024 Goober Says Hey Mayberry Podcast - The Andy Griffith Lookalike Contest with Mike Creech
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**** Mayberry Temporary Deputy Badge of Goober Says Hey Episode #024: Mike Creech
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Host: John Lane
Running time: 1:11:35
Lookalike contest winner Gerald Holladay as an extra on The Andy Griffith Show episode "Andy Forecloses".
Mike Creech guests to discuss an Andy Griffith lookalike contest that took place all the way back in 1961 that he wrote about for the Mayberry Times called "I Don't Really Think That I Look Like Andy Griffith". The winner was Gerald Holiday and he was flown over to Los Angeles to meet The Andy Griffith Show cast,appear as an extra on the show, meet Milton Berle, etc.
Mike also talks of another article he wrote called "Let's Go to the Fishin' Hole" on his trip to California where he was able to meet Andy's manager Dick Linke, Rance Howard, Hoke Howell, etc. As well as stories from the encounters he's had with Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors, Hal Smith, etc.
Mike Creech with Jim Nabors
I also discuss the passing of wonderful podcast guest Rance Howard who passed away in November of 2017.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on June 4, 2018.
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