TCNW 844: The Farmer Takes a Wife

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:53:56 The Farmer Takes a Wife was the 45th episode filmed and the 45th aired of The Andy Griffith Show. (S2.E13) We’ll play Mayberry trivia all about “The Farmer Takes a Wife” Plot Summary The Farmer Takes a Wife: One of Andy’s old pals, Big Jeff Pruitt, comes to Mayberry looking for a suitable woman to be his wife. Andy and Barney give him a hand, but Jeff just can’t find a woman who suits him. Finally he finds the perfect woman: Thelma Lou. Andy instructs Thel to accept Jeff’s proposal and then go about trying to civilize him into being a city-dwelling house husband. That is more than Jeff can abide, and he heads back to the hills and his old gal, Big Bertha, just as Barney comes to tell Thel’s demanding Big Jeff to either fight or flee. We’ll review some notes and “Odd Facts Known by Few” related to the episode The Farmer Takes a Wife. We’ll go over the answers to the trivia questions. Finally we’ll play some Mayberry trivia provided by Paul Mulik. This week’s topic: We All Have To Go Sometime. Sign up for the Two Chairs E-mail Mailing List Don’t forget to sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list. I want to be able to reach out to you if there’s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list. Don’t worry, I won’t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say “hey” if the need arises. Contact Info Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter. I post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show. Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at [phone] and leave a voice mail to be part of the show. If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store and leave a review and rating. Related Links: Weaver’s Newsletter The Farmer Takes a Wife (Mayberry.info)Daily Andy Griffith Quiz: The Farmer Takes a Wife (MeTV.com)Mayberry Meetup 2025 InformationMayberry Meetup 2025 Registration (Free) Mayberry Event Calendar (iMayberry.com) Mayberry Cast Birthdays (tagsrwc.com)Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube)Mayberry Man Movie Audio Commentary with Barney & Floyd (Rik Roberts, Allan Newsome)The Mayberry Effect (documentary)TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)Subscribe to The Weaver’s NewsletterTwo Chairs No Waiting Related MerchandiseWeaver’s Department StoreThe Mayberry Historical SocietyMayberry Man Movie & Series – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing listThe Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #844: Mayberry Meetup 2025 Be a Patreon patron and support the show – https://www.patreon.com/twochairs