{"id":2190,"date":"2011-03-15T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2024-05-12T09:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T14:27:57","slug":"two-chairs-no-waiting-127-mayberry-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2011\/03\/two-chairs-no-waiting-127-mayberry-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Chairs No Waiting 127: Mayberry Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome
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Cancelled! Back in March 1971 CBS went on a canceling spree and shut down production on all their rural comedies.\u00a0 The end of the 1971 season saw the cancellation of Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Hee-Haw, Lassie, The Jim Nabors Hour, Hogans Heroes and of course Mayberry RFD. (Petticoat Junction was cancelled the previous season<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

That isn’t a complete listing but gives you the idea about how, as Alabama native Pat “Mr. Haney” Buttram put it, “CBS cancelled everything with a tree, even Lassie.”\u00a0 At the time of the purge, Mayberry RDF was #15 in the ratings.<\/p>\n

On Saturday March 5, 2011 a panel discussion was held as part of the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival on Southern Rural Humor in TV & Film.<\/p>\n

The participants were Birmingham author Tim Hollis, actor Danny Vinson, media studies scholar Dr. Jacob Podber in the discussion, and the host of Two Chairs No Waiting Allan Newsome.\u00a0 The topic went a great deal into the portrayal of rural characters on television, radio, and film.<\/p>\n

Hear from Tim, from his portion of the panel, as we discussed the purge of rural programing.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store<\/a> and leave a review and rating.<\/p>\n

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TCNW 127: Mayberry Cancelled<\/div><\/div>
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