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 621: A Punch in the Nose and Schwamp
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:34:48 I was watching The Andy Griffith Show today and the episode “The Case of the Punch in the Nose” was on. I started laughing and smiling right from the start and so I wanted to talk about it with you. That’s one of the things I love about doing this […]
Feb 16, 2021
TCNW 620: Listener Feedback #42
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:38:08 Looking back, the last episode I dedicated to listener feedback was almost a year ago in Two Chairs #577 (April 14, 2020). I’ve been trying to fit feedback into portions of other episodes in the mean time but I thought it was time to focus and hear from you. We […]
Feb 9, 2021
TCNW 619: Real Men of Genius
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:28.21 The actors, actresses, and writers of The Andy Griffith Show were most certainly genius in their craft. Some characters only appeared in a very few episodes of The Andy Griffith Show but their impact has made fans feel like they were in most every episode. That’s the genius of the […]
Feb 2, 2021
TCNW 618: Mayberry Outreach
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:25:52 On episode 615, I talked about the world needing more Mayberry so this week I wanted to challenge us all to try and spread that Mayberry spirit to others. I know that I’ve been blessed by folks reaching out to me and just saying, “I was thinking about you” so […]
Jan 26, 2021
TCNW 617: Bailey’s Bad Boy
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:28:03 The “This Week in Mayberry History” report inspired me to look into the episode “Bailey’s Bad Boy” more closely. We see Opie learn a lesson about paying his own way. When he makes a mistake, he needs to stand on his own two feet and meet the responsibility associated with […]
Jan 19, 2021
TCNW 616: The eBullet January 2021
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:38:54 The eBullet Newsletter for January 2021 is on the web so it’s time for us to look at some of the highlights. Jim Clark at The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) HQ in Nashville, TN works hard to keep all of us Mayberry fans informed about the happenings […]
Jan 12, 2021
TCNW 615: The World Needs More Mayberry
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:28:40 When the precursor to iMayberry.com began back in 1991, it was partially as a way to deal with the uncertainty of the time. The aerial bombardment of Iraq in had begun in Operation Desert Storm or as many call it, the First Gulf War. It was a stressful time for […]
Jan 5, 2021
TCNW 614: Otis Meets Gomer
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:28:43 I was doing some cleanup around the house during the holidays and ran across a story from March 2006 about a Mayberry Variety Show that was going to occur on April 21, 2006. It was going to be connected with the induction of Jim “Gomer Pyle” Nabors into the Alabama […]
Dec 29, 2020
TCNW 613: Top Episodes of 2020
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:25:10 At Christmas season there are several folks getting new gadgets allowing them to begin listening to podcasts and watching the video versions so I like to make it easy for them to find the best episodes of Two Chairs. I want to get them hooked on Two Chairs No Waiting […]
Dec 22, 2020
TCNW 612: Mayberry Christmas to all 2020
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:40:00 It’s Christmas time in Mayberry so it’s time for our Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show only had one episode centered around a holiday and that was, of course, Christmas. Fans have watched time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in […]
Dec 15, 2020
TCNW 611: Mayberry Trivia by the Book 2
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:30:48 It’s time for some fun Mayberry trivia right out of the book “Mayberry Trivia” by Scott Hopkins. Scott’s book is full of fun trivia that’s not too hard and is meant to be somewhat challenging. After the “Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2020” questions from a few episode ago, hopefully you’ll […]
Dec 8, 2020
TCNW 610: Is it Loaded?
