good job giving us highlights of TVLand-aired
episodes.
To: JoAnn Peterson
We never said that Mount Airy didnt want the Statue!!! We did want it here very
badly We said that it wasnt allowed to be placed here in the real
"Mayberry"!!
Sorry for the confusion!
The Miles'
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I'm sorry you got the impression that Don Knotts' hometown pulled the plug
on the Barney Fife statue in Mayberry, because it isn't true. The Barney
Fife statue was not allowed to happen because CBS television officials, who
initially
Ole Barn in the salt and pepper suit is better than no statue at all.
Better yer, how about a statue of Deputy Barney Fife in a helmet, goggles,
and leather jacket on a vintage Army surplus motorycle with a side car.
BikerFife
Speed, Speed, Speed
As to a statue of Don Knotts in a suit, I hope the suit is the old salt
& pepper. T'wouldnt seem right seeing him in some other suit.
Laura Lee, I would think you & the other employees would have some
consideration for poor Thelma Lou & remove those post cards of Barney &
Well the statue in Don Knotts home town is in a suit because they want him to
remember as the actor. Not just one role he played (Barney Fife). And there was
a statue made for Mt. Airy (mayberry) But it was destroyed. Because his home
town wanted a statue, and they didnt want it in his uniform
I see where Barney's hometown is going to have a statue of Don dressed in a
suit. Why not do the same one for Mt. Airy? In a suit is better than no
statue at all! We'll take itwe'll take it!!!
Mr.Sims TheCameraNu!!
** See what
In response to Jimmy Phillips inquiry about miniature statues of the Andy
and Opie statue like the ones in Pullen Park in Raleigh, N.C., and in Andy
Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, N.C., I, too, thought miniature statues
would have been a great collectible and fundraising idea. When the
Does anyone know if there are small versions of the Andy & Opie statue that TV
Land donated to Mt.Airy, NC. for sale. If not it would be a good idea , I think
they would sell very well.
Your friend, Jimmy Phillips
Raleigh
You asked if David Browning could stand real still??? Have you ever seen
David in person??
Every picture I take of him is blurred because he moves so fast!!
All kidding aside, David is one if a kind and brings so much joy to so many
people. He should be a star of his own TV show, but then he mi
I've got a solution to the Barney Fife statue problem. Just use David
BrowningDavid, can you stand real still?
dan
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Article in the paper yesterday saying the Barney statue is off. There will
not be one in Morgantown, nor will there be one in Mt. Airy. The family does
not want Don Knotts portrayed as the bumbling Barney Fife, but rather to
portray him for his artistic ability.
To me, Barney was one of his
I saw the story by Steve Hartman on the CBS evening news regarding Tom
Hellebrand's efforts to erect a Barney statue in Mt Airy. The good news
is: Tom is getting his $10,000 reimbursed by CBS. The bad news is: Steve
Hartman said to Tom: "Please tell me you're exaggerating. Yo
I got a notice from one of my sites, that on July 14th, at 6:30 pm on the
CBS news, there is going to be a story on the Don Knotts statue issue.
Just thought I'd pass it on.
Have a Mayberry Day!!!
Kathy in Ohio
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At the risk of starting another big moulage, I wanted to let everyone
know that CBS evening news will be doing an "Assignment America" feature
on the Don Knotts statue
story. It will air on Friday, July 14, at 6:30 pm EDT. Reverend Neil
(hopefully never dry as d
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
>
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> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:27:01 -0400
> From: "Dan Goodwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Statue
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> Hey, don&#
>>Hey, don't you know how much statues cost? How much we got in the treasury?
>>Even doing a statue of David Browning could get expensive. But I know that
>>David works pretty cheap. Might be more economical just to let David stand
>>on a pedestal. We could spra
Hey, don't you know how much statues cost? How much we got in the treasury?
Even doing a statue of David Browning could get expensive. But I know that
David works pretty cheap. Might be more economical just to let David stand
on a pedestal. We could spray him sort of a gray and just hav
Bob, you are right about grieving, everyone does so differently. Don Knotts
family has their wishes and we need to respect that. I believe most of us are
grieving Barney Fife, and our affection causes us to want to honor him as if he
were the real person.
Thank you for sharing about Ronn
Am catching up this morning with reading the digest (about fifteen
or so issues) and a
heart fellt thought came to me about the statue and the Knotts family.
Truley I believe that we should be conscerned about the feelings
of Don's family.
Let me say that it
>With all due respect I think it is time to put the statue issue to rest.
>Let's just say a couple of fans wanted to do something for Don Knotts and
>it just didn't happen. That's not to say that it won't ever happen but
>just not right now. There are way t
I haven't seen any of the plans for the statue, but maybe the final product
wouldn't look good to the executer of the estate, whoever that is. No
matter what that persons reason is, let's just honor their wishes and move
on.
