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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:19:45

For the last several years there has been a Mayberry tribute artist for the character of “Big” Maude Tyler (a.k.a. Ralph Henderson).  What many of you may not know is that Big Maude is portrayed by the same person who performs as the tribute artist for Otis Campbell.  That’s right, Ken Junkin is Otis and Big Maude.  That’s the actor of the man.

We get to hear about Ken’s experience purchasing the shoes need to portray the convict at large and how the ladies in the shoe store reacted to his purchase.

The conversation with Ken was recorded following the Mayberry Comes to Westminster event held in April 2012.  Several of the tribute artist and Mayberry fans were sitting in the lobby of the hotel enjoying some good fellowship with fellow Mayberry fans and I encouraged Ken to tell his story.

Follow me on Twitter if you use twitter. I’ve been posting Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

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Related Links:

• Big Maude on Stage (Facebook Photo Album)
• 2nd Annual Mayberry Comes to Westminster, SC – April 20-21, 2012 – https://www.facebook.com/pages/2nd-Annual-Mayberry-Comes-to-Westminster-SC-April-20-21-2012/182892545086425
• Audible.com – Support the podcast and get a free book! For you, the listeners of Two Chairs No Waiting, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.  Over 100,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Executive Producers of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #185: John Patton & Todd Beckett

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:20:28

Do you know Lurene Tuttle?  No?  I bet you do but you didn’t even know it.  In past episodes of Two Chairs No Waiting I’ve talked about The Great Gildersleeve old time radio show. Turns out my friend Jimbo made me aware that there’s another connection between Gildersleeve and Mayberry.

It seems the role of Marjorie, Gildersleeve’s niece,  was played from the premiere radio program through 1944 by Lurene Tuttle. Tuttle was known as one of the most versatile actresses on radio, often appearing in 15 shows a week (Marjorie was junior to Tuttle by 20 years).

What?  You still don’t know who Lurene Tuttle is.

Lurene Tuttle played  “the shoplifter” in the The Andy Griffith Show episode The Shoplifter (episode #116).

I mentioned this online and our friend from the iMayberry Community, Briscoe Darling, made me aware of something I had never realized.   He let me know that the lady shoplifter was the same lady that played Annabelle Silby in Opie’s Charity (episode #8)!  Briscoe’s education is certainly worth every penny.

Another bit of trivia for you, Lurene Tuttle was the mother-in-law of composer John Williams?.

Follow me on Twitter if you use twitter. I’ve been posting Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

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Related Links:

•  iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com
• Jimbo’s OTR Buffett – http://otrbuffet.blogspot.com/2010/12/lurene-tuttle.html
• The Great Gildersleeve – http://www.greatgildersleeve.com/
• Two Chairs No Waiting 61: Floyd and Otis, Brothers? – http://imayberry.com/podcasts/2009/12/two-chairs-no-waiting-61-floyd-and-otis-brothers/
• Audible.com – Support the podcast and get a free book! For you, the listeners of Two Chairs No Waiting, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.  Over 100,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #184: Gaither Harwood

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Burke on Mayberry 104 – Ernest T. Bass Joins The Army

Running time: 12:12

In this “The Andy Griffith Show” season four episode entitled, ‘Ernest T. Bass Joins The Army’ which originally aired on October 14, 1963, “where there’s glass, there’s Bass” is the theme of uniform misbehavior!

Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answers to the trivia questions!

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:22:52

We covered some of the frequently asked questions about Barney on episode 179 of Two Chairs No Waiting so I thought it would be a good time to do the same for Andy.  We’ll look in to why Andy’s pant leg so often seems to be stuck on his boot and other trivialities.

While we’re looking into trivia, we’ll look into the happenings over at the iMayberry Community and see what the community of Mayberry fans have been visiting about.  It seems they’ve figured out the connection between Joss Whedon, the writer of the May 2012 movie The Avengers (you know Goober would want to see that one), and Mayberry.

It seems we may have found at least one more connection with the old time radio series “The Great Gildersleeve” as well.  If you missed it, check out Two Chairs No Waiting 61: Floyd and Otis, Brothers? for more information about ties between “The Great Gildersleeve” and Mayberry.

Follow me on Twitter if you use twitter. I’ve been posting Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (256) 513-9526 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

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Related Links:

•  iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com
• The Great Gildersleeve – http://www.greatgildersleeve.com/
• Two Chairs No Waiting 61: Floyd and Otis, Brothers? – http://imayberry.com/podcasts/2009/12/two-chairs-no-waiting-61-floyd-and-otis-brothers/
• John Whedon (Mayberry.info) – http://www.mayberry.info/history/index.php?search=John+Whedon&fulltext=Search
• Audible.com – Support the podcast and get a free book! For you, the listeners of Two Chairs No Waiting, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.  Over 100,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #183: David Wright

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:18:06

Andy Griffith appeared for the first time on the Grand Ole Opry November 13, 1999.  Andy was at the Opry to present fellow Tar Heel Earl Scruggs with a North Carolina Hall of Fame award.

