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The Andy Griffith Show: Hot Rod Otis (1964)
Closing the door without a key not a goof
I've noticed in many reviews and goofs that some fans don't understand the type of locks used on the cell doors in the courthouse. It was a deliberate decision of the producers to use latch bolts rather than dead bolts. A latch bolt is just like the doors in your house. The door latches when you push it shut. This is different from a dead bolt that requires a key or thumb turn to operate the dead bolt. Every jail cell door in the known universe has a dead bolt which requires a key to extend the dead bolt. But just think of all the episodes where Barney accidentally lets the door close behind him locking him in the cell and the key isn't on the peg on the wall. Laughter galore. If the door had a dead bolt, which required a key to extend it, Barney could never accidentally lock himself in the cell. Hence, that gag could never happen. One of the "goofs" in this episode failed to understand this. Only in the fictional world of the Mayberry courthouse would the cell door have a latch bolt rather than a deadbolt.
The Andy Griffith Show: Opie's Fortune (1964)
Happened to me-sort of
This episode brought back a fond memory from my childhood. I was about 10 when I found a wallet in the parking lot of our neighborhood store. Inside it was a substantial amount of cash. There was also fortunately a drivers license with an address in my subdivision. So I pedaled my bicycle to the address and knocked on the door. A lady answered and I told her about the wallet I found. She turned around and said something like, "George, did you lose your wallet?" The man in the kitchen said, "Why no. I have it right..." he said as he patted his backside. Oops. They were appreciative and they offered me a reward but I wouldn't take it. I have laughed at the man's reaction for the past 60 years.
The Andy Griffith Show: The New Housekeeper (1960)
First time to see
The Andy Griffith Show premiered in October 1960 when I was ten years old. I just now finished watching the first episode thanks to TVLAND. Some how I missed it back then. Now, 60 years later, I have finally viewed episode 1. It was worth the wait.
Casey Jones (1957)
A beloved show from my childhood
A couple of weeks ago I received the four DVD set of the series and am now on my second viewing. I was eight years old when the series was broadcast in St. Louis. I loved it so much back then and, for a number of years, I would check the internet every so often to see if it became available. Finally, I got it. Yes, I also had a Lionel train set when I was a boy. I wish I still had it. My love of railroading came from my father who, in 1923, spent a year as a telegrapher on the old Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad and retired as inbound freight foreman for Acme Fast Freight in 1968. So he was around railroads most of his working career. My favorite character on the show back then was Casey Jr. I really identified with him. He was the son of the engineer and got to RIDE in the locomotive. Well, an engineer made a dream come true for a ten year old boy in 1960. My house was close to the West Belt Line of the Terminal Railroad. I was watching a crew switching at the Lever Brothers plant one day when the engineer invited me to ride in the cab while they switched cars in the Lever Brothers yard. I'll never forget his kindness to me. Just like the kindness of Casey Jones Sr., so well played by Alan Hale.
Casey Jones, steamin' and a rollin'. Casey Jones, you'll never have to guess. When you hear the tootin' of his whistle it's Casey at the throttle of the Cannon Ball Express!
Casey Jones: Satan's Wail (1957)
Morse code character not a goof.
The writer of the goof was evidently unfamiliar with the difference between American Morse and International Morse. Several characters are different including the letter O. In the 19th century the railroads and Western Union used American Morse for DC telegraphy which was supplanted by International Morse that is used in radio telegraphy. So two dots was correct. After watching all the episodes I was impressed with how they handled the telegraph apparatus, even if the code was gibberish. The operators always opened their shunt key before sending and closed it after sending.