Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:52:12 The Merchant of Mayberry was the 54th episode filmed and the 54th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S2.E22) We'll play Mayberry trivia all about " The Merchant of Mayberry ." Plot Summary  The Merchant of Mayberry : Mean old Ben Weaver goes on a rampage when Bert Miller, a traveling salesman, stops in Mayberry. Weaver demands Miller be taken of...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:45:48 Guest of Honor  was the 53rd episode filmed and the 53rd episode aired of The  Andy Griffith Show . (S2.E21) We'll play Mayberry trivia all about  Guest of Honor . Plot Summary  Guest of Honor : It's Founder's Day again, and this time the celebration centers on honoring the first visitor to town with the key to the city. Unfortunately, the first person t...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:33:38 This episode we'll go through just some of the things found in  Weaver's Newsletter from March/April 2026 . There's great info in the newsletter and we add some additional details to the stories found in the newsletter. If you aren't subscribed to   Weaver's Newsletter , you really should consider subscribing so you won't miss out on the fun information...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:42:05 Barney and the Choir  was the 52nd episode filmed and the 52nd episode aired of The  Andy Griffith Show . (S2.E20) We'll play Mayberry trivia all about  Barney and the Choir . Plot Summary  Barney and the Choir : When the awful sound coming from the Mayberry choir is narrowed down to Barney, the members decide they must get rid of him. Since no one has t...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:29:26 My wife, Jan, and I have been redoing  TCNW  HQ and I have been finding some really fun Mayberry memories to share with you. This episode features an article from the 2004 edition of  The Mayberry Confidentia l written by the main man of  The Andy Griffith Show  Rerun Watchers Club  ( T AGS RWC ), Jim Clark. The article is titled  Dreams of Mayberry  and...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:44:11 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...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:46:00 A Medal for Opie  was the 51st episode filmed and the 51st aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S2.E19) We'll play Mayberry trivia all about  A Medal for Opie . Plot Summary  A Medal for Opie : Opie has his heart set on winning a medal in the annual Sheriff's Boys' Day race. Under the tutelage of legendary fifty-yard-dash winner Barney Fife, Opie enters t...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:40:12 To celebrate the birthday of Ron Howard (Opie Taylor) who turned 72 years old on March 1, 2026, we're gonna party like it's 1999. There are 24 questions and each it worth one point. Keep up with your score and see how you do. Some of our best trivia experts only got 8 or 9 of these and most of us got between zero and 2. They are hard questions for sure....

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time: 0:39:49 Jailbreak  was the 50th episode filmed and the 50th aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S2.E18) We'll play Mayberry trivia all about " Jailbreak  ." Plot Summary Jailbreak : A team of convicts is on the loose, and the state police arrive ridiculing Sheriff Taylor and Barney. Andy cracks the case by focusing on the smallest details: a trailer hitch and an...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:46:54 The Jinx  was the 49th episode filmed and the 49th aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S2.E17) We'll play Mayberry trivia all about " The Jinx ." Plot Summary The Jinx: Barney gets the whole town on guard when he declares Henry Bennett to be a jinx. No matter how Andy tries to convince the town otherwise, Bennett's mere presence seems to consistently coi...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:31:14 Even in a town where the biggest crime might be a misplaced pickle jar, love found its way into Mayberry's gentle rhythms. From puppy crushes to long-term romances, the show wove sweetness into its most memorable plots. One of the earliest and most charming arcs of affection comes from young Opie Taylor. In Season 5's " Opie Loves Helen ," he awkwardly b...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:28:14 Back in episode  867 of Two Chairs No Waiting  called " Real Flying Cloud ," I made what turned out to be a mistake that resulted in me being told I wasn't "southern" and should have gotten a southerner to translate what Andy said for me. Well, I'm here to try and earn my southern card back since I was born, raised, and live in Alabama.  (It's hard to ge...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:13 You're in for another treat this week as contributor Codie Sloan is back with a report. If you missed his past reports on  Mayberry Filming Locations  (TCNW  #789  &  #790 ), you really should go back and give each a watch. Yes, I said watch because while listening to his reports is great…it's even better to see the photos that he provided during his rep...