Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast
Allan Newsome
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A podcast about "The Andy Griffith Show" and all things Mayberry. Episodes contain interviews, listener feedback, and loads of Mayberry fun.
The Two Chairs No Waiting is hosted by Allan Newsome. Allan is the webmaster for iMayberry.com and has been very active in The Andy Griffith Show (TAGS) community since 1992 running the daily e-mail newsletter called the “Who’s Been Messin’ Up the Bulletin Board” Digest along with multiple Mayberry related websites.
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TCNW 685: Cody Ray
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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May 10, 2022
TCNW 684: Giving Things Another Thought
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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May 3, 2022
TCNW 683: Collectors Call Trivia
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Apr 26, 2022
TCNW 682: Hearing from You
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Apr 19, 2022
TCNW 681: From Lucy to Mayberry and Beyond
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Apr 12, 2022
TCNW 680: Does Knowing More Change How I Watch
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Apr 5, 2022
TCNW 679: Mayberry News – The eBullet Issue 2, 2022
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 (TAGSRWC) headquarters […]
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Mar 29, 2022
TCNW 678: Floyd the Barber
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Mar 22, 2022
TCNW 677: Community Feedback #46
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Mar 15, 2022
TCNW 676: Mayberry Mountain People
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Mar 8, 2022
TCNW 675: A Condition of the Heart
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:36:41 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 […]
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Mar 1, 2022
TCNW 674: Ellie for Council
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning 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 […]
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Feb 22, 2022
TCNW 673: The Real Mayberry
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:57:55 The Mayberry Trading Post in Meadows of Dan, VA has a connection to They Andy Griffith Show. The area where it’s located is very likely where the name Mayberry came from. Things nearby like Mayberry Creek sure makes it seem like the Mayberry Trading Post is located in the real […]
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Feb 15, 2022
TCNW 672: listener Feedback #45
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:40:13 These episodes are my favorites because I get to hear from you and your listener feedback. This is, I believe, our 45th listener feedback episode. We’ve had more episode feedback that that but not all of them were dedicated to only feedback. We have voicemails from several listeners as well […]
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Feb 8, 2022
TCNW 671: Ten Thing to Know About The Andy Griffith Show
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:37:07 I’ve seen lists all over the internet so I figured I’d come up with a list of things Mayberry folks need to know. I was sitting waiting on a woman, like Andy did, and spent my time entertaining myself with this list. I hope you find it useful and, more […]
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Feb 1, 2022
TCNW 670: Mayberry State of Mind
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:57 In this time when life has been so strange and stressful, I think it’s important to try and keep things in perspective with a Mayberry state of mind. When I say that phrase, “Mayberry state of mind,” what do you think of? A simpler time maybe? A more relaxed time […]
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Jan 25, 2022
TCNW 669: The eBullet January 2022
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:40:28 The eBullet Newsletter for January 2022 is out so it’s time for us to take a look at some of the highlights. Jim Clark at The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) HQ in Nashville, TN works so hard to keep us as Mayberry fans informed about what’s happening […]
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Jan 18, 2022
TCNW 668: Mayberry Spirit
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:26 I’ve been watching episodes of The Andy Griffith Show on pluto.tv lately (it’s on channel 510) and it shows all the episodes in order on a loop. That means I catch the color episodes a little more often than I usually do. We fans are, I think, missing out on […]
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Jan 11, 2022
TCNW 667: Raising a Badge and Listener Feedback
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:40:06 Each year for the past several years there has been a “Badge Raise” on New Years Eve at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. This year we had a roving reporter on the scene to give us a first hand report about the goings on. We also have several […]
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Jan 4, 2022
TCNW 666: Six, six, six, and seven eights
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:39:19 I’ve known this episode number was coming for a while and wondered how I would handle this particular number. I finally was given a great suggestion by Cort Howell to call it “Six, six, six, and seven eights” and, like Henry “the jinx” Bennett who drew out the hat size, […]
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Dec 28, 2021
TCNW 665: Top Episodes of 2021
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:36:19 During Christmas time, folks tend to get new electronic toys that can be used for listening to or watching podcasts. Over the years I’ve done an episode this time of year to reflect on the past year (and beyond) to see which episodes you have downloaded or viewed the most […]
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Dec 21, 2021
TCNW 664: Mayberry Christmas to all 2021
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:40:45 It’s Christmas in Mayberry so it’s time once again for our annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show only had one episode centered around a holiday and that was, of course, Christmas. We fans have watched that episode time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so […]
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Dec 14, 2021
TCNW 663: Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2021 Round 2 and Final
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:39.03 How did you do in the first round of the final 2021 Mayberry Days Trivia Championship? If you didn’t play, go check out last weeks show and if you did play…now is the time to remember your score and write it down to begin round 2. This week we play […]
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Dec 7, 2021
TCNW 662: Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2021 Round 1
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:27:40 It’s time for the final rounds of the 2021 Mayberry Days Trivia Championship. This week we’ll play Round 1 which has ten questions with each being worth 100 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 100 points. So keep up with your score and remember to remove 100 points for any […]
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Nov 30, 2021
TCNW 661: Mayberry Days Trivia 2021 Qualifying Round
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:29:31 Those who were able to attend have wonderful memories of Mayberry Days 2021. It was the 32ne Mayberry Days and marked the end of the 60th Anniversary year of The Andy Griffith Show. Attendance for 2021 was a welcome return to normalcy and folks really seemed to have a great […]
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Nov 23, 2021
TCNW 660: Thanks for the Fun in 2021
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:34:22 I have so much to be thankful for this year and so does the Mayberry community as a whole. While we lost the amazing Betty Lynn very recently, we still have her wonderful memory with us and can see her wonderful smile on TV everyday. In 2021 we had the […]
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Nov 16, 2021
TCNW 659: The eBullet November 2021
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:37:01 The eBullet Newsletter for November 2021 is out so it’s time for us to take a look at some of the highlights. Jim Clark at The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) HQ in Nashville, TN works very hard to keep Mayberry fans informed about what’s happening in and […]
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Nov 9, 2021
TCNW 658: Who’s Johnny Paul?
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:45 We have some more feedback from listeners like you and one of them inspired the title of this episode. There was a “Johnny Paul” in the episode of The Andy Griffith Show, “Man in a Hurry“, who is with Opie following the church service trading Opie a penny that was […]
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Nov 2, 2021
TCNW 657: Betty Lynn Fans Remember
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:36:28 In episode 655 of Two Chairs No Waiting we celebrated the life of Betty “Thelma Lou” Lynn who we lost on Saturday October 16, 2021. During that episode I asked to hear your memories of Betty and several of you responded. The memories of Betty her impact on the lives […]
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Oct 25, 2021
TCNW 656: Happy Hauntings
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:41:09 It’s the Halloween season and it’s been a tradition for several years to tell a spooky story or two around the campfire. In the search for a story to tell you that is in the same spooky vein as “The Golden Arm,” I found “Chief Swanee’s Gold” written by Craig […]
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