the first half of the 12 hr marathon on tvland is over and repeats are now on. i want to mention a few interesting hightlights. In Barbershoppe Quaretet let me tell you Mayberry fans, Burt Mustin in real life was a part of a quartet off the soundstage where he and friends would go to nursing homes etc to visit the L.A> area entertaining the residents, he told me years ago. thats a telling part of the man himself. decent and thinking of others. In Politics Begin At Home ,first scene of Goob,Andy,Floyd on the famed bench note the beloved Howard mcNears helpless hands resting on his lap, his fingers outstretched. and i always enjoyed the twitch in Howards eyes following his stroke, it added great depth of his character. In The Darling Fortune, once again tvland seems to edit out the funniest scenes. in this case. Briscoe and boys checking out town women walking by. times like this i wish i had TAGS on dvd. they always cut out the fat woman walking by and the comment Briscoe made of having to feed a woman that size. very funny bit. Barbershoppe Quartet again a touching fitting scene of Hamilton Camp chatting with a hobo and the hobo paying Andy Griffith a sincere touching heartfelt compliment of how well Andy treats prisoners. in Senior Play note the great Jack Dodson who when it seems he's off camera, he's actually going out of character. in the auditorium with our Mayberry loved ones and the great character actor Leon Ames. The very second the kids on stage jump into their present day dancing gear, there is Howard Sprague caught offguard purposely looking to gauge reaction of Leon . this is priceless. his character wasnt there to gauge reaction of Leon. I think again Howard thought he was out of camera range. these tiny insights adds more realismn more fun to the characters & the actors. it makes more fun now to view this classic series. The Ballgame note the nice effect of Aunt Bee closeup crooked cap and drinking soda during the game,.Tvland is mixing up, and in this case maybe a good thing, the color&black &white episodes. if all goes accordingly, coming up next time should be Dont Miss a Good bet with a dear man ,my good friend Dick Ryan as stationmaster in that 5 second shot at the end. his last acting chore. thanks Dick. And thank you Alan and friends. Tom Kessel Col.Tim's Protege Reject. God Bless. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
