"ernest t bass i wouldn't marry you if you were the last man on earth."

Poor Otis would lose his status as town drunk

Mick would help Aunt Bee in the kitchen!

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Apr 29, 2010
Actress in 'Andy Griffith' series mugged in N.C. town that inspired 'Mayberry'
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Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on "The Andy Griffith Show," pauses at a statue of Andy and Opie Taylor in Mount Airy, N.C., in 2007.

An elderly actress from the Andy Griffith Show who moved to North Carolina's real-life model for Mayberry to escape crime in Los Angeles had her wallet stolen in a daylight mugging last weekend, the Mount Airy News reports.


Andy Griffith, from left, Don Knotts and Ronny Howard in "The Andy Griffith Show."

Betty Lou Lynn, 83, played the character Thelma Lou, the girlfriend of Deputy Barney Fife, in the long-running series.

Lynn, who was born in Kansas and lived for decades in Los Angeles, moved in 2007 to Mount Airy, the birthplace of Andy Griffith and the inspiration for the fictional Mayberry.

A police report says a man grabbed Lynn's wallet containing $130 from her hands at a shopping center Sunday afternoon, the newspaper reports.

The alleged culprit was caught not long after under a bridge, the report says, and at least $43 was recovered.

In 2008, Lynn told the News that she decided to move to Mount Airy after being robbed three times in L.A.

The last straw, she said, came after the second break-in of her home while she was visiting Mount Airy for the annual Mayberry Days celebration. This year's festivities, which happen in late September, mark the 50th anniversary of the TV show.

(Posted by Doug Stanglin)

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Lukester?

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

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Lukester?

It was someone else.

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Lukester?

It was someone else.

Well, don't be a stranger now, hear?

I believe they caught the feller that did it. He jumped into the river. She got back most of her money but it was wet.

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I believe they caught the feller that did it. He jumped into the river. She got back most of her money but it was wet.

That smells like Ernest T. Bass !

I think the Coen brothers modeled the three main characters in O Brother Where Art Thou on Ernest T. Bass.

so apparently KR did walk into Mayberry?

he's say hello to barney mick of course!!


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Two of my favorite things: Mayberry and the Stones

It might've gone a little something like this...


- swiss

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Two of my favorite things: Mayberry and the Stones

Wow! Talk about extremes.

Nice job, swiss!

Is this the only thread on the first page that is remotely about the Stones?

Andy would lock up Keef, then go get local guitar wizard Jim Lindsey, and make him come in and play for Keef. Keef would hire Jim on the spot to go on tour with the Stones. Keef would wind up as a very good friend of Andy and Barney, and from then on, everytime the Stones were playing Mayberry, Keef would visit Andy on his porch and enjoy some of Aunt Bea's pie. (mmmm, mmmm, pie!)

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Andy would lock up Keef, then go get local guitar wizard Jim Lindsey, and make him come in and play for Keef. Keef would hire Jim on the spot to go on tour with the Stones. Keef would wind up as a very good friend of Andy and Barney, and from then on, everytime the Stones were playing Mayberry, Keef would visit Andy on his porch and enjoy some of Aunt Bea's pie. (mmmm, mmmm, pie!)

Freddie Sessler would have his own jail key ala Otis!

"No Anchovies, Please"

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Nice job, swiss!

Is this the only thread on the first page that is remotely about the Stones?

Thanks, Elmo Lewis It was fun to make. I was on a campaign last night to move as many ON-topic posts up the queue as possible.

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Hey Andy has the same birthday as Ronnie!

Can't keep y'all southern boys (Duke, EG, etc.) away from this thread. Happy Birthday, Andy and Ronnie.

How about this for a semi-Stones connection ?

Look who's on the witness stand:

Don't think I've ever seen that. Thanks, EG.

Actually Jack made two appearances on the Andy Griffith Show. (The dreaded color episodes)

A close real life experience to that would be when George Harrison visited his sister in Benton, Illinois before the Beatles hit America. The book below relates the visit and a lot of locals thought George had real long hair!