Mayberry has a reputation for being a slow-paced small town where you hang out at Floyd’s barbershop for excitement. There are days when I want to live in Mayberry. I want to come home after a long day of doing nothing more than sitting in Helen Crump’s classroom, stop by the sheriff’s office to see Pa and Barney and then go home and have Aunt Bee serve me fried chicken with PIE for dessert!
The best thing is Aunt Bee does all the work! Except for the episode “Pigs, Pigs, Pigs” you never saw Andy lift a finger to help Aunt Bee.
Shame on you Sheriff Taylor.
Did Thelma Lou have a job? Perhaps she was a personal shopper since most episodes showed her just clicking her heels along the sidewalk as she left Mr. Foley’s market. I enjoy the episode where she and Opie made brownies together but she didn’t sit down and eat the entire pan with a glass of whole milk so it wasn’t very realistic.
My husband is a major Andy Griffith fan. We had the theme from the show played at our wedding 15 years ago and a quote from Barney Fife in our wedding program. We own every black and white Andy Griffith episode and even spent 5 days in Mayberry (Mt. Airy) North Carolina a few years back. (population 8,000 friendly folks). We had grits for breakfast, fried bologna sandwiches for lunch and PIE PIE PIE at every meal. – mmmmm – a taste of heaven.
Today’s tip: Have a piece of PIE, smile at strangers and
let Aunt Bee do all the work!
Love it! God bless you Vicki Lou!
ReplyDeleteHey don't be dissin' Andy. The man works hard keeping Mayberry from becoming the "Gateway to Organized Crime" and recapturing all the prisoners that Barney lets get away. Besides how do you know that poor Andy doesn't do a bunch of housework off-camera, you know he is not a glory hog. And just how much rent does Aunt Bee pay anyway, going out and buying sides of beef from shady meat salesmen and putting in a crappy freezer and boozing it up and singing Toostie! I think you should lay off Andy before he comes and puts you in a cell with Otis!
ReplyDeleteI might have to echo that, I don't think I would want to be in a cell with Otis. He always looked so dirty, which must mean that he is smelly too!
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