>>I'll "just jump in where I can on this one, and hang on!" I may be just standing up for one of my favorite Dads, but I didn't notice Andy was that much out of line where his patients with family and friends were concerned. As little Opie got older he was needing correction and general "reeling-in" on many occasions.<< ``````````` Oh, there were plenty of times when Andy pounced on Opie unnecessarily...such as in "Suppose Andy Gets Sick" when Opie was trying to be sympathetic to Andy's illness. Maybe they thought that Opie was too old for the usual "warm fuzzy" encounters with Andy, so they made it a bit edgier--Opie was at 'that age', don'tchaknow! It was nice to see one of those unspoken "warm fuzzy" moments on the episode where Andy played the baseball umpire, and Opie came by the courthouse to sort of apologize, but he couldn't actually get the words out. Andy knew, and patted his head. Awww! _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
