Hi FolksAs you know by now I'm doing a series of discussions called Mayberry Confidential. What does that mean you say?. Well I came up with the idea after reading several newsstories online about several of the main characters as well as the town it
Read more…Just watched this episode againOMG Andy trying to dance FUNNY. I think this was the episode where Opie wore the blue jacket and it tore.Opie had to dance by himself the whole night.
Read more…Over the years we've heard a lot of debate about which Andy episodes are better. Personally I prefer the COLOR episodes even though I enjoy them all. What I'm looking for here is listener feedback. What do our Mayberry friends suggest. Feel free to d
Read more…Hi FolksOk I might need a little help with this one. Here it goes. All of us especially those of us here in the Mayberry Community are aware that Helen Crump was not only Opie's school teacher but also The future Mrs. Taylor. But what I want us to lo
Read more…I'm pretty good at remembering what was said in each episode from the b&w years, but I cannot recall which episode Barney was complaining about not having enough money and Andy made some comment about how Barney needed to stay out of those high price
Read more…I just saw in "Songfesters" that John Masters states that Mayberry has a population of 2000. It seems there were other population figures cited. Were they all 2000?
Read more…I started watching the sitcom "Cheers" and I noticed that two characters from Cheers are similar to two Andy Griffith Show characters. I feel that Norm from Cheers and Otis from TAGS are alike because they are both lovable drunks, have problems with
Read more…I always try to be the first to guess the name of the episode as soon as possible after the show starts.
So lets put in pictures of "Opening Scenes" of episodes and see who can guess the name of the episode the quickest.
Later on, we'll put in mid-
Read more…Here is a fun idea. Pair up the singles of TAGS. The obvious pairs that we all are aware of are Andy/Helen and Barney/Thelma-lou. But what about Goober, Aunt Bee, Howard, as well as the less known characters or one-timers like Mr. Finch the shoe sale
Read more…We know Andy and Aunt Bee were always inviting people over for supper, so I thought this might be interesting to list all the people who have sat at the Taylors for breakfast or an evening supper.
This can include folks who sat at the dining room tabl
Along with everything else Andy ever said about Ben Weaver, he is also very inconsiderate. I watched the “Shoplifter” episode several times in a row this past weekend. I just knew that eventually, Ben would not interrupt Andy and Barney’s gossip se
Read more…If you're interested in an Andy Griffith Show trivia contest online then
go to http://www.johnlanepodcasts.org/live/ and sign into the chat room with a username (preferably a Mayberry related one) and a password. It will be May 28 from 7 pm -8 pm Cent
Who can ID this Mayberry resident, seen here around 1935? He would be considered a semi-regular cast member.
Nicknames, misspellings, mispronunciations, or just random names out of the blue like "Al". There are many names for Barney! Bring them on . . .
Number 1 - Tic a Lock. I never heard this other than the show.
There are many more, so I will leave this open for others!
Read more…My fav is, "boiled as an owl," when Otis gets the plaque.
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