While The Andy Griffith Show is quintessentially Southern, it features several notable Irish connections through guest stars, specific characters, and cultural references that popped up throughout its eight-season run.
Let’s visit the town of Mayberry and see what connections we can find with the Irish.
We have a few voicemails to cover and then we’ll play trivia related to last week’s topic, “A Medal for Opie” provided by MeTV (A Metal for Opie trivia at MeTV.com).
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On last weeks episode we talked about where the “T” in Ernest T. Bass came from and found out the use of the initial was purposeful. We know that because the information came directly from the writer of the original episode with Howard Morris’ character of Ernest T making his appearance. The writers even stated specifically the initial was never used without the “T”. It was always like one name, “Ernest T.”
That got me thinking and during an 8 plus hour trip from Alabama to North Carolina with Kenneth “Otis” Junkin this past weekend we talked about it….A LOT. We had 8 or more hours to kill so we had plenty of time to come up with a reason. You’ll hear it on this episode.
We’ll also play some trivia that I think will be fun and then we hear from Randy Turner!
Bonus: This week’s installment of This Week in Mayberry History by Randy Turner featuring “Chubby Johnson.”
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.
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.
Let’s have a fun time visiting and celebrating the 200th episode of Two Chairs No Waiting! What better way to have fun than to talk about Ernest T. Bass and his song “Old Aunt Maria.”
We find out where the words to the song came from and what the original name was before it became “Old Aunt Maria.”
Thank you all for being part of 200 episodes of the podcast. There is so much Mayberry in this world if we just keep looking for it. Go out there and share the spirit of love which is the real spirit of Mayberry.
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