Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:25 The Weaver's Newsletter for July 2024 is on the web and there's some fun information in there. I hope you subscribe to Weaver's Newsletter but just in case, we're going to go over some of the items reported in the issue to try and make sure you're informed about what's going on around the Mayberry fandom. We'll go over a few of the upcoming and past even...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:41:35 In the last month or so we've gotten a good bit of feedback from you, the listeners, so it's time to give them some airtime. We have comments from YouTube and voicemails to hear so this will be a fun episode. The topics vary but they all center on  The Andy Griffith Show  in some form. Then we'll play some Mayberry trivia provided by Paul Mulik. This wee...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:43:40 Alcohol and Old Lace  was the 17th episode filmed and the 17th aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E17) Plot Summary Alcohol and Old Lace : Based on an idea from a Broadway play, Andy and Barney run down moonshiners with the help of the Morrison sisters, Jennifer and Clarabelle. After Opie describes their "flower-making machine" the lawmen realize tha...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:43:21 Andy Saves Barney's Morale  was the 16th episode filmed and the 20th aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E20) Plot Summary Andy Saves Barney's Morale : When Andy is called out of town, Barney gets his first chance as Actin' Sheriff of Mayberry and jails twenty citizens, including the bank president, Mayor Pike, and Aunt Bee. Andy returns and promptly...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:33:25 Those Gossipin' Men  was the 15th episode filmed and aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E15) Plot Summary Those Gossipin' Men : Aunt Bee teaches Andy a lesson after he ridicules the Mayberry women for being such terrible gossips. Bee sets a trap to prove the men are just as bad by planting the seed of a rumor that ends up leading most of the Mayberry...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:41:36 This week we'll take some time to hear from the listeners/viewers like you. It's been a few weeks since we last focused on your thoughts so we'll be covering comments from several different podcast episodes. It's always a real treat for me to hear from you and I know that you enjoy hearing from others as well. I have some news about  Mayberry Man the Ser...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:33:58 The Horse Trader  was the 14th episode filmed and aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E14) Plot Summary The Horse Trader: Andy proves fallible when he cons a traveling antique dealer into buying the town's old cannon with a fabulously fictional story of the cannon's glorious past. Opie follows his father's example and cons a friend of his into trading...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:45 I have a special guest this week that many of you will have seen at Mayberry events held over the last many years. Christie McLendon has been performing as the Charlene Darling character for folks since 2010 at Mayberry events. She creates parody songs related to Mayberry as well as sings all of Charlene's songs from  The Andy Griffith Show . While best...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:29:42 This is part two of Codie's report that began last week. I want to encourage you to possibly watch the video version of these reports because Codie shows us the sites and locations that he's talking about and I don't think you'd want to miss that. As a reminder from last week, in early April 2024 members of the  Mayberry Chapter  of  The Andy Griffith Sh...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:48 In early April 2024, members of the  Mayberry Chapter  of  The Andy Griffith Show  Rerun Watchers Club ( TAGS RWC) l ead a group on a trip to the Los Angeles, California area. They visited major filming locations for TAGS including Franklin Canyon, Red Studios and the Desilu (Forty Acres) backlot. They also discovered other filming locations that haven't...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:33:27 We received some sad news today here at  Two Chairs No Waiting  headquarters. The wonderful  Elizabeth MacRae  passed away on Monday May 27, 2024. She was 88 years old when she passed but she will always be remembered by Mayberry fans as a compassionate lady who enjoyed life and shared her joy with others. To celebrate her life, we'll listen to or watch...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:16 Mayberry Goes Hollywood  was the 13th episode filmed and aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E13) Plot Summary  Mayberry Goes Hollywood : A Hollywood producer visits Mayberry and, taken with the town's charm, decides to use it as the setting of a new film. The town members become screen-struck and busily go about giving Mayberry a face-lift, changing...