It’s Christmas time in Mayberry and time for our annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show had only one episode centered around Christmas. Fans have watched that episode time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor’s, the Muggins’, and Miss Ellie. It’s touched our heart every time.
Each year, Two Chairs tries to bring back that warm feeling as we go through Mayberry memories of Christmas time. We also make a new memory or two in the process. We have a special guest back again this year from over in Dodge City. His name is Festus Haggen and he has a really good story to tell about Santa. There’s a story called “The Fife Before Christmas” by my friend Rik Roberts who played “Barney” in the Mayberry Man movie.
We have a favorite of mine by Charlie Monk called “Andy and Opie Christmas” that brings back memories of a small town Christmas that sure reminds me of Mayberry.
To close out the episode, we hear from Elinor Donahue about recording “Away in a Manger” with Andy then we hearing her sing.
God bless you and I hope you have a very merry Christmas.
Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!
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Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #766: Rebecca Spears High Sheriff of Mayberry for Episode #766: Chris Smyrl Patreon Patron of the Week #766: Billy Lenox
This episode we’ll listen to, and I recommend watch, a skit performed during Col. Tim’s Talent Time at the 2023 edition of Mayberry Days. Mayberry Days is held in Mt. Airy, NC (Andy’s hometown) the last full weekend of September each year and Col. Tim’s is the wrap-up of the main portion of Mayberry Days.
Col. Tim’s is something you almost need to experience to understand but I would say it’s kind of a “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” type of performance with random things happening throughout. It always sells out so I believe it’s good enough to keep folks coming back year after year and it’s always a different show.
This episode we experience “Count Istvan Teleky” with Tim Pettigrew as Goober, Terry Varvel as Barney and Allan Newsome (me) as Floyd. The trio re-create the scene of the three in the backroom of the Mayberry courthouse conjuring “the Count” and making wishes.
We have a few voice mails from listeners and then we’ll wrap things up with a few trivia questions from the 2023 Mayberry Cruise.
Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!
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Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #765: Mike McGonigal High Sheriff of Mayberry for Episode #765: Chris Smyrl Patreon Patron of the Week #765: Brian Rose
I found, or somebody sent it to me, a 1990 article from the Jackson Sun newspaper (Jackson, Tenn.) that covered Frances Bavier. It went into a bit of what she was like in real life versus what we all think of her as from TV. She wasn’t “Aunt Bee” and the story goes in to ways she differed from the character in her daily life.
We’ll go over the article and then I’ll add a few tidbits about Ms. Bavier that may help you realize that while she wasn’t “Aunt Bee” in real life, she did have at least some of “Aunt Bee’s” character living within.
Well wrap things up with a few trivia questions from the 2023 Mayberry Cruise.
Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!
Don’t forget to sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list. I want to be able to reach out to you if there’s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list. Don’t worry, I won’t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say “hey” if the need arises.
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Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #764: Mike McGonigal High Sheriff of Mayberry for Episode #764: Chris Smyrl Patreon Patron of the Week #764: Brian Rose
We’ve got lots of current Mayberry News from the November edition of the Weaver’s Newsletter. A long list of events you need to consider attending and putting on your calendar for 2023 is followed by News of Cast & Crew and Chapter News.
I hope you enjoy hearing about all the things happening in and around Mayberry. There is so much fun to be had for fans of the show.
Well wrap things up with a few trivia questions from the 2023 Mayberry Cruise.
Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!
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Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #763: Mike McGonigal High Sheriff of Mayberry for Episode #763: Chris Smyrl Patreon Patron of the Week #762: Brian Rose
I’m so thankful for the folks that created and and made Mayberry a real place in our hearts. The things they thought of made the town and the people who live there seem like people who could have lived in the small town I grew up with. They seemed so real, like they could have been sitting next to me in the church pew or at a ballgame at the local high school.
The world won’t be as good a place if Mayberry had never come to be. We would have messed so many laughs and smiles and things would be just a bit more sad. Thank goodness we never have to know what the it would be like not to have these wonderful characters to enjoy.
We share a bit of sad news about the passing of author Richard Kelly but in even that, there is joy because I brought more of the Mayberry spirit to us all and we’re thankful for him.
Finally, we’ll do a few trivia questions to have just a bit more fun.
Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!
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This episode we’ll play Round 2 of the Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023 as well as the Final Mayberry question. There are ten questions in Round 2 with each being worth 200 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 200 points. Keep up with your score and add/subtract it from your Round 1 score to see what you have to wager in the Final Mayberry question.
Remember, incorrect answers will are worth negative 200 points. Guessing really hurts your score so keep that in mind.
We’ll play a few easier questions to close out the show just to make us all feel better.
Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!
TCNW 761: Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023 Round 2
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This episode we’ll play Round 1 of the Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023. Ten questions with each being worth 100 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 100 points. Keep up with your score and remember to remove 100 points for any missed answers….don’t guess.
Next week we’ll play Round 2 (worth 200 points each) is also ten questions.
Incorrect answers will be worth negative 200 points. Guessing really hurts your score so keep that in mind.
Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!
TCNW 760: Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023 Round 1
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