TCNW 883: Dreams of Mayberry
Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast
Release Date: 03/25/2026
Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast
Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:49:04 Three’s a Crowd is Season 2, Episode 27 (the 59th episode overall) of The Andy Griffith Show. It originally aired on CBS on April 9, 1962. It was written by Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart and directed by Bob Sweeney. We’ll hear some Mayberry trivia questions all about Three’s a Crowd. Plot Summary Three’s a Crowd: Andy tries to romance county nurse Mary Simpson, but Barney constantly interrupts. Finally, Andy becomes exasperated and tells Barney he wants to be alone with Mary. Barney understands perfectly, and he...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:42:40 This episode is going to be full of Mayberry trivia that I think we can all enjoy. Last weekend was the 14th Mayberry Meetup at the in Mount Airy, N.C. We had a great time visiting and doing some different kinds of trivia and that got me to wanting some fun trivia for us to do here on the podcast. I hope you’re going to enjoy trying to answer these questions from the Mayberry Trivia book by Scott Hopkins (available at ). We’ll follow that up with a little overview of the Meetup to include a great video by “”...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:49:02 Welcome to the 900th episode of Two Chairs No Waiting – the podcast where we pull up a chair, sip some iced tea on the front porch, and talk about all things Mayberry. I’m your host, Allan Newsome – also known around these parts as Floyd the Barber, your friendly neighborhood tribute artist, and a proud resident of the Andy Griffith Show universe. Can you believe it? Nine hundred episodes! If we were filming in black & white like back in the day, we’d be somewhere around Season 28 by now. (laughs) That’s 32 episodes a...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:26:14 This is a special episode, folks. We’re celebrating the 100th birthday of the man who made it all possible: Mr. Andy Samuel Griffith. Born June 1, 1926, in Mount Airy, North Carolina – the real-life inspiration for our beloved fictional town. Even though Andy left us in 2012, his spirit, wisdom, and that warm Southern drawl live on in every rerun, every laugh, and every lesson from Sheriff Andy Taylor. Grab a seat on the bench by the courthouse – this one’s gonna be a good ‘un. Andy Griffith showed us that decency, humor, and...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:27:37 This is a Mayberry outsiders review of The Andy Griffith Show community with a focus on the Two Chairs No Waiting podcast as a center point. The insights from those looking into our Mayberry community are interesting and something you’ll enjoy. They aren’t “fans” of the show but are looking at it, and us, in a fun way from the outside looking in. The deep dive into the sociology and forensic of the Fandom is something fans will learn from. They might get some of the exact facts slightly wrong, since the presenters aren’t big fans,...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:52 This week we have the conclusion of the stage play we began in the last episode. If you didn’t , I encourage you to go back and do that before you partake of the second half of the play. Back in September 2015 some of the Mayberry tribute artists traveled to Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis, TN to perform a play written & directed by David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning called “Ernest T’s Rock Concert.” I featured the first portion of the play, this segment called 23rd Psalms, that was written by Joe Gritton about a...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:36:19 Back in September 2015 some of the Mayberry tribute artists traveled to Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis, TN to perform a play written & directed by David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning called “Ernest T’s Rock Concert.” I featured the first portion of the play, this segment called 23rd Psalms, that was written by Joe Gritton about a year ago in of the podcast. I’ve resisted showing the entire play because the hope was always that we might be able to perform the play in other locations. After eleven...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:40:20 It’s good to be back in Mayberry again! Thank you for joining me! We’re gonna talk about what’s happening in Mayberry so we can keep folks in the know. I don’t want to see anyone miss out on the fun that we have in Mayberry and it seems like no matter what I personally do, there are folks that miss out on events and other fun Mayberry things. The latest Weaver’s Newsletter is out and it has some good information that I’ll share about events and other things going on. We have some trivia from Paul Mulik to play in the form of –...
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Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:36:19 This interview was recorded on the 2024 Cruise to Mayberry. Part 1 was last episode and in part 2 Dennis talks more about Mayberry and discusses how his time as a child actor wrapped up. There are questions from the Mayberry cruisers who attended the interview as well. If you didn’t know, Mayberry lost a wonderful man on May 9, 2026. Dennis Rush, who played Opie’s friend Howie in eight episodes over a two and a half year period. Dennis began coming to Mayberry Days, and other Mayberry events in 2018 and had become much loved by fans....
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My wife, Jan, and I have been redoing TCNW HQ and I have been finding some really fun Mayberry memories to share with you. This episode features an article from the 2004 edition of The Mayberry Confidential written by the main man of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC), Jim Clark.
The article is titled Dreams of Mayberry and does an amazing job capturing the feeling of many fans who have had dreams about Mayberry over the years. I think you’ll really enjoy this.
We’ll play some fun multiple choice trivia from the book Mayberry Trivia (available at Weaver’s) by Scott Hopkins.
We’ll close out by making a few corrections related to the TCNW episode about A Metal for Opie. Don’t miss that because I fix a mistake I made and we hear from Paul Mulik with some additional information about the episode.
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