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Little_stinker · 08-01-2019, 07:19 PM

Did it seem like TAGS toned down the southern culture references once LBJ got into the White House?

vitoscotti · 08-02-2019, 10:08 AM

Interesting a lot of the characters who supposedly lived in Mayberry their whole life didn't have southern accents. Andy even lost much of his as the series went on. Then, a towns person in an episode would pop up with a heavy over the top southern accent.

Will Dockery · 07-04-2023, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by vitoscotti

Interesting a lot of the characters who supposedly lived in Mayberry their whole life didn't have southern accents. Andy even lost much of his as the series went on. Then, a towns person in an episode would pop up with a heavy over the top southern accent.

We know that Helen is from, I think, Kansas or Missouri, Warren is from Boston (as his Uncle Floyd might also be), Emmett and Howard don't seem particularly Southern.

Ernest T. Bass, Gomer and Goober Pyle and the Darling family, heavily Southern.

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ThisLittlePiggy · 07-04-2023, 01:01 PM

Helen Crump is from Kansas. She attended college in Kansas City.

Will Dockery · 07-04-2023, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ThisLittlePiggy

Helen Crump is from Kansas. She attended college in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Missouri, correct?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri

Bonniegirl · 07-04-2023, 04:28 PM

Funny on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction , the older people all had southern/ mid western accents . And the young people didn't except for Eb.

Eb had a strong accent but the Bradley girls didn't nor anytime they ever showed high school or grade school age kids they didn't either .

Bonniegirl · 07-04-2023, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Funny on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction , the older people all had southern/ mid western accents . And the young people didn't except for Eb.

Eb had a strong accent but the Bradley girls didn't nor anytime they ever showed high school or grade school age kids they didn't either .

Well thinking about it, not all! Mr. Kimball , Alf & Ralph didn't ! Alf actually had kind of a NY accent !

ThisLittlePiggy · 07-04-2023, 05:12 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Crump

Kansas

ThisLittlePiggy · 07-04-2023, 05:13 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas

08-01-2019, 07:19 PM	#1
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vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,074	Interesting a lot of the characters who supposedly lived in Mayberry their whole life didn't have southern accents. Andy even lost much of his as the series went on. Then, a towns person in an episode would pop up with a heavy over the top southern accent.

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ThisLittlePiggy Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Nov 02, 2013 Posts: 83,817	Helen Crump is from Kansas. She attended college in Kansas City.

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Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,587	Funny on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction , the older people all had southern/ mid western accents . And the young people didn't except for Eb. Eb had a strong accent but the Bradley girls didn't nor anytime they ever showed high school or grade school age kids they didn't either .

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ThisLittlePiggy Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Nov 02, 2013 Posts: 83,817	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Crump Kansas

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ThisLittlePiggy Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Nov 02, 2013 Posts: 83,817	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas