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We’ll be covering Episode 87: “Aunt Bee’s Medicine Man”
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In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode entitled, ‘The Big House’ which originally aired on May 6, 1963, Gomer Pyle becomes a deputy and takes aim from the roof top!
We had a fun question on the Forum over at iMayberryCommunity.com recently. The question was about Opie and I thought it would make a good topic for us to discuss.
The question was, “Isn’t Opie’s sincereness a bit TOO fake sometimes. Like “Yes Ma’am” and “Yes, sir??” I doubt Ronny Howard was that “kind” in real life. It just sounds a little too fake…like a telemarketer being saying, “I promise will fix it.” That’s sort of what Opie was doing.”
What do you think? I’d love to hear your thought on this to add to those already found at the iMayberry Community web site.
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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.
Bobby Fleet and his Band with a Beat has been the focus of the last two episodes of this podcast. Both episodes of The Andy Griffith Show featuring Bobby Fleet were in the very first season of the series. Now we move along to season 3 of The Andy Griffith Show when an episode titled “The Mayberry Band” aired on November 19, 1962 and introduced fans to Freddy Fleet and his band.
The mistake made by everybody, including me, is calling Freddy’s band “The Band with a Beat” just like Bobby’s band but that title is never used during the episode.
We always assume that Bobby’s and Freddy’s bands are the same and while Freddy does mention that every time he comes through Mayberry that Andy tries “pot bellied schemes” we don’t know that it is the same band.
Maybe Bobby and Freddy Fleet are brothers who both have bands that travel the state and sometimes come through Mayberry. Maybe the script continuity person missed this one and gave Mr. Fleet the wrong name. We’ll never know and it’s for fans to discuss and decide for themselves.
We do know that Freddy Fleet is played by actor Joseph Sirola (born October 7, 1929). Joseph, or Joe, Sirola was once a case worker for the New York City Department of Welfare before becoming perhaps the most successful “voice-over” actor in the history of the profession. His voice has been heard in scores of advertisements since the 1960’s and one cannot listen to a radio or watch a television in a major market without hearing his distinctive voice.
In his long career, Sirola has done everything from beckoning people to Club Med to convincing them to rent from Hertz. Listen to the podcast for a chance to hear his voice over work and I’m sure you’ll recognize his voice.
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.
In the last episode of the podcast we talked about the 3rd episode of The Andy Griffith Show (TAGS), “The Guitar Player.” James Best played “Jim Lindsey” and Henry Slate played “Bobby Fleet. Now we move on to the character Bobby Fleet’s second appearance on the series in “The Guitar Player Returns.”
“The Guitar Player Returns” is only 7 months and 28 episodes later and the 31st episode of season 1 of TAGS (Oct 17, 1960 – May 16, 1961) and when “Bobby Fleet” appears, he’s a different man. No longer is Henry Slate playing the character but instead Fleet is played by Herb Ellis.
I mentioned the name Herb Ellis last episode and asked that you remember his name. There has been discussion about who played the guitar on close-ups of “Jim Lindsey.” James Best has stated at reunion events that he thought Herb Ellis was the one doing the actual playing of the guitar but he said he wasn’t certain. The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watcher’s Club member Paul Mulik asked Earle Hagen (the music director for TAGS) who was playing for Jim and he answered he was pretty sure was Barney Kessel.
Barney Kessel as a jazz guitarist from Oklahoma and is considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarist of the 20th century. He was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a “first call” guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions.
Back to Herb Ellis. Turns out Herb Ellis is also the name of a jazz guitarist but this is a different Herb Ellis from the one who plays “Bobby Fleet” in this episode. That’s right, there are two “Herb Ellis'” just like there are two “Bobby Fleet’s.” Let’s leave the guitarist, his name is Mitchell Herbert Ellis (Aug 4, 1921 – Mar 28, 2010), here and move long to the actor.
Herb Ellis the actor was born in Cleveland, OH on Jan 17, 1921 ( 91 years ago the day this podcast is released) and his birth name was Herbert Siegel. Herb Ellis the actor is best known for work with Jack Webb. He played Officer Frank Smith on the TV version Dragnet (1952) and many other characters on the radio version of Dragnet. He appeared on many other series Peter Gunn and Perry Mason.
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.
In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode entitled, ‘Mountain Wedding’ which originally aired on April 29, 1963, Ernest T. Bass makes his first appearance!
Thank you for joinning me for this episode of the Mayberry Bible Study Podcast. This is a special episode of the podcast because it was recorded live on the Mayberry Cruise (Nov 12-17, 2011). We also start off with a special message from Ronnie and Elease Felker (as Barney and Thelma Lou) about the things that are required to get into heaven which will remind you of the scene when Barney was trying to recite the preamble to the Constitution.
The annual Ladies League Musicale will be held in Mayberry this year. Barney believes he will be chosen to represent his town, and he prepares excitedly for his audition. As he is practicing, Farmer Rafe Hollister drops by the courthouse on an errand and listens to Barney’s wretched rendition of “Believe Me If All These Endearing Young Charms.” Rafe begins singing the song in order to show Barney how it should be sung, and he does so beautifully. Much to Barney’s chagrin, Andy encourages Rafe to audition too.
After the auditions, Barney believes he did very well. He overhears Mayberry’s choir director, John Masters, say that thanks to Andy, a wonderful voice will represent Mayberry. When Masters mentions that the voice belongs to Rafe, Barney’s ego takes a beating. When they are unhappy. The mayor and Mrs. Jeffries initially object to Rafe’s appearance and his manner of dress. The mayor orders Andy to tell Rafe he did not win. Andy is very upset with this snobbish and unfair decision, but he does go and see Rafe.
Lesson Points:
Some of the points we’ll hit during this study are below. For a complete list, download the lesson plan.
Prejudging Others (Matt. 7:1-5)
Dealing with Prejudices (Rom. 13:8-10)
Peer Pressure (James 1:12)
Unconditional Acceptance (Example of Zacchaeus, Luke 19:1-7)
Related Links:
Rafe Hollister Sings – More information about this episode (and all the others) of The Andy Griffith Show can be found at Mayberry.info.
BarneyFife.com – Website originally created in 1998 to provide information about Joey Fann’s inspirational study based on themes from The Andy Griffith Show.
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