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Will Dockery · 12-30-2014, 02:09 AM

I nominate Goober & the talking dog, seen last night on MeTV.

Runner-up, Aunt Bea flies an airplane.

visaman666 · 12-30-2014, 03:48 AM

A Girl For Goober. None of the actors were even trying, just reading their lines off cue cards while half-baked.

Actually all the Goober episodes were BAAAAD!

Mayberry'sBadBoy · 12-30-2014, 02:07 PM

If I had to be asked to choose which episode was the worst TAGS put out, it would be Man in the Middle with Opie Loves Helen, Divorce Mountain Style,Opie flunks Arithmetic, Goober takes a car apart, Guest in the house, and the three color seasons as a close second.

In my opinion the only thing that would have saved Man in the Middle (and the way this kind of plot is usually wrapped up) would have been for someone other than Andy, Helen, Thelma Lou, and Barney (I was thinking Aunt Bea or Goober ) get affected by the nonsense that was going on and then for Aunt Bea or Goober to get very angry and royally tell Andy, Helen, Thelma Lou, and Barney off for acting childish and come up with a punishment for Andy, Helen, Thelma Lou and Barney that would make them pay and make them realize what idiots they were.

(P.S. As much as I hate the color episodes, I thought Aunt Bea's big moment was handled very well )

showfan · 12-31-2014, 12:06 AM

I thought the one where Ernest T. Bass went back to school. Having him attend class with regular school-age children seemed totally ridiculous to me.

I thought it would have made more sense to have him attend night school. Hellen could still have been the teacher. I think it would have even been funnier to see other adults in class react to him.

Zoneboy · 12-31-2014, 12:46 AM

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Actually all the Goober episodes were BAAAAD!

The Fun Girls & Dinner at 8 were good but George Lindsey was much better in dramatic roles which was mostly all he done before TAGS.

Mayberry'sBadBoy · 12-31-2014, 11:56 AM

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I thought the one where Ernest T. Bass went back to school. Having him attend class with regular school-age children seemed totally ridiculous to me.

I thought it would have made more sense to have him attend night school. Hellen could still have been the teacher. I think it would have even been funnier to see other adults in class react to him.

Personally, I don't think Helen should have even been involved in an Ernest T Bass episode because her character just isn't designed to deal with someone like Ernest T Bass. Helen is a strict authoritative disciplinarian who has a zero tolerance for nonsense and when nonsense happens she does everything she can to put a quick stop to it while allowing her temper to get the better of her. You can't have a character like that interact with Ernest T Bass and get comedy out of it. Compare Helen's interaction with Sergeant Hacker's interaction with him in Ernest T Bass joins the Army. Both got angrier and angrier with Bass until they snapped. But whereas Sergeant Hacker's built up his annoyance to Ernest T Bass (and he was able to keep control of his temper) Helen goes straight to angry with Ernest T and acts more like a female Barney (straight up angry) than she channels Andy, Sergeant Hacker or Mrs. Wiley dealing with Ernest T. Again just my two cents

Zoneboy · 12-31-2014, 01:08 PM

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Sergeant Hacker's interaction with him in Ernest T Bass joins the Army. Both got angrier and angrier with Bass until they snapped. But whereas Sergeant Hacker's built up his annoyance to Ernest T Bass (and he was able to keep control of his temper)

Sgt Hacker never appeared on TAGS, Allan Melvin's character in that episode was a recruiting Sgt but his name wasn't Hacker.

Mayberry'sBadBoy · 12-31-2014, 01:24 PM

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Sgt Hacker never appeared on TAGS, Allan Melvin's character in that episode was a recruiting Sgt but his name wasn't Hacker.

Yeah I realized that as I posted it that the recruiting sergeant in Ernest T Bass joins the army was unnamed. My mistake.

treky · 01-01-2015, 02:59 AM

almost all the color ones, especially the ones with Warren.

Smiley13 · 01-02-2015, 11:03 PM

The where Warren went after Helen while he was sleep walking, because who in their right mind would go after Helen?

