... First, the one where Andy has to go out of town and leaves Goober to answer the telephone.

Goober, to stay near the phone, rebuilds Gilly's (Larry Hovis, Carter on Hogan's Heros) car inside the sheriff's office.

Second, one of the post Don Knotts episodes where Goober grows a beard and miraculously becomes an 'intellectual'.

Goober was dumber even than Gomer ... but perhaps more lovable.

RIP George Lindsey.

With the Fun Girls. And Cary Grant.

The article says he raised money for Special Olympics, too.

Go peacefully Goober, and say hello to Barney, Gomer and Aunt Bea.

I was more into Barney & Gomer, too, but George Lindsey was a fixture on Baby Boomers' television.

Those of you who have Encore on cable may have seen him on several Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes lately.

"Bed of Roses" was especially good. George plays a cab driver who drives a man in the middle of the night to see an old girlfriend who happens to be dead when he arrives. After the story appears in the newspaper the next morning, George visits the man at his office with blackmail in mind. Poor ol' George ends up in a "bed of roses", soon accompanied by another surprise blackmailer.

Part One:

Thanks for the laughs. You will be missed, George!

All the stuff from Andy Griffith (Mayberry RFD, Green Acres...) They were all contributing to funny / cute comedy the whole family could enjoy. It was so hokey, and the characters, like Goober...

Shazam, and rest in peace, buddy...

I remember seeing him in an episode of MASH, playing an overly-funloving but obnoxious visiting surgeon who drove BJ and Charles out of their minds! And he had a line in that show that sticks with me to this day: "Well, strap my face to the side of a pig and roll me in the mud!" Over 30 years later, I still use that expression for comedic (or sarcastic) effect.

Always saddened to learn of the passing of an icon or character from my younger years. RIP Mr. Lindsey.