Very rare clip of 'The Jim Nabors Hour'. This is from the first show of the series which debuted in September,1969 and ran for two seasons on CBS. With special guest, Andy Griffith and featuring Frank Sutton and Ronnie Schell. This is only the second
Read more…Saw Johnny Cash last weekend in a real turkey- 'Door-To-Door Maniac', costarring a very young Ronnie Howard. A flop when first released in 1961, it was re-released in '66 under a different title, 'Five Minutes To Live' in an attempt to cash in on his
Read more…It was pointed out on another TAGS page I frequent that in, 'The Christmas Story' episode, it's revealed that prior to Floyd Colby and Floyd Lawson, Mayberry had a third barber- Sid Elson. When Ben Weaver walks by the barbershop with the bench, you c
Read more…This was Andy's first television appearance.
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From the season four ep, 'The Fun Girls.' I've seen this episode countless times and never noticed this before.
Such a hilarious scene in the epilogue of the first episode of 'Mayberry RFD' titled, 'The Wedding.' Tight shot of Andy serenading Helen on their honeymoon when the camera slowly pulls back revealing Barney! I think Helen has her back up.
I wouldn't be surprised if this ad that appeared in comic books in the 50s, was the inspiration for the Miracle Salve episode. Notice the live pony premium. Cloverine Salve had over 300,000 children peddling their product door-to-door at one time.
Andy with Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton at the launch party for 'Gomer Pyle-USMC' in 1964.
I asked this some time ago and it was never answered so thought I'd throw it out there again. Who can identify the episode where a brief scene takes place inside Clara Edward's house yet Clara does not appear in the episode?
Read more…SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE!! Hope you had a fine day, Allan.
Paul Hartman, Mayberry's fix it man, Emmet Clark, starred for one season in a totally forgotten family sitcom from 1953 called, 'Pride Of the Family'. It also featured Fay Wray from 'King Kong' fame as his wife, and future star, Natalie Wood as his d
Read more…I always assumed that the "pulling out the hat size" bit was originally written for TAGS but I came across it recently in a book of humorous stories compiled by Bennett ('What's My Line?') Cerf published in 1955. It was told about a Broadway stage ac
Read more…Hey Allen. When I post a picture, I usually put a caption or description underneath it. After the post is published, the text is unformatted and displayed off to the side of the picture. Everything looks fine while composing. See my post in Mayor Pik
Read more…Here's a link to a fine article on page administrator, Allan Newsome that appears in this month's Alabama Living Magazine. Allan, thanks for all you and Jan do in keeping Mayberry alive!
Beloved Mayberry Character Lives On Thanks To Tribute Artist
Read more…Linda Ronstadt sang the opening theme to Andy's short-lived 1970 series, 'Headmaster.'
Listen Here:
Linda Ronstadt 'Only A Man'
Only a man
And he walks like a man along the path
Full of hills to climb without pause
Climb them because he's a man
Yes
I've been searching for years for a picture of one of Andy Griffith's restaurants and this photo from a newspaper advertisement is all I've been able to locate. Started in 1972, the chain specialized in fried chicken and barbecue and eventually had s
Read more…Desilu's 40 Acres back-lot in Culver City, CA where the Mayberry set was located was razed in 1976. An industrial park now occupies the site.
Daily call sheet for 'The Rumor' episode, dated March 9, 1964. This was basically a schedule for the day's filming distributed to cast and crew so they knew where to be and when.
