Where did the writers come up with the names used on TAGS?
An unusual piece of trivia was supplied by Paul Gerefi of Fort Lauderdale, FL. He observed that within a 30 mile radius of Andy’s birthplace in Mt. Airy, NC, are the following towns: Lawsonville, Walkertown, Crumpler and Taylorsville. The names of such characters as Floyd Lawson, EllieWalker, Helen Crump and Andy Taylor naturally come to mind. Is this simply coincidence? [Back to top] • Who was the announcer at the beginning of the show that said, “The Andy Griffith Show…staring, Andy Griffith….with Ronny Howard. Also starring, Don Knotts. This answer avoided us for years but thanks to TAGS fan Dennis Hasty we now have an answer. The name of the announcer is Colin Male. He was a former radio announcer in Cincinnati who moved to Hollywood to be part of the motion picture business. Colin appeared in the TAGS episode where Andy and Helen are caught fishing without a licenses by the game warden (#140 “Andy and Helen Have Their Day”) . Colin was the game warden.
