by Kevin Burke on June 24, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #14 = Stranger in Town
Running time: 7:24
In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode which originally aired on December 26, 1960, Ed Sawyer, a mysterious stranger, arrives in Mayberry and puts the entire town on edge when he displays an eerie familiarity with the town’s people, places, happenings. Andy finally confronts Sawyer and learns that he is neither a foreign spy nor a spook, but only a man without a home. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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by Kevin Burke on June 19, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #13 = Christmas Story
Running time: 10:28
In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode which originally aired on December 19, 1960, Andy and Barney keep the spirit of Christmas alive for Sam Muggins and his family after the town Scrooge, Ben Weaver, demands Andy keep Muggins incarcerated for running a still. After being accidentally inoculated with a little of the courthouse’s Christmas spirit, Weaver comes around and manages to get the Christmas spirit. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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