{"id":11828,"date":"2026-11-10T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=11828"},"modified":"2026-11-09T21:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T03:25:25","slug":"tcnw-916-the-actors-who-served-a-veterans-day-salute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2026\/11\/tcnw-916-the-actors-who-served-a-veterans-day-salute\/","title":{"rendered":"TCNW 916: The Actors Who Served \u2013 A Veterans Day Salute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Two Chairs No Waiting\" class=\"wp-image-3528\" style=\"width:185px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Two Chairs No Waiting<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome<br \/><strong>Running time:<\/strong> 0:35:20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, on <a href=\"https:\/\/imayberry.com\/podcasts\/2025\/11\/tcnw-864-mayberry-veterans\/\">episode 864<\/a>, we honored characters and actors from The Andy Griffith Show that were veterans. I don&#8217;t know about you but I thought with this being Veterans Day week here in the US that we should spend a bit more time respecting our Mayberry friends who served. The focus will be on the actors, not the characters, who served and supported our troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/2026\/11\/weavers-newsletter-nov-dec-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Weaver&#8217;s Newsletter for Nov\/Dec 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/a> just hit the internet. It&#8217;s free and there are some pretty good stories in there so head over and see the new products before it&#8217;s too later for them to arrive by Christmas. Tell your friends, too, so they can get you a gift. Hints are good but making them a list is even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to the 5,009 Two Chairs subscribers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@allannewsome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>! The number is BIG here in Mayberry though it may not be so big by YouTuber standards, I&#8217;m thankful for everyone of you. (<em>FYI &#8211; subscribing on YouTube is FREE. If you &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@allannewsome\/join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join<\/a>&#8221; to become a member, there is a monthly charge for that.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will wrap up by playing some Paul Mulik &#8220;<em>Who said it?<\/em>&#8221; trivia and see how you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"TCNW 916: The Actors Who Served &ndash; A Veterans Day Salute\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_1-VJr9LRAq0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1-VJr9LRAq0\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-VJr9LRAq0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT35M23S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-11-10T02:14:51Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_1-VJr9LRAq0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1-VJr9LRAq0\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">TCNW 916: The Actors Who Served \u2013 A Veterans Day Salute<\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1-VJr9LRAq0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1-VJr9LRAq0\/0.jpg\" alt=\"TCNW 916: The Actors Who Served &ndash; A Veterans Day Salute\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Two Chairs No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Podcast can be found at https:\/\/www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com Host: Allan Newsome Last year, on episode 864, we honored characters and actors from The Andy Griffith Show that were veterans. I don&#039;t know about you but I thought with this being Veterans Day week here in the US that we should spend a bit more time respecting our Mayberry friends who served. The focus will be on the actors, not the characters, who served and supported our troops. Weaver&#039;s Newsletter for Nov\/Dec 2026 just hit the internet. It&#039;s free and there are some pretty good stories in there so head over and see the new products before it&#039;s too later for them to arrive by Christmas. Tell your friends, too, so they can get you a gift. Hints are good but making them a list is even better. Thank you to the 5009 Two Chairs subscribers on YouTube! The number is BIG here in Mayberry though it may not be so big by YouTuber standards, I&#039;m thankful for everyone of you. We will wrap up by playing some Paul Mulik &quot;who said it?&quot; trivia and see how you do. == Links == Two Chairs Merch -https:\/\/mayberry.dashery.com\/ # TCNW 864: Mayberry Veterans - https:\/\/imayberry.com\/podcasts\/2025\/11\/tcnw-864-mayberry-veterans\/ # Weaver&#039;s Newsletter - https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/ # Event Calendar (iMayberry.com) - https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/mayberry-event-calendar\/ # Join this channel to get access to perks (YouTube) - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm9tLlT-NsH-7k97fZDpNHA\/join # Weaver&#039;s Newsletter - https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/ # Subscribe to the Weaver&#039;s Newsletter - https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/subscribe-to-weavers-newsletter\/ # Weaver&#039;s Department Store - https:\/\/www.weaversdepartmentstore.com # Mayberry Meet Up (Facebook Group) - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/117344445573583 # Mayberry Man (YouTube Channel) - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MayberryMan # Mayberry Man Movie - https:\/\/MayberryMan.com # Watch the Mayberry Man Movie &amp; Series FREE (YouTube) - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLXciS96DNOqO4gle4YrR7bDV9-SSbnTV0 # Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube) - https:\/\/youtu.be\/a_AwfI9TPY8 # Mayberry Man Movie - Barney &amp; Floyd Audio Commentary (Rik Roberts, Allan Newsome) - https:\/\/youtu.be\/x4kfgzG04_0 # The Mayberry Effect - https:\/\/theMayberryEffect.com # Mayberry Days website - https:\/\/MayberryDays.com # Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list - https:\/\/www.imayberry.com\/mailman\/listinfo\/twochairspodcast_imayberry.com # iMayberry Community - https:\/\/imayberrycommunity.com\/ # The Mayberry Historical Society - https:\/\/www.mayberry.info\/ # The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/mayberrycom ==Video Chapters== 00:00 - Opening 00:10 - Theme Song 00:34 - Welcome 00:57 - Supporters 01:15 - Mayberry Veterans 03:00 - Don Knotts 05:41 - Howard McNear 07:30 - George Lindsey 09:15 - Frances Bavier 10:40 - Betty Lynn 13:45 - Denver Pyle 14:56 - Jack Dodson 18:02 - Weaver&#039;s Department Store 21:26 - 5009 Subscribers 24:08 - Young Frankenstein 25:36 - Trivia 33:50 - Thank YOU 34:32 - Call to Action\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1-VJr9LRAq0\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"sign-up-for-the-two-chairs-e-mail-mailing-list\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign up for the Two Chairs E-mail Mailing List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imayberry.com\/mailman\/listinfo\/twochairspodcast_imayberry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list<\/a>.&nbsp; I want to be able to reach out to you if there&#8217;s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t worry, I won&#8217;t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say &#8220;hey&#8221; if the need arises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"contact-info\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twochairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/allannewsome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow me on Twitter<\/a>. 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