Next Lindsey is in the Drug Store- and he puts his purchases on his ‘tab.’ Andy walks in- and when Fleet has left- Ellie speaks of how he’s running up a big tab-and shows no signs of paying it off. When asked to play another tune- Lindsey plays a blues on his guitar. When he comes back in- his face shows a very worried man- but no one seems to notice. ![]() When Lindsey says he’s tapped out- his car is repossessed. Then the truth comes calling- there is a knock at the door and the man at the door is demanding Lindsey pay up- he’s three payments behind on the car. He speaks of how he’s moved up and is now a big star on his own. He’s quit the Bobby Fleet Band- and has gone out on his own. Andy and Lindsey are playing “Midnight Special’- and then Lindsey talks about being back in Mayberry to relax. That evening Lindsey is over at the Taylor’s house- Ellie and Barney are also there. Mayor Pike gives a little speech and so does Lindsey. There is a band there playing and Mayberry natives there to greet Lindsey. Barney is upset- his plans of driving the police escort of Lindsey into town are gone but that doesn’t stop him from escorting Lindsey to the hotel- maybe a half block away. Andy goes and grabs his guitar and they play a tune together. Lindsay pulls into town driving a new sports car- pulls up next to the jail and surprises Andy and Barney by walking in playing his guitar. They are going to give him a police escort into town and have a drum and bugle corp at the hotel to play when Lindsey arrives. The mayor of course has to throw in-having his daughter sing. Andy and Barney go to Floyd’s Barber Shop- and tell Mayor Pike and Floyd the news- and they all come up with big plans to welcome Lindsey back. In the opening segment Andy walks into Walker’s Drug Store all excited- and tells Barney and Ellie that Jim is coming back to visit. Jim Lindsey- the Mayberry guitar player who was featured in episode 3- is back in town. His marriage to Joyanne Herbert ended in divorce.The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1/ Episode 31: The Guitar Player Returns. his daughter, Camden Jo Lindsey Gardner and two grandsons. Lindsey, who had lived in Nashville for many years, is survived by his companion, Anne Wilson his son, George Jr. In 1962 he appeared on Broadway in the short-lived musical “All American,” but his acting career did not gain momentum until he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he was soon appearing on “Gunsmoke,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and other television shows. (Many sources wrongly give the year of his birth as 1935.) He attended Florence State Teachers College, now the University of North Alabama, where he played quarterback on the football team and acted in campus theatrical productions, and graduated in 1952 with a degree in biology and physical education.Īfter spending three years in the Air Force he moved to New York, where he studied at the American Theater Wing and performed as a comedian in local nightclubs. ![]() 17, 1928, the only child of George Ross Lindsey and the former Alice Smith, and grew up in Jasper, Ala. George Smith Lindsey was born in Fairfield, Ala., on Dec. He remained with “Hee Haw” for more than 20 years. He was once again a goofy gas station attendant, and he once again wore the beanie that was Goober’s trademark, although his castmates usually addressed him on camera as George. Lindsey joined the cast of “Hee Haw,” the syndicated variety show that blended country music and hokey comedy. ![]() Shortly after “Mayberry R.F.D.” was canceled in 1971, Mr. The character later found yet another home.
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