When Andy, who had been kept secluded backstage, joined Earl on stage he received an extended standing ovation (Yes, he said, “I ‘preciate it.”).  Andy told a short barbershop joke that George Lindsey had first shared with him years ago.  Then Andy, with Earl and company backing him (and reportedly playing a guitar he used on The Andy Griffith show) played and sang “Whoa Mule,” (also called “Flop Eared Mule“).  That’s the song Andy  performed with the Country Boys on The Andy Griffith Show episode “Mayberry on Record.”

Andy was joined by his wife Cyndi on stage and presented Earl with the N.C. Hall
of Fame award.  It was BIG!

Earl Scruggs passed away on March 28, 2012 at the age of 88.  He was never on our favorite show but who will ever forget The Ballard of Jed Clampett, the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies, another TV classic.

Follow me on Twitter if you use twitter. I’ve been posting Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (256) 513-9526 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

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Related Links:

• Andy Griffith American Originals (Weaver’s) – Has “Flop Eared Mule” and more.
• Songs, Themes and Laughs From The Andy Griffith Show (Weaver’s) –  Also has “Whao Mule/Flop Eared Mule” but supply is limited.
• Earl Scruggs (Wikipedia) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Scruggs
• North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame – http://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/
•  Grand Ole Opry – http://www.opry.com/
• “Who’s Been Messin’ Up the Bulletin Board?” Chapter (“WBMUTBB?”) – http://wbmutbb.com/ – The WBMUTBB Digest has over 1500 members from all over the world.
• Audible.com – Support the podcast and get a free book! For you, the listeners of Two Chairs No Waiting, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.  Over 100,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #182: David Wright

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:17:12

You may not know it but there is an online community built around The Andy Griffith Show called iMayberry Community.  I started it about three months ago, as of this writing, to encourage fans of Mayberry to come together and form an online version of Mayberry.

Today we had out 300th towns person move to the iMayberry Community so, as Floyd might say, “Everything’s okay…in iMayberry.”

An interesting conversation is happening online and it goes along with things that have been on my mind of late so I thought we would visit and discuss it.  The question asked was, “I wonder if The Andy Griffith Show will still have a following 25 years from now?”

That’s a question that I hope and pray I know the answer to but I want to add to that, “How many folks out there in the world love The Andy Griffith Show but don’t know they aren’t alone?”

What are you doing to spread the joy of Mayberry?  Do you tell folks about the websites, podcasts, newletters, and the daily e-mail digest?  Do you tell fellow Andy Griffith Show fan that all those things are on the web for the taking and, to top it off, they’re free?

Are you doing things to make sure that in 25 years people will still be smiling and experiencing  the same warm, family friendly, joy that is Mayberry?

This is a challenge to you.  Today, go out and make sure some Mayberry fan in your life finds out that there are more people in this world that love The Andy Griffith Show than they know.  They range in ages from 5 to 95 and above.  They’re men, women, girls, and boys.  They are the people that make this world a better place and there are more than they might thing.

Tell them about this podcast.  Tell them about iMayberryCommunity.com.  Tell them about ALL the ways they can stay in touch with fellow fans.  Use Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or the telephone (Sarah can help you if you need it).  However you can tell them, get the word out because there can NEVER be too much Mayberry in this world and it’s up to us to share what we’ve enjoyed with our friends so they can join in the fun.

So, head out there and spread the word.  “Everything’s okay….in Mayberry!”

Follow me on Twitter if you use twitter. I’ve been posting Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (256) 513-9526 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store and leave a review and rating.

Related Links:

• iMayberryCommunity.com – http://iMayberryCommunity.com – The iMayberry Community’s goal is to help fans of The Andy Griffith Show connect with one another to share their knowledge and love of Mayberry.
• iMayberry.com – http://www.iMayberry.com  – The online home of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club
•  The eBullet – http://tagsrwc.com/the_ebullet/ – The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club official newsletter
• “Who’s Been Messin’ Up the Bulletin Board?” Chapter (“WBMUTBB?”) – http://wbmutbb.com/ – The WBMUTBB Digest has over 1500 members from all over the world.
• The Andy Griffith Show Book
• Audible.com – Support the podcast and get a free book! For you, the listeners of Two Chairs No Waiting, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.  Over 100,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #181: David Wright

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