Goober Pyle

Goober Pyle was the fictional auto mechanic for the town of Mayberry in the 1960s American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its later spin-off series Mayberry RFD. He was played by George Lindsey. Lindsay initially read for the Gomer part, which went to singer Jim Nabors. Both Lindsay and Nabors came from Alabama. Image File history File links Goober_Pyle. ... Image File history File links Goober_Pyle. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... A mechanic working on the rear end of a car. ... Mayberry is the name of a fictional town in North Carolina which was the setting for the American television sitcoms The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D.. Mayberry, population 1,800, was a small rural town which is remembered as much for its slow-paced life as it... The 1960s Ashley Rocks! decadeHI refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Mayberry R.F.D. was a spinoff from The Andy Griffith Show. ... George Lindsey (born December 17, 1935) is an American character actor, born in Jasper, Alabama. ...

"Goober" is an Americanization of the West African Kongo language word "Nguba", meaning Peanut. "Goober Peas" is another variation of this term, and may have provided the inspiration for the character's original name. Goober was the cousin of Gomer Pyle who was initially often referred to by Gomer, but never seen until his appearance in the episode "Fun Girls", which was incidentally the only episode in which the two appeared in together. Goober was originally only mentioned when Gomer would stop at the Sheriff's office and give Sheriff Andy Taylor his greeting. The exchange went like this:

Gomer: Goober says, "Hey."
Andy: Hey to Goober.

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Goober worked at the same filling station as Gomer, and in a way, he filled the void on the show when Gomer left to join the U.S. Marine Corps. Goober was referred to as "Goober Beasley"* when he was first introduced, although from then on, his last name was "Pyle", the same as Gomer's. United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...

Goober was Mayberry's "village idiot". He was a childlike and somewhat dimwitted character, similar to his cousin Gomer, although not as extreme. He was almost always seen wearing a brown (in the color episodes) beanie hat with a turned-up, scalloped edge (similar to that of the comic character Jughead Jones). The only exceptions to this were when he would dress up for the rare formal occasion. Goober was born and raised in Mayberry, was trained as a mechanic in Raleigh North Carolina, and served a stint in the National Guard where he picked up the phrase, "Yo." Goober worked at Wally's Filling Station, which he eventually purchased and became the proprietor of, later in the show's run. His girlfriend in four of the color episodes was Flora Malherbe. Forsythe Pendleton Jughead Jones III is a fictional character in Archie Comics, first appearing in December 1941. ... See also Raleigh, North Carolina and Sir Walter Raleigh. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... The United States National Guard is a component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... For other uses, see Yo (disambiguation). ... Flora Malherbe was a fictional character on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its successor, Mayberry RFD. She was played by American actress, Alberta Nelson. ...

Goober was known for his (bad) impressions of celebrities. He did Cary Grant ("Judy Judy Judy") and Edward G. Robinson ("OK, you guys. Beat it, you guys."). The only person other than himself who was truly impressed by his talent as an impressionist was his cousin Gomer. He had a penchant for comic books and B-grade, sci-fi movies. Both Pyle cousins had their own peculiar dance moves. Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was an British film actor. ... Edward Goldenberg Robinson (December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was an American stage and film actor of Romanian origin. ...

Goober's older brother Braden was a rocket-scientist for NASA, and once visited Mayberry. Braden was a sharp contrast to his gas-pumping sibling. Howard Sprague attributed the differences to recessive genes. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ...

Goober appeared on The Andy Griffith Show from 1964 through 1968, and then on Mayberry R.F.D. until its cancellation in 1971. Following that, Lindsey spent more than a decade playing the character on Hee-Haw. Goober later appeared in the 1986 television reunion movie Return to Mayberry alongside his cousin Gomer for only the second time in television history. The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ... Mayberry R.F.D. (R.F.D. is a postal abbreviation for Rural Free Delivery) was a spin-off, or perhaps, more accurately, a direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show under a new title. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Telefilm redirects here. ... Return to Mayberry was a television movie made in 1986 on NBC. The show was a reunion movie for the 1960s American television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ...

Trivia

• Like Goober, other TAGS regulars were first introduced with different names: Hope Summers, who played Clara Edwards, first appeared as Bertha Johnson; and Arlene Golonka, who played Millie Swanson, was introduced as Millie Hansen.

• Gomer was a goober, but his name was not goober.