Before He Was Howard Sprague
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jack Dodson
Jaybone23 — 15 years ago(September 18, 2010 03:45 PM)
Thanks to TV Land's "Andy Griffith Show" 50 Year marathon, I recently saw the episode where actor Jack Dodson makes his first appearance on the showand NOT as Howard Sprague! Dodson first had a small role as insurance agent Ed Jenkins in the January, 1966 episode entitled "Lost & Found". Dodson would return to the show just two months later to begin his long-running stint as county clerk Howard Sprague. Dodson's character would appear in over 30 episodes of TAGS, as well as moving on to and appearing in over 40 episodes of TAGS spin-off, "Mayberry R.F.D.".
I sure wish I could grow a 'stache like the one Howard (and Dodson) was rockin' all those years! -
QuakerGrey — 15 years ago(March 02, 2011 09:46 AM)
That's interesting. It's been reported that Andy Griffith had spotted Jack Dodson on stage one evening and soon invited him to appear upon his series, which would correlate to about the time of Jack's television debut.
And then Jack begins the series in a role other than Howard Sprague, which must have been customized expressedly for him, because he's very good in the role.
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ridgerunner72160-609-362419 — 12 years ago(June 14, 2013 10:26 PM)
That was about the same time that Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle) had been given his own series. Don Knotts (Barney) had left the series and signed a contract to do movies for Universal. Howard McNear (Floyd the barber) had come back after suffering a bad stroke, but his health was still an issue. And even though I personally liked Barney Fife's replacement, Warren (Jack Burns), he wasn't given much of a chance to develop the character and was fired after only a few episodes. So, enter Howard Sprague, and a couple of years later, Emmett the fix it shop owner (Paul Hartman).
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dWillVanGreemen — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 01:54 PM)
Wonderful for fans
and history of TV
And that is all because
J Dodson as H Sprague or
J Dodson before H Sprague when
J Dodson is E Jenkins
has that powerful delivery
which make you to watch
J Dodson as E Jenkins
or especially
J Dodson Was H Sprague
This is good
this is a good thing
Very great to see
J Dodson on
A Griffith Show or
M #RFD or
on anything but
especially M #RFD
because
that just goes to show
how versatile an actor
J Dodson could really be
Very tragic
J Dodson
does not survive
M #RFD
by more than
just a few
short years
very tragic indeed
But M #RFD
makes J Dodson
a star
one of TV Greats
as H Sprague
or before that
TV is much better
because of J Dodson
and the same
holds true
for M #RFD
[harp]
[saint] [candl2000e] [piano]
â
ª
Not even Mad Scientists
get it right every time