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:53:27 The  Dixie Griffith  interview wraps up in this episode. Last week we heard about family, the Mayberry fandom, her father, her mother and about herself. This episode we start off talking about her life growing up with  Andy Griffith , not Andy Taylor, as a father. He was a good dad but nobody is Andy Taylor. We find out more about Andy through the way he...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:53:27 Over the last 10 years, I have been fortunate to become friends with  Dixie Griffith . Dixie is the daughter of  Andy Griffith  and back in 2015 she came to her first Mayberry event. Since that time she has attended many events, Mayberry cruises and all in all enjoyed experiencing the fans of her dad and Mayberry. This is the first of as two episode seri...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:39:26 There are some amazing  Mayberry events  scheduled for 2026 that i think you'd really enjoy. I'll point out some of them which can be found on the  iMayberry.com  website's " Event Calendar ." I certainly encourage you to try to attend one of the scheduled events. To give you an idea of what you might see when attending one of the larger events we're goi...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:37:58 Each year at Christmas we figure there are folks who get new electronic toys (phones, tablets, etc) that they can use to listen to podcasts or watch the podcast videos. Over the years,  Two Chairs No Waiting  has created episodes to reflect on the past year and to see which episodes have been downloaded or viewed most during the previous year. This listi...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  1:01:29 It's Christmas time here in Mayberry and time for the annual Christmas episode.  The Andy Griffith Show  had only one episode centered around any holiday and that holiday was Christmas. Fans have watched that episode over and over seeing as Ben Weaver tries to get arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor's, the Muggins', and Miss Ellie....

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:43:36 Last week we played Round 1 of the  Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2025  where ever correct answer was worth 100 points. If if you didn't play last week, you may want to go back and play along because this week you bring your point total forward into round 2. This episode we'll play  Round 2  and the "final question" of the M ayberry Days Trivia Champ...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:22 This episode we'll play  Round 1 of the Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2025 . Ten questions with each being worth 100 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 100 points. Keep up with your score and remember to remove 100 points for any missed answers. I suggest you don't guess to avoid the negative points. Next week we'll play Round 2 (worth 200...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:51:36 I received a question from " Who's Been Messin' Up the Bulletin Board ?" Chapter member, Larry Grainger asking: Do you or some of your listeners know what this line means, from "Citizens Arrest?" ANDY:  Yeah. Misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace. Drove down main street with a cutout open and a real flying cloud. If you don't immediately recognize t...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:25 Mayberry Days is always amazing as a fan. This years event in Mount Airy, NC was the 36th annual Mayberry Days and it lived up to expectations. A highlight of every Mayberry Days is the "super bowl" of Mayberry Trivia. This episode we go through the Qualifying Round questions and answers of the 2025 World Championship of Mayberry Trivia Qualifying. The q...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:38:22 The Andy Griffith Show  was front of mind in Marion, KY on Saturday night's  Old Kentucky Hayride  show in the historic Fohs Hall.  Cutter & Cash and The Kentucky Grass  band who preformed the last two years as the musical act on the  Cruise to Mayberry  invited Floyd the barber to be a special "secret" guess performer at the  Old Kentucky Hayride  on No...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:40:34 The day this episode premieres is Veterans Day here in the United States so I thought it would be fitting to talk about The Andy Griffith Show characters and actors that were veterans. This took a good bit of research and I'm not sure I got them all. If you know of characters or actors that I miss, please let me know Mayberry trivia expert, Paul Mulik, c...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:49 The Manicurist  was the 48th episode filmed and the 48th aired of  The Andy Griffith Show.  (S2.E16) We'll play Mayberry trivia all about " The Manicurist ." Plot Summary  The Manicurist : Shapely young Ellen Brown pops into Mayberry in search of a friendly town where she can make a living as a manicurist. When she lays claim to a corner of Floyd's Barbe...