Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:31:20 There are characters that appeared in Mayberry that we all remember so well that we assume they were often on the show. I've been amazed, when I started looking, at how few times some of our favorites actually visited Mayberry. Ernest T. Bass was only on five episodes. Briscoe Darling was only on six and the subject of this episode was only on four with on...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:20 Every week I work on trying to come up with ideas of things to talk about here on the show. It isn't that I don't have ideas, it's that I have too many and I keep shifting from one to another depending on what episode of The Andy Griffith Show I watched most recently. This week, it was easier to stay focused because I wanted to talk about Ron Howard. This...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:34:48 I was watching The Andy Griffith Show today and the episode "The Case of the Punch in the Nose" was on. I started laughing and smiling right from the start and so I wanted to talk about it with you. That's one of the things I love about doing this show, being able to talk about what I love about The Andy Griffith Show with you. I also wanted to let you kno...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:38:08 Looking back, the last episode I dedicated to listener feedback was almost a year ago in Two Chairs #577 (April 14, 2020). I've been trying to fit feedback into portions of other episodes in the mean time but I thought it was time to focus and hear from you. We have a lot of written feedback from YouTube and the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website for this show...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:28.21 The actors, actresses, and writers of The Andy Griffith Show were most certainly genius in their craft. Some characters only appeared in a very few episodes of The Andy Griffith Show but their impact has made fans feel like they were in most every episode. That's the genius of the show. Mayberry is like a "real" place to the fans and the people there are a...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:52 On episode 615, I talked about the world needing more Mayberry so this week I wanted to challenge us all to try and spread that Mayberry spirit to others. I know that I've been blessed by folks reaching out to me and just saying, "I was thinking about you" so what would happen if all of us did that? In Mayberry, folks checked on their neighbors when they h...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:28:03 The "This Week in Mayberry History" report inspired me to look into the episode "Bailey's Bad Boy" more closely. We see Opie learn a lesson about paying his own way. When he makes a mistake, he needs to stand on his own two feet and meet the responsibility associated with what he's done. This is an episode that we may be able to learn from and Ron Bailey c...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time: 0:38:54 The eBullet Newsletter  for January 2021 is on the web so it's time for us to look at some of the highlights. Jim Clark at  The Andy Griffith Show  Rerun Watchers Club ( TAGS RWC)  HQ in Nashville, TN works hard to keep all of us Mayberry fans informed about the happenings in and around Mayberry with issues of  The eBullet  every other month and we so tha...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:28:40 When the precursor to iMayberry.com began back in 1991, it was partially as a way to deal with the uncertainty of the time. The aerial bombardment of Iraq in had begun in Operation Desert Storm or as many call it, the First Gulf War. It was a stressful time for our country. News reports of what was happening in the war region was continuous and it was hard...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:28:43 I was doing some cleanup around the house during the holidays and ran across a story from March 2006 about a Mayberry Variety Show that was going to occur on April 21, 2006. It was going to be connected with the induction of Jim "Gomer Pyle" Nabors into the Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame to be held on April 22, 2006. What great memories this event b...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:10 At Christmas season there are several folks getting new gadgets allowing them to begin listening to podcasts and watching the video versions so I like to make it easy for them to find the best episodes of Two Chairs. I want to get them hooked on Two Chairs No Waiting and help them feel part of Mayberry. There are currently, as of this episode, 613 episodes...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:40:00 It's Christmas time in Mayberry so it's time for our Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show only had one episode centered around a holiday and that was, of course, Christmas. Fans have watched time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor's and the Muggins'. It's touched our hearts. We'll tr...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:48 It's time for some fun Mayberry trivia right out of the book " Mayberry Trivia " by Scott Hopkins. Scott's book is full of fun trivia that's not too hard and is meant to be somewhat challenging. After the " Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2020 " questions from a few episode ago, hopefully you'll enjoy these questions and feel better about your Mayberry k...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:22 Andy Taylor's home showed up on another TV classic that you may remember. Let's see what it was. Follow-up information related to " Making the Whole Cabinet a Weapon " and discussion of gun safety that leads right into talking about " Goober Takes a Car Apart " from season 5 of The Andy Griffith Show . We also hear from a podcast listener/viewer who landed...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:24:45 Do you know whose house Sergeant Carter's mom lives in? Do you know where the Headquarters 1st Battalion was on the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C episode " I'm Always Chasing Gomers " (season 5, episode 23) was filmed? Do you know the possible connection between Sergeant Carter and The Pink Panther ? We'll after this episode you'll know these answers and more. Bonus...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:00 Barney was always making his whole body a weapon in order to stop crime but why did he and Andy have that gun rack in the courthouse then? That whole rack was a weapon, well, it was full of weapons anyway. Have you ever wondered what type of weapons they were? I mean the brand, model, or make or the rifles, shotguns and even handguns seen on the show. I'm...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:34:53 It's time for an update from The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club ( TASG RWC ) HQ in Nashville, TN. The eBullet for November 2020 is out and hopefully you have already read all the news because you subscribe to The eBullet and it was in your email inbox. But in case you didn't get it or you hate reading, I'll cover some of the highlights. Bonus: This...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:37:46 In episode 602 we tried out hand at the Qualifying Round questions from Mayberry Days 2020. Now it's time for the final rounds of the 2020 Mayberry Days Trivia Championship . Round 1 will have ten questions with each being worth 100 points . Incorrect answers are worth negative 100 points. So keep up with your score and remember to remove 100 points for an...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:59 The debate over how to spell Aunt "Bee" has been going on for years. Online, you see it spelled "Bea" a lot and I realized that in all the years of doing this podcast I have never addressed the issue specifically, until now. I provide evidence that B-E-E is the correct spelling as well as some information about the name Beatrice and its origins. I've also...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:24:32 The Golden Arm folktale has become a tradition here on Two Chairs to be told this time of year. This being Halloween and all so it is time to tell the version of the story I discovered in 2016. I also thought I'd add a couple of new campfire stories into the mix to start things off and to get that spooky feeling started before the main story. Gather those...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:23:50 We're continuing to celebrate the 60 years of The Andy Griffith Show following the October 3rd anniversary. This week we're going to talk about Nashville, TN and it's contribution to keeping Mayberry alive for all these years. As part of that, we have to talk about the fellow who has kept The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club healthy and moving forwar...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:07 What great memories I have from Mayberry Days 2020 . It was the 31st Mayberry Days held on the 30th anniversary of the first Mayberry Days and just a week before the 60th Anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show . While the attendance for 2020 was not what it normally is because of the Covid-19 issues, it was a welcome time of normalcy in what has been an unu...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:28:51 On episode #103 of Two Chairs ( Andy Griffith Statue Part 4 ) a young man called into the show with a voice mail about meeting Andy Griffith ( about the 8 minute mark ) to help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show . The young fellows name is Trey Miller . Ten years later, on the 60th Anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show (October 3,...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:41:55 Here we are at our 600th episode of Two Chairs No Waiting. This BIG event is happening right after a month of filming the Mayberry Man movie & Mayberry Days 2020 and just days before the October 3rd celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the premier of The Andy Griffith Show ! What a wonderful time to be a fan of Mayberry! This episode we celebrate the pod...

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:31:34 We've all heard from Randy Turner each week since January 2017. Randy has worked hard to bring unique information related to The Andy Griffith Show that we might never have heard before. In this episode, we get to learn a little more about Randy. How he became a fan; what keeps him going; and more. I know you'll enjoy learning more about our "roving report...