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The Grand
The Grand theater had two other names during the course of the series. Who knows what they are?
Read more…'Goober and the Truckers' Paradise'
This is the opening scene from the pilot of George Lindsey's failed sitcom 'Goober And The Truckers' Paradise.' The episode only aired once as a special on CBS on May 17, 1978 and was not picked up as a series. Listen close for a classic line heard o
Read more…'The Ronny Howard Show'
'The Ronny Howard Show' skit was a segment in an episode of 'The Danny Kaye Show' in 1966. Also features Clint Howard. Also spotted Buddy Foster from 'Mayberry RFD' towards the end playing one of the villain's henchmen.
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Remembering Jack Burns
He passed away January 27th. Took a long time but I eventually warmed up to his Warren character and like him pretty fine.
References To Christmas
Aside from the Christmas episode, let's see if we can come up with all the references to Christmas on the show. I'll start it off:
[Andy to Barney]: "Look at all this Christmas mess...you's supposed to clean this up!"
Missing Jim Nabors
I was watching the ep about Gomer joining the Marines that's included on the 'Gomer Pyle-USMC' DVDs with commentary by Jim Nabors. After the episode, he gave the following heartfelt thank you. The celebrities today could sure learn a lesson from him.
Read more…Leonard Blush
Everett Greenbaum, writer of many of the most loved episodes, including 'The Songfesters', says in the book 'Mayberry 101' that the inspiration for Leonard Blush was a friend he had during his early days as a writer in NYC.The man was named Irv Schac
Read more…My Wally's
This decrepit old building, vacant over 20 years now, is responsible for my love of all things Mayberry. Located in Vale, NC, in Lincoln Co., it's about 60 miles from Mt. Airy. Every year my father and I would visit my grandmother and other kin for a
Read more…Aunt Bee's Relatives
Besides Andy, Opie and possibly Barney, what relatives of Aunt Bee were seen on the show?
Read more…The Reef in Nags Head
In 'Aunt Bee the Swinger', Aunt Bee tells Andy that she and Congressman Canfield had dinner at "The Reef in Nags Head." The Reef was a well known restaurant on the Outer Banks of NC for many years and the reference was no doubt suggested by Griffith,
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