In the last episode of Two Chairs listener Randy Bewer provided us with a jewel of Mayberry history related to Howard “Floyd” McNear and this week he’s done it again.
Ever wonder how the mind of 10 year old Ronny Howard worked? Well thanks to the article Randy uncovered we get a glimpse into what was on his mind in January of 1965.
Next up we hear from Paul Mulik related to the song sung by the gypsies who visited Mayberry in the color episode, “The Gypsies.” Turns out that the gypsy melody we heard in the February 1966 episode had it origins well before The Andy Griffith Show ever hit the air.
So, in this episode you get history and trivia. Can you handle the fun?
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I love it when listeners help me find great content for the podcast and this episode is exactly that. Randy Bewer sent me an e-mail with a link to a story from the May 7, 1961 edition of The Milwaukee Sentinel titled, McNear: Barber Who ‘Cuts Up’ and it was gold.
I’ve been involved with The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) for going on 30 years and I had never seen nor heard about this article by United Press International writer J.A. Amant. I hope you enjoy this little nugget even half as much as I did when I first read it. It’s kind of like finding a lost bit of history.
You’ll also get to hear a little about the 2014 Mayberry Meet-up held in Mt. Airy in July. A fun time was had by all and I encourage you to get out there and visit with your friends and family….turn them in the Mayberry fans if you can.
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It’s that time again! Let’s check in with Jim Clark and The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) official newsletter, The eBullet, to see what’s happening around Mayberry and with the cast & crew.
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This week is the conclusion of our recording from the 1994 Mayberry Squad Car Rendezvous (I mistakenly said 1993 during the podcast). Counting last weeks episode, we have almost an hour of interviews with Howard Morris, Betty Lynn, and Jean Carson for you to enjoy. If you haven’t listened to last weeks podcast be sure to go back and give it a listen but you don’t have to listen to them in order.
If you enjoy the interviews, you might want to actually watch the video version of the episodes to be able to see these wonderful stars and feel even more like you were there. The videos are in the show notes or you can go to our YouTube channel to enjoy the fun.
Below is a list of the questions you’ll hear addressed on this episode.
Did any of you get to visit with Hal Smith “Otis” before he passed?
When the Darlings played music on the show, was it live?
Howard, can you name the bodies of water?
How much input did Andy have on the characterization of the parts?
Do Daphne and Thelma Lou know how to sew up their fingers like Goober?
Howard, do you have a burning desire for Charlene?
Barney and Andy finally got mad at the Fun Girls, you said……
How did you keep getting out of jail?
Do you stay in touch with Joyce Jameson?
How many hours a day did you have to rehearse to do a half hour show?
Jean, how often do you go back to West Virginia?
What was is like to work with Howard “Floyd” McNear?
Howard talks about what being on “live” television means.
Has there ever been any talk about making a new series of Mayberry?
Did any of you take acting lessons?
Did you have any idea at the time that you were working on a television classic?
What caused the changes in the show after the first season?
Betty, on Return to Mayberry there was a scene with Jim Nabors singing that was cut. Why?
What can we do about networks/stations cutting parts of the show out for more commercials?
Did you do any of the sponsor shots during the series?
It’s me, it’s me…it’s Ernest T.
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I’ve been going through my old 8mm video tapes and ran across the 1994 Mayberry Squad Car Rendezvous (I mistakenly said 1993 during the podcast). Finding things like this is like Christmas coming early because this video has almost an hour of interviews with Howard Morris, Betty Lynn, and Jean Carson that, unless you were there, most Mayberry fans will never have heard.
It’s always fun to find things like this to share with you because it’s original content you won’t get anywhere else. This is part 1 of 2. Below is a list of the questions you’ll hear addressed on this episode.
Favorite Episode?
What was Aunt Bee like?
Do you ever see/talk to Andy?
Howard, how were you chosen to be on The Show of Shows?
Do you know Mr. Schwamp’s real name? (Nobody knows his name.)
Does Howard have kids/grandkids as wiry as he is?
Why did Thelma Lou love Barney?
What did Daphnie think about Andy/what attracted her to Andy?
Did Richard Linke’s wife play parts on TAGS? (The cast didn’t know but she wasn’t on the show.)
Howard, were you a director or an actor first? What did you direct?
Do you ever run into the “Darling” clan?
Did you enjoy making Return to Mayberry?
How is Don Knotts health?
Betty, what was Thelma Lou’s occupation?
Barney can’t sing….
Tim Allen was on an award show and thanked Howard Morris, was that you?
Betty, did you ever have a relationship with Don Knotts outside the set?
Howard, were you married at the time the shows were being produced?
Do you three watch the old episodes?
Jean, which role did you like the best? Fun Girl or escaped convict?
What’s your favorite episode?
Is your personality similar to the character on the show?
Did Andy ever ask any of you to be on Matlock?
Any contact with Jim Nabors?
When Jeff Pruitt came to town looking for a wife we saw a different side of Barney.
Could Howard Morris do Ole Aunt Maria?
Did you do much improvising during the shows or stay with the script?
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