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:32:22 Andy Taylor’s home showed up on another TV classic that you may remember. Let’s see what it was. Follow-up information related to “Making the Whole Cabinet a Weapon” and discussion of gun safety that leads right into talking about “Goober Takes a Car Apart” from season 5 of The Andy […]
Dec 1, 2020
TCNW 609: Always Chasing Gomers
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:24:45 Do you know whose house Sergeant Carter’s mom lives in? Do you know where the Headquarters 1st Battalion was on the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C episode “I’m Always Chasing Gomers” (season 5, episode 23) was filmed? Do you know the possible connection between Sergeant Carter and The Pink Panther? We’ll after […]
Nov 24, 2020
TCNW 608: Making the Whole Cabinet a Weapon
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:25:00 Barney was always making his whole body a weapon in order to stop crime but why did he and Andy have that gun rack in the courthouse then? That whole rack was a weapon, well, it was full of weapons anyway. Have you ever wondered what type of weapons they […]
Nov 17, 2020
TCNW 607: The eBullet November 2020
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:34:53 It’s time for an update from The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TASGRWC) HQ in Nashville, TN. The eBullet for November 2020 is out and hopefully you have already read all the news because you subscribe to The eBullet and it was in your email inbox. But in case […]
Nov 10, 2020
TCNW 606: Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2020
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:37:46 In episode 602 we tried out hand at the Qualifying Round questions from Mayberry Days 2020. Now it’s time for the final rounds of the 2020 Mayberry Days Trivia Championship. Round 1 will have ten questions with each being worth 100 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 100 points. So […]
Nov 3, 2020
TCNW 605: How Do You Spell Aunt Bee
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:30:59 The debate over how to spell Aunt “Bee” has been going on for years. Online, you see it spelled “Bea” a lot and I realized that in all the years of doing this podcast I have never addressed the issue specifically, until now. I provide evidence that B-E-E is the […]
Oct 27, 2020
TCNW 604: Campfire Stories
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:24:32 The Golden Arm folktale has become a tradition here on Two Chairs to be told this time of year. This being Halloween and all so it is time to tell the version of the story I discovered in 2016. I also thought I’d add a couple of new campfire stories […]
Oct 20, 2020
TCNW 603: 60 Years of Mayberry
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:23:50 We’re continuing to celebrate the 60 years of The Andy Griffith Show following the October 3rd anniversary. This week we’re going to talk about Nashville, TN and it’s contribution to keeping Mayberry alive for all these years. As part of that, we have to talk about the fellow who has […]
Oct 13, 2020
TCNW 602: Mayberry Days Trivia 2020 Qualifying Round
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:30:07 What great memories I have from Mayberry Days 2020. It was the 31st Mayberry Days held on the 30th anniversary of the first Mayberry Days and just a week before the 60th Anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show. While the attendance for 2020 was not what it normally is because […]
Oct 6, 2020
TCNW 601: Trey Meets Andy
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:28:51 On episode #103 of Two Chairs (Andy Griffith Statue Part 4) a young man called into the show with a voice mail about meeting Andy Griffith (about the 8 minute mark) to help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show. The young fellows name is Trey Miller. […]
Sep 29, 2020
TCNW 600: Mayberry Man & Mayberry Days 2020
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:41:55 Here we are at our 600th episode of Two Chairs No Waiting. This BIG event is happening right after a month of filming the Mayberry Man movie & Mayberry Days 2020 and just days before the October 3rd celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the premier of The Andy Griffith […]
Sep 15, 2020
TCNW 599: Interview with Randy Turner
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:31:34 We’ve all heard from Randy Turner each week since January 2017. Randy has worked hard to bring unique information related to The Andy Griffith Show that we might never have heard before. In this episode, we get to learn a little more about Randy. How he became a fan; what […]
Sep 8, 2020
TCNW 598: Behind the Scenes with Danny Vinson
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:31:34 In episode 594 of Two Chairs No Waiting we had fun getting to know Andy Griffith Show fan and actor Danny Vinson. In this episode we get to see some behind the scenes conversation with Danny showing us around his memory room. The room is full of memories of his […]
Sep 1, 2020
TCNW 597: Mayberry Days is Go for 2020
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:27:05 There has been a lot of conflicting information about the status of Mayberry Days 2020. An article just came out in the Mount Airy News that details the plans for the event. I’m going to go through that article in an attempt to set the record straight and to help […]
Aug 25, 2020
TCNW 596: Happy 94th Birthday Thelma Lou
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:29:33 August 29, 2020 will be the 94th birthday of actress Betty Lynn who played the love of Barney’s life, Thelma Lou. We have several episode of Two Chairs dedicated to Betty but can you really ever talk enough about Thelma Lou? I say no. Especially when it’s her birthday week! […]
Aug 18, 2020
TCNW 595: A Clock in Their Stomach
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:23:45 I ran across some interesting information a few weeks back and I wanted to be certain that you knew about it. It has to do with a lady named Lillian Culver. She only appeared one time on The Andy Griffith Show but Mayberry owes more to her than being the […]
Aug 11, 2020
TCNW 594: Interview with Danny Vinson
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:44:27 I received a letter from a long time Mayberry friend I met Danny Vinson several years ago at the George Lindsey Film Festival and right away I knew he was a Mayberry man through and through. Over the years I’ve been able to get to know him better and consider […]
Aug 4, 2020
TCNW 593: Earlie and Lorraine
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:01 I received a letter from a long time Mayberry friend and listener to Two Chairs that I thought was BIG….Big, Big. As a result, I’m focusing this episode on this wonderful memory that Johnna from the “Blood Brothers” Chapter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club located in Macon, […]
Jul 28, 2020
TCNW 592: The eBullet July 2020
Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:44 It’s time for an update from TASGRWC HQ in Nashville, TN. The eBullet for July 2020 came out on July 14th so hopefully you’ve had time to read all the news because you subscribe and it was in your email inbox. But in case you didn’t get it or you […]