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:28:14 Ellie for Council  was the 12th episode filmed and the 10th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E10) Plot Summary Ellie for Council: Ellie runs for office, breaking the Mayberry tradition of what had been an all-male town council. Once again, Andy learns a lesson from Opie when he hears his own anti-woman opinions parroted by his son. Realizin...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:05 Jan and I were invited to attend a surprise birthday party for  Clint Howard  on April 20, 2024 out in Burbank, California. What an honor it was to be asked and there was no way we were going to pass on something like that. Clint's wife, Kat, was who invited us and we couldn't believe it was happening. We made very sure not to mention anything about trav...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:19 On April 11-13, 2024 there was a wonderful Mayberry event in Granville, TN. I'll give a report on the going's on during the Mayberry – Lucy Festival and we'll hear from a couple of folks who called in with their personal reports on the event. I hope that hearing about the fun to be had at events like this might encourage you to make plans to attend an ev...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:37:09 The Christmas Story  was the 10th episode filmed and the 11th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E11) Plot Summary  The Christmas Story : Andy and Barney keep the spirit of Christmas alive for Sam Muggins and his family after the town Scrooge, Ben Weaver, demands Andy keep Muggins incarcerated for running a still. After being accidentally ino...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:00 Two Chairs No Waiting  headquarters had a nice visit from Mayberry trivia expert, Paul Mulik, this past week. He was in Huntsville, AL competing in the  North American Brass Band Championships . The band he's in,  Arkansas MusicWorks Brass Band , finished in second place so congratulations to Paul. In the spirit of competition, Paul provided us a set of...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:44 Stranger in Town  was the 10th episode filmed and the 12th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E12) Plot Summary –  Stranger in Town : Ed Sawyer, a mysterious stranger, arrives in Mayberry and puts the entire town on edge when he displays an eerie familiarity with the town's people, places, and things. Andy finally confronts Sawyer and learns...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:33:10 The latest issue of the  Weaver's Newsletter  hit the streets late last week so we'll be going through some of the Mayberry news and reports that are found within. There's great news about a BIG Mayberry fan and we hear from a few folks that made their way out to "Myers Lake" for a visit. That plus more. We have some extra-easy Mayberry trivia that I kno...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:20 Andy the Matchmaker  was the ninth episode filmed and the 7th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E7) Plot Summary Andy the Matchmaker : In the show's first try at finding a girl for Barney, the deputy is brought together with Miss Rosemary after Andy tricks him by deciding to declare for her himself. We'll review " Odd Facts Known by Few " re...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:31:59 A Feud is a Feud  was the eighth episode filmed and the 9th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . (S1.E9) Plot Summary of A Feud is a Feud: Andy is caught in the middle of two feuding mountain families when one's son and the other's daughter show up at the Taylor house to be married. Andy brings the feud to an end by bluffing the heads of the famili...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:59:09 This episode is a real treat for us all in that we get to hear from Opie's buddy Howie Pruitt himself.  Dennis Rush  spends almost an hour visiting with us and telling stories of growing up as a child actor in Hollywood. We focus on  The Andy Griffith Show , of course, but Dennis' career is an amazing story and I know you're going to enjoy. He tell about...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:54 Irresistible Andy  was the seventh episode filmed but it was the 5th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . Plot Summary of Irresistible Andy: Andy gets himself in his first jam with the opposite sex when he wrongly assumes Ellie is out to trap herself a husband. Andy tries to foil her plot when he sends three eligible Mayberry bachelors her way, but...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:37:19 Ellie Comes to Town  was the sixth episode filmed but it was the 4th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . Plot Summary of Ellie Comes to Town: An outsider moves to town, Elinor "Ellie" May Walker – Ph. G (Pharmacy Gal), arrives to help her uncle at Walker's Drug Store. Before long she is faced with adapting to Mayberry ways after refusing to sell E...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:39:00 Opie's Charity  was the fifth episode filmed and the 8th episode aired of  The Andy Griffith Show . Plot Summary of Opie's Charity: Andy is embarrassed when he learns Opie has donated a total of 3 cents to the Underprivileged Children's Drive. Andy scolds Opie after learning he's saving money to buy his girlfriend a present. Later, Andy discovers Opie's...