Many movie and television stars appeared as guest stars (though they were never referred to as such on the show) on TAGS. Among the stars that were on the show were Buddy Ebsen, Charlie Ruggles, Edgar Buchanan, Everett Sloane, Alan Hale, Jr., Bob Denver, John Dehner, Jack Albertson, Leon Ames, and…
I have changed the title of this from MR. SCHWUMP THE SILENT ACTOR to the above title. I am going to try to include here actors and actresses who appeared in mostly (but not all) in uncredited roles on the show. If anyone has exemplars for these please feel free to post them. It is a work in…
One fascinating thing about the show is that some characters are so strong you think they were in scores of episodes, yet, in reality, they were in very few. Ernest T. Bass comes to mind. This character, portrayed by Howard Morris, appeared in only five episodes. Morris also appeared in another…
RETA SHAW (1912-1982) was a wonderful character actress who often played tough domineering women. She was in such movies as Mary Poppins, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and Picnic. Best known on television in shows such as Bewitched, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Odd Couple, and two episodes of The…
I am starting this in hopes people will add their real Andy Griffith autographs and the Linke "secretarial" ones for comparison. Since the death of Andy Griffith I have noticed a growing appreciation of the man and actor. He was much more than just "Andy Taylor" his range from comedy to drama was…
THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN is my favorite Don Knotts movie and one of my all-time favorites. There is something about horror and comedy that mix well together. When Don Knotts left TAGS, he had a movie contract with Universal Studios. Of the movies, he made THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN had a very…
George O. Petrie (1912-1997) is one of those character actors that you know the face but not necessarily the name. He was in many episodes of The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason. Petrie was in two episodes of The Andy Griffith Show first in 1962 in the "Crime Free Mayberry" episode and 1964 in…
Will Wright (1894-1962) played the cantankerous store owner Ben Weaver in three classic episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. He is a difficult one to find this is an autograph clipped from a document or guest register probably from the 1930s.…
Loaded goat another favorite episode this is a postcard from 1930s to his sister signed in pencil! Very light but not complains since it's the only one I have ever seen!
Andy Griffith in the early 1990s sold many of his personal effects and memorbilia that had been given to him over the years. Some were souvenir keys to various cities and police and sherrif departments that were given to him when he visited a particular place. He would be handed a key or…
This group is for those interested in The Andy Griffith Show and all cast and crew.