Did you know Andy and Barney once had to eat 16 Jars of Kerosene Cucumbers.And on top of that they were terrible too.I wonder if they borrowed some of Clara's picklesSee if you can find it.The Pickle Story
Read more…Andy's Childhood Home is located at 711 Haymore Street in Mt. Airy. Now those of us who have been there know that it is a rare experience. If you can get up there you need to go and see it.
Read more…Hi Folks AgainHave you ever noticed that when Opie would bring home his report card that he always flunked Arythmetic. Seems like he could never succeed in MATH.
Read more…Season 6 certainly had it's share of uncertainty when it debuted in 1965.It all began in the middle of Season 5 when it was announced that Don Knotts would be leaving the show for film career in Hollywood. Well the search for a Barney's Replacement b
Read more…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…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…Today's Lesson: Henry SlateHere in Mayberry there was a man named Bobby Fleet.He had a band with a Beat. Well Fleet was first played by Henry Slate. the Man who first discovered Jim Lindsay.There would be 2 men to play Bobby Fleet respectfully.Feel f
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…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…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…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…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
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 . . .
