Hal Smith has been on my mind the last few weeks so I thought we’d look back at the March 26, 1999 issue of The Bullet and see what Professor Brower had to say about the episode, “Hot Rod Otis.” It was the 30th episode of season three and the 115th episode filmed over-all. Professor Brower brings us comments from episode writer Harvey Bullock that you will not find anywhere else.
Randy Turner bring us a This Week in Mayberry History report covering actor Roy Barcroft who had an amazing career and who played “Clint Biggers” in the episode “Dogs, Dogs, Dogs.”
We also hear a couple of voice mails and a report from Betty Lynn‘s 92nd birthday back on August 29, 2018.
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We talked about Hal Smith last time here on Two Chairs and that inspired feedback from several of our Mayberry friends so we’ll be hearing that on this episode. We’ll also be getting a great report from Randy Turner on Mayberry’s own “Howard Morris.”
Howard was much more than Ernest T. Bass and I want to thank Randy for pushing fans to look at more of Mr. Morris’ amazing work. There’s a link in the note for an amazing skit that Howard was part of back in April 1954 on “Your Show of Shows” with Sid Caesar and Carl Reiner. If you have time, you really should watch.
Friends, go out there this week and tell your family you love them and call up an old friend or two. Spread the Mayberry spirit all around because the world certainly needs it.
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This week’s installment of This Week in Mayberry History by Randy Turner features Hal Smith and that got me thinking that I’ve never dedicated an episode of this podcast to Hal Smith nor Otis. I’m going to change that this episode.
By the time you leave, you’ll know more about Hal Smith than most fans of The Andy Griffith Show. He was a special person and I think you’ll soon see that is a truth and not just an opinion.
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There was so much information about the connections between Mayberry and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (TGAMC) that it took two episodes of the podcast to cover it all and part 2 is one of the longest episodes ever of Two Chairs No Waiting to fit it all in.
There are about 19 TAGS/TGAMC connections that our crack research staff..okay it was just me but it sounds better to say it was a staff…was able to find.
I hope you’ll enjoy audio clips from TGAMC and the loads of Mayberry fun in this episode of the podcast.
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Set in Rachel Kansas, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is one of my favorite Don Knotts movies. That could be because so many folks from Mayberry showed up in this, Mr. Knotts first movie after leaving The Andy Griffith Show.
The first is, of course, Don Knotts as Luther Heggs but lets start of with the behinds the scenes folk. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken was written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. Andy Griffith also helped re-write the script but is uncredited for his efforts.
That is only the beginning of the connections and fun trivia related to Mayberry and Don Knotts first movie following The Andy Griffith Show. Turns out there was so much that this will be the first of two episodes of Two Chairs No Waiting that we’ll do on The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.
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We’re back for more from the 1991 Opryland Mayberry Reunion held in Nashville, TN. This episode we hear from Don Knotts about why he left The Andy Griffith Show as well as other memories of Mayberry.
George “Goober” Lindsey shares about where he got inspiration for the Goober character.
Hal “Otis Campbell” Smith tells us a bit about some of the cartoon voices he did for us as well.
Order of appearance: Don Knotts, George Lindsey, and Hal Smith.
We also get a bit of listener feedback about Bannertown, NC relating back to our “Opie’s Fortune” episodes #74-75.
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Burke on Mayberry -Dr. Kevin L. Burke of Illinois State University discusses the cultural relevance, morals and just plain fun embodied by The Andy Griffith Show.
We continue, from Two Chairs No Waiting #73, our visit back to 1991 when Opryland in Nashville, TN held a Mayberry Reunion.
In this episode we’ll hear from George Lindsey, Don Knotts, Hal Smith, Betty Lynn and Maggie Peterson as they look back and remember time spend on the set and how The Andy Griffith Show touched their lives.
There’s fly catching, impersonating, cartoon voices, and laughter so this episode has what you’re looking for in one way or another.
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Burke on Mayberry -Dr. Kevin L. Burke of Illinois State University discusses the cultural relevance, morals and just plain fun embodied by The Andy Griffith Show.
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There was so much information about the connections between Mayberry and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (TGAMC) that it took two episodes of the podcast to cover it all and part 2 is one of the longest episodes ever of Two Chairs No Waiting to fit it all in.
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