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...Opie Taylor (Ron Howard) is all grown up now, editing the town newspaper and about to become a father. Gomer, who left Mayberry in 1964 to join the Marines (and star in his own series, Gomer Pyle--USMC) is back at the old gas station, working alongside his cousin Goober (George Lindsey). And Andy, who married Helen Crump and moved to Ohio 18 years ago, has returned to Mayberry and decided to run for sheriff again. His opponent turns out to be none other than his former deputy, Barney. As Gomer might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Back to the Time Warp | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

From the moment I punch in or step into a warehouse, I feel as if I have entered the Tower of Babel: nothing makes sense. For instance, when my foreman tells me to "cut the grass down thar between that patch of goober weeds and them stink weeds," I am at a complete loss...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Special Duty | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

Twenty minutes later, surveying a massacred patch of flowers, he hits me with the inevitable line: "You go to HARVARD and you don't know the difference between goober weeds and stink weeds?!!! Gawwwwdamn...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Special Duty | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

Fighting the goober crunch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Peanut Envy | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

...American nut butter is higher in protein and lower in calories than peanut preserve. The Madeleine & Charlotte's brand, available in chunky salted and creamy unsalted varieties, is already selling in West Coast supermarkets for $1.49 per 16-oz. jar (vs. $2.35 for 18 oz. of goober butter). Texas ranchers are putting their money where the chunky clings by planting 55,000 acres of the hybrid cotton seed. Jelly supplies remain firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Peanut Envy | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

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