Folks, to nitpick: I must assert that the only bonafide "out" gay gent in Mayberry was the task-master John, the skinny choir director. Anyone else remember him? He was the town "artiste" who never thought anyone sang well enough, had sufficiet commitment, and had those impossibly high standards that all gay people have and no one could come close to meeting in that sleepy burg.
He was vivid in the episode when Barney is dubbed by a backstage voice, and my own favorite, the Miss Mayberry pageant when Aunt Bea almost replaces her friend Clara. I clearly know too much about all of this, don't I? It's frightening.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
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