Mike "I've heard enough
Hey folks,
With all due respect I think it is time to put the statue issue to rest. Let's
just say a couple of fans wanted to do something for Don Knotts and it just
didn't happen. That's not to say that it won't ever happen but just not right
now. There are way too many i
In a message dated 6/16/06 12:02:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> If TVLAND owns the rights to
> the character Barney Fife, but the Knotts' estate would have to approve a
> likeness of Don Knotts, then perhaps the request should be to put up a
> st
1 I wonder if everything else is right likeness approval maybe a small
fee to show they have will protect their image rights etc. Would agree
to Don's home town.
2 They may feel they want Don's honor not to be overshadowed by Barney.
3 There may be debate in the knotts family about control of
Perhaps the question wasn't phrased properly... If TVLAND owns the rights to
the character Barney Fife, but the Knotts' estate would have to approve a
likeness of Don Knotts, then perhaps the request should be to put up a statue
of
Barney Fife, a fictional character..
Thelma Lou wore her hair down in the episode A Wife For Andy when
she and Barney bring Lydia over to meet Andy.
I don't understand why anyone would be opposed to a Don Knotts statue.
He deserves one dedicated. I wonder if Andy Griffith can help with this
problem.
The acto
I am confused about this. Gary indicated to us that it was CBS who pulled the
plug on the statue project. And I was thinking (someone correct me if I'm
wrong) that it was said that Don's daughter Karen was supporting the attempt to
place
>>Evidently the issue isn't the cost, it's the Don Knotts estate releasing the
>>rights to his likeness. CBS was apparently willing to do what they could
>>(and
>>they own TV Land). They own the rights to the Barney Fife character, but the
>>Don Knotts estate own the rights to the actor's lik
There is an article in a local paper here in Houston Co., Ga which came
from Mount Airy, N.C. Part of the article states that a second CBS
attorney, Mallory Levitt explained to Hellebrand and The Mount Airy
News that while Paramount/CBS owned the rights to the character of
Barney Fife, the group d
Hi all
Hawgwash!! They can't change their mind about the statue!!! I like the
idea of tvland, what about them??? What about Andy, the cost would be a
drop in the bucket for him. Oh let me tell you, this ain't over!!
I am writing a letter to someone, and I mean someone BIG!! I
In a message dated 6/11/06 12:02:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Very sadhe is so deserving of this. Any chance of the folks over at
> TVLand picking up the ball?
> How much does something like that cost?
>
Evidently the issue isn't the cost, it's the Don Knotts e
Was there some sort of official county work order or notification letter from
Raleigh about the Statue not being done?
If so I missed it. Could someone fill me in?
Dapper Dan
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Very sadhe is so deserving of this. Any chance of the folks over at TVLand
picking up the ball?
How much does something like that cost?
-Ray
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I sure was sad to read that there will not be a statue of Don Knotts going up
in Mt. Airy. Does anyone have any ideas about some way around CBS' decision?
I wanted to say thanks for the reminder about the rules here at the digest.
I know we all need reminding from time to time.
Dear Mayberry Friends.
We are very sad to announce that the Don Knotts Statue project has come to
an end. Due to a mix up at CBS, they have decided to decline on placing a
statue of Barney Fife in Mt. Airy, NC.
We sincerely thank everyone for your support and donations.
Because of the $7,000
Hi all,
I wanted to ask about the status of the Barney statue. I believe I have
seen a deadline to get it done by Mayberry Days and I just was wondering
if it made the dead line? I also was thinking, wouldn't it be GREAT if
Andy were to come to Mayberry Days this year for the dedicati
Hey folks,
Just a quick note on the progress of the Don Knotts Statue project.
Things are moving forward. We have had many donations. Thank you very much! We
need many more!! Thank you in advance.
Our project has been covered in 100's of papers around the world, even in
JAPAN. We hav
Put me in a cell with Otis as punishment for my poor proofreading skills. The
site for the statue mentioned in the last post
was missing a letter. I hope my error did not lead too many of you to
frustration! Sorry..the correct web site is
www.donknottsstatue.com<h
Hey folks,
Here is an update on the Don Knotts Statue project.
First of all thanks to everyone who has sent in a donation. We really
appreciate it!
In order to guarantee a “Mayberry Days Unveiling” we need to have $7,000 in the
account by Monday afternoon. We are ½ way there. So if you
The Charlotte Observer today (l9th) has an article about two fans who have
commissioned a statue of our hero to be placed
in Mt Airy alongside the statue of Andy already in place. They are attempting
to raise $35,000 to do it right. (No word yet on an impending cannon
purchase!!). The
Just read in the local paper today that a statue of our beloved Barney
will be built and installed in Mt. Airy, NC, hopefully by this fall.
I would imagine it would be near the TVLand statue of Andy and Opie?
The town of Mt. Airy will decide.
According to the paper (through the AP)... Neil
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