Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:42:38 This September marked the 29th Annual Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy, NC. This episode I'm going to review just some of what went on during Mayberry Days. I'm sure I missed things or just didn't have time to cover everything so I'd love to hear from […]

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:33 The September issue of Official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) is on the web as a lead up to Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy, NC. You may have already read the September issue of The eBullet because you're subscribed to have […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:34:32 I got a voice mail correcting some answers from our Trivia Fun episode (#492) and I wanted to make sure we get these corrections to you. There was a column that ran in "The Bullet," the official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC), for years […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:48 Hal Smith has been on my mind the last few weeks so I thought we'd look back at the March 26, 1999 issue of The Bullet and see what Professor Brower had to say about the episode, "Hot Rod Otis." It was the 30th episode of season three and […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:22:29 We talked about Hal Smith last time here on Two Chairs and that inspired feedback from several of our Mayberry friends so we'll be hearing that on this episode. We'll also be getting a great report from Randy Turner on Mayberry's own "Howard Morris." Howard was much more than […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:26:17 This week's installment of This Week in Mayberry History by Randy Turner features Hal Smith and that got me thinking that I've never dedicated an episode of this podcast to Hal Smith nor Otis. I'm going to change that this episode. By the time you leave, you'll know more […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:29:37 We did a little trivia last week and I had several folks asking for more so let's play more fun Mayberry trivia and see how we do. Bonus: This week's installment of This Week in Mayberry History by Randy Turner featuring "Jesse Pearson." //www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoKdMJxuRw4 Sign up for the Two […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:24:41 On last weeks episode we talked about where the "T" in Ernest T. Bass came from and found out the use of the initial was purposeful. We know that because the information came directly from the writer of the original episode with Howard Morris' character of Ernest T making […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:40:12 The July issue of Official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) came out a week and a half ago but we all the excitement around the 6th Mayberry Meet-up I'm only now getting around to sharing the fun with you. Hopefully you've already read July's […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:35:02 The 6th Mayberry Meet-up was held in Mt. Airy, NC on 20-21 July 2018. The weather was amazingly cool and dry for the month of July all the way up til it rained on us at 8pm on Saturday. Even the rain couldn't dampen the fun had by those […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:20:44 Randy Turner leads us off this week with his installment of This Week in Mayberry History featuring "Al Checco." Randy inspired me to look back at the wonderful article that Mr. Checco shared with The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) not long after Don Knotts passed away. […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:27:38 Back in March 2018 during the recording of the LIVE pre-show for episode #468 I told a story about "Jan the Whistler." The story isn't 100% Mayberry but it certainly similar to an event that happened in Mayberry. People that were in the pre-show loved the story and wanted […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:05 We lost a member of the Mayberry family on June 30, 2018 when Dean Webb passed away in West Branson, MO. Let's celebrate Dean's life with a tribute to him written by Jim Clark (the "Presiding Goober" of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club). Jim published a special […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:26:05 This podcast we do a walk-through of "The Haunted House" episode. First Aired October 1, 1963 in the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show, it has been a favorite. Plot Summary: Opie loses his baseball in the old Remshaw House and is scared off by what he thinks […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:18:02 I covered this topic on last weeks episode but I asked for help from those who had better information. Well, thanks to James Middelton we now all have better information about the Battle of Chateau Thierry. Remember that Andy made Barney think that General Perishing rode in the sidecar […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:24:13 "First motorcycle to cross the Marne River-Battle of Chateau Thierry, 6/12/18. Passenger: Black Jack Perishing. Driver: Corporal Nate Jackson, A.E.F." Last week marked the Centennial, 100 year, anniversary of when Andy Taylor said General Black Jack Perishing rode in his sidecar connected to the first motorcycle to cross the […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:58 Folks love trying to answer trivia questions about Mayberry so I figured I'd give you what you want. These are 25 trivia questions for you to have fun answering. I guess I'll have to wait to hear from you to know if they're easy questions or not but I […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:35:06 At the 2018 Mayberry in the Midwest event, I asked fellow Mayberry podcaster John Lane if I could re-air the Rance Howard interview he did on episodes 18 & 19 of his "Goober Says Hey" podcast. He said I could so you are in for a treat, even if […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:42:25 A couple of weeks ago, at the 2018 Mayberry in the Midwest event, I was able to visit a bit with fellow Mayberry podcaster John Lane. John was dressed as a young Sheriff Andy Taylor during the event so you may have seen him if you were there. I […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:27:48 Since this weeks Mayberry History by Randy is about Jack Dodson and since my voice is failing, I thought we would revisit TCNW #158 from October 18, 2011 and learn more about Mayberry's Howard Sprague as well. Jack liked camping, was a fan of boxing, Spencer Tracy movies, and […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:29:25 Time to catch up with The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club to get an update what's in their FREE newsletter called The eBullet. The Presiding Goober, Jim Clark, works hard every other month to find great information for all us Mayberry fans and this podcast features just a […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:44 I ran across a fun website that raised the question, does everyone understand the southern sayings used on The Andy Griffith Show? I had never thought that some folks might not understand Southern English and some of the phrases used by folks in the South but realized that this […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:24 We all know about the Andy Griffith Show but how much do we know about the town of Mayberry? When this episode completes, you'll know more about the city and county of Mayberry than those who live there. Some of what you'll learn: Mayberry is located in the northwestern […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:24:27 This episode is inspired by a post over at the iMayberry Community website. The questions were posted by a person going by "Mrs. Mendlebright" back on March 9, 2018 and had several folks answering and enjoying themselves. I hope you enjoy playing along and if you do, consider dropping […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:33:22 This is part two of the two part interview with Bernard Fox, Mayberry's Malcolm Merriweather. The interview was recorded in 1998 at the 6th Annual Mayberry Squad Car Rendezvous held just outside of the town of Bradford, OH. He was only in three episodes of The Andy Griffith Show […]