And the one where the lady from the PTA found out Helen had been in jail. Any episode centered around Helen was bad.

Mayberry'sBadBoy · 01-02-2015, 11:24 PM

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The where Warren went after Helen while he was sleep walking, because who in their right mind would go after Helen?

And the one where the lady from the PTA found out Helen had been in jail. Any episode centered around Helen was bad.

The only episode centered around Helen that was sort of decent (In my opinion) was the episode Senior Play. However, even this episode isn't that great because This was one of those episodes where Helen should have been yelling with fury(The High School Principal deserved to be blasted the way Helen blasted Andy in Andy discovers America) but for some reason the writers didn't have her get that angry at him. It seems the writers had a habit of making Helen over the top angry in situations that didn't need it and having her be a lot calmer in situations where she should should have been red in the face and yelling her head off.

Smiley13 · 01-02-2015, 11:31 PM

Good point that Helen often reacted in a very over the top manner at Andy for minor things, but then let others get by with things. Helen was not too bad early on, but became increasingly grumpier as the show went on.

Fontaine · 01-03-2015, 11:16 PM

Andy should have stuck with Nurse Peggy... funny and WAY hot!

visaman666 · 01-05-2015, 04:48 AM

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This was one of those episodes where Helen should have been yelling with fury(The High School Principal deserved to be blasted...she should should have been red in the face and yelling her head off.

Helen didn't want to lose her job obviously

Mayberry'sBadBoy · 01-06-2015, 04:13 PM

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Helen didn't want to lose her job obviously

Helen wouldn't lose her job because the Principal wasn't Helen's boss. Helen Crump was a middle school teacher. The Principal was a High School Principal and would have had no authority over Helen. She could have blasted the principal like she blasted Andy in Andy discovers America and her job would still be secure.

12-30-2014, 02:09 AM	#1
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01-01-2015, 02:59 AM	#9
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12-30-2014, 03:48 AM	#2
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	A Girl For Goober. None of the actors were even trying, just reading their lines off cue cards while half-baked. Actually all the Goober episodes were BAAAAD!

12-30-2014, 02:07 PM	#3
Mayberry'sBadBoy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 27, 2014 Location: Shriversport, Ohio Posts: 188	If I had to be asked to choose which episode was the worst TAGS put out, it would be Man in the Middle with Opie Loves Helen, Divorce Mountain Style,Opie flunks Arithmetic, Goober takes a car apart, Guest in the house, and the three color seasons as a close second. In my opinion the only thing that would have saved Man in the Middle (and the way this kind of plot is usually wrapped up) would have been for someone other than Andy, Helen, Thelma Lou, and Barney (I was thinking Aunt Bea or Goober ) get affected by the nonsense that was going on and then for Aunt Bea or Goober to get very angry and royally tell Andy, Helen, Thelma Lou, and Barney off for acting childish and come up with a punishment for Andy, Helen, Thelma Lou and Barney that would make them pay and make them realize what idiots they were. (P.S. As much as I hate the color episodes, I thought Aunt Bea's big moment was handled very well )

12-31-2014, 12:06 AM	#4
showfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2005 Posts: 163	I thought the one where Ernest T. Bass went back to school. Having him attend class with regular school-age children seemed totally ridiculous to me. I thought it would have made more sense to have him attend night school. Hellen could still have been the teacher. I think it would have even been funnier to see other adults in class react to him.

01-02-2015, 11:03 PM	#10
Smiley13 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2015 Posts: 80	The where Warren went after Helen while he was sleep walking, because who in their right mind would go after Helen? And the one where the lady from the PTA found out Helen had been in jail. Any episode centered around Helen was bad.

01-02-2015, 11:31 PM	#12
Smiley13 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2015 Posts: 80	Good point that Helen often reacted in a very over the top manner at Andy for minor things, but then let others get by with things. Helen was not too bad early on, but became increasingly grumpier as the show went on.

01-03-2015, 11:16 PM	#13
Fontaine Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 160	Andy should have stuck with Nurse Peggy... funny and WAY hot!