by Kevin
on April 25, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #7 = Irresistible Andy
Running time: 7:58
In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode which originally aired on Halloween, 1960, Andy gets himself in his first jam with the opposite sex when he wrongly assumes Ellie is out to trap herself a husband. Andy tries to foil her plot when he sends three eligible Mayberry bachelors her way. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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by Kevin
on April 21, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #6 = Ellie Comes to Town
Running time: 9:19
In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode which originally aired on October 24, 1960, Ellie May Walker, Ph.G. (“Pharmacy Gal”), arrives to help her uncle at Walker’s Drug Store. Before long she is faced with adapting to Mayberry ways after refusing to sell Emma Brand , the town hypochondriac, sugar pills. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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by Kevin
on April 10, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #5 = The Guitar Player
Running time: 9:05
In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode which originally aired on October 17, 1960, Andy helps local guitar player Jim Lindsey (James Best of “The Dukes of Hazzard”) find a job with “Bobby Fleet and His Band with a Beat.” When Fleet’s band arrives for a lunch stop in Mayberry, Andy arrests them for a parking violation and forces them to listen to Lindsey while jailed in the courthouse. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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by Kevin
on April 4, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #4 = The Manhunt
Running time: 11:47
In this “The Andy Griffith Show” episode which originally aired on October 10, 1960, Andy and Barney are the brunt of jokes by state troopers who come to Mayberry to capture an escaped convict. Andy is able to prove he is not the country bumpkin the troopers think he is when he captures the convict himself. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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by Kevin
on March 24, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #3 = The New Housekeeper
Running time: 15:26
In this premier “The Andy Griffith Show” episode which originally aired on October 3, 1960, Andy asks Aunt Bee to come to Mayberry and help raise his son, Opie, after Rose, their old housekeeper, gets married. Opie refuses to accept Aunt Bee because she does things differently than Rose. Just as Aunt Bee is about to leave the Taylor home, Opie stops her because he realizes that she needs him. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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by Kevin
on March 24, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #2 = Danny meets Andy Griffith
Running time: 11:12
In this pilot for “The Andy Griffith Show” which originally aired on February 15, 1960, on “The Danny Thomas Show,” Danny Williams is traveling with his family and has an encounter with the local law enforcement in Mayberry, North Carolina, in the form of Sheriff Andy Taylor. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com to get the answer to this episode’s trivia question!
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by Kevin
on March 24, 2008
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Burke on Mayberry #1 = Introduction to Kevin Burke on Mayberry
Running time: 3:03
In this entertaining podcast Dr. Kevin L. Burke of Illinois State University discusses the cultural relevance, morals and “just plain fun” embodied by “The Andy Griffith Show” (1960 – 1968). Although the TAGS season finale was in 1968, this classic television show is still going strong more than 40 years later! Dr. Burke provides “behind the scenes” tidbits, discusses insights into TAGS episodes, and tests your knowledge of TAGS with a trivia question at the end of each podcast! Submit your Mayberry trivia answers, comments, and questions to burke@iMayberry.com . Answers to the Burke on Mayberry trivia questions are located on the Episodes & Trivia page of this website. Be sure to visit www.BurkeOnMayberry.com for more information and to provide comments/suggestions!
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