Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:21 Last episode we talked about the writers of The Andy Griffith Show. As I said then, they don't get mentioned as much as the actors but it was the writers that actually created the characters we all loved. Without the writers, we wouldn't have gotten the stories about Opie's Newspaper, Divorce Mountain Style, and ALL the other amazing moments that happene...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:32 The writers of  The Andy Griffith Show  don't get mentioned as much as the actors but it was they who actually created the characters who Andy, Don and the cast portrayed. Without the writers, we wouldn't have gotten the stories about baby birds without a mamma, unusual mountain folks, and the many other special folks who live in Mayberry. It was they wh...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:54 I traveled up to Danville, IN this past weekend for a few Mayberry related events that I want to share with you. They were all great fun and I encourage you to make plans to attend a Mayberry event in your area. You'll meet some of the salt of this earth. I've met friends through Mayberry events that are friends for life and I know you can too. We have a...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:37:44 This year marked the 10th Annual Mayberry Meet-up in Mt. Airy, NC. You might ask, "What is the meet-up" and that would be a good question so I'm gonna try and answer that by letting you hear directly from several who attended the 2022 edition. Hopefully, their reports will be fun for all and will encourage you to make plans to attend a Mayberry event in...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:33:14 I have some great feedback from the listeners/viewers of  Two Chairs  to go over this week. Information on Helen and Thelma Lou, a Bible, Bert Mustin, and some fun with Floyd. We'll test your Mayberry knowledge with 10 fun Mayberry trivia questions and even resolve a question that was asked last week but the answer was contested. We did the research to r...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:36 The  10th Annual Mayberry Meet-up  will be held in Mt. Airy, NC the weekend of 15-26 July 2022. It's a lot of fun and I hope you can be there with us. If you can't, think about attending one of the many Mayberry events you can find on the  Event Calendar  at  iMayberry.com . I  may  have made a mistake in last weeks episode and a few of you may have noti...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:55 At a recent screening of the  Mayberry Man  movie in Tuscaloosa, AL it was mentioned by an audience member that there were things that they had learned on  The Andy Griffith Show  that come in handy in their everyday lives. That got me to thinking about that because I've seen things on TV and on the Internet where folks were asked simple questions that I...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:43:09 These are always some of my favorite episodes because I get to hear from you. We have several voicemails so I know you're all going to enjoy hearing the voices of your fellow listeners and viewers. I'll do my best to try and answer the questions but I may need your help to be sure I answer correctly. Then we'll have some fun trivia to see how well you do...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:48 We talk about  The eBullet  newsletter from  TAGS RWC  Headquarters often here on the podcast but we don't talk about the other FREE Mayberry newsletter as much. The  Weaver's Department Store Newsletter  is the sister publication to  The eBullet  and comes out on the months when  The eBullet  isn't published. It contains great information about the even...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:30:44 I got an e-mail from a viewer of the YouTube version of Two Chairs this week that had some fun information contained within. It is Mayberry related and ties in with the Returning to Mayberry connections that we all enjoy from SpiritWalker so I think you'll enjoy traveling the road with me. SpiritWalker's season one trivia continues and I encourage you to...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:46 There a several fun Mayberry related things going on this summer and I wanted to let you know about them. You can always go over to  iMayberry.com  and to the " Event Calendar " to see exactly what's happening in the coming months, even if you're listening/watching this episode long after it's created. I hope you'll take time to attend a Mayberry event s...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:30:41 We're starting off this episode with Randy Turner and his " This Weeek in Mayberry History " concluding his report on  Hal Smith . He also has a special announcement that you're going to enjoy hearing. SpiritWalker couldn't do a report for us this week so he did the next best things and sent me trivia questions for us. The questions all come from the fir...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:57:55 Actress  Maggie Peterson  played  Charlene Darling  on  The Andy Griffith Show  but she was so much more. We lost her on Sunday May 15, 2022 so please join me in celebrating her life from Greeley to Mayberry. In trying to come up with the best was to honor  Maggie  and to help fans learn more about her, I realized that an interview with  Maggie  recorded...