Friday, January 2, 2015

Mayberry and abstraction

From The Andy Griffith Show episode “The Wedding,” March 4, 1968. Howard Sprague speaking:

“You see, Goober, abstract paintings are not representational.”
Yes, it’s the episode in which Howard creates a swinging bachelor pad. You can watch here. Joseph Bonaduce, the episode’s writer, deserves great credit for this bit of weirdness.

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4 comments:

  1. Howard might have been the weirdest character on that show. Certainly the most awkward and out of place.

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  2. Yes. I love Howard’s nerdiness. (Autocorrect thinks that should be neediness.)

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