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We’ll be talking about The Andy Griffith Show episode The Bookie Barber this week and we’ll hear some feedback from your fellow listeners.

What got me thinking about The Bookie Barber was the current episode (#67) of the Burke on Mayberry podcast in which that episode was the topic. Kevin Burke, the host, did a fun review of the episode and I thought it would be nice tie in to tell you folks about some strange and curious happenings in Mayberry during that episode.

I hope you enjoy that as well as the feedback about past Two Chairs episodes from listeners.

Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the Mayberry.com/podcasts website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.

Related Links:

• Burke on Mayberry – Dr. Burke provides tidbits, discuss insights into TAGS episodes, and test your knowledge of TAGS with a trivia question at the end of each podcast.
• Mayberry.info – Page at Mayberry.info that contains events that happen in Mayberry that are not as they should be. The events are pointed out not in an attempt to tear apart “our home town” but because we love the show so much that we have studied each episode and have become “trained noticers.”
• Two Chairs No Waitng Facebook Fan Page – Become a fan of Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook. Photos related to podcast episodes are posted here along with comments from fellow fans.
• The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club Facebook Page – TAGSRWC has just opened a fan page on Facebook for another way to keep up-to-date with the goings-on in and around Mayberry.

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We continue our interview with special guest Neal Brower as our guest.  Neal is a United Methodist minister, taught a course about The Andy Griffith Show at several colleges in North Carolina, and is the author of “Mayberry 101: Behind the Scenes of a TV Classic.”

In this episode we discuss the event held on September 30 and October 1, 1995 at the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  Twenty cast members from “our hometown” gathered together to pay tribute to “The Andy Griffith Show” and share their experiences in Mayberry.

Remember to tell folks about our show and don’t please don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the Mayberry.com/podcasts website or by using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.

Related Links:

• Mayberry 101 – This book by Neal Brower is must reading for any fan of Mayberry. Neal received substantial input from the writers of the episodes themselves, as well as actors and members of the production crew.
• Mayberry’s 35th – Report about the Winston-Salem, NC event called “35th Anniversary Celebration: A Mayberry Reunion” held on September 30 and October 1, 1995.

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We have a treat for the next few episodes to have Neal Brower as our guest.  Neal is a United Methodist minister and has taught a ten-week course about The Andy Griffith Show at several colleges in North Carolina.

Neal also is the author of “Mayberry 101: Behind the Scenes of a TV Classic” and an all-around Mayberry fan.  He’s a member of the “Barney Chapter” of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) which is one of if not *the* most active chapters of TAGSRWC.

In this episode we’ll hear some about how Neal came to teach the classes as well as about how Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy, NC got its kickstart.

Remember to tell folks about our show and don’t please don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the Mayberry.com/podcasts website or by using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.

Related Links:

• Mayberry 101 – This book by Neal Brower is must reading for any fan of Mayberry. Neal received substantial input from the writers of the episodes themselves, as well as actors and members of the production crew.
• Mayberry Days – The annual festival of the Surry Arts Council that brings fans and friends from all over the county together in Andy Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina.
• Visit Mayberry -Visit this site for information about Mt. Airy, NC and the area.
• Mayberry Days Videos – Mayberry and related videos to share with your friends and family.

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Do you remember the story about Myray Lambert?  No…not Myra Koontz, that’s a completely different story.  I’m talking about the “news” Opie and Howie were sharing in the original version of “The Mayberry Sun.”

Frequent listeners will remember that in episode #36 of Two Chairs No Waiting we were discussing “the bomb” comment made in on TAGS episode “Opie’s Newspaper.” (Feel free to pause and go back to give#36 a listen if you missed it.)

While researching that comment, I was re-reading Neal Brower’s wonderful book Mayberry 101 and ran across a nice insight for fan of The Andy Griffith Show and thought it was something you’d want to know or be reminded of if you have Neal’s book.

The quote I read is found on page 427 Mayberry 101: Behind The Scenes of a TV Classic by Neal Brower | John F. Blair publisher

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Q. Were there any TAGS scripts which were written but never filmed?

