{"id":11592,"date":"2026-05-26T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=11592"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:42:18","slug":"tcnw-892-dennis-rush-interview-mayberry-cruise-2024-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2026\/05\/tcnw-892-dennis-rush-interview-mayberry-cruise-2024-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TCNW 892: Dennis Rush Interview Mayberry Cruise 2024 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome
Running time:<\/strong> 0:55:26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayberry lost a wonderful man on May 9, 2026. Dennis Rush<\/strong>, who played Opie’s friend Howie in eight episodes over a two and a half year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dennis began coming to Mayberry Days, and other Mayberry events in 2018 and had become much loved by fans. His joy and love for his time on The Andy Griffith Show and at discovering how much fans remembered his appearances on the show was heartwarming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dennis has been featured here on the podcast in an one-on-one interview (TCNW #777<\/a>) and again along with fellow castmate Keith Thibodeaux<\/strong>, Johnny Paul, (TCNW# 839<\/a>) but he has so many amazing stories of his career that I wanted to make sure you heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This interview was recorded on the 2024 Cruise to Mayberry. In part 1, Dennis will talk mostly about his early career and we’ll make it up to a portion of his time on The Andy Griffith Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come back next episode for part 2 when Dennis will talk more about Mayberry and discuss how his time as a child actor completed. There will be questions from the Mayberry cruisers who attended the interview as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t miss either portion of this interview. I would suggest that you go back and listen to\/watch his past interviews as well. Some things are revisited but his story telling was second to none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a wonderful person and will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TCNW 892: Dennis Rush Interview Mayberry Cruise 2024 Part 1<\/div><\/div>
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