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:39:31 In January 2014 I received an e-mail that changed things for me. It was from this weeks guest, Cody Ray DesBiens. At the time he sent the e-mail, he was 19 years old and he said he was a " HUGE Andy Griffith Show fan " who watched episodes every night with his mom. That wasn't the part that impacted me, though I was glad to hear a fairly young man was a...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:38:55 The show we're going to go back and give another think to some of the topics we covered in the last few episodes. They raise questions and created comments that are well worth talking about. In one case, I answered a question from an audience member incorrectly so I'm going to correct the answer. My thanks to Randy Turner for pointing out the correct ans...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:32 This past weekend on May 1, 2022, the  MeTV  series  Collectors Call  featured the collection owned by Mike Haviland so I thought it fitting to talk about Mike and how well he represented Mayberry during the show. As such, Mike also worked with  MeTV  to develop several Mayberry related trivia quizzes with Round One being: " How well do you know Sheriff...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:39:59 I've gotten several voice messages from you and I'm so thankful. This episode we'll hear several messages and I'll try to answer the questions that are asked. I'm not too sure I know the answers so if you have better answers than I provide, please call in and help me out by correcting my answers. After we hear from you, we'll have a little trivia fun. Fi...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:50:39 Granville, TN has an annual  Mayberry/I Love Lucy Day  and this years was held on April 9th. The special guest for the event was  Keith Thibodeaux , the man who played Opie's friend  "Johnny Paul"  as well as  "Little Ricky"  on  I Love Lucy . What a wonderful bridge between the two great television classics. Episode #295  of Two Chairs that featured Kei...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:30:08 I received a question from a listener that I thought was interesting. It was basically, has knowing more about  The Andy Griffith Show  changed the way your watch episodes? Do you look for blooper/mistakes in the production? Seams in the walls? Wrinkles in the carpet? Folks appearing/disappearing from the background of scenes? Does knowing more about how...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:39:06 There are so many things going on in the Mayberry world, even after more than 60 years, so I want to take a while to make sure you aren't missing out on being "in the know." Thanks to Jim Clark at  The Andy Griffith Show  Rerun Watchers Club  ( TAGS RWC ) headquarters in Nashville, we fans can always stay informed.  The eBullet , the official newsletter...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:18 There has been a lot of conversation on the internet in the last few weeks about Floyd. We all know who Floyd is, the barber in Mayberry, but the talk has been about the 1st Floyd and the 2nd Floyd. You don't know what I'm talking about? You only remember one Floyd? We'll that's what we're going to talk about and help you come up to speed. An actor by th...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:39:24 We have some fun and thought provoking voice mails to go through on this episode from listeners and viewers of  Two Chairs No Waiting . I'm calling this episode community feedback because I really believe we have developed a community of people at are involved with one another with the podcast and, of course, the love of  The Andy Griffith Show  being wh...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:22 I've been looking around the  Two Chairs No Waiting  Archives and ran across my copy of the second issue of " The Bullet. " " The Bullet " was the paper version of the official newsletter put out by  The Andy Griffith Show  Rerun Watchers Club  and this second issue was published on March 18, 1983. That's just short of 39 years ago as I record this episo...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:4 I was moving things around in the Two Chairs No Waiting Archives and ran across a copy of "The Mayberry Confidential" from September 28,1995. You might be asking, "What is 'The Mayberry Confidential?' and I would say itiis the "Official News of Mayberry Days" and is published each year as a guide to the events held during Mayberry Days in Andy's hometown...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:46:58 I was watching the episode " Ellie for Council " today and it really got me thinking about what happens in this episode. I mean, at first glance it looks like an extremely sexist episode but if you stick with the episode until the end….something happens. A real lesson is taught. This from an episode filmed in 1960. A comedy television series delved into...