Friday, June 1, 2012

Andy griffith

  • (Reuters) - Actor George Lindsey, who played bumbling Goober Pyle on the 1960s TV series The Andy Griffith Show, died on Sunday. He was 83.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Nashville, TN. — George Lindsey, who for more than 30 years played the iconic Goober Pyle on the"The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died after a brief illness at 83 Fox News is reporting.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • I like jazz. (Deep into Count Basie's small-group sessions these days.) I watch reruns of "Hogan's Heroes" and "The Andy Griffith Show." (C'mon, let's hear it for Andy. Friday was his 86th birthday.
  • (Kansas City Star)
  • The Obama administration has already spent millions of taxpayer dollars on a TV ad featuring Andy Griffith to promote the unpopular and controversial health care law. In 2004, Democrats denounced a $12.6 million HHS ad campaign promoting the prescription drug benefit.
  • (Weekly Standard)
  • Arnder was shot during the robbery at 449 North Andy Griffith Parkway about 11:51 p.m. Friday, police said. He later died from his wounds. The robbers were described as two men dressed in dark clothing and armed with an assault-style rifle.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Background: The crime happened Friday night in Mt. Airy, NC. Officers were called around 11:51pm to a Eddies Zip Food on North Andy Griffith Parkway in reference to a shooting.
  • (digtriad.com)
  • Fans of the classic "The Andy Griffith Show" probably recall the episode where little Opie raises three orphaned baby birds. At the end of the show, he releases them into the aerial habitat of his front yard.
  • (Star News Online)
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The late Gerald Tolliver, Mitchell, met television's George Lindsey in 1996 when the actor (best known for his role as Goober in "The Andy Griffith Show") visited the Mitchell Persimmon Festival.
  • (Bedford Times-Mail)
  • The 1963 episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" in which Spokane is mentioned is on the TV Land channel Monday morning at 11. Its just a passing reference. But if you enjoy local trivia, its fun to hear.
  • (The Spokesman-Review)

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