A. Yes .Paul, I wrote one ..( I don’t know if other writers wrote any.) Our unfilmed episode was THE WANDERING MINSTREL, which I wrote with Ray Allen Saffian for the 1962-1963 season.. It featured a charming footloose guitar player we called “Wally Jordan.” ( based on an actual musician Andy had great respect for, Brownie Mcghee)

Andy had constantly spoken in praise of Brownie, so it was inevitable someone would write the story. We wrote the outline and then the fully completed script. Now the weird part. To this day nobody on TAGS can give a reason why it wasn’t filmed. It’s still a mystery.

If you’d like to read the script, it is printed in its entirety in Richard Kelly’s seminal book THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW .. Pickled Tink to hear from you. Harvey B

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Please tell folks about our show and don’t forget to share some comments or ask a question or two on the Mayberry.com/podcasts website or by using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part the show.

Related Links:

• Mayberry 101 – by Neal Brower this is must reading for any fan of Mayberry.
• IMDB listing for Harvey Bullock
• Wikipedia entry for Harvey Bullock
• Harvey Bullock bio at Emmy.org
• The eBullet – The Official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club and it’s FREE.

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This is our 8th feedback show and I can’t thank  those of you enough who have taken time to call or write and, in general, let me know you’re out there listening to Two Chairs No Waiting.  My desire is to have this podcast to be as much of a two way communication stream as possible.  I’d love to answer your questions and talk about things that interest you related to The Andy Griffith Show. The only way I can do that is by hearing from you.

There are several ways you can communicate with me.

voice mail: you have to listen to hear the number…sneaky ain’t I
e-mail: floyd@mayberry.com
or leave a comment on the web site mayberry.com/podcasts/

The Myers Lake/Franklin Canyon episode of Two Chairs (#13) has been made into a screencast with photos and everything.  If you’d like to check it out you can visit Two Chairs No Waitings Facebook fan page.  Sign up to be a Fan on Facebook while you’re there.

Thanks for listening and tell your Mayberry friends about us.

Related Links:

• Boys Night Out - movie staring James Garner, Tony Randall, Howard Morris & Kim Novak
• Podcast Headquarters – you can be see at the Two Chairs No Waiting Fan Page on Facebook
• Andy Griffith Museum – construction photos of the museum
• Museum Items – items from the TAGS set

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In the episode Opie’s Newspaper when Barney mentions “It must be the bomb,” did you ever wonder what he meant?  We’ll we’re gonna find out on this episode of Two Chairs No Waiting.

For those that don’t remember, Opie’s Newspape is where Opie takes his cue from the adults and spices up a penny newspaper he and his friend Howie publish with gossip he’s overheard. When Barney and the Taylors get a look at the new issue, they have to scramble to collect the copies before they are read by the rest of the town.

In the episode, Opie delivers the first edition of the “Mayberry Sun” to Andy and then to Barney at the courthouse.  Opie reports that he’s having a hard time selling his paper so Barney and Andy try to help by telling him he needs to branch out in his coverage.  Opie & Howie do just that and figure that the adults in town seem to enjoy the “Mayberry After Mid-night” section of the paper the most and set out to make their paper have that type content.

Just after Opie and Howie finish the first run of their revised paper, Opie delivers copies to Barney, Andy, and Aunt Bee in the Taylor’s kitchen at breakfast time.  Opie leaves them with the paper and goes out to place free copies in everyone in Mayberry’s hands or, in most cases, front porch.

The “It must be the bomb” comment comes while they are reflecting on the heat.

Please tell folks about our show and don’t forget to share some comments or ask a question or two on the  Mayberry.com/podcasts website or by using the contact information given in the podcast.  I would love to have you be a part the show.

Related Links:

• Mayberry 101 – by Neal Brower this is must reading for any fan of Mayberry.
• IMDB listing for Everett Greenbaum
• YouTube interview with Everett Greenbaum
• The eBullet – The Official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club and it’s FREE.

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I listened to the last episode of Two Chairs No Waiting and, well….I just didn’t feel like I did justice to the memory of Howard Morris. So, I’m going to take this chance to right that wrong and share with you some of *my* memories of Howard Morris.  I’ll give you some insight on a special evening that I will never forget.

Please tell folks about our show and don’t forget to share some comments or ask a question or two on the  Mayberry.com/podcasts website or by using the contact information given in the podcast.  I would love to have you be a part the show.

Related Links:

• Photos of “A Mayberry Family Reunion” – Thanks to Johnny Phillips for  these photos from Brimingham, AL October 7, 2000.
• The eBullet – The Official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club and it’s FREE.

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Hello Mayberry!  Thanks for joining us for Two Chairs Now Waiting.  I want to thank Floyd for hosting the show last week for me.  Thank you as well for the positive feedback, all three of them, hahah….about Floyd’s Mayberry Memories.

Let me pull back the curtains a little bit about the stories Floyd told last episode and make sure you know that each of them was a *true* story.  They all really happened.  The names were changed to protect the innocent but they were true none the less.

We have voice mail, e-mail and some of our listeners favorite quotes.

Thank you for listening.  Tell your Mayberry friends about us and don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the  Mayberry.com/podcasts website or by using the contact information given in the podcast.  We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.

Related Links:

• Mayberry On Main – Mt. Airy, NC merchants run by the one e-mailers family
• Who’s Been Messin’ Up the Bulletin Board? Chapter – Online chapter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club with a daily e-mail newsletter all about our Mayberry friends.
• Emmett’s WAVs – WAV file sound clips from The Andy Griffith Show.
• Two Chairs No Waiting Store – Purchase t-shirts, mugs and other items with the Two Chairs No Waiting logo.
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I started out preparing to make an entire episode about TAGS writer Harvey Bullock but became side tracked by watching the “Aunt Bee’s Romance” TAGS episode looking for a sound clip “Did I tell you what the mirror said to the dresser?” Harvey answers that question for us and and then I drifted off into talking about other great quotes from “Aunt Bee’s Romance.”

I hope you enjoy visiting with me in Mayberry as much as I enjoy talking about the people of Mayberry.

Please let me know what YOUR favorite quotes from TAGS are and hopefully a future episode will be able to feature some of those quotes.

Thank you for listening and please remember…..

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Remembering  Don Knotts.
It was on February 24th 2006 when the world lost a wonderful man. Mr. Knotts name at birth was Jesse Don Knotts  and he was born on July 21st 1924 in Morgantown, WV. He passed away at 81 years of age on February 24, 2006.

We were all sad to see Don Knotts leave us but I don’t want to dwell on remembering the day he passed so much as I want to celebrate the thing he did in life and the joy he continues to bring to millions each day through the character of Barney Fife.  Sure….there are other characters he played and he deserves credit for them as well but this is, after all, a Mayberry podcast so lets talk about “Barney.”

Don Knotts left this earth in 2006 but we will never be without the love, laughter, and joy that he continues to provide us all whenever we watch him perform or remember performances of the past.

Thank you Don Knotts for everything.

Related Links:

• Remembering America’s Favorite Deputy – Don Knotts
  – Nice memories by Kathryn Darden
• Tribute to Don Knotts – (YouTube) Video of Don Knotts getting his star on the Walk of Fame
• Don Knotts Interviews Lord Morris Fitzmorris – (YouTube) Man on the street Dave Winkley(Don Knotts)is in Gloccamora Ireland getting a load of “Blarney” from the Subject of his interview-Lord Morris Fitzmorris,the Fourteenth Earl of Gloccmora
• Don Knotts – Funniest Moments as Barney Fife – (YouTube) A collection of the funniest moments of Don Knotts in his renowned role as Barney Fife

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Discussion about Myers Lake guest staring in an episode of The Rifleman. The exact location where Andy and Opie walked during the opening of The Andy Griffith Show was where the stars of The Rifleman were spotted strolling.

Help us identify other classic TV series that also used Franklin Canyon..err Myers Lake for filming.

Odd Fact Known by Few
Speaking of the Actor of the Man  I have an interesting bit of trivia for you.

In the episode: Runaway Kid
If you remember, that’s the episode where Andy finds himself in a dilemma after teaching Opie a lesson about the importance of always keeping your word. Opie has made a sacred trust not to divulge that his new friend, George “Tex” Foley (Pat Rosson) is a runaway. Andy must grapple with violating Opie’s trust or returning the boy to his family and explaining that there is always an exception to every rule.

Well, here’s the “odd fact.”

When Andy is talking to George about leaving for Texas, Andy is laying on the couch looking toward George who has the kitchen door wall behind him. Suddenly the double doors from the other side of the room are behind George when he says, “It ain’t?” (time 18:33) then there’s a cut and George is back where he should be. George then walks behind the couch around past the fireplace and then where the double doors are behind him from Andy’s view. Andy “Too bad that ain’t cowboy rations” and THEN Tex says, “It ain’t?” (time 19:49) exactly the same as he had said in the shot just about one minute before. The first occurrence is also a “reversed” image of the second shot. The times are from the season one DVD.

Floyd joins us as well with his Thoughts from Floyd segment.

Related Links:

• Mayberry Historical Society – Runaway Kid episode information contains our episodes odd fact
• Myers Lake is Franklin Canyon Reservoir – Episode #13 of Two Chairs No Waiting

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This episode is all about Franklin Canyon and the real “Myers Lake” location where the opening credits for The Andy Griffith Show were filmed.  If you’re ever in the LA area you will not want to miss out on visiting this location. Be sure to take this podcast along with you so you can listen to the ’scouting report’ about where the Mayberry related areas are.  Don’t miss out on the photos and other links in our show notes.

Below are the directions to “Myers Lake.

You can only go one-way around the lake and that’s staying to the right. When you start around the lake….stop at the first parking area and walk over toward the wooden railing. Looking down from the road you’ll see an area of dirt….that’s the area where Andy and Opie walked. If you get past the wooden railing…you’re too far. The other side of the lake is where Howard was fishing for “ole Sam”.

The house that’s on the right before you go across the dam is the game wardens office when Andy and Helen went fishing without a license and had to pay the fine.

Directions

2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California

From the West Side, head north on Beverly Drive following signs to Coldwater Canyon. Turn left on Coldwater/Beverly Drive and turn left again on Beverly Drive , at Fire Station No. 2. The third right is Franklin Canyon Dr. continue through residential area to park entrance. At the intersection of Franklin Canyon and Lake Drive turn right to go to Franklin Canyon Ranch site or turn left to go to the Sooky Goldman
Nature Center and Franklin Canyon Lake.

From the San Fernando Valley, From the Ventura Freeway (101) or Ventura Blvd. Take Coldwater Canyon Boulevard south to the intersection of Coldwater Canyon and Mulholland Drive. Make a 90 degree right turn onto Franklin Canyon Dr. There is no street sign “Franklin Canyon.” Road signs read “Road Closed 800 Feet” “Sunset to Sunrise”; this is the park entrance. Do NOT make a “U-Turn” for this will bring you onto Mulholland Drive instead of Franklin Canyon. Stay on paved surface to reach the Sooky Goldman Nature Center and continue south of the lake for 1.5 miles to reach the Franklin Canyon Ranch Site area.
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As you enter the “loop” that goes around the lake (it’s one way so this should make it easy to describe), you will have a wooden railing on the left. That railing is where Andy stopped on “The Return to Mayberry” and looked down at Myers Lake.  There is a parking area about 40 yards down on the left.

Park there and walk over to the railing just to the left of the parking area (not the railing that on the main road but the wooden “fence” that keeps folks from falling down the slope.   When you look down the slope you’ll see the path. This is where Andy and Opie walked.  There’s a wooden picnic table down there.

Related Links:

• Photos of Franklin Canyon – These are photos taken during my two trips to visit Franklin Canyon.
• Video at Franklin Canyon – Your host and his son, Adam, back in 2004 at Myers Lake filming our version of the opening credits of TAGS.
• Franklin Canyon Reservoir – Live Search Maps will show you an “Aerial” view of the exact location Andy and Opie walked in the opening credits. The “pins” are off a bit but they’ll get you started. Click “Aerial” after the page loads to see the overhead view.
• Franklin Canyon – The TV show “Combat” as filmed at Franklin Canyon as well. See if you can spot Myers Lake areas in the images on this site.
• Opening Credits Location – Wikimapia.org provided another nice view from above of “Myers Lake.”
• Let’s Go to the Fishin’ Hole – Report by The Mayberry Times publisher (1996) about his trip to Myers Lake and meeting with some of the cast members.
• A Walk With Andy and Opie – Report in “My Sen-Tence” from the mid-1990’s by Paul Filder and his trip to Franklin Canyon.
• Franklin Canyon Lake – Nice write-up about the area but be sure to click the photo gallery to